Task 4. Match three texts with the appropriate titles. One of the titles is extra. 1) Customs and traditions in Great Britain 2) A useful tree 3) One of the beautiful sights of London 4) Nature in Great Britain. A. Russia has a lot of woods and forests. The largest of them are situated in Siberia. On the European part of the country one can see various trees. Only one of them is a symbol of Russian nature. It is a tree with thin long branches. Its bark is white with black lines on it. It is very popular on the territory of Russia, a lot of people grow it in front of their houses, in squares and parks. This tree is very beautiful especially in autumn when its leaves are yellow. It is very useful; people use the leaves in medical purposes. B. The Tower of London is a very old building in London. It is nine hundred years old. The Tower of London stands on the Thames. In the early days of the history of England the English kings lived in the Tower. Then it was a prison where many people died, black ravens had much food near the walls of the Tower. The black ravens live in the gardens of the Tower now. The English people like them very much. A man looks after the ravens and gives them meat in the morning and in the evening. Now the Tower of London is a museum and many people from other countries come to see it. They see the dark stone halls with small windows and thick doors. The walls of the Tower are five metres thick. In the museum they can see many old guns. C. Englishmen have traditions not only in political, but in social life. For example, London, the capital of England, is traditionally divided into three parts: the West End, the East End, and the City. The City is a historical, financial and business center of London. The East End is the district where workers live, and the West End is a fashionable shopping and entertaining center. The English are traditional about their meals. They eat eggs and bacon with toasts for breakfast, pudding or apple pie for dessert. Every English family has five o’clock tea. A typical feature of an English house is a fireplace, even when there is central heating in the house.

Перевод задания: Соотнесите три текста с подходящими заголовками. Один заголовок лишний.

1. A — A useful tree (Полезное дерево): описана берёза — символ русской природы, листья которой используют в медицинских целях.
2. B — One of the beautiful sights of London (Одна из красивых достопримечательностей Лондона): текст рассказывает о Лондонском Тауэре.
3. C — Customs and traditions in Great Britain (Обычаи и традиции Великобритании): описаны районы Лондона, традиции питания и особенности английского дома.

Заголовок Nature in Great Britain (Природа Великобритании) лишний: в тексте A говорится о природе России, а не Великобритании.