Lesson 8, 9
2. Match the places/names with the short descriptions. Use your own knowledge when you can.
a) 5 b) 3 c) 7
d) 1 f) 4
e) 2 g) 6
3. Read the text and answer the questions.
- The letters DC stand for the District of Columbia.
- As Washington is the capital of the country, it’s not in any state in the United States.
- Yes. It does. The city stands on the Potomac river.
- The capital of the country is Washington.
- The beauty of Washington surprised the friends.
- Because government is the city’s only industry, the level of pollution is quite low.
- The laws are passed in the Capitol.
- The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20500.
- George Washington didn’t live in the White House.
- There is the Lincoln Memorial with a huge statue of Lincoln in the middle.
- The Jefferson Memorial is in a very picturesque place, surrounded by cherry trees. You can see extracts from Jefferson’s most famous works on the walls of the Memorial.
- The Smithsonian Institution is famous for its first-class museums.
Homework. Рабочая тетрадь #2
A. Say if these statements are true, false or there is no information. Then correct the mistakes. If there’s no information in the text, try to find out more.
- False. Washington stands on the Potomac River.
- True.
- True.
- False. George Washington was the first President of the USA.
- No information.
- No information.
- True.
- True.
- False. If you really want to go inside, you have to plan the whole thing well in advance and buy special tickets.
- False. It’s quite a long walk from the White House.
- False. It just looks like an Egyptian obelisk.
- False. The FBI building is in Washington.
- False. All the foreign embassies are in Washington.
B. Write about the capital of Russia. Include any museum or memorial you like and give a description.
Moscow is the capital of Russia, its political, economic and cultural centre. It was founded in 1147. Gradually the city became more and more powerful. In the 16-th century under Ivan the Terrible Moscow became the capital of the new united state. Now Moscow is one of the largest cities in Europe.
Its total area is about nine hundred square kilometres. The population of the city is over 8 million.
Moscow is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. The heart of Moscow is the Red Square. It has more historical associations than any other place in Moscow. The Kremlin and St. Basil’s Cathedral are masterpieces of ancient Russian architecture.
There are a lot beautiful palaces, old mansions, cathedrals, churches and monuments in Moscow. Moscow is famous for its museums and theatres.
Moscow is also the city of students. There are over 80 higher educational institutions in it, including several universities.
Moscow is the seat of the Russian Parliament (the Duma) and the centre of political life of the country.
Рабочая тетрадь № 2
1. Use the complex object with or without to.
- 1. to 3. — 5. to
- 2. — 4. to 6. to
2. Choose the correct word or word combination.
- embarrassing 5. made
- noise 6. got mad with him
- mistake 7. to make money
- have more respect
4. Use the correct form of make or do.
- make 3. made 5. do
- make 4. do 6. making