- •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
Vocabuliary:
appearance [ə`piər(ə)ns] – внешний вид
Atomic [ə`tomic] Age – атомный век
by hand – oт руки, вручную
capital – столица
cheaply [`t∫i:pli] – дёшево
convenient [kən`vi:niənt] – удобный
drawing [`dro:wiŋ] – рисунок
handwritten book – книга, написанная от руки
Kremlin – Кремль
of better quality – лучшего качества
paper – бумага
possibility – возможность
printed book – печатная книга
printer – зд.: типографщик
quickly [`kwikli] – быстро
scientist [`saintist] – учёный
scratching [`skræt∫iŋ] – рисунок, нацарапанный на камне
town cryer [`kraiə] – городской глашатай
to shout out – выкрикивать
to find out – искать, находить
to print – печатать
Questions for self-examination:
When were the first books printed?
Who was the first persons printed books in English and in Russian?
Unit 6. Customs and traditions
6.1. Holidays in Great Britain
Reading and Writing
Scan the text "Holidays in Great Britain" to get the full idea of it. Find the paragraphs about:
the public holidays in the UK;
the way the British celebrate Christmas;
the traditional celebration of Guy Fawkes Day.
Find in the text the English equivalents to:
быть красиво украшенным;
собирать благотворительные пожертвования;
являться семейным и религиозным праздником;
встречаться для совместного обильного рождественского ужина;
время для посещения друзей и родственников.
Read and translate the text for getting the detailed content.
Holidays in Great Britain
There are fewer public holidays in Great Britain than in other European countries. They are: Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, May Day, Spring Bank Holiday, and Summer Bank Holiday. Public holidays in Britain are called bank holidays, because the banks as well as most of the offices and shops are closed.
The most popular holiday in Great Britain is Christmas. Every year the people of Norway give the city of London a present. It's a big Christmas tree and it stands in Trafalgar Square. Central streets are beautifully decorated.
Before Christmas, groups of singers go from house to house. They collect money for charity and sing carols, traditional Christmas songs. In many churches a carol service is carried out on the Sunday before Christmas.
The fun starts the night before, on the 24th of December. Traditionally this is the day when people decorate their trees. Children hang stockings at the end of their beds, hoping that Father Christmas will come down the chimney during the night and fill them with toys and sweets.
Christmas is a family and religious holiday. After visiting church, relatives usually meet for the big Christmas dinner of turkey and Christmas pudding. And everyone gives and receives presents. The 26th of December, Boxing Day, is the first holiday after Christmas Day. This is the time to visit friends and relatives or perhaps sit at home and watch football.
New Year's Day is less popular in Britain than Christmas. But in Scotland, Hogmanay (New Year's Day) is the biggest festival of the year.
Besides public holidays there are some special festivals in Great Britain. One of them takes place on the 5th of November. On that day, in 1605, Guy Fawkes tried to blow up the Houses of Parliament and to kill King James I. He didn't succeed. The King's men found the bomb, took Guy Fawkes to the Tower and cut off his head. Since that day the British celebrate the 5th of November. They burn a dummy, made of straw and old clothes, on a bonfire and let off fireworks.
This dummy is called a "guy" (like Guy Fawkes) and children go out before the 5th of November and say: "Penny for the guy". If they collect enough money they can buy some fireworks.
Names:
Boxing Day – второй день Рождества, день рождественских подарков (в этот день принято дарить подарки)
Christmas ['kris(t)məs] – Рождество (25 декабря)
Easter [`i:stə] Monday – первый понедельник после Пасхи
Father Christmas – Дед Мороз
Good Friday – Великая пятница (пятница на страстной неделе)
Guy Fawkes [,gai 'fo:ks] – Гай Фокс – глава "Порохового заговора"
Hogmanay [`hogmənei] – Хогманей, канун Нового года
Houses of Parliament ['pa:ləmənt] – здание английского парламента
King James I – Джеймс I (король Англии с 1603 г. пo 1625 г.)
May Day – майский праздник, праздник весны (отмечается в первое воскресенье мая)
New Year's Day – Новый год
Norway [`no:wei] – Норвегия
Spring Bank [bæŋk] Holiday – весенний день отдыха (в мае или начале июня)
Summer Bank Holiday – летний день отдыха (в августе или сентябре)
Trafalgar Square [trə`fælgə ,skweə] – Трафальгарская площадь
Tower ['tauə] – Тауэр