Word List

to dream of smth. ― мріяти про

to go climbing ― займатися альпінізмом

to face the problem ― зіткнутися з проблемою

leisure ― дозвілля

to spend time outdoors ― проводити час на свіжому повітрі

to have an excellent opportunity ― мати пречудову нагоду

to have a bite ― під’їсти

normally ― звичайно

in any case ― у будь-якому разі

unfortunately ― на жаль

time flies quickly ― час впливає швидко

to be looking forward to ― нетерпляче очікувати

without observing ― брутально поводячи себе за столом

Exercise 2. Complete the sentences

1. Not everybody likes … .

2. Many people dream of … .

3. Other people like … .

4. We all have to face … .

5. At our leisure time we … .

6. At the weekend I usually… .

7. But unfortunately … .

Exercise 3. Agree or disagree with the following statements:

1.Many people think about holidays in May.

2. Not everybody likes winter holidays.

3. At the weekend I usually prefer to rest.

4. As a rule, we try to spend most of the time in doors.

5. At our leisure time we go to the University.

6. In winter we like to stay at home.

7. In summer and spring picnics are popular with undergraduates.

Exercise 4. Ask questions to get these answers:

1.They begin to make plans.

2. Not everybody likes winter holidays.

3. It is important for us to have a rest after hard work.

4. We are fond of picnics.

5. Sometimes my friends and I go to the museum or art exhibition.

6. Time flies very quickly at the weekend, and the next Monday morning comes.

Exercise 5. Put the sentences of the text into the logical order. Retell the text.

1. I don’t like to get up early and at the weekend I wake up late.

2. Monday morning comes, and I’m looking forward to my next days off.

3. I think it is important for us to rest after hard work.

4. We are fond of picnics chiefly because we have an excellent opportunity to admire the beauty of nature and have a bite without observing table manners.

5. Even if we all have different ideas about an ideal holiday, we all have to face two problems: time and money.

6. Some people like to spend their holidays with a lot of other people, others prefer to go on their own.

Supplementary Reading

heir ― наследник • спадкоємець

abdication ― отречение • зречення

enthusiasm ― увлечение • захоплення

to make one’s broadcast ― выступать в радиопередаче • виступати у радіопередачі

duke ― герцог • герцог

to crown― короновать • коронувати

signify ― выражать • виражати

monarchy ― монархия • монархія

annual ― годовой • річний

widespread ― распространенный • розповсюджений

keen promoter ― ярый защитник • завзятий захисник

mass media ― средства массовой информации • засоби масової інформації

commitment ― приверженность • прихільність

Read the texts, give a summary and discuss them.

The Royal Family

At preset the British royal family is headed by Queen Elizabeth. When the Queen was born on the 21^st of April 1926, he grandfather, King George V, was on the throne and her uncle was his heir. The death of her grandfather and the abdication of her uncle brought her father to the throne as King George VI.

As a child she studied constitutional history and law as well as art and music. In addition she learned to ride and acquired her enthusiasm for horses. As she grew older she began to take part in public life, making her first broadcast at the age of 14.

The marriage of the young Princess Elizabeth to Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh took place in November 1947. She came to the throne after her father’s death in 1952 and was crowned in Westminster Abbey in June 1953.

Among Queen Elizabeth’s many duties are Commonwealth, whose interests and welfare are very important to her. The Queen has done much to signify the formalities of the monarchy, including allowing the BBC to take a documentary film about the day of the royal family. She also started the tradition of the “walkabout”, an informal feature of an otherwise formal royal visit, when she walks among the public crowds and stops to talk to some people.

The annual Christmas broadcast made by the Queen on radio and television has become a traditional and popular feature of the season, and there were widespread celebrations and special programmes of events in 1977 to mark her Silver Jubilee.

The Queen’s husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, was born in 1926 and served in the Royal Navy. He takes a great deal of interest in industry, in the achievements of young people (he founded Duke Edinburgh’s Award Scheme in 1956) and in saving wild animals from extinction.

The Queen’s heir is Charles, the Prince of Wales, who was born in 1948, married Lady Diana Spencer and has two children, Prince William and Prince Harry. The Prince of Wales is well-knows as a keen promoter of British interests.

In recent years he has become outspoken on such controversial topics as modern architecture, violence in films and television, and standard of English teaching in schools. His wife Diana, the Princess of Wales (often called in mass media Princess Di), has won the affection of many people by her modesty, shyness and beauty. She is one of the most popular members of the Royal Family.

The Queen’s other children are Princess Anne (born in1950), Prince Andrew (born in 1960) and Prince Edward (born in 1964). Anne, Princess Royal, has acquired a reputation for being arrogant, but in recent years has become quite popular with the general public.

She is widely known for her interest in horses and horse-racing. She is now the president of the Save the Children Fund, Chancellor of the University of London and carries out many public engagements.

Prince Andrew, Duke of York, served as a helicopter pilot in the Royal Navy. In 1986 he married Miss Sarah Ferguson (Fergie, for short) and has two daughters. Prince Edward is keen on the theatre. This interest began while he was at university. He has quit the Royal Marines, and is now pursuing a career with a theatrical company.

The Queen Mother, the widow of the lake King George VI, celebrated her ninety birthday in 1990 and continued to carry out many public engagements every year. The Queen’s only sister, Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, in one the most unconventional members of the royal family. She is well-known for her charity work, including her support for Barbados, the Girl Guides Association, and the St. John Ambulance Brigade.

(from “Monarchy in Britain”)