Read the Amendments to the Constitution. Match them to these descriptions.

a. The abolition of slavery.

b. The lowering of the voting age from 21 to 18.

c. The right of the vice president to take command if the president is killed.

d. The right of women to vote.

e. The right of the people to carry guns.

f. The right of the people to free speech and religion, including political protest.

There is a lot of discussion about the Second Amendment these days. Do you think it is relevant now, 200 years after it was written?

List of topic for making reports

GREAT BRITAIN

1. England

2. Scotland

3. Wales

4. Northern Ireland

5. Cities of Great Britain / The city I would like to visit

6. Places of interest in Great Britain

7. Public holidays and festivities

8. The largest universities

9. The Royal family

10. Cultural life and leisure

11. History of the English theatre. Shakespeare's theatre

12. The English Literature/ My favourite English book

13. The well-known English writers / My favourite English writer

14. The well-known British actors / My favourite British actor

15. Cinema in Great Britain / The well-known film directors / My favourite British film

16. History of British rock music

17. My favourite British musician

18. The well-known literary characters in films

19. National sports / The well-known British sportsmen / My favourite British sportsman

20. The British press / BBC

The USA

1. American history in brief / Some facts from American history.

2. American states, their history and culture / American state I would like to visit.

3. The famous cities of the USA / American city I would like to visit.

4. Places of interest of the USA.

5. Place names in America.

6. American symbols.

7. American holidays and traditions.

8. Presidents of the USA / The first president George Washington / President Barack Obama.

9. System of education in the USA / Famous American universities.

10. Well-known American companies or brands / American brands I prefer to use.

11. Microsoft Corporation.

12. History of car industry / Ford Motor Company.

13. History of jeans / Well-known jean's companies and brands.

14. Film industry / Hollywood / My favourite film director.

15. American actors / My favourite American actor.

16. History of blues/ jazz/ rock in America.

17. My favourite American musician.

18. History of American theatre / History of musical.

19. Traditional American sports / My favourite American sportsman.

Tongue-twisters

Read the following tongue-twisters as quick as you can, translate and learn them by heart.

Through three cheese trees three free fleas flew.

While these fleas flew, freezy breeze blew.

Freezy breeze made these three trees freeze.

Freezy trees made these trees' cheese freeze.

That's what made these three free fleas sneeze.

Betty Botter bought some butter but, said she, the butter's bitter.

If I put it in my batter, it will make my batter bitter.

But a bit of better butter will make my bitter batter better.

So she bought some better butter, better than the bitter butter,

put it in her bitter batter, made her bitter batter better.

So 't was better Betty Botter bought some better butter.

How much juice does a fruit juice producer produce

when a fruit juice producer produces fruit juice?

We can deduce a fruit juice produces as much juice

as a fruit juice produce can seduce from the fruit that produces juice.

A maid named Lady Marmalade

made mainly lard and lemonade.

M'lady lamely never made

a well-named, labelled marmalade.

Whether the weather be fine

or whether the weather be not.

Whether the weather be cold

or whether the weather be hot.

We'll weather the weather

whether we like it or not.

Which Witch snitched the Snitch Witch?

Or did the Snitch Witch snitch the Witch?

If the Snitch Witch snitched the Witch

then which Witch did the Snitch Witch snitch?

Содержание:

1. Unit 1 …………………………………………………………………………3

2. Unit 2 ………………………………………………………………………..11

3. Unit 3 ………………………………………………………………………..19

4. Unit 4 ………………………………………………………………………..24

5. Tongue-twisters……………………………………………………………...33

Literature:

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Учебное издание

АНГЛИЙСКИЙ ЯЗЫК

Методические указания по разговорным темам (английский язык)

для студентов I курса всех направлений подготовки

дневной и заочной форм обучения

Составители:

ВОЛОБУЕВА Ольга Николаевна