3read the text again and choose the correct words to complete the summary. the time traveller has built a time machine and travelled 'back / forward in time. he's met some people who all look the same / different. he thinks they are attractive / ugly. they seem *friendly and cheerful / unfriendly and serious, but the time traveller is surprised. he thought that people from the sfuture / past would be very éstupid / intelligent, but they aren't.
looking closer at their faces, i saw some strange difference in their sweet prettiness. they all had the same hair and this came to a sharp end at the neck and below the ears. there was none growing on their faces and their ears were very small. their little point and their eyes were large and gentle. came to a because they didn't try to speak to me, but simply stood smiling and speaking to each other, i began the conversation. i pointed to the time machine and to myself. then, after thinking for a moment how to describe to the sun. at once, a pretty little figure time, i dressed in purple and white did the same and then made the sound of s for a moment i was very surprised, though the meaning of his movement was clear enough. the question had come into my mind suddenly: were these people ? i had always expected that people living about 800,000 years in the future would have much greater knowledge than us in science, art - everything. but one of them had asked me a very simple question, which showed him to be on the level of intelligence of one of our five-year-old children. he had asked me, in fact, if i had come from the sun in a thunderstorm! a feeling of sadness came into my mind. for a moment, i felt that i had built the time machine for no reason at all.
c) hadn't seen
2. If I hadn't been wearing tight shoes I...the bus quite easily.
b) would have caught
3. He would take me with him if I...ready.
a) were
4. If you obeyed my instructions you...into trouble.
c) wouldn’t get
II. USE THE VERB IN BRACKETS IN THE RIGHT FORM:
1. If you had brought me the book I would have read it.
2. You wouldn't have so many accidents if you drove slowly.
3. If he didn't ring me up I would not come.
4. What would have happened if I had pressed the button?
5. If he hadn't written to me I would not have answered him.
6. I wouldn't have taken your umbrella If I had known that it was the only one you had.
7. If I had been you, I would have apologized to her.
8. We would have stayed at home if we had known he was coming.
III. FINISH UP THE SENTENCES /MIND THE VERB-FORMS/:
1. If he had eaten less he would have been slim.
2. You would be angry if I didn't come.
3. If she practiced more she would study better.
4. I would have bought the dress if they had had my size.
5. If he had taken my advice he wouldn't have got into trouble.
6. He would bring the book if he had it.
Великобритания
ГЕОГРАФИЧЕСКОЕ ПОЛОЖЕНИЕ
Страна расположенная на Британских островах у северо-западных берегов континентальной Европы ,традиционно называется Великобританией ,а по названию исторической части - Англией. Официально же она именуется Соединенное Королевство Великобритании и Северной Ирландии. В состав страны входят 4 исторические области: Англия(занимает центральную и восточную часть острова Великобритания);Уэльс(на западе того же острова);Северная Ирландия(остров Ирландия) и Шотландия. Британские острова – самый обширный архипелаг в Европе. В него входят два больших острова(Великобритания и Ирландия)и более 5тыс.малых островов Южная оконечность острова Великобритания-полуостров Лизард- находится на 50 градусов с.ш., а самая северная часть архипелага-Шетландские острова-на 60 градусов с.ш. Протяженность острова Великобритания с севера на юг составляет 966км ,а наибольшая его ширина-вдвое меньше. Британский архипелаг отделен мелководным Северным морем от Швеции и Дании и узкими проливами Ла-Манш и Па-де-Кале от Франции. Современные очертания береговой линии сложилисьсравнительно недавно. Площадь Соединенного королевства – 244100 кв. км
ГОСУДАРСТВЕННОЕ УСТРОЙСТВО
Великобритания - парламентская монархия. Конституции здесь нет, ее законодательство основывается на многовековых конституционных обычаях и прецедентах, то есть парламентарии смотрят, как когда-то был решен аналогичный случай. Формально страной правит монарх (с 1952 года - Королева Елизавета II),но фактически высший законодательный орган - парламент, который включает в себя королеву, палату общин и палату лордов. Палата общин представляет собой общенациональное собрание, избирается раз в пять лет. Палата лордов - аристократы, принцы крови, наследные пэры . Палата лордов имеет право задержать законопроект (не финансовый) на срок до одного года. Финансовые законопроекты превращаются в законы при прохождении палаты общин и подписании королевой. Обычно она не препятствует работе палаты лордов и вообще не вмешивается в государственные дела.