Task 1
Read the text and mark sentences T (True) or F (False).
No pain, no gain
David Simmons comes from London, but he is in China now for three months. He's a
student at the Dengfeng Kung Fu School. David speaks Chinese a little but he has no problem
with this because teachers can speak English too. At this school he gets up at five o'clock and
starts training immediately. First they train their legs, arms and stomachs. They run up and down
1,0000 steps and do press ups. The training is very, very hard They practice hitting with their
hands and kicking with their feet. Then they have lunch and a long rest. In the afternoon they
train with sticks and swords. At six o'clock they have dinner - rice and soup - then they go to
bed. When David goes back to Britain he wants to teach people Kung Fu. He also wants to
appear in films as Kung Fu fighter!
Are the sentences True or False?
1. David Simmons works in China
2. David speaks a little Chinese
3. In the morning they practice fighting
4. They have a rest before lunch.
5. David wants to teach Kung Fu when he goes back to Britain
Speaking

1) The official name of Great Britain is The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

2) The UK is situated on the British Isles.

3) It consists of four parts: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. 

4) The territory of the United Kingdom is about 244,000 square kilometres. The population of the United Kingdom is more than 57 million people.

5) London is the capital of the UK.

6) The surface of Great Britain varies greatly. The northern and western parts of the country is mountainous and is called the Highlands.

7) There are no long rivers. The most important of them are the Severn, the Thames, the Trent . There are many beautiful lakes in the mountainous parts of the country.

8) The climate of the British Isles is milder than that of the Continent because the mountains, the Atlantic Ocean and the warm waters of the Gulf Stream influence the climate of Great Britain.

9) Yes, it is. Great Britain is a highly developed industrial country. 

10) The British industry produce iron and steel products, machinery and electronics, chemicals and textile, aircraft and navigation equipment.

11) London, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, Glasgowand Bristol are ndustrial cities in Great Britain.

12)I know many outstanding people of Great Britain, for example, sir Winston Churchill, Margaret Thatcher, writers Shakespeare, Swift, Doyle, Milne, Stephenson, Tolkien; people like Martin Luther King, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and many others.

13)There are such big educational establishments in Great Britain as Oxford and Cambridge universities.

14) No, it isn't. The United Kingdom is a monarchy.

15)The name of the Queen of Great Britain is Elisabeth II.

16) Yes, her power is limited by Parkiament.

17)The British Parliament consist of two chambers: the House of Lords and the House of Commons.

18) The Labour, the Conservative and the Liberal parties are the main political parties in Great Britain.

19)The Prime Minister of Great Britain is Antony Blair.
20) He is the head of The Labour party. 

 

I suppose all schoolchildren like holidays. Some of them are couch potatoes. They prefer watching TV, playing computer games and doing nothing. Others are very active, hard-working and sociable. They enjoy learning new things, reading new books, making new friends.As for me, I am very active and adventurous. I want to see the world and know everything. That is why I learn English and every holidays I try to go to a language camp where I can have a rest, improve my speaking English and have fun.Last winter holidays I spent in Luga in the camp. It is located in a beautiful place not far from the lake. Itis surrounded by tall pine-trees. When I came there I was impressed by nature. The trees, the ground, everything were covered with snow.There were about 70 boys and girls in the camp. We lived in comfortable double rooms.Every day we woke up early, rode horses, attended English classes, a theatrical circle and a dancing club. I liked English classes most of all. Our teachers were native speakers and we had a chance to talk to them in English. We practiced English through different situations, games and songs. It helped me to enrich my vocabulary and feel more confident in speaking English.