Open the brackets using Present или Past Simple.

1. His sister (to study) English every day. 2. She (to study) English two hours ago. 3. You (to come) home at six o'clock yesterday? — No, I.... Yester­day I (to come) home from school at half past eight. I (to be) very tired. I (to have) dinner with my fam­ily. After dinner I (to be) very thirsty. I (to drink) two cups of tea. Then I (to rest). 4. I (to go) to bed at ten o'clock every day. 5, I (to go) to bed at ten o'clock yesterday. 6. My brother (to wash) his face every morning. 7. Yesterday he (to wash) his face at a quarter past seven, 8. I (not to have) history les­sons every day. 9. We (not to rest) yesterday.10. My brother (not to drink) coffee yesterday.11. My mother always (to take) a bus to get to work, but yesterday she (not to take) a bus. Yesterday she(to walk) to her office. 12. You (to talk) to the mem­bers of your family every day? — Yes, I.... But yesterday I (not to talk) to them: I (to be) very busy yesterday. 13. Your sister (to go) to school every day? — Yes, she.... 14. Mary (to like) writing sto­ries. 15. Last week she (to write) a funny story about her pet. 16. You (to tell) your mother the truth about the money? 17.You (to wear) your polka-dot dress to work? — Yes, I.... I (to wear) it yesterday. 18. We (to like) to go to the beach. We (to enjoy) swimming in the ocean last weekend.

Задания для самостоятельной работы

1.Сделать сообщение о государственном устройстве США.

2. Сделать сообщение об одном из символов США.

 

Литература

Основная:

1. Шах-Назарова В.С., Журавченко К.В. Английский для Вас. – М.: Вече, 2001.

2. Clive Oxenden, Christina Latham-Koenig, Paul Seligson, New English File.-Oxford University Press,2005.

Дополнительная:

1. Essential grammar in use, 1999.

2. Любимцева С.Н. Деловой английский для начинающих. М.: ГИС, 1999.

 

 

Тема 5.

Канада

План

Read and translate the text.

Canada

Canada (to consist) of almost all of the North American continent north of the US except Alaska. Its total land area of more than 9 mln sq. km (to make) it the second largest country in the world.

Canada's topography (to be) dominate d by the Canadian Shield, an ice-scoured area covering half the country. Most of northern Canada (to have) subarctic or arctic climates, with long cold winters lasting 8 to 11 month, short sunny summers, and little precipitation. In contrast, the populated south (to have) a variety of climatological landscapes.

The total population according to the census 1981 (to be) about 24 mln people with the average population density of 2.8 per sq. km.

English and French (to be) the official languages of Canada and (to have) equal status and equal rights and privileges as to their use in all governmental institutions.

Canada (to be) a federation of 10 provinces and 2 northern territories. The federal Parliament is made up of the House of Commons and the mate. The leader of the party that (to win) the largest number of seats in newly elected House of Commons is asked to form the government.

The civil law (to follow) English common law everywhere except in Quebec, where it (to follow) the Napoleonic Code.

Canada (to be) a world leader in the production of asbestos, nickel and different other elements, forestry products, and (to rank) first in the world in export of minerals. Although no longer the foremost sector of the economy, agriculture (to be) of major importance to the economy as a whole and still (to be) basic in many areas. Canada (to be) among the world's leading wheat producers and (to be) second in the export of wheat.

Basically, Canada (to have) a free-enterprise economy. A recurrent prob­lem for Canada has been the dominant position of US corporations and investors.

Answer the following questions:

1. What can you say about the climate of Canada?

2. What is its political status?

3. Does Canada have one official language?

4. What is the jurisdiction of Canada like?

 

Ask ten questions to the text so that the answers became the retelling of the text.