Advance Australia Fair
Официальный текст
Australians all let us rejoice,
For we are young and free;
We've golden soil and wealth for toil,
Our home is girt by sea;
Our land abounds in Nature's gifts
Of beauty rich and rare;
In history's page, let every stage
Advance Australia fair!
In joyful strains then let us sing,
"Advance Australia fair!"
Beneath our radiant southern Cross,
We'll toil with hearts and hands;
To make this Commonwealth of ours
Renowned of all the lands;
For those who've come across the seas
We've boundless plains to share;
With courage let us all combine
To advance Australia fair.
In joyful strains then let us sing
"Advance Australia fair!
Приложение 2 Test 1 Тесты по страноведению The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Choose the correct answer from the variants listed below
What is the official name of the country whose language you study?
a) Great Britain
b) England
c) the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
How many countries does the United Kingdom consist of?
a) four b) three c) two
What is the capital of Scotland?
a) Manchester b) Edinburgh c) Cardiff
What is the capital of Wales?
a) Edinburgh b) Cardiff c) Liverpool
What is the capital of Northern Ireland?
a) Cardiff b) Dublin c) Belfast
What is the state system of the United Kingdom?
a) a constitutional monarchy
b) a parliamentary republic
c) a limited monarchy
What is the symbol of the United Kingdom?
a) a bald eagle b) Britannia c) a rose
What is the name of the British national flag?
a) the Union Jack
b) the Saint Andrew's Cross
c) the Saint David's Cross
What is the emblem of England?
a) a shamrock b) a red rose c) a leek
What is the emblem of Scotland?
a) a daffodil b) a dragon c) a thistle
What are the emblems of Wales?
a) a shamrock, a clover and a red hand
b) a rose and the Saint George's cross
c) a dragon, a daffodil, a leek, a dove
What is the emblem of Northern Ireland?
a) a shamrock b) a red rose c) a thistle
What chambers does the British Parliament consist of?
a) the Senate and the House of Representatives
b) the House of Lords and the House of Commons
c) the Cabinet of Ministers and the Shadow Cabinet
Who presides in the House of Lords?
a) the Lord Chancellor
b) the Speaker
c) the Prime-Minister
Who presides in the House of Commons?
a) the Lord Chancellor
b) the Speaker
c) the Chancellor of the Exchequer
Where does the British Premier live and work?
a) at 10 Downing Street
b) in the Houses of Parliament
c) in Buckingham Palace
What natural resources bring the most profits to the British economy?
a) coal reserves b) oil reserves c) water resources
In what sector of the economy does the majority of the population work?
a) in primary industries
b) in secondary industries
c) in tertiary industries
What is the fastest way to cross the English Channel?
a) through the Channel Tunnel (the Chunnel)
b) by boat
c) by ferry
What is the most important airport in Great Britain?
a) Heathrow Airport
b) Gatwick Airport
c) Stansted Airport
What is the most famous place of pagans' sun worship in England?
a) a temple to the goddess Minerva in Bath
b) Stonehenge on Salisbury Plain
c) Dartmoor National Park
What is the main cathedral of the Anglican Church?
a) St. Paul's Cathedral
b) Canterbury Cathedral
c) Salisbury Cathedral
What is the official religion in the United Kingdom?
a) Catholicism b) Orthodoxy c) Protestantism
What is the school-leaving age in the United Kingdom?
a) 16 b) 13 c) 18
Which of the following stages of British education is not obligatory?
a) nursery school
b) primary school
c) secondary school
What is the top secondary school in Great Britain?
a) Cheswick Community School
b) Eton
c) Harrow
What is the highest mark in British schools?
a) A b) С c) G
Further education comprises ...
a) comprehensive schools
b) universities and colleges of higher education
c) work-related courses and colleges that do not provide higher education
What do we call the following pattern of tuition: six months in college and six months in industry?
a) «sandwich» courses
b) further education
c) full-time tuition
What universities have the highest academic reputation in the United Kingdom?
a) Oxford University and Cambridge University
b) London University and Bristol University
c) Red-brick universities
What is the first degree warded by universities?
a) a doctor's degree
b) a bachelor's degree
c) a master's degree
At a British university or college a tutor is ...
a) a person who examines students and gives them marks
b) a person who has the highest rank of the teachers in a department and delivers lectures
c) a member of a staff who teaches small groups of students and gives them help and advice
What are the best English resorts?
a) Bristol and Southampton
b) Brighton and Bath
c) Leeds and Bradford
What is the tallest building in England?
a) the Tower of London
b) the Canary Wharf Tower
c) Hampton Court Palace
What place in England is called a kind of Disneyland?
a) Hampstead Heath
b) Alton Towers
c) Windsor Safari Park
What is the London residence of Queen Elizabeth II?
a) the Tower of London
b) Windsor Castle
c) Buckingham Palace