Exercise 14. Find the beginning of the sentences, translate them.

1. … cities in Kazakhstan.

2. … is an important industrial centre.

3. …. Founded in 1869 as Aktyube (White Hill),

4. … uses the chromites of the unique deposit in Chromtau.

5. …regional philharmonic society, children’s puppet theater “Alakai” and Aktobe regional planetarium are located in the city.

6. … links the central mosque “Nurgasyr” – the largest in the city and St.Nickolas cathedral built in 2008.

7. … Aktobe regional central mosque, Central mosque of the city of Aktobe, mosque “Nurdaulet”), 3 Orthodox churches and a Catholic parish in the city.

8. … is one of the most respected institutions which work together with UNESCO

9. …” comes from Kazakh “ақ” (white) and “төбе” (hill);

10. … is about 300 000 people.

 

Exercise 15. Say what do you think on the following:

- Aktobe is an industrial town in Kazakhstan with more than a century history.

- The population of our native town is more than a million people.

- There are some not very important to the country factories and plants.

- The largest enterprises are “Aktobemunaigas”, “AZF”, “AZChS” have no productive ability nowadays.

- Chrome Alloys Plant doesn’t belong to the Aktobe oblast; it is far from this town.

- This town is very small, and it will take you only half an hour to cross the town from North of it to South.

- There are too many microdistricts and there is a school, a hospital and a children garden in every microdistrict.

- There are no educational establishments in this town.

- There are no cultural centres in this town, where people have a good rest.

- Tell your own impression about this industrial city of Kazakhstan.

 

Exercise 16. Speak on the topic “My native town”.

“The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.”

Read and translate the text:

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is situated on the British Isles. British Isles consist of two large islands, Great Britain and Ireland, and five thousand small islands.Their total area is over 244,000 square kilometers, it takes the 75^th place among other counties in the world.

The United Kingdom is made up of four parts: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Their capitals are London, Cardiff, Edinburgh and Belfast respectively. England, Wales and Scotland occupy the territory of Great Britain. Northern Ireland is situated in the northern part of Ireland.

The population is more than 57 million. About 80% of the population is urban. Great Britain is separated from the continent by the English Channel which is 34 km. wide in its narrowest point. The country is also washed by the North Sea, the Irish Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.

The surface of Great Britain varies greatly. The northern and western parts of the country is mountainous and is called the Highlands. All the rest (south, east and centre) is a vast plain which is called the Lowlands. The mountains are not very high. Ben Nevis in Scotland is the highest mountain, but it is only 1343 meters high.The rivers are not long. The Severn is the longest river, while the Thames is the deepest and the most important one. There are many beautiful lakes in the mountainous part of the country.

The mountains, the Atlantic Ocean and the warm waters of the Gulf Stream influence the climate of Great Britain. It is mild the whole year round.

Great Britain is highly developed industrial country. It is known as one of the world’s largest producers and exporters of iron and steel products, machinery and electronics, chemicals and textile, aircraft and navigation equipment. One of the chief industries of the country is shipbuilding.

Great Britain is a country with old cultural traditions and customs. The most famous educational centers are Oxford and Cambridge universities. They are considered to be the educational centers of Europe. The education is not free, it is very expensive.

The United Kingdom is a monarchy and the queen is the head of the state. But in practice it is ruled by the elected government with a Prime Minister at the head. The British Parliament consists of two chambers: the House of Lords and the House of Commons. It sits in the house of Parliament in Westminster.

There are three main political parties in Great Britain: the Labour, the Conservative and the Liberal parties. There’s no written constitution in Great Britain only precedents and traditions.