Unit 8 Lesson3 стр158 упр2

4/What did you do at the party?Did you play ahy boatd games? 5/Did you have a birthday cake?Your friends and relatives sang a special birthday song to you did not they? 6/What presents did you get? 7/Did you have a geat time?Do you usually enjoy your birthday parties?Мой день рождения 25 апреля

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Have you
read the article on the Ipatyev monastery? Then you must remember why the
monastery was called “the cradle of the House of the Romanovs”. Yes, it was
connected with the election of Mikhail Romanov as the tsar of Russia in 1613.
The Romanov dynasty ruled Russia for three centuries . Many tsars visited Kostroma and the Ipatyev
monastery.

people. The United Kindom is an island country.Its total area is 244,000 square kilometres.It is situted on the British Isles which consist of more than 5,000 large and small island.

in the country. Forty-eight are in the same part on North America. The other two are Alaska in the north and Hawaii situated on eight island in the Pacific.The United States stretches from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean which wach the country in the west and in the east. Long mountain chains run down the Pasific coast. In this part of the country is Death Valley the lowest place in North and South Americas. Here too is the Grand Canyon which the Colorado River made millions of years ago. In some places it is about 6 km deep. Father east lie the tall peaks of the Rocky Mountains that run from Canada to Mexico. Beyond them stretcn the Great Plains where the mighty Mississippi River flows.Another mountain chain the Appalachians runs down the eastern part of the United States. The USA borders on Canada in the north where the five Great Lakes are situared and Mexico in the South.

the British Isles. The British Isles consist of two large islands, Great
Britain and Ireland, and about five thousand small islands. Their total
area is over 244,000 square kilometres.
The United Kingdom is made
up of four countries: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Their capitals are London, Cardiff, Edinburgh and Belfast respectively.
Great Britain consists of England, Scotland and Wales and does not
include Northern Ireland. But in everyday speech "Great Britain" is used
to mean the United Kingdom. The capital of the UK is London.
The
British Isles are separated from the continent by the North Sea and the
English Channel. The western coast of Great Britain is washed by the
Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea.
Shakespeare called Britain a
"precious stone set in the silver sea" because of its natural beauty. It
has a varied countryside where you can find mountains, plains, valleys
and sandy beaches. Ben Nevis in Scotland is the highest mountain, but it
is only 1343 metres high.
There are a lot of rivers in Great
Britain, but they are not very long. The Severn is the longest river,
while the Thames is the deepest and the most important one.
The
mountains, the Atlantic Ocean and the warm waters of Gulf Stream
influence the climate of the British Isles. It is mild the whole year
round.
The UK is one of the world's smaller countries. Its population is over 58 million. About 80% of the population live in cities.

The UK is a highly developed industrial country. It is known as one of
the world's largest producers and exporters of machinery, electronics,
textile, aircraft and navigation equipment. One of the chief industries
of the country is shipbuilding.
The UK is a constitutional monarchy. In law, the Head of State is the Queen.

In practice, the Queen reigns, but does not rule. The country is ruled
by the elected government with the Prime Minister at the head. The
British Parliament consists of two chambers: the House of Lords and the
House of Commons.
There are three main political parties in Great Britain: the Labour, the Conservative and the Liberal parties. Перевидите пожалуйста

There are fifty states in the United States of America. Two of these states, Alaska and Hawaii, are not connected to the other states. You can see it on this map. The US is washed by the Pacific Ocean in the west, by the Atlantic Ocean in the east, by the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico in the south. In the north are Great Lakes.
The US is a large country with many natural wonders. It goes from the shores of the Atlantic Ocean to the islands of Hawaii in the Pacific, and from cold, snowy northern Alaska to sunny Florida in the southeast. The US has almost every kind of weather. Also, it has many kinds of land — rocky coasts, dry empty deserts, big rivers, wide plains and grasslands, lakes of all sizes, high mountains, great forests, sunny, beaches, lands of endless winter.
More than 250 million people live in the US. But the country is very big, so there is still a lot of open space and natural scenery outside the cities. Americans have tried to save many of the most beautiful wild areas of the United States. There are a lot of parks, forests and wildlands where you can enjoy the beauty and power of wild America. The Grand Canyon, Yosemite Valley, and Yellowstone are among the most famous.

Many rivers cross the United States. But the greatest is the mighty Mississippi. Native Americans called it "the father of waters". It begins quietly in the north of the country and ends in the Gulf of Mexico, nearly four thousand miles (6400 km) away. On its journey to the sea, the Mississippi travels through several states, and becomes larger and more powerful, it brings water to farmlands. And the Mississippi has been an important waterway since early times, when native Americans travelled on the river in canoes. Among other big rivers are the Colorado and the Missouri. The Colorado River rises in the Rocky Mountains or the Rockies that stretch from Alaska down almost to the south of the country. Another big mountain chain is the Appalachians in the east also running from north south.
The Grand Canyon is one of America's main tourist attractions. It is so big that you must go there yourself to feel its true size and beauty. The Colorado River formed the Grand Canyon over millions of years. Slowly, the river cut down through hard rock. Today, the canyon is one mile deep and 200 miles (320 km) long. It's interesting that there are different kinds of plants and animals on opposite sides of the canyon. The south side is dry and desert country. The north side has tall forests. The canyon looks different at different times of day, and in different seasons and weather. At sunrise and sunset the red, gold, brown and orange clouds of the rocks are especially clear and bright. In winter, the canyon is partly covered with snow, you can walk down into the Grand Canyon, or you can go down flown on the back of a mule. But be careful to carry enough water because inside the canyon, it is very hot much hotter than at the top.
The United States is a young country. Its written history is only a few hundred years old. It is sometimes, in fact called the "New World". Over the last four hundred years millions of people have come to start a new life in this "New World".
Americans are not afraid of new ideas. They built the first skyscrapers. They like to be modern. They like exciting, modern cities, new houses, and new cars. At the same time, Americans love old things. They like to visit historic houses and museums. They build old pioneer houses and remember the days of the "Wild West".Americans are interested in old traditions, but they are good at making new traditions too.
The people of the United States are a mixture of many different nationalities. Every American schoolchild learns that the United States is a big melting pot of countries. In a melting pot, different metals are melted together to make a new metal. The United States is like a melting pot for people. In the past, people from many different countries came to the US and made one country out of many. In one city you can find people whose parents, grandparents or great-grandparents came from China, Africa, South America, Southeast Asia, and every European country. These different people brought to their new land a wonderful mixture of customs and traditions. The Germans brought Christmas trees. The Irish brought St. Patrick's Day celebrations. The Scots brought Halloween.