Раздел Культура и традиции стран изучаемого языка.

Задание 19. Великобритания

1. The national holiday which takes place each year on the official birthday of Queen Elizabeth II marked by a military parade and march-past is called … Ответ: Trooping of the Colour.

2. The top of Christmas pudding in Great Britain is traditionally decorated with … Ответ: a sprig of holly

3. The term of the ________ has a maximum duration of five years. Ответ: British Parliament

4. The wheel of the London Eye carries 32 sealed and air-conditioned ovoid passenger capsules, attached to its external circumference, each capsule representing one of the … Ответ: London Boroughs

5. At present the head of the Commonwealth is Queen Elizabeth II. However, when the monarch dies, the successor to the crown ________ Head of the Commonwealth. Ответ: does not automatically become

Задание 20. США

1. Wall Street, the symbol of the US financial power, is located in... Ответ: New York.

2. Thanksgiving Day is celebrated in the USA in … Ответ: November.

3. A large shopping centre in the US is called a … Ответ: shopping mall

4. A traditional sweet dessert on Thanksgiving Day in the USA is a … Ответ: pumpkin pie

5. Statue of Liberty is situated in … Ответ: New Jersey

Задание 21. Канада

1. The floral symbol of Canada is the … Ответ: maple leaf.

2. The Canadian national currency is the … Ответ: Canadian dollar.

3. Gilles Vigneault’s words «My country isn’t a country, it’s winter» are about … Ответ: Canada.

4. «From sea to sea» is Canada’s … Ответ: motto

5. The only country bordering Canada is Ответ: USA

6. Canada occupies a major portion of … Ответ: North America

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Задание 22. Выдающиеся личности англоговорящих стран

1. A British politician known chiefly for his leadership of the United Kingdom during World War II is … Ответ: Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill.

2. An English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, who formulated the theory of universal gravitation is … Ответ: Isaac Newton.

3. An English astronomer, mathematician, and physicist best known for computing the orbit of the eponymous comet is … Ответ: Edmond Halley

4. An American writer known as the author of the first detective story «The Murders in the Rue Morgue» is … Ответ: Edgar Allan Poe

5. An English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor, best known as the author of the classic fantasy works The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion is … Ответ: John Ronald Reuel Tolkien.

Раздел Письмо

Задание 23. Оформление конверта

1. Расположить части письма в правильном порядке

Ответ:

1) 67, Upper Thames Street,
London, EC 4 V 3 AH

May 2009

Mr R. Morrison

P. Marlow & CO. LTD

Bird Street

London E1 6 TM

Dear MR Morrison,

5) Unfortunately, we have not yet received the computers "OPTIMA 133" which were a part of this order. We would be grateful if you could deliver these as soon as possible or refund our money.

Yours sincerely,

D. Barker

Manager

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Задание 24. Оформление конверта

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Ответ:

The sender