TRAVELLING

COUNTRIES

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criticize treatment controls consists of varied industrial divided
landscape conservative concern area covers
The US (1) _________ 50 states and (2) _________ 9.6 million square kilometers making it the third
largest country in the world. The country’s size means that its climate and (3) __________are very (4)
__________. The US is traditionally (5) __________into fi ve regions.
New England in the North-East is the smallest region. There are many small towns, and Boston is the only
(6) _________ city. New Englanders, sometimes called true Yankees, are (7) _________ their history. The
Pilgrim Fathers settled in the area, and the American Revolution began there. The Mid-Atlantic states (8)
_________ along the Atlantic Ocean to the south of New England. Major cities include New York,
Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Baltimore, as well as Washington, DC, the (9) _________ city of the US. The
East Coast is the country’s main business (10) _________. From the Midwest pioneers set out to (11)
_________ the West. The (12) _________ cities of Chicago and Detroit are considered liberal, but most
Midwesterners are thought to be (13) _________. People from the East Coast laugh about the old-fashioned
ways of Midwesterners, but respect their (14) _________ for family value; and religion. The South has many
poor areas. The hot climate (15) _________ that people have a slower lifestyle, so other Americans
sometimes think Southerners are lazy. They also (16) _________ the South for its past (17) __________of
slaves. The West includes the cities of Dallas and Los Angeles, the (18) __________centers of Las Vegas and
Hollywood. Americans considеr the West to be a place of new begin nings and (19) ___________. From here
Bill Gates (20) __________the
electronic world.
 TRAVELLING
COUNTRIES

iN WHICH COUNTRY IS THIS PLACES???

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Everest

The Acropolis
 SYMBOLS
A a Roman emperor
1. Tutankhamun
B a Nazi dictator
2. Cleopatra
C a king of England
3. Plato
D a Greek philosopher
4. Julius Caesar
E an Egyptian queen
5. King Henry VIII
6. Genghis Khan F an Indian spiritual leader
7. Mahatma Gandhi G an Egyptian pharaoh
8. Adolf Hitler H a Russian revolutionary
9. Leon Trotsky I a Mongol warrior

Match the symbol and county

Sweden
German
Spain
Bulgaria
Romania
Poland
Denmark
Chez
Norway
Thе US flag is an important symbol to all Americans. During the revolution аgainst
Britain, George Washington asked Betsy Ross to make a fl ag as an encouragement for
his soldiers. This fl ag had 13 stripes, seven red and six white, and in one corner 13
white stars on a blue background to represent the 13 states. On 14 June 1777 it
became the flag of the independent US. As each new state became part of the US аn
extra star was added. Today, the fl ag is called Old Glory or Stars and Stripes. Children
start the school day by saying the Pledge of Allegiance, a promise to be loyal to the fl
ag and to their country. Each of the US states also has its own flag. State flags may
show the state fl ower or bird, or other emblem.
The flag of the United Kingdom is known as the Union Jack. (Jack is a sailing term for a
flag.) It has been used as the British flag since 1603, when Scotland and England were
united. The original design combined the red cross of England with the white diagonal
cross on a blue background of Scotland. The red diagonal cross of Ireland was added
in 1801, when Ireland became part of the United Kingdom. Wales is not represented
on the Union Jack because it is a principality of England.

1 The word “encouragement” is closest in meaning to _______________.

A inspiration
B support
С help
2 In the passage the word “background” is closest in meaning to
_______________.
A context
B setting
С environment
3 The word “pledge” is closest in meaning to _______________.
A oath
B agreement
С contract
4 The word “loyal” is closest in meaning to _______________.
A truthful
B neutral
С faithful
5 The word “principality” is closest in meaning to _______________.
A union
B territory
С place
 TRAVEL AND MEANS
OF TRANSPORT

truck highway car bus boat subway

train airplane

We get on or get off the bus/train/plane/bike.

We get into or get out of a car.

You catch the bus at a bus stop but you get the train at a station.
A single ticket takes you one way only, a return takes you there and
back.
If you make the same journey every day, you need a weekly, monthly
or annual season ticket.
Sometimes you can buy a 10-journey ticket. These are sometimes
called carnets.

miss cancel leave catch run

1. Excuse me, where I can __________ the number 96

bus, please?
2. We must hurry up or we'll __________ the train.
3. Come on, let's go. Our train ___________ in fi ve
minutes. 4. The buses are __________ late again. I’ve
been waiting for nearly twenty minutes now.
5. We regret to announce that the 18.04 train to Bristol
has been __________.

fares timetable queue rush-hour

1. They've put train __________ up again. That's the third

increase this year.
2. I hate traveling during the __________ .
3. The service is even worse since they changed the
__________. Now there is only one train a day instead of
two.
4. There was such a long __________ at the ticket offi ce
that I nearly missed my train
 adult popular hobby boring collecting
involves fun thing engines

Train Spotting
Train spotting is a (1) ________ in Britain, (2) _________ mainly with
boys but also with some (3) ________ men. It (4) ________ going to
places where trains can be seen, especially railway stations, and (5)
________ the num bers of railway (6)_______they see by writing them
down. People sometimes make (7) __________of this hobby and the
people who do it because they think it is a (8) _________ and
ridiculous (9) __________to do.
 Translate these words into Ukrainian.
Use them in your own sentences.
1. passenger car __________
2. baggage compartment __________
3. driver’s cab __________
4. baggage man __________
5. baggage room __________
6. gate __________
7. ticket collector __________
8. booking-offi ce __________