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Can you tell us about the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: geographical position, climate, population, rivers and mountains, economic position, history and political structure? Use the Structure of Retelling in the Supplement V while making this task. Dialogue 1 I. Read the following conversation between a London resident and his friend who is visiting the capital of the United Kingdom for the first time. Say if you like the rout they are discussing. F: Will you put me down for a tour of your city, John? J: Sure (1), Fred. If you want you may join us though I don’t promise anything extraordinary (2). F: As for me, I think it will be exciting (3), because this is my first visit to London, and I didn’t see much here. J: Why not, Fred. I hope that you will be (4) glad. F: Without doubt, John. Can you tell me the itinerary of the sightseeing around? J: We start at (5)London University, go by (6) the British Museum, St. Paul’s Cathedral, enjoy (7)Trafalgar Square, Westminster Abbey and Piccalilli Circus to finish at (8)Regent’s Park. F: And what about (9) the Tower, one of the famous London’s landmarks? J: Oh, that will require a special visit, because it could take the whole day. F: I see, John. II. Act out the dialogue using substitution words. Of course / Definitely / Certainly / With a great pleasure. Special / Exciting / Thrilling / Significant / Impressing. Interesting / Magnificent / Unforgettable / Breathtaking / Cool. Satisfied / Impressed / Excited / Delighted / Happy. The British Library / the National Gallery / the Bank of London/St. Paul The Tate Gallery / the Victoria and Albert Museum / Madam Tussaudes Museum / the National Portrait Gallery. Oxford Street / Regent Street / Bond Street / Soho / Downing Street / Big Ben / Houses of Parliament. Hyde Park / St. James’ Park / Victoria’s Park / Green Park. Buckingham Palace / London Zoo / Trafalgar Square / Greenwich Observation Laboratory / Wimbledon Stadium. Now make your own itinerary of London. Discuss it with your friends. Choose the best one. TEXT 2 The United States of America Read the text paying attention to the underlined words and say what new facts you have learnt about the geography of USA. The United States of America is the fourth largest country in the world in size and in population. It has an area of 9, 826, 675 square kilometers. Its population is 308, 745, 538 million people according to the Demographic Census of 2010. The US consists of 50 states. The largest state is Alaska. One of the smallest states is Hawaii; it is a group of islands in the Pacific Ocean, situated 2, 397 miles from California. The other 48 states stretch across the North American continent for about 3, 000 miles (4, 800 km) from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Along the Atlantic Coast the land is flat, inland from the coast there are the Appalachian Mountains. In the middle of the continent there is the longest river Mississippi which flows to the Gulf of Mexico. The middle part of the country is generally flat; this area is called the Great Plains. In the west there are two main mountain systems: the Rocky Mountains and the Cascade Range. The climate of the US is temperate, with four distinct seasons. The northern part of the winter has snow in winter. The hottest places are Florida, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. Southern Florida and Hawaii are subtropical. The East is more humid than the West. The main rivers are the Mississippi, the Missouri, the Colorado and the Ohio. The Great American Lakes on the northern border of the country are Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, and Lake Ontario. The highest mountains are in Alaska, the highest peak is mount McKinley having 20, 320 feet (6194 meters). The largest cities are New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston and Philadelphia. The capital is Washington located in the District of Columbia. Washington is called Washington D.C. The area of the US capital was named after Christopher Columbus, the discoverer of the American continent. The capital was originally called Federal City and later it was renamed after the nation’s first president George Washington. The US has many natural resources such as coal, petroleum, natural gas and rich soil for agriculture and forests. The economy of the country is based upon free enterprise. The US produces non-electric machinery, transportation equipment and cars, chemicals, food products, electronic and computer equipment, metal, paper and plastic products. The US has been a leader in scientific research and technological innovation: spaceflights, Internet and social networks, biotechnology and medicine. There are many ethnic groups in the US. The largest group is Afro-Americans (12% of the population). Spanish-speaking people are about 9%. The fastest growing ethnic groups are Chinese, Japanese and Indochinese (3%). Native Americans are about 1%. The basic language spoken throughout the country is American English. Exercises. Give the Russian equivalents of the following:
Suggest the English for:
Answer the following questions: Is the USA largest country in the world? What is the population of the USA? What is the area of the USA? The USA consists of 50 states, doesn’t it? What are the largest states of the USA? What are the smallest states of the country? What are the names of the main mountain systems in the USA? What is the highest peak in the country? What are the main rivers in the US? How many Great lakes are in the US? What is the longest river in the US? Where does it flow? What is the climate of the country like? What are the largest cities in the USA? What is the capital of the USA? Where is it located? How the capital of the USA was originally called? What are the natural recourses of the USA? What is the American country based upon? What does the country produce? What can you say about the ethnic groups in the USA? Who are the Native Americans? Which language is spoken throughout the country? True or False statements: The land of the United States is one of the largest countries in the world. All the states except Hawaii and Alaska are together on the North American continent between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The two main mountain ranges in the country are the Hurons and the Eries. The longest river in the USA is the Colorado. The five Great lakes are situated in the southwestern part of the country. The highest peak of the US is mount McKinley. It is located in the Rocky Mountains chain. Chicago is one of the largest cities in the country. The capital of the United States is located in Washington State. The USA is rich in much natural recourse. Native Americans are one of the largest ethnic groups in the USA. Read the TEXT 2 again and retell it using The Structure of Retelling in Supplement V of the textbook. Can you tell us about the United States of America: the geographical position, climate, population, rivers, lakes, mountains, and its economic position? Dialogue 2 Read the conversation between two British students and say if you like the rout they discuss. — By the way, what are your plans for summer vacation? — Nothing special. — Would you like to join me and take a tour around the USA? — Thanks. I'd like to. What can we start with? — Let's start with Washington D.C., (1) because it’s the capital and the most important city of the country. — Yes, I’ve always wanted to see the White House and the Capitol as well as to visit the numerous museums. (2)What are we going to see next? — San Francisco (1). I think it’s the most interesting city in the USA. — Really? —Yes, the great attraction of it is the Golden Gate Bridge, (2) it’s the symbol of the city. San Francisco is famous for its picturesque cable cars and for its bright houses. — What should we see next? —We can go to New York(1) and stay there for some days. There are many places of interest there: the Statue of Liberty, Empire State Building and others (2). — Great! I'll go to America with you. I. Act out the dialogue using substitution words. New York, Chicago, Los Angeles The Statue of Liberty, the Empire state Building, Rockefeller Centre, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Central Park, Broadway; the Willis Tower, Navy Pier, Millennium Park, Art Institute of Chicago; the Hollywood Mountain, the Hollywood Boulevard, the downtown and the skyscrapers of the city, the Walt Disney Concert Hall. Make your own dialogue according to the following situation Imagine you are the head of a travel agency. Discuss with your colleagues different routs which your agency can offer to those people who would like to travel around the USA. Listening Comprehension 1 Task 1 A radio reporter at Heathrow airport asked six tourists the questions: What are you most looking forward to on holiday? Here are some of the things they mentioned. Which ones do you think were mentioned by men (M) and which by women (W)? the football the weather the nightlife romantic walks along the beach the shopping the beautiful women Task 2 Listen to the interviews to check your answers. Task 3 Listen again and answer these questions for each person. Where are they going? How long are they staying? Task 4 Match the extracts a-f to the speakers 1‒6. Then listen again to check your answers. There won’t be much time to do anything else. That’s definitely going to be the highlight of the four days. We’re planning to visit every one. It looks like it’s going to be wet and cold here. We’re going to spend all of it. We’ll have plenty of time to catch up on our sleep when we get back home. Task 5 What do you most look forward to when you go on holiday? Listening Comprehension 2 1. Listen to the conversation "Tour of London". Put the places in order (1‒8) the tour bus visits them. vvvMadame Tussauds, Museum vvvOxford Street vvvLondon Eye vvvTower of London vvvHouses of Parliament vvvBuckingham Palace vvvBig Ben vvvTower Bridge 2. Listen again. Choose the best answer. 1. The tour takes ... hours. a) two b) three c) four 2. At Madame Tussaud's you can see ... . a) maps of London b) models of famous people c) famous shops 3. Oxford street is a famous street for ... . a) drinking tea b) eating c) shopping 4. The Queen lives at ... . a) Buckingham Palace b) The Tower of London c) Tower Bridge 5. You can see great views of London from ... . a) Oxford Street b) the houses of Parliament c) London Eye. Project work Choose one of the topics and get ready for the project work: 1. Australian regions 2. Canadian provinces 3. British regions 4. American states 5. New Zealand regions TEXT 2 The United States of America Read the text paying attention to the underlined words and say what new facts you have learnt about the geography of USA. The United States of America is the fourth largest country in the world in size and in population. It has an area of 9, 826, 675 square kilometers. Its population is 308, 745, 538 million people according to the Demographic Census of 2010. The US consists of 50 states. The largest state is Alaska. One of the smallest states is Hawaii; it is a group of islands in the Pacific Ocean, situated 2, 397 miles from California. The other 48 states stretch across the North American continent for about 3, 000 miles (4, 800 km) from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Along the Atlantic Coast the land is flat, inland from the coast there are the Appalachian Mountains. In the middle of the continent there is the longest river Mississippi which flows to the Gulf of Mexico. The middle part of the country is generally flat; this area is called the Great Plains. In the west there are two main mountain systems: the Rocky Mountains and the Cascade Range. The climate of the US is temperate, with four distinct seasons. The northern part of the winter has snow in winter. The hottest places are Florida, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. Southern Florida and Hawaii are subtropical. The East is more humid than the West. The main rivers are the Mississippi, the Missouri, the Colorado and the Ohio. The Great American Lakes on the northern border of the country are Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, and Lake Ontario. The highest mountains are in Alaska, the highest peak is mount McKinley having 20, 320 feet (6194 meters). The largest cities are New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston and Philadelphia. The capital is Washington located in the District of Columbia. Washington is called Washington D.C. The area of the US capital was named after Christopher Columbus, the discoverer of the American continent. The capital was originally called Federal City and later it was renamed after the nation’s first president George Washington. The US has many natural resources such as coal, petroleum, natural gas and rich soil for agriculture and forests. The economy of the country is based upon free enterprise. The US produces non-electric machinery, transportation equipment and cars, chemicals, food products, electronic and computer equipment, metal, paper and plastic products. The US has been a leader in scientific research and technological innovation: spaceflights, Internet and social networks, biotechnology and medicine. There are many ethnic groups in the US. The largest group is Afro-Americans (12% of the population). Spanish-speaking people are about 9%. The fastest growing ethnic groups are Chinese, Japanese and Indochinese (3%). Native Americans are about 1%. The basic language spoken throughout the country is American English. Exercises. Give the Russian equivalents of the following: according to the Demographic Census to stretch across the North America a flat land mountain systems a temperate climate rich soil to be based upon free enterprise equipment spaceflights spoken throughout the country Native Americans Suggest the English for: по размеру и населению состоять из 50 штатов внутри континента впадать в Мексиканский залив характерные сезоны названный в честь первоначально именовался быть переименованным нефть более влажный климат наивысшая точка научные исследования и инновационные технологии социальные сети этнические группы Answer the following questions: 1) Is the USA largest country in the world? 2) What is the population of the USA? 3) What is the area of the USA? 4) The USA consists of 50 states, doesn’t it? 5) What are the largest states of the USA? 6) What are the smallest states of the country? 7) What are the names of the main mountain systems in the USA? 8) What is the highest peak in the country? 9) What are the main rivers in the US? How many Great lakes are in the US? 10) What is the longest river in the US? Where does it flow? 11) What is the climate of the country like? 12) What are the largest cities in the USA? 13) What is the capital of the USA? Where is it located? 14) How the capital of the USA was originally called? 15) What are the natural resources of the USA? 16) What is the American country based upon? 17) What does the country produce? 18) What can you say about the ethnic groups in the USA? 19) Who are the Native Americans? 20) Which language is spoken throughout the country? True or False statements: 1) The land of the United States is one of the largest countries in the world. 2) All the states except Hawaii and Alaska are together on the North American continent between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. 3) The two main mountain ranges in the country are the Hurons and the Eries. 4) The longest river in the USA is the Colorado. 5) The five Great lakes are situated in the southwestern part of the country. 6) The highest peak of the US is mount McKinley. It is located in the Rocky Mountains chain. 7) Chicago is one of the largest cities in the country. 8) The capital of the United States is located in Washington State. 9) The USA is rich in much natural resource. 10) Native Americans are one of the largest ethnic groups in the USA. Read the TEXT 2 again and retell it using The Structure of Retelling in Supplement V of the textbook. Can you tell us about the United States of America: the geographical position, climate, population, rivers, lakes, mountains, and its economic position? Dialogue 2 Read the conversation between two British students and say if you like the rout they discuss. — By the way, what are your plans for summer vacation? — Nothing special. — Would you like to join me and take a tour around the USA? — Thanks. I'd like to. What can we start with? — Let's start with Washington D.C., (1) because it’s the capital and the most important city of the country. — Yes, I’ve always wanted to see the White House and the Capitol as well as to visit the numerous museums (2). What are we going to see next? — San Francisco (1). I think it’s the most interesting city in the USA. — Really? — Yes, the great attraction of it is the Golden Gate Bridge, (2 ) it’s the symbol of the city. San Francisco is famous for its picturesque cable cars and for its bright houses. — What should we see next? — We can go to New York (1) and stay there for some days. There are many places of interest there: the Statue of Liberty, Empire State Building and others (2). — Great! I'll go to America with you. I. Act out the dialogue using substitution words. 1. New York, Chicago, Los Angeles 2. The Statue of Liberty, the Empire state Building, Rockefeller Centre, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Central Park, Broadway; the Willis Tower, Navy Pier, Millennium Park, Art Institute of Chicago; the Hollywood Mountain, the Hollywood Boulevard, the downtown and the skyscrapers of the city, the Walt Disney Concert Hall. II. Make your own dialogue according to the following situation Imagine you are the head of a travel agency. Discuss with your colleagues different routs which your agency can offer to those people who would like to travel around the USA. SUPPLEMENTS  READING SUPPLEMENT I. READING FOR PLEASURE LAST THEY’VE WON It was the football match of the year. Bill’s team had to win to become the champions. Some people had queued all night to see the game, much to the surprise of the stadium staff when they arrived in the morning. Bill was a bit late because of the traffic and arrived about five minutes after the match had begun. He found his reserved seat, sat down and looked to the electronic scoreboard. His team had scored and was leading 1:0. Then, as Bill made himself comfortable. The other team scored. Bill groaned. Nothing much happened for the next 25 minutes. Bill took out his pipe. Suddenly his team scored again. Bill jumped up and cheered. He sat down and lit a match but the front of his pipe had vanished. He had bitten it in half in his excitement. The score remained 2:1 until the end of the game. As soon as the final whistle blew, thousands of supporters ran onto the pitch. “At last they’ve won,” Bill said to the man next to him.” And they’ve been playing football for years without winning anything.” Questions: Why was the match so important for Bill’s team? Why was Bill late? What happened when Bill arrived? What did Bill do in his excitement? What was the final score? GOOD FRIEND Three men were travelling in South Africa. For about a week they had almost no food. At last one of them said that he would go out of the hut, where they were staying, and bring back something to eat, even if it were a lion. He had not gone far when he met a lion. As the lion rushed towards him, he turned and ran in the direction of the hut. When he ran up to the hut door, which was open, he stumbled and fell and the lion burst into the hut. The man jumped to his feet, closed the door, and shouted to his friends inside: "Here you are, mates! Skin that one, while I'll be looking for another." Questions: Where were three men travelling in? How long did they have no food? What did one of them say to his friends? Where did he meet a lion? Where did the lion rush? Where did the man decide to run? What happened when the man ran up to the hut door? Where did the lion burst into? What did the man do? What did he shout to his friends? SKIN TROUBLE Mrs. Black was having a lot of trouble with her skin, so she went to her doctor about it. The doctor sent her to the local hospital for some tests. The hospital, of course, sent the results of the tests direct to Mrs. Black's doctor, and the next morning he telephoned her to give her a list of the things that he thought she should not eat, as any of them might be the cause of her skin trouble. Mrs. Black carefully wrote all the things down on a piece of paper, which she then left beside the telephone while she went out to a ladies' meeting. When she got back home two hours later, she found her husband waiting for her. He had a big basket full of packages beside him, and when he saw her, he said, "Hello, dear. I have done all your shopping for you." "Done all my shopping?" she asked in surprise. "But how did you know what I wanted?" "Well, when I got home, I found your shopping list beside the telephone," answered her husband, "so I went down to the shops and bought everything you has written down." Of course, Mrs. Black had to tell him that he had bought all the things the doctor did not allow her to eat! Questions: Was Mrs. Black in good health? What did she do? Where did the doctor send her? What did Mrs. Black do with the list of things that she shouldn't eat? Where did she leave a piece of paper? What did she do then? Was she glad to see a big basket with food? THE DOCTOR’S ADVICE One day an old man went to see a doctor. The doctor examined him and said, 'Medicine won't help you. You must have a rest. Go to a quid country place for a month, go to bed early, drink milk, walk a lot and smoke only one cigar a day.' 'Thank you very much,' said the old man 'I'll do everything you say.' A month later the man came to the doctor again. 'How do you do?' said the doctor. 'I'm very glad to see you. You look much younger.' 'Oh, doctor,' said the man, 'I'm quite well now. I had a good rest. I went to bed early. I drank a lot of milk, I walked a lot. Your advice certainly helped me. But you told me to smoke one cigar a day and that one cigar a day almost killed me at first. It's no joke to start smoking at my age.' Questions: 1. Where did the old man go one day? 2. What did the doctor advise him to do? 3. Did the old man follow his advice? 4. Did he have a good rest? 5. But there was one thing that troubled him. What was it? A SKIING HOLIDAY Robert was skiing down a mountain with a tall, beautiful American girl. Her name was Isabel and he had met her only the day before. Isabel was a very good skier. The ski run twisted and turned but she went round all the curves very fast. Robert tried to do the same. Suddenly, he fell. He felt a sharp pain in his ankle while he was lying in the snow. Isabel came back. Another skier, a handsome young man, slopped as well. The two of them helped Robert to get back to the hotel. There was a doctor there. The doctor was a Scotsman. He was married to a Swiss girl. That was why he was working in Switzerland. 'Hmm,' he said when he saw Robert's ankle, and shook his head. 'I haven't broken it, have I?' Robert asked hopefully. 'No, but you've twisted it badly.' 'You mean I've sprained it?' 'Yes, I'm afraid so. And it's badly bruised and swollen,' the doctor answered, pointing to the dark blue marks on Robert's ankle, which was now getting bigger. Robert lay back with a groan. No more skiing for him! Just then he heard Isabel laughing on the terrace. He could see her. She was smiling at the young man. Questions: 1. What was Robert doing when he fell? 2. What happened then? 3. Who was Isabel? 4. How did Robert get back to the hotel? 5. Was Robert seriously injured? 6. What else disappointed him? A FUNNY STORY A nervous man, who lived in one of suburbs of a big town in England, was walking home from the railway station. The road was dark and lonely. Suddenly he heard footsteps approaching him from behind and thought he was being followed. He walked quickly. The footsteps continued to follow. The man started running. The footsteps still followed him. The man jumped over a wall and, running into an old cemetery, threw himself on the grass near one of the graves. "If he comes here", he thought, "there will be no doubt he wants to rob me". The man behind was following. He also got over the wall and came up to the grave. The nervous man stood up and asked: "What do you want? Why are you following me?" "I say", answered the other man, "do you always go home like this? Or are you having some special sort of jumping, exercises tonight? I am going to Mr. Robertson's and the man at the railway station told me to follow you, as you lived next door. Excuse my asking you, but will you have some more gymnastics or will you go straight home?" Questions: Where did a nervous man live? What did he hear? Why was the man afraid of the stranger? Why did the other man follow him? A CASE ON THE ROAD In the old days a number of people were travelling from Bristol to London. During the long journey the passengers became friendly and didn't hide anything from each other. When the conversation turned upon robbers, a man told he had ten guineas in gold but didn't know where best to hide them. A woman advised him to put them into his boots. Later on really a robber stopped the coach and demanded the money. Then to the astonishment of all others, the woman who had advised to hide her neighbour's money in his boot said: «I have no money, but this man has ten guineas in his boot». «The robber took the ten guineas and left. The robbed man began to accuse the woman of being in league with the robber. But the woman said: «Wait till London and I'll explain the thing to you». When they came to London she told that she had had a large sum of money with her and that she had told the man's secret to turn the robber's attention from her. She begged now to excuse her and awarded the man with one hundred pounds. Questions: What did the man tell when they began to speak about robbers? What did the highwayman demand? How did the woman explain the matter? HIS NAME AND ADDRESS WAS ON THE WHEEL Hugh Boggs was worrying all day. In the morning he received a letter from the police. They asked him to call at the station. Hugh couldn't understand why the police wanted him. He didn't do anything wrong. It was perhaps a mistake. At the police station a policeman told him that his bicycle had been found. It was picked up in the hills in Wales about a hundred miles away. His name and address were written on the wheel. The bicycle was sent to his home by train. Hugh was very much surprised when he heard the news. He was amused, too, because it was his old broken bicycle he had left behind last summer when returning to town after his holidays. Now when he receives his bike, he will have to think how to get rid of it again. Questions: Why was Hugh Boggs worried? Where was his bicycle picked up? When did he leave it? CAUGHT IN HIS OWN TRAP It happened in England not very long ago. A judge was going for an assize to a distant town. His wife asked him to allow her to go with him. The judge agreed but told her not to take a lot of boxes. Next morning they started in a carriage. On the way the judge wanted to stretch his legs and his feet struck against something under the seat. It was a box. The judge was very angry; he opened the window and threw the box out. The coachman stopped the horses to pick up the box but the judge ordered to drive on. The next day the travelers reached the town. The judge put on the robes and was ready for going to the court, but he couldn't find his wig which is a very important attribute of an English judge. Then he cried: «Where an all the world is my wig?»—«Your wig, my Lord? Why, your Lordship threw it out of the carriage window yesterday», explained the coachman who was watching the scene. Questions: What did the judge's wife ask him to do? What did the judge do with the box? 3. What was there in the box? THE MONKEY DETECTIVE A merchant goes to Calcutta on some business. He takes with him a large sum of money and some valuable jewels. A monkey, of which he is very fond, also travels with him. Some thieves decide to attack and to rob merchant. On a lonely part of the road they catch him, murder him and take his things. Then they throw the body into a dry well, cover it over with leaves and go away. All this time the monkey is watching them from the top of the tree. When the murderers are out of sight, the monkey goes to the magistrate's house and is crying and moaning and finally makes the magistrate follow him to the well. The magistrate brings some men with him, and one of them goes down into the well where the body of the murdered man is found. The monkey then leads them to the bazaars, and as soon as he sees one of the murderers he runs at him and bites him in the leg. The magistrate's servants come and seize the man. In this way all the murderers are detected by the monkey. They are all caught and punished accordingly. Questions: What does the merchant take with him? What is the monkey doing when the thieves attack the merchant? Where does the monkey lead the magistrate with his men? A STRANGE SENTENCE A man was brought up before a judge and charged with burglary. He had cut a hole in the side of a tent, had put his head, his right arm and his right shoulder through the hole and had stolen several things belonging to the people sleeping in the tent. The lawyer of the defendant said that as the man had not entered the tent, he couldn't be convicted of burglary and ought to be set free. The judge however said that while the man as a whole had not committed burglary, his head, his right arm and his right shoulder had. The jury brought in a verdict of guilty against these parts, which were sentenced to two years imprisonment with hard labour in the state prison. All the rest of the man was found not guilty and discharged. Questions: What was a man charged with? Who defended the criminal? What was the verdict of the jury? A NEW DRINK A company in Japan is selling a new drink. Their new drink is a powerful mixture of powered ginseng root, a fungus from the skin of caterpillars and reptile's blood. This strange drink, people say, is helping Chinese women athletes to win gold medals at international athletics meetings. The Japanese firm says that this mixture can do wonderful things for ordinary people too. Mr. Ma Junwen is the trainer of the Chinese women's athletics team. He created the recipe for this peculiar cocktail of roots and fungus and blood especially for the team. His runners train in the mountains of central China. They run 30 or 40 kilometers every day, so they are all very strong runners. But they all drink Ma's cocktail every day too... and they are winning more medals nowadays than they did before. And Mr. Ma is trying to market his odd mixture through the company in Japan. People in Japan know about Ma's runners and they are rushing to buy a bottle of his amazing drink. So Mr. Ma is winning, too, not only runners. Before he invented his drink, he was not a rich man, but now he is making a lot of money from the drink, and people in Japan love it! A. Say whether the following sentences are true or false. Mr. Ma is helping Japanese sportswomen. This drink is a mixture consisting of different ingredients. This mixture was created for sale. A Japanese company is now selling the drink in China. В. Answer the following questions. Who is drinking Ma's mixture nowadays in Japan? Who usually drinks it in China? How many medals are Chinese women runners winning nowadays, with the help of Mr. Ma's drink? Why is Mr. Ma winning? A QUIET LIFE When Mr. Brown retired, he bought a small cottage in a seaside villa. The cottage was built in fifteen eighty eight, but was in very good condition. Mr. Brown was looking forward to a quiet life, but in the summer holidays he got a shock. Hundreds of tourists came to the seaside I. village. Mr. Brown's cottage was the most interesting building in this village and many of the tourists came to see it. From morning till night there were tourists outside the cottage. They kept looking through the windows and many of them even went into Mr. Brown's garden. This was too much for Mr. Brown. He decided to drive the unwelcome visitor away, so he put a notice in the window. The notice said: 'If you want in satisfy your curiosity, come in and look round. Price: ten pence.' Mr. Brown was sure that the visitors would stop coming but he was wrong. The number of the visitors increased and Mr. Brown spent every day showing them round the cottage. 'I came here to retire, not to work as a Guide,' he complained. In the end, he sold the cottage and bought a small modern house. It is an uninteresting little place and no one wants to see it. But it is certainly quiet and peaceful. Questions: 1. When was Mr. Brown's cottage built? 2. Why had Mr. Brown brought it? 3. Where was the cottage? 4. Why didn't Mr. Brown like living there? 5. How did Mr. Brown try to stop the visitors from coming? 6. What did Mr. Brown do with the cottage? 7. What did he buy? 8. Why is he pleased with his small modern house? II. READING FOR PURPOSE THE MANNERS OF THE BRITISH PEOPLE British people place considerable value on punctuality. If you agree to meet friends at three o'clock, you can bet that they'll be there just after three. Since Britons are so time conscious, the pace of life may seem very rushed. In Britain, people make great effort to arrive on time. It is often considered impolite to arrive even a few minutes late. If you are unable to keep an appointment, it is expected that you call the person you are meeting. Some general tips follow. You should arrive: At the exact time specified—for dinner, lunch, or appointments with professors, doctors, and other professionals. Any time during the hours specified for teas, receptions, and cocktail parties. A few minutes early: for public meetings, plays, concerts, movies, sporting events, classes, church services, and weddings. If you are invited to someone's house for dinner at half past seven, they will expect you to be there on the dot. An invitation might state "7.30 for 8", in which case you should arrive no later than 7.50. However, if an invitation says "sharp", you must arrive in plenty of time. Invitations “Drop in anytime” and “come see me soon” are idioms often used in social settings but seldom meant to be taken literally. It is wise to telephone before visiting someone at home. If you receive a written invitation to an event that says “RSVP”, you should respond to let the person who sent the invitation know whether or not you plan to attend. Never accept an invitation unless you really plan to go. You may refuse by saying, “Thank you for inviting me, but I will not be able to come.” If, after accepting, you are unable to attend, be sure to tell those expecting you as far in advance as possible that you will not be there. Although it is not necessarily expected that you give a gift to your host, it is considered polite to do so, especially if you have been invited for a meal. Flowers, chocolate, or a small gift are all appropriate. A thank-you note or telephone call after the visit is also considered polite and is an appropriate means to express your appreciation for the invitation. Dress Everyday dress is appropriate for most visits to peoples' homes. You may want to dress more formally when attending a holiday dinner or cultural event, such as a concert or theatre performance. Introduction and Greeting It is proper to shake hands with everyone to whom you are introduced, both men and women. An appropriate response to an introduction is "Pleased to meet you". If you want to introduce yourself to someone, extend you hand for a handshake and say "Hello, I am....". Hugging is only for friends. Dining When you accept a dinner invitation, tell your host if you have any dietary restrictions. He or she will want to plan a meal that you can enjoy. The evening meal is the main meal of the day in most parts of Britain. Food may be served in one of several ways: "family style," by passing the serving plates from one to another around the dining table; "buffet style," with guests serving themselves at the buffet; and "serving style," with the host filling each plate and passing it to each person. Guests usually wait until everyone at their table has been served before they begin to eat. Food is eaten with a knife and fork and dessert with a spoon and fork. |