Upward Bound: First year. Воробьева М.Г - 140 стр.

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Ex. 3. Read the text about one of the famous sights in London.
Fill in the blanks with the words given below.
Tower of London
Nine centuries have passed since its erection, but time _____
to destroy the enormous thickness of its walls or shake the solidity
of its construction. In spite of constant alterations and _____ during
the ages of its existence the Tower has retained _____ of its former
character and _____ appearance. Looking at the Tower you feel its
close connection to the historical past of England with its constant
and cruel fighting for power. Since the time of its erection the Tower
of London has served many _____: first a King’s palace, then a
fortress and a political prison. Now it is a museum. Several kings of
England found _____ within its walls both against foreign enemies
and their own people fighting for their liberties and privileges. The
White Tower was the royal residence, all the Kings of England
spending the first days of their reign there _____ the ancient tradition.
From the White Tower Kings went to their coronation and some of
them came down to the scaffold _____ in the outer court, _____
to surrender their power to the new pretenders. Among the numerous
prisoners were kings, scientists and public leaders. Shakespeare
mentioned many of their names _____ their tragic fate in his
historical plays.
Describing, forcing, forced, fate, much, lying, failed, according
to, reasons, purposes, many, repairs, described, original, protection.
Ex. 4. Find information about one of the sights of London,
Washington, Moscow, etc. and prepare a presentation of it.
(Illustrate it with pictures/diagrams/photos/videos/etc.)
Ex. 5. Speak on the topic «How I went sightseeing in a strange town».
III Transport
Ex. 1. Discuss in groups the following question.
A: 1. Does your family own a car?
2. Have you ever had an accident?
3. What happened?
4. Who was injured in the accident?
5. Was your car damaged?
6. Did it need repairing?

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