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7. Choose the right words. 8. Translate the sentences from Russian into English. Reading and translation practice. British or English
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7. Choose the right words.
1. I suppose we really …. to book our tickets in advance.
a) should; b) must; c) ought; d) can.
2. We couldn’t find a hotel room, so we … sleep in the car. It was awful!
a) had to; b) must; c) could; d) should.
3. She is not able to carry all these suitcases by herself. Somebody … help her.
a) may; b) should; c) can; d) need.
4. I ….. find a job, my parents can’t support me any longer.
a) are able to; b) are allowed to; c) has to; d) must.
5. Tom looked at his watch and said that he …. go.
a) must to; b) has to; c) had to; d) had.
6. Children …. to go to the dentist at least once a year.
a) should; b) must; c) ought; d) have.
7. I was lost and … ask the policeman the way.
a) may; b) should; c) must; d) had to.
8. You … walk on the grass.
a) mustn’t; b) had to; c) have to; d) will have to.
9. As the ship entered the harbour, we … see the Statue of Liberty.
a) can; b) could; c) must; d) should.
10. The news … be true? I don’t believe you.
a)can; b) could; c) can’t; d) be able to.
11. We read a long poem in the class yesterday. It was boring. I’m glad we …. learn it by heart.
a) has to; b) don’t have to; c) can’t; d) must.
12. You …. work tomorrow if you don’t want to.
a) couldn’t; b) needn’t; c) cannot; d) oughtn’t.
8. Translate the sentences from Russian into English.
1. Ты не должна приходить домой так поздно. 2. Сегодня Александру необходимо поехать в центр города. 3. Тебе нужно много заниматься. 4. Тебе не нужно заканчивать работу, если ты должен уйти, это подождет. 5. Он должен был участвовать в конференции. 6. Тебе нужен этот словарь? 7. Могу я посещать лекции? 8. Вы можете мне помочь перевести этот текст? 9. Она должна встать рано, чтобы подготовиться к тесту. 10. Вы говорите по-английски? 11. Он смог открыть окно. 12. Вчера я не смог позвонить твоим родителям. 13. Я не могу пойти с вами на вечер.
READING AND TRANSLATION PRACTICE
British or English
What is the difference between England and Britai (or Great Britain)? Three countries make up Great Britain: England, Scotland and Wales. So England is part of Great Britain, and a Scotsman (a person of Scottish origin) is British, too. People born in Wales are Welsh, and they are British, too. Northern Ireland is a part of the United Kingdom, but not a part of Great Britain. So the Irish are not British. The formal name of the country is the “United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”, but in everyday speech “Britain" is often used to mean the UK, though, as you have seen, this is not perfectly correct. The word “great” was added to “Britain” several hundred years ago, in the Middle Ages, when the English kings had lands in what is now France, and a certain part of it was called Britanny. To avoid confusion, they added the word “great” to the name of the land which was larger.
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So, what is the United Kingdom?
To give it its full title it’s ‘The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland’. You might hear it referred to as Britain, Great Britain or more often, simply as ‘The UK’.
Four countries make up the UK – England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. It consists of a group of islands – 2 large ones and several hundred smaller ones. By far the largest island is that which is divided into three countries – England, Wales and Scotland. This island is about 700 miles long and is 300 miles at its widest point. At its nearest point only the 22 miles of the English Channel separate it from the coast of France. England’s capital, London, is also the capital city of the UK. Most of England consists of lowland with some mountainous terrain northwest of a line drawn between the Humber estuary in the East and the river Exe in the Southwest. Wales, with its capital Cardiff, lies to the West having a coastline adjacent to the Irish Sea. It is more mountainous than England, particularly in North and Mid Wales.
To the North is Scotland which consists of two very distinct regions known as the Highlands and the Lowlands. The Highlands region is to the North and West of the country and is much more mountainous than its lowland sister. The rugged terrain of the highlands ensures the region is sparsely populated. The Lowlands region is home to most of Scotland’s population. It’s here where Scotland’s capital, Edinburgh and the larger city of Glasgow will be found.
Crossing the Irish Sea takes us to Ireland of which only the north eastern corner (Northern Ireland) is part of the UK. The rest of this island is a separate country, the Republic of Ireland. Northern Ireland, with its capital, Belfast, is a hilly region boasting the largest inland body of water in the UK, Lough Neagh, at 150 square miles.
The prevailing winds tend to come from the southwest, bringing with them frequent spells of mild but wet weather from the Atlantic Ocean. Overall though the climate is fairly temperate and similar to much of northern Europe.
VOCABULARY
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