2. Read the text and express your opinion on the idea touched in the text. Prove your point of view.

Britain is a very interesting country with rich and exciting history and a great number of wonderful sights. It is a country of great men who citizens are proud of Britain is isolated from the continent by the channel. But if we cross it we can see that it differs greatly from other European countries.

Modern Britain pays tribute to its long and rich history. The Celts came about 700 ВС and became the forefathers of people in Scotland, Wales and Ireland. The Romans, who came in AD 43, built town and roads. In the 5^th century Anglo-Saxons period began. It was the beginning of class system and admin­istrative division. Christian Church brought education and written literature to Britain. In the early years of the 9^th century Britain was invaded by the Vikings. In 1066 William the Conqueror who came from Normandy, defeated the English in the Battle of Hastings and became the king of England. It is regarded to be a turning point in English history. The king was at the top of the society, surrounded by great no­blemen or barons. But in 1215 King Kohn was forced to sign a document known as Magna Carta which took away some of the king's power. In 1264 the first parliament met and since then it power has been growing.

The monarch in Great Britain reigns but doesn't rule. So the UK is a constitutional monarchy.

Each period of British history is reflected in its culture. There are lots of historical sites and places of interest worth visiting. Stonehenge and Hadrian Wall, York and Bath, the capitals of the four parts of the UK: Cardiff, Edinburgh, Belfast and of course London. The capital pf England was founded by Ro­mans. It's one of the biggest cities in the world famous for St Paul's Cathedral, Westminster Abbey, The Tower of London, Big Ben and Trafalgar Square'.

2. Dramatize the situation. Your foreign friend thinks that a computer is very harmful for your health. You disagree with him. Give at least two arguments for the use of computers.

• Hello!

- Hello! You look so tired! Your eyes are red! What have you been doing?

• I've been doing a project on the computer.

-You spent so much time in front of the screen. It can do you harm. If you sit in front of the com­puter for a long time you may have an eye strain.

• Oh no! I have a new modern display and it doesn't bring any harm to my eyes. And I can't imag­ine our life without the use of the computers.

- I see. Computers are important but you shouldn't spend so much time in front of the computer. An hour, not more. If you spend more you may have a headache.

• You are exaggerating. A lot of people work on the computers and their eyes are OK. And com­puter and internet gives us a great variety of information on different topics. When you serve a net you learn a lot of new things.

- I agree with you but there is much stuff in internet and a lot of information which can't be trusted.

- On the contrary I use only well-known sites and I trust the information I find there. And with the help of internet I can communicate with people all over the world.

- But this is virtual communication. You will forget about your friends

- You are not quite right. With the help of the computer I have a lot of topics to discuss with my friends,.

- You sit near the computer, you don't walk. It's bad for your hobby.

- You are kidding. I spend only two or three-ours a day working on computer

- And it is not harmful at all. And if I make a report on the computer my presentation will be more colourful.

• Colourful presentation will attract your listeners' attention doesn't it?

• Of course it does.

• But please don't forget to spend more time outdoors.

- I'll follow your advice

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