Read the fact file and write true or false for these sentences. Прочтите текст и напишите правда ( True) или неправда (False) после каждого утверждения a. England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are the four parts of the UK.
b. England is smaller than Scotland.
c. More than 53 million people live in Scotland.
d. There’s a dragon on the Welsh flag.
e. Lots of tourists visit the Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland.
f. The UK football team is often called the ‘Union Jack’.
London draws people from all over the world. Some come on business, some come to study, to work or on holiday. London is naturally a very English city and it is very cosmopolitan, containing goods, food and entertainment, as well as people, from many countries of the world.
London spreads its influence over much of the southern areas of England; it gives work to millions of people who live not only in the inner city areas but in surrounding districts.
There is much in London which fascinates visitors and inspires the affection of Londoners: the splendor of the royal palaces and the Houses of Parliament, the dignity of St. Paul's Cathedral and many monuments and beautiful parks.
London shows examples of buildings that express all the different areas of its history.
He was the son of a prosperous planter.
He was raised in colonial Virginia.
He fought in the French and Indian War.
During the American Revolution, he led the colonial forces to victory over the British.
He became a national hero.
In 1789 Washington became America’s first president.
In 1796, he finally retired after two terms as president.
He declined to serve a third term.
He died at his Virginia plantation, Mount Vernon, in 1799.
Джордж Вашингтон родился в 1732.
Он был сыном преуспевающего плантатора.
Он рос/воспитывался в колониальной Вирджинии.
Он принимал участие во французской и индийской войне.
Во время американской революции он привел колониальные силы к победе над британцами.
Он стал национальным героем.
В 1789 Вашингтон стал первым президентом Америки.
В 1796 он ушёл в отставку с должности президента после двух сроков.
Он отказался от третьего президентского срока.
Он умер в своём поместье в Вирджинии, Маунт-Верноне, в 1799.