- •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
Vocabulary:
ancient ['ein ∫ənt] – древний
church [t∫ə:t∫] – церковь
commercial [kə`mə:∫əl] – торговый
column ['koləm] – колонна
financial [fai'næn∫əl] – финансовый
fortress ['fo:tris] – крепость
huge [hju:d3] – огромный
in memory of – в память о
luxury ['la:k∫əri] – роскошь
manuscript ['mænjuskript] – рукопись
numerous ['nju:m(ə)rəs] – многочисленный
outstanding [aut`stændiŋ] – выдающийся
painter ['peintə] – художник
prison ['prizn] – тюрьма
priceless ['praislis] – бесценный
royal palace ['rəujəl `pælis] – королевский дворец
statesman ['steitsmən] – государственный деятель
striking ['straikiŋ] – поразительный, замечательный
splendid ['splendid] – великолепный
to crown [kraun] – короновать
to bury ['beri] – хоронить, place of burying – место захоронения
to contain [kən'tein] – содержать
to be famous [`feiməs] for – быть знаменитым чем-л.
to found [faund] – основывать
to rebuild [,ri:'bild] – перестраивать
unimpressive [,Λnim'presiv] – невпечатляющий, невыразительный
wealth [welθ] – богатство, wealthy – богатый
London Traffic
London is so large that visitors must learn to use buses and the underground to get about. London taxis are too expensive for any but the rich. You can get a map of the underground and the bus routes at any ticket office. The London underground is called the "tube".
Bus stops are marked clearly. In the suburbs buses do not stop unless there are passengers who wish to get on or off. These stops are marked "request stops". Inside some buses you will see the notice: "Please, state your destination clearly and have the exact fare ready". It is easy enough to tell the conductor where you want to go to, but not always possible to have the exact fare. The conductor will always give you the change.
The London buses are very large. They have seats both upstairs and downstairs. English children like to sit on the front seats of a big London bus. They can see everything that is happening in the streets.
Here are some of the phrases which you may hear on a bus in London:
"Fares, please". (Плата за проезд, пожалуйста.)
"Four pence, please". (Четыре пенса, пожалуйста.)
"Full up inside; plenty of seats on top". (Внутри автобус полный. Много свободных мест наверху.)
"No more seats on top; five seats inside". (Наверху все места заняты; есть пять мест внутри.)
"Standing room only". (Места только стоячие.)
"No, sir, this bus does not go to Victoria Station". (Нет, сэр. Этот автобус не следует до станции "Виктория".)
"You need a number 11". (Вам нужен автобус № 11.)
In Great Britain traffic keeps to the left. Cars, buses and cyclists must all keep to the left side of the road. In most other countries traffic keeps to the right. There is heavy traffic in London and you must observe traffic rules.
Vocabulary:
bus route [ru:t] – маршрут автобуса
change [t∫eind3] – зд.: сдача
conductor [kən`dΛctə] – зд.: кондуктор
cyclist [`saiklist] – велосипедист
exact [ig`zækt] – точный
expensive [iks`pensiv] – дорогой
front seat [`frΛnt si:t] – места, расположенные в передней части автобуса
passenger [`pæsənd3ə] – пассажир
reguest stop [ri`kwest stop] – остановка по требованию
suburb [`sΛbə:b] – пригород
the rich – богатые, обеспеченные люди (for any but the rich – для всех, кроме богатых)
the Tube [tju:b] – название лондонского метро
the underground [`Λndəgraund] – метрополитен
traffic [`træfik] – движение, heavy [`hevi] traffic – интенсивное, плотное движение
ticket office [`tikit `ofis] – билетная касса
to mark [ma:k] – обозначать, to be marked – быть обозначенным
to state [steit] – формулировать, утверждать, заявлять
to get about – зд.: распространяться
to get on / off – зд.: входить / выходить из автобуса
to keep to the left / right – придерживаться левой / правой стороны
to observe [əb`zə:v] – наблюдать, замечать, следить
upstairs [Λp`steəz] / downstairs [`daun`steəz] – зд.: на верхнем / нижнем ярусе автобуса
Language practice
Practise the dialogue, and then make up your own gialogues on the similar subject.
A: Excuse me, do the buses stop here?
B: Yes, most downtown buses (автобусы деловой части города) stop at this
corner.
A: I want to go to Washington Avenue. Can I take any bus (могу я сесть на любой автобус) that stops here?
B: You can take any bus except number 12. The number 12 turns off at Richmond Street.
A: How often do the buses run?
B: They are supposed to run according to the schedule (расписание) that you can see over there. In fact, the buses don't always run on schedule.
A: What are the usual intervals between the bus arrivals?
B: About every fifteen minutes. You won't have to wait any longer. A bus is coming. You can take it.