Unit 10. Industry

Warming-up activity

I. What industries do you know? Name them.

3. Read the text “Industrial activity and location” on pp.144-145 and explain the following notions in your own words:

primary sector

secondary sector

tertiary sector

industrial revolution

pre-industrial stage

post-industrial period

IV. Characterize our country using the notions from the previous exercise.

5. Look at the map and try to fill it in:

Economic geography deals with ……..

is studied by …….

studies

1…….. 2 …….. 3 …….. 4 ……… 5 ……… 6 ……..

Now read the text “Economic geographers” on pp. 151-152 and check your answers.

VI. Read the text “Manufacturing industry” on pp.158-159 and point out the link words.

VII. These are the words from the text. Some of them express the main idea of the text, but some have got general meaning. Look through the words and identify the ones connected with the main ideas and justify your choice (you can add more words).

raw materials

processing industries

finished products

basic material

to cut costs

integrated iron and steel plants

imported materials

horizontal organization

rapidly

household names

VIII. Using the main words make up a map on the text.

IX. Do the exercise “Oral Practice” on pp.165-168.

X. Industrial change is connected with a new phenomenon – globalization. Some people think it is good, but some are against it. Work in groups and think of pros and cons. Compare them. What do you personally think about it?

Read an example of globalization – “Integration and globalization” pp.159-160 and answer the questions after the text. Think of your own example.

XI. Do the exercise “Vocabulary review” on pp.164-165.

XII. Do the exercise 2 on p.170 with the help of web-search. You can choose any country you like. Present the material you will find. Do not forget to name the web sites you will visit!

Unit 14. Europe

Warming-up activity

1. What part of the world is called Europe?

II. Make the quiz “How good do you know Europe?”

1. What is the political system in Great Britain?

1. Federal Republic

2. Democracy

3. Monarchy

1. Which country did have an election in September?

1. Russia

2. Germany

3. The Ukraine

1. How many countries are there in the European Union?

1. 25

2. 30

3. 50

1. The membership of which country is being discussed in the European Union?

1. The Ukraine

2. Russia

3. Greece

1. What currency unites Europe?

1. Deutch mark DM

2. Dollar $

3. Euro €

1. Where were the latest summer Olympic Games?

1. Greece

2. Turkey

3. The USA

1. Who won the election in Germany in 2005?

1. Angela Merkel

2. Gerhard Shroder

3. Jacques Chirac

1. What country suffered from bomb explosion in June 2005?

1. Greece

2. Italy

3. Great Britain

NB!!! Pay special attention to the pronunciation of the countries

Portugal Spain France Switzerland Italy Slovenia Croatia Bosnia Herzegovina Serbia Montenegro Macedonia Albania Greece Bulgaria Romania Moldova Hungary Austria

/’po:t∫ugl/ /spein/ /fra:ns/ /’switzələnd/ /’itəli/ /sləu’vi:niə/ /krəu’ei∫ə/ /’bazniə/ /’hз:tsəgə’vi:nə/ /’sə:bjə/ /’monti’ni:grəu/ /’mæsi’dəunjə/ /æl’beniə/ /gri:s/ /bal’geəriə/ /ru’meniə/ /mal’dəuvə/ /’haŋgəri/ /’ostriə/

Czech Republic Germany Belgium Netherlands (Holland) Great Britain Ireland Iceland Norway Denmark Sweden Finland Estonia Latvia Lithuania Poland Belarus Ukraine Russia Slovakia

/’t∫ek ri’pablik/ /’dzз:məni/ /’beldzəm/ /’neðələndz/ /’greit ‘britn/ /’aiələnd/ /’aislənd/ /’no:wei/ /’denma:k/ /’swi:dn/ /’finlənd/ /e’stəuniə/ /’lætviə/ /’liθju’eniə/ /’pəulənd/ /bi’elə’ru:s/ /ju:’krein/ /’ra∫ə/ /sləu’va:kiə/

7. Read the text on pp. 204-205 “Europe has maritime conditions” and explain the meaning of the word “maritime”.

VIII.Translate the words and the expressions:

• Благоприятствовать

• Граница

• Граничить

• Течение

• Сирокко

• Часто рассматриваемая проблема

• Ни одна из них не лежит на большой площади

• 4 языка заменили один скандинавский язык

• высокий жизненный уровень

• восходить (к истокам, к прошлому)

8. Answer the questions after the text on p. 205.

NATIONALITIES

Form a nationality from a country according to the example:

1. Italy Italian

Asia Asian

Australia ___________

Indonesia ___________

Russia ___________

Scandinavia ___________

Argentina Argentinian

Brazil ___________

Canada ___________

Egypt ___________

Norway Norwegian

2. Africa African

America __________

Venezuela __________

3. Denmark Danish

Finland Finnish

Spain _________

Sweden _________

Turkey __________

Britain __________

Scotland __________

4. Japan Japanese

Portugal Portuguese

China __________

Sudan __________

5. Holland Dutch

Ireland Irish

Wales Welsh

9. Scan the text on pp. 207-209 and guess a nationality. Describe its features to your groupmates. Let them guess what nationality you mean.

10. Answer the questions on p. 208.

11. Look through the following idea and comment upon them (agree or disagree). Compare your comments with the text on pp.209-210 “Europe together and apart” and put the following sentences in the right logical order.

1. Although the European nations are different, the divisions between them are disappearing.

2. Each nation had its own language and way of getting money.

3. Food, raw materials and manufactured goods are the ones that unite the European countries.

4. The transportation system is very developed in Western Europe.

5. The Roman Empire was the first to try to create one European unity, first of all through the Latin language.

6. It is possible to create the United States of Europe.

IX. Do the exercises on pp. 211-213.