- •Федеральное государственное бюджетное образовательное
- •Предисловие
- •Section 1. Topics & vocabulary Unit 1. English language
- •English Today
- •Vocabulary:
- •It’s interesting to know: The Future of English
- •Vocabulary:
- •Unit 2. Countries and cities
- •2.1. The United Kingdom of Great Britain
- •Great Britain
- •Vocabulary:
- •Vocabulary:
- •London Traffic
- •Vocabulary:
- •It’s interesting to know: National Emblems and Holidays of the United Kingdom
- •Vocabulary:
- •Places of Interest in Great Britain
- •Vocabulary:
- •2.2. The United States of America
- •1. Scan the text "The usa" to get the full idea of it. Find the paragraphs about:
- •The usa
- •Vocabulary:
- •Washington, dc
- •Vocabulary:
- •New York
- •Vocabulary:
- •It’s interesting to know: American Symbols
- •Vocabulary:
- •The other English-speaking countries (1) Canada
- •Vocabulary:
- •(2) Australia
- •Vocabulary:
- •Unit 3. Science and education
- •3.1. British Educational System
- •The British Educational System (1) State Education
- •(2) Private Education
- •Vocabulary:
- •3.2. The us Educational System
- •Education in the usa
- •Vocabulary:
- •It’s interesting to know: Oxford – the University Town
- •Cambridge
- •Vocabulary:
- •1. Practise the dialogue. Mind the proper intonation:
- •2. Make up your own dialogues, discussing the read texts in pairs. Use the following notes:
- •Unit 4. Sport and health
- •4.1. Sport in Great Britain
- •Sport in Great Britain
- •Vocabulary:
- •4.2. Sport in the usa
- •Sport in the usa
- •Vocabulary:
- •The Olympic Games
- •Vocabulary:
- •Unit 5. The mass media
- •5.1. The British Press
- •The British Press
- •Vocabulary:
- •5.2. The American Press
- •The American Press
- •Vocabulary:
- •The Mass Media
- •Vocabulary:
- •It’s interesting to know: From the history of printed books
- •Vocabuliary:
- •Unit 6. Customs and traditions
- •6.1. Holidays in Great Britain
- •Holidays in Great Britain
- •Vocabulary:
- •6.2. Holidays in the usa
- •Holidays in the usa
- •Vocabulary:
- •British Traditions
- •Vocabulary:
- •Supplementary reading: Great Personalities
- •William Shakespeare
- •Vocabulary:
- •Fedor Dostoevsky
- •Vocabulary:
- •Michelangelo Buonarroti
- •Vocabulary:
- •Isaac Levitan
- •Vocabulary:
- •Vocabulary:
- •Sergey Rachmaninov
- •Vocabulary:
- •Albert Einstein
- •Vocabulary:
- •Andrei Sakharov
- •Vocabulary:
- •Section 2. Grammar Practice
- •1. The Article
- •2. The Noun
- •2.1. Plurals of Countable and Uncountable Nouns
- •2.2. The Possessive Case
- •2.2.1. Put the phrases in the possessive case as in the example.
- •2.2.2. Choose the correct item.
- •2.2.3. Translate into English.
- •2.2.4. Fill in the blanks with a correct item.
- •2.2.5. Replace the nouns in the possessive case by the prepositional groups where it is possible.
- •2.2.6. Rewrite the sentences using the possessive case.
- •3. The Adjective / Adverb
- •4. The Pronoun
- •5. The Numeral
- •6. The Verb
- •6.1. Simple Tenses
- •6.2. Continuous Tenses
- •6.3. Perfect Tenses
- •6.4. Passive Voice
- •The Tower of London
- •6.5. Modal Verbs
- •7. Sequence of Tenses
- •8. Direct/Reported speech
- •Section 3. Grammar Reference
- •Present simple
- •Present continuous
- •Present perfect
- •Past simple
- •Past continuous
- •Future Going to
- •Will (shall)
- •The Passive
- •Personal and Impersonal Passive
- •Reported speech
- •Список литературы
- •Содержание
New York
New York is the largest city in the USA and the biggest seaport. It is the business centre of the United States. Its population together with the population of its suburbs amounts to 16 million people. The total area of New York is 365 square miles or 900 square kilometers.
New York is situated in the mouth of the Hudson River. It was founded in 1613 by Dutch settlers. There are five districts in the city: Manhattan, Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn, and Richmond. Manhattan is the central and the oldest part of the city. It is the district of business and finance. The famous New York stock exchange dominates business life of many countries.
The mouth of the Hudson River makes an excellent harbour for numerous passengers and cargo ships from all over the world. A traveller who visits New York for the first time wonders at the modern architecture. The Statue of Liberty, which is on Liberty Island, was a present from France in 1876 on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of American independence. This statue and a few 18th and 19th century churches, hospitals, newspaper offices are the only examples of "old" architecture in New York. Wherever your eyes travel, everywhere you can see sky-scrapers.
New York, one of the USA leading manufacturing cities, is the residence of great firms and banks. The most important branches of industry there are those producing vehicles, glass, chemicals and all kinds of machinery.
The city has very busy traffic. Its streets and highways are full of cars and buses.
Speaking about New York one can't help mentioning the outstanding role that the city plays in the cultural life of the country. New York has many museums and art galleries which had collected many great works of art. Many of them are on a constant display in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum of Art. Most of the theatres and cinemas are in or near Broadway, the longest street and the biggest shopping district in New York.
Names:
Bronx [broŋks] – Бронкс
Manhattan [mæn`hætən] – Манхэттан
Brooklyn [`bruklin] – Бруклин
Richmond [`rit∫mənd] – Ричмонд
The Statue of Liberty [ðə `steit∫ə əv `libəti] – Статуя Свободы
Liberty Island [`libəti `ailənd] – остров Либерти
the Metropolitan [,metrə`politən] Museum of Art – музей "Метрополитен", крупнейший в западном полушарии музей изобразительных искусств
the Whitney [`witni] Museum of Art – музей искусства "Уитни", художественный музей современного искусства в г. Нью-Йорке, основанный в 1930 скульптором Г. Уитни
Vocabulary:
anniversary [,æni`və:səri] – годовщина
architecture [`a:kitekt∫ə] – архитектура
chemical [`kemikəl] – химикат, химический препарат
district [`district] – район
Dutch settlers [`dΛt∫ ,setlz] – датские поселенцы
Glass [glas] – стекло
harbour [`ha:bə] – пристань
highway [`haiwei] – автострада
Hudson River [`hads(ə)n ,rivə] – река Гудзон
independence [,indi`pendəns] – независимость
leading [`li:diŋ] – ведущий
manufacturing [,mænju`fæct∫əriŋ] – обрабатывающая промышленность, производство
machinery [mə∫ `i:nəri] – машинное оборудование, механизмы
mouth [mauθ] – зд.: устье
numerous [`nju:mərəs] – многочисленный, множественный
(one) can’t help mentioning [`men∫əniŋ] – нельзя не отметить / не упомянуть
on the occasion [ə`kei3n] of – по случаю
passenger [`pæsind3ə] – пассажир
residence [`rezidəns] – пребывание, местонахождение
seaport [`si:po:t] – портовый город
sky-scraper [`skaiskreipə] – небоскрёб
Statue of Liberty [,steit∫ə əv `libəti] – Статуя свободы
stock exchange [`stok iks,t∫eind3] – фондовая биржа
suburbs [`sΛbəbz] – пригороды
to amount [ə`maunt] to smth. – равняться чему-л., составлять какую-л. сумму
to be on a constant display [ disp`lei] – постоянно экспонироваться
to dominate [`domineit] – доминировать, превосходить в чём-л.
to be founded [`faundid] – быть основанным
to amount [maunt] to – составлять, равняться чему-л.
to wonder [`wΛndə] at smth. – любоваться чем-л.
traffic – движение, транспорт
traveller [`trævələ] – путешественник
vehicle [`vi:ikl] – зд.: транспортное средство
wherever [weər`evə] – где бы ни, куда бы ни
work of art [,wə:k əv `a:t] – произведение искусства
Language practice
Imagine that your relative is going to the USA for permanent residence. You and your friend have been to the USA for several times and now want to help the relative to get all the information he needs about the country. Discuss with your partner what is necessary to tell the relative about the USA, and what information is unnecessary to him. Make up a dialogue.