11. The climate of the country is very specific: it is not very cold in winter and never very hot in summer.
12. It often rains in all seasons.
13. The longest river is the Severn, but the most important one is the Thames.
14. There are many mountains in Great Britain, they are almost all in the north and west.
15. The highest mountain is Ben Nevis in Scotland.
16. The United Kingdom is a capitalist state with a highly developed industry and agriculture.
17. The main industries are: shipbuilding, coal-mining, textile, electronics and chemical ones.
18. London is the capital of Great Britain, its political, economic, industrial and commercial centre.
19. The largest cities of the country are: Birmingham, Glasgow, Liverpool, Manchester, Bristol and others.
20. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a constitutional (parliamentary) monarchy.
21. The Queen is the Head of the state, but the power in the country belongs to the Parliament.
22. It consists of the House of Lords and the House of Commons.
23. The main political parties are the Conservative and the Labour.
II. Pronounce the following geographical names correctly:
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; the British Isles; England; Wales; Scotland; London; Edinburgh; Cardiff; Belfast; Europe; the English Channel; the North Sea; the Atlantic Ocean; the Irish Sea; the Severn; the Thames; Ben Nevis; Birmingham; Glasgow; Liverpool; Manchester; Bristol; the Strait of Dover.
III. Give Russian equivalents to the following words and word-combinations. Pronounce them correctly.
include; consists of; is separated from the continent; specific; a capitalist state; shipbuilding; highly developed; coal-mining; textile; electronics; chemical; commercial centre, the Queen; a constitutional monarchy; the power belongs to the Parliament; the House of Lords; the House of Commons; parties; the Conservative; the Labour.
IV. Answer the following questions :
1. Where is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland situated?
2. What countries does it consist of? Name their capitals.
3. The territory of the UK is 244,000 square kilometres, isn't it?
4. What is the country washed by?
5. What kind of climate has it?
6. What can you tell about the rivers? mountains?
7. Name the main industries.
8. What are the largest cities of the UK?
9. Whom does the power in the country belong to?
10. Name the main political parties.
V. Translate the sentences from Russian into English, using the words, given below.
1. Сити-это... Лондона.
2. Старейшими университетами Англии являются....
3. Тауэру почти....
4. Колонна Нельсона....
5. Лондонское метро было открыто в....
6. Национальный флаг Соединенного Королевства называют....
7. ... под Ла-Маншем соединяет Великобританию с Европой.
8. Национальным героем Великобритании является....
9. Самым популярным озером в Шотландии является....
10. Национальным поэтом Шотландии является....
900 years old: 60 metres high; the business centre; the tunnel; Oxford, Cambridge; 1870:Loch Ness; Union Jack; Robin Hood; Robert Burns.
VI. Do you know, that:
... many famous scientists and writers were educated at Cambridge, among them Newton, Darwin, Byron;
...William Shakespeare was born on the 23rd of April, 1564 in Stratford-on-Avon and created 37 plays and 154 sonnets;
...the Great Fire of London took place in 1666;
...when the Parliament is sitting, the flag flies on the top of Big Ben;
...the English are stay-at-home people. They like to live in small houses with gardens. Everybody knows the saying : «The Englishman's home is his castle».
A. S.MAKARENKO
I. Read the text:
1. Anton Semenovich Makarenko, an outstanding Russian Soviet educator and writer, was born to a worker's family in Belopolye, a small town in the Kharkov region.
2. His parents wanted very much to see their son well-educated.
3. First he studied at a village school, then finished the program of the six-year school.
4. In 1917 Makarenko graduated from the Poltava Teachers Training Institute.
5. Then he went to work.
6. During the Civil War many children lost their parents.
7. The colonies were organized for them.
8. Anton Makarenko was the head of such a colony.
9. In the Gorky Colony and later in the Dzerzhinsky Commune, Makarenko formulated the main principles of his method.
10. He set himself the task of bringing up a harmoniously developed individual.
11. He trusted in the reforming force of the collective.
12. Being a gifted writer Makarenko wrote several novels, short stories and plays.
13. His most popular books are: «The Road to Life», «Learning to Live», «On Education» and «The Book for Parents».
14. «The Road to Life» is based on real facts.
15. It deals with real people who lived in the Gorky Colony.
16. Makarenko's writings were published about 250 times.
17. They have also been printed in many other countries of Europe, Asia and America.
18. 1988 was proclaimed Makarenko's Year.
19. Makarenko's ideas are being implemented by many teachers.
20. Makarenko died in 1939.
II. Translate from English into Russian. Pay attention to the prepositions:
was born; studied at a village school; finished the six-year school; graduated from the Poltava Teachers Training Institute: an educator; education; well-educated; up-bringing; trusted in.
III. Pronounce correctly:
program; talent, colony; the Gorky Colony; Dzerzhinsky Commune; system; formulated; principles; methods; pedagogical theory; collective.
IV. Answer the questions:
1. What family was Makarenko born to?
2. When and where was he born?
3. What education did he get?
4. What were the main principles of his methods?
5. What are Makarenko's most popular books?
V. Translate from Russian into English:
1. Выдающийся педагог Антон Семенович Макаренко был также и талантливым писателем.
2. Он родился 1 марта 1888 года.
3. Макаренко провел свое детство в рабочем поселке Крюково недалеко от Кременчуга.
4. В 1917 году Антон Семенович окончил Полтавский учительский институт.
5. В сентябре 1920 года Макаренко был руководителем колонии.
6. Воспитание в колонии основывалось на соединении обучения с трудом.
7. Наиболее известные книги Макаренко – «Педагогическая поэма», «Флаги на башнях», «Книга для родителей» и другие.
THE TEACHER'S PROFESSION
I. Read the text:
1. The teacher's profession is one of the most important in our country.
2. It is a job of great responsibility and specific character.
3. The main task of the teacher is to bring up a harmoniously developed individual.
4. The teacher has a great opportunity to influence upon his pupils intellect.
5. He can form the child, the teenager as a personality, awaken his best qualities, reveal his creative potential.
6. Every teacher is a specialist who loves his subject.
7. The most important task for him is to develop the pupil's interest in the subject studied.
8. The efforts of every teacher are addressed to the future.
9. All of them pave the pupils' way from the ABC to the knowledge which is necessary to become top-hole specialists.
10. This gives the teacher the joy of creation.
11. As an educator the teacher instills love for his motherland, labour and arts.
12. He helps a child to find his way in life.
13. School means a lot for everybody.
14. Children learn to deal with other people there.
15. It is the teacher who helps them to make friends, to learn to respect each other.
16. Bringing up is not an easy process.
17. Teachers worry about their pupils.
18. They have to live through sleepless nights.
19. But still devotion to the profession is the way of life of every teacher.
20. Annually, the fifth of October is marked as Teacher's Day.
21. Pupils remember their teachers because they are not only instructors and tutors, but also their friends.
II. Pronounce correctly and give Russian equivalents to the following words and word-combinations.
job; responsibility; specific character; to bring up; harmoniously; individual; opportunity; to influence upon; intellect; teenager; personality; qualities; to reveal; creative; potential; specialists; effort; to pave the way; knowledge; joy of creation; educator; to instill; labour; to deal with; to respect; bringing up; process; to worry; devotion; annually; instructor; tutor.
Ш. Find in the text English equivalents to the following word-combinations:
большая ответственность; специфический характер; гармонически развитая личность; влиять на развитие интеллекта ученика; формировать как личность; лучшие качества; творческий потенциал; изучаемый предмет; готовить ученика к знаниям; дружить; первоклассный специалист; прививать любовь; найти путь в жизни; переживать; образ жизни; ежегодно.
IV. Answer the following questions:
1. What kind of profession is teaching?
2. What is the main task of the teacher?
3. The teacher can form the child as a personality, can't he?
4. What gives the teacher the joy of creation?
5. Why does school mean a lot to pupils?
6. What is the way of life of every teacher?
7. Why do pupils remember their favorite teachers all the life long?
8. Why have you chosen this profession?
V. Read and translate into Russian:
The great philosopher Avitsenna (Ibn Sina, 980-1037) said: «Teaching is a sacrificial1 profession. A teacher is capable of going down from the top of his knowledge to the ignorance3 of the pupil and then making the ascent4 together».
1. sacrificial - жертвенный; 2. capable - способный; 3. ignorance - неведение, незнание; 4. ascent - восхождение, подъем.
Do you agree with Avitsenna's statement? What did Avitsenna mean by saying: «capable of... making the ascent together»? Learn the words of Avitsenna by heart.
VI. As a future teacher you should remember some principles. Here they are:
Respect for a child is the uppermost.
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