2. 1. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland
2.The United States of America
3.Australia
4.Canada
5.New Zealand
3. - business and trade
-politics
-international communication
-computer technologies
-sport and games
-friendship and peace
-international contacts
-education
W. Shakespeare, Robert Burns, Gordon Byron, Lewis
Carroll, Daniel Defoe, etc
4. 1.The United Kingdom of Great
Britain and
2.The English
3.The North
4.Northern
5.The Irish
6.The Thames
7.Ben
8.England,Scotland and
9.London,Edinburgh,Belfast and
10.The Gulf
11.The Atlantic
a)Cardiff
b)Nevis
c)Sea
d)Northern Ireland
e)Ocean
f)Channel
g)Wales
h)River
i) Stream
j) Ireland
5. 1. d - The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2. f - The English Channel
3. c- The North Sea
4. j - Northern Ireland
5. c - The Irish Sea
6. h - The Thames River
7. b - Ben Nevis
8. g - England, Scotland and Wales
9. a - London, Edinburgh, Belfast and Cardiff
10. i - The Gulf Stream
11. – e - The Atlantic Ocean
13. 1.How many states are there in the United States of America?
a) Fifteen b) fifty c) fifty-five
2.How many countries does the USA border on?
a) 2 b) 3 c)4
3.What is the largest state in the USA?
a)Arizona b) Alaska c ) Alabama
4. How many basic regions is the USA divided into?
a) 5 b) 6 c) 7
5. Which state is the smallest one?
a) Nevada b) Nebraska c) Rhode Island
6. What state is situated in the middle of the Pacific Ocean?
a) Hawaii b) Ohio c) Mississippi
14. 1. b (fifty)
2. a (2)
3. b (Alaska)
4. c (7)
5. c (Rhode Island)
6. a) Hawaii
15. Початковий та середній рівень: ex. 2, p.127
Достатній рівень: ex. 2, p.127, ex.2,p.63 (workbook)
Високий рівень: 10 Surprising facts about America
16. Dialogue 1
- Hi, what are you doing?
- I’m making a report about the USA.
- Really? Is it difficult?
- Fifty-fifty, lots of information and I have to find out the most interesting one.
- I’m sure, you’ll cope with the task.
-Yeah, I hope I will.
Dialogue 2
-Can you help me? I’m getting ready for the geography test.
- Oh, yes, I’m keen on geography. What don’t you know?
- Tell me number of the stars on the American flag.
- Fifty.
- And stripes?
- Thirteen.
-Thanks.
Dialogue 3
-What is the capital city of the USA? Washington or New York?
-It`s Washington D.C. New York is the largest city.
- Do you know its nickname?
- As far as I know it`s “Big Apple”.
- That`s right. And what is the nick of San Francisco?
- I don`t know!
-It`s “the Paris of the West”.