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Exercise 4. Translate into English using possessive case
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Exercise 4. Translate into English using possessive case
1. Отход судна назначен на 8 часов 2. Население мира растет очень быстро. 3. Отметьте местоположение судна на карте. 4. Его младшую сестру зовут Аня. 5. Приказ капитана должен быть выполнен. 6. После рейса он получил двухнедельный отпуск. 7. Об этом сообщалось во вчерашней газете. 8. Мы считаем, что повреждение груза произошло по вине команды. 9. Больше всего он любил музыку Чайковского. 10. Друг Владимира работает на пассажирском судне. 11. Мы прошли расстояние в 3 мили, но так и не обнаружили никого из пострадавших во время кораблекрушения. 12. Секретарь мистера Брауна сообщила мне название вашего судна.
Unit 5. Navigational routes. Geographic position
Exercise 1. Look at the places on the map. Listen to the cassette. The Captain talks about the Baltic route with the Chief Officer. Complete the route on the map.
Words to be remembered:
geographic position- географическое положение
route - путь, маршрут
chart – карта
latitude – широта
longitude - долгота
nautical mile - морская миля
north - север
east – восток
west - запад
south - юг
Exercise 2. Read the information in the chart. Listen to the cassette again.
Circle the correct distance.
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| From | To | Distance (N miles = nautical miles) |
| Riga Tallinn St Petersburg Helsinki Oulu Sundsvall Stockholm | Tallinn St Petersburg Helsinki Oulu Sundsvall Stockholm Copenhagen | 291 / 219 N miles 171 / 187 N miles 171 / 191 N miles 285 / 582 N miles 219 / 290 N miles 227 / 327 N miles 427 / 477 N miles |
Exercise 3. Look at the map. Which countries are the cities in?
Exercise 4. Listen to the cassette. Complete the chart.
| City, Country | Latitude | Longitude | |
| Santiago, Chile Quito, Ecuador Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Buenos Aires, Argentina Lima, Peru, Bogota, Colombia Caracas, Venezuela La Paz, Bolivia | 33°S °S °S °S °N °N °S | 70°w °w °w °w °w °w °w |
It's approximately. . .
We can ask about distances between places like this:
How many kilometres / miles is it from... to... ?
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How far is it from... to... ?
Exercise 5. Look at the examples below. What does the word approximately mean?
London ________ 351. 2km _______________ Paris
It's approximately 350 km from London to Paris.
Moscow________ 1819km ______________ Berlin
It's approximately 1800 km from Moscow to Berlin.
Hong Kong _____ 1149km____________ Manila
It's approximately 1150 km from Hong Kong to Manila.
Exercise 6. Look at the map and the distance key in Exercise 3. Answer the questions about the distances between cities in South America. Use It's approximately…
1. How many kilometres is it from Rio de Janeiro to Caracas?
2. How many kilometres is it from Lima to Quito?
3. How many kilometres is it from Buenos Aires to Santiago?
4. How many kilometres is it from Quito to Bogota?
5. How many kilometres is it from Caracas to Bogota?
Exercise 7. Look at the map of South America again. Work with a study partner. Ask and answer questions about the distances between the cities.
How far is it from. . .?
Rio de Janeiro______________? __________ Bogota.
Lima ____________________? ___________ La Paz.
Buenos Aires______________? __________ Caracas.
Caracas __________________? __________ Lima.
La Paz ___________________? ___________ Rio de Janeiro.
Exercise 8. Look at the map of South America again. Where are the countries? Complete the sentences. ( north, south, east or west)
| Where is Chile? Where is Peru? Where is Venezuela? Where is Bolivia? Where is Colombia? Where is Argentina? Where is…? Where is Ecuador? Where is Brazil? Where is ….? | It is to the south of Peru. It's to the ……of Chile. It's to the…… of Colombia. It's to the west of…….. It's to the north of……… It's to the east of ……….. It's to the west of Argentina. It's to the east of Argentina and to the south of Brazil. |
Exercise 9. Talk about your country
Work with a study partner. Ask and answer the questions.
What are the major cities in your country?
What is the capital city?
What city/town/village do you live in?
How many kilometres is your city/town/village from the capital?
What cities/towns are to the north of the capital?
to the south of the capital?
to the east of the capital?
to the west of the capital?
Exercise 10. Read and translate
I’m from Spain. I’m Spanish. I live in Madrid. Madrid is the capital city. It is a big city. The population of Madrid is 4, 5 million. It is in the centre of the country.
Another big city in Spain is Barcelona. Barcelona is the port on the Mediterranian sea. It has a big shipping industry. Barcelona is to the east of Madrid.
There are many towns around Barcelona. My favourite town is Sitges. It is also on the sea to the south of Barcelona. It has many good retaurants.
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