World-famous Sights
1. the Pyramids in Edypt — пирамиды
2. the Eiffel Tower in Paris — Эйфелева Башня
3. Statue of Liberty in New York — статуя Свободы
4. Big Ben in London — Биг Бен
5. Red Square in Moscow — Красная площадь
6. the Kremlin in Moscow — Кремль
7. the Moscow Metro — Московское метро
Phrases to remember:
1. Have you ever been to …? — Ты когда-нибудь был в …?
2. Have you ever seen …? — Ты когда-нибудь видел …?
3. What is … famous for? — Чем (эта страна) знаменита?
4. … is famous all over the world. — … известен во всем мире.
5. I would like to visit … because I want to see … — Я хотел(а) бы посетить …
потому что хочу увидеть…
6. Why not! It is worth seeing! — Почему бы и нет! Это стоит увидеть.
The task. Make a dialogue using these phrases to remember.
2) Americans celebrate Christmas on the 25th of December.
3) The 1st of January is not so widely celebrated in the United States as we do it
in Russia.
4) The most important holiday in America is the 4th of July,
The Independence Day.
5) The 4th of July is the day-off and people don't go to work. Other holidays
when people don't go to work are: Martin Luther King's day on the 20th of January, Labour Day on the 7th of September and Thanksgiving on the last Friday of November.
6) It is a big white stone on the shore in Plymouth in Massachusetts, that the pilgrims landed on. It is called «The Plymouth Rock».
7) Halloween is children's most favourite holiday.
2. The machine needs cleaning… (to clean).
3. She is angry at … for sending (to send). ???
4. You should avoid breaking… rules (to break).
5. She entered the office without noticing… (to notice).
6. I am sorry for …disturbing you (to disturb).
7. We can’t excuse their not …answering our invitation (to answer).
8. The cat was punished for …breaking the cup (to break)
9. The cat was afraid of punishment (punishing)… and hid itself under the sofa. (to punish).
10. After looking… through and marking… the student’s papers, the teacher handed them back. (to look),(to mark).