TEST YOURSELF

Decide if the following statements about the English are true or false:

1. In English trains people never speak to each other.

2. English trains go very fast even in foggy weather and at night.

3. English people always start a conversation with anybody with a few words about the weather.

4. The weather in Britain is very changeable.

5. If at night the stars shine brightly, the weather in the morning will be fine.

6. You can only discuss personal matters with a person you know very well.

7. The English prefer to carry umbrellas in any weather.

8. The weather plays a big part in the lives of the British people.

9. Most British newspapers publish weather forecasts.

10. The radio and TV broadcast news about the weather every morning.

 

TASK 1. Are you an attentive reader? Read the short summary of lesson 3 and find 7 factual mistakes in it. Correct the mistakes.

Like any other country Britain has its customs and traditions.

Some foreigners think that in English trains people seldom speak to each other, but it's not true. The narrator remembers his train journey to London during which the passengers talked about the weather all the time. An old lady thought that trains in England go too fast in any weather. There was a young man in the compartment who was reading a newspaper and only started to talk at the end of the journey. He was a typical Englishman!

The English people talk more about the weather than any other nation in the world, because it is a safe topic for conversation. Generally speaking, it is very important for the English to know the weather forecasts because the weather is very changeable.

 

 

TASK 2. Fill in the table with the missing forms of the words.

 

	Noun	Verb	Adjective	Adverb
1.			true
2.			strong
3.				brightly
4.		to change
5.	Answer
6.			lovely
7.	Part
8.		to rain
9.				quickly
10.	Remark

TASK3. Sort out the sentences below, put them in correct order and read how to be polite in Britain.

–British people apologize a great deal. You should try to say "Sorry", if: British people say "Please" a lot.

–British people will think you are rude if you don't do the same. You should always say "Please" when:

you bump into someone accidentally

you arrive late for class or an appointment

you are asking for something

you don't know the time when someone asks you

you make a mistake

you are asking permission to do something

you jump a queue accidentally

you can't accept an invitation

you are offering a meal or a drink

you are asking somebody to do something

If you are accepting an offer, say "Yes, please"!

 

 

TASK 4. Do you know the difference between the words JOURNEY – TRIP - VOYAGE - TRAVEL?

journey – путешествие, поездка.

Expressions:

to go on a journey – отправиться в путешествие

to make a journey – совершить путешествие

voyage – длительное путешествие (главным образом – по воде)

Expressions:

to make a voyage – совершить путешествие (по реке, морю)

to go on a voyage – отправиться в путешествие, плавание

travel – как существительное употребляется обычно во множественном числе

travels: e.g. a book of travels

to go on a travel – отправиться в путешествие

trip – увеселительная прогулка, поездка, экскурсия

Expressions:

to take a trip (to) – совершить поездку, прогулку (в)

a business trip – деловая поездка, командировка

a boat trip – прогулка на катере, пароходе, лодке

 

A. Fill in the blanks with one of the words above.

1. During his five-year... in the South Seas Charles Darwin made many important discoveries. 2. You have spent three days on the train. Are you tired after your...? 3. They are planning a ... to Africa. 4. The Browns have just returned from their honeymoon ... to Paris. 5. Jonathan Swift is famous for his book "Gulliver's ...". 6. In summer we are going to take a ... to the Carpathians. 7. I will always remember that... to the seaside. 8. Marco Polo's ... were described in his "Book of Marco Polo". 9. If you decide to go on a … , visit the Swiss Alps - you will have unforgettable impressions. 10. As the head of the sales Department he had to go on a lot of business … abroad.

B. Translate into English.

 

Russian

Ukrainian

1. После поездки в Англию Анна рассказала нам о достопримечательностях Лондона. 2. Это было очень утомительное путешествие. 3. Вы читали книгу о путешествиях Гулливера? 4. В прошлые выходные мы съездили в Славяногорск. Это была чудесная поездка. 5. Им очень понравилось путешествие морем из Одессы в Сочи. 6. Поездка из Харькова во Львов на поезде занимает целые сутки. 7. Когда Роберт был маленьким, он любил читать книги о путешествиях. 8. Мы чудесно провели выходные. Больше всего мне понравилась прогулка на катере. 9. Морские путешествия способствуют размышлениям. 10. Он не отваживался осуществить такое опасное путешествие без надлежащей подготовки. 11. Саманта решила предпринять короткую поездку в Шотландию и уже купила обратный билет. 12. Я предпочитаю лететь в Британию самолетом, так как трехдневная поездка на автобусе очень утомительна. 13. Во время своих многочисленных путешествий по Африке он познакомился со многими интересными людьми. 14. Длительное океанское путешествие не принесло ему облегчения. 15. Однодневная поездка в Лондон произвела на Маргарет большее впечатление, чем путешествие в Северную Америку.

1. Після подорожі до Англії Ганна розповіла нам про визначні пам’ятки Лондона. 2. Це була дуже стомлива подорож. 3. Ви читали книгу про подорожі Гулівера? 4. У минулі вихідні ми з'їздили до Слав’яногорська. Це була чудова поїздка. 5. Їм дуже сподобалася подорож морем з Одеси в Сочі. 6. Подорож з Харкова до Львова на поїзді займає цілу добу. 7. Коли Роберт був маленьким, він любив читати книжки про подорожі. 8. Ми чудово провели вихідні. Більш за все мені сподобалася прогулянка на катері. 9. Морські подорожі сприяють роздумам. 10. Він не наважувався здійснити таку небезпечну подорож без належної підготовки. 11. Саманта вирішила здійснити коротку подорож до Шотландії і вже придбала зворотній квиток. 12. Я волію летіти в Британію літаком, тому що триденна поїздка на автобусі дуже стомлююча. 13. Під час своїх численних подорожей по Африці він познайомився з багатьма цікавими людьми. 14. Тривала океанська подорож не принесла йому полегшення. 15. Одноденна поїздка до Лондона справила на Маргарет більше враження, ніж подорож у Північну Америку.

 

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TASK5. Match the halves of the word combinations from the text.

 

1. as soon 2. to sit 3. to be easy 4. with a strong 5. to begin 6. for one 7. to shine 8. to rain 9. a safe 10. to discuss 11. to put on 12. to move 13. heavy 14. a thick 15.the usual

a. personal matters b. brightly c. as d. fog e. lights f. heavily g. by the window h. thing i. topic for conversation j. slowly k. a conversation l. to find m. remark n. accent o. snowfall

TASK6. Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. There is an example at the beginning.

Example:(0) belief

 

Who does the housework? It is fairly common (0).. in Britain that men these days do more housework than they did in previous (1) ... . But is this really so? A recent survey has made some interesting discoveries. (2) ..., when men do help out, they enjoy cooking and shopping but most are (3) ... to do the washing. A quarter of men think that women are better (4) ... to looking after the home than men and 19% admit to making no (5) ... to housework. The average man says that he does a (6) ... of the housework, while the average woman says she does three-quarters of it, so someone isn't telling the (7) ... ! It’s impossible to find any men who shared housework (8) ... with their partners. Perhaps it is not so (9) …, therefore, that there are some (10)... who want a new law forcing men to do their share.

BELIEVE GENERATE     ACTUAL WILLING SUIT CONTRIBUTE THREE TRUE EQUAL SURPRISE POLITICS

 

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