ORAL LANGUAGE PRACTICE

I. Have a talk based on the texts. Make use of the following questions.

1. Where is the city of Washington situated?

2. What is the Mall?

3. What are the most famous monuments and historical buildings in Washington?

4. What is the history of the Lincoln Memorial?

5. What is the history of the Jefferson Memorial?

6. What is the history of the Arlington National Cemetery?

7. How was the Vietnam Veterans Memorial designed?

8. What is the history of New York City?

9. How many boroughs are there in New York City?

10. What are the main interesting places and buildings in Manhattan?

11. What is the main purpose of Rockefeller Centre?

12. Why is Theatre District so outstanding in New York?

13. What area is called Ground Zero?

14. Are there any parks in New York?

15. What interesting museums can you visit in New York?

16. What is Harlem?

17. What did you know about the Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn and Richmond?

II. Complete the following sentences.

1. Washington is situated between the two states, ………………………………………….

2. The central place of Washington is………………………..a large open space, a kind of park which is often used by people for public meetings, picnics, games, concerts, etc.

3. …………………………………was founded in 1846, and it includes now thirteen museums.

4. There are five boroughs comprising New York:………………………………………….........................

5. ……………………………… is a tapering shaft or obelisk of white marble. It was built to honour the memory of the President.

6. The Declaration of Independence was read to the American troops…………………….. on July 9, 1776, in the presence of George Washington.

7. ………………………………………………is made of marble and the design by Henry Bacon was based on the Parthenon in Athens, Greece.

8. …………………………………..was designed like an ancient Greek building with a round roof, and it’s made of white marble. It is situated in East Potomac Park.

9. Today……………………………………………..consists of nineteen buildings, which include offices, shops, and various places of entertainment: Music Hall, Museum of Modern Art, Carnegie Hall.

10. For many years…………………………………..was a place for people with different and creative ideas. It had an active nightlife with plenty of bars, restaurants and clubs.

11. ………………………………….has long been the centre of theatre life in the United States. Before the rise of the film industry, it was the place where actors could become famous.

12. ………………………………………is a long polished black granite wall.. The wall is V-shaped. It has more than 58 000 names on it.

13. The most beautiful and famous skyscrapers of New York are ...........................................................

14. The area where………………………………………………………used to be is now called Ground Zero.

15. ……………………………………………………………is a special feature of the Ellis Island Museum.

III. Correct the wrong statements. Begin with:

It’s not true to fact. It’s wrong. It’s false. It’s not so. It’s true.

1. It was decided to choose a special place for the new capital. It was agreed to allot a wild and marshy area on the Hudson River.

2. Surrounding the Memorial are old oaks that China presented to the City of Washington in 1912.

3. Washington has a reputation for being ‘the city that never sleeps’. It is inhabited by people of almost all nationalities and races. It is called ‘Modern Babylon’ and ‘The Big Apple’.

4. The first Europeans to settle in Manhattan were the French.

5. The United Nations Secretariat Building was the first steel-and-glass skyscraper.

6. Broadway is a poor district of north Manhattan. It was originally a Dutch village. Many of the people living there now are African Americans, though there are many Puerto Ricans.

7. New York is an outstanding Theatre District. The centre of it is .Wall Street.

8. Practically the whole of the Manhattan area is a sea of concrete. Luckily for New Yorkers, there is one exception: the huge lake in the middle of the city.

9. The Bronx in the east is both residential and industrial part of the city. It is the largest of the five boroughs of New York City.

10. Brooklyn in the north is more residential rather than industrial part of the city. In the past it had a reputation as a poor area with a lot of crime and drug.

IV.Translate the suggested video-information. Discuss it.

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