Cultural reference.

The Channel (the English channel) – is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates southern England from northern France. Most people use its French name – la Manche (Ламанш).

Exercise 4.4.1. Make the sentences negative

1. Girls and women try to swim from England to France.

2. The distance at the nearest point is about 20 miles.

3. There is a strong tide from the Atlantic Ocean.

4. The two tides meet near the mouth of the Thames.

5. The first man to succeed in swimming the Channel was a Frenchman.

6. This was in May 1875.

7. He landed in France 21 hours 45 minutes after entering the water at Dover.

8. Swimmers cover their bodies with grease.

9. This helps to keep out the cold.

Exercise 4.4.2 Find these words(1 – 15) in the text. Match them with their Russian equivalent (a – p)

1. distance a) кормить

2. point b) по направлению

3. tide c) преуспевать

4. to divide d) прилив

5. towards e) укорачивать

6. mouth f) многочисленный

7. current g) устье

8. to cause h) пункт

9. straight i) течение

10. to succeed j) вызывать

11. to shorten k) прямая

12. numerous l) жир, сало

13. to cover m) покрывать

14. grease n) расстояние

15. to feed o) делить

Exercise 4.4.3. Compose a question to the underlined words.

1. The distance at the nearest point is about 20 miles.

2. The two tides meet near the mouth of the Thames

3. The first man to succeed in swimming the Channel was Captain Webb

4. He landed in France 21 hours 45 minutes after entering the water at Dover

5. Because the sea is usually cold, swimmers cover their bodies with grease.

Exercise 4.4.4. Check your memory. Speak about the history of swimming the Channel.

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