- •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
Places of Interest in Great Britain
Britain is rich in its historic places which link the present with the past. The oldest part of its capital London is Lud Hill, where the Сity is originated. About a mile west of it there is Westminster Palace, where the king lived and the Parliament met, and there is also Westminster Abbey, the coronation church.
Liverpool, the "city of ships", is England's second greatest port after London. The most interesting sight in Liverpool is the docks. They occupy a river frontage of seven miles. The University of Liverpool, established in 1903, is noted for its School of Tropical Medicine. And in the music world Liverpool is a well-known name, for it's the home town of "The Beatles".
Stratford-on-Avon lies 93 miles north-west of London. Shakespeare was born here in 1564, and here he died in 1616.
Cambridge and Oxford Universities are famous centres of learning.
Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument, presumably built by Druids, members of an order of priests in ancient Britain.
Canterbury Cathedral is the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury, head of the Church of England.
The British Museum is the largest and richest museum in the world. It was founded in 1753 and contains one of the world's richest collections of antiquities. The Egyptian Galleries contain human and animal mummies. Some parts of Athens' Parthenon are in the Greek section.
Madam Tussaud's Museum is an exhibition of hundreds of life-size wax models of famous people of yesterday and today. The collection was started by Madam Tussaud, a French modeller in wax, in the 18th century. Here you can meet Marilyn Monroe, Elton John, Picasso, the Royal Family, the Beatles and many others famous people.
Names:
Athens' Parthenon [,æθins `pa:θənən] – Афинский Парфенон
Canterbury Cathedral Archbishop [`kænt(ə)bəri kə`θi:drəl ,a:t∫`bi ∫əp] – архиепископ Кентерберийский
Druids – друиды
Elton John – Элтон Джон
Liverpool [`livəpu:l] – Ливерпуль
Lud Hill – Лад Хилл, старинная часть Лондона
Marilyn Monroe – Мэрилин Монро
Picasso – Пикассо
Stonehenge [,stəun`hend3] – Стоунхендж
Stratford-on-Avon [`strætfo:d ən `eivən] – Стратфорд-на-Эйвоне (город в Великобритании)
the Beatles – "Битлз"
the City – "Сити", исторический центр Лондона, самоуправляющийся административный район в восточной части города
the Royal Family – королевская семья
Tussaud's Museum – музей мадам Тюссо
Vocabulary:
antiquity [æn`tikwiti] – антиквариат; древность
dock – пристань, причал, портовый бассейн
exhibition [,eksi`bi∫(ə)n] – выставка, показ
famous – знаменитый
frontage – фасад
modeller [`modələ] – модельер, зд.: тот, кто изготавливает модели
movie stars mummy [`mΛmi] – мумия
order – орден
prehistoric [,prihis`torik] – доисторический
presumably [pri`zju:məbli] – возможно, вероятно, предпочтительно
priest [pri:st] – священник
to be noted for smth. – быть знаменитым чем-л.
to be originated – происходить, возникать
to meet (met, met) – встречать(ся), видеться
to establish – основывать, учреждать, established – основанный
to contain – содержать в себе, включать
wax – adj. восковой
Questions for self-examination:
What is the oldest place in London?
What is the most interesting sight in Liverpool?
What is Stratford-on-Avon famous for?
When was the British Museum found?
Who started the collecton of Madam Tussaud's Museum?