- •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:
Grammar Revision 2: Единственное и множественное число существительных
(The Singular and Plural of Nouns)
Исчисляемые существительные (Countable Nouns) |
Неисчисляемые существительные (Uncountable Nouns) |
Единственное число region регион exercise упражнение industry промышленность
Множественное лицо regions регионы exercises упражнения industries отрасли промышленности |
coal уголь population население prosperity процветание |
1 Большинство исчисляемых существительных образуют форму множественного числа с помощью окончания -s, которое произносится как [z] после звонких согласных и гласных и как [s] после глухих согласных: rivers [z], counties [z], ships [s]. 2 Некоторые исчисляемые существительные образуют форму множественного числа не по правилам: man - men (мужчина - мужчины; человек - люди), woman - women (женщина - женщины) child - children (ребенок — дети), aircraft - aircraft (самолет — самолеты), sheep - sheep (овца - овцы) |
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Exercises
8 Make two pairs as in the example: a product – products, the product - the products
country, county, city, nation, variety, area, type, car, port, river, note, centre, factory, decline, ship
9 Read and translate the words, mark with a tick (✓) uncountable nouns:
agriculture, example, product, flour, wheat, potato, livestock, development,, capital, wool, iron, steel, barley, source, monarchy
10 Write down the English equivalents:
текстильная промышленность, легкая промышленность, угольная промышленность, химическая промышленность, электротехническая промышленность, авиационная промышленность, швейная промышленность, тяжелое машиностроение, судостроение, аэрокосмическая промышленность
11 Make a few sentences with the following words:
the capital of, a city, a county, a river, in the past, in recent times, at present, at the present time, for instance, for example, the (River) Thames, The North Sea
12 Find the answers to the following questions in the text:
(1) What industries were developed in England in the past?
(2) What industries are developed in the UK at present?
(3) Are high technology industries now developed more
than heavy engineering?
(4) How much land is dedicated to agriculture?
(5) How many people are engaged in agriculture?
(6) What are the most popular crops in the UK?
(7) What are the most popular types of livestock in the UK?
13 Match the geographical names and industries:
Liverpool coal industrial
Manchester textile industry
Birmingham production of machinery and cars
Glasgow clothing industry
Leeds shipbuilding industry
Newcastle flour milling
the county of Lancashire iron and steel production
the Midlands textile manufacturing