UNIT 10

IV. Translate into English

III. Answer the following questions

II. Say whether the sentences are true or false.

London is divided into four parts: the City, Westminster, the West End and the East End.

The Tower of London is about 90 years old.

Once, London was a small Roman town on the south bank of the Thames.

A lot of people live outside the centre of London in the suburbs, and they travel to work, by train, bus or underground.

By the day the whole of London isn’t busy.

London is at its best when people have holydays.

 

1. How many parts does London consist of?

2. How is the administrative part of London called?

3. Why is London different from other cities of the world?

4. How long has London been the capital city?

5. What places of interest of London do you know? Tell your partner about one of them.

6. When is London the most beautiful?

1. Багато років тому Лондон був маленьким містечком, яке розташовувалось на північному березі річки Темза.

2. Кожного дня мільйони туристів відвідують Лондон аби побачити його визначні місця.

3. Церемонія зміни варти відбувається кожного дня біля Букінгемського палацу.

4. Лондон є столицею Сполученого Королівства уже майже 1000 років і більшість будівель того часу існують до тепер.

THE USA.GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION OF THE USA.

The USA occupies the central part of the North American continent. It borders on Canada in the north and Mexico in the south. It is washed by the Atlantic Ocean in the east, by the Pacific Ocean in the west and by the Gulf of Mexico in the south. The present territory of the USA consists of three separate parts. The USA proper and Alaska are situated in North America. The Hawaii are situated in the central part of the Pacific Ocean. Its population is about 256 million people. No general statement can be made about the landscape of the USA. It is a country of mountains and prairies, valleys and deserts. About one half of the territory in the west is occupied by the Cordilleras. In the east there are the Appalachian Mountains. The USA consists of 50 states and the Federal district of Columbia with the capital of The United States Washington.

The United States of America has over 250,000 rivers. The longest river in the USA is the Missouri River; it is a tributary of the Mississippi River and is 2,540 miles long. But the biggest in terms of water volume is the deeper Mississippi River. Rivers provide drinking water, transportation, electrical power, food, and recreation. Rivers also erode land and carry it downstream to the sea. This kind of erosion can even form canyons, like the Grand Canyon, and waterfalls, like Niagara Falls.

Besides the USA rivers, the USA has various lakes. The lake system of the US comprises Great Lakes of Lake Superior, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Ontario and Lake Michigan.

The Great Lakes of the US constitute the largest group of fresh water lakes in the world.

Climate of the USA differs greatly from one part of the country to another. The coldest climate is in the northern part, where there is heavy snow in winter and the temperature may go down to 40 degrees below zero. The South has a subtropical climate with temperature as high as 49 degrees in summer.

 

I. Fill in the blanks with necessary words:

1. The USA occupies the central ______ of the North American continent. It borders on ______ in the north and ______ in the south. 2. No general statement can be made about the ________ of the USA. 3. The USA consists of _____ and the Federal district of Columbia with the capital of The United States _________. 4. Rivers ________ drinking water, transportation, _______, food, and recreation. Rivers also erode land and carry it downstream to the _______.