Dialogue 3. A: Hello, my friend! How are you?

Dialogue 2

Dialogue 1

A: Hello, my friend! How are you?

B: I'm great!

A: Really? What happened?

B: I decided to visit London!

A: Oh, my God! It's cool! I know that it's city of your blue dream!

B: Yes. I'm so happy. My parents bought tickets for me and my brother.

A: You are a lucky girl.

B: I know. It is the largest and most populated city in the United Kingdom and the European Union.

A: What sights do you want to see?

B: Trafalgar Square, Albert Memorial and Royal Albert Hall, the National Gallery and others.

A: I know that there are many parks in this city.

B: Yes! The largest parks in the central area of London are the Royal Parks or Hyde Park, its neighbor Kensington Gardens at the western edge of central London and Regent's Park on the northern edge.

A: I'm so happy for you! You should take many photos!

B: Yes. I will buy something special for you in London!

A: Thanks! Good luck!

A: Hi, John! How are you? What are you doing now?

B: Hi! I dream about my trip to London. It is my favorite city!

A: WOW! Why do you like this city?

B: Oh, Michael, how can’t like it? It is wonderful city! There is amazing place, interesting people, nice weather and beautiful nature.

A: Can you tell me about some interesting places?

B: I want to tell you about London Aquarium. There are more than 100 types of fish. Visitors can even touch crabs and sea stars.

A: What is your favorite place?

B: My favorite place is The London Eye. It is Ferris Wheel. It is the tallest wheel in the world. When you are there you can see great landscape, because it is 135 meters above the ground.

A: Have you been there? Is it London’s number one visitor attraction?

B: Yes, I have been there. I go to London every year.

A: You’re going to London for the first time?

B: Yes, I always wanted to visit this city.

A: I think there’s a lot of interest.

B: Of course. I hope I’ll see all I’ve read and heard about London.

A: What do you want to visit in London?

B: There are so many places I’d like to see! But I’d like to start with the Tower of London.

A: Why so?

B: I’ve heard it’s a great story. Over the years it has been fortress-stronghold, royal residence and, most famously, prison and gallows.

A: Prisons and gallows? Dear me!

B: That isn’t all! … I’ve heard a weird legend about six ravens living in the Tower.

A: As for me I’ve heard today the Tower of London houses the crown jewels.

B: Surely! It’s common knowledge! They say the Tower is home to six ravens. It is said that if the ravens leave the Tower, the Kingdom will fall…

A: Just think! It’s a really a weird legend!

B: And what unusual thing can you see in London?

A: Of course red booths and double-decker buses are the unique London items. I’m going on a trip on a double-decker bus and I hope I’ll see great deal of sights from its top.

B: Wow! I’m a little bit jealous of you! But I think you’ll get a lot of pleasure! Good luck!

Exercise 11. Read, memorize, and act out the dialogues with your partner.

Going sightseeing

Have you been to London before?	Вы были в Лондоне ранее?
No, it’s my first time here.	Нет, это мой первый визит сюда.
Have you seen much of the city?	Вы осмотрели большую часть города?
So far, very little. Could you tell me what are the most interested places to visit?	Пока очень незначительную. Не могли бы вы мне сказать, какие наиболее интересные места мне следует посетить?
Willingly. If you are interested in historical buildings and monuments, I would advise you to see the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey, St. Paul’s Cathedral, Nelson’s Column in Trafalgar Square, the Tower, the British Museum, the Buckingham Palace, and perhaps Hyde Park with Speaker’s Corner. What would you like to see first?	Охотно. Если вас интересуют исторические здания и памятники, я бы посоветовал вам осмотреть здание Парламента, Вестминстерское аббатство, собор Св. Павла, Колонну Нельсона на Трафальгарской площади, Тауэр, Британский музей, Букингемский дворец, и, возможно, Гайд-Парк с местом для ораторов. Что вам хотелось бы осмотреть в первую очередь?
It makes no difference. Is it possible to arrange a bus tour with a guide?	Не имеет значения. Возможно ли организовать автобусную экскурсию в сопровождении гида?
I hope so. By the way, I can offer you a map of London and a guide book to make a preliminary study.	Полагаю, что да. Между прочим, я могу вам предложить план Лондона и путеводитель для предварительного ознакомления с городом.
Oh, thank you very much.	О, большое спасибо.

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

· If you’re tired of London – you’re tired of life.

· London is a modern Babylon.

· to have a double-decker bus tour	· a weird legend
· the royal residence	· The London Eye
· to be jealous of	· fortress
· to be the Roman city	· Dockland
· to have a guide book	· ancient name of London
· try to use www.walker.co.uk	· to visit Harrods

UNIT 9

The Holidays in Great Britain

Proverbs and sayings

So many countries, so many customs.	Сколько стран, столько и обычаев.
Customs is a second nature.	Привычка – вторая натура.
Every country has its customs.	Что город, то норов.
Traditions wears a snowy beard.	У традиций «седая борода».
In the country of one-eyed be one-eyed.	В чужой монастырь со своим уставом не ходят.

TEXT

The Holidays in Great Britain [7]

A bank holiday is an official holiday when all banks and post offices are closed. Most factories, offices and shops are closed, too. The following days are bank holidays in Great Britain: New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, May Day Bank Holiday, Christmas Day and Boxing Day.

Most of bank holidays are religions holidays. Now for most people they are simply days on which people eat, drink and make merry.

Christmas Day is the most popular of bank holidays. It is celebrated on December, 25. On this day many people go to churches, open their Christmas presents, eat a Christmas dinner of roast turkey and Christmas pudding. Many people watch the Queen’s Christmas broadcast on TV. This day is a traditional family reunion day and a special day for children.

Boxing Day is on December, 26. People usually gave “Christmas boxes”, or gifts of money, to servants on this day. Today many people still give a Christmas gifts to paperboys and girls.

New Year’s Day is on January, 1. It is not marked with any custom in Great Britain. Traditional New Year parties and dances are held on New Year’s Eve. People see the old year out and the New Year in.

Good Friday is the Friday before Easter when the church marks the death of Christ. On this day people eat hot-cross buns — buns marked on top with a cross.

Some English customs and traditions are famous all over the world. The United Kingdom is full of customs and traditions. Here are some of them.

St. Valentine's is the saint of people in love, and St. Valentine's Day is February, 14. On that day, people send valentine cards and presents to their husbands, wives, boyfriends and girlfriends. You can also send a card to a person you don’t know. But traditionally you must never write your name on it. Some British newspapers have a page for Valentine’s Day messages on February 14th.

April, 1 is April Fool’s Day in Great Britain. This is a very old tradition from the Middle Ages. At that time servants were masters for one day of the year. Now April Fool's Day is different. It’s a day for jokes and tricks.

ACTIVE VOCABULARY

a bank holiday	национальный праздник
a religious holiday	религиозный праздник
to make merry	веселиться
to be celebrated	отмечаться
to go to churches	идти в церковь
to open one’s Christmas present	открыть рождественский подарок
a Christmas dinner	рождественский обед
roast turkey	жареная индейка
Christmas pudding	рождественский пудинг
to watch the Queen’s Christmas broadcast	смотреть рождественское выступление королевы по телевидению
a family reunion day	день встречи семьи
to give Christmas boxes	дарить рождественские подарки
a gift of money	деньги в подарок
paperboys and girls	разносчики газет
to be marked with custom	отмечаться с соблюдением традиций
a New Year party	новогодняя вечеринка
to be held on New Year’s Eve	проводиться в канун Нового года
to see the old year out	провожать старый год
to see the New Year in	встречать новый год
to mark the death of Christ	отмечать смерть Христа
a hot-cross bun	булочка с крестом наверху
to be famous all over the world	быть известным во всем мире
to be full of customs and traditions	быть полным обычаев и традиций
a saint	святой
to send valentine cards to smb	посылать валентинки кому-либо
a Valentine’s Day message	послание Дня святого Валентина
April Fool’s Day	День смеха
the Middle Ages	средние века
a servant	слуга
a master	хозяин
a trick	проделка, шутка

Answer the questions.

1. What is a bank holiday?

2. How are bank holidays celebrated?

3. How is the most popular of all bank holidays marked?

4. What traditions are observed on December, 26?

5. What customs is New Year’s Day marked with?

6. What is Good Friday?

7. What proves that the United Kingdom is a country of traditions?

8. How is St. Valentine’s Day marked?

9. What is April Fool’s Day?

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

full of customs, old tradition, go to churches, cards and presents, year out, jokes, simply days, eat hot-cross, never write, gifts

1. For most people they are … on which people eat, drink and make merry.

2. On this day many people …, open their Christmas presents, eat a Christmas dinner of roast turkey and Christmas pudding.

3. Today many people still give a Christmas … to paperboys and girls.

4. People see the old … and the New Year in.

5. On this day people … buns - buns marked on top with a cross.

6. The United Kingdom is … and traditions.

7. On that day, people send valentine … to their husbands, wives, boyfriends and girlfriends.

8. But traditionally you must … your name on it.

9. This is a very … from the Middle Ages.

10. It’s a day for … and tricks.

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

1. Most of bank holidays are religions holidays.

2. Christmas Day is celebrated on December, 31.

3. Good Friday is the Friday before Easter when the church marks the death of Christ.

4. Christmas is as popular as New Year.

5. St. Valentine's is the saint of people in love.

6. You can’t send a card to a person you don’t know.

7. Hot-cross buns — buns marked on top with a cross.

8. April Fool's Day is a day for jokes and tricks.

Exercise 3. Translate these sentences and put some special questions to them.

1. Christmas Day is the most popular holiday.

2. On Christmas Eve children hang their stockings at the end of the beds.

3. Christmas is the traditional family reunion day.

4. On New Year British people see the old year out and New Year in.

5. New Year is not so popular as Christmas.

Exercise 4. Use these expressions for making dialogues with your partner in English:

· to look forward to	· to make merry
· to be held	· the spirit of Christmas
· to hang stocking over the fire-place	· to open gifts
· to have Christmas dinner
· to be closed	· to decorate houses with

Exercise 5. Translate the sentences from Russian into English.

1. Во время официальных, или банковских, праздников закрыты все банки, почтовые отделения, большая часть магазинов.

2. Сейчас официальные праздники – не религиозные праздники, а просто дни, когда люди веселятся.

3. Рождество, 25 декабря – это день, когда собирается вся семья.

4. Люди обычно смотрят рождественское выступление королевы, посещают церковь, обмениваются (exchange) рождественскими подарками.

5. 26 декабря люди дарят рождественские подарки или деньги детям разносчикам газет.

6. С Новым годом не связаны особые (particular)традиции.

7. Соединенное Королевство полно обычаев и традиций, известных во всем мире.

8. День святого Валентина, святого влюбленных, отмечается 14 февраля.

9. 1 апреля - день смеха, день шуток и проделок.

10. Boxing day - 26 декабря. В этот день все учреждения, магазины и даже многие рестораны закрыты. Большинство британцев проводят этот день в кругу семьи, наслаждаясь общением с родными.

Exercise 6. Mach the words and phrases:

1. официальный праздник	a. paperboys
2. королева	b. the most popular
3. смерть Христа	c. family reunion
4. семейная встреча	d. an official holiday
5. просто дни	e. buns
6. разносчик газет	f. the Queen
7. обычай	g. the old year
8. булочки	h. simply days
9. самый популярный	i. the death of Christ
10. старый год	j. custom

Exercise 7. Give the English equivalents for:

· старая традиция от Средневековья	· полно обычаев и традиций
· Новогодние вечеринки и танцы	· пятница перед Пасхой
· дают рождественские подарки	· выходные дни в Великобритании
· люди едят, пьют и веселятся	· особый день для детей

Exercise 8. Discuss the following problems in the group.

1. Hogmanay and First Footing in Scotland. Are they still observed?

2. Common features in British and Russian holiday’s celebration. Can they be found?

Exercise 9. Speak on the topic “British Holidays”.

Exercise 10. Learn the following words and word combinations and use them in your dialogues.

Christ’s resurrection	воскрешение Христа
Easter bunny	пасхальный кролик Банни
Happy Holidays	счастливые праздники
Christmas Eve	сочельник
Spring Festival	весенний фестиваль
Chinese New Year	китайский Новый год
Lion Dance	танец Льва
Thanksgiving	День Благодарения
Christmas shopping fever	Рождественская лихорадка
Veterans' Day	День Ветеранов
Columbus Day	День Колумба
The Presidents' day	День Президентов
sweets	конфеты
coloured eggs	крашеные яйца

Exercise 11. Read, translate and dramatize the dialogues.

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