4 When was the Australian National University founded? 5. What

interesting buildings are there in Canberra?

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IV. Read the following text and answer the questions to it BRITISH NEWSPAPERS

The British are a nation of newspaper readers. The offices of most papers are situated in Fleet Street in the City of London, which is the home of the nation's journalism. When English people say 'Fleet Street' they mean 'the press'.

It was not until 1622 that a newspaper was published regularly in England, when The Weekly News appeared. It is the oldest of the national newspapers. The Times was founded in 1785 and The Observer in 1791.

British newspapers are very much different from each other in the way they represent news. They can be divided into two groups. The so-called quality papers such as The Times, The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph, The Financial Times, The Independent, are more serious and cover home and foreign political and other news thoughtfully. Quality newspapers are twice the size of the popular newspapers.

The so-called popular papers or tabloids such as: The Daily Express, The Mirror, The Daily Mail, The Daily Star, The Sun pay main attention to sensational news about extraordinary events, catastrophes, accidents, private lives of royalty and nobility, of people of art, music and movies scars. They also inform about crime, murder. Popular papers like shocking personal stories and use many photographs and cartoons.

National weekly Sunday newspapers are more like magazines; they have special supplements with articles on music, TV, movies, sports and also a lot of advertisements of consumer goods. British newspaper's are privately owned.

British papers are bought and read not only in the United Kingdom but also in many other countries as they are well-known for their objectiveness.

1. Why is Fleet Street called the home of English journalism?

2. When was the English press founded?

3. What quality papers do you Know?

4. What popular papers do you know?

5. Is there any difference between quality and popular papers?

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MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS

Mary Queen of Scots or Mary Stuart was the daughter of James V of Scotland. She was born on the 8th December 1542, a week before her father died at the Battle of Solway Moss. So, Mary became queen when she was one week old. She had been brought up in France and in 1558 she married the first son of the King of France but after two years her husband died and she returned to Scotland in 1561 and lived in Holyrood House. She was a strong Catholic in the country that was becoming more and more. Protestant: . AU her life Mary Stuart was involved in religious and political struggle. She made many mistakes in her life. The first and the most important mistake was her marriage to Henry Lord Darnley in 1565, and next year she had a baby, named James. Lord Darnley became suspicious of Mary's Italian secretary and murdered him at Holyrood House in 1566. It was one of the most famous murders in Scottish history. The spot where this took place can still be seen today.

A year later some men started a fire in Darnley's house. He ran outside and the men killed him in the garden. Mary agreed to his murder and soon she married the murderer Lord Bothwell. It was a shock to-Scottish society. She decided to save herself in England but she was captured and imprisoned there in 1568 and was held there for nineteen years by her cousin Elizabeth I, Queen of England.

Elizabeth was Protestant and she did not want a Catholic queen in Scotland. She ordered that Mary should be put to death. Mary was beheaded on the 8th February 1587:

In 1603 Elizabeth died. She had no children, so Mary's son James became King of Scotland and England.

1. What time in English history does the passage describe?

1 What mistakes aid Mary make in her life?

1 Why did she escape to England?

4. For how long had Mary been a prisoner of Queen Elizabeth I?

5. Why was Mary Queen of Scots beheaded:

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!V. Read the following text and answer the questions to It ENGUSH CLIMATE

The climate of England is rather soft became Great Britain is situated on Islands with the Atlantic Ocean surrounding them and the warm current the Gulf Stream.

The cold air that comes to England from the continent already becomes warm when it moves across the North Sea and brings many clouds to Britain. In the South of the Island it seldom snows and the snow does not stay for a long time. It soon melts. And it often rains in all the seasons of the year.

• The English sometimes say that they have three variants of the weather: when it rains in the morning, when it rains in the afternoon or when it rains all day long.

English weather is very changeable. A fine morning can change into a wet afternoon and evening. And a nasty morning can change into a fine afternoon. English people often say that other countries have a climate, in England we have weather.

The famous London fogs are well-known to everyone. They fall in autumn and in winter as a rule. It is the most unpleasant aspect of English weather. The fog spreads everywhere, it is in the streets and it creeps into the houses. Cars move along slowly, people cannot see each other. In a dense fog all traffic is stopped, people cannot breathe, as the air is awful because of the smoke of many thousands of chimneys.

So we may say that the British climate has three main features: it is mild, humid, and changeable. That means that it is not hot in summer and it is not usually cold in winter. This humid and mild climate is good for plants. Trees and flowers begin to blossom early in spring.

1. How would you describe the climate of England?

2. What are the factors determining the climate ofEngland?

3. What is characteristic of the weather in England?

4. How often does it rain in England?

5. What do you know about English fogs?

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IV. Read the following text and answer the questions to it

THE BIG APPLE

New York is the largest city in the United States and one of the largest cities in the world. It is situated in the natural harbour of the mouth of the Hudson River. There are five «boroughs» in New York: Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens and Richmond.

9 *In 1626 the Dutch Trade Company bought Manhattan island from the local Indians for $24. Here the Dutch founded their colony and gave it the name New Amsterdam. Forty years later the English fleet entered the harbour, captured the city and renamed it New York.

Manhattan is an island of steel and concrete and glass, the city of skyscrapers. The Wall Street is the heart of the USA business and the most important banking centre in the world. When people say «New York City» they usually mean Manhattan.

The «Big Apple», as New York City is nicknamed has an energy that few other cities can equal. John F. Kennedy International Airport is one of the busiest in the world. More ships come into New York's harbour than into any other port in the world.

New York is a city of "skyscapers', those incredible high buildings. If you want to have a good view of New York skyline you can do it from the 102^nd floor of the Empire State Building or from the 110^th floor of the World Trade Centre. You will see The Statue of Liberty, the United Nations Building, the RCA Building (Radio Corporation of America).

New York is often called the cultural capital of the USA. The city has the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Lincoln Arts Centre. You can see the newest plays and shows on Broadway

. around Times Square. Broadway is the symbol of American theatre as Hollywood is of American cinema.

1. Where is New York situated?

2. Who founded New York and when

3. What interesting buildings are there in New York?

4. Why is New York called the cultural capital of the USA?

5. What is the financial heart of the USA?