Курсовая работа: The selection and adaptation of the material on the topic "Towns and places"
3. Look at the sentences and match them with their meaning
| James has been to Scotland | James is not here, he is in Scotland now |
| James has been in Scotland since 1990 | James has visited Scotland but he isn’t here now |
| James has gone to Scotland | James lives in Scotland now |
11) Write sentences using the following words.
1. Capital, population, to be;
2. to be situated, river, mouth;
3. home, many famous men, to be;
4. period, fruitful life
5. sightseeing, tour, about the city, to like
6. to be famous for, building
4. Translate such sentences into English:
1. Лондон – одно из наибольших городов Европы
2. Этот парк славится своими фонтанами
3. В Вестминстерском аббатстве похоронены известные ученые и писатели
4. Крепость Тауэр была много лет крепостью и тюрьмо
5. Туристы осмотрели достопримечательности этого большого и красивого города
Reading
1. “My Neibourhood”
Read the text describing places, and fill in the gaps with suitable prepositions from the list below
Through, outside, from, opposite, on, near, in.
My flat is (1)….. the 5th floor of a high – rise block which is (2) ….. a busy road. During the day we can hear the traffic passing (3) …… which can be quite disturbing, but fortunately there is a park just (4) ……. Our building, so we have a pleasant view of grass and trees (5) …… our living room windows. I often walk (6) …… the park to get to the other side. The center of the town is quite (7) ….. my flat, so it’s convenient for both shopping and entertainment.
3. You and partner are members of a committee responsible for twinning your town. You want to twin your town with a small town in England called Budleigh Salterton. So you have invited four people from Budleigh Salterton to your town.
Read the information about two of your guests and fill in the form opposite.
Dear Mary!
Thank you for your letter. I’m looking forward for my trip.
I work at home, I’m married. I have two small children. I make sweets desserts for restaurants in the area. I would be interested in visiting local restaurants and picking up traditional recipes as well as meeting self-employed people. I’d like to visit your native town.
I’d love to do some sightseeing but not museums.
Your friend Jane
Dear Christine!
I work closely with Emergency Services and would appreciate the opportunity of finding out more about how your police, fire and ambulance services function.
I would also like to visit any sports centers in your town. Perhaps next year we could organize a football, basketball or tennis match between our teams ?