Give interrogative and negative forms as in the example.

He will come here next month. Will he come here next month? He will not (won't) come here next month.

 

1. Next month our group will have two exams.

2. My friend will enter our University next year.

3. We shall graduate from this college in two years.

4. The best cadets will go to London next summer.

5. They will become lawyers in future.

Use the correct tense of the verbs.

1. I (not to see) that man in the office yesterday.

2. He (to know) nothing about that investigation.

3. You (to tell) anyone about this crime tomorrow?

4. Soon the officer (to have) a new rank.

5. In future I (to be) an investigator.

6. Spartan women (to have) more freedom than the women of other Greek cities.

7. When I finished school I (to enter) the university.

8. Everybody (to know) that she (to be) a good specialist now.

9. The police officer (can) speak two foreign languages.

 

UNIT 12

CITIES AND COUNTRIES

Grammar: Participle I, II

Passive Voice

 

LONDON

London is the capital of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It is situated on the River Thames. London is the largest city in Britain and one of the largest cities in the world.

The area including London and its suburbs covers 625 square miles and is known as "Greater London". Its population is about 11 million people.

London was founded in the 1^st century AD by the Romans. It is a big port and most important commercial, industrial and cultural centre. London consists of 3 main parts: the City, the East End and the West End.

The City is about one square mile in area. More than half a million people work in the City and only a few thousand live there. It's the financial centre of the UK with a lot of banks, offices and the Stock Exchange. One of the famous sights of London, St. Paul's Cathedral, is situated in the City. The Great Fire of 1666 destroyed three-quarters of the capital. Sir Christopher Wren rebuilt St. Paul's Cathedral and designed 51 churches.

The West End is the richest part of London. It's the area of the largest department stores, hotels, cinemas and theatres, concert halls and museums including the British Museum and famous art galleries.

The geographical centre of London is Trafalgar Square with the monument to Admiral Nelson in the centre of it. There are a lot of historical places and places of interest in the West End: Buckingham Palace which is the Queen's residence, the Palace of Westminster which is the seat of Parliament. In Westminster Abbey almost all English monarchs, famous scientists, writers and musicians are buried.

The best-known streets in the West End are Whitehall where important Government offices are located, Downing Street, the residence of the Prime Minister. Many famous parks are located in the West End, Hyde Park with its Speaker's Corner being the best known.

The port of London is situated in the East End. It's a great industrial area depending on shipping. It is densely populated by working class families. Old residents of the East End are proud to be called cockneys, which means true Londoners.

Notes:

be situated syn. be located	располагаться
department store	универмаг
most important	очень важный
"Speaker's Corner"	"Уголок оратора"
St. Paul's Cathedral	Собор Святого Павла
Stock Exchange	Лондонская фондовая биржа
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	Соединенное Королевство Великобритании и Северной Ирландии

 

Vocabulary

area n	площадь, пространство
Buckingham Palace	Букингемский дворец
capital n	столица
city n	город
depend (on) v	зависеть (от)
design v	проектировать
district n	район
divide v	делить(ся), разделять
famous a	известный
found v	основывать
mean v	значить, означать
monument (to) n	памятник (кому-либо)
population n	население
resident n	постоянный житель
rich a	богатый
shipping n	флот, перевозка груза
sight n	достопримечательность
square n	площадь, квадрат
the City	Сити (исторический центр Лондона)
theatre n	театр
true a	истинный, настоящий
Westminster Abbey	Вестминстерское Аббатство

 

 

Exercises

Write the plural form of the following nouns.

capital, city, river, port, centre, district, bank, mile, office, residence, resident, department store, concert hall, area, palace, theatre, gallery.