Exercise 91. Listen, repeat and read.

The North Sea,

the Highlands,

the Lowlands,

the Southern Uplands,

Ben Nevis,

 Loch Ness,

a kilt,

clans,

tartan,

the bagpipes,

Aberdeen,

the oil rigs.

Exercise 95. Read the conversation between the guide and tourists. Put the sentences in the correct order (1−10). Then listen to check the order.

Hello! I’m your guide. I’ll show you around Scotland this week. Have you got any questions?

Hello!

Hello! What will we visit first?

We’re going to Edinburgh first. It’s the cultural centre and the capital of Scotland. On Sunday, we’ll take part in a Festival of Music and Drama.

Oh! A festival! That sounds amazing! I can’t wait to hear the bagpipes. Will the Grand Parade take place tomorrow?

Yes, it will be tomorrow. Every year the Grand Parade takes place with over 3,500 musicians, singers, bands and dancers from all over the world. All of them will be in their national costume.

Fantastic! Where can we watch the Parade?

They will parade through the city streets. It will be not far from your hotel.

OK! Let’s go to the hotel!

Exercise 104. Listen, repeat and remember the tongue twisters.

I thought, I thought of thinking of thanking you.

If you understand, say “understand”.

If you don’t understand, say “don’t understand”.

But if you understand and say “don’t understand”,

how do I understand that you understand?

Understand!?

Section 6. What do you know about famous British people?

Exercise 118. Listen to three dialogues and match each dialogue with one of the photographs.

Dialogue 1

Sophie, do you have a favourite person?

Yes, she is a well-known actress.

Who is she?

Try to guess, she has taken part in a lot of different international film festivals.

Has she got any awards?

Of course, she has received multiple awards.

Has she starred in any popular films?

Yes, she had the lead role in Titanic.

Oh, I think it is Kate Winslet, isn’t it?

You’re right!

Dialogue 2

Mark, do you have a favourite person?

Yes, he is a famous driver.

Why do you like him?

He is a talented sportsman. In school he played football, drove a kart and studied karate.

What is he famous for?

He is the youngest ever Formula One World Champion. He is a racing driver for McLaren.

Oh, maybe it is Lewis Hamilton?

Yes, it’s him!

Dialogue 3

Do you have a favourite person, Judy?

Yes, I do.

Is it a he or a she?

She is a strong woman.

What is she famous for?

She was the first British astronaut.

Oh, she must be really brave!

Yes, to become an astronaut she beat 13,000 other candidates.

Does she have any awards?

Yes, she has the Order of the British Empire and a British school is named.after her.

Ok, I think she is Helen Sharman

Yes, you are right.  

Exercise 122. Listen, repeat and read the tongue twister.

Elizabeth’s birthday is on the third Thursday of this month.

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