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I. LISTENING AND READING
Listen to the text
Read and translate the text
A LETTER FROM SCOTLAND
Hi Mum,
I‟m writing to you from Scotland. It‟s such a wonderful
place! I am having a good time here.
Scotland has
the most beautiful mountains and lakes in
Britain. I think
the loveliest city in Scotland is Edinburgh.
Edinburgh is Britain‟s
most important financial centre
outside London. Edinburgh produced many famous writers.
The most famous are Robert Burns, Sir Walter Scott and
Robert Louis Stevenson.
The weather is nice but it is
colder than it is back home.
Scotland is
the coldest part of the UK and has
the longest
winters, but winter here is beautiful. I am wearing
thicker
clothes.
My room here is
smaller than mine at home, but it is
the
brightest orange. It is going to be
more expensive to live here,
as I pay for the heating.
I started college yesterday and found the course
harder
than I thought. But the teacher is
the nicest person in the
world!
I‟m sorry I didn‟t write
sooner, but I‟m
busier than the
other students as I work in the evenings.
Love, Stephen
II. NOTES
Scotland ['skɔtlənd]
Шотландия
Edinburgh ['edɪnbərə]
Эдинбург
Robert Burns [ˈrɔbət ˈbə:nz]
Роберт Бернс
Sir Walter Scott [ˈsə:ˈwɔːltəˈskɔt]
Сэр Вальтер Скотт
Robert Louis Stevenson [ˈlu:is ˈsti:vənsən]
Роберт Льюис Стивенсон
Stephen ['stiːvən]
Стивен
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III. VOCABULARY
1. to have a good time
I am having a good time here.
хорошо проводить время
Мне здесь хорошо.
2. mountain ['mauntɪn]
гора
3. lake [leɪk]
at/on a lake
Scotland
has
the
most
beautiful
mountains and lakes in Britain.
озеро
на озере
В Шотландии самые красивые горы
и озера Великобритании.
4. lovely ['lʌ
vlɪ
]
to have
a lovely time
The loveliest city in Scotland is
Edinburgh.
красивый, прекрасный
отлично провести время
Самый
красивый
город
в
Шотландии – Эдингбург.
5. financial [faɪ'nænʃəl]
Edinburgh is Britain‟s most important
financial centre outside London.
финансовый
Эдинбург
–
самый
важный
финансовый центр Британии за
пределами Лондона.
6. to produce [prə'djuːs]
Edinburgh produced many famous
['feɪməs] writers.
производить, выпускать
Эдинбург
дал
миру
многих
знаменитых писателей.
7. thick
[θɪk]
I am wearing thicker clothes.
толстый, плотный
Я ношу более теплую одежду.
8. heating ['hiːtɪŋ]
central heating
I pay for the heating.
отопление
центральное отопление
Я плачу за отопление.
9. to start college
I started college yesterday and found the
course [kɔːs] harder than I thought.
приступить к занятиям в
университете
Я приступил к занятиям
вчера и
обнаружил, что учиться труднее,
чем я думал.
10. to be busy ['bɪzɪ]
with smth.
He was busy with his work.
I‟m busier than the other students as I
work in the evenings.
быть занятым ч-л
Он был занят работой.
Я более занят, чем другие
студенты, так как я работаю по
вечерам.
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IV. COMPREHENSION CHECK
1. ANSWER THE QUESTIONS:
1. What kind of lakes and mountains does Scotland have?
2. What city is the loveliest in Scotland?
3. What city is the most important financial center outside London?
4. What is the weather like in Scotland?
5. What kind of winters does Scotland have?
6. What kind of clothes is Stephen wearing?
7. What color are the walls in his room?
8. What does he write about his teacher?
9. Why was he unable to write sooner?
2. SAY IF THE SENTENCES ARE TRUE OR FALSE. CORRECT
THE FALSE ONES
1. Stephen thinks that the loveliest city in Wales is Edinburgh.
2. Edinburgh is Scotland‟s most important financial centre.
3. Edinburgh produced many famous painters.
4. The weather is nice but it is hotter than it is back home.
5. Scotland is the warmest part of the UK and has the shortest winters.
6. Stephen is wearing thinner
clothes.
7. His room in Scotland is bigger than his room at home.
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