UNIT 5

Theme: FAMOUS PEOPLE

Texts: 1. The Queen of the UK. 2. The First President of the USA.

Dialogues: 1. A.C. Doyle. 2. The English Artists.

Grammar Revision

Test 5

EXERCISE 1. Read, translate, and study the use of the new words to read and discuss the texts and dialogues:

1) the Commonwealth. Elizabeth II is the head of the Commonwealth \ of Nations.

2) to christen. Elizabeth II was christened Elizabeth Alexandra Mary.

3) a heir, a heiress. Elizabeth became the heiress to the throne. Prince Charles became the heir to the throne.

4) royal. Elizabeth was trained for the royal duties from early childhood.

5) to assume. Elizabeth will assume the royal duties some day.

6) to marry. Elizabeth married Philip in 1947.

7) a descendant. Queen Elizabeth announced that her descendant would have the name Mountbatten-Windsor.

8) annually. This ceremony is performed annually.

9) to elect, an election. This ceremony is performed after a general election. G. Washington was elected to the Congress.

10) to prepare a speech. The queen reads a speech prepared for her by the Prime Minister.

11) a battle. The opening battles of American Revolution had already been fought in Massachusetts.

12) to link. People linked G. Washington's name directly to the new Constitution.

13) a vote. G. Washington was elected the president with the large possible number of votes.

14) to inaugurate. G. Washington was inaugurated in New York City.

15) a trip. He made trips to watch construction of the new city Washington, D. C.

16) an adventure. A collection of detective stories is under the title «The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes».

17) to be tired. Conan Doyle was tired of writing detective stories.

18) to reject. William Hogarth rejected foreign influence and created English national school of painting.

19) landscape. Thomas Gainsborough was the first to create the En­glish school of landscape painting.

EXERCISE 2. Read the international words and mind the stress:

'nation, 'throne, 'prince, 'interest, 'parliament, 'ceremony, 'minister, 'monarchy, 'history, 'character, popularity, 'president, 'colony, revo'lution, com'mander, 'army, delegation, consti'tution, 'public, cons'truction.

EXERCISE 3. a) Translate, analyze the following words with differ­ent suffixes, and divide them into two groups: nouns and adjec­tives:

kingdom, nation, childhood, important, official, general, election, addition, defender, historical, government, continental, convention, con­stitution, connection, construction, collection, famous, fantastic, ques­tion, artist, national, satirical, picture, marriage, painter;

b) Make up as many words as you can by combining different parts of the words:

ir- king -dom

in- child -hood

elect -ion

defend -er

govern -ment

continent -al

regular -ist

command

constitution

direct

connect

construct

collect

art

nation

paint

c) The word in capitals at the end of each of the following sentenc­es should be changed to form a word that fits suitably in the blank space:

1. He was the ... who painted portraits ART.

2. They are .. of the monarchy DEFEND.

3. It was the ... election NATION.

4. He visited her ... REGULAR.

5. She read a lot in her ... CHILD.

EXERCISE 4. a) Try to match up the adjectives in column A with the nouns in column В to form meaningful phrases:

A	В
1. early	a) popularity
2. official	b) relatives
3. general	c) Congress
4. close	d) election
5. foreign	e) visits
6. colonial	f) childhood
7. regular	g)army
8. Constitutional	h) countries
9. continental	i) Convention
10. great	j) duty

b) Decide which of the verbs on the left collocate with the nouns on the right:

1. to perform...	a) duties
2. to become...	b) the visits
3. to assume...	c) the family
4. to make up...	d) the value
5. to stress...	e) the popularity
6. to make...	0 the work
7. to emphasize..	g) the presidency
8. to fulfill...	h) the queen
9. to leave...	i) a speech
10. to read...	j) a ceremony

EXERCISE 5. Translate the following word combinations; pay attention to the prepositions:

the head of the Commonwealth of Nations, at the age, the death of her father, the heiress to the throne, from early childhood, for the royal duties, among many duties, visits to foreign countries, important to her, one of the most important duties, the State Opening of the Parliament, after a general election, for her, prepared by Prime Minister, in addition, a set of powers, the defenders of the monarchy, the great value of the work, in March, by the time, battles of American Revolution, at the Constitutional Convention, in the country, number of votes, at that time, with public affairs.

EXERCISE 6. a) Translate the following definitions of the words:

1. A heir is the person who has the legal right to receive the property or title of another person, usually an older member of the same family, when that person dies.

2. A descendant is a person that has a grandfather or grandmother, great-grandfather.

3. To vote means to express one's choice officially from among the possibilities offered, usually by marking a piece of paper secretly or by raising one's hand at a meeting.

4. A battle is a fight between enemy forces.

5. Annually means every year or once in a year.

b) The following words also appear in the texts and dialogues; match each one with its correct definition:

to inaugurate, to assume, to reject, to christen, to link

1. to begin to have;

2. to join or connect;

3. to introduce someone important into a new place or job by hold­ing a special ceremony;

4. to refuse to get, use;

5. to make someone, especially a baby, a member of a Christian Church usually by giving a name.

EXERCISE 7. Read and translate the sentences to practice the use of tenses and verbals:

1. He has become the heir to the throne. 2. She was christened in this church. 3. He was elected with majority of votes. 4. She will assume the royal duties some day. 5. He wanted to marry her. 6. He is preparing the report in the library. 7. The prepared speech was excellent. 8. Preparing a report was not an easy task. 9. If elected he will be inaugurated in this city. 10. He rejected the idea of christening the child.

EXERCISE 8. Transform these sentences according to the models to practice the use of tenses and verbals:

a) Model: She was christened in the church. They christened her in the church.

1. He was elected with the majority of votes. 2. The report was pre­pared by him. 3. The royal duties were assumed by her. 4. This ceremony is performed annually. 5. His name was linked directly to the new Constitution.

b) Model: He liked the idea of christening the child. He wanted to christen the child.

1. He liked the idea of marrying her. 2. They liked the idea of elect­ing him the chief of the office. 3. She liked the idea of assuming the roy­al duties. 4. He liked the idea of preparing a speech. 5. They liked the idea of inaugurating him in this city.

EXERCISE 9. Fill in the blanks with the proper grammar forms of the verb to practice the use of tenses and verbals; the verb is given in brackets at the end of each sentence:

1. He rejected the idea of... the museum (to visit). 2. He didn't have the wish of... the report (to prepare). 3. She... the royal duties when she was a child (to assume). 4. She did not want... him (to marry). 5. The child... in that church a month ago (to christen).

EXERCISE 10. a) Read the text and try to focus on its essential facts. Choose the most suitable heading below for each paragraph:

1) The Royal Family 2) The Importance of the Royal Family 3) Eliz­abeth II and Her Parents 4) Queen Elizabeth's Duties 5) Elizabeth II is the Queen of the UK

b) Make a précis of the text, using the following phrases:

1) The title of the text is... 2) The text is about... The text deals with... 3) The text covers such points as... 4) It should be underlined that... 5) In \ conclusion, I may say that... 6) To my mind... In my opinion...

The queen of the uk

Elizabeth II is the queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the head of the Commonwealth of Nations. She became the queen at the age of 25 after the death of her father, George VI.

Elizabeth was born in London on April 21, in 1926, when her parents were the Duke and Duchess of York. She was christened Elizabeth Alexandra Mary. Her father became King George VI in 1936, and Elizabeth became the heiress to the throne. Elizabeth was trained from early childhood for the royal duties she would some day assume.

Elizabeth married Philip Mountbatten, formerly Prince Philip of Greece, in 1947 in Westminster Abbey. Their first son, Charles Philip Arthur George, was born in 1948. Then two more sons and a daughter were born. Prince Charles became the heir to the throne when his mother became the queen. Philip was made a prince in 1957. Queen Elizabeth and her husband, children and other close relatives make up the United Kingdom's royal family. The royal family's name is Windsor. But in 1960, Queen Elizabeth announced that her descendants would have the name Mountbatten-Windsor.

Among Queen Elizabeth's many duties are the regular visits she makes to foreign countries, and especially those of the Commonwealth, whose interests are very important to her. One of the most important official duties is the State Opening of the Parliament. This ceremony is performed annually or after a general election. The queen reads a speech prepared for her by the Prime Minister. In addition, the queen still has a set of powers known as Royal Prerogative. The most important is the right to appoint the Prime Minister.

The defenders of the monarchy emphasize the unique historical char­acter and great popularity of the Royal Family. They also stress the great value of the work, which it regularly fulfils for both government and na­tion.

Kings and Queens of England from Alfred:

871-901	Alfred
901-25	Edward the Elder
925-40	Athelstan
940-6	Edmund
946-55	Edred
	Saxon Line
955-9	Edwv
959-75	Edgar
975-8	Edward the Martyr
978-1016	Ethelred II the Unready
1016	Edmund Ironside
	Danish Line
1016-35	Canute
1035-40	Harold Harefool
1040-2	Hardicanute

	Saxon Line
1042-66 1066	Edward the Confessor Harold Godwinson
	House of Normandy
1066-87 1087-1100 1100-35 1135-54	William the Conqueror William II (Rums) Henry I Stephen
	House of Plantagenet
1154-89 1189-99 1199-1216 1216-72 1272-1307 1307-27 1327-77 1377-99	Henry II Richard I John Henry III Edward I Edward II Edward III Richard II
	House of Lancaster
1399-1413 1413-1422 1422-61	Henry IV Henry V Henry VI
	House of York
1461-83 1483 1483-5	Edward IV Edward V Richard III
	House of Tudor
1485-1509 1509-47 1547-53 1553-8 1558-1603	Henry VII Henry VIII Edward VI Mary Elizabeth I
	House of Stuart
1603-25 1625-49	James I Charles I
1649-60
in exile	Charles II
1660-85
1685-8	James II
1689-94	William III and Mary II
1694-1702	William III (alone)
1702-14	Anne
	House of Hanover
1714-27	George I
1727-60	George II
1760-1820	George III
1820-30	George IV
1830-7	William IV
1837-1901	Victoria
House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
1901-10	Edward VII
	House of Windsor
1910-36	George V
19364	Edward VIII
1936-52	George VI
1952—	Elizabeth II

EXERCISE 11. Read and give a summary of the text.