II. Answer the given questions

a) How many states does the U.S. consist of? b) What’s the capital of the United States? c) Is Washington only a city? d) Is the U.S. president only the head of state? e) Is the British prime minister the head of state? f) Why is America’s position such a prominent one in today’s world? g) Give examples to show that the U.S. is a country of great contrasts, h) Talk about the weather in the United States, i) Talk about the population of the United States, j) Talk about poverty in the United States, k) What would the world be like if there was no America? i) Talk about things in this country that have come from America.

III. Put adjectives in the right form

a) The United States is the fourth (large) nation in the world. b) The U.S. president is one of the (powerful) men in the world. c) The queen is the (prominent) person in Britain. d) The U.S. is one of the (prosperous) countries in the world. e) The Big Sleep was one of the (good) films based on a novel by Chandler. f) This is one of the (difficult) crosswords I’ve ever tried. g) It was one of the (hot) days of the year. h) He’s the (strong) man I ever saw. i) It was one of the (frightening) bushfires we ever had. j) This must be the (bad) hotel in town. k) It’s the (reliable) car I ever had. l)This is the (strange) film I’ve ever seen.

IV. Put the right variant (who, whose or which)

a) The United States is a federal republic … consists of 50 states. b) Raymond Chandler was a thriller writer books are still popular today. c) People … are afraid of flying should remember that flying is much safer than travelling by car. d) A fund has been set up to help people … homes were destroyed by the fires. e) … of Chandler's novels do you like best? i) A president … policies are disapproved of can still be personally popular. g) Bogart was an actor … could be tough without a gun. h) We apologize for the excessive delays last night, …were caused by ice falling in Balcombe Tunnel. i)… bag is this here? - Roy’s, 1 think. j) Bushfires, 90 per cent of … are caused by humans, have always been common in Australia.

V. Translatethesentences

a) США - федеративная республика.

b) Президент США является как главой правительства, так и главой государства.

с) В политическом и в экономическом отношении США являются одной из самых сильных стран мира.

d) Большинству американцев живется очень хорошо (extremelywellof), но меньшинство, около 15% населения, живет в бедности. е) Если бы не было Америки, мир был бы другим (different).

f) Если бы автомобили не производились серийно (mass- produce), то они не были такими дешевыми.

g) Если бы у нас не было компьютеров, нам бы понадобился больший персонал.