Ex. 1. Answer the following questions:
1. What is the capital of Great Britain? Where is it situated? How many bridges are there across the Thames?
London is the capital of Great Britain. London is situated on both sides of the Thames. There are fourteen bridges across the Thames.
2. Where are the Government offices situated?
The Government offices are situated in Whitehall.
Ex. 2. Look through the text and explain:
1. The difference between: The British Isles, Great Britain, Britain, the United Kingdom and England.
Though Britain, or Great Britain, is often used as a name for the country as a whole, it is, in fact, the name of the larger of the British Isles, and Comprises England, Wales, and Scotland. The other big island, which lies to the West of Great Britain, is Ireland comprising North¬ern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. The following shorter names are also correct: The United Kingdom (informally the UK), Great Britain, and Britain.
2. What each of the following stands for: the “money”, the “goods”, the “hands”, the “lungs” of London.
The “money” is the City of London, the “goods” is the West End of London,
Ex. 3. Write down and translate parts 3, 7 and 8 of the text.
3. London has many faces'. There is the West End with its famous shops and hotels. It's the finest part of London." In the West End there are theatres, cinemas, museums, picture galleries, long streets of fine shops and many big houses. There are beautiful parks, too.
The Houses of Parliament, Whitehall, Downing Street are all in the West End. Whitehall is the street where all the Government offices are. It is the heart of the government of Great Britain.
У Лондона много лиц. Вест Энд со своими знаменитыми магазинами и отелями. Это самая прекрасная часть Лондона. В Вест Энде находятся театры,
7. Stock Exchange. It is the place where professional brokers buy and sell stocks, bonds and other securities of the big commercial firms. The Stock Exchange is an important part of the financial machinery of the country.
Royal Exchange. At one time the building was used as a meeting place for the City merchants. Now it is no longer used commercially, the building houses the offices of several insurance companies.
Фондовая биржа. Это место, где профессиональные брокеры покупают и продают акции, облигации и другие ценные бумаги больших коммерческих фирм.
8. Bank of England. The Bank of England is in Threadneedle Street. The Bank's other name is "The Old Lady of Threadneedle Street". Old Lady refers to its traditional conservatism in financial matters. The name of the street comes from "to thread a needle". In olden times it was a tailors' street.
The proper name for the Houses of Parliament is the Palace of Westminster. The building of the Palace of Westminster is the seat of the British Parliament. The British Parliament has two Houses (Chambers): The House of Lords and the House of Commons. Used figuratively, Westminster stands for the British Parliament.
Английский государственный банк. Английский государственный банк находится на Треднидл стрит. Другое название банка – «Старая дама с Треднидл стрит». Старая дама относится к своему традиционному
Variant III
I. Translate into Russian.
1. When did you write to your parents last time?
Когда ты последний раз писал своим родителям?
2. I’m not sure I shall find him at the hotel.
Я не уверена, что найду его в отеле.
II. Join the two parts of sentences.
1. We watch TV every Monday.
2. We watched TV an hour ago.
III. Fill in the verbs in the correct tense forms.
1. Somebody stole the money from Dad’s pocket while he (sleep).
Somebody stole the money from Dad’s pocket while he was sleeping.
2. The weather is nice today, but it (be) bad yesterday.
The weather is nice today, but it was bad yesterday.
IV. Make the sentences negative and interrogative.
1. You study English.
Negative: You don’t study English.
Interrogative: Do you study English?
2. He went for a walk in the valley an hour ago.
Negative: He didn’t go for a walk in the valley an hour ago.
Interrogative: Did he go for a walk in the valley an hour ago?
V. Translate into English.
1. Почему ты плачешь? Что-нибудь случилось?
Why are you crying? Something happened?
2. Мы проведем выходные в деревне.
We shall spend the weekend in the village.
