2. Комплект материалов для оценки уровня освоения умений и знаний

2.1. Задание 1

Проверяемые результаты: У1, З1

Тема 2 The Russian Federation.

Answer the questions:

1. What is your Motherland?

2. What is the official name of Russia?

3. What is the size of Russia?

4. What seas and oceans is Russia washed by?

5. What is the climate of Russia?

6. Whatisthe capital of Russia?

7. What mineral recourses are there in Russia?

8. What is the flora and fauna of Russia?

9. Describe the political system of our country.

Тема 3- Moscow

a) You are the Moscow mayor, you’ve got much money for improvement of the city. What will you spend the money for? Why?

b) There is a new monument to Peter the Great by Tseretely, the architect, in Moscow. Do you like it? What famous people would you like to erect a monument to? What famous people will you name the streets after? Why?

c)Answer the following questions without looking into the text:

1.When was Moscow founded?

2.Who it was founded by?

3.Where was it situated?

4.What did Moscow look like in the 12^th century?

5.Moscow was walled in 1156, wasn’t it?

6.Why was it walled?

7.What was its economical and political development due to?

8.When was the city raised?

9.How long did it pay tribute to the Tatar Khans?

10.When did it rise against the Tatar rulers?

11.When did it grow stronger and become the capital of the state of Moscovy?

12.Its rulers continued to erect ramparts and fortifications, didn’t they?

13.How many walls and what walls had Moscow during the reign of Boris Godunov?

14.What was it guarded by in the South, East and West?

15.Where did streets radiated from?

16.What was the town divided into?

17.What was “sotni” and “slobodi” look like?

18.What were the foreigners who visited Moscow delighted with?

19.Was Moscow destroyed during the invasion of Napoleon?

20.How soon was it rebuilt?

D) Make up sentences with the following words and expressions:

1.during the Tatar invasion, was razed, the city, in the 13^th century.

2.was due largely to, its subsequent economic and political development, its favourable geographic position, self-governed settlements, the town itself, was divided into, or districts.

Тема 4-The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

a) Answer the following questions:

1. Where is the UK situated?

2. What two islands does the UK consist of?

3. What seas, oceans, straits and channels is the UK surrounded by?

4. What is the busiest river in the UK?

5. The Severn is the longest river in Great Britain, isn’t it?

6. Where is the Lake District situated?

7. What two main regions is Great Britain subdivided into?

8. What is the highest mountain in Great Britain?

9. What is the most characteristic feature of the weather in Britain?

10. Is the UK one of the most densely populated countries in the world? What is the density of the population in the UK?

11. What big sea ports are there in the UK?

b) Agree or disagree with the following statements:

1. Great Britain has a very favourable geographical location.

2. The UK consists of 3 countries.

3. The UK is separated from the continent by the Irish Sea.

4. England has the highest mountains in the world.

5. The climate of the UK has rather striking differences between seasons.

6. The population in the UK mostly lives in Scotland.

7. Cambridge and Oxford are famous for their highly developed shipbuilding

industry.

8. GB is a great producer of textile.

c). Complete the following sentences:

1. Great Britain occupies the territory of …

2. In addition to these two islands, Great Britain includes…

3. The larger island, called…

4. In the northwest and west the country is surrounded by…

5. Ireland is separated from Great Britain by…

6. Geographically, the island of Great Britain is subdivided into…

7. England is separated from Scotland by…

d). Comment on the statements:

1. GB is an island country.

2. The UK has its own geographical features in its landscape.

3. There are many rivers in Great Britain.

4. Lake District is a beautiful part of Britain.