UNIT ONE.
ANNE MEETS HER CLASS
EXERCISES
The Professor put his notice on the college notice board: Professor Bateson will be unable to meet his classes tomorrow.
A bright young spark deleted the c from the word classes and, since the college was not coeducational, the notice raised many appreciative laughs.
But the Professor had the last word when he saw what had happened he rubbed off the first letter of lasses .
Speech patterns
Conditional Sentences
| 1 type (real) | Present/Future | conditional clause main clause If I am free, I will call you. , . conditional clause main clause If you behave, I will takeyou to the Zoo. , . |
| 2 type (unreal) | Present/Future | conditional clause main clause If I were free, I would call you. , . conditional clause main clause If you behaved, I would take you to the Zoo. , . |
Exercise I. Translate into English using the Speech Patterns:
A.
, . , . , . , . , , . , - . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , ?
. Translate into English using like/ dislike/ hate (the idea of doing something):
1. . 2. . 3. , ? 4. . 5. . -.
Exercise II. Write out of the text equivalents of the following words and word combinations and use them in the sentences of your own:
, ; ; ; ; ; ; (); ; ; , ; ; ; ; ; ; , ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; .
|
|
|
WAYS OF LOOKING
Exercise III. Put the words in the box into the correct sentences. Use each word once only and make the necessary changes in their tense-form:
| distinguish scrutinize glance peer | recognize watch stare peep | gaze notice catch someones eye observe | eye catch a glimpse of glare look at |
1. He had changed so much since I last saw him that I hardlyhim.
2. The young girl lovingly at the photograph of her boyfriend.
3. I only him so I cant really remember whether he was wearing a hat or not.
4. As my brother is colour-blind he finds it difficult to between green and blue.
5. the board, please! said the teacher.
6. She out of the window for a moment then carried on working.
7. The old man through the drawn curtains at his new neighbours.
8. The teacher (angrily) at the class. I'm asking you for the last time, who has broken the window? she roared.
9. He the figures very carefully before making any comment.
10. In Britain it is considered rude to at people.
11. The constable the young man suspiciously.
12. He through the thick fog trying to make out the number of the approaching bus.
13. I waved my hand to attract her attention, but she walked away without me.
14. Are you going to the film they advertised on TV tonight?
15. I wanted to order coffee, but the waiter was so busy that it was very difficult to
16. When I was a student in Italy, I used to spend a lot of time sitting in cafes. the way people used their hands when they spoke to one another.
Exercise IV. Match the words in the left-hand column with the definitions in the right-hand one. Make up your own sentences with these words.
| 1. To look | A. to give ones approval to smth. |
| 2. To stare | B. to ease the grief or trouble of smth. |
| 3. To gaze | C. suited to a particular situation |
| 4. to differ | D. smth. That gives comfort or advantage |
| 5. to agree | E. to fix the eyes in a steady intent look |
| 6. different | F. to into the company of |
| 7. to rest | G. to be unlike |
| 8. rest | H. to rely for support |
| 9. comfortable | I. not the same |
| 10. comfort | J. to refrain from work or activity |
| 11. convenient | K. to go faster than a walk |
| 12. convenience | L. freedom of outside control |
| 13. to run | M. something that is left over or behind |
| 14. to join | N. to exercise the power of vision upon |
| 15. to unite | O. free from pain, anxiety |
| 16. to depend | P. to look fixedly with wide-open eyes |
| 17. independence | Q. to put together to form a single unit |
Exercise V. Translate the following sentences into Russian/Ukrainian, commenting on the usage of words from Vocabulary Notes (p. 13-18):
A.
1.But really, dear, you do look great tonight! 2. She gave me that peculiar quiet look of hers and smiled timidly. 3. I dont want to look big, I said, but I am not afraid of Steelgrave, not even of a dozen guys like him. 4. It looks like were going to have a real trouble this time, said March and sighed heavily. 5. The house itself looked very, very old much older than one could have expected. 6. Miss Gonzales looked back at her slowly, levelly, and with a knife in her eyes. 7. I only ask one thing. Who was the black sheep in your family? She jerked away from me like a startled fawn and stared at me stony-faced. 8. A neat piece of painting, that one, isnt it? Mr. Oppenheimer looked at the picture lovingly, then cast a glance at me. Can gaze at it for hours on end. Never bothers me. It certainly has what I call fascination. 9. Look here, Pal! Youve got to be reasonable. We arent going to talk of any ten grand. She hasnt got it yet. But she has every reason in the world to look forward to getting really big money. 10. A reasonable being, you say, but looks like a centipede? You know, Ive been around in our Galaxy, and in some others, too. Strange looks have long stopped embarrassing me. 11. Of course, they differ from us, he went on impatiently. They differ from us in thousand ways. But we have got to take that for granted and find the way to understand them and make them understand us. This is at least one point we must agree upon. 12. I dont agree that Peter is strange or that his behaviour is beyond the accepted limits. I would rather say he is different. Is he to blame for that? Miss Donovan clearly accentuated the question. 13. Hope still lived in me. There must be a different way to get what I wanted so desperately, I thought. 14. Its simple, Captain Hardy said at last. We get there and take them by surprise. Or they get here some day and start ordering us about. Maybe, there isnt any real difference either way.
|
|
|
B.
15. I feel I must have some rest. You dont want me to collapse on the set, do you? she smiled. This happens only to Hollywood stars, I said. 16. She is obviously obsessed with that horrid idea. Who but you can set her mind at rest? 17. Once Percy Foreman, a well-known American lawyer, got his two clients acquitted of murder in Florida after speaking in their defense for five and a half hours without a rest. 18. My grandfather has been working for forty-four years and now he is going to get the earned rest. 19. The sick mans condition remained rather doubtful and the doctor prescribed him bed rest. 20. What you have on your mind is very unpleasant, he said mildly. I think youd better let the matter rest. Well, you may be right just for once, I said reluctantly. Let the sleeping dog lie. 21. I dont think I want the treasure, he said after a while. Ill take what belongs to me, you can take the rest and go to hell with it. 22. I believe he deserves spending the rest of his days peacefully and in comfort. 23. Annie seemed to feel quite uncomfortable after what she had told me the day before. 24. Mrs. Grahams life was never easy or comfortable. The only comfort she had was her eldest son who was said to be making a career in the capital. Not that he helped her in any way in fact, she seldom heard from him, but the very thought of his success was a great comfort to her. 25. I cant say it was painful at first, anyway. But little by little a feeling of discomfort grew stronger until I was almost losing my wits with fear, inexplicable and uncontrollable. And up to this day I have failed to account for it. 26. The day was full of hard work and merciless sunshine and constant danger of another attack. But the night brought us neither relief nor comfort. We did not have any regular rest as every now and then some terrible noise made us start and added inconvenience to the already unbearable strain. 27. Why, she never said she loved Alec! It was a marriage of convenience from the very start. 28. Dear Sir! I would be very much obliged if you found it proper to answer this letter at your earliest convenience.
.
29. From the hilltop he could see fields of corn and wheat, and a path running through them towards a forest about two miles away. 30. Do you know, Baxter, that Edward Coke is on the run? You must find and arrest him! I think, its my duty to take care of runaway prisoners, sir. 31. This is but a small station, sir. Trains run pretty seldom here. 32. They say there is no cure for love as well as for running nose. You can get over such things with time. 33. Our house has all modern conveniences, including central heating, hot and cold running water, gas, elevators etc. 34. Ted was the winner in the one- hundred-and-ten event, with Bob and Allan as runners-up. 35. The Nile runs into the Mediterranean. The Thames runs into the North Sea. Where does the Dnieper run? 36. This time, he thought, it was no joke. He was running for his life and he had to reach the border before it was too late. 37. My brother-in-law is far too busy now: he runs for Mayors office and has to spend most of his time delivering speeches and shaking hands with a lot of people. 38. In the 19th -century US practically every hired worker had to join one of the trade unions. Today their influence has considerably deteriorated. 39. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is the highest position in the US Armed Forces. He is also the main military adviser to the President of the USA. 40. It was a typically provincial small town situated just where the waters of the Missouri join those of the Mississippi. 41. Normally human arm has three joints (the shoulder joint, the elbow and the wrist) which provide for the most complex movements. 42. The United Nations emerged in 1942 as the coalition of countries fighting back the aggression of Hitlerite Germany and its allies. 43. What is your fee? she asked humbly. Philip gave her a glance and said: It depends on the nature of investigation. The usual fee is forty dollars a day plus expenses. 44. The Declaration of Independence was the first official document of American Revolution, further improved and amplified in the Constitution of the United States. 45. I am very independent. I tried to teach my children the importance of independence, Grandpa said to Mrs. Elsa Tobin.
|
|
|
Exercise VI. Paraphrase the following sentences using words from Essential Vocabulary (p.18):
1. After the performance had been over all the spectators stood up as one man and cried Bravo! all at once. 2. The Viriovka Ukrainian National Folk Songs Ensemble has toured with great success a number of the CIS member-countries. 3. A five-star hotel provided for every possible way of satisfying the guests demands. It was expensive and staying there gave you a pleasure almost every minute. 4. When he came in, Mary was seated nicely in a good armchair by the fire. 5. The house I live in has all the modern utilities that help to spare time and effort of the tenants. 6. Please come and see me as soon as you can. 7. Everyone was staring at him and Ned felt rather awkward. 8. My brother and I left home when we were 18, as we didnt want to keep living at our parents expense and to have to listen to them. 9. We may go fishing tomorrow if the weather is fine - or may not if it rains and the wind is too strong. 10. Tastes of people sometimes do not coincide. 11. Lets agree that every one of us has the right to stand his own ground. 12. Do we treat the words comfortable and convenient as having the same meaning or not? Why not? 13. Molly isnt quite like the rest of her group. 14. Leonard Vole was sitting on a stool, looking steadily in front of him without actually seeing anything. 15. My fiancé is an astronomer, he spends time looking at the stars for hours. 16. Mr. Endicotts aunt headed a school in Middlesex, and that made him humble and obedient for the rest of his life. 17. Her brother did his PGCE and qualified as a schoolteacher. 18. Were going swimming tomorrow morning, Jack. Do you want to go with us? 19. Good morning, Mrs. Andrews, said he cheerfully. Youre so beautiful today in this new dress of yours. 20. What are you doing, Jim? Im trying to find the keys I put somewhere around. 21. Shes been working since the early morning. She obviously needs some repose. 22. Amy was sitting quite close to Mr. Benjamen, with her head on his shoulder. 23. Charley is an excellent athlete. His favourite event is marathon. 24. I saw him walk very fast, then move even quicker as if he were trying to escape some great danger. 25. Ive never heard of you being there, he said angrily. She gave him a look of surprise. Oh, havent you? 26. We can certainly do it well, if we work together. 27. England and Scotland have been considered as one country since 1707.
|
|
|
Exercise VII. Translate into English using Vocabulary Notes (p.p. 13-18) and Essential Vocabulary (p. 18):
A.
1. , . 2. ! 3. ! !, - . 4. , . 5. , . 6. , . 7. , , . 8. . 9. ij . 10. , . 11. . 12. , . 13. . 14. , ! 15. , . 16. , , , . 17. , . 18. . , . 19. ͳ . 20. , . 21. , . 22. . 23. , , .
B.
24. - - , . 25. , , , . 26. ij , , , . 27. , ϒ , . ³ , . 28. , , . 29. , . 30. "parachute" , . 31. , , . 32. . . 33. , , . 34. , , , . 35. , - . 36. . 37. , . 38. , . 39. . 40. , . ³ , . 41. , . 42. , . 43. 5 . 44. , . .
Exercise VIII. Translate into English using Word Combinations (p. 19):
|
|
|
1. , . 2 - 4. ? - , . , , , . . 5. , ? - , . . 6. C , , 25 . 7. , . 8. . . 9. , - , - . 10. , . , - , . 11. : . . 12. , , . 13. , - . - , , . 14. , . , , , - , , . 15. , . 16. . . 17. . . 18. , , . 19. . . 20. , , , .
UNIT TWO.
A DAYS WAIT
Doctor Well, Mrs. Maggeridge, how are you getting on? Taken the medicine, eh?
Mrs. M. Yes, doctor. Ive taken all the tabloids you sent, and now I want a new persecution .
EXERCISES
Speech patterns
Conditional Sentences
| 3 type (unreal) | Past | conditional clause main clause If I had been free yesterday, I would have called you. (but I didnt) , . conditional clause main clause If you had behavedthen, I would have takenyou to the Zoo. (but I didnt) , . |
| 4 type (mixed) | conditional clause main clause (refers to the Present) (refers to the Past) If I were jealous, I would have divorced you long ago. , . conditional clause main clause (refers to the Past) (refers to the Present) If you had behavedyesterday, I would take you to the Zoo today. , . |
Exercise I. Translate into English using the Speech Patterns:
.
1. , , : , . , . , . , . , . , . , , . , , : , .
B.
1. , . 2. , . 3. , . 4. , . 5. , . 6. , . 7. , . 8. , . 9. , .
C. (to seem to do something):
1. , , . 2. , , . 3. , . , . 4. , ? , . 5. , . .
D. (Somebody cant/couldnt keep from doing something):
1. , . 2. ? . 3. , . 4. , . 5. , .
Exercise II. Write out of the text equivalents of the following words and word combinations and use them in the sentences of your own:
; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; , ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; , ; .
Exercise III. Put the following words and phrases under the correct headings. (There are fifteen under each one):
a journey, progress, business, harm, a speech, ones best, a will, a mistake, fun of someone, the garden, a good job, a complaint, the shopping, arrangements, a favour, a bargain, the washing-up, repairs, the beds, a fuss, ones duty, someone a good turn, an exercise, a nuisance of oneself, an effort, ones hair, an impression, home-work, an examination, a profit.
| MAKE | DO |
Just for fun
Logical English
I said, This horse, sir, will you shoe?
And soon the horse was shod.
I said, This deed, sir, will you do?
And soon the deed was dod!
I said, This stick, sir, will you break?
At once the stick he broke.
I said, This coat, sir, will you make?
And soon the coat he moke!
Exercise IV. Translate into Russian/Ukrainian and comment on the usage of words from your Active Vocabulary:
A.
1.The night was stormy over the lake. A scudding rain, turning into sleet, swept the deck. Notwithstanding his fur coat and his muffler, Ashenden was shivering and at the end chilled to the bone. 2. When he heard the door hinges creak, he gave a start and quickly reached for the pillow. 3. Well, said Nancy, then I saw the body and she broke off and shuddered with disgust. 4. Dont you dare say such things, such impossible things! cried Van Goot, his lips trembling, his eyes almost goggled with terror. 5. In a couple of minutes Harry Bennett came back and said: I must apologize, Susan, but I have to leave. The baby-sitter says my daughter is ill. She has a fever and complains of a stomachache. 6. Owing to a sore throat I cant give any more lectures this week. 7. She said she appreciated my help, I muttered. If she wasnt acting, snapped Dolores. Does that hurt? You love her, dont you? 8. He realized that she could not possibly say yes with all those people staring at them, but her abrupt and firm refuse even to talk to him was really painful. 9. In your present condition the best medicine is a good long quiet journey and a lot of good cuisine and still more of a good company. I do think that is what you need and nothing more, said the doctor, giving me a sympathetic glance of his candid blue eyes. 10. What is the medicine for unrequited love? And can there be one? 11. Dont be so nervous, said my medical man. Theres nothing wrong with you except you take everything to heart so much. 12. On the 8th of May 1945, the leaders of the Nazi Germany were compelled to sign immediate and unconditional surrender to the Allies (the USSR, the USA, the UK, and France). 13. Low wages and hard conditions of labour have always been the main causes of strikes and other actions of protest in industry. 14. You will forget this little incident and you will never try to improve your memory of it, said Senator Hopkins. This is the ultimate condition of our support of your electoral campaign.
B.
15. At last Lady Eleanor arrived, almost an hour later than she had been expected, in her luxurious carriage with two footmen. 16. You will never find such a wide selection of footwear as offered by this shop. 17. The other visitor was a young man, age about twenty, five feet nine, thin as a broom straw. 18. When the young policeman had reached the top of the last hill, he stopped and looked down where the old womans house stood at the foot of the hill. 19. If I were you, I would never have pardoned Billys inappropriate behaviour at that party last Saturday. You must be head over heels in love with him. 20. Then Ellen thoroughly searched the drawers of the bureau. In the second of them, just at the very bottom of a thick heap of papers, there was a small wooden box containing, as she hoped, the key to the mystery. 21. You should take these pills exactly as prescribed, avoiding alcohol during the course of treatment. 22. I would like you to prolong your subscription to our paper for another six months. 23. The inscription on the tombstone was hardly intelligible and seemed to be made in a language unknown to us. 24. The fat man was bare-headed, and there was a reasonable amount of pale salmon-coloured hair on his head. 25. It was late November. The temperature dropped to below 40 degrees but it had not snowed yet and the trees stood bare, provoking melancholy and irresistible desire to spend the whole time sitting at the fire, half-dreaming half-nodding. 26. What I need is naked facts, not your comments nor conclusions. 27. The blow had been dealt so professionally that for a good minute or two he could barely see anything and heard practically nothing but his own heart pounding wildly. 28. From where we stopped we could already see that the poor creature was nude from head to toe and tied fast to a tree that stood leafless in solitude at the side of the road. The road had not been used for long and that made the only tree look particularly lifeless the man tied to it seemed almost as lifeless.
C.
29. What have I got in the end? thought Collins. An empty room with bare walls, wild memories, vacant stare of the eyes once full of life, and an infinite emptiness ahead of him. Anything else? 30. Thomas Cornby? Tom? Why, Id never have expected to see you again, especially to see you here. Someone told me you had moved to one of those new estates on Artemis. Mr. Larraby was chatting, really excited, recollecting those times past and gone when he and Tom used to run barefoot around the old farm of Uncle James. 31. Do you? Lily OShanter cut in indignantly. You deprive your servants of most elementary rights granted by God Almighty to the humblest of His creations. In fact, you refuse them the very right to worship God. Really, this is more than any human soul can bear! And you pretend not to understand the reasons of their revolt! 32. The king was in fury. He was not used to meeting with a refusal, and whose refusal at that! She shall pay dearly for the unpleasant moments she made him go through. 33. I dont actually refuse to do what you ask for. I just want to estimate all possible consequences before we get started. 34. After being at a boarding school for five years she gave up some of her dreadful habits, but Im sorry to say she also proved to be far more spoiled than any of us had thought, Miss Young said in a strongly disapproving voice. 35. What about going out one of these days? he asked hopefully. Just like in good old times, you and me together. Well, you see, I wouldnt like you to think I refuse, but my work now keeps me busy more than ever. Ill call if I really have the slightest chance, she said in a trembling voice. 36. People like you hinder the progress of mankind. Just think of the man who was the first to taste German sausages! exclaimed Harris. 37. Nick seemed the least likely person to fail at the examination in physical culture. 38. Why should you choose of all the reasons the most unlikely one and try to make me believe that nonsense? 39. Tom and Prince Edward stood side by side looking in the mirror: their likeness was amazing. 40. Unlike other Celtic tribes, the Britons wore long flowing moustaches, which they painted blue before battles to scare the enemy.
Exercise V. Paraphrase the following sentences using words from Essential Vocabulary (p. 53):
1. The night was cold and Edward Coke felt an unpleasant feeling as the wind cut like a knife through his thin prison uniform. 2. The monster looked fearful. Annie felt a tremor run through her body at the sight of it. 3. After her new advanced aerobics class Marilyn felt every muscle of her body vibrating with exhaustion. 4. Then, all of a sudden, Rodney heard or thought he heard almost noiseless steps just behind his back. It was so unexpected that he made an involuntary movement of fear. 5. You should try not to mix with these people because their reputation is more than doubtful. 6. The situation on the road was dangerous after it had been snowing the whole night, but our driver somehow managed not to collide with the car that emerged twenty feet ahead of us from nowhere, as far as we could judge. 7. What are your complaints? the doctor asked tiredly and with no obvious interest. Nothing special, Sue answered promptly. Only I cant sleep a wink every other day and I too often experience that unpleasant feeling in my head. 8. The house was announced for sale. Jims heart sank as he roamed about silent corridors, dusty staircases, rooms devoid of furniture as well as of wallpaper everything so familiar and yet unexpectedly so strange. 9. You think youre tough walking like that, hatless, when the temperature is but a few degrees above zero? 10. Some people think that children can strengthen their health walking on the grass with no footwear on. 11. To work at this factory isnt easy. You have to get up early and the break is too short. The shop doesnt have central heating so its rather cold there in winter, and in summer its quite stuffy because of poor ventilation. 12. Nothing is wrong with me, said Richard. I have an ideal blood pressure, a perfect heart, Im in excellent shape. 13. TB is a serious disease, and we in Ukraine have nowadays a disastrous number of people affected by it, a real pest. 14. Influenza is a very common disease that spreads easily and quickly. 15. High temperature of the body is a symptom of illness characteristic of various disorders. 16. The stream was rather narrow, not more than thirty yards wide. 17. There was a nice nook at the bottom of the hill, with velvet green grass on both banks of a tiny brook and some old oaks to provide enough shade for us and our tired horses. 18. Most universities in West Europe as well as in the USA have special faculties to train doctors. 19. One of the oldest sciences is the knowledge of various diseases and the art of curing them. 20. Shaitan has invented a lot of diseases, but Allah the Almighty has invented just as many treatments for them, an Arab saying goes. 21. After the Great Depression had struck America millions of people, formerly belonging to the middle class, had to lead wretched lives, and conditions under which poor people existed were more than pitiful. 22. Captain Craig was there in an instant, his sword already out of its sheath, his pistol in his left hand. 23. Shameless robbers stripped Father Laurentius of all his clothes, leaving him penniless and nude amidst the vast plains of Oklahoma. 24. Robert Jordan was waiting, the SMG steady in his hands. The leg gave him terrible pangs as it was getting feverish, but that was unimportant. What really mattered was not to lose consciousness before the soldiers came close enough for him to start shooting. 25. It is a real torture for him to recollect the wartime. You know, he stayed alive the only one alive out of one hundred and twenty-one officers and men the company consisted of. There were two others, but they were as good as dead, and anyway they did not last long. 26. The captain of a ship fell ill during a voyage. The surgeon, having examined him, kept silent, lost in thought. Hey, doc, said the captain cheerfully, thinking what medicine to choose? No, replied the other, just wondering if theres anyone else on board who knows navigation. 27. You should act exactly as your written instructions go you arent expected to improvise, not in this case. 28. A traveller came to the hotel late at night and asked for a room to sleep in. 29. I was not able to get a ticket, but I have arranged everything with assistant manager. Go straight up to him and hell find you a seat that wont be occupied. 30. Now, gentlemen, will you excuse me, said the manager in a wary voice. The only thing I can promise is to inform you as soon as we have some job for you here. Set?
Exercise VI. Translate into English, using words from Essential Vocabulary (p. 53): .
1. . ³ , . 2. ? . . 3. , . 4. , , , . 5. , , . 6. , , , . 7. . 8. , . . 9. , , , . 10. , , . 11. ˳ , . , . 12. , . 13. ³ . : , . 14. . , . 15. ? ͳ, . 16. -? . . 17. .
.
18. , . 19. . , , . 20. , , . 21. , .22. , , . 23. , , . 24. , . 25. , . 26. ³ , . 27. , ? 28. , . . , . 29. ! ! , . 30. , . 31. , . 32. , . 33. . . . 34. , . ? , . ? . 35. ³ . 36. . 37. , . , . 38. , , . 39. . 40. , , .
Exercise VII. Translate into English, using Word Combinations (p. 54):
1. , . . , , , . 2. , , . 3. , . , , , . 4. ; , . 5. 60 . 6. . . 7. - , , , - . 8. , . - . 9. . . . 10. , . , , . 11 13. : , , . , ? ? . , , . , . . 14. . 15. . , . 16. . . .17 19. . , , - . , , , . 20 21. , , , , - , . , , . : . , , , . 22. , , . 23 24. . , . , , , . , . 25. , , - . . . 26. , - . , , . 27. . . , .
Exercise VIII. Match the words on the left with the words on the right. Make up your own sentences to illustrate your idea.
| to have a pain to hurt to ache to ail to have a sore to smart | head tooth stomach eye ear leg hand | heart throat finger toe lungs liver muscle |
Stop and check (Units 1 @ 2)
1. , . 2. . 3. . 4. , . 5. , ? 6. , - . 7. , . 8. . , . 9. , . , 5 . 10. ? 11. ! . 12. , ? . 13. , . . 14. , . 15. . ? 16. , . 17. ? , . 18. , . 19. . . 20. , , . 21. Ÿ , , . 22. , . 23. , . . . 24. , .
UNIT THREE.
INTRODUCING LONDON
So youre not going to Paris, this year?
No its London were not going to this year; it was Paris we didnt go last year.
DISCUSSION
Exercise I. Read the texts Introducing London and Some More Glimpses of London and choose the right answer:
1. The Serpentine is
a) a shady avenue in Hyde Park c) a canal in Hyde Park
b) a circular road round London d) London Zoo
2. The Serpentine is called so, because it resembles
a) an elephant c) a branch of the fir-tree
b) a very big snake d) Christmas tree
3. The name of Trafalgar originally belongs to
a) a big Spanish townc) a French island
b) a Portuguese village d) a cape of Iberian Peninsula
4. On top of the column in Piccadilly Circus there is a statue of
a) Eros c) Apollo
b) L. L'Amour d) AIDS
5. Rotten Row is
a) a famous market place c) a wasteground outside London
b) an ancient street in London d) a spot for horse-riding in Hyde Park
6. The name of Threadneedle Street is usually associated with
a) East End seamstresses c) Westminster fashion styles
b) West End department stores d) financial centre of the City
7. " Whitehall " often stands for
a) the Royal Family c) the Government of the UK
b) British Parliament d) British public opinion
8. is considered to be Britain's most respectable newspaper.
a) The Times c) The Daily Express
b) Time d) The National Geographic
9. St. Paul's Cathedral was built by
a) Edward the Confessor c) William the Conqueror
b) Sir Christopher Wren d) Michelangelo Buonarrotti
10. Due to its geographical position London is always in danger of
a) floods c) Great Fire
c) conflagrations d) simooms
11. For most Londoners a double-decker is
a) an old man-of-war c) a bed in a jail cell
c) a bus d) a bed for two persons
12. The Beefeaters are
a) Muslims who don't eat pork c) guards of the Tower
b) carnivorous animals d) frequenters of restaurants
13. The name of Fleet Street used to be associated with
a) the Royal Navy c) the Church of England
b) the Merchant Fleet d) British Press
14. Hyde Park was originally
a) a royal hunting ground c) the largest park in London
b) the famous woods of Robin Hood d) the place to hide the Crown Jewels
15. Little Venice bears its name because
a) it is little c) it resembles Venice
b) only poor people live there d) only rich people live there
Exercise II. Read supplementary texts on p.p. 99 and 100. Try and find some more information about London and Great Britain in order to answer the following questions: A. 1.How old is London?
2. Did Julius Caesar conquer it?
3. How long were the Roman legions stationed in Britain?
4. Why did the country change its name for England?
5. What Anglo-Saxon kingdom did London belong to in the early Middle Ages?
6. Who built Westminster Palace and Abbey? When was it?
7. How did Duke William of Normandy get his name of the Conqueror?
8. What do you know about the Battle of Hastings?
9. Whose idea was it to build the Tower of London? What was the reason for that project?
10. What was the official language in England after the Norman Conquest? In what ways did it influence further development of English?
B. 11.When did Parliament emerge in England?
12. How did the Church of England come into being?
13. What do you know about Oliver Cromwell and the Commonwealth of England?
14. Who were the Jacobites?
15.What main historic events are usually associated with the name of Queen Victoria?
16. When did they start the Underground in London?
17. Where are the main burial places for the leading British generals and intellectuals? Can you name some of those outstanding personalities?
18. What London museums are known best all over the world?
19. Could you describe the part played by Londoners in the Battle of Britain?
20.What is, in your opinion, the best way to see London quickly and efficiently?
Exercise III. Choose the best answer:
1. What is the meeting place for Parliament?
a) Westminster Palace c) The Tower of London
b) Westminster Abbey d) The Capitol
2. What are the functions of Lord Chancellor?
a) He heads the Government c) He leads Her Majesty's Opposition
b) He presides over the House of Lords d) He is responsible for
Her Majesty's household
3. Who bears the title of Prince Consort?
a) The Queen's eldest son c) The former King after abdication
b) Prince of Wales's next brother d) The husband of the reigning Queen
4. When was the present-day building for Parliament designed?
a) By Sir Christopher Wren in 1720 c) By James M. Barrie in 1880
b) By Sir Charles Barry in 1840 d) By Peter Pan in 1940
5. Which are the leading parties in modern Britain's political life?
a) The Tories and the Wigs c) Labour and Conservative
b) Liberal and Democratic d) Republican and Democratic
6. What is the highest legislative authority in the UK?
a) The House of Lords c) Queen in the Parliament
b) The House of Commons d) Cabinet of Ministers
7. The United Kingdom is usually referred to as a constitutional monarchy. When was the Constitution adopted?
a) Magna Carta in 1215 c) The Bill of Rights in 1689
b) Declaration of Independence in 1776 d) The UK does not have any written
Constitution yet
8. The Prime Minister is appointed by
a) the party that wins general election c) the House of Commons
b) the Queen d) by both Chambers of Parliament
9. Members of the House of Lords fall into four categories. Which of them have the right to vote?
a) Princes of Royal Blood c) Life Peers
b) Hereditary Lords d) Spiritual Lords
10.What does the title " Chamberlain " mean?
a) A rank at the Royal Court c) Deputy Head of the Cabinet
b) Queen's valet d) The Speaker of the House of Commons
19. Which definition actually refers to London's Cenotaph?
a) A war memorial c) Half-man, half-horse of old Greek myths
b) An artifact from Egypt, brought d) Any tomb with no body inside
to England by archaeologists
LEXICAL STUDIES
