At the Football Match

Nick: The stadium is full today.

Bob: How many people do you think there are?

Tom: There are thousands of people here.

Nick: There are at least 50 thousand people.

Bob: Look! Caps. Let’s buy them.

Tom: That’s a good idea!

Nick: OK. Buy them quicker, please. Let’s watch the game.

Bob: Yes, look, the score is nil-nil (0:0). Can our team score a goal?

Tom: Look! Our forward has got the ball. He is running to the Brazilian goal. The Brazilian defender is next to him. Can he stop our forward? Our forward is in front of their goal. He is going to shoot. He shoots.

Nick: And it’s a goal!

Bob: It’s a goal!

Tom: England scored.

Nick: The score is one-nil (1:0). Our team is winning! The referee is blowing his whistle. That’s the end of the game.

Ex.13. Найдите в венгерском кроссворде 9 слов по теме «Спорт и здоровый образ жизни».

T	A	U	W	V	R	C	O	M	Y
X	A	T	Z	I	E	C	O	P	M
S	U	M	H	P	N	U	R	E	C
E	P	P	A	L	S	N	D	T	I
R	Z	O	W	T	E	X	E	M	T
B	I	T	U	V	E	T	Q	R	I
C	O	E	H	D	A	U	I	J	O
A	A	R	I	G	X	W	R	C	N
K	C	Q	L	J	O	G	E	R	S
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UNIT TWELVE THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

VOCABULARY

to cover to mix up with

a valley to deal with

to connect to go sightseeing

a rapid carefully

common a reason

to set (aside) a desert, semidesert

the Great Seal similar

to represent

a branch

an arrow

a desire

an ability

an honour

Ex.1. a) Прочитайте и переведите текст. Выберите подходящие заголовки для каждого абзаца.

1) Four Parts of the UK 2) The Territory of the British Isles 3) The Flag of the UK 4) Economics of the UK 5) The Population of the UK 6) The Surface of Great Britain 7) The Head of the State

b) Перескажите текст, используя следующие фразы:

1.The title of the text is… 2. The text is about… 3. The text covers such points as… 4. It should be underlined that… 5. In conclusion, I may say that… 6. To my mind… In my opinion…

THE USA

The United States of America is the fourth largest country in the world in area. It covers a large territory of about 9,400,000 square kilometers in the central and southern part of North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west. It also includes Alaska in the northwestern part of North America and Hawaii far out in the Pacific Ocean. The United States of America borders Canada in the north, and Mexico in the south. The United States is often called the US, the USA, or America.

One can’t describe the country without mentioning its surface. The USA can be divided into three main regions: the Appalachians in the east, the plain in the central part, the Cordilleras including the Rocky Mountains, Sierra Nevada, and the dry Californian Valley between them in the west. Many rivers are flowing through the country, such as the swiftest Columbia and Colorado, the longest Mississippi with its main tributaries, the Missouri and the Ohio. The northeastern part of the USA comprises the region of the five Great Lakes (Superior, Huron, Michigan, Erie, and Ontario) connected by natural channels which are cut by rapids (the greatest one – the Niagara Falls).

The USA is rich in natural resources. It has vast areas of fertile soil, an abundant water supply, and large areas of forests. There are also large deposits of minerals, such as coal, iron ore, natural gas, etc.

The United States is the third largest country in the world in population (about 250 million people). About 94 per cent of the people were born in the United States. The largest foreign-born groups are Mexicans, Germans, Canadians, Italians, British, and Cubans. The US has never had an official language, but English has always been the main language spoken in the country. Emigrants from the British Isles, including the nation’s founders, spoke English. Spanish is the second most common language in the USA.

The US consists of 50 states and the District of Columbia. The District of Columbia is a piece of land set aside by the federal government for the nation’s capital, Washington, D.C. The United States has a federal system of government with the President at the head.

The national symbols of the USA include the American flag and the Great Seal. There are 50 stars on the American flag symbolizing 50 states of the USA, and 13 stripes representing 13 original states. On the one side of the Great Seal, there is an eagle holding an olive branch and arrows, which are symbolizing a desire for peace and the ability to wage a war. On the reverse side, there is the Eye of Providence, representing God, and a pyramid dated 1776.

Ex.2. Составьте «паспорт» страны, заполнив следующие пункты:

· name

· situation (+oceans)

· the main geographical parts

· capital

· national symbols

· rivers

· language

· the main cities

· government

· head of state

Ex.3. Согласитесь или опровергните следующие утверждения. Аргументируйте свой ответ.

1. The United States of America is the third largest country in the world in area.

2. The United States of America borders Canada in the south.

3. The USA is divided into three main regions.

4. The Columbia is the longest river.

5. The USA is rich in natural resources.

6. The population of the USA is about 250 million people.

7. English has always been the main language spoken in the country.

8. The United States has a federal system of government with the King at the head.

Ex.4. Прочитайте и переведите текст.

WASHINGTON D.C.

The first President of the USA George Washington, in whose honour the city was named, chose the place for the capital between the states of Virginia and Maryland, on the Potomac River not far from the Atlantic Ocean. The City itself forms the District of Columbia abbreviated into D.C. The name of the capital is always used with this abbreviation not to be mixed up with another Washington, a state on the Pacific Coast.

Washington, D.C. is like no other city of the USA. New York is a centre of finance, shopping, fun; New Orleans deals with cotton; Chicago will sell you wheat and cattle. But Washington’s only industry is government. The White House where the US President lives and works, the Capitol, the home of the US Congress and the Supreme Court are all in Washington, D.C. About three-quarters of the population in Washington, D.C. are wholly or indirectly involved in the administrative machine and the general process of government.

If you go sightseeing in Washington, D.C. your attention will be attracted not only by such famous buildings, as the Capitol, the White House, but also by the Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial, the Thomas Jefferson Memorial, the Smithsonian Institute, etc.

Washington, D.C. is not the largest city in the United States, but it is one of the most beautiful and unusual cities in the country, the first carefully planned capital in the world.

Ex.5. Найдите в текстах английские эквиваленты для следующих слов и выражений.

четвертая по занимаемой площади страна в мире, охватывает, простираясь, далеко в, не упоминая, может быть разделена, между ними, ее главные притоки, естественные каналы, пороги, природные ресурсы, плодородная почва, огромные залежи, железная руда, основатели нации, отведенный, с президентом во главе, звезды, полосы, оливковая ветвь, стрелы, огромное желание, способность вести войну, на обратной стороне, недалеко от, чтобы не перепутать, не похож ни на какой другой город, пшеница, крупный рогатый скот, Верховный Суд, Капитолий, три четверти населения, процесс управления, посещение достопримечательностей, внимание будет привлечено, необычные города, тщательно планируемый.

Ex.6. a) Найдите в текстах синонимы для следующих слов:

biggest, stretching, to comprise, chief, district, quickest, great, wish, well-known, nice;

b) Найдите в текстах антонимы для следующих слов:

smallest, in the east, in the north, wet, slowest, shortest, artificial, poor, always, peace, near, buy, directly, usual.

Ex.7. Заполните пропуски подходящими по смыслу словами. Первая буква слова дана вам в помощь.

1. The USA e… from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west. 2. The USA c… the fourth largest territory in the world. 3. The USA b… Mexico in the south. 4. We should mention the s… of the country. 5. Many rivers are f… through the country. 6. The natural channels are cut by r…. 7. There is vast area of f… soil in the USA. 8. He speaks Spanish, the second most c… language in the USA. 9. The piece of land, set a… by the federal government for the nation’s capital, is between the states of Virginia and Maryland. 10. There are thirteen s… on the American flag.

Ex.8. Работая в парах, сделайте краткий доклад о любой достопримечательности Вашингтона. Используйте дополнительный материал, наглядность.

Ex.9. Вставьте артикли, где необходимо.

1. … biggest river in … United States is … Mississippi. 2. The US is … highly developed industrial and agricultural country. 3. Stretching from … Atlantic to … Pacific Ocean … USA borders upon … Canada in … North and upon … Mexico in … South. 4. …Washington is like no other city of … USA. 5. … Rocky Mountains are considered to be young. 6. In... west of... USA there is another lake called …Great Salt Lake. 7. … New York is … centre of finance, of shipping, of fun. 8. …area of …USA is much larger than that of … Western Europe.

Ex.10. a) Прочитайте и переведите диалог.

b) Составьте аналогичный диалог. Обсудите климат США и Великобритании.