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IV. Imagine you are a guide. Speak to the tourists about the most important sights of London.
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IV. Imagine you are a guide. Speak to the tourists about the most important sights of London.
Grammar exercises
I. Use Passive instead of Active Voice.
1. We should use «Great Britain» as the correct name of the country.
2. The U. K. includes England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
3. The river Thames divides London into two parts.
4. The Atlantic Ocean washes the north-west and the west of the country.
5. The North Channel separates Northern Ireland from Great Britain.
6. Lancashire and Yorkshire produce cotton and wool.
7. The Parliament limits the power of the Queen.
8. Sir Christopher Wren designed St. Paul’s Cathedral.
9. People celebrate Christmas on the 24th of December.
10. After the general election the Queen appoints the Prime Minister.
II. Use the verbs in brackets in the correct tense form (Active or Passive).
1. The six ravens (to keep) in the Tower of London now for centuries. They used to come in from Essex for food cracks when the Tower (to use) as a palace. Over the years people (to think) that if the ravens ever left the Tower, the monarchy would fall. So Charles II (to decree) that six ravens should always (to keep) in the Tower and should (to pay) a wage from the treasury. Sometimes they (to live) as long as 25 years but their wings (to clip) so they can’t fly away, and when a raven (to die), another raven (to bring) from Essex.
II. Translate into English.
1. Великобритания отделена от континента проливом Ла-Манш.
2. Власть монарха в Британии ограничена парламентом.
3. Члены Палаты Общин избираются народом.
4. На английском языке говорят во многих странах мира.
5. Уайтхолл – это улица, где расположены правительственные учреждения.
6. Тауэр посещает множество туристов из зарубежных стран.
7. Большинство пьес Шекспира было написано в Лондоне.
8. Старое здание Собора Святого Павла было разрушено во время пожара в Лондоне.
9. Королева Елизавета получила частное образование.
10. Музей восковых фигур был основан мадам Тюссо в 1855.
Text III
Traditions and Customs
Read the text and say what traditions and customs are the same in Russia.
Every nation and every country has its own customs and traditions. In Britain traditions play a more important part in the life of the people than in other countries.
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Englishmen are proud of their traditions and carefully keep them up. Foreigners coming to the U. K. are struck at once by quite a number of customs and peculiarities in English life. Some ceremonies are rather formal, such as the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace, Trooping the Colour, the State opening of Parliament. Sometimes you will see a group of cavalrymen riding on black horses through the streets of London. They wear red uniforms, shining helmets, long black boots and long white gloves. These men are Life Guards. Their special duty is to guard the king or the queen of Great Britain and very important guests of the country.
To this day an English family prefers a house with a fireplace and a garden to a flat in a modern house with central heating. Most English love gardens. Sometimes the garden in front of the house is a little square covered with cement painted green in imitation of grass and a box of flowers. They love flowers very much.
The British people like animals very much, too. Pet dogs, cats, horses, ducks, chickens, canaries and other friends of man have a much better life in Britain than anywhere else. In Britain they have special dog shops selling food, clothes and other things for dogs. In recent years the English began to show love for more «exotic» animals such as crocodiles, elephants, tigers, cobras, camels.
Holidays are especially rich in old traditions and are different in Scotland, Ireland, Wales and England. Christmas is a great English national holiday and in Scotland it is not observed at all. But six days later, on New Year’s Eve the Scotts begin to enjoy themselves. All the shops and factories are closed on New Year’s day. People invite their friends to their houses. Greetings and presents are offered.
A new tradition has been born in Britain. Every year a large number of ancient motorcars drive from London to Brighton. Some of these veteran cars look very funny. This run from London to Brighton is a colourful demonstration. People are dressed in the Clothes of those times. It is not a race, and most of the cars come to Brighton, which is sixty miles from London, only in the evening.
Notes:
Give me a treat – угостите меня
Halloween – канун Дня всех святых
Eisteddford – конкурс непрофессиональных певцов, музыкантов и поэтов.
I. Read the sentences and say if the statements are right or wrong.
1. Englishmen don’t keep their traditions.
2. Every year a large number of ancient motorcars drive from London to Brighton.
3. The Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace, Trooping the Colour, the State opening of Parliament are formal ceremonies.
4. In Scotland all the shops and factories are closed on New Year’s day.
5. An English family prefers to have a flat in a modern house with central heating.
6. Holidays are the same in Scotland, Ireland, Wales and England.
7. In Britain they have special dog shops selling food, clothes and other things for dogs.
8. British people don’t like animals.
9. A special duty of Life Guards is to guard the queen of Great Britain.
10. Most English hate gardens.
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