Recommended Literature

А). Основная литература

1. Тимановская Н.А. Взгляд на англоговорящие страны. 4-е изд. – Тула: Автограф, 2000.

2. Токарева Н.Д. Страницы истории Великобритании и США. Пособие по страноведению на англ. яз: Для ин-тов и фак. иностр. яз.-М.:Высш. Шк., 1985.

3. Книга для чтения по географии Англии (на англ. яз.).-М.: «Просвещение», 1964.

4. Великобритания. Лингвострановедческий словарь. А.Р.У.Рум,  

      Л.В.Колесников и др. – М.: Рус. Яз., 1978.

5. Тенсон И.А. Войтова Г.А. Habits and Ways in Great Britain and the  

      United  States. – М.: Междунар. отношения, 1978.

6. David Mc.Dowall. An illustrated History of Britain. – Longman, 1995   

     and later.

 

Б) Дополнительная литература

 

1. Голицинский Ю.Great Britain. - С-П.: КАРО, 1999.

2. Штундер Я. Ч. English Reader. Книга для чтения на англ. яз. Для 9-10 кл. сред. школы. Под ред. А.А.Вейзе. Мн., “Нар. Асвета”, 1977.

3. Бурова И.И. The History of England. Absolute Monarchy. Питер     Пресс, С-П., 1997.

4. Сатинова В.Ф. Читаем и говорим о Британии и британцах.-

Изд. 4-е, - Мн.: Выш. Шк., 1999.

5. N. D. Tokareva. Pages of History. Glimpses of Britain and USA.

Москва. Высшая школа.

6. L. Kolodyazhnaya. This is Great Britain. – Москва: Рольф, Айрис Пресс. – 1999.

Усова Г.С. История Англии. – Санкт-Петербург, 2001.

John Oakland. British Civilization, 4-th Edition, 1998.

9. David McDowall. Britain in Close-Up. Longman, 1993.

10. Bamber Gascoigne. Encyclopedia of Britain.

11.  UK 2003. The Official Yearbook of the United Kingdom of Great 

Britain and Northern Ireland

12. Britain by James O'Driscoll. Oxford OUP

13.  S. Sheerin, J.Seath. Spotlight on Britain. Oxford, OUP

14. P. Harvey, R. Jones. Britain Explored. Longman

15. R. Musman, D'Arcy Adrian-Vallance. Britain Today. Longman

16. C. Garwood, G. Gardani, E. Peris. Aspects of Britain and the USA, OUP

17. В.М. Павлоцкий. British Studies (книга по страноведению для 9-11 классов) "Оракул", С-Пб., 1998.

18. V.F. Satinova. Read and Speak about Britain and the British. - Минск, "Вышэйшая школа", 1997

19. В. Ощепкова, А. Булкин. Страна Великобритания: люди и традиции., М., "РТ-Пресс", 2000 (рус.-англ.)

20. Л. Барановский, Д. Козикис.  How Do you Do, Britain? (пособие для учащихся спецшкол (9-11 класс), колледжей, лицеев, гимназий, студентов вузов). Минск-Москва, "Московский лицей", 1997

 

Internet Resources:

 

 

http://www.britainusa.com/

http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Britain.html

http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page1.asp

http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/

http://www.royal.gov.uk/textonly/Page1.asp

http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Medieval.htm

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/

http://www.direct.gov.uk/Homepage/fs/en

http://www.victorianweb.org/

http://www.24hourmuseum.org.uk/

http://www.number-10.gov.uk/output/page4.asp

http://www.labour.org.uk/

http://www.eurotunnel.com/ukcmain

http://www.iwight.com/

http://www.anglesey.gov.uk/default.htm

http://www.greatbuildings.com/architects/Sir_Christopher_Wren.html

http://www.cranfield.ac.uk/

http://www.shef.ac.uk/

http://www.art-nouveau.kubos.org/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/programmes/centurions/moore/moorbiog.shtm

http://www.westminster.abbey.org/

http://www.greatbuildings.com/architects/Inigo Jones.html

http://www.greatbuildings.com/architects/Sir Christopher Wren.html

http://shakespeares-globe.org/

http://www.artguide.org/

http://www.britain-info.org/

http://www.fco.gov.uk
http://www.britishcouncil.org
http://www.discovernorthernireland.com
http://www.gotobelfast.com
http://www.visitscotland.com
http://www.eif.co.uk
http://www.edinburghshogmanay.org
http://www.visitwales.com
http://www.wales.gov.uk
http://www.ukonline.gov.uk
http://www.i-uk.ru
http://www.open.gov.uk
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk
http://www.lgce.gov.uk
http://www.dfes.gov.uk
http://www.eduweb.co.uk
http://www.churchnet.org.uk
http://www.guardianunlimited.co.uk/religion

 

 

Examination Topics (The USA)

 

1. Physical Geography of the USA.

2. Rivers, Lakes, Waterfalls and Coastlines.

3. Climatic Diversity of the USA.

4. Historical Background of the USA. Main stages of American Historical Development. 

5. Historical Development of the USA. American War for Independence. Declaration of Independence.

6. Historical Development of the USA. The Civil War in the USA.

7. Population of the USA. Waves of Immigration.

8. American National Ways of Life. (Leisure activities, sport, arts).

9. Public Holidays in the USA.

10. The American System of Primary and Secondary and higher education.

16. The American System of Government.

17. The Executive Branch of Government.

18. The Legislative Branch of Government.

19. Duties of the President and Vice President. President's Administrative    

     Machine.

20. Political Parties, their history.

21. Congress of the USA.

22. The Main Principles of Election in the USA. Election College. The     

Major Steps of the National Presidential Election.

23. The Constitution. The Bill of Rights.

Recommended Literature

 

1. America in Close-up. E. Fidler, R. Jansen. Longman, 1993

2. Making America Ed. By Luther Luedtke, USIA, 1995

3. American Government T. Lowi, B. Ginsberg, Norton and 

Company, 2000

4. Focus on the USA T. Cox. Prentice Hall, 1998

5. Life in Modern America” P. Bromhead, Longman, 1996

6. Outline of American Geography. Stephen S. Birdsall, John Florin. 

John Wiley and Sons, Inc. 1992

1. Outline of the U.S. Economy. U.S.Dpt of State. Office of International 

Information Programs.

2. Тимановская Н.А. Взгляд на англоговорящие страны. 4-е изд. –    

Тула: Автограф, 2000.

10. Тенсон И.А. Войтова Г.А. Habits and Ways in Great Britain and the  

United  States. – М.: Междунар. отношения, 1978.

11. Голицинский Ю. The USA. - С-П.: КАРО, 1999.

12. N. D. Tokareva. Pages of History. Glimpses of Britain and USA.

Москва. Высшая школа.

13.David Mauk and John Oakland. British Civilization, 2nd Edition, 1998.

   INTERNET Resources

Recommended online textbooks and documents:

Outline of American History.

Portrait of the USA.USIA.

An Outline of U.S. Government. IIP.

An Outline of American Geography. S.S. Birdsall, J. Florin.

Democracy in America. Alex de Tocqueville.

Immigration and Naturalization Service in the USA.

If you want to study in the USA.

Education in the USA. U.S. Department of Education

Facts about the USA. InfoUSA. U.S. Department of State.

An Unfettered Press. USIA.

50 American states: facts and figures.

The Declaration of Independence.

Organization of U.S. Education. USNEI.

Links to Education Resources

The Constitution of the USA.

The Bill of Rights.

White House Site

USA Travel and Geography

Gateway to African-American History

Famous American Speeches

Foreign Relations of the USA.U.S. State Department.

Regional Dialects of American English.

An Outline of American Economy.

 http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/oecon/chap2.htm

An Outline of American History

 http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/history/toc.htm

Portrait of the USA.USIA

http://usinfo.org/usia/usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/facts/factover/homepage.htm

An Outline of U.S. Government. IIP http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/outusgov/homepage.htm#ch1

An Outline of American Geography. S.S. Birdsall, J. Florin http://usinfo.org/usia/usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/geography/homepage.htm

 

American History

American History  http://www.americanhistory.about.com/

American Historical Association http://www.theaha.org

Central New York Council for the Social Studies http://www.lm.liverpool.k12.ny.us/cnycss2/cnycss.html

Federal Resources for Educational Excellence-Social Studies http://www.ed.gov/free/s-social.html

Internet History Sourcebook Project http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/

 Presidential Libraries http://www.nara.gov/nara/president/address.html

America’s History from American Library

http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/jb/colonial

A Timeline of The USA

http://www.scaruffi.com/politics/american.html

Explore the States

http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/es

American Memory. The Library of Congress

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/finder.html

A Chronology of US Historical Documents

http://www.law.ou.edu/hist/

Mid-Atlantic Regional History

http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/history.html

American Cultural History - The Twentieth Century
http://www.nhmccd.edu/contracts/lrc/kc/decades.html