Unit 1. *** around the world ***

1. Vocabulary

viewer location, be located be built temple, palace amazing colours citizens of discover see in person be interested in gambling amazing, incredible, enormous, splendid, surprising, exciting, extravagant, ancient, unique, magnificent square bridge building, art marvel experience be covered with be surrounded have in common holiday destination feature be proud of consist of include + of medium height tall, short round face, pale-skinned curly hair, straight fashionable well-built, slim of medium build middle-aged good-looking ugly attractive

2. Do the quiz below. Do not look at a map!

1. a. Which is the largest country in the world (in area) – China or Russia?

b. Which has a bigger population – China or Russia?

2. Which is longer – the River Nile in Africa or the River Amazon in South

America?

3. Which are the five most populated cities in the world?

4. Which country has the longest coastline in the world?

Australia Canada Indonesia Greece

5. a. Which of these US cities is the furthest north?

Chicago San Francisco Los Angeles New York

b. Which is further south – San Francisco or Los Angeles?

6. Match the descriptions to a country below (There are several extra countries.)

a. It has the most fast food restaurants in the world.

b. They drink the most cups of tea per person in the world.

c. It has the most universities in the world.

d. It has the busiest airport in the world.

e. It is the most popular country in the world with tourists.

f. It has the most popular theme park in the world.

China France India Ireland Japan Russia Spain the UK the USA

3. What do you know about the USA? Do the quiz individually.

1. Who discovered America? a) George Washington b) Christopher Columbus c) The pilgrims	2. Who was the first president of the USA? a) Abraham Lincoln b) George Washington c) Franklin D. Roosevelt
3. What is the national symbol of America? a) The rose b) The bald eagle c) The shamrock	4. Which is the United States capital? a) New York City b) Los Angeles c) Washington, D.C.
5. Where is the Statue of Liberty? a) New York b) Massachusetts c) California	6. The American flag has: a) thirteen stripes b) thirty stripes c) fifty stripes
7. Where is the tallest building (skyscraper) in the world? a) New York City b) Chicago c) San Francisco	8. When do Americans celebrate Independence Day? a) July 4 b) December 25 c) February 14
9. What is the national sport in America? a) football b) soccer c) baseball	10. Who was the first man on the moon? a) Yury Gagarin b) John Glenn c) Neil Armstrong

4. Match the countries to their capitals

Belgium	Amsterdam
France	London
The Netherlands	Brussels
Luxemburg	Dublin
Germany	Warsaw
Ireland	Berlin
Italy	Vienna
Spain	Madrid
Switzerland	Rome
Greece	Copenhagen
Poland	Luxemburg
Portugal	Athens
Denmark	Paris
Austria	Bern
England	Lisbon

5. Read the text and match the countries to the texts. Find the names of the cities in the texts A-D.

Thailand USA Italy Jordan.

A) Romantic City. What could be more romantic than going down a Venetian canal in a gondola? No wonder Venice is the favourite of lovers all over the world. The unique city is located on 118 flat islands, and has over 200 canals and 400 bridges. Visit the Piazza San Marco, one of the most beautiful squares in the world with its 500-year-old buildings, and marvel at the Basilica of St Mark, and the Doge’s Palace, the home of many of Venice’s most famous paintings and sculptures.

Aviewer’s opinion: “Imagine going back in time to a life without cars, where magnificent art and architecture were all around you – this is what you experience when you go to Venice.

B) Beach. A tropical paradise located in the warm blue waters to the southeast of the country. Although it is the kingdom’s second largest island after Phuket, it was unknown to tourists until a few years ago. Easy to reach from Bangkok, it is covered with coconut trees and brightly-coloured flowers and is surrounded by white sandy beaches and turquoise seas. Whether you want remote beaches, great shopping, first-class restaurant or an exciting night-life, you’ll find it on Koh Samui.

Aviewer’s opinion: “The most perfect paradise island in the Far East – such friendly people and good food! Everyone should go there before they die, but hopefully not at the same time!”

C) Ancient wonder. The location for a number of Hollywood films, including Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, the city of Petra was built in rocky cliffs more than 2 000 years ago, and was once an important commercial city. Temples, palaces, and a huge amphitheatre were all cut out of the cliffs, whose amazing colours give the city its rose-red appearance. Historians believe that the citizens of Petra had to abandon it around 551 AD and this incredible archaeological site was forgotten by the West, until a Swiss traveller “rediscovered” it in 1812.

A viewer’s opinion: “It’s very difficult to imagine how enormous and how splendid it is from photographs – you just have to see it in person. It’ll blow your mind!”

D) Modern city. A surprising choice as your favourite city, Las Vegas means the ‘meadows’ in Spanish, but meadows are probably the only thing you can’t find here. Even for those who aren’t interested in gambling, Las Vegas is one of the most exciting cities in the world. ‘The strip’, in the centre of town, is five kilometres of the most extravagant hotels you will ever see, including replicas of the Eiffel Tower, the Egyptian Pyramids and ancient Roman Palaces. It uses almost 24.000 kilometres of neon lights! Famous for its ‘quickie’ weddings (both Elvis Presley and Richard Gere were married here) you can even arrange a ‘drive through wedding’ and be back in the casinos in an hour!

A viewer’s opinion: ‘There can be no other place like this on earth – it’s like entering a cartoon world.’

6. Fill in the words from the list, then make sentences:

be interested in, built in, see it, all over, covered with, famous, magnificent, paradise

1. ……………… the world

2. ………………. gambling

3. ……………….. painters

4. ……………….. rocky cliffs

5. ……………….. island

6. ……………….. in person

7. ……………….. coconut trees

8. ………………...art

7. Fill in the correct words from the list:

located, holiday destination, experience, consist of, citizens of, discover, temples

1. This exciting city is a ………… for American students.

2. People traveling around the world ………. lots of amazing places.

3. Most ……… the USA are immigrants from all over the world.

4. The United States of America ……… 50 States and six regions.

5. Ireland is ………. to the east of Great Britain.

6. You can admire ancient enormous ……….. there.

8. What cities does this information match?

• It is covered with coconut trees.

• There are replicas of many famous places in this city.

• It is surrounded by white sandy beaches.

• Temples and palaces in this city are all cut out of the cliffs.

• It has a big amount of canals and lots of bridges.

• There is one of the most splendid squares in the world here.

9. Work in pairs. Find these pieces of information as quickly as you can.

a) The names of two famous people married in Los Vegas.

b) The age of the city of Petro.

c) The name of the largest island in Thailand.

d) Two “ancient monuments” you can find in Las Vegas.

e) Two things you will find in the Doge’s Palace.

f) The nationality of the traveler who found Petra about 200 years ago.

g) Three things you can do on Koh Samui.

h) The number of bridges in Venice.

10. Read the approximate annotation to the text and notice to its structure.

These four texts are about four cities in different parts of the world. They give brief but interesting information for travellers.

Petra is an ancient city with temples and places cut out of the cliffs. It’s a place for several Hollywood films, such as Indiana Jones.

Las Vegas is one of the most exciting cities in the world especially for those who are interested in gambling. It’s a modern city with extravagant hotels and a large number of casinos.

Venice is one of the most romantic cities in the world, which is located on 118 islands and has a lot of canals and bridges. It’s the home for many famous paintings and sculptures.

Koh Samui is a tropical paradise, the second largest Ireland in Thailand after Phuket. It’s covered with coconut trees and brightly coloured flowers. The island is surrounded by white sandy beaches.

Besides every text has a viewer’s opinion about his impression from visiting a city.

11. a) What are the first three things which come into your mind when you hear the words 'England' or 'the English?

When I think of the English, I think of .........

b) There are a lot of stereotypes about people of different nationalities. Some of them are true, others are myths. Do you really know what the English are like? Read the following stereotypes about the English and discuss them with your group mates. Agree or disagree with them.

***"Men wearing bowler hats, a pin striped suit, a newspaper under the arm and carrying a long unopen umbrella."

***"Beer, honesty, Bulldog-type, Royal Family, Cricket, the Weather"

***"Long shadows on county cricket grounds, warm beer, invincible green suburbs, dog lovers and old maids bicycling through the morning mist"

***"I think that English people are quite reserved. I had to laugh when I went by tube and saw everyone sitting and reading their newspapers."

***"Gardening, warm beer, stiff upper lip, double-decker buses, Morris dancing "

***"A lot of folks overseas think that the English are crazy about dogs and love them more than their kids!"

***"England is a land of beer, football and bad weather."

***"People think the English are no good at learning foreign languages and have the attitude that if they yell loud enough in English the "foreigners" will eventually understand them... "

***"Patriotic people, some think we are snobs but we are just proud of our country and Queen. We are very polite and patient although as in any country, there are the bad eggs. But on the whole we are a very pleasant nation."

12. Guess who these famous people are?

1) He was born in 1451

He lived in Genoa in Italy.

In 1476 he went to Portugal and asked the King for money.

The King said, 'No! Then he went to Spain.

In Spain King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella gave him men,

money, and three ships. The ships were called the Santa Maria,

the Nina and the Pinta.

On 3rd August 1492 he sailed from Palos in Spain.

He stopped in the Canary Islands . Then he sailed across the Atlantic.

He landed in the Bahamas on I2th October 1432.

He thought he was in Asia. He sailed to Cuba and to Hispaniola.

He sailed back to Spain in the Nina.

He died in 1506.

2) She was born in 1959.

She was the daughter of a car worker.

Her mother died when she was six.

She had four brothers and three sisters.

As a child she climbed on a table and danced.

In 1984 she had a hit record.

In 1985 she married Sean Penn.

She is of medium height. She has a strong sports body. Her face is round and pale-skinned. Her hair can be either curly or straight, either long or short because she has a changeable image. Her eyes are big and brown. Her nose is straight. She prefers fashionable clothing. She can often be seen at the stage singing and dancing. She took part in Ireland some movies. She has 2 children: a daughter and a son. Now she is divorced. Her hobby is yoga.    

3) He is well-built and just under six feet. Ha has got a big square face and straight nose. His hair is short and neatly-combed. He is athletic-looking because he is a former sportsman. He has large muscles. His eyes are green. His mouth is full of big teeth and he has a charming smile. He is middle-aged. He is an actor and a politician. He lives in the USA.

4) He was from America. He was one of the most popular singers in America and not only in America. He was a wonderful dancer too. His house was in the suburbs of New York. It was large and comfortable. He was fond of traveling. He was creasy about animals. Besides he was fond of Walt Disney films. He was a good roller skater.

13. Make up your own quiz about any famous person. Your group mates have to guess who it is.

14. a) Look at the table. What do you know about people from the countries given in it? What are they like? Fill in the last column using prompts from the table “Character” or give your own ideas then speak out.

For example:

To my mind
I believe
I suppose	Germans (people from Germany) are very punctual.
I’m sure
I know, that

country	nationality	character
The Russian Federation	Russian
The USA	American
The UK	British
Australia	Australian
Spain	Spanish
Canada	Canadian
Brazil	Brazilian
Finland	Finnish
Turkey	Turkish
Egypt	Egyptian
Greece	Greek
Japan	Japanese
China	Chinese
France	French
Germany	German

CHARACTER

honest	честный	brave	мужественный, храбрый
jealous	ревнивый, завистливый	energetic	энергичный, сильный
talkative	разговорчивый	happy	счастливый, довольный
shy	застенчивый, робкий	kind	добрый
mean	скупой	calm	спокойный, невозмутимый
loyal	верный, лояльный	lazy	ленивый
imaginative	одарённый богатым воображением	dishonest	нечестный
sociable	общительный, компанейский	funny	забавный, смешной
warm-hearted	сердечный, участливый;	polite	вежливый, учтивый
serious	серьезный	energetic	энергичный, сильный
talkative	разговорчивый	happy	счастливый, довольный
stubborn	упрямый	rude	грубый
impolite	невежливый, неучтивый	clever	умный
selfish	эгоистичный, себялюбивый	lazy	ленивый
independent	(политически) независимый	determined	решительный
sociable	общительный, компанейский	mysterious	таинственный; загадочный
punctual	пунктуальный	sensible	благоразумный, здравомыслящий

b) What are you like? Share with your group mates.

For example: I’m talkative and kind, but sometimes I’m a bit lazy.

15. Names and what they mean. What are the customs for giving names in your country? Find what your name means.

Andrei – “brave”

Artemii–“healthy”

Boris – from the words “to fight for glory”

Vadim – from the words “to accuse”

Konstantin – “stable, constant”

Nikolai – “the one who gains the victory over the people”

Pavel – “small”

Vera – “faith”

Daria – “strong and winning”

Evgenia – “noble”

Ekaterina – from the word “pure”

Irina – “peace”

Marina – “marine”

Natalia – “native”

Olga – “saint”

Tatyana – from the word “to establish”

16. Read the dialogue and act it out with your partner.

Rosa and Bill

B- So, Rosa, where are you from?

R- I’m from Lisbon.

B- Ah, Lisbon! That is a beautiful city! So, what do you do, Rosa?

R- I’m an actress.

B- And what are you doing here in the UK?

R- I’m working. I work with the Royal Theatre Company.

B- So. What’s your hobby, Rose?

R- Actually, I like listening to music and riding a horse

17. Make your own dialogue with your partner and act it out in the group. The prompts are in the table (Name, country, occupation, age, hobby).

1- Heike, Германия – водитель, 19 лет (Футбол)	11- Ann, Англия - студентка, 18 лет (танцы)
2- Иван, Россия – дизайнер, 22 года (рисование)	12- Sofia, Венгрия – агент, 23 года (чтение)
3- Celia, Франция – танцор, 25 лет (кино)	13- Kumiko, Япония – студент, 19 лет (музыка)
4- Luc, США – учитель, 28 лет (чтение)	14- Karolina, Бразилия – учитель английского, 24 (немецкий язык)
5- Carlo, Испания – рабочий, 24 года (путешествие)	15- Elizabet, Шотландия – полицейский, 32 года (кино)
6- Paul, Франция – доктор, 37лет (кино)	16- Monika, Германия – учитель, 32 года (музеи)
7- Wendy, Шотландия - студентка, 20 лет (танцы)	17- George, США – таксист, 26 лет (волейбол)
8- Robert, Германия -полицейский, 29 лет (собаки)	18- Петр, Россия – инженер, 49 лет (дизайн)
9- Jesus, Италия – архитектор, 33 года (живопись)	19- Joko, Китай – учитель испанского, 35 лет (английский язык)
10- Carlo, Испания – рабочий, 24 года (путешествие)	20- Paul, Франция – доктор, 37лет (кино)

Phrases

• What’s the matter? – В чем дело? Что случилось?

• That’s a good idea. – Хорошая мысль!

• What about…. ? – Как насчет….?

• That sounds fine! – Звучит прекрасно!

• Keep in touch. – Не теряйся (звони, заходи, пиши).

18. Match the phrases from two columns and act them out in pairs. Use your own ideas for replies.

*That’s a good idea. * ....going to for a walk?

* What about…. ? * Let’s have a party!

* What’s the matter? * See you!

* Keep in touch. * I’ve got a headache.

* That sounds fine! * Let’s have a rest.

19. Fill in a job application form. Exchange your forms with classmates.

Then make a short story about your classmates based on the given information.

Application Form

PERSONAL INFORMATION:

First Name _____________________________________

Middle Name ___________________________________

Last Name _____________________________________

Nationality _____________________________________

Country of birth__________________________________

Profession / Occupation ___________________________

Street Address __________________________________

City, State, Zip Code _____________________________

Phone Number __________________________________

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20. Read the following questionnaire written by Mike to his pen friend Sandra. Write a letter about yourself to your pen friend.

50 Marine Drive, Bay City, California 97310, USA. 25 March Dear Sandra, Thanks for your letter. It's great to have a pen-friend. Here is my profile. Name: Mike H (I'm not going to tell you the rest) Potts Nickname:"Know-it-all Mike" Age: 14 years and 1 month Born: London, England Personality: quiet and shy, bad at sport Hobbies: watching TV, worrying, reading pop magazines, making people angry by being a 'know-all' Heroes: John Lennon, my brother, Madonna I enjoy: basketball, TV, writing letters and math homework (in that order) I hate: the people next door When I grow up: I want to be a famous scientist, very rich and attractive to girls Height: 1 metre 61 Weight: 58 kilos (but I ate a big dinner) Hair: brown and straight Eye colour: brown Thanks for the photograph. I think you look great I like girls with long blonde hair. Bye for now, Mike

Address Name: Nickname Age Born: Personality: Hobbies: Heroes: I enjoy: I hate: When I grow up: Height: Weight: Hair: Eye colour:

21. What language do they speak in Britain?

In Britain, the main language is English (British English). It is not the same as American or Australian English. 'Hi mate' is not the correct and appreciated way to approach someone in the street. Neither is 'G'day', 'Howdy' or 'Hey Mister'. The formal British way to greet someone is 'Good morning, good afternoon or good evening' and, if you want to ask something, 'Excuse me please'. Most people in Britain usually say' hello' or 'hi' when they greet someone.

Not everyone in Britain speaks with a plumy English accent.

Why is English spoken with different accents?

In Britain, every part of the country has its own way of speaking English. People in Yorkshire sound very different to people in Surrey; a Somerset accent is very different from any Scottish accent and it's hard to believe that people from Birmingham are speaking the same language as those from Cornwall. Most people in Britain can guess where someone comes from by the way they speak, either by their accent or by the words they use.

Identification of an accent can place the speaker in a general area of Britain. Geordie, Scouse, and Cockney are well known dialects from Tyneside, Liverpool and London respectively.

Interesting Facts

The English language is a West Germanic language, originating from England. Over fifty percent of the English language is derived from Latin English is the third most common "first" language (native speakers), with around 402 million people in 2002.

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