- •И.П. Агабекян
- •Содержание
- •От автора
- •Вводный фонетический курс особенности английского произношения
- •Правила чтения
- •Основной курс местоимения
- •Личные местоимения
- •Притяжательные местоимения
- •Указательные местоимения
- •Порядок слов в английском предложении
- •Вопросительные местоимения
- •Возвратные местоимения
- •Числительные
- •2000 — Two thousand, in (the year) two thousand
- •Множественное число существительных
- •Притяжательный падеж существительных
- •Неопределенный и определенный артикли
- •Оборот there is / there are
- •Степени сравнения прилагательных и наречий
- •Основные типы вопросов, используемые в английском языке
- •Неопределенные местоимения some, any, отрицательное местоимение n0 и их производные
- •In the open — на воздухе
- •Времена английского глагола
- •Согласование времен в главном и придаточном предложениях
- •Страдательный залог
- •Модальные глаголы и их заменители
- •Сложное дополнение
- •Придаточные предложения условия и времени, действие которых отнесено к будущему
- •Приложение 1 Тексты для дополнительного чтения
- •Travelling
- •The kremlin
- •Sports in great britain
- •My favourite writer Arthur Conan Doyle
- •Mark Twain
- •Education in russia
- •The system of education in great britain
- •University education in great britain
- •Isaak newton
- •Raditions of english speaking countries. Holidays in the usa
- •The united states of america
- •WasHrNgton d.C.
- •New york
- •The protection of nature
- •Приложение 2
- •Дополнительные тексты для чтения short stories
- •Lazy jim
- •Pickwick papers
- •The prince and the pauper
- •Treasure island
- •The difficulties of a foreign language
- •Dumb wife
- •The king and the critic
- •A broken vase
- •English houses
- •From the history of london
- •The tower
- •English universities
- •Charles darwin
- •Mayflower
- •Newton's dinner
- •A lesson in politeness
- •English character
- •American character
- •William shakespeare
- •Christopher columbus
- •Acid rains
- •The stars and stripes
- •What quality means
- •Dictionaries
- •The english alphabet
- •O. Henry
- •Spreading the word
- •The skylight room
- •Walter scott
- •Ivanhoe
- •Агабекян Игорь Петрович Английский для средних специальных заведений
Raditions of english speaking countries. Holidays in the usa
Every country has its own holidays. They reflect the history of the country and its cultural and religious traditions. Some religious holidays are common in different countries. They are Christmas and Easter.
Americans celebrate Christmas on the 25th of December. They buy a lot of presents for each other, for their parents, children and friends.
The New Year's day, the 1st of January is not so widely celebrated in the United States as we do it in Russia. Of course, the most important holiday in America is the 4th of July, The Independence Day. People like to watch colourful fireworks in the evening. The 4th of July lis the day-off and people don't go to work.
The holidays when people don't go to work are: Mar-rcin Luther King's day on the 20th of January, Labour Day Jon the 7th of September and Thanksgiving on the last Fri-Pday of November. On Thanksgiving Americans usually leat turkey. This holiday reminds the time when the first i colonists (pilgrims) from England came to America in 11620 and could survive in the unknown land. There is с still a big white stone on the shore in Plymouth in Mas-* sachusetts, that the pilgrims landed on. It is called «The Plymouth Rock».
The 31st of October is the children's most favourite ... holiday — Halloween. On this day children, dressed in
funny dresses visit their neighbours and say «Trick or treat!» and get sweets.
The rest of the holidays are usually on weekends. They are: the Flag's Day, Mother's Day, Armed Forces Day. Americans also celebrate Lincoln's birthday, Washington's birthday, President's Day in February.
The 14th of February is Valentine's day or as it is called «All lovers day».
Words
to reflect — отражать
Christmas — Рождество
Easter — Пасха
widely celebrated — широко празднуется
day-off — выходной
fireworks — фейерверк
turkey — индейка
to remind — напоминать
to survive — выживать
Questions
What do the holidays reflect?
When do Americans celebrate Christmas?
Is 1st of January widely celebrated?
What is the most important holiday in USA?
What are the holidays when people stay off work?
What is and where is Plymouth Rock?
What's children most favourite holiday?
The united states of america
The United States of America lies in the central part of the North American Continent between the two oceans: the Atlantic ocean in the East and the Pacific Ocean in the West.
Canada in the North and Mexico in the South are the only countries that have borders with the USA.
The USA consists of three separate parts.'They are the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean, Alaska and the main part. There are fifty States in the USA. They are very different in size, population and economic develop-ment.'The smallest state is Rhode Island and the biggest' is Texas. The total area of the USA is about 9 million square kilometres. The population is about 230 million people.
The USA is a big country and the climate conditions I are very different in different places.
There are many big cities in the United States: New York, Philadelphia, Houston, Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles are the biggest of them.
The USA economically is the most powerful country in the world.
' The USA is a parliamentary republic The government has three branches: the Congress, the President and the Supreme Court.
There are two political parties in the United States: the Democratic Party, their Symbol is a donkey, and the Republican Party, their symbol is an elephant. The president is elected for a 4-year term and not more than two times.
The Congress has two houses; the Senate and the house of Representatives. The Supreme Court is the highest court in the country.
Words
borders — границы separate — отдельные
climate conditions — климатические условия parliamentary republic — парламентская республика
branches — ветви
donkey — осел
term — срок
House of representatives — палата представителей
Supreme court — Верховный суд
Questions
What is the size of United States?
What is the smallest state in United States?
What is the largest state in US?
4. What are the biggest cities of the Unites States?
What are the three branches of US government?
What is the political system of United States?