Unit 3. Onomastics (9 баллов)

1. The collective name for the English is ‘John Bull’, for the Irish – ‘Paddy’ And for the Welsh – ‘Taffy’ Insert the names (0-3 балла);

2. Explain what is ‘a middle name’: an additional identification marker (0-1 балл);

3. Match (0-3 балла):

4. Give an illustration of eponyms (0-2 балла):

a) inventor- invention - Fahrenheit;

b) name of place – name of product - Cheviot.

General: images, symbols (4 балла)

1. Which part of the country does this symbol refer to? - Wales(0-1 балл);

2. Name the capital of Wales - Cardiff (0-1 балл);

3. Match the flag and the part of UK: Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, England (0-2 балла):

ЧАСТЬ 2. (50 баллов)

Unit 3 Dialects (10 баллов)

1. Match the name of the urban dialect with the city of its location(0-3 балла):

2. Explain what is ‘rhoticism’- r still pronounced before consonants or silence. (0-1 балл)

3. Translate into RP: Dae ye ken Ken kens Ken? Do you know that Ken knows Ken (0-1 балл);

4. Wenglish is type of English spoken in Wales; Hiberno English is spoken in Northern Ireland(0-2 балла);

5. All accents in GB fall into 2 big groups according to: (0-1 балл);

a) North-South divide.

6. The English language as spoken in UK is governed by: (0-1 балл);

a) convention.

7. Where are accents more endangered? (0-1 балл);

a) in economically developing regions.

8. Which regional variant is taking position of RP? Estuary English (0-1 балл);

Unit 9. Population Structure and Strategies. (8 баллов)

1. Explain what is ‘glass ceiling’: women rarely reach top managerial positions and they are paid less for the same job. (0-1 балл);

2. Translate into English: плотность населения- density of population, пособие -benefit, средняя продолжительность жизни- life expectancy (0-3 балла);

3. Finish the sentence: the main principle in catering for senior citizens in GB is to allow them to lead as normal a life as possible in their own homes or in a homely environment within the local communities. (0-1 балл);

4. Explain the difference between contributory and non-contributory benefits (0-1 балл): Contributory benefits are paid by National Insurance. This is made up of contributions of employed people and their employers, the self-employed and the Government. Non-contributory benefits are financed by taxation;

5. Ethnic minorities, to ensure their quick assimilation, should:

a) overcome barriers of language and culture;

b)get gainfully employed – (0-2 балла);

Unit 10. Courts and Law (11 баллов)

1. Which 2 types of lawyers are there in GB? Solicitors and barristers(0-2 балла);

2. In what way is the English legal system distinct from most European countries (0-2 балла) In other countries the lawyers get professional training at the Faculties of Law at the Universities. In England the members of this profession formed their own Colleges outside universities. This training is conducted by the lawyers corporations themselves. The people enter these corporations as students and remain their members after graduation;

3. Translate into English: мировой судья- magistrate, призыв в армию- conscription, уголовно наказуемый поступок - offence (0-3 балла);

4. The highest judicial body in GB is the Supreme Court of Judicature within the House of Lords, presided over by the head of the judicial system, Lord Chancellor.(0-1 балл);

5. What sort of matters do industrial tribunals settle? (0-1 балл);

a) employees’ rights;

6. Name the most important freedoms of British citizens: All children between ages of four and five and 16 have the right to free full time education paid for from pubcil funds. Freedom of speech and publication is the essential part of the British democratic process, as are the rights of people to meet freely in public and take part in peaceful processions; there is the right to Equal Opportunities (0-2 балла);

Unit 5. Economy of UK (14 баллов)

1. What is PFI? – Private Financial Initiative (0-1 балл);

2. What nickname does there exist for ‘pound’?- ‘quid’(0-1 балл);

3. Cross out countries which do not refer to leading investors into UK economy(0-3 балла): should be left:

a) Germany;

b) USA;

c) Japan.

4. What is ‘property bubble’ and why does it appear? Escalation of prices for estate and realty, due to ‘buy and let’ scheme and often due to financial and social attractiveness of a region or country for people (0-2 балла);

5. Name 2 industries which are the quickest developing ones in UK – Chemical and computer industries (0-2 балла);

6. Finish the sentence: main grain crops in UK are barley, wheat and oats.(0-2 балла);

7. Translate it into English: внутренний валовой продукт на душу населения GDP per capita, розничная торговля – retail (0-2 балла);

8. The current inflation rate in GB is 2.4 % (provide the figure (0-1 балл);