Ситуація 1. Деяким людям до вподоби точні формулювання, у такому разі наступні вислови вони запишуть по-іншому. (оцінюється в 3 бали)

вугільна промисловість, електротехнічна промисловість, легка промисловість, суднобудування, текстильна промисловість, важка промисловість, авіаційна промисловість, швейна промисловість

 

1. Industry that makes cloth is ….

2. Digging coal out of the ground is ….

3. The part of industry that involves the production of steel, coal, or large goods such as aircraft is called ….

4. Industry that designs and makes electrical equipment is ….

5. Businesses that produce planes, helicopters and other vehicles that fly is ….

6. Industry in which small goods are produced, for example things that you use in the house is ….

7. The process of manufacturing things that people wear, such as shirts, dresses, trousers etc. is ….

8. The industry of making ships is ….

 

Ситуація 2. Заповніть англійські речення поданими нижче словами. Ви можете використовувати слова більше, ніж один раз. (Оцінюється в 3 бали)

get, become, change, rise, improve, fall, increase

Example: The population of the world is rising very fast.

1. The number of people without jobs in Glasgow ………at the moment.

2. The proprietor of the firm is still ill but he …………………… better slowly.

3. At the seaside resorts food …………. more and more expensive.

4. The English speaking world ……………. Things never stay the same.

5. The cost of living in London………. Every day things are dearer.

6. Mr. George has gone to work in China. When he arrived, his Chinese wasn’t very good but now it ………………..

7. The economic situation in shipbuilding areas is already very bad and it ……………worse.

 

Ситуація 3. Прочитайте розмову між містером Бобом і містером Потом. Поставте подані у дужках дієслова у потрібній формі. (Оцінюється в 3 бали)

Mr. Bob and Mr. Pot meet in a pub:

Mr. Bob: Hello, Pot. I haven’t seen you for ages. What (1) are you doing…(you/do) these days?

Mr. Pot: I (2) …………….. (train) to be a shop assistant.

Mr. Bob: Really? (3) ………………. (you/enjoy) it?

Mr. Pot: Yes, it’s quite interesting, especially when there is nothing else to do. How about you?

Mr. Bob: Well, I (4) ………….. (not/work) at the moment, but I’m very busy. I (5) ……… (build) a house and …………. (grow) the garden.

Mr. Pot: Really? (6) ………………. (you/do) it alone?

Mr. Bob: No, some friends of mine, especially girlfriends (7) ………………… (help) me.

 

Ситуація 4. Деяким людям до вподоби точні формулювання, у такому разі вони наступні вислови замінять на інші. (Оцінюється в 3 бали)

суднобудування, сільськогосподарський район, вугільний басейн, космічні дослідження, вугільна шахта, родючість, географічне положення

1. A special investigation into space in order to collect information about the conditions there is called…………..

2. The industry involved in building ships is known as ………………...

3. Location of the countries, oceans, rivers, mountains and cities on the land surface is generalized by the word……………….

4. An area where there are layers of coal under the ground that are suitable for mining has received the name of ………….

5. A place where coal is dug up from under the ground is usually called ………...

6. A large area of land for growing crops or keeping animals is known to be ……………….

7. …………..is the name for the ability of the land or soil to produce a lot of good crops or plants.

 

Ситуація 5. Напишіть запитання до речень. Речення починайте із питальних слів поданих у дужках. (Оцінюється в 2 бали)

 

In New York, we have a lot of relatives and you are eager to know about their lives.

Example: (you hear from George recently?) Have you heard from George recently?

1. (My nephew/make a report at the conference recently?)………………..

2. (Jill/visit/Tom in the past few days?)…………………………………….

3. (Kevin/buy/a new car recently?)……………………………………….....

4. (You/write/a letter today?)…………………………………………….….

5. (Bill/see/any good films lately?)…………………………………….….…

6. (They/have/a holiday at the seaside this year?)…………………………..

Ситуація 6. Виберіть правильне закінчення таких повідомлень (Оцінюється в 3 бали):

1. What time does the train leave? I think it has already left /l eaves at 2 o’clock.

2. Have you seen any films lately? Yes. Actually, I have seen / see two this week.

3. Liz and I are good friends. We know / have known each other for four years.

4. Jane has finished / is finishing cleaning her room, and now she is going out with her friends.

5. I didn’t recognize Tom. He looks / is looking so different in his suit.

6. I don’t need to wash my car. Jim washes / has washed it for me already.

7. Claire’s train arrives / has arrived at 3 o’clock. I must go and meet her at the station.

8. Sophie is very clever. She is speaking / speaks seven different languages.

9. What are you doing? Nothing. I just finished / have just finished my lunch.

10. Samantha plays / has played tennis with friends every weekend.

11. Tim and Matilda being / have been married since1991.

12. Uncle Bill has just decorated / decorates the bathroom.

13. Pauline and Tom sing / have sung in the school choir twice a week.

14. Sara is very happy. She wins / has won a poetry competition.

15. They usually change / have changed jobs every five years.

 

Ситуація 7. Перекладіть англійською мовою наступні речення про повсякденне життя американських людей. (Оцінюється в 3 бали)

1. Роберт попросив офіціанта (the waiter) принести йому чек.

2. Ми хочемо побудувати краще майбутнє для наших дітей в цьому районі невеликих ферм.

3. Дерево мокре (wet) і не горить, це звичайна проблема на полюванні.

4. Дамба (the dam) щойно зірвалася, спричинивши (causing) сильне затоплення (flooding).

5. Зараз ви можете вивчити процедуру як купувати і продавати акції (shares) за прийнятними законами.

6. Спортсмен-професіонал завжди ловить м’яч ще до того, як він досягає (hits) землі.

7. Мій стиль завжди ретельно (carefully) добирати слова коли говориш.

8. Повідомте мене (Let me know) коли ви прийдете, так буде зручніше для всіх.

9. Новий комп’ютер коштує близько (around) £1,000.

10. Поріжте яблуко на маленькі шматочки (pieces), їх так краще подати до столу.

Рекомендована література

Основна література 1, 2, 3.

Додаткова література: 1, 3, 8.

 

 

Тема 2. Загальні поняття про гроші Британії та США

План вивчення теми

 

1. Загальне поняття про гроші Британії.

2. Загальні поняття про гроші США.

3. Поняття про систему часів англійських дієслів. The Past Tenses.

 

Навчальні цілі

 

Засвоїти лексичні одиниці та оволодіти комунікативними компетенціями, які забезпечують адекватну мовленнєву поведінку в ситуаціях, пов’язаних з розумінням і наданням інформації відносно загальних понять про гроші Великої Британії та США, сформувати поняття про систему часів англійських дієслів, навчитись вживати The Past Indefinite Tense, The Past Continuous Tense,The Present Past Tense.

 

Завдання та методичні рекомендації до вивчення теми

1.1. Прочитайте текст 3, намагаючись зрозуміти його якомога точніше та повніше.

 

 

TEXT 3

ENGLISH BANKNOTES AND COINS

The official currency of the United Kingdom is the pound sterling which is equal to one hundred pence.

English banknotes are issued by the Bank of England. As to coins they are minted also by this state bank.

There are banknotes of the following denominations: £1, £5, £10, £20, £50, £100. The following coins are in circulation: halfpenny, one penny, two pence, five pence, ten pence, fifty pence.

On the face of English banknotes one can read the denomination given both in figures and in words.

Then the inscription on the face of the banknote reads: I promise to pay the bearer on demand the sum of … And then there are two signatures. The first signature is that of the person authorized by the Government and the Bank of England. The second signature is that of the Chief Cashier.

The backs of English banknotes, like many other banknotes, feature portraits of different famous people.

· The one pound banknote, for example, features Isaac Newton (1642-1727) a well-known English scientist who made a few very important discoveries including gravitation law.

· The back of the five pound note portrays the Duke of Wellington (1769-1852), a famous Irish general who defeated Napoleon at Waterloo, Belgium in 1815.

· On the back of the ten pound note one can see Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), founder of the nursing profession. She volunteered as a nurse to Turkey to take care of the wounded soldiers from Crimean War, war of England and France versus Russia.

· And the back of the twenty pound banknote features William Shakespeare (1564-1616), the greatest playwright of all time.

 

1.2. Для перевірки правильності розуміння прочитаного тексту виконайте наступні ситуаційні вправи:

 

Ситуація 1. Складіть історію із наступних фрагментів, але ви, як оповідач, віддаєте перевагу офіційним і лаконічним висловлюванням:

currency, denomination, bearer, demanded, to mint, feature, promised, banknotes

1. Pieces of paper money are for you. For the country’s central bank that has the right to issue them, they are called otherwise.

2. The bank can supply you with foreign banknotes and coins; it is the usual practice.

3. The Bank of England has the right to manufacture the coins on their own.

4. Today a lot of our branch-bank customers request for notes of less than $100 value.

5. He has told me definitely that he can help me in my bank transaction, so I expect.

6. Last year, the firm became suspicious about the bonds and asked the people who owned them to submit confirmations; some bank staff were in that history.

7. The Bank Secretary has always strictly expected from his children the highest standards of behavior. In any situation, he educates future bankers.

8. The backs of English banknotes show portraits of different famous people that are part of national history.

 

Ситуація 2. Людина, яка промовляє наступні фрази, часом, не могла згадати деякі англійські сова. Допоможіть їй/йому знайти їх:

The one pound (банкнота)………… features Isaac Newton a well-known English (вчений)………….who made a few very important (відкриттів)……… including gravitation law. The back of the five pound note (зображає)………… the Duke of Wellington, a (відомого) ………….Irish general who (розбив)………… Napoleon at Waterloo, Belgium in 1815. On the back of the ten pound note one can see Florence Nightingale, (засновницю)………. of the nursing profession. She (добровільно поступила) ………….as a nurse to Turkey to take care of the (поранених солдат)………… from Crimean War, war of England and France versus Russia. And the back of the twenty pound banknote features William Shakespeare, the greatest (драматурга)………….. of all the time.

 

2.1. Прочитайте текст 4, намагаючись зрозуміти його якомога точніше та повніше.

 

TEXT 4

AMERICAN MONEY

The American dollar is subdivided into one hundred cents. The dollars are issued by the Federal Reserve System, established by Congress in 1913.

Here is the text on the face of an American dollar banknote:

· …dollars

· Federal Reserve Note

· The United States of America

· This note is legal tender for all debts public and private

· Washington, D.C.

· Treasurer of the United States

· Secretary of the Treasury

On the face of American dollars one can also see the portraits of the following famous persons:

- George Washington (1732-1799), the first President of the United States of America, who gave his name to the capital of the country. George Washington became the first President after the successful war of 13 British colonies for independence. After they won the war they formed 13 states and united to make the United States of America. Thus Independence was proclaimed on July 4, 1776.

- Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) who was President from 1861 to 1865 after the war between the northern and southern states. It was he who proclaimed freedom of slaves of the south.

- Alexander Hamilton (1755-1804), a famous American statesman, who fought in the Independence War together with general George Washington. Later he became the first Secretary of the Treasury.

- Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) who was President of the USA from 1829 to 1837, when Texas won independence from Mexico.

- Ulysses Grant (1822-1885) who was President of the USA from 1869 to 1877 when the Centennial Exposition was held in Philadelphia.

- Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) a very popular public figure, writer, diplomat and scientist. It was he who invented bifocal spectacles among many other things.

On the back of banknotes various famous buildings are featured, such as:

- Lincoln Monument, one of the monuments in Washington

- US Treasury Building, in Washington

- White House, house of every President, except George Washington, who only planned the capital of the USA

- US Capitol, which houses the Senate and the House of Representatives

- Independence Hall, in Philadelphia, where Independence of the 13 British colonies was proclaimed.

All the banknotes bear the words: In God We Trust.

 

2.2. Для перевірки правильності розуміння прочитаного тексту виконайте наступні ситуаційні вправи:

Ситуація 3. Складіть історію із наступних фрагментів, але ви, як оповідач, віддаєте перевагу офіційним і лаконічним висловам:

issued, building, fought, successful, win, idependence

1. Arthur was a very well-known and respected businessman in New York City.

2. Political freedom of the USA from control by the British government was proclaimed on July 4, 1776.

3. Great Britain took part in a war for control of Falkland islands.

4. On the back of American dollar banknotes various famous constructions are featured.

5. Who do you think will be the most successful in the next Presidential campaign in America?

6. The dollar bills are officially produced by the Federal Reserve system.

 

Ситуація 4. На доповідь професора Кевіна була пролита кава. Деякі фрагменти англійського тексту розмито (українські слова). Допоможіть відновити цей постраждалий текст.

The American dollar is subdivided into one (сто центів). The dollars (випускаються) by the Federal Reserve system, (заснованою) by Congress in 1913. George Washington (став) the first President after the successful war of 13 British (колонії) for independence. After they (виграли війну) they formed 13 states and united (створити США). Thus (незалежність) was proclaimed on July 4, 1776. Abraham Lincoln was a person who (проголосив свободу) of slaves of the southern. We can also see the (портрети) of Alexander Hamilton, Ulysses Grant, Andrew Jackson and Benjamin Franklin (на лицевій стороні) of American dollars. (на звороті) of the banknotes various famous buildings (зображені). All the (банкноти) bear the words: In God We Trust.

 

3.1. Для ознайомлення з поняттям про систему часів англійських дієслів вивчіть Units 5,6,15-17 підручника R. Murphy “English Grammar in Use” Основна література: [3].

 

3.2. Щоб навчитись вживати The Past Indefinite Tense, The Past Continuous Tense,The Past Perfect Tense, виконайте наступні ситуаційні вправи: