- •Text 1: The United Kingdom (the uk)
- •1 Read the following words paying attention to the Indefinite Article:
- •2 Read the following words paying attention to the Definite Article pronounced as [дэ] and [di]:
- •Text 2: Industry and agriculture of the uk
- •Vocabulary
- •Grammar Revision 2: Единственное и множественное число существительных
- •13 Match the geographical names and industries:
- •14 Translate into English:
- •15 Complete the sentences with the following words:
- •17 Say a few words about our country's industries, cities and agriculture. Text 3: The United States of America (the usa)
- •Vocabulary
- •19 Make a few sentences using the following:
- •Insert the correct prepositions:
- •23 Find the answers to the following questions in the text:
- •25 Complete the sentences:
- •26 Write down the questions for these answers:
- •27 Sum up what the text says about the geographical position and administrative structure of the usa. Text 4: Economy of the usa
- •28 Underline the articles and translate these sentences:
- •29 Use the correct articles and translate the sentences:
- •30 Use the nouns in the right form (singular or plural):
- •32 Make a few sentences with the following words:
- •33 Translate into Russian paying attention to the words in italics:
- •34 Translate into English:
- •35 Match the cities and their main characteristics, and make sentences:
- •36 Complete the sentences:
- •38 Say what else you know about the states and cities of the usa. Text 5: Population of the usa and the uk
- •Vocabulary
- •39 Use the words properly and read the following:
- •41 Make a few sentences with the following combinations:
- •42 Write down the following in figures:
39 Use the words properly and read the following:
one hundred and eighty (million) people
(million) of people
eight (million) inhabitants
two hundred (thousand) dollars
a few (hundred) of roubles
one point three (million) euros
(thousand) of inhabitants
40 Translate and read: 2,3 млн долларов, 5,6 тыс. евро, 1,3 млн человек. несколько сот эмигрантов, несколько тысяч иммигрантов, миллионы жителей.
41 Make a few sentences with the following combinations:
2.3 million (thousand, hundred) people; a few millions (thousands, hundreds) of people
42 Write down the following in figures:
one point three million______________________________
five point six hundred_______________________________
two hundred thousand_______________________________
one hundred and ninety thousand_______________________
one hundred and ninety five thousand____________________
three million, six thousand, five hundred and five three million, two hundred thousand ______________________
43 Write the questions for the following answers:
__ __________?— Its population is more than 180m people.
_____________? — The biggest states are New York, California and Pennsylvania.
_____________? — Some areas are densely populated, others are not.
_____________? — The highest density is in cities.
_____________?— The lowest is in mountains, deserts and open lands.
44 Sum up what the minister said about:
the last census
the latest estimates of the population of the UK
the latest estimates of the population of each part of the UK
the population of London
the statistics for immigration
the statistics for emigration
the unemployment rate
45 Read the following sentences paying attention to the stress and intonation:
(1) 'Could I 'ask you a f question?
(2) 'Could I 'ask the 'Minister the 'following f question?
(3) 'Could I 'also ask the 'Minister a'nother f question?
(4) 'Can you 'give me the f figures?
(5) 'Have you 'got 'any 'figures for f London?
(6) 'Could you re'peat it, f please?
46 Repeat all the questions the journalist asked.
47 Act out a similar interview of a Russian expert, who is interviewed by an English journalist.
48 Write a short text about the geographical position
and economy of Russia.