Listen to the topic twice for understanding

ГОСУДАРСТВЕННОЕ ОБРАЗОВАТЕЛЬНОЕ УЧРЕЖДЕНИЕ

ВЫСШЕГО ПРОФЕССИОНАЛЬНОГО ОБРАЗОВАНИЯ

«ТВЕРСКОЙ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫЙ УНИВЕРСИТЕТ»

 

Кафедра иностранных языков

естественных факультетов

ПРАКТИКУМ ПО РАЗВИТИЮ НАВЫКОВ УСТНОЙ РЕЧИ

(на базе 4х экзаменационных тем)

 

Для студентов естественных факультетов

 

Часть 1

 

 

Тверь 2005

Составитель доцент В.Н. Кучерявая

 

 

Данный практикум может быть использован студентами на аудиторных занятиях под руководством преподавателя, а также в качестве пособия для самостоятельной подготовки разговорных тем.

GREAT BRITAIN

Learn to read the words.

aircraft atlantic Celts climate daffodil descend develop electronics equipment France industrial Ireland Irish iron

'e kra:ft t 'læntik Kelts 'klaimit 'dæf dil di 'send di 'vel p ,ilek 'tr niks i 'kwipm nt fra:ns in 'dΛstri l 'ai l nd 'ai ri 'ai n

isles kingdom London machinery mild mountain mountainous north northern occupy ocean population producer

ailz 'kiŋd m 'l Λ nd n m ' i:n ri maild 'mauntin 'mauntin s n:θ 'n: n 'kjupai 'ou n ,p pju 'lei n pr 'dju:s

product Scotland separate Severn territory textile Thames thistle united vast Vilkng Wales whole

'pr d kt 'sk tl nd 'sep reit s 'v:n 'terit ri 'tekstail temz 'θisl ju: 'naitid va:st 'vaikiŋ weilz houl

Read the words and guess their meaning.

1) (n) Europe, Ireland, France, Vikings, Saxons, Romans, climate, ocean, emblem, rose, territory, kilometer, million, exporter, electronics, textile, navigation.

2) (a) Atlantic, floral, industrial.

3) (v) occupy, separate.

3. Words and expressions to remember.

1) a (united) kingdom 2) the British Isles 3) the English Channel 4) north – northern 5) a damp / mild climate 6) rather deep rivers 7) mountain(ous) 8) iron and steel 9) to be washed by seas 10) the Highlands 11) the Lowlands 12) to occupy the territory 13) native population 14) a producer 15) machinery 16) aircraft 17) highly developed 18) equipment 19) (the Roman) invaders 20) to be descended from… 21) a vast plain 22) thistle 23) daffodil 24) shamrock 25) all the rest 26) as well as

(соединенное) королевство Британские острова Ла-Манш север – северный мягкий / влажный климат довольно глубокие реки гора (гористый) железо и сталь омываться морями Северное нагорье Шотландская низменность занимать территорию коренное население производитель механизмы, станки самолет(ы) высоко развитый оборудование (римские) захватчики вести свое происхождение от… обширная равнина чертополох нарцисс трилистник, клевер все остальное а также

4. Let us see how much you remember of the above words and expressions. Set yourself a mark according to the table below:

words/expressions 21 -26 16 - 20 11-15 6 – 10

mark

Listen to the topic twice for understanding.

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is situated on the British Isles to the northwest of Europe. The Atlantic Ocean and two seas - the Irish Sea and the North Sea - wash the Isles. The English Channel separates them from France.

The Kingdom consists of four parts: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. England, Wales and Scotland occupy the territory of Great Britain. Northern Ireland is situated in the northern part of Ireland. Each part has its floral emblem: the rose of England, the thistle of Scotland, the daffodil of Wales and the shamrock of Northern Ireland.

The territory of the Kingdom is about 244,000 square kilometres. The population is over 56 million. The English are descended from the Roman, Saxon and Viking invaders. The native population of the country (the Celts) lives in Wales, Scotland and Ireland.

The capital of the country is London.

The north - western part of the country is mountainous with many lakes. It is called the Highlands. All the rest is a vast plain called the Lowlands. The mountains are not very high. The rivers are not long, but rather deep. The longest river in England is the Severn; the deepest is the Thames.

The climate of Britain is warm, damp and mild the whole year. There are often rains and fogs.

Great Britain is a highly developed industrial country. It is one of the largest producers and exporters of iron and steel products, machinery and electronics, chemicals and textile, aircraft, ships and navigation equipment.