COUNTRY STUDY. Choose the correct answers to the questions about the UK and the USA. 1. What is the official language in Great Britain? a) Russian; b) French; c) English; d) German. 2. What is the capital of the UK? a) London; b) New York; c) Washington D.C.; d) Paris. 3. What is the heart of London? a) Westminster; b) the Tower of London; c) Westminster Abbey; d) the City. 4. Where does the Queen of England live? a) in the Tower of London; b) in Buckingham Palace; c) in Westminster Abbey; d) in the Houses of Parliament. 5. Big Ben is … a) a clock and a bell; b) a clock; c) a city; d) a museum. 6. It was a fortress, a palace, a prison and the King’s Zoo. Now it is a museum. What is it? a) the Tower of London; b) Buckingham Palace; c) Westminster Abbey; d) the Houses of Parliament. 7. What river is the British capital situated on? a) The Severn; b) the Thames; c) the Ob. 8. What country did Christopher Columbus discover in 1492? a) Spain; b) England; c) India; d) America.

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COUNTRY STUDY. Choose the correct answers to the questions about the UK and the USA. 1. What is the official language in Great Britain? a) Russian; b) French; c) English; d) German. 2. What is the capital of the UK? a) London; b) New York; c) Washington D.C.; d) Paris. 3. What is the heart of London? a) Westminster; b) the Tower of London; c) Westminster Abbey; d) the City. 4. Where does the Queen of England live? a) in the Tower of London; b) in Buckingham Palace; c) in Westminster Abbey; d) in the Houses of Parliament. 5. Big Ben is … a) a clock and a bell; b) a clock; c) a city; d) a museum. 6. It was a fortress, a palace, a prison and the King’s Zoo. Now it is a museum. What is it? a) the Tower of London; b) Buckingham Palace; c) Westminster Abbey; d) the Houses of Parliament. 7. What river is the British capital situated on? a) The Severn; b) the Thames; c) the Ob. 8. What country did Christopher Columbus discover in 1492? a) Spain; b) England; c) India; d) America.

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c) English (английский). English is the main official language of the UK. — Английский — основной официальный язык Соединённого Королевства.
a) London (Лондон). London is the capital of the UK. — Лондон — столица Соединённого Королевства.
a) Westminster (Вестминстер). Westminster is commonly described as the political and historic heart of London. — Вестминстер обычно называют политическим и историческим центром Лондона.
b) in Buckingham Palace (в Букингемском дворце). This is the expected answer in the textbook question. Its wording is outdated: the UK currently has a king, Charles III, not a queen. — Это ожидаемый ответ по учебнику. Формулировка устарела: в настоящее время в Великобритании правит король Карл III, а не королева.
a) a clock and a bell (часы и колокол). This is the intended choice among the options; strictly speaking, Big Ben is the name of the Great Bell. — Это подразумеваемый вариант из предложенных; строго говоря, Big Ben — название Большого колокола.
a) the Tower of London (Тауэр). The Tower of London served as a fortress, palace, prison and royal menagerie; today it is a historic site and museum. — Тауэр служил крепостью, дворцом, тюрьмой и королевским зверинцем; сегодня это исторический памятник и музей.
b) the Thames (Темза). London is situated on the River Thames. — Лондон расположен на реке Темзе.
d) America (Америка). This is the conventional textbook answer. More precisely, Columbus reached the Americas in 1492, where Indigenous peoples already lived. — Это традиционный ответ в учебнике. Точнее, в 1492 году Колумб достиг Америки, где уже жили коренные народы.

Ответ: 1 — c; 2 — a; 3 — a; 4 — b; 5 — a; 6 — a; 7 — b; 8 — d.