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Table 2
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| 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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