Table 2

Labour Party
Leader	Ed Miliband
Founded
Headquarters	39 Victoria Street, London
Ideology	Democratic socialism, Social democracy, Third Way
Official colours	Red
Conservative Party
Leader	David Cameron
Founded	Historical 1678, Modern 1912
Headquarters	30 Millbank, London
Ideology	Traditionalist conservatism, British unionism Liberal conservatism Thatcherism Euroscepticism
Official colours	Blue
Liberal Democrats
Leader	Nick Clegg
Founded	3 March 1988
Headquarters	4 Cowley Street, London,
Ideology	Social and market liberalism Social democracy Enviromentalism
Official colours	Yellow

4. Say it in English:

4/5, 2/3, 1/2, 3/7 тонны, 1/4 километра, 2/3 процента, 1 ½ часа, 1/2 доллара, 4 ½ евро, 2 ¾ процента, 2 2/3 дюйма, 0.105 метра, 2.18 фута, 17.562 тонны, 5 процентов, 23 процента, 0.36 процента, 2.5 процента, 2,674 миллиона рублей, тысячи людей, сотни автомобилей, 0.97 триллионов долларов, 3/8 процента, ½ процента, 0.5 процента.

5. Table 3 describes the economy of Great Britain in terms of main economic indicators. Look at the information and then get prepared to describe it drawing attention to the most significant items.

Table 3

Economy of the United Kingdom
Currency	Pound sterling (GBP)
Trade organisations	EU, BCN, OECD and WTO
Statistics
GDP	$2,674 billion (2008 est. nom.)
GDP per capita	$43,785 (2008 est. nom.) (20th)
GDP by sector	agriculture (1%), industry (23%), services (76%) (2008 est.)
Inflation (CPI)	1.8% (July 2009)
Population below poverty line	14% with household income below 60% of UK median income (2006 est.)
Labour force	31 million (includes unemployed) (2007 est.)
Labour force by occupation	Services (81%), industry (18%) and agriculture (1%) (excludes unemployed) (2007)
Unemployment	7.5%
Main industries	machine tools, industrial equipment, scientific equipment, shipbuilding, aircraft, motor vehicles and parts, electronic machinery, computers, processed metals, chemical products, coal mining, oil production, paper, food processing, textiles, clothing and other consumer goods.
External
Exports	$442.2 billion (2007 est.)
Main export partners	USA 15%, Germany 11%, France 10%, Ireland 7%, Netherlands 6%, Belgium 6%, Spain 5%, Italy 4% (2007)
Imports	$621.4 billion (2007 est.)
Main import partners	Germany 14.2%, US 8.6%, China 7.3%, Netherlands 7.3%, France 6.9%, Belgium 4.7%, Norway 4.7%, Italy 4.2% (2007)
Public finances
Public debt	$864 billion (2007)
Revenues	$0.97 trillion (2007)
Expenses	$1.04 trillion (2007)
Economic aid	$8 billion (donor)
Main data source: CIA World Fact Book All values, unless otherwise stated, are in US dollars

6. Draw up a similar table for your own country. Get prepared to describe it to the group.

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