Dialogue 3. A: Is England the name of that country?

Dialogue 2

Dialogue 1

A: Is England the name of that country?

B: No, it isn't. It's called Great Britain, or simply Britain. England is a part of it.

A: Really? So, I'm sorry, I'm mistaken.

B: In my opinion you simply mix the names.

A: And what about the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or the United Kingdom? That sounds more official, doesn't it?

B: Yes, it's the official name of that country. But you shouldn't forget that though in everyday speech Britain is used to mean the United Kingdom, it's the name of the island which is made up of England, Scotland and Wales.

A: Thanks, I've guessed at last.

A: Oh, I'm tired with the Customs formalities. Let's take a short rest now. Shall we sit here?

B: It's a good idea and the armchairs look cozy. Let's enjoy fresh air.

A: Certainly. Well, that's what La Manche looks like.

B: You mean the English Channel.

A: Why? What's the difference?

B: Oh, no difference between us, because you are Polish and I’m German, but when you speak to a Frenchman, he calls it La Manche. Ontheotherhand, British people prefer the English Channel.

A: Then I think it should be called the British Channel, shouldn't it?

B: That’s history, traditions and all that.

A: Thanks a lot, because it's very good to know the "likes and dislikes" of the country you are going to visit for the first time.

A: Let’s go to the British Museum. It’s one of the biggest museums in Great Britain and it’s free of charge. I think we shouldn’t miss the opportunity of seeing the exhibits which are famous all over the world. Besides, there is a café inside and if you are hungry, you can have a snack.

B: I don’t think it’s a good idea because we won’t have enough time to see the whole museum. And it’s a bit boring just to look around. I am not fond of visiting museums though I must admit that the British Museum is worth visiting.

A: Oh, I agree with you and I want to see its famous library. But you are right that we won’t have enough time for everything. Why not go for a walk to the park then?

B: To the park? It sounds tempting! It’s nice to be in the open air for a change. We have already visited so many museums! And where can we go?

A: We can go to Hyde Park, which is not far from our hotel. Have you been there before?

B: No, I haven’t been to any park in Great Britain yet. I think it would be interesting to know what they are like here.

A: Of course it would. Moreover, Hyde Park is famous for its Speakers Corner and if we are lucky, we can see someone making a speech there.

B: That’s fantastic! Anyway, we may enjoy the sunny weather and have a nice time there.

Exercise 11. Translate the dialogue from Russian into English.

A: Хочу заказать себе через интернет книгу про вексиллологию.

B: Что?

A: Да, это наука о флагах и знаменах, я сам недавно узнал.

B: А я думал, что это – геральдика.

A: Ты ошибаешься. Геральдика – наука о гербах.

B: Где ты взял эту информацию?

A: Мне было дано задание подготовить сообщение об английском флаге и я стал «серфить» по интернету, чтобы найти что-нибудь.

B: Извини, я не понял!? Разве английский флаг и флаг Великобритании это не одно и то же?

A: Вот это я и старался выяснить. Оказывается, нет. И этим занимается вексиллология.

B: И какая же разница между этими флагами?

A: Насколько я понял, на флаге Англии изображен крест Святого Георга, покровителя Англии. А флаг Объединенного Королевства это Юнион Джек. Он состоит из флагов Англии, Шотландии и Ирландии.

B: А что, разве Уэльс не имеет своего флага?

A: Он имеет свой национальный символ – красный дракон. И следует заметить, что в Уэльсе периодически раздаются призывы поместить на флаг Великобритании красного дракона, национальный символ Уэльса, чтобы избежать дискриминации этой части Соединенного Королевства.

B: Ну и ну! Никогда об этом даже не слышал!

A: Вот поэтому я и хочу во всем разобраться, подготовить презентацию и, надеюсь, может получу зачет автоматом.

B: Удачи! Я тоже попрошу себе задание. Можешь подсказать мне сайт?

A: Конечно. veksillologia.ru

Exercise 12. Make up your own dialogues with the following proverbs and expressions.

· England and America are two countries separated by the same language.

· London is a bad habit one hates to lose.

· the Royal family	· a personification
· a thistle	· a shamrock
· the commercial heart of London	· the Trafalgar Square
· the West End	· the East End
· highly developed	· to influence smth.
· the Union Jack	· the Royal Standard

UNIT 8

LONDON

Quotes about London

If you’re tired of London – you’re tired of life. Samuel Johnson	Если вы устали от Лондона – вы устали от жизни. Сэмюэл Джонсон
London is a modern Babylon. Benjamin Disraeli	Лондон – это современный Вавилон. Бенджамин Дизраэли
London – a wonderful place if you can get out of it. Arthur Balfour	Лондон – чудесное место, если вы можете уехать из него. Артур Бальфур

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London [6]

London is the capital of the United Kingdom, its economic, political and cultural centre. It is one of the world’s most important ports and one of the largest cities in the world. London with its suburbs has a population of about 11 million people.

The name London come from Romans. A.D. 43 they made a town on the north bank of the river Thames. The town’s name was Londinium. There was a bridge over the river and ships came to Londinium from the sea. The town got bigger and bigger, new buildings went up, and you can see some of the Roman city wall today, near the museum of London. Now it is one of the world’s major cities.

London has been a capital for nearly a thousand years. Many of its ancient buildings still stand. The most famous of them are the Tower of London, where the crown jewels are kept, Westminster Abbey and St. Paul’s Cathedral. Most visitors also want to see the Houses of Parliament, Buckingham Palace (the Queen’s home with its Changing of the Guards) and the many magnificent museums.

Buckingham Palace is the official London residence of Queen Elizabeth II. If the Queen is in the residence, the flag on the top of the palace will be the Royal Standard. The Union flag is flown when the Queen is away from home. Most days at 11:30 a.m., you can watch the Changing of the Guard at the gates.

Different areas of London seem like different cities. The West End is a rich man's world of shops, offices and theatres. The City of London is the district where most offices and banks are concentrated; the Royal Exchange and the Bank of England are here, too. The East End is the district where mostly working people live. The old port area is now called «Docklands». There are now new office buildings in Docklands, and thousands of new flats and houses.

By the day the whole of London is busy. At night, offices are quiet and empty, but the West End stays alive, because this is where Londoners come to enjoy themselves. There are two opera houses here, several concert halls and many theatres. In nearby Soho the pubs, restaurants and night clubs are busy half the night.

Like all big cities, London has streets and concrete buildings, but it also has many big parks, full of trees, flowers and grass. In the middle of Hyde Park or Kensington Gardens you will think that you are in the country, miles away.

Many people live outside the centre of London in the suburbs, and they travel to work in shops and offices by train, bus or underground («The Tube»).

ACTIVE VOCABULARY

A.D. anno Domini	наша эра
an economic, political and cultural centre	экономический, политический и культурный центр
a suburbs	пригород, окрестности
to have a population of	иметь население
an ancient building	древнее здание
the crown jewels	королевские драгоценности
Changing of the Guards	смена караула
a magnificent museum	великолепный музей
a Roman town	римский город
on the north bank of the Thames	на северном берегу Темзы
one of the world’s major cities	один из крупнейших городов мира
an area of	район чего-либо
a rich man’s world of shops	мир богатых - мир магазинов
to be concentrated	быть сконцентрированным
the Royal Exchange	Лондонская биржа
the Bank of England	Банк Англии
working people	рабочий класс
a port area	портовый район
to be quiet and empty	быть тихим и пустынным
to stay alive	зд. быть оживленным
to come to enjoy oneself	приходить отдыхать, развлекаться
an opera house	оперный театр
nearby	близлежащий
a pub	кабачок, пивная
a concrete building	бетонное здание
to be full of trees, flowers	быть полным деревьев, цветов
to live outside the centre	жить вне центра
to travel to work by train, bus or underground – “The Tube”	ездить на работу на поезде, автобусе или метро
the Royal Standard	Королевский штандарт

Answer the questions.

1. What part does London play in the life of the United Kingdom?

2. What are the most famous ancient buildings of London?

3. What are different districts of London famous for?

4. Why do some districts of London stay alive at night?

5. What does London have except concrete buildings?

6. Where do many people live?

7. When was London found?

8. What was its ancient name?

9. What are the main parts of London?

10. How do Londoners call the underground?

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

Roman town, to stay alive, night clubs, the West End, ports, to be full of, office buildings, cities, pubs, the East End, suburbs, restaurants, the Tower of London.

1. London is one of the most important … and one of the largest … in the world.

2. One of the most famous of ancient buildings is ….

3. Once London was a small … on the north bank of the Thames.

4. … is a rich man's world of shops, offices and theatres.

5. … is the district where mostly working people live.

6. There are now new … in Docklands.

7. The West End …, because this is where Londoners come to enjoy themselves.

8. In nearby Soho the …, … and … are busy half the night.

9. London also has many big parks, … trees, flowers and grass.

10. Many people live outside the centre of London in the ….

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

1. London is the capital of the United States.

2. London has a population of about 11 million people.

3. London is one of the largest city in the world.

4. Most visitors want to see the Houses of Parliament and Buckingham Palace.

5. Once London was a small Roman town on the north bank of the Mississippi.

6. The City of London isn’t the district where most offices and banks are concentrated.

7. The new port area is now called “Docklands”.

8. London has only streets and concrete buildings.

9. There are two opera houses, several concert halls and many theatres in the East End.

10. Many people live outside the centre of London in the suburbs, and they travel to work in shops and offices by cars.

Exercise 3. Finish the following sentences.

1. London has the population of …

2. London is situated on …

3. As result of its long history, London offers...

4. London consists of …

5. The business and commercial heart of London is …

6. In the centre of the City there is …

7. The finest part of London is …

8. Now London is one …. …. …..

9. In A.D. 43 the town’s name … ….

10. The official London residence of Queen Elizabeth II is … ….

Exercise 4. Put special questions to the following sentences.

1. It has the population of about 12 million people.

2. The City is about one square mile in area.

3. The finest part of London is the West End.

4. In the evening before Christmas people like to come to Trafalgar Square to look at the tree.

5. The British Museum is one of the largest museums in the world.

6. The official London residence of Queen Elizabeth II is Buckingham Palace.

Exercise 5. Use the articles where necessary.

1. London is…capital…of England and…United Kingdom.

2. London is situated on…Thames.

3. London consists of…West End,…City and…East End.

4. London became…prosperous trading centre during…Middle Ages.

5. …Hyde Park is really…National London Park.

6. Every year there is…very big Christmas tree in…Trafalgar Square.

7. There is…wonderful art gallery in…British Museum.

8. …Union flag is flown when… Queen is away from home.

Exercise 6. Translate the sentences from Russian into English.

1. Лондон - экономический, политический и культурный центр, один из крупнейших портов страны и один из крупнейших городов в мире.

2. Самые знаменитые древние здания - Лондонский Тауер, Вестмин­стерское аббатство, собор Святого Павла, Парламент, Букингемский дворец.

3. Лондон был небольшим римским городом.

4. Вест-Энд - район магазинов, офисов и театров, район богатых людей.

5. В Сити сконцентрированы банки, офисы, в том числе Лондонская биржа и Банк Англии.

6. В Ист-Энде живут рабочие.

7. В Докланде, бывшем районе портов, сейчас много новых офисов.

8. В Вест-Энд лондонцы приезжают развлекаться.

9. В соседнем Сохо жизнь идет и ночью.

10. В древние времена Лондон назывался Лондиниум.

Exercise 7. Discuss the following problems in the group.

1. Traffic jam in London’s City is a real problem.

2. Smart Londoner doesn’t feed pigeons. Why?

Exercise 8. Speak on the topic “London is the capital of the UK”.

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

What happened?	Что случилось?
ticket	билет
sight	достопримечательность
Trafalgar Square	Трафальгарская площадь
Albert Memorial	Мемориал принца Альберта
Royal Albert Hall	Лондонский королевский зал искусств и наук имени Альберта
National Gallery	Национальная галерея
Kensington Gardens	Кенсингтонский сад
Regent's Park	Риджентс-парк
at the western edge	на западной окраине
something special	что-нибудь особенное
London Aquarium	Лондонский аквариум
The London Eye	Колесо обозрения
above the ground	над землей
number one visitor attraction	самое привлекательное место
double-decker buses	двухэтажные автобусы
fortress ['fo:trıs]	крепость
prison	тюрьма
gallows ['gælouz]	виселица
Dear me!	Боже мой!
Just think!	Только подумайте!
to be jealous of	завидовать кому-либо
It’s common knowledge	Это общеизвестно
a weird legend	таинственная легенда
unique item	что-то особенное
six ravens	шесть во́ронов

Exercise 10. Read, translate and dramatize the dialogues.

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