I. Translate into English.

1. Я не заперечую проти того, щоб Анна розповіла про свої враження від поїздки до Вашингтону.

2. Він каже, що отримує задоволення від огляду визначних місць столиці США.

3. Ми дуже цінуємо вашу допомогу в організації екскурсії до Капітолію.

4. Студент продовжував розповідати про історію заснування Вашингтону.

5. Уяви собі поїздку до Сполучених Штатів.

6. Вона уникала говорити про труднощі, що виникли при навчанні в Університеті Джорджа Вашингтона (George Washington University).

7. Моя подруга мала намір поїхати до США по програмі обміну студентами.

8. Давайте перенесемо обговорення тексту “Washington, D.C.” на завтра.

Remember verbs and word-combinations followed by the Gerund with definite Prepositions
to agree to to accuse of to approve of to be afraid of to consist in to complain of	to prevent from to succeed in to persist in to be engaged in to spend in to result in	to hear of to suspect of to inform of to think of to be sorry for to look forward to	to be pleased with to be proud of to insist on to depend on to object to to be surprised at

II. Combine the sentences using the Gerund.

Model: Nick is an excellent student. His father is proud of it. –

Nick’s father is proud of his son being an excellent student.

1. She’ll have positive impressions of a visit to the Library of Congress. I am sure of it.

2. Kate changed her plans to see the sights of Washington. We are surprised at it.

3. My friend has broken her promise to show me Washington’s places of interest. She is sorry for it.

4. Nick will go to the USA in summer. We are sure of it.

5. The guide will give the sightseers an all-day tour of the city of Washington. They don’t object to it.

6. The student made an excellent report about the Capitol. The teacher is pleased with it.

7. We shall discuss symbols of Washington, D.C. Our lecturer insists on it.

Lesson 4

Outstanding People of the USA

Text: Outstanding people of the USA

Grammar: The Gerund (Review)

Active Vocabulary

inventor civic activist renown lightning rod public library fire department motion picture camera electric light bulb prolific genre detective fiction science fiction clergyman iconic figure nonviolent assembly line technique commitment screenwriter entertainment versatile polio vaccine diabetes paediatrician rowing

[In'ventq] ['sIvIk'xktIvIst] [rI'naVn] ['laItnIN 'rPd] ['pAblIk 'laIbrqrI] ['faIqdI"pRtmqnt] ['mqVSn 'pIkCq 'kxmqrq] [I'lektrIk 'laItbAlb] [prq'lIfIk] ['ZPnrq] [dI'tektIv 'fIkSn] ['saIqns 'fIkSn] ['klE:GImqn] [aI'kPnIk 'fIgq] ["nPn'vaIqlqnt] [q'semblI 'laIn tek'nJk] [kq'mItmqnt] ['skrJnraItq] ["entq'teInmqnt] ['vE:sqtaIl] ["pqVlIqV'vxksIn] ["daIq'bJtJz] ["pIdIq'trISn] ['rqVIN]

винахідник громадський діяч слава, визнання громовідвід публічна бібліотека пожежна частина кінокамера електролампочка плідний жанр детективний художній твір наукова фантастика священик, пастор культова (знакова) фігура ненасильницький метод поточної комплектації готовність, зобов’язання сценарист вистава, розважальна програма багатогранний вакцина проти поліомієліту діабет педіатр гребля

Read the text and answer the questions.

Outstanding People of the USA

The USA can be really proud of its great people. American scientists and inventors made a great contribution to the development of arts, science, technology, medicine. Their names are world-known.

Dr. Benjamin Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the USA. He was a leading author, politician, scientist, musician, inventor, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat. As a scientist, he was a major figure in the history of physics for his discoveries and theories regarding electricity. Franklin gained international renown as a scientist for his famous experiments in electricity and for his many inventions, especially the lightning rod. He founded the first public library and the first fire department.

Thomas Alva Edison was an American inventor and businessman. He developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the photograph, the motion picture camera, and a long-lasting, practical electric light bulb. Edison is the fourth most prolific inventor in history. He is credited with numerous inventions that contributed to mass communication and, in particular, telecommunications.

Edgar Allan Poe was an American author, poet, editor and literary critic. Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre. He is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction. He was the first well-known American writer to try to earn a living through writing alone.

Martin Luther King, Jr. was an American clergyman, activist, and prominent leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for being an iconic figure in the advancement of civil rights in the United States and around the world, using nonviolent methods following the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi. King has become a national icon in the history of modern American liberalism.

Henry Ford was an American industrialist, the founder of the Ford Motor Company and sponsor of the development of the assembly line technique of mass production. His intense commitment to systematically lowering costs resulted in many technical and business innovations.

Walter Elias “Walt” Disney was an American film producer, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, well-known for his influence in the field of entertainment during the 20^th century. He and his staff created some of the world’s most well-known fictional characters including Mickey Mouse.

Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers. Presley is regarded as one of the most important figures of 20^th-century popular culture. He had a versatile voice and unusually wide success encompassing many genres, including country, pop ballads, gospel, and blues. He is the best-selling solo artist in the history of popular music.

Americans have excelled in the field of medicine too. American doctors have done pioneering work in their respective fields – be it the first polio vaccine, specialization in diabetes, or any leading work that has won them the Nobel Prize for many years. Benjamin Spock was an American paediatrician, often referred to as the “world’s most famous baby doctor”. He authored a book called Baby and Child Care in 1946, which is one of the bestsellers of all time. His line for all mothers was, “You know more than you think you do.” He was also the first paediatrician to study psychoanalysis in order to understand the needs of children. A good sportsman, Dr. Benjamin Spock was also an Olympic gold-medalist in rowing.

1. What outstanding people of the USA do you know?

2. What was Dr. Benjamin Franklin?

3. Do you know any inventions of Thomas Alva Edison?

4. What American writers or poets are known in the whole world?

5. What history has Martin Luther King, Jr. become an icon?

6. What is Henry Ford famous for?

7. Have you ever seen any of Walt Disney’s animated cartoons?

8. Did Elvis Aaron Presley sing pop ballades or gospel?

9. Who was the “world’s most famous baby doctor”?

10. What other world-know doctors or medical scientists do you know?

Vocabulary and Speech Exercises

І. Read the following transcriptions. Write them in words and give their Ukrainian equivalents.

[praVd], [tek'nPlqGI], ['medsn], ['faVndIN 'fRDqz], ['LTq], ["pPlI'tISn], ['stetsmqn], ['dIplqmxt], ['fqVtqgrRf], ["telIkq"mjHnI'keISn], ['lItqrqrI 'krItIk], ['sIvIl 'raIts 'mHvmqnt], ['lIbqrqlIzqm], ["Inq'veISn], ['xnI"meItq], ['kPntrI], ['pPp bq'lRdz], ['gPspl], [blHz], ['sqVlqV 'RtIst], ["paIq'nIqrIN 'wE:k], ['nqVbl 'praIz], ['beIbI 'dPktq], ['CaIld"keq], ["saIkqVq'nxlqsIs], ["gqld'medqlIst].

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