ЗАДАНИЕ 4. Запомните английские пословицы, связанные с вашими родными местами.
1. East or west home is best. – В гостях хорошо, а дома лучше.
Восток ли, Запад ли, а дома лучше всего.
2. There is not place like home. - Нет места лучше, чем собственный дом.
3. Dry bread at home is better than roast meat abroad. – Дома сухой хлеб
вкуснее, чем жареное мясо в гостях. Дома и стены помогают.
4. An Englishman’s home is his castle. – В чужой монастырь со своим
уставом не ходят. Дом англичанина – его крепость.
5. When at Rome, do as the Romans do. - В чужом доме – не хозяин.
Когда ты в Риме, делай так, как делают римляне.
6. Practice makes perfect. - Повторение – мать учения. Золотые руки у
того, кто обучался хорошо. Практика ведет к совершенству.
7. Rome was not built in a day. – Не сразу Москва строилась. Рим не был
построен в один день.
ЗАДАНИЕ 5. Соедините части пословиц.
There is not place a) built in a day
When at Rome, do b) than roast meat abroad
East or west c) like home
Practice makes d) is his castle
Dry bread at home is better e) home is best
Rome was not f) as the Romans do
An Englishman’s home g) perfect
ЗАДАНИЕ 6. Побеседуйте с вашим партнером о ваших родных местах, не забудьте использовать пословицы.
3.4.
The city is not a concrete jungle, it is a human zoo.
Desmond Morris, 1928 -, British biologist and writer
ЗАДАНИЕ 1. Прочитайте текст и: a) выберите правильные утверждения о городе;
It’s in the south of Brazil.
It’s a big city.
It isn’t the capital of Brazil. (Brasilia is the capital.)
It’s 75 kilometres from the sea.
In summer, the weather is hot and wet.
It’s famous for coffee!
The restaurants are good.
Sao Paulo and Corinthians are football clubs in the city. They’re famous in South America.
It isn’t a quiet city. In fact, it’s very noisy.
The buses aren’t expensive.
True or false:
a) 1. It’s in Brazil.
2. It’s small.
3. It’s the capital of Brazil.
4. It isn’t in the north of Brazil.
5. The summers are dry.
6. The football clubs aren’t famous in South America.
b) приведите 10 фактов, связанных с вашим родным городом (деревней).
ЗАДАНИЕ 2. Прочитайте текст и вставьте слова:
England, famous, gardens, population, students
Cambridge is a famous university city in the UK. It’s in the east of … , 80 kilometres north of London. It’s a small city with a … of 110,000. Cambridge is a beautiful old city, and very green, with many parks and … . There are 31 colleges in the University of Cambridge – King’s and Trinity are two … colleges. There are 17,000 … at the university.
ЗАДАНИЕ 3. Прочитайте текст об известных городах и скажите, чем они знамениты, вставив данные слова: films, beaches, water.
In all cities there are large buildings, parks, museums and schools, but a lot of cities are famous for other things.
Sydney, city of music and city of … .
Sydney is in the southeast of Australia. The population is four million. In Sydney there is an opera house and there are a lot of lovely beaches. Bondi Beach is famous for surfing. Sydney is a fun city.
Mumbai, city of … .
Mumbai is in the west of India. It’s a big city with over ten million people – it’s a busy city. There isn’t an opera house, but the city is famous for films. In Los Angeles, there is Hollywood; in Mumbai, there is Bollywood. In Mumbai there are a lot of cinemas – over 200! It’s an exciting city.
Venice, city of … .
Venice is in the northeast of Italy. It isn’t a big city – the population is under 500,000. In Venice there aren’t any buses or cars. Venice is a city of water. There are 150 canals and a lot of boats. It’s a beautiful city.
ЗАДАНИЕ 4. Прочитайте текст и выберите название каждой части, данные после текста.
1 …………
Toronto is in the southeast of Canada, in Ontario. It is on Lake Ontario.
2 …………
In the summer Toronto is warm (25◦ C) and in the winter it is very cold (- 10◦C).
3 …………
Toronto is a big city. The population is 2,5 million.
4 …………
Toronto is a modern and busy city. There is a beautiful harbour. There are a lot of museums, theatres and restaurants.
5 …………
Chinatown – there are a lot of restaurants and Chinese shops.
General description
Location
Tourist attractions
Size
Climate
ЗАДАНИЕ 5. Прочитайте текст и закончите название каждой части, используя слова данные после текста (одно слово лишнее).
All change! Countries and cultures change for many different reasons.
Changes because of ….
The Chinese economy is one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. Han Li’s life is completely different from her grandparents’ life. “They couldn’t travel to other countries, but I can. I can drive a car, but my grandfather could only ride a bicycle.” Bo Li, Han’s grandfather, smiles and says, “We can afford to buy an air conditioner. Before, we couldn’t relax in the house during the hot summer.
2. Changes because of the ….
Under the old government of Afghanistan, there were many strict laws. For example, people couldn’t listen to music or watch TV. Farida, a mother of two children, says, “Life is much better now. Boys and girls can play together, and I can go out on my own. But, best of all, teenage girls can go to school”.
3. Changes because of the ….
The Inuits of Northern Canada are losing their old way of life because the environment is changing. “The ice is disappearing now, so we can’t get food in the old way,” says Tootega. “When I was young, I could travel on the ice for days and find seals. Now, there is almost no ice. Our children can’t learn the old skills and they are leaving our villages to find work in the cities. It makes me sad.”
• climate • economics • government • technology
ТЕМАТИКА ОБЩЕНИЯ: 1.Общее и различное в странах и национальных культурах.
2. Международный туризм.
3. Мировые достижения в искусстве и архитектуре.
4. Мир природы. Охрана окружающей среды.
TRANSLATION
Changes in technology bring changes in culture. A good example is the car. Before cars and buses, most people couldn’t live far from their work, so there were two types of people: town people and country people, with two different cultures. But in the 1900s, town workers could get the bus or drive to work. So people started to live in new suburbs (areas between the town and the country). Life in the suburbs was different from town life and country life, so a new culture grew up – suburban culture.
Cars changed town culture, too. Before cars and buses, walking was the main way of getting around, and most people never went far from their homes. So people often saw their neighbours in the street. Most people knew every family in their street and could name every person. Cars changed that. Now, for the first time in history, most of us do not know the people in our street.
WRITING TASK
Write about the changes in technology. What type of a person are you: town person or country person?
TRANSLATION
What’s the difference between travel and tourism? Being a traveller is more than just being a holidaymaker. A holiday is just a short time away, and it normally involves relaxation. Tourists stay in holiday resorts, not travellers. Travellers go for the experience and their journeys are usually much longer and more challenging. For example, travellers tend to avoid tourist traps and like to go off the beaten track to discover new places. Travel is an age-old phenomenon, but tourism is a relatively recent invention. Thomas Cook is often described as the first travel agent because he arranged the first “package tour”: a 19-kilometre trip for 500 people, in 1841.
Going overseas in order to experience a different way of life is what many people think of as travel, but travel does not necessarily mean going abroad. How many people can say they have visited every part of their own country? Many people who live in vast countries such as Russia and the USA have only visited a small part of their own country, and so domestic travel is also very exciting.
Some people can’t travel or don’t like the physical reality of travelling to faraway destinations. These days it is easy to be an “armchair traveler”. People can visit distant corners of the world or even little known parts of their own country without leaving their living rooms. Television documentaries make the world a small place and some people argue that travel is no longer necessary. Perhaps soon people will use interactive computer programmes and virtual travel will become common. Enthusiasts argue that by doing this we will have all the benefits of travel without the inconvenience.
WRITING TASK
Write about active or virtual tourism. How much of your own country have you visited?
TRANSLATION
Marco Polo was born in Italy in 1254. A traveller and merchant, he was one of the first Europeans to travel across Asia and into China. His journey lasted 24 years.
He set out, aged 17, with his father Nicolo and his uncle Maffeo on their great journey to China. They sailed south from Venice, Italy and stopped off in the Middle East. They then carried on overland to Persia (now Iran), through the Pamir Mountains and the Gobi Desert before they got to China.
At that time, China was more advanced than Europe. They already had paper, so large numbers of books were available. They also used paper money in many parts of the empire.
After he got back to Italy, Marco Polo wrote a book describing the riches of Asia. His written account was the first Western record of porcelain, coal, gunpowder, printing and silk.
WRITING TASK
Write about a famous traveller or explorer. Do you know anyone who does the same job?
TRANSLATION
Fallingwater (1936-1939) is the most famous house that a well-known architect Frank Lloyd Wright designed. It combines nature and living space in a poetic, effective manner. The building demonstrates perfectly Wright’s concept of organic architecture.
The house seems to grow out of the cliff and ledges, so it fits in perfectly with the surrounding landscape. It consists of several concrete trays which project over a waterfall.
The rooms are arranged in a clever way so that the house seems very spacious. The floor of the living room is built over a natural rock, parts of which are incorporated into the interior.
The house has other interesting features. Its floor-to-ceiling windows emphasis the close connection between the inside and outside of the building, as do the stairs which lead to the water. Its rushing sound is heard constantly in the house.
In spite of its daring construction and dramatic effect, the building appears to be an integral part of the natural setting. It is admired by architects all over the world and is considered by many to be Frank Lloyd Wright’s masterpiece.
WRITING TASK
Write a description of a building you know well and whose design you admire. What Voronezh architects do you know?
TRANSLATION
Tokyo has a major problem with overcrowding and a lack of green space. The Takenaka Corporation has proposed Sky City 1000, a vertical city for the 21st century.
The Sky City proposal consists of a building 1,000 metres tall (about three times the height of the Eiffel Tower in Paris) and 400 metres wide at the base. It has a total floor area of eight square kilometers. It functions like a medium-sized city with housing, offices, commercial facilities, schools, parks and theatres. It provides for 35,000 full-time residents and 100,000 workers. Sky City 1000 hopes to provide all the services of a city in an attractive natural environment.
The building is made up of 14 dish-shaped levels stacked one upon the other. To get around such a large building high-speed lifts containing up to 70 people will be used in the building and a small train will run around the roof. Engineers have carried out tests using Tokyo’s fire helicopter to see what the danger would be if there was a fire.
The main advantage of Sky City 1000 is that people would be able to get to work, the shops, and schools without getting in a car. However, some people would be scared to live in such a tall building, especially with Japan’s earthquake problems.
WRITING TASK
Write a description of a superstructure you know. If money and time were not a problem, what large structure would you like to design?