Lesson 17
8-Π 15.05 8-Π, 8-Π 14.05
Hi againπ How are you today? Are you ready to start new lesson? Today we'll talk about travelling a bit more. You will get to know some new phrases and words which are useful while travelling. Let's startπ
I want to start with a research work - Π΄ΠΎΡΠ»ΡΠ΄Π½ΠΈΡΡΠΊΠ° ΡΠΎΠ±ΠΎΡΠ°. Here is a quiz with some unknown words for you. Your task is to guess their meanings! Of course, you can use online translators and dictionaries!
Here are some useful links for you:
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/ru
https://dictionary.reverso.net/
And here is the quiz! Choose and write the correct unswer!
1.A "commuter" means:
a) someone who goes to work by bus or by train
b) someone who works at home
c) someone who likes trains
2.The word "unleaded" usually has something to do with:
a) tyres
b) petrol
c) oil
3.The London Underground is also called:
a) the tube
b) the metro
c) the subway
4.When travelling by train you sit in:
a) an apartment
b) a compartment
c) a department
5. A "cabbie" is the driver of :
a) a double'decker bus
b) a London taxi
c) an underground train
6.The "steering-wheel" in British cars is:
a) on the left-hand side
b) on the right-hand side
Now check yourself!
a
b
a
b
b
b
When talking about the UK we always talk about England, often - about Scotland, sometimes - about Nothern Ireland. But we almost never talk about Wales! We have to do something about it! So I suggest you to watch a video about this amazing country and just enjoy it's beauty!
Welsh people differ from other British a bit! So read the text about them and do the test!
ΠΠ²Π΅ΡΠ½ΠΈ ΡΠ²Π°Π³Ρ - ΡΠΎΠ±Ρ Π½Π΅ ΠΏΠΎΡΡΡΠ±Π½ΠΎ ΡΠΈΡΠ°ΡΠΈ Ρ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΠΊΠ»Π°Π΄Π°ΡΠΈ ΡΠ²Π΅ΡΡ ΡΠ΅ΠΊΡΡ! Π’ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΠ²ΠΈΠ½Π΅Π½ ΠΏΡΠΎΡΡΠΎ Π·Π½Π°Ρ
ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΡΠΈ ΡΡ ΡΠΈ ΡΠ½ΡΡ ΡΠ½ΡΠΎΡΠΌΠ°ΡΡΡ, ΡΠΊΠ° ΠΏΠΎΡΡΡΠ±Π½Π° ΡΠΎΠ±Ρ Π΄Π»Ρ Π²ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ½Π°Π½Π½Ρ ΠΏΠ΅Π²Π½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π·Π°Π²Π΄Π°Π½Π½Ρ!
ΠΠ²Π΅Π΄ΠΈ ΡΠ²ΠΎΡ Π‘ΠΠ ΠΠΠΠΠ ΠΏΡΡΠ·Π²ΠΈΡΠ΅ ΡΠ° ΡΠΌ'Ρ, Π²ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ½Π°ΠΉ ΡΠ΅ΡΡ Ρ Π½Π°ΡΠΈΡΠ½ΠΈ "ΠΠ°Π΄ΡΡΠ»Π°ΡΠΈ". Good luck!
THE WELSH MIND AND CHARACTER
The Welsh are a nation and they are conscious of it. However similar they may be in appearance, as soon as they begin to speak the difference is clear. The Welsh are quick and impetuous in speech. They speak fluently and confidently. They are not afraid of being extremly poetic in speech, of using bright and pictorial descriptions of men and events in ordinary conversation.
The Welsh like listening to good speaking and they are critical as an audience.They are a nation of singers. Wherever they meet, they sing. There is no need to "arrange" singing, it will happen spontaneously and it will be good. This customs dates back to a period long before any written music was available to the people. You will not travel far in Wales without finding a choir. Even in small villages men and women gather together to practice singing and then a public performance of the works they have learnt. Sometimes members of smaller choirs unite to form one big choir and to give a series of festival performances of choral works. Only rare these choirs have a professional conductor. Each village or town choir can find a local musician capable of conducting it.
The standard of singing is high and the love of good music is widespread. The Welsh are especially proud of their language. When you travel you can see road signs in Welsh all over Wales.
Most Welshmen speak both Welsh and English, and there is literature in two languages. Welsh literature has an ancient history and has made its contribution to the legends of King Arthur in Britain. Prose, romance and poetry are its chief glory. Novels and short stories in Welsh, Welsh periodicals, books on research and hi"tory, books on poetry - these all are being produced at an ever increasing rate. The love of reading is widespread in Wales.