3. You and partner are members of a committee responsible for twinning your town. You want to twin your town with a small town in England called Budleigh Salterton. So you have invited four people from Budleigh Salterton to your town.

Read the information about two of your guests and fill in the form opposite.

Dear Mary!

Thank you for your letter. I'm looking forward for my trip.

I work at home, I'm married. I have two small children. I make sweets desserts for restaurants in the area. I would be interested in visiting local restaurants and picking up traditional recipes as well as meeting self-employed people. I'd like to visit your native town.

I'd love to do some sightseeing but not museums.

Your friend Jane

Dear Christine!

I work closely with Emergency Services and would appreciate the opportunity of finding out more about how your police, fire and ambulance services function.

I would also like to visit any sports centers in your town. Perhaps next year we could organize a football, basketball or tennis match between our teams ?

1) Your sincerely Simon

2) Now ask your partner about other two visitors. Answer your partner's questions and fill in the rest of the form.

3) Then with your partner plan two exciting and informative days for the visitors to your town. Try to keep together as much as possible, but also try to keep everyone happy. When you are planning their itinerary remember to include travel time, means of transport, etc.

Grammar

My town

Across, in, behind, on, through.

My hometown is situated (1)….. the south coast of England. It is very picturesque, with wooden hills (2)….. it and a river running (3)….. it. Most of the buildings (4) …… the High Street are old and quaint, and there are several beautiful old bridges. (5) ….. the river you'll find the newer part of the town, which is also attractive. I think my town is one of the prettiest in England.

Our local library

Through, across, in, inside, at.

Our local library which is situated at the edge of the park (1)….. the road from my house is a surprisingly good one. The outside is quite modern, and (2) …. The atmosphere is very quiet and relaxed. Books are arranged neatly (3)….. the shelves, and people sit (4)….. tables or (5)….. comfortable armchairs, reading and taking notes. (6)…. the windows you can see the green trees of the park, I love spending time there, and go whenever I can.

4. Fill in the correct preposition

1. I wanted to go to the park …… foot, but my sister insisted that we should go ….. taxi because it was so far away. However, once we were … the taxi, we realized that it would have been quicker to walk, because there was so much traffic.

2. the building used to be a warehouse. It has now been transformed …. Into a restaurant and it's wellknown …. Its delicious food.

3. My brother went to Spain …. plane last month. He was a bit scared as he had never flown before, but once he was …. the plane, he forgot all his fears and enjoyed the flight.

4. Old Mr. Roberts has a huge variety….. of plants in his garden, and is always boasting …. the price he won in a gardening competition.

5. We don't need to worry …. noisy tourists as our cottage is far …. From the popular bars and beaches.

5. Put the words in brackets into the Past Simple or Continuous.

Many years ago while I (1)…. (travel) through Europe by train I (2)… (have) the chance to visit most of the major European capitals and admire the traffic scenery. One day as the train (3)… (pass) through the French countryside it suddenly (4)… (stop) at small picturesque village because of engine problems. While we (5) … (wait) for the train to be repaired, we (6) … (get off) to do some sightseeing for a couple of hours. I (7)… (go) cozy restaurant where I (8)… (enjoy) some exquisite French wine. In the end, I (10) … (not mind) the delay at all.

6. Fill in the gaps with `since' or `for'.

1 James has been digging the flowerbeds … 9.30 this morning. 2. Leslie has lived in Amsterdam … 2 years. 3. how long is it … you last went to the opera? 4. that man has been waiting for the bus … over 25 minutes. 5. I have been learning English … last much.

7. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple, Past Perfect Simple or Past Perfect Continuous

The 1st time I (1)…(to visit) Silver Beach I was on holiday with my family. A friend of ours (2)… (tell) us that it was the best beach in the area. When we (3)…(arrive) we saw hundreds of people lying on the beach, enjoying the sunshine. We (5)… (not realize) that we were getting sunburnt, when we suddenly realized that we were getting sunburnt, so we (10) …. (decide) to go for a swim. The water was so refreshing that we (11)… (swim) for over an hour. After that we (12)… (to go) to the bar for a snack. Much to our surprise, when we got back to our spot, all of our things were soaked! While we (13)… (be) at the bar the tide (14 )… (come) in. our friend (15) … (forget) to tell us not to sit too close to the water.

8. Fill in the gaps with prepositions and find out some facts about Manchester

Manchester is a large city … (1) in the northwest of England. It is located … (2) the river Irwell, a tributary -…(3) the big Mersey river, and is linked … (4) it … (5) the Manchester ship Canal. Its position make it one …(6) the main ports … (7) England. Manchester was formerly known …(8) its wool and cotton industries, but is now the financial and business center … (9) the area. When Britain was an Empire, Manchester was known as “Cottonpolis” because there were many large cotton mills… (10) the city and … (11) the small towns … (12) it.

Manchester is a beautiful city but unfortunately many …(12) its old buildings (14) were destroyed. The citizens … (15) Manchester are called Manchurians.

Speaking

1. Look at the pictures on the blackboard and guess some of them:

a+ fast

b + diff

c + mon

d el+ (Bridge)

camel

e + gow

f+ chester

Key: a) Belfast, b) Cardiff, c)London, d) Cambridge, e) Glasgow, f) Manchester

2. On the blackboard the places of interest are written.

a) Choose only places of interest of London.Trafalgar Square

The Capitol

The Houses of Parliament

The White House

The British Museum

The Lincoln Memorial

Buckingham Palace

Kreschatic

The National gallery St Pauls Cathedral

Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra

Piccadilly Circus

Big Ben

b) Tell about these places of interest, give some information

3. Guess the name of the city

It's 2000 years old. The Fatar settlement of Khadzybey first mentioned it in 1415. it was based here. The Ukrainian sea Cossacks conquered the Turkish fortress and the settlement of Khadzybey during the Russian - Turkish war of 1787-1791. the city was founded at the end of the XVII century in 1784 and 1795 it was renamed (Odessa)

c) Now choose a city in Ukraine and write a similar description. Don't give the name.

d) Now let's play a `Guessing game'. Read out the description to the rest of the class. Pupils guess the name of the city.

4. Speak on the following

In your opinion, can the capitals of the countries be called their typical cities?

Explain why or why not?

- If you could visit only 3 places of interest in Kiev, London and Washington which would you visit? And why?

- Can you explain what attracts people in the big cities?

- If you visit some new place do you prefer to see it from the bus or car window or to explore it on foot?

- Find three similarities and three differences in the 3 capitals

- Are you interested in the history of cities, towns, and villages in general and capitals in particular?

5. There are sheets of paper on the table with the names of the cities. They are put face down. In turns pupils come to the table and take one card. Pupils must tell classmates about cities, they have (chosen) (Coventry, Manchester), Liverpool, Oxford, Cambridge, Sheffield, and Birmingham. Pupils work in groups in four. Every group must guess some city. other group ask some questions to guess the name of the city.

Vocabulary

1. Label the different parts of the house and the garden using words of the text

Gazebo, roof, chimney, shed, porch, flowerbed, veranda, vegetable plot, tiles, drive, balcony, gate, wall, garage.

2. Complete the sentences:

1. London is the ……………... of England.

2. Birmingham and Coventry are two of the big …………. .

3. Sheffield is the center of the steel …………… .

4. Liverpool is one of the big …………… on the West coast of the island.

5. Manchester is a center of …………… industry.

Key: 1) Capital, 2) industrial center, 3) industry, 4) ports, 5) textile.

Tests

Test

І. Choose the right variant to complete the following sentences:

1. Kiev is

2. Kiev became the capital of Kyivan Rus

a) In the reign of Prince Volodimir;

b) In the reign of Prince Yaroslav;

c) Before the reign of Prince Volodimir;

d) After the reign of Prince Yaroslav;

3. Golden Gates in Kiev used to be

a) a place of warship;

b) a place of learning;

c) an entrance to the city;

d) an entrance to the cathedral;

4. Andriyivska Church

a) was designed by an Italian architect;

b) is in Shevchenko boulevard

c) was painted by Rastrelli

d) has frescos painted by Vrublyov

5. St. Pauls Cathedral is famous for it's unique

a) physical phenomenon

b) Clock tower

c) huge bell

d) irons

6. The changing of the guard takes place in front of

a) Westminster Palace

b) Buckingham Palace

c) The Tower

d) The Houses of Parliament

7. Nelson Column commemorate the British victory in the war with

a) Germany

b) Italy

c) Russia

d) France

8. George Washington was

a) the first President of the USA

b) the architect

c) assassinated in the Ford Theatre

d) the author of the Declaration of Emancipation

9. Washington is situated in

a) the state of New York

b) the state of Columbia

c) the state of Washington

d) no state

10. The Capital is

a) a musium in Washington

b) the Washington Memorial

e) the President's residence

c) the location of the Congress

11.The Lincoln Memorial looks like

a) big pencil

b) an ordinary house

c) a classical Greek Temple

d) a classical Roman Temple

ІІ. Capital quiz

1) Where in Kiev can you see monsters in the street?

2) In which of London's parks can you find the lake with a snake name?

3) What fruit-tree is honoured in one of Washington's festivals?

4) Who is the patron saint of Kiev?

5) Where will you go in London to find the lodging of Mr. Sherlock Holms?

6) Where in London can people of different historic epoch get together?

7) Abraham Lincoln's name can be found on the map of the USA. Where?

Cities of Ukraine

Writing

1. Translate into English:

1. Київ - одне з найкращих міст у світі. Розкинутий на мальовничих схилах Дніпра він увесь потопає у зелені садів і парків. 2 Історія України тісно пов'язана з Києвом .3 Хрещатик - головна вулиця Києва 4 Київ відомий своїми архітектурними пам'ятниками старовини

Grammar

1. Fill in the prepositions in the following text and learn about another large Ukrainian city.

Dnipropetrovsk is one of …(1) the most important cities … (2) the Southeastern part …(3) Ukraine. It stands … (4) a curve … (5) the Dnieper River and spreads … (6) its both banks … (7) many kilometers. It was founded … (8) 1776 … (9) the reign … (10) Catherine II and named …(11) her honour Katerinoslav

Today Dnipropetrovsk is the third largest city …(12) Ukraine a population … (13) 1 million people. It is industrial, scientific, educational center. It has many places …(14) interest that are worth seeing. You can begin … (15) Glory Square and the monument …(16) the liberators … (17) the city …(18) the Great Patriotic War.

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