ACTIVE VOCABULARY - раздел Философия, Read and translate the text. Make up a story about yourself
Political And Economic The Governmental Part Of London
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political and economic the governmental part of London
commercial centre historic associations
financial centre to be crowned
geographical centre outstanding
traditionally to be buried
to be divided into across the road from
the City the Houses of Parliament
Westminster (Abbey, Palace) the seat of the British Parliament
the West End/the East End the Clock Tower
to belong to big hour bell
numerous banks Buckingham Palace
the Stock Exchange the official residence
the Old Bailey the symbol of wealth and luxury
within the City splendid houses
St Paul's Cathedral lovely gardens
the Tower of London belonging to wealthy people
to be founded Trafalgar Square
by Julius Caesar to be named in memory of
by William the Conqueror Admiral Nelson's victory
to be used as a fortress in the battle of Trafalgar
a royal palace in the middle of the square
prison on the north side of
II. Answer the questions to the text and try to retell it :
1. What is the capital of Great Britain ?
2. What is its population ?
3. What parts is it traditionally divided into ?
4. What is the heart of London ?
5. What state institutions are situated there ?
6. Do any people live in the City ?
7. What is the most striking ancient building within the City ?
8. When was it built? Whom was it built by ?
9. Whom was the Tower of London founded by ?
10. When was it rebuilt and by whom ?
11. What was it used as ?
12. What is the governmental part of London ?
13. What building has more historic associations than any other one?
14. What is it famous for ?
15. Who is buried here ?
16. What is Westminster Palace known for ?
17. Where is the official residence of the Queen ?
18. What can you say about the West End ?
19. Can you compare it to the East End of London ?
20. What is the geographical centre of London ?
21. In memory of what event was it named ?
22. Where are the National Gallery and the National Portrait Gallery
Text B MY BIOGRAPHY Now I d like to tell you some words about myself My name is Ivanova Anna I am a... II Read text B Translate it and write out the key words and... II Read and translate text B Compose a story about your hobby...
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Text A: ABOUT MYSELF
To start with, I should say that it is not an easy thing to speak about myself as it is hard to have a look at yourself from aside but at the same time who knows you better than you
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to introduce smb to smb to be a well-educated man
to be named after smb a person with a broad outlook
to be proud of smb/smth to appreciate smth
to be born the achievemen
Text B: MY BIOGRAPHY
Now I'd like to tell you some words about myself. My name is Ivanova Anna. I am a first-year student of the faculty of Philology, the department of Journalism, group N14.
I
Text A: MY FAMILY.
I am Alex Lebedev. Alex is my first name and Lebedev is my surname. I am seventeen years old. I want to tell you a few words about my family. My family is large. I have got a mother
Text B: ABOUT MY FAMILY
Our family is not very large. I have got a mother, a father, a brother and a sister. We all live together in a new flat in one of the industrial
districts of Kursk.
My father Igor
Text C: BRITISH FAMILIES
British families are usually small. An average family consists of a mother, a father and two or three children. No one is really sure how it is possible to have four children. It is
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the best kind of smth to collect stamps
a well-paid hobby to be informative
an ideal situation to fade away
not always found in real life to move on to co
Text B: DIFFERENT HOBBIES.
Hobbies differ like tastes. If you have chosen a hobby according to your character and taste you are a lucky person because your life becomes more interesting.
Hobbies are
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according to to be housed in
to be lucky world famous collections
to be divided into to start in a small way
the most popular of with one or two items
Text B: MY WEEK DAYS
A person's schedule depends on his or her type of activity, and is organized accordingly. It is rather flexible, and can be changed any time, if necessary. I will try to give you a
Text A: MY DAY OFF
Most people in our country work five days a week but students and pupils work six days. They have only one day off. It is Sunday.
I like this day very much. You needn't hur
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day off to go wherever you like
week-end later than usual
hobby to air the room
to enjoy smb's days off to go to the country
to make plans to go for a walk
Text B: HOW I SPEND MY FREE TIME
Unfortunately I have not much free time this year that is why I have done my best to spend it wisely. As you know, there are a lot of opportunities of spending free time. When I have some free time
Text A: KURSK STATE UNIVERSITY.
I am a first-year-student of Kursk State University. This institution of higher education was established in 1934. There were only two faculties in it: the faculty of History and that of the Russia
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to be a first-year student the Principal /a Vice-Principal
Kursk State University to be in charge of tuition
institution of higher edu- research work
cati
Text B: OUR UNIVERSITY
Our University is one of the largest and oldest institutions of higher education in our country. There are about 18,000 students at the University. At present the University has the
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to have a post-graduate course a wide range of subjects
Extramural Department including fiction and current peri-
to get higher education odicals
necessar
Text C: THE OLDEST BUT YOUNG AT HEART
Kursk State University is one of the leading Universities in the Central Black-Soil region. It was founded in 1934, but the history of the university dates back to the 18th century when
T e x t C: THE FACULTY OP PHYSICS AND MATHEMATICS
The faculty of Physics and Mathematics trains specialists for different branches of industry and research laboratories, and teachers for secondary schools, technical secondary schoo
Text B: THE FACULTY OF PEDAGOGY AND PSYCHOLOGY
Our faculty of Pedagogy and Psychology is quite new compared to the other ones of our University. It got its new name in 2004. Before that it was called the faculty of Primary Educa
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in a rapidly changing world numerous others multinational and multicultural unfortunately barriers keep falling agriculture to mix to be in a rather poor state to re
T e x t B : KURSK – OUR NATIVE TOWN
Kursk is one of the ancient Russian towns. It is situated in a picturesque spot just in the heart of the Central Black Soil Zone of the Russian Federation. It is very important for
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ancient an unknown author
to be situated, in a high-patriotic note
in a picturesque spot suburbs
in the heart of in the forest-steppe zone
the Ce
Text C: IN THE VERY HEART OF RUSSIA
Kursk is situated in the very heart of Russia. It is a big cultural and industrial regional centre in the Russian Federation. It supports a population of more than 1
Text A: GREAT BRITAIN
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is situated on the British Isles. The British Isle
CONTENTS
Unit 1.
Text A: About myself……………………………………………………3
Text B: My biography……………………………………………………5
Unit 2.
Text A: My family……………………………………………………….6
Text B: Abo
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