VII. COMMUNICATION SKILLS

A.Make up a dialog according to two situations: a) You are making an appointment by phone. b) You are phoning to a Travel Agency and asking about the trips.

B. Speak for a minute about the animals which can be pets in our country and others which can’t. Why?

C. Work in groups. One of you is a president and others are deputies. You should create a project on the improvement of our life. Think about possible suggestions and amendments to Russian Constitution about education, economy, transport, culture, services, etc.

D. Prepare the report “Famous Russian people”. Choose only one personality and prove to the other groupmates that this person is worth talking about for the next hundred years. Also you can choose the topic “My favourite city” and prepare the report talking about reasons why everyone should go there.

VIII. WRITING

Write a letter to your governmental representative, complaining about one of the sources of pollution you have noted and suggesting how it could be leaned up.

IX.WORD LIST

(do smth)behind sb’s back

are engaged in

Armed Forces.

Assembly

bark

bat

be at loss for words

be broke

be in a good mood for smth.

be in smb.'s shoes

beak

bee

borders on

bough

branch

breast

bud

Chambers

change one's mind

claws

Constitutional Court

copper

covers

crab

cut a long story short

densely

deputies

do (smth) for a living

do a favour

do one's best

dolphin

eagle

eat like a horse

eggs

elected

elm

enforced

executive

fall in love

feel/be/look worn out

fight like cat and dog

fir

Flower

flows into

frog

get along

get into a mess

get on smb.'s nerves

get rid of

gills

give a hand

give a ring

hardly

have a memory like an elephant

hedgehog

highlands

hit the roof

hoof

Horse

iron ore

is located on

judicial

leaf

learn by heart

leaves

legislative

lose heart

lose one's head

lose one's temper

make allowance

mane

mild

moderate

mountain chain

nest

no kidding?

notable

oak

occupies

on the bottom

outskirts

override

parrot

paw

peacock

Perhaps

petals

pigeon

pine

pollen

populated

possesses

put an end to

put smth by for a rainy day

put the blame on smb.

rather

roots

scales

scenery

seagull

seal

separates

shark

snail

spend money like water

stalk

such as

surface

swim like a fish

tail

tail

take a look at

take part in smth.

take place

take smth. into account

tell the world

thorn

throw a party

to give smb. one's word

total area

trunk

twig

variety

vast

vegetation

whiskers

willow

wings

worm

UNIT 4. The United Kingdom of Great

Britain and Northern Ireland

I. WARM UP

Find the colour map of The British Isles and compare Britain with your own country. Which are the most obvious geographical differences?

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