1.Learn the new words:
an island......................................................................... остров
the British Isles................................................................ Британские острова
Ireland............................................................................. Ирландия
England.......................................................................... Англия
Wales............................................................................... Уэльс
Scotland.......................................................................... Шотландия
to make up....................................................................... составлять, образовывать
a surface.......................................................................... поверхность
flat................................................................................... плоский, ровный
mild................................................................................. мягкий
damp............................................................................... сырой, влажный
a thunderstorm................................................................ гроза
on the average................................................................. в среднем
sheep-farming.................................................................. овцеводческий
a highly developed power................................................ высоко-развитая держава
machinery........................................................................ машинное оборудование
a vessel............................................................................ судно, корабль
to import.......................................................................... ввозить, импортировать
raw materials................................................................... сырье
cotton.............................................................................. хлопчатобумажный
a constitutional monarchy............................................... конституционная монархия
commercial...................................................................... коммерческий
a queen............................................................................ королева
a chamber....................................................................... палата
the House of Lords.......................................................... Палата Лордов
the House of Commons.................................................... Палата Общин
hereditary........................................................................ наследственный
Conservative.................................................................... Консервативная
Labour............................................................................ Лейбористская
Social-Liberal.................................................................. Социально-Либеральная
2.Practise the pronunciation of these words:
Ireland ['aiqlqnd]; Wales [werlz]; Scotland ['skOtlqnd]; Severn ['sevq(r)n]; Thames [temz]; Bimingham ['bWmiNqm]; Sheffield ['SefJld]; Manchester ['mxntSistq]; Liverpool ['livqpHl]; London ['lAndqn]; Glazgow['glRsgou]
3.Read these internationalisms and guess their meanings:
Continent, area, kilometers, communist, democratic, export, import, industry, materials, cotton, centre, textile.
4.Give the words from which these adjectives are formed with the help of the suffixes –able, -ish:
-able: changeable, adaptable, preferable, preventable, profitable.
-ish: Scottish, boyish, childish, greenish, oldish.
5.Memorize word-building patterns (v + -ion, -tion, -ation, -fication, -sion,
-ssion), and point out the suffixes in the following words:
Construction, education, specialization, reputation, creation, co-operation, adaptation, prevention, mobilization, preservation, formation, production, industrialization, population, election, division, constitution, electrification, session, mission, humiliation.
6.Match the nouns in list A with the nouns in list B to make compound nouns.
| A | B |
| Hotel Food Raw Tourist sea pen | products room attraction materials friend port |
7.Read the text, paying special attention to new words.