For Dzhamilya and group-mates Answer the following questions based on the video about binary numeration system: 1)Why does the speaker begin his narration with the light switch? 2)What scheme does he present? 3)How does it work? 4)What are billions of switches inside a modern laptop called? 5)What is the difference between the light switch and the transistor? 6)In what case is a transistor turned on/off? 7)What is the size of a transistor? 8)How many transistors does a modern IPhone contain? 9)What do we need to build a simple computer? 10)What is a binary system for? 11)How many digits does a binary numeration system use? 12)What does the numeral 0/1 correspond to? 13)What does the speaker use cookies for? 14)Is there any difference in representing the number 13 in decimal and binary numeration systems? 15)What is a bit/byte/nibble? 16)What is a group of 4 bits called? 17)Is it possible to represent diffferent types of information, including music, e-mail,photos using just binary numbers? 18)How are various colors obtained? 19) What about texts, e-mails, webpages, letters? 20)What is unicode?

Jobs in Great Britain

Watch the video and answer the following questions:

1. What is the population of Great Britain? 2. How many people work? 3. What age can they start working? 4. How many hours a week do the British people work? 5. What does it mean to be a full- time worker? 6. What industries do British work? 7. What are the most popular jobs of the 21st century? 8. Why do most people work at home?

Test for the third-year undergraduates

I. Find the correct word(s) for these definitions:

1. A solid figure with bases made of two equal circles and with curved sides. 2. A line or surface upon which a plane or solid figure rests. 3. A solid figure having a circular base and curved surface which comes to a point at the vertex.4.Linear measurement such as length, width or height of a figure. 5. 3D square. 6. A rectangular prism. 7. A plane figure having any number of sides and angles. 8. A solid figure having triangles for faces. 9. A solid figure whose six faces are rectangles. 10. The inner set of points of a figure. 11. Opposite the base. 12. A figure having three dimensions: length, width and height. 13. The distance from the top to the base of an object. 14. The point of intersection of the sides of an angle. 15. A circular solid in which all points on a surface are the same distance from the center. 16. A solid figure having 3 rectangular faces and 2 parallel triangles for bases. 17. A line between the centers of the upper and lower bases. 18. The number of cubic units in a solid figure. 19. A solid figure each side of which is a polygon and its interior. 20.  Polygons  of a solid figure are called …, and their sides …

II. Find the corresponding 2D and 3D figures:

2D figures	3D figures
A square
	A parallelepiped
A circle
	A pyramid

Group 4!

Watch the video about the most popular free-time activities in Britain. Name them in appropiate order. What activity/activities is/are unusual for you and why? What do you prefer to do in your spare time?  What are you going to do during  your present day vacation? 

Moscow State University

For Maryam and groupmates
Watch the video and find the correspondence between the text and the film. Leave your comments.

Education in Great Britain

For Alex, Jennet and others!

Watch the video and answer the following questions:

1. What is a gap year? What is it for? 2. What are the most famous universities in Great Britain? 3. What options do students have to pay for their student life? 4. In what way are students taught? 5. What societies  do students join at universities?

Watch the video on British food. Then find the text "English meals" in English practice and be ready to answer your teacher's questions. 

Watch the video to be ready for further discussion in the classroom.

For Zeinab, Zarema and their groupmates

You are welcome to discuss accomodation in Great Britain. Watch the video and answer  the following questions: Where do people live in Great Britain? What types of houses are mentioned in the film? Is there anything unusual  for British to live in a caravan or boat? 

For the first-year undergraduates

Read the text and answer the questions based on the text:

1. Is the Queen of the UK also the Queen of some other countries?

        2.What are the powers of the monarch in the UK?

        3. Who does the real power in the Uk belong to?

        4. What is the Commonwealth?

        5. How many countries does it unite?

        6. Who is Head of the Commonwealth?

          

The British Monarchy Today

     The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy. This means that it has a monarch (a king or a queen) as its Head of State. The monarch reigns (but doesn’t rule the country) with the support of Parliament The powers of the monarch are not defined precisely. Everything today is done in the Queen’s name, It is her government, her armed forces, her law courts and so on. She appoints all the Ministers, including the Prime Minister. Everything is done however on the advice of the elected Government, and the monarch takes no part in the decision-making process.

     Once the British Empire included a large number of countries all over the world ruled by Britain.  The process of decolonization began in 1947 with the independence of India, Pakistan and Ceylon. Now, apart from Hong Kong and a few small islands, there is no longer an empire. But the British ruling classes tried not to lose influence over the former colonies of the British Empire. An association of the former members of the British Empire and Britain was founded in 1949. It is called the Commonwealth. It unites 53 countries such as Ireland, Burma, the Sudan, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and others. The Queen of Great Britain is also Head of the Commonwealth, and so the Queen of Canada, Australia, New Zealand …

     The Queen is very rich as are other members of the royal family. In addition, the government pays for her expenses as Head of State, for a royal yacht, train and aircraft as well as for the upkeep of several palaces. The Queen’s image appears on stamps, notes and coins.