vast adj
financial adj
raw adj
Word Combinations
information technology
densely (thinly) populated
consumer
electronics
shipbuilding yards
highly developed
trading centre
coal (iron) fields
rural district
offshore
oil
industry
rich in (smth.)
heavy (light) engineering
moderate (mild)
climate
Proper Names
the Avon
Dublin
the North Sea
Belfast
Eire
the Pennines
Birmingham
Glasgow
Portsmouth
the Bristol Channel
the Grampians
the Severn
the Cambrians
the Hebrides
Sheffield
the Cheviot Hills
the Orkney Islands
Southampton
the Clyde
the Shetland Islands
the Strait of Dover
the Cumbrians
Ireland
the Tyne
Leeds
the Thames
Manchester
the Mersey
Newcastle
EXERCISES
I. Study Texts A and В and a) transcribe the words below:
petrochemicals, commerce, fertile, engineering, iron, industry, equipment, moderate, resort,
pharmaceuticals, dairying, rear, rural, picturesque, meadow, ploughing, acre.
b) Transcribe the geographical names used in Text A,
II, Pick out front Text A English equivalents of the following:
высокоразвитая промышленная страна, ведущий финансовый центр, тяжелое
машиностроение, каменноугольный бассейн, электронное оборудование, судостроительные
верфи, ускоряющийся темп перемен, разработки в высокотехнологичном производстве,
добыча нефти в открытом море, информационная технология, бытовая электроника, страна с
высокой плотностью населения, земледелие, химические продукты из нефтяного сырья,
сельскохозяйственный район, плодородные долины, хорошо возделанные поля, живописный
пейзаж, мягкий климат, модные курорты.
III. Writte questions about Text A, using the words and phrases from Ex. II.
Prepare to discuss the text (Use he map.)
IV. Read Text С and pick-out English squivalents of the following phrases:
получить общее представление о чём- n., иметь при себе что-л., образовывать
естественную границу, насколько я понимаю, мое любимое занятие (мой конек), насколько
мне известно, ниже уровня моря, ни в коей мере, непереносимый.
V. Retell Text С in indirect speech. Try and give an additional piece of
information on the topic.
VI. Fill in Use weirds bolder, boundary or frontier. Choose the correct
alternative.
Note: The Russian word граница has several equivalents in English: border — пограничная
зона или полоса по обе стороны демаркационной линии, е.g. The people living on the border of
two adjoining countries usually speak the languages of both.; boundary — граница как
разграничительная линия, предел, е.g. This stream forms a boundary between the two farms.;
frontier — граница как демаркационная линия, государственная граница, е. д, to pass the
frontiers, и как пограничная зона или район (в отличие от border) только по одну сторону
демаркационной линии, е.g. to guard the frontiers, frontier station, fortress, incident, dispute,
1. When we went camping, we put up our tents on the ... of the lake. 2. The ... incident was
reported by the newspapers in detail. 3. A ... dispute is a quarrel about where a ... is or ought to be. 4.
The river formed a ... between these rural districts. 5. The half-ruined tower used to be a ... fortress.
6. The region along the boundary between England and Scotland is called the ... . 7. A hedge is a
fence or a row of bushes or low trees, which are planted to form a ... round a garden or field. 8. Great
Britain's .... northern, eastern and southern, are formed by seas and oceans.
VII. Study Text С and use it as a model for a talk between an Englishman and a
Russian who is on his first visit to England.
VIII. Fill in the words north, west east, south, or their derivatives:
1. The ... half of our country consists mainly of low plains, while the greater part of the ...
half of Russia is covered with mountain chains. 2. In Siberia the biggest rivers are the Ob, the
Yenissei and the Lena. They flow ... through a vast area parallel to one another. 3. The climate
contrasts are quite striking in Russia. You can find the ... braving the frosts that reach 70 degrees
below zero Centigrade and at one and the same time the ... basking In the sun on ... seashores lined
with green palms. 4. The Leningrad region lies to the ... of Moscow. 5. A ... is a person who lives in
the ... and a ... is one who lives in the ... . 6. Devon and Cornwall are situated on the ... peninsula of
England.
IХ. Supply articles where necessary:
There is no other country in ... world whose nature is more varied than that of ... Russia. ...
western half of ... country consists mainly of... low plains. The country is divided into two parts by ...
Ural mountains.... greater part of ... eastern half is covered with vast plateaus and mountain chains.
Here, on ... Kamchatka Peninsula ... biggest active volcanoes of ... Old World are located.
In ... south ... plains of ... western half of ... country are bounded by. . huge mountain ranges.
Here are ... country's highest peaks.
Many of ... rivers of... Russia are among ... world's greatest ... most important rivers of ...
western plain are ... Volga, ... Western Dvina,... Don and ... Northern Dvina.
In ... Far East... Amur flows into ... Pacific.
In ... lakes, too, our country is extremely rich. Among them are ... world's greatest lake ...
Caspian Sea and ... deepest — ... lake Baikal.
X. Discuss the following topics (use the map):
1. English scenery and climate.
2. Agricultural districts of England.
3. The most important industrial regions in England.
4. Physical background of Russia.
5. The surface of Russia.
6. The climate of Russia.
Note: Evaluate these talks according to their information content: amount and quality
of information.
XI. Supply prepositions where necessary:
Our motherland is immense. It's ... far the largest and richest country both ... Asia and
Europe. Its frontier line is the longest... the world.
Natural conditions ... Russia vary greatly. If you cross Russia ... the extreme North ... the
South you will get a good idea ... the climate contrasts, to say nothing ... the difference ... scenery
and vegetation, characteristic ... various geographical zones. Siberia unlike ... the Urals, the face ...
Ta-tary differs ... that... the Caucasus. One region is rich ... one thing, another is rich ... another.
Perhaps no country's geographic location has played such ah important part... its history as
Russia's. Half... Europe and half... Asia, its history has revolved ... this basic fact.
XII. 1. Describe the scenery, climate and industries of your home town, region
or republic. 2. Choose four slides or postcards and give a commentary on them. With
the first picture, concentrate on describing what there is in the picture. With the
second one try to give the position of things accurately. You can use the third one
for talking about how and when the picture was taken. And the last one can be the
starting point for a story or joke. (See "Classroom English" Section V.)
