Методичні вказівки до корективного курсу з дисципліни "Англійська мова" для студентів 1 курсу всіх спеціальностей. /Н. С. Фоменко, С. В. Радецька, С. В

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Exercise 5. React to the following questions
Reading Impressions of London
V. Reading and comprehension
VI. Practice
Supplementary material
Spring and Summer Bank Holidays
Trooping the Colour
The State Opening of Parliament
Chief public holidays in the united states

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Exercise 5. React to the following questions

Have you been to Odessa this year?
Which of the well-known places of interest in Kyiv has impressed you most?
Has she managed to visit all the best museums in London?
What city has made you feel at home?
Have you noticed complicated electronic devices inside the new railway station?
How many guide-books have they brought from London?
What interesting things have you noticed in Trafalgar Square? (a lot of pigeons)
Has he just come back from his business trip?
Have you heard the news about the discount of the ticket cost on planes in Ukraine?
What has made you think that there is no transport problems in Kyiv?

Exercise 6. Translate the sentences from Ukrainian into English.

Чи ви їли італійські або індійські страви в Сохо?
Кому пощастило відвідати Ковент Гарден у Лондоні?
Клерки, адвокати, судді жили і працювали, навчались у Inner Temple, Middle Temple, Lincoln’s Inn, Gray’s Inn з 14 століття.
Хто це презентував тобі такі гарні вироби з напівкоштовних металів?
З якого часу палац Віднзор став приміською резиденцією королів Англії? (з 12 століття)
Королі Англії зберігали свої фамільні коштовності в Тауер з часів Генрі III.
Відвідування національної Картинної Галереї завжди було безкоштовним для відвідувачів.
Вони вже побували на Кримських горах, а тепер збираються у Карпати.
Ми ще не залишили нашу мрію відвідати дендропарк Софіївка в Умані чи навесні чи восени.
Вона тільки що повідомила про шалений успіх прем’єрного спектаклю “Hello, Dolly”.

Reading and Comprehension

Read and translate the text “Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine”

I am a student of KSTU. I must write a composition about my summer holidays.

This summer I have been to Kyiv and this city has impressed me greatly. I have just finished my composition and asked my mother to read it. That’s what she has read.

Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine is the largest city in Ukraine with the population about 3 million. It’s a political, industrial and cultural centre of Ukraine. It is an ancient city. In 1982 Kyivites celebrated its 1500^th anniversary. Kyiv is considered the gratest city in the world, having 18 m²of greenery per person. Furthermore it was called the mother of all Russian cities. It is here that the ancient chronicler Nestor wrote his immortal “Tale of Bygone Days” in a tiny cell of the Pechersk Monastery. Another famous figure B.Khmelnitsky established an independent Cossach State ages ago. It has a special monument in front of St.Sophia Cathedral. It’s interesting to note that in ancient times the only entrance to Kyiv was the Golden Gate. It is about a thousand years old. The architects have restored it recently.

At present Kyiv is a centre of science, industry, education and culture of Ukraine. There are many scientific research institutes, universities, colleges in Kyiv. The Academy of Sciences began its activity as early as in 1919. The Institute of Cybernetics named after Glushkov, the Paton Institute of Electric Welding, the Institute of Physical Researches develop and solve problems which are of practical importance for national economy of Ukraine.

Now a few words about the industrial potential of Kyiv. It’s worth mentioning the Bolshevik plant produces the up-to-date aggregates for chemical engineering industry, Silk and Cotton Combines, the Arsenal Plant, many stock joint ventures, factories of Food and Light industry.

Kyiv is a city of Students. Higher education can be represented by Kyiv-Mogyla Academy founded in 1701, State University by T. Shevchenko, Polytechnical University, Kyiv Building Institute, University of Civil Air-Craft Engineers, Linguistics University and many others. These establishments train highly qualified specialists who are of great demand at many branches of Ukrainian economy.

Kyiv can boast of its historical places of interest and monuments: Samson fountain, the Golden Gate, St.Sophia Cathedral. The church of St.Andrew rises about 90 metres above the Dnieper and the Podol. This church is considered the masterpiece of the designer Rastrelly. One can also mention the Museum of Ukrainian Art, the Russian and West European Art Museum, the Museum of Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, the Museum of Ukrainian Folk Decorative Art, T.Shevchenko home, the Museum of History of Kyiv etc.

Kyiv is a great cultural centre. I can’t but mention the Opera and Ballet Theatre, the I.Franko Drama Theatre, the Theatre on the Podol, the L.Ukrainka Russian Drama Theatre, the Ukraine Palace, the October Palace, the Sports Palace etc.

Kyiv has a lot of beautiful monuments. Among them I can point out monuments to T.Shevchenko, B.Khmelnitsky, M.Lysenko, I.Franko, A.Pushkin, L. Ukrainka, N.Vatutin, Unknown Soldier, Memorial Complex in Darnitsa. Kyiv is one of the most beautiful cities on the world, so it will remain in my memory for ever.

Exercice 1. Give Ukrainian equivalents for the following

ancient city
furthermore
immortal
cell
mention
represent
air craft
masterpiece
architecture
impress
entrance

Exercise 2. Agree or disagree with the following statemnets:

Kyiv is a political, industrial and cultural centre of Ukraine.
Some years ago Kyiv celebrated 1500^th anniversary of its foundation.
The ancient chronicler Nestor wrote his immortal manuscript “The Tale of Bygone Days” in Vydubetsky Monastery.
The Bolshevik plant produces musical instruments and medicines.
The Academy of Sciences has just begun its activity.
Kyiv can boast of its historical places of interest and monuments.
Some unknown hetman established an independent Cossack State.
Kyiv has become one of the most beautiful cities in the world.
Kyiv was called the mother of all Russian cities.

Exercise 3. Answer the following questions

Have you ever been to Kyiv?
Has Kyiv impressed you greatly?
What did you like most?
What is the population of Kyiv?
When did Kyiv celebrate its 1500 anniversary?
Has the Golden Gate remained the entrance to Kyiv since ancient times?
Why can you say that Kyiv is the greenest city in the world?
Who established an independent Cossack state?
What scientific research institutes are there in Kyiv?
What makes you think that Kyiv is an important industrial centre?
Kyiv educational establishments train highly qualified specialists, don’t they?
What beautiful monuments and masterpieces of architecture are there in Kyiv?

Practice

Exercise 4. Try to find out the way to certain places. Do it as in the Model.

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Excuse me, can you tell me the way to the railway station?

Yes, I can. Go along this street, then take the 2^nd turning on the left.
odel:

to Russian Art Museum
to St.Sophia Cathedral
to Pechersk Lavra
to the Golden Gate
to Kyiv-Mogyla Academy
to Linguistics University
to the church of St.Andrew
to the Arsenal Plant

Expressions: its the shortest way to, cross this way and take the 2^nd turning, it’s quite a distance from here; it’s two districts from here; am I on the right way to?; take a bus №…; go down…; it’s 5 minutes walk; get on bus №….; get off at bus stop; it’s round the corner.

Exercise 5. Say it in English

Київ – стародавнє місто.
Це місто відсвяткувало 1500 річницю в 1982 році.
Ярослав Мудрий заснував Софіївський собор в 1037 році.
Хрещатик завжди був головною магістраллю Київа.
Ми можемо побачити багато історичних пам’яток у Києві.
Ми повинні зазначити, що Київ не має багато проблем з транспортом завдяки метро.
Стародавній літописець Нестор написав свій видатний твір “Оповідання давно минулих літ” в маленькій келії Печерського Монастиря.
Київ – культурний центр України.
Поділ є найстаріший район столиці України.
Всі люди можуть отримати велике задоволення від огляду Печерської Лаври та інших історичних пам’яток .

Exercise 6. Speak on the topic “Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine”. Use the chart.

Exercise 7. Role-play the following situations

Situation 1. An English student has just come to Kyiv on summer holidays. He is eager to know about the city. He asks Ukrainian students about educational institutions, industrial enterprises, historical centres.

Situation 2. You are a representative of the Ukrainian touring company in London. Speak about wonderful opportunities to visit historical places of Kyiv and a nice cultural program. Your Londoners ask you questions about Kyiv.

Reading

Impressions of London

(a letter to my friend Galina)

Dear Galina!

Here I am in London on a fine summer morning. Have you received my post-card? I hope you have as I posted it at the airport as soon as we landed.

I’ve never before lived in a big city, so London is a new world for me, and I’m going to find out more about it. What I have already learnt is that London the capital of UK is the largest city and the greatest port in the country. It is situated on the river Thames. The Romans founded London about 2000 years ago and called it Londinium. Since that time London has continued to grow in size and prosperity. About nine million people live in London in its four main parts: the City, Westminster, the West End and the East End. The very centre of London is Trafalgar Square. You can see there Nelson’s Column with the statue of Admiral Nelson on the top. It is a monument to Admiral Nelson for his victories in the war against Napoleon. There is also the National Gallery exhibiting all schools of European paintings from 13^th to the 19^th century. The most magnificent building in London is St.Paul’s Cathedral built in 1675-1711 by famous architect Sir Christophor Wren. The Queen of UK has her residence at Buckingham Palace. At half past eleven there is the most colourful London ceremony – changing the guard there.

All the principle streets of London lead to the City. The City is the home of the Bank of England and many other big offices. Between Monday and Friday nearly half a million people come to work in the banks and offices. Only five thousand people live in the City and at weekends it seems empty. Three buildings are the heart of the City: the Mansion House where the Lord Mayor lives, the Royal Exchange, the Bank of England which the Londoners call “the old Lady of Threadneedle Street”.

I have already visited the Tower of London. It is now a museum, but it was a fortress, a royal palace, a state prison and even a Royal Low.

The Tower is guarded by the Yeomen-Warders, the famous “Beefeaters”, dressed up in traditional medieval clothes. They tell the visitors about the Tower, the famous ravens of the Tower – the symbol of it.

Westminster Abbey is another famous masterpiece of architecture. It is more than nine hundred years old, a church built in Gothic style. Westminster Abbey is the crowning and burial place of British monarchs. It has its world famed Poet’s Corner with memorials to Chauser, Shakespeare, Milton, Burns, Dickens, Rudyard Kipling and other leading writes. Only a few however, are actually buried there.

The Houses of Parliament are near Westminster Abbey. The Houses of Parliament is the seat of the British government. The clock tower near it is Big Ben. And I can’t but also mentioned the Queen Victoria Memorial which stands in front of Buckingham Palace (the residence of the English Queen). A statue to W. Shakespeare in Leister district and a wonderful monument to Lady Godiva. She protected Londoners from large taxes.

When you are tired of looking at places of interest you can rest in one of London’s beautiful parks: Hyde Park with Speaker’s Corner, Kensington Gardens with the Statue of Peter Pan (a boy, who never grew older). And yet Regent’s Park with the largest zoo, St.Jame’s Park where you can feed birds and animals.

Big red buses … London policemen … Buckingham Palace… Notting Hill Carnival … W.Cherchil monument – these and some other things you can find in London.

I’ve been in London for two weeks. There are still many places to see and many things to do. Parting with London will be sad for me as I have come to love this wonderful city and its responsive people. I hope I’ll come to London once again.

With love your friend Oksana

Exercise 1. Give Ukrainian equivalents for the following:

to be situated
prosperity
residence
guard
Yeoman Warders (Beefeaters)
magnificent
colourful
unique
to call
to find out
to rest

Exercise 2. Give English equivalents to the following:

отримувати
рости в розмірах
перемога
архітектор
шедевр
церква
в’язниця
провідні письменники

Exercise 3. Agree or disagree with the following:

London stands on the river Thames.
The French soldiers founded London 3000 years ago.
The population of London is 3 million people.
The very centre of London is St. Jame’s Square.
The residence of the Queen of England is situated in Downing Street №10.
The City is the business centre of London.
London has the unique Speaker’s Corner in Hyde Park.
Only about five million people work in the City.
Yeoman Warders tell the visitors of the Tower and about the Tower’s famous black birds the ravens.
The Houses of Parliament is the seat of the British Government.
There are only men’s clubs in England.

Exercise 4. Answer the following questions:

Have you ever been to London?
Has London always impressed the newcomers?
London is a cultural centre, isn’t it?
What places of interest are there in London?
What does Trafalgar Square look like?
Where is the National Gallery? What is it famous for?
What do you know about St.Paul’s Cathedral?
Where is the residence of the Queen of UK? What ceremony can one see at Buckingham Palace?
What is the City of London?
What can you tell us about the Tower of London?
What is Westminster Abbey famous for?
What parks are there in London?

Exercise 5. Say it in English

Лондон – одне з найкрасивіших місць світу.
Вчора я оглянув деякі визначні місця.
Ви коли-небудь були в Національній Галереї?
Він багато читав і чув про перемоги адмірала Нельсона у війні проти Наполеона.
Тауер бачив багато історичних подій з норманських часів.
У різні часи Тауер був фортецею, королівською резиденцією, в’язницею та навіть королівським зоопарком.
Я ніколи не бачив церемонію зміни варти біля резиденції королеви.
Поруч із Вестмінстерським Аббатством ви можете побачити місце засідання англійського парламенту.
Неможливо не згадати прекрасні лондонські парки. Ви можете відпочити у будь-якому з них.
Вони нещодавно повернулися із столиці Великої Британії.

IV. Practice

Exercise 1. Speak on the topic “London, the capital of UK”. Use the chart.

Exercise 2. Make up dialogues using the chart.

Exercise 3. Role-play the following situations:

Situation 1. You are at the student’s club. Share the impressions of your tour of London with the members of this club.

Situation 2. You have come to London on a 6 day visit. Discuss your plans of visiting places of interest.

V. Reading and comprehension

Exercise 1. Read the text “Kherson” and translate it.

Kherson

I have just returned from London. I must note that Britans have shown a keen interest to our young country, especially to my native town Kherson.

Tomorrow I’ m going to write a letter to my new friend John. I have looked through some books, guide books, inguiries about Kherson and I think I have the clearest idea of the subject. I guess he won’t be disappointed if he comes in spring or summer.

Kherson is a regional centre of the south of Ukraine with the population of about 400 thousand people. It is situated on the right bank of the Dnipro river. Kherson is a river and sea port.

Kherson was founded in 1778 as a fortress to defend Russian lands from Turkey by the order of Empress Katherine II. According to historical documents the founder of Kherson was Ivan Hanibal – A. S. Pushkin’s great grandfather.

Now about the present-day Kherson. The Dnipro river gives life to many businesses in Kherson. Kherson has the reputation of the town of shipbuilders, textile workers, hardworking agrarians. We can mention shipbuilding and shipreparing plants, cardan shaft plant, cotton mill, rubber goods plant, harvester works named after I.I.Petrovsky, sewing factory Krasen. But the most profitable enterprises in Kherson are oil refinery and sea port. They provide Kherson with thousands of working places and profit.

Young people can get education at 4 universities: technical, pedagogical, agricultural and marine universities; two marine colleges, technical specialized colleges, vocational training schools, secondary schools.

Cultural life can be represented by the Drama Theatre, the Fine Arts Museum, the Natural History Museum, the Youth Palace, Musical Schools, Gillega orchestra, Exhibition halls.

There are some beautiful monuments to T.Shevchenko, F.Ushakov, A.Suvorov, John Howard – English physician. And yet we have got a nice monument to the first shipbuilders situated on the enbankment of the Dnipro river. The enbankment of the Dnipro river is the usual place of entertainment of the youth. We are lucky to have two seas in the region: the Black Sea and the sea of Asov. These two seas give the residents of Kherson nice opportunities to rest and improve their health at rest-homes, health-resorts, camps. We can witness the rebuildings and restoring of some ancient buildings and churches thanks to Kherson public and members of the regional and civic charity centres. Rotary club is one of them. These actions became possible after 1991 when Ukraine got its independence.

It seems to me I have written about everything I wanted to inform you.

So far good bye, hope to hear from you soon and I look forward to meet you in Kherson and show you our town.

With love Ann.

Exercise 2. Give Ukrainian equivalents for the following:

to defend
according to
to mention
profitable
enterprise
oil refinery
provide
physician
embankment
entertainment
to witness
church
charity
industrial amalgamation Kherson harvester works

Exercise 3. Agree or disagree with the following statements:

Kherson is situated on the both banks of the Dnipro river
One can say that Kherson is a sea and river port like London.
Kherson has the reputation of the town with a lot of reputable banks.
The sewing factory “Krasen” has been the most profitable enterprise in Kherson since 1990s.
Young people can get higher education at 4 universities in Kherson.
Kherson can boast of beautiful monuments to I.Ushakov, T.Shevchenko, J.Howard.
A lot of foreign businessmen have already visited Kherson to sign agreements in industrial and cultural spheres this year.
The residents of Kherson always remember the soldiers perished in World War II.
Rest-homes, health-resorts, camps have provided Khersonites and guests with many possibilities to improve their health during summer holidays.

Exercise 4. Answer the following questions:

What is the population of Kherson?
When was Kherson founded?
Have you read about the founder of our town?
First Kherson existed as a military fortress to defend Russian lands from Turkey, didn’t it?
What can you say about industrial facilities of Kherson?
How can cultural life of Kherson be represented
Have you seen any beautiful monuments while walking round Kherson? What are they?
Have you visited one of the rest-homes on the Black Sea?
In what way can the residents of Kherson improve their health?
What have the Kherson public and members of the charity club done recently?

VI. Practice

Exercise 5. Try to find out the way to certain places. Use the words given below. Do as in the model.

M

Excuse me, can you tell me the way to the railway station from the center of the town.
Yes, you can get on trolley-bus №1 and get off at the last bus station .

odel:

Expressions: go straight ahead, second turning, turn to the right, on your left, quite a distance from here, round the corner, take a route-bus, a taxi, walk along the street, cross the square, use the subway.

Exercise 6. Speak on the topic “Kherson”, the regional centre of the south of Ukraine”. Use the chart.

Exercise 7. Make up dialogues about Kherson using the chart

Exercise 8. Role-play

Situation 1. Suppose you are a guide. Tell the tourists about the most interesting places of interest of interest in Kherson. Answer their questions.

Situation 2. Your friend from Poltava has come to Kherson. He wants to enter one of our Universities. He is also interested in industry where he can work after the graduation. Advise him the university worthly to enter and industry developed in our region.

SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL

BRITISH HOLIDAYS AND LONDON PAGEANTRY

It may seem surprising but the British have fewer holidays than many other countries. Some of them are named Bank Holidays due to the fact that on those days the banks are closed.

In England and Wales they comprise at present five bank holidays (New Year's Day, Easter Monday, spring and late summer holidays at the end of May and August respectively, and Boxing Day); they also have two common holidays (Good Friday, Christmas Day). In Scotland and Northern Ireland they have six bank holidays, plus two other public holidays. The particular dates of the bank holidays are fixed annually.

January , 1

New Year's Day

It is a bank holiday though many Britons do not celebrate on New Year's Eve. In Scotland New Year's Eve is called Hogmanay and is an occasion for joyous celebration. In London Scottish people gather on the steps of St. Paul's Cathedral and sing "Auld Lang Syne" at midnight.

April, 3

Easter

The word Easter owes its name and many of its customs to a pageant festival hold eostre which is the name of the Anglo-Saxon goddess of spring time. Every spring European peoples celebrated the festival to honour the awakening of new life in nature.

Christians related the rising of the sun to the resurrection of Jesus and their old spiritual rebirth. This "holy" day is celebrated in many countries of the world.

Spring and Summer Bank Holidays

The Summer Bank Holiday is the most popular holiday, because it comes at a time when children are not at school. Many families try to go away to the seaside or the country as they may indeed have done at Easter or in Spring.

November, 11.

Remembrance Day

This day is observed throughout the Commonwealth and dates back to November 11, 1918 when all fighting in the First World War ended. It now commemorates British soldiers, sailors and airmen who gave their lives in the two World Wars. Special services are held and wreaths are laid at the Cenotaph, a war memorial at Whitehall, where thousands of Londoners observe the two-minute silence and participate in the remembrance ceremony. Similar ceremonies are held throughout the country.

December, 25.

Christmas

In England Christmas is the most important of all the bank holidays of the year. It is celebrated much the same way as in the United States of America. On December 26, the Boxing Day, traditionally people give each other Christmas presents, which used to come in boxes. It is a very pleasant custom indeed.

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London remains one of the world's strongholds of pageantry much of which is centred on traditional observances connected with the Royal family. They are always attracting large crowds of spectators, native Londoners as well as foreign visitors. Here are two of them.

Trooping the Colour

This Ceremony is held on the Sovereign's official birthday in June. This is the most colourful of all London's annual events, a pageantry of rare splendour with the Queen riding side-saddled on a highly trained horse. On Horse Guards' Parade in Whitehall the Queen inspects the Brigade of Guards, dressed in ceremonial uniforms. Then comes the Trooping ceremony, followed by the March past of the Guards to the music of the bands. Specially noted should be the precision drill of the regiments.

The State Opening of Parliament

This is another royal event at the end of November which draws thousands of spectators, who see the Queen on the drive from Buckingham Palace to the Houses of Parliament in the State Coach. The public are not admitted to Parliament to see her read the speech from the Throne, prepared for her by the Government. But the State Opening since 1966 is televised. Visitors are admitted to the Public Galleries only by the personal invitation of the members of Parliament.

CHIEF PUBLIC HOLIDAYS IN THE UNITED STATES

Each state has its national holidays which are dedicated to the important dates in the establishment and history of the country, interesting customs and traditions all its own.

Americans share some holidays such as Easter, Christmas and New Year's Day with other countries of the world. Here are public holidays which are celebrated only by the Americans.

January,1

New Year's Day

Most Americans spend the final hours of the old year and the first hours of the new year celebrating with their families or friends. Champagne — the drink that traditionally symbolizes an important event is often served for the midnight toast on New Year's Eve.

One of the noisiest celebrations takes place on the Times Square in New York City. The crowd, joined by millions of Americans across the country at their TV sets, watch the traditional Huge Apple (emblem of New York) strike midnight.

February, 12.

Lincoln's Birthday

February, 15.

Washington's Birthday

Americans consider birthdays of their outstanding citizens George Washington and Abraham Lincoln public holidays.

Washington is called "the father of the nation" for he was the first president of the United States of America. The capital of the country, Washington D. C., was named in his honour and was moved from Philadelphia.

Abraham Lincoln is considered by many the greatest of all American heroes. During his term as President the Civil War broke out. The most outstanding achievements of the Lincoln presidency were the preservation of the Union and the abolition of slavery.

May, 30.

Memorial Day

This day was first established to honour the dead in the war between the North and the South, a mournful remembrance of the fallen.

July, 4.

Independence Day

This is the most important holiday of the nation, which celebrates Ms birthday. On this day in 1776 the Continental Congress adopted the famous Declaration of Independence declaring the former British colonies free, thus founding the United States of America.

October, 19.

Columbus Day

Christopher Columbus, an Italian, discovered the American continents in 1492 by accident, while seeking a short route to Asia. Thus, he called the natives the Indians and the islands he explored, the West Indies which bear these names to this day. This event is widely celebrated in most Latin American countries as well. The District of Columbia was named in his honour as well as many cities, squares and streets.

November, 11.

Veteran's Day

This day, like Memorial Day, is a solemn occasion in honour of all American veterans of all wars. In many communities veterans march in parades, national flags are displayed, special ceremonies, observing two minute's silence, are held at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery.

November, 24.

Thanksgiving Day

It is the oldest national holiday. The pilgrims, the first English settlers searching for religious freedom, came on May/lower to Plymouth Bay, Massachusetts, in 1620. They suffered a very hard year. By the autumn of the next year assisted by the Indians they had a good harvest. And a feast was given of turkey corn and pumpkin pie to celebrate the harvest and give thanks to God for their survival. The old traditions of their feast are observed throughout the country today.

December, 25.

Christmas

Christmas is a great American and British festivity, very rich in custom and tradition — with Santa Claus, the decorating of the Christmas tree, of card sending and gift giving. It is celebrated as the birthday of Christ. Now it is becoming more and more a folk holiday. It has always been observed as a family affair.

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Exercise 5. React to the following questions