Test № 5

London

Lesson 6

Great Britain

Test № 4

 

I. British Geography Quiz.

Поставьте каждое из тринадцати слов в соответствующее место в таблице. Узнайте, какое слово выпадает из таблицы.

London Dublin Cardiff Shannon
Clyde Ballymena Swansea Severn
Glasgow Belfast Thames Edinburgh
Birmingham

 

Country Towns Rivers Capitals
England      
Scotland      
Wales      
Northern Ireland      

II. Выберите правильный ответ.

1. What is the status of Great Britain?

a) republic; b) parliamentary monarchy; c) United Kingdom.

2. What ocean is Great Britain washed by?

a) the Pacific Ocean; b) the Indian Ocean; c) the Atlantic Ocean.

3. How many parts does Great Britain consist of?

a) three; b) four; c) two.

4. London is the capital of …

a) England; b) Scotland; c) Northern Ireland.

5. What city is famous for its music festivals?

a) Liverpool; b) Manchester; c) Edinburgh.

6. What mountains mark the boundary between England and Scotland?

a) the Cordilleras; b) the Cheviot Hills; c) the Caucasus.

7. What separates Great Britain from the continent?

a) the English Channel;

b) the Irish Sea;

c) the Atlantic Ocean.

8. What is the climate of Great Britain?

a) cool and temperate;

b) mild and humid;

c) desert and hot.

9. The highest mountain of Great Britain, Ben Nevis is situated …

a) in Wales; b) in Scotland; c) in Northern Ireland.

10. What country is not very far away from the Arctic Circle?

a) Northern Ireland; b) Wales; c) Scotland.

11. Edinburgh has been the capital of Scotland …

a) since the 15th century;

b) since the 16th century;

c) from time immemorial.

12. What county is known as the Garden of England?

a) Surrey; b) Kent; c) Pembrokeshire.

13. What may be called the eighth wonder of the world?

a) The Giant’s Causeway;

b) the Lake District;

c) Snowdonia.

14. What is another name for Northern Ireland?

a) Cymru; b) Emerald Isle; c) Ulster.

15. What country is the most densely populated?

a) Scotland; b) Wales; c) Northern Ireland.

 

Grammar: модальные глаголы can, must, may, need, should; страдательный залог (Passive Voice Indefinite, Passive Voice Continuous)

Словарный минимум

 

Существительные:

suburb пригород
area район
district район города
jewel драгоценности
mint монетный двор
underground метро
palace дворец
inhabitant житель
masterpiece шедевр

 

Прилагательные:

economic экономический
political политический
cultural культурный
magnificent великолепный
major крупнейший
empty пустой
concrete бетонный
nearby близлежащий
hereditary наследственный, традиционный

 

Глаголы:

keep хранить, держать
grow into превращаться
to be concentrated быть сконцентрированным
attract привлекать

 

 

Словосочетания:

to have a population of иметь население
the crown jewels королевские драгоценности (короны)
Changing of the Guard смена караула
a Roman Town римский город
the Royal Exchange королевская биржа
the Bank of England Банк Англии
the Old Bailey Центральный Уголовный Суд
to be crowned with a huge dome быть увенчанным огромным куполом
the Whispering Gallery Галерея шёпота (акустический свод, резонирующий слова, сказанные шёпотом)
to be guarded by “Beefeaters” охраняться бифитерами (солдатами охраны Лондонского Тауэра)
to stay alive зд.: быть оживлённым
to take place происходить, случаться
to come to enjoy oneself приходить отдыхать
to be full of trees, flowers and grass быть полным деревьев, цветов и травы
to live outside the centre жить вне центра

 

 

Vocabulary Exercises

 

Упражнение 1. Используйте в предложениях слова из словарного минимума.

1. London is … centre of Great Britain.

2. Like all big cities, London has streets and … buildings.

3. The West End is the … where one can see rich shops, offices and theatres.

4. There are many parks full of … .

5. In the Tower … are kept.

6. At night all the offices are quiet and … .

7. London has … museums.

8. London has a … of about 12 million people.

9. Many people live outside the centre of London in the … .

10. They travel to work by train, bus or … .

 

Упражнение 2. Употребите предлоги on, in, of, from, with, across.

1. London is the capital … Great Britain.

2. London lies … both sides … the river Thames.

3. It is the richest port … Europe.

4. There are many places … interest … London.

5. One of them is Trafalgar Square … Nelson’s Column … 175 feet high.

6. Not far … the Tower … London you can see the Tower Bridge.

7. … the road … Westminster Abbey there are Houses of Parliament, the seat … the British Government.

8. The British Museum is one … the best museums … the world.

 

Text. London

 

London is the capital of the United Kingdom, its economic, political and cultural centre. It is one of the world’s most important ports and one of the largest cities in the world (together with Tokyo and New York). London with its suburbs has a population of about 12 million people.

London has been a capital for nearly a thousand years. Many of its ancient buildings still stand. The most famous of them are the Tower of London, where the crown jewels are kept, Westminster Abbey and St. Paul’s Cathedral. Most visitors also want to see the Houses of Parliament, Buckingham Palace (the Queen’s home with its Changing of the Guards) and many magnificent museums.

Once London was a small Roman town on the north bank of the Thames. Slowly it grew into one of the world’s major cities.

Different areas of London seem like different cities. The City of London is the district where most offices and banks are concentrated; The Royal Exchange, the Old Bailey and the Bank of England are here, too. Few people live in the City but over a million come to work here. Two masterpieces are situated within the City: St. Paul’s Cathedral and the Tower of London. St. Paul’s Cathedral was built in the 17th century by Sir Christopher Wren, a famous English architect. The Cathedral is the largest church in England and the second in the world. It is crowned with a huge dome. Inside the dome there is the famous Whispering Gallery. The Tower of London built in 11th century is associated with many important events in the British history. It was used as a fortress, a palace, a mint and a prison. The Tower of London is famous for its prisoners, like Sir Thomas More and Guy Fawkes. The Tower is guarded by “Beefeaters”. Now it’s a museum.

Westminster is the aristocratic official part of London. It includes Buckingham Palace where the Queen lives and the Houses of Parliament stretching for nearly 1000 feet along the north bank of the Thames. The Clock Tower of the Houses of Parliament is famous for its big hour bell, known as “Big Ben”.

Westminster Abbey is the place where coronation of nearly all kings and queens has taken place. Many of them are buried here as well as some other famous people of the country e.g. G. Chaucer, A. Tennyson, Is. Newton, Ch. Dickens, T. Hardy, R. Kipling and many other writers, poets and musicians; this place is called the Poet’s Corner. Here there are memorials to Shakespeare, Burns, Byron, Scott and to the great American poet Longfellow.

The West End is a rich man’s world of shops, offices and theatres. It’s a symbol of luxury and wealth. One of the busiest streets in the West End is Oxford Street. There are many various shops in it which attract customers from different countries of the world.

By the day the whole London is busy. At night, offices are quiet and empty, but the West End still alive, because this is where Londoners come to enjoy themselves. There are two opera houses here, several concert halls and many theatres, as well as cinemas. The centre of London’s theatres is Piccadilly Circus. Five important streets meet there: Piccadilly, Regent, Haymarket, New Bond Street and Shaftsbury Avenue. In nearby Soho the pubs, restaurants and night clubs are busy half the night.

Trafalgar Square is the geographical centre of London. It was named in the memory of Admiral Nelson’s victory at the battle of Trafalgar in 1805. The tall Nelson’s Column stands in the middle of the square. Opposite the Nelson monument is the National Gallery and the National Portrait Gallery. They contain the finest art collections in the world. Not far from the National Gallery is the British Museum famous for its rich library (about 7,000,000 books). One can see there Egyptian statues, sphinxes, manuscripts, coins, paintings.

If the City is the “money” of London and the West End is the “goods” of London, then the East End is the “hands” of London. The East End is the district where mostly working people live. The old port area is now called “Docklands”. There are now new office buildings in Docklands, and thousands of new flats and houses. Old residents of East End are proud to be called cockneys which mean true Londoners, hereditary inhabitants of the area. They love the district very much.

Like all big cities, London has streets and concrete buildings, but it also has many big parks, full of trees, flowers and grass. The best known parks of London are Hyde Park, Regent’s Park, St. James’s Park and Kensington Gardens. In all London parks you may walk on the grass and lie down to rest on it.

Many people live outside the centre of London in the suburbs, and they travel to work in shops and offices by train, bus or underground (“The Tube”).

Text Exercises

 

Упражнение 1. Расположите вопросы по тексту в логической последовательности и ответьте на них.

 

1. What part does London play in the life of the United Kingdom?

2. How many people live in London?

3. What are the most famous ancient buildings of London?

4. What are different districts of London famous for?

5. Why do some districts of London stay alive at night?

6. What does London have except concrete buildings?

7. Where do many people live?

8. What is Westminster Abbey noted for?

9. What is Buckingham Palace?

10. What is St. Paul’s Cathedral famous for?

11. What is the Tower of London associated with?

12. What world-famous museums are there in London?

 

Упражнение 2. Определите, о каких достопримечательностях Лондона идёт речь.

The Tower, the Cenotaph, Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace, the British Museum, National Gallery, Hyde Park, the Houses of Parliament

1. It houses a priceless collection of paintings from the British, French and Italian schools.

2. It is the Queen’s official London’s residence. Londoners usually watch the Changing of the Guards here.

3. Here one can find Poet’s Corner where many great Englishmen are buried. There are also memorials to Shakespeare, Burns and Byron.

4. This museum is one of the largest in the world. It has the richest library.

5. The largest park famous for its Speaker’s Corner is … .

6. This building contains Big Ben.

7. In the middle of Whitehall is the … where the Queen lays the first wreath of poppies on Remembrance Day.

8. It has been a fortress, a palace, a prison, a mint, now it’s a historical museum.

Упражнение 3. Переведите на английский язык.

 

1. Лондон – экономический, политический и культурный центр, один из крупнейших портов страны и крупнейших городов мира.

2. Лондон был небольшим римским городом.

3. Самые знаменитые древние здания – Лондонский Тауэр, Вестминстерское аббатство, собор Святого Павла, Парламент, Букингемский дворец.

4. Шедевр Кристофера Рена, собор Святого Павла, увенчан огромным куполом.

5. Тауэр известен своими стражниками – бифитерами, также там хранятся драгоценности короны.

6. В Вестминстерском аббатстве покоятся короли и известные люди Англии.

7. Все коронации проводятся в Вестминстерском аббатстве.

8. В Букингемском дворце живёт королева Великобритании, он известен также сменой караула.

9. Вест-Энд – район магазинов, офисов и театров, район богатых людей.

10. В Сити сконцентрированы банки, офисы, в том числе Королевская биржа и Банк Англии.

11. В Ист-Энде живут рабочие.

12. В Докланде, бывшем районе портов, сейчас много новых офисов.

13. В Вест-Энд лондонцы приезжают развлекаться.

14. В соседнем Сохо жизнь идёт днём и ночью.

15. Во всех лондонских парках можно гулять и лежать на траве.

Упражнение 4. Подготовьте сообщение по теме «Лондон» на основе упражнений к тексту.

 

Упражнение 5. Аудирование. Прослушайте диалог между Полом, Сью и Энн. Постарайтесь понять, о чём они говорят. Воспроизведите диалог.

 

Sue: Do you like living here?

Ann: Yes, I love it. The town is so quiet.

Sue: Do you like it, John?

John: No, I hate it.

Sue: Why?

John: I like big cities. This town is too quiet for me.

Sue: Don’t you like the buildings?

John: No, they’re too small. And they’re ugly.

Ann: I don’t agree. The town is very pretty. I hate London because it’s noisy and it’s dirty.

John: Yes, London is noisy and it’s sometimes dirty. But it’s never boring!

 

Упражнение 6. Обсудите в группах тему и подготовьте сообщение на тему: “Big cities: their advantages and disadvantages”.

 

Упражнение 7. Кроссворд. Найдите десять слов, относящихся к теме «Города».

 

C T M U S E U M S C
A H P E N G A C T A
T E R W O M E I A F
H A Q M P J L N T F
E T C A S T L E I E
D R F R I H O M O N
R E S T A U R A N T
A C U N C H U R C H
L I B R A R Y L E O

 

Grammar Exercises

Упражнение 1. Задайте вопросы и ответьте на них.

 

  Take your book?  
  Use your pen? Yes, do, please.
  Open the window? Fine.
May I Invite you for a dance? OK.
  Telephone you tonight? I’m sorry, you can’t.
  Kiss you now?  
  Smoke here?  
  Sit on the floor?  

 

  Dance?  
  Whistle? Yes, I can
  Swim?  
Can you Draw? No, but I want to learn how to do it
  Sing?  
  Speak English?  
  Play the violin?  
  Come in time?  
  Do your homework? Yes, I must do it
Must you Tell the truth?  
  Write your report? No, I needn’t do it
  Go there at night?  
  Give up smoking?  

Упражнение 2. Переведите предложения.

1. You must look at the lecturer, not at the girls. 2. You must say something nice to the host. 3. I must write to my parents every week. 4. Who can answer my questions? 5. Nobody could understand him. 6. Must I attend this meeting? – No, you needn’t. 7. You should show your notes to the teacher. 8. They should visit her, she is in the hospital. 9. Any student can do this work. 10. May I leave you for a while? 11. I could run faster when I was younger. 12. Must you go now? – Yes, I need to go immediately. 13. When they buy a car they will be able to go to the country more often. 14. I’m sorry, but I shan’t be able to come to your birthday party next week. 15. If you don’t know the meaning of the word you should use a dictionary.

 

Упражнение 3. Употребите модальные глаголы.

1. My friend lives a long way from his office and … get up early. 2. All of us … be in time for classes. 3. … you come and have dinner with us? 4. … you help me? 5. In the picture you … see Trafalgar Square. 6. … I come in? 7. … I take your pen? 8. If you don’t put on your coat you … catch a cold. 9. You look tired. You … have a rest. 10. I … come yesterday. I was busy. 11. … you stand on your head? – I … when I was at school, but I … now. 12. He … answer the teacher’s questions yesterday, but he … answer the same questions today. 13. You … drink this, it is poison. 14. You … play football in the street. 15. … I have a cup of coffee?

 

Упражнение 4. Переведите предложения на английский язык.

1. Можно мне пойти погулять? – Нет, нельзя. Ты должен готовиться к семинару. 2. Вам следует навестить своего друга, он, наверное, болен. 3. Никто не мог мне помочь. 4. Не нужно никуда идти. Вы можете взять любую книгу здесь. 5. Я смогу закончить работу завтра, если мне никто не помешает. 6. Вы не можете мне сказать, как доехать до вокзала? 7. У нас сейчас занятие по английскому языку, и вы должны говорить по-английски. 8. Она живёт в общежитии. Студенты могут принимать гостей, но гости должны уходить после 22 часов. 9. Я могу навестить тебя завтра. 10. Вам не надо отвечать на все вопросы.

 

Упражнение 5. Прочитайте стихотворение и ответьте на вопросы.

 

Solomon Grundy When was Solomon Grundy born?
Born on Monday When was he christened?
Christened on Tuesday When was he married?
Married on Wednesday When did he get ill?
Got ill on Thursday When did he get worse?
Worse on Friday When did he die?
Died on Saturday When was he buried?
Buried on Sunday  
That was the end of Solomon Grundy  

Упражнение 6. Ответьте на вопросы.

1. It is made of paper. It is used for getting news. How is it called?

2. It is made of wood. It is used for sitting on. How is it called?

3. It is grown in Georgia, India and China. It is drunk all over the world. How is it called?

4. It is made of metal. It is used for traveling in. How is it called?

5. They are made of glass. They are used for seeing better. How are they called?

6. It is made of bread. It is eaten at breakfast in England. How is it called?

7. It is grown in Cuba, Brazil and Africa. It is usually drunk at breakfast. How is it called?

 

Упражнение 7. Переведите на русский язык.

 

1. The mail is usually brought at 9 a.m. 2. Are orders always fulfilled in time? 3. It’s a pity, the lecture is not taped. 4. If we use old methods, a lot of time is wasted and very little achieved. 5. The experiment will be described in several journals. 6. A conference on these problems is being held now. 7. The lists are still being typed. 8. The machine was being tested when we came to the factory. 9. Something important was being discussed, so I sat down to listen. 10. The students will be tested again. 11. That TV programme about London will be repeated in a month. 12. The delegates are being interviewed now. 13. Some pop singers were being asked questions when I switched on the TV set. 14. These competitions are held every five years. 15. She will be invited to go to London. 16. The text is being translated now. 17. Krasnoyarsk was founded in 1628. 18. Which is better, to give presents or to be given? 19. I am always driven to work by my neighbour. 20. Won’t Tom be invited to Mary’s party?

 

Упражнение 8. Найдите в тексте глаголы в пассивном залоге. Ответьте на вопрос, поставленный в заголовке.

 

What are the Reasons?

Many great cities of the world were built hundreds of years ago. During their long history some of them were destroyed several times for one reason or another and then rebuilt. London, for instance, was burnt down in the Great Fire of 1666.

When Napoleon’s army entered Moscow in 1812 the city was nearly empty and in flames. Most of the houses were soon destroyed by the fire and many were badly damaged. A lot of beautiful cities were left in ruins after the World Wars. Serious damage is done to cities and villages by floods, hurricanes and earthquakes.

Упражнение 9. Переведите предложения, обращая внимание на модальные глаголы в сочетании с инфинитивом пассивного залога.

1. Lions and tigers can be seen in Zoos. 2. He spoke very clearly; he could be heard by everyone. 3. This letter must be answered at once. 4. Nothing can be done about it. 5. Books may be kept for two weeks, after that they must be returned to the library. 6. The librarian said that the books might be kept for two weeks. 7. What is done cannot be undone. 8. Even the tallest trees can be climbed. 9. The rooms should be aired regularly. 10. It needs to be done with care.

 

Упражнение 10. Переведите предложения, укажите время и залог сказуемого. Преобразуйте предложения в действительный залог, где это возможно. Введите любые подходящие подлежащие.

 

1. London, the capital of the United Kingdom was built on the river Thames.

2. William the Conqueror was crowned in Westminster Abbey.

3. The Tower of London is associated with many important events in the British history.

4. The crown’s jewels are kept in the Tower.

5. The Tower is guarded by “Beefeaters”.

6. London is noted for its museums and art galleries.

7. The old port area is now called “Docklands”.

8. The great part of London was destroyed by the fire.

9. The Thames is crossed by numerous bridges.

10. Trafalgar Square was so named to commemorate Admiral Nelson’s victory at the Battle of Trafalgar.

11. The victory over the French and Spanish fleet was won at cost of Nelson’s life.

12. Many of the greatest Englishmen are buried in Westminster Abbey.

13. St’ Paul’s Cathedral was designed by Sir Christopher Wren.

14. Hyde Park is visited by thousands of tourists every day.

15. The Tower of London was used as a fortress, a palace, a state prison and a mint.

16. The Cenotaph is the monument which appeared in 1920, it was dedicated to the dead during the First World War.

17. Various ideas and opinions may be heard at the “Speakers’ Corner” in Hyde Park.

18. The fine building of the Opera House or Covent Garden was opened in 1858.

19. The British Museum is situated in Bloomsbury, a district in central London.

20. Swans that live in the Docks are well looked after and no one is allowed to touch them.