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Dialogue 3. C: How do you do, Mr. Fisher?




Dialogue 2

Dialogue 1

B: Hi, I'm Boris Fisher.

C: How do you do, Mr. Fisher?

B: Please call me Bob.

C: Where are you from?

B: I'm from Russia, Moscow.

C: Take a seat, Bob. How about some coffee?

B: Yes, with pleasure. Black with sugar, please.

C: Meet my friend. This is Miss Martin from Germany. She works in our branch in Berlin.

B: Pleased to meet you, Miss Martin.

M: Nice meeting you too.

P: How do you do? My name is Peter Williamson.

J: How do you do? I'm John West.

P: Where are you from?

J: I'm from Canada.

P: What do you do for a living?

J: I'm in sales. I work for Robinsons' Ltd.

P: I see. What's your job title?

J: Sales Manager.

P: Where are you based?

J: Our head office is in Bond Street. What about you? What do you do? What's your job?

P: I work for Fox's Company. You, probably, heard of us. We design and manufacture electronic equipment.

P: Yes, your company is well-known, and enjoys a good reputation. Do you like your job?

J: Oh, yes, indeed. As to our firm, it's rather small. We're a private company with a staff of 45 employees.

P: Your company is doing well, isn't it?

J: That's right. So far, so good.

A: What is your profession? (What are you by profession?)

B: I’m an engineer in electronics.

A: I see. And where do you work?

B: I work at a big automobile plant.

A: How long have you been working there?

B: For about 8 years or so.

A: What’s your main duty (responsibility)?

B: I’m responsible for technical supervision of electronic equipment. I also do some other work by order of my team-leader.

A: Are you satisfied with your job?

B: Yes, of course, otherwise I wouldn’t be working there. I’m satisfied in every respect.

Exercise 10. Make up your own dialogues with the following proverbs and expressions.

· Easier said than done. · A bad workman blames his tools
· to be frank with you откровенно говоря
· to perform one’s duties выполнять обязанности
· I have to take work home мне приходиться брать работу на дом
· to be short of time не иметь достаточно времени
· another bad thing другой плохой аспект
· to deal with иметь дело с
· to prefer less money and more holidays Я предпочитаю меньше зарабатывать, но иметь больший отпуск

UNIT 7

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelaNd

Proverbs and sayings

England and America are two countries separated by the same language. George Bernard Shaw Англия и Америка – две страны, разделенные одним языком. Бернард Шоу
What two ideas are more inseparable than Beer and Britannia? Rev. Sydney Smith Какие две идеи неотделимы более чем пиво и Британия? Сидней Смит
London is a bad habit one hates to lose. William Secom Лондон – плохая привычка, которую никто не хочет терять. Уильямом Сасом

 

TEXT

The United Kingdom of Great Britain

and Northern Ireland [5]

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is situated on the British Isles. The British Isles consist of two large islands, Great Britain and Ireland, and many small islands.

The United Kingdom is one of the world’s smaller countries. Its population is over 57 million. About 80 percent of the population is urban.

The United Kingdom is made up of four countries: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Their capitals are London, Cardiff, Edinburgh and Belfast respectively. The symbol of England is a rose. The symbol of Scotland is a thistle and the symbol of Wales is a daffodil. The symbol of Northern Ireland is a shamrock. Great Britain consists of England, Scotland and Wales and does not include Northern Ireland. But in everyday speech “Great Britain” is used in the meaning of the “United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”.

The capital of the UK is London. The official language of the United Kingdom is English. In 1801 the Union Jack was established as a state flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

The British Isles are separated from the Continent by the North Sea and the English Channel. The English Channel is better known by its French name – La Manche. The western coast of Great Britain is washed by the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea.

The surface of the British Isles varies very much. The north of Scotland is mountainous and is called Highlands. The south, which has beautiful valleys and plains, is called Lowlands. The north and west of England are mountainous, but the eastern, central and south­eastern parts of England are a vast plain. Mountains are not very high. Ben Nevis in Scotland is the highest mountain (1343 m). There are a lot of rivers in Great Britain, but they are not very long. The Severn is the longest river, while the Thames is the deepest and the most important one. The mountains, the Atlantic Ocean and the warm waters of the Gulf Stream influence the climate of the British Isles. It is mild the whole year round.

The UK is a highly developed industrial country. It produces and exports machinery, electronics, textile. One of the chief industries on the country is shipbuilding. The most important industrial cities are Manchester, Leeds, Bristol and Birmingham.

The UK is a constitutional monarchy with a Parliament and the Queen as Head of State. At present the head of the United Kingdom is Queen Elizabeth the Second. She belongs to Windsor dynasty. She came to the throne in 1952 after the death of her father George VI. But the power of monarch is limited by the Parliament.

The Queen is a personification of the state. Though today she acts on the advice of her ministers, the English people cannot imagine their country without a royal family. Sometimes the monarchy is called an expensive vestige, because the upkeep of the royal family costs more than 5 million pounds a year. Four tons of gold belongs to the royal family, to the Queen. They are on show in the Tower of London.

 

ACTIVE VOCABULARY

the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Соединенное Королевство Великобритании и Северной Ирландии
to be situated on быть расположенным на
to consist of smth. состоять из чего-либо
population население
urban городской
to be made up of smth. состоять из чего-либо
to include smth. включать что-либо
to be separated from.. by отделяться от (чего-либо чем-либо)
to be washed by омываться (чем-либо)
to be established быть учрежденным
surface поверхность
to vary [’vεƏri] варьировать, меняться
mountainous гористый
a valley долина
a plain равнина
to influence smth. оказывать влияние на что-либо
a highly developed industrial высокоразвитая промышленная
to produce smth. производить что-либо
to export smth. экспортировать что-либо
machinery станки
electronics электроника
textile текстиль
the chief industry ведущая отрасль промышленности
shipbuilding судостроение
a constitutional monarchy конституционная монархия
a thistle чертополох
a daffodil бледно-желтый нарцисс
a shamrock трилистник
Head of State глава государства
the Queen королева
a royal family королевская семья
a personification олицетворение
vestige [’vestidʒ] зд. пережиток

 

Answer the questions.

1. What islands is the United Kingdom situated on?

2. What is the country’s population?

3. What is the United Kingdom made up of?

4. What is the United Kingdom washed by?

5. How can you characterize the surface of the British Isles?

6. What is the climate of Great Britain?

7. What are Britain’s chief industries?

8. What is Britain’s political system?

9. Do you know the symbol of England? What is it?

10. How the flag of the United Kingdom is called?

11. Who is the Queen of the United Kingdom?

Exercise 1. Choose the necessary words from the box and put them in the sentences below:

Northern Ireland, consist, Ben Nevis, influence, population, western coast, mountainous, made up, shipbuilding, surface.

 

1. The … of the United Kingdom is over 57 million people.

2. The British Isles … of two large islands.

3. The United Kingdom is... of four countries: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

4. Great Britain consists of England, Scotland and Wales and does not include ….

5. The … of Great Britain is washed by the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea.

6. The … of the British Isles varies very much.

7. The north of Scotland is … and is called Highlands.

8. … in Scotland is the highest mountain.

9. The mountains, the Atlantic Ocean and the warm waters of the Gulf Stream … the climate of the British Isles.

10. One of the chief industries on the country is ….

Exercise 2. Are the following sentences true or false? Give your arguments.

1. The British Isles consist of some large islands and about five thousands small islands.

2. The United Kingdom is one of the world’s smaller countries.

3. The English Channel is better known by its French name.

4. The mountains of England are very high.

5. There are a lot of rivers in Great Britain, and they are very long.

6. The UK is a highly developed industrial country.

7. One of the chief industries on the country is engineering.

8. The UK is a constitutional monarchy.

9. The United Kingdom is made up of six countries.

10. Ben Nevis in Scotland is the highest mountain.

Exercise 3. Finish the following sentences.

1. The British Isles consist of….

2. The British Isles are separated from the European continent by….

3. The official name of the country is….

4. The official head of the state is….

5. The country is washed by….

6. The longest river is….

7. The symbol of Scotland is….

Exercise 4. Put special questions to the following sentences.

1. The English Channel is better known by its French name.

2. The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy.

3. The power of the monarch is limited by the Parliament.

4. The deepest and the most important river is the Thames.

5. The symbol of Wales is a daffodil.

Exercise 5.Use articles where necessary.

1. … British Isles consist if … two large islands, … Great Britain and Ireland.

2. … British Isles are separated from … European continent by … North Sea and … English Channel.

3. The country consist of … England, … Scotland, … Wales and … Northern Ireland.

4. The official name of … country is … United Kingdom of … Great Britain and … Northern Ireland.

5. The United Kingdom is…constitutional monarchy.

6. The Parliament consist of … two Chambers, … House of Lords and … House of Commons.

7. The head of…Government is…Prime Minister.

8. … England, … Scotland and … Wales are…three main parts of … Great Britain.

9. Belfast is … largest city in … Northern Ireland.

10. … symbol of … Northern Ireland is … shamrock and … red hand.

Exercise 6. Translate the sentences from Russian into English.

1. Соединенное Королевство Великобритании и Северной Ирландии расположено на Британских островах, состоящих из двух больших и тысяч малых островов.

2. Население Великобритании в основном (mostly) городское и со­ставляет более 57 миллионов человек.

3. Соединенное Королевство состоит из четырех частей; в Великоб­ританию входят Англия, Шотландия и Уэльс.

4. Британские острова омываются Атлантическим океаном, Ирланд­ским морем, Северным морем и проливом Ла-Манш.

5. Британские острова состоят из гористой части и низин.

6. Реки в Великобритании не очень длинные.

7. На климат Великобритании оказывает влияние Гольфстрим.

8. Великобритания производит и экспортирует станки, электронику, текстиль, суда.

9. Великобритания - конституционная монархия, но власть монарха ограничена парламентом.

10. Юнион Джек – объединенный национальный флаг Великобритании.

11. Я никогда не знал, что символ Англии – роза, а Шотландии – чертополох.

Exercise 7. Discuss the following problems in the group.

1. The Queen is a personification of the state.

2. Commonwealth emigration is a global problem for the United Kingdom.

3. English football Prime League is one of the strongest leagues in the world.

Exercise 8. Speak on the topic “The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Nothern Ireland”.

Exercise 9. Learn the following words and word combinations and use them in your dialogues.

I'm mistaken. Я ошибался.
in my opinion по моему мнению
to mix смешивать, путать
make up составлять
customs formalities таможенные формальности
take a rest отдыхать
cozy уютный, удобный
fresh air свежий воздух
La Manche пролив Ла-Манш
What's the difference? В чем разница?
on the other hand с другой стороны
to be free of charge быть бесплатным
the exhibits экспонаты
it is worth visiting это стоит посетить
It sounds tempting! Это звучит соблазнительно!
moreover более того
to be the saint patron of England быть святым покровителем Англии
St. George’s Cross Крест Святого Георга

Exercise 10. Read, translate and dramatize the dialogues.




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