Look at the screen. Do you know these place? is the most famous place in London. There are 600 rooms in it. It has an indoor swimming pool and a cinema. is the most popular place for people to meet. In the middle of the square there is tall Column, which is 51 m high. is the biggest wheel in Britain. It was opened on 1 February 2000 in London. There’s a wonderful view from it. is the world’s most famous waxwork museum. Over two million people go there every year to see wax figures of presidents, film stars and pop stars. is one of the oldest bridges in London. It is over a hundred years old. is the most famous park in London. It’s a pleasure to watch Londoners walk and jog in the park. There are no signs like “Do not walk on the grass.” Complete the following sentences in the right way. 1.London is the…….. 2. The heart of London is…….. 3. Westminster is……. 4. The West End is…….. 5. The East End was…….. True or False? 1. The East End is the richest part of London. 2. The City is the financial and business centre. 3. Westminster was the poorest part of London. 4. On the north side of Trafalgar Square is the Stock Exchange. 5. The are huge offices and new blocks of flats in the East End.

It is important for any of us to find our place in this world, to live and work and feel a part of a modern and progressive society. From the very childhood our parents teach us to study at school well, to get only good notes in order to go after that to a college and become a good specialist in some area. And it is actually a right way of thinking, as our job determines our living and personal character. That is why it is so important to choose an area of activity that would fit perfectly to you.

My perfect place of activity would be at some large industrial company, producing electrical part s for automobiles. I would work on planning how many people does a factory needs, which and how many equipments would be involved in the production process. I find this interesting to work in a big company dealing with big number of employees and having many production processes. I would like to be in the center of any problem resolving and take part in administration meetings where they discuss different problems and claims.

Mark Twain was very fond of traveling. He did a lot of traveling and never got tired of it. Once he was traveling in France by train. He was going to visit a small town near Paris.

The previous day was very hard, Mark Twain was very tired and sleepy. He was afraid he would miss the town and asked the guard to wake him up before they got to the town.

Soon he fell asleep. When he woke up, the train was in Paris. Mark Twain looked at his watch. It was half past nine. He got very angry. He couldn’t understand why the guard had not woken him up in time.

He went out of the compartment, came up to the guard and asked him why he had not woken him up. The latter looked at Mark Twain for a moment and then told him: “You may be very angry with me, but not so angry as the American whom I put off the train instead of you.”

I. Right or wrong.

1. Mark Twain was very fond of music.

2. He was going to visit a small town near London.

3. The guard woke Mark Twain up at his station.

4. Mark Twain was angry.

5. The American was put off the train instead of Mark Twain.

II. Answer the questions.

1. Was Mark Twain very fond of traveling?

2. What town was he going to visit?

3. Mark Twain was very tired and sleepy, wasn’t he?

III. Complete the sentences.

1. Mark Twain was traveling in France by .

2. Mark Twain couldn’t understand why the guard .

3. When he woke up, .

IV. Match the verbs with their Russians equivalents.

1) to travel a) понимать

2) to wake up b) путешествовать

3) to understand c) будить

4) to visit d) навещать

GRAMMAR.

1. Choose the right variant.

1. The English don’t shake hands when they meet, … ?

a) do they b) don’t they c) aren’t they d) are they

2. They try to be cheerful and good-tempered in difficult situations, …?

a) do they b) don’t they c) are they d) aren’t they

3. Many English people have fireplaces in their houses, … ?

a) have they b) didn’t they c) don’t they d) aren’t they

4. Mary can’t forget her trip to the lake, …?

a) doesn’t she b) don’t she c) can’t she d) can she

2. Add question tags to complete the sentences.

1. Country-people in Russia are rather frank and talkative, ?

2. The Welsh are considered to be emotional and cheerful, ?

3. Every Englishmen doesn’t like to miss his afternoon tea, ?

4. Many Russians waiting for service like to jump the queue, ?

3. Choose the right translation.

1. The girl was often heard to have sung the song.

a) Девочка слышала, как часто пели песню.

b) Девочка слышала, как поют песню.