IV. Give English equivalents to the Russian words and phrases

1. pазрушать до основания 9. провозглашение

2. правление Бориса Годунова 10. хозяин

3. ров 11. могила Неизвестного солдата

4. разрушать 12. образовательные учреждения

5. заново строить 13. купец

6. метро 14. окружать

7. выставки 15. указ

8. отражать 16. провозглашение

V. Make up sentences

1. Moscow, 1147, to be, find.

2. In, Moscow, 1812, destroy, to be, fire, by.

3. To be, a, modern, Moscow, city.

4. Museum, Moscow, for, to be, famous, its.

5. Main, Moscow, to be, the, center, educational, the, of, country.

6. City, a, Moscow, to be, green.

VI. Answer the following questions

1. What is Moscow?

2. When was it founded?

3. What do you know about the history of Moscow?

4. What are the main sightseeings of Moscow?

5. What is the population of Moscow?

6. What is Moscow famous for?

7. What can you tell about Moscow as an educational center?

VII. Make up a plant of the text

VIII. Give a short story about Moscow

IX. Speak about Moscow as the city of students using the following words and word combinations

Educational center, establishments, University Prospect, Lenin Hills, to rise, Moscow University.

IX. Speak about sightseeings of Moscow using the following words and word combinations:

To be famous for, all over the world, to gather, numerous, enterprises, Kremlin, Towers, ruby stars, place of execution, proclamation, Lobnoe Mesto, Spasskaya Bashnya, notable, Leninsky Prospect, Leningradsky Prospect, Underground, Tretyakov Art Gallery, Pushkin Fine Arts Museum, exhibitions, concert halls, stadiums.

UNIT VII

GREAT BRITAIN

I. Vocabulary list

1. to be situated (on) – находиться, располагаться

2. to consist (of) – состоять (из)

3. to be washed (by) - омываться

4. mountain – гора

5. famous – известный

6. head – голова, глава (зд.)

7. to develop – развивать

8. vessels – суда

9. goods – товары

10. mine – шахта

11. raw material – сырье

12. fog – туман

13. to take care of smth., smb. – заботиться о чем-либо, о ком-либо

II. Произнесите правильно

1. Great Britain 10. Thames

2. England 11. London

3. Scotland 12. Parliament

4. Northern Ireland 13. House of Commons

5. British Isles 14. House of Lords

6. Atlantic Ocean 15. Prime Minister

7. Irish Sea 16. Conservative Party

8. North Sea 17. Liberal Party

9. Severn 18. Labour Party

III. Text

THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND.

The U.K. of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is situated on the British Isles. It consists of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The British Isles lie to the north-west from the coast of Europe. The total area of Great Britain is over 244000 square kilometers. Its population is about 55 million.

The country is washed by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea and the Irish Sea. There are many rivers in Great Britain. The longest river in England is the Severn, and the deepest is the Thames, on which the capital of Great Britain, London, stands. Almost all mountains in Great Britain are in the north and west. They are not high. North-West England is also famous for its lakes.

Great Britain is a parliamentary monarchy. The Power of the Queen is limited by the Parliament which consists of two Houses – the House of Commons and the House of Lords. The Prime Minister is usually the head of the party in Power. There are the following Parties there: the Conservative Party, the Labour Party, the Liberal Party.

Great Britain is a highly developed industrial country, and most of the people live in large towns. Great Britain exports machinery, vessels, motors and other goods. There are a lot of factories and mines there. The textile industry is also highly developed and a lot of British textiles are exported. At the same time Great Britain imports some food products and raw materials from many countries of the world.

As for climate of the British Isles it is not very cold in winter and never very hot in summer. There is no ice on the lakes and rivers in winter. It rains very often in all seasons. The weather changes very often. Besides, Britain is famous for its fogs.

Everyone who comes to England says that it looks like one great beautiful park. The Englishmen love their country and take care of it.

IV. Give English equivalents to the Russian words and phrases

1. состоять из … 9. премьер-министр

2. общая площадь 10. Либеральная партия

3. население 11. партия трудящихся

4. страна омывается 12. Консервативная партия

5. гора 13. высокоразвитая

6. парламентарная монархия 14. текстильная промышленность

7. палата общин 15. заботиться

8. палата лордов

V. Make up sentences

1. To be, its, 55 million, about, population.