III. a) Read the text “London – the Capital of the United Kingdom” and translate it into Ukrainian;

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Text 2. Conversational Topic

Pre-text exercises

I. Consult a dictionary, transcribe and give the Ukrainian equivalents of the following words:

a) pay attention to the reading rules of qu:

equal, acquaint, quite, quiet, quickly, quarter, square, question, quake, quest;

b) three forms of the irregular verb:

a) to strike, to stick, to sleep, to spread, to sing;

II. Match synonyms from 1) and 2):

1. a memorial, to stroll, a sight, a tour, to take part, ordinary, to guard, distinguished, willingly, to design, prosperous, to be surprised, a short way from, royal, fascinating;

2. to participate, to project, with pleasure, to walk, an attraction, common, successful, not far from, to protect, to be amazed, sovereign, a trip, a monument, well-known, enchanting.

b) learn the topical vocabulary:

a prosperous trading centre – процвітаючий торговий центр

fascinating buildings – чарівні, чудові будівлі

a glimpseof the sights – короткий погляд, дещо про визначні місця

to commemorate the victory – ознаменувати, увіковічнити перемогу

to be fatally wounded – бути смертельно пораненим

the middle of the road – на півдорозі

Cenotaph – меморіал загиблим воїнам

to have a sitting – засідати

the most colourful and stirring ceremony – найбільш яскрава та хвилююча церемонія

headquarters – штаб-квартира

to be designed – бути спроектованим

to guard the approaches – охороняти підступи