Английский язык. Методические указания. Иванова С.Г. - 29 стр.

      6.2.4 Put in the missing words according to the text.

     1. The 535 members of the Congress meet here to discuss the nation's ...
     2. Pentagon is situated in the ... to the south of the Potomac.
     3. There are many museums, theatres, ..., five universities, the National
Academy of Science and the Library of Congress there.
     4. The Capitol is ... building, full of ... and statues.
     5. Washington D. C. has long wide ... gardens, beautiful parks and no ... at all.
     6. Washington is situated on ... in the District of Columbia.
     7. The Library of Congress contains more than 13 million books, more than 19
million .... including the personal... of the US presidents.
     8. The Capitol has a big white ... standing on a circle of ... .

       6.2.5 Choose the correct verb for each blank is, meet, has been, is situated,
selected, contains, has designed, was built.

    1. The White House ... in 1799.
    2. Pentagon ... in the suburbs to the south of the Potomac.
    3. Since 1800 Washington D. С ... the federal capital.
    4. The French engineer, Pierre L'Enfant, ... Washington D. С
    5. The Capitol... a big white dome standing on a circle of pillars.
    6. The Library of Congress ... more than 13 mil lion books, more than 19 million
manuscripts, including the personal papers of the US presidents.
    7. George Washington ... the place for the capital.
    8. The 535 members of the Congress ... here to discuss the nation's affairs.
    9. Pentagon ... the residence of the US Military department.

      6.2.6 Read and learn the dialogues by heart. Then act them out.

     Dialogue 1.

      - Well, Donald, could you do me a favour?
      - Yes, what is it, Ronald?
      - I know you have been living in Washington for about five years. You must
know it very well. Could you tell me something about the capital of the
USA?
      - With great pleasure, Ronald. George Washington, the first President of the
USA, after whom the city was named se lected the area for the capital. A hundred
square miles were taken from the states of Maryland and Virginia. It was called
the District of Columbia (D.C.).
      - Is the city well planned?
      - Yes, it is. The city is divided into four sections: NW (north-west), NE
(north-east), SW (south-west) and SE (south-east). Numbered streets run north
and south: First Street, Second Street... Lettered streets such as A-street, B-
street run east and west.
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