6. Read the dialogue and dramatize it.

• Look right. Isn’t it the building of the Houses of Parliament? I recognize it from the pictures.

• You are quite right. It is the Houses of Parliament, the place where the Government has its seat. And can you recognize Westminster Abbey?

• Unfortunately not.

• Here it is, on the left. I recommend you to come here tomorrow and to see the Poet’s Corner.

• Sure I will. I’d like to visit the British Museum, the National Gallery and Buckingham Palace to watch the ceremony of the changing of the guard.

• But there’s a bus stop just over there. We’ll ask the conductor to put us down at Trafalgar Square and we’ll see the National Gallery.

• OK. And then we’ll spend the rest of the day in some of the parks nearby.

7. Listen to the text and give the main information about the British way of life:

The british style

People abroad often have very fixed ideas about the British: they are cold, reserved, aristocratic, lazy, etc. Many people believe that half Britain is always on strike, and the other half wears a suit, a bowler hat and carries an umbrella. But the British people are different from any fixed idea you may have.

One thing British people share is a love of politeness. It is important to be polite in Britain, even to people you do not know. But their politeness is not always real.

English people are very tolerant, and you rarely see anyone turning round when a funny-dressed person walks through the streets. They are waiting patiently for buses for their turn to be served. But the British do not like people who shout loudly in the street or push their way through crowds with their elbows.

People don’t put on their best clothes on Sundays, but they are relaxed and pleasantly untidy. And I like this.

PART II

INDEPENDENT WORK

SEASONS AND WEATHER

Active Vocabulary

keep (e.g) The weather keeps fine today.	держаться, оставаться
dull	пасмурный
bright	яркий
splash	забрызгивать, брызгать( ся )
fog (a thick fog)	туман, густой туман
foggy	туманный
beastie	ужасный, противный
hard (heavily) (e.g) It is raining hard (heavily). hard frost	cильно (ый) Идет сильный дождь. сильный мороз
frost (frosty)	мороз, морозный
sparkle (shine)	сверкать
icicle	сосулька
thaw	оттепель
degree	градус
drizzle	мелкий дождь, изморось
thunderstorm	гроза
thunder (a clap of thunder)	гром, удар грома
overcast	покрытый облаками, хмурый
lightning	молния
rainbow	радуга
to be in blossom	быть в цвету
It is raining cats and dogs.	Льет как из ведра
severe	суровый
wind	ветер
humidity	влажность
icing	гололед
pressure	давление
rain	дождь
heat	жара
drought	засуха
snow	снег
snowfall	снегопад
temperature	температура
damp (wet)	влажный, сырой
hot	жаркий
cool	прохладный
sunny	солнечный
dry	сухой
warm	теплый
cold	холодный
weather forecast	прогноз погоды
forecast the weather	предсказывать погоду
freeze melt	замерзать таять