1. I think that the knowledge of foreign languages is very important nowadays.
2. Some people learn languages because they need them for their work, others travel abroad, for the third studying foreign languages is a hobby.
3. Knowledge of foreign languages helps us to develop friendship and understanding among people.
4. English is very popular now.
5. It’s the language of computers, science, business, sport and politics.
6. It’s spoken all over the world.
7. It is the official language of the United Kingdom, Ireland, the United States of America, Canada, Australia.
8. There are more than 750 million speakers of English in the world.
9. Speaking a foreign language you can read papers, magazines and original books by great writers, watch satellite TV Programs.
10. If you like travelling you can go anywhere without being afraid that other people will not understand you.
11. English is very important to find a good job.
Билет № 5
1. Чтение In the 21st century, our need for energy is greater than it has ever been. Fossil fuels like coal, oil and gas were formed millions of years ago, and when power stations burn them to create electricity, they release harmful gases into the atmosphere. There may be enough coal to last for a few hundred years, but known oil and gas reserves will run out in less than 50 years - and then what will we do?
Many scientists suggest turning to renewable energy, which means sources of energy that will never run out. It can be produced using the wind, the sun, waves or hot springs. The wind can turn large turbines to produce electricity, while energy from the sun can be collected in panels and stored in batteries. The movement of the sea can also be changed into electrical energy by using wave machines and, in parts of the world where there is volcanic activity, hot springs can produce geothermal energy. Unlike nuclear power, these are safe sources of energy that don’t pollute the environment.
Our dependence on fossil fuels has to end soon. Let’s hope that by the time all the reserves are gone, there will be enough alternative sources of efficient energy available. In the meantime, why don’t we try to reduce the amount of energy that we use?
В 21-м веке, наша потребность в энергии стала больше, чем когда бы то ни было. Природные виды топлива, такие как уголь, нефть и природный газ, появились миллионы лет назад, когда электростанции сжигают их, чтобы получить электричество, они выделяют вредные газы в атмосферу. Угля может хватить на нескольких сотен лет, но известные запасы нефти и газа иссякнут менее чем за 50 лет - и что тогда будем делать?
Многие ученые предлагают перейти к возобновляемым источникам энергии, которые никогда не иссякнут. Их можно получить с помощью ветра, солнца, волн или горячих источников. Ветер может вращать большие турбины для производства электроэнергии, в то время как энергия солнца может быть собрана в панелях и накапливаться в аккумуляторах. Движение на море также могут быть изменены в электрическую энергию с помощью волновых машин, а в частях мира, где есть вулканическая деятельность, горячие источники могут производить геотермальную энергию. В отличие от ядерной энергетики, это безопасные источники энергии, которые не загрязняют окружающую среду.
Наша зависимость от ископаемых видов топлива должна закончиться в ближайшее время. Будем надеяться, что к тому времени, когда иссякнут все резервы, будет достаточно альтернативных источников энергии, доступных и эффективных. В то же время, почему бы нам не попробовать сократить количество энергии, которую мы используем?
1. I think this text is a scientific article about the important energy problem.
2. We have learned that power stations burn coal, oil and gas to create electricity, they release harmful gases into the atmosphere.
3. Oil and gas reserves will run out in less than 50 years.
4. Many scientists find sources of energy that will never run out.
5. Renewable energy can be produced using the wind, the sun, waves or hot springs.
6. These are safe sources of energy that don’t pollute the environment.
7. We must find alternative sources of efficient energy.
8. We should reduce the amount of energy that we use.
9. I like this text because it’s interesting.
Questions:
1. Do you like this text?
2. Fossil fuels like coal, oil and gas were formed millions of years ago, weren’t they?
3. Which sources of energy will never run out?
4. Will oil and gas reserves run out in less than 50 or 200 years?
5. Who try to reduce the amount of energy?
2.Говорение. A new pupil who is fond of reading has come to your class. Tell him:
about the role of books in people’s life; what books you prefer; what your favourite book is.
Books in Our Life
1. "Books and friends should be few but good," says an English proverb.
2. It is a friend and a teacher.
3. We learn many things by reading books.
4. But it is difficult to buy all the books, which we want to read.
5. That's why we get books in libraries.
6. Today it’s easy and comfortable to read e-books, using the Internet, you can find any book you like and read it not going to the library.
7. Different people like to read different kinds of books.
8. Some people prefer detectives or science fiction.
9. Others like historical books.
10. Girls and women prefer love stories.
11. Fantasy novels are extremely popular, but most popular with children.
12. As for me, I prefer good science fiction and fantasy which develop imagination, logical thinking, broader my outlook.
13. My favourite book is “Harry Potter” by Joanne Rowling.
14. It is very interesting and exciting.
15. The main characters of the book are ordinary students like me.
16. Sometimes it seems to me that they really exist.
17. Harry Potter discovers he’s a wizard and is sent to Hogwarts school to train to be a wizard and channel his magic.
18. Harry Potter is clever and courageous.
19. This book teaches us to be kind, fight against evil, be real friends.
Билет № 6
1.Чтение Coca-Cola is probably the world’s best-known taste, and was the first truly global brand. Dr.John Stith Pemberton, a pharmacist from Atlanta, Georgia, invented the drink. He mixed the Coca-Cola syrup, which was combined with carbonated water to make a popular soda fountain drink, in the local Jacob’s Pharmacy.
The first customers, who paid a handsome 5 cents a glass, pronounced the drink to be “excellent,” “delicious and refreshing.”
Dr. Pemberton’s partner and book-keeper, Frank M. Robinson, suggested the product’s unusual name and wrote it down in his florid handwriting, feeling that the “two C’s would look well in advertising.” The first advertisement for the drink appeared in the Atlanta Journal, and hand painted oilcloth signs indicated which soda fountains offered the product. This was just the first step in a fantastic co-operation between the brand and advertising, which has made the trademark universally recognized.
A continuous stream of slogans have entered the collective consciousness, from “Drink CocaCola” in 1886, the iconic “I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing” television advertisement of 1971, right up to the simple assertion “Real” of today’s campaign.
Coca-Cola, вероятно, самый известный в мире вкус, и был первым по-настоящему глобальным брендом. Джон Стит Пембертон, фармацевт из Атланты, штат Джорджия, изобрел напиток. Он смешал сироп Coca-Cola, которая была в сочетании с газированной водой, чтобы сделать популярный содовый напиток в местной аптеке Джейкоба.
Первые клиенты, которые платили 5 центов за стакан, говорили, что напиток был "отличным", "вкусным и освежающим".
Партнером доктора Пембертона был бухгалтер Фрэнк М. Робинсон, который предложил необычное название продукту и каллиграфически записал его, чувствуя, что «два C будет хорошо выглядеть в рекламе." Первая реклама для напитка появился в Atlanta Journal и нарисованные от руки на клеёнке изображения фонтана из содового напитка. Это был только первый шаг в фантастическом сотрудничестве между брендом и рекламой, которая сделала марку общепризнанной.
Непрерывный поток слоганов входили в коллективное сознание, от "Пейте Coca-Cola" в 1886 году, до знаковых "Я хотел бы научить мир петь" в телевизионной рекламе 1971 года, вплоть до простого утверждения "Реал" сегодня.
1. This text is about the most famous drink Coca-Cola.
2. The author of this article tells us about invention of this drink by John Pemberton, who mixed the Coca-Cola syrup with carbonated water.
3. The first customers paid a 5 cents a glass, the drink was excellent, delicious and refreshing.
4. Frank M. Robinson suggested the product’s unusual name with two C’s.
5. I have learnt that the first advertisement for the drink was painted on oilcloth.
6. Since 1971 a lot of slogans have been created to advertise Coca-Cola.
7. I like this text because it’s interesting.
Questions:
1. Who invented Coca-Cola?
2. Did the first customers pay a handsome 5 or 10 cents a glass?
3. When did the television advertisement of Coca-Cola appear?
4. Coca-Cola is probably the world’s best-known taste, isn’t it?
5. Did Frank M. Robinson suggest the product’s unusual name?
2. Говорение. You were asked to prepare a report about cinema as an art. Tell: why cinema is an art; what kinds of films exist nowadays; what your favourite film is.
Cinema
1. Cinema plays an important role in the life of any society.
2. It is a powerful force in our life.
3. Cinema is also used for educational purposes.
4. Video classes are useful when studying geography, foreign languages and many other subjects.
5. With the help of documentary and science films one can get much information about the world around.
6. The news on TV helps to know what happens in the world each day.
7. There are a lot of different kinds of films: feature films, horror films, thriller films, popular science films, mystery films, documentaries, animated cartoon films.
8. I like to watch films very much.
9. I prefer thrillers, comedies and horror movies, but I do not like tragedies and melodramas very much, and I hate soap operas.
10. My favourite film is Titanic with Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet starring.
11. It is really wonderful from the beginning to the end.
12. There are a lot of films which are worth seeing, but this one is the best one to my mind.
Билет № 7
1. Чтение NATIONAL TOM SAWYER DAYS
What do Tom Sawyer and jumping frogs have in common? Stories about both of them were created by one man: Mark Twain. Born Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain was his pen name), Twain was 4 when his family moved to Hannibal, Missouri, located on the west bank of the Mississippi. Twain grew up there and was fascinated with life along the river -- the steamboats, the giant lumber rafts, and the people who worked on them.
"The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" is one of Twain's best-loved short stories, and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is one of his most famous novels. Both these works are celebrated by events held during National Tom Sawyer Days every fourth of July. The boy in the photo entered his frog in the jumping contest. There's also a fence-painting contest to see who can paint the fastest. The idea for this contest comes from a scene in Tom Sawyer, in which Tom has been told to paint the fence in front of the house he lives in. It's a beautiful day, and he would rather be doing anything else. As his friends walk by, he convinces them it's fun to paint, and they join in the "fun." By the end of the day, the fence has three coats of paint!
Although the story of Tom Sawyer is fiction, it's based on fact. If you go to Hannibal, you'll see the white fence, which still stands at Twain's boyhood home.
НАЦИОНАЛЬНЫЙ день Тома Сойера
Что общего у Тома Сойера и прыжками лягушки? Рассказы о них обоих были созданы одним человеком: Марком Твеном. Poдился под именем Сэмюэл Клеменс (Марк Твен был его псевдоним), Твену было 4, когда его семья переехала в Ганнибал, штат Миссури, расположенный на западном берегу Миссисипи. Твен вырос там и был очарован жизнью вдоль реки - пароходами, гигантскими плотами и людьми, которые работали на них.
" Знаменитая скачущая лягушка из Калавераса" является одним из самых любимых рассказов Твена, и Приключения Тома Сойера являются одним из самых известных его романов. Оба эти произведения упоминаются в мероприятиях, проводимых во время Национального дня Тома Сойера каждое четвертое июля. Мальчик на фото участвовал со своей лягушкой в соревновании по прыжкам. Также там проводится конкурс покраски забора, чтобы апределить, кто может красить быстрее всех. Идея этого конкурса появилась из сцен в книге о Томе Сойере, в котором было рассказано, как Том красил забор перед домом, в котором он жил. Это был прекрасный день, и он бы, скорее, делал что-нибудь другое. В то время, когда проходят мимо его друзья, он убеждает их, что красить это весело, и они присоединяются к "веселью". К концу дня, забор имеет три слоя краски!
Хотя история Тома Сойера -это выдумка, но основана она на факте. Если вы приедете в Ганнибал, вы увидите белый забор, который до сих пор стоит у дома детства Твена.
1. The title of the text is NATIONAL TOM SAWYER DAYS.
2. The author of this this text tells us about Mark Twain a famous American writer.
3. His real name was Samuel Clemens.
4. Mark Twain’s family moved to Hannibal, Missouri, Twain grew up there and loved life along the river.
5. "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer are his most famous works.
6. On the fourth of July there are National Tom Sawyer Days in Hannibal.
7. There are a lot of interesting contests such as jumping and a fence-painting contest.
8. The idea for these contests came from a scene in Tom Sawyer and a picture from the book "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County".
9. I like this text because it’s informative and interesting.
Questions:
1. What is the real name of Mark Twain?
2. Do Americans celebrate National Tom Sawyer Days every 4-th or 14-th of July?
3. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is one of Twain’s most famous novels, isn’t it?
4. Who painted the fence in front of the house in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer?
5. Where does the idea for the contests come from?
2. Говорение. You met your friend and would like to discuss your last shopping experience. Tell: what types of shops exist nowadays; what a shopping list for a typical family should include; what shopping experience you've got. Shopping
1. When we want to buy something, we go to a shop.
2. There are many kinds of shops in our town: food supermarkets, a department store, men's and women's clothing stores, grocery, a bakery and a butchery.
3. I like to do my shopping at big department stores and supermarkets.
4. They sell various goods under one roof and this is very convenient.
5. In the women's clothing department you can find dresses, costumes, blouses, skirts, coats, beautiful underwear and many other things.
6. In the men's clothing department you can choose suits, trousers, overcoats, ties, etc.
7. In a food supermarket we can also buy many different things at once: sausages, fish, sugar, macaroni, flour, cereals, tea.
8. At the butcher's there is a wide choice of meat and poultry.
9. At the bakery you buy brown and white bread, rolls, biscuits.
10. At the greengrocery you can buy cabbage, potatoes, onions, cucumbers, carrots, beetroots, green peas and what not.
11. If I want to buy something special I visit the market with my Mum because she has a good taste and knows what will fit me.
12. Shopping can change my mood, especially if it is a bargain.
13. I usually buy foodstuffs, it is my household duty.
14. I usually buy bread, milk, eggs and cheese.
15. Once a week my Mum buys meat and fish for a week.
16. I think shopping is a very interesting way to spend free time.
Билет № 8
1.Чтение CALIFORNIA STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL
Have you ever tried a strawberry pizza? If you went to Oxnard, the ‘‘Strawberry Capital of California,” in May, you could!
Oxnard is in Southern California and this part of the state takes its strawberries very seriously. At the two-day California Strawberry Festival you can see and try strawberries prepared in all sorts of ways. In addition to traditional treats such as strawberry shortcake, strawberry jam, strawberry tarts and strawberries dipped in chocolate, there is strawberry pizza! This dessert pizza is topped with strawberries, sour cream, cream cheese and whipped cream on sweet bread baked like a pizza. Strawberry kebabs dipped in powdered sugar are another delicacy. And drinks such as a strawberry smoothie can wash it all down.
Strawberries are big business in Oxnard. The annual strawberry revenues are $100 million from Oxnard’s bountiful 6,600 berry acres. Twenty-four companies harvest and cool nearly 16 million trays of berries, which are shipped throughout North America as well as to Germany and Japan. The festival, which attracts more than 85,000 visitors, features three stages with musical entertainment, 335 arts and crafts exhibits, strolling musicians, clowns, artists, face-painting, contests, and a “Strawberryland” for children with puppets, magicians, musicians, and a pet zoo.
КАЛИФОРНИЙСКИЙ ФЕСТИВАЛЬ КЛУБНИКИ Вы когда-нибудь пробовали клубничную пиццу? Если бы вы поехали в Окснард, в столицу клубники в Калифорнии, в мае, вы бы смогли попробовать! Окснард в Южной Калифорнии и эта часть государства занимается клубникой очень серьезно. В двухдневном Калифорнийском Клубничном фестивале вы можете увидеть и попробовать клубнику, приготовленную разными способами. В дополнение к традиционным угощениям есть такие как торт из клубники, клубничный джем, клубничные пироги и клубника в шоколаде, есть клубничная пицца! Эта десертная пицца увенчана клубникой, сметаной, плавленым сыром и взбитыми сливками на сладком хлебе, испечённом как пицца. Шашлыки из клубники, смоченныe в сахарной пудре, еще один деликатес. И напитками, такими как клубничный коктейль, можно всё это запить. Клубника --большой бизнес в Окснарде. Ежегодные доходы от клубники $ 100 млн от обильных 6600 ягодных акров в Окснарде. Урожай 24 компаний и приблизительно почти 16 миллионов лотков с ягодами, которые отправляют на кораблях в Северную Америку, а также Германию и Японию. Фестиваль, который привлекает более 85000 посетителей, имеет три сцены с музыкальными развлечениями, 335 выставок декоративно-прикладного искусства, уличные музыканты, клоуны, художники, живопись на лицах, конкурсы, и «Стробэрилэнд» для детей с куклами, магами, музыкантами, и зоопарком.
1. The title of the text is CALIFORNIA STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL.
2. The text is about Strawberry Festival in California which takes place in May.
3. At this festival one can try strawberry shortcake, strawberry jam, strawberry tarts and strawberry pizza.
4. Strawberries are big business in Oxnard.
5. The annual strawberry revenues are $100 million.
6. The festival attracts more than 85,000 visitors.
7. There are a lot of crafts exhibits, strolling musicians, clowns, artists, face-painting, contests, and a “Strawberry land” for children with puppets, magicians, musicians, and a pet zoo at the festival.
8. I like this story because it’s interesting.
Questions:
1. What is the title of the text?
2. Can everyone try a strawberry pizza at this festival?
3. Strawberries are big business in Oxnard, aren’t they?
4. Does the festival attract more than 85,000 or 100,000 visitors?
5. What can we see at this festival?
2.Говорение. Tell your friend about the role of mobile phones in modern society: whether you use a mobile phone; what the advantages of using mobile phones are; what the disadvantages of using mobile phones are.
Mobile phones
1. Nowadays mobile phone became an integral part of our life.
2. We do not imagine our life without this gadget.
3. People use mobile phones as a means of communication.
4. This device allows you to keep in touch whenever you want, despite distances.
5. They are good for emergencies, too.
6. Your parents don’t have to worry about you because you can always phone them.
7. Having phones has some disadvantages.
8. Kids sometimes lose their phones at school or use them in lessons.
9. I’ve heard that a mobile phone is harmful to health and causes various diseases including cancer.
10. Using mobile phones is not always appropriate.
11. For example, you can not use the phone at the theatre, cinema, church.
12. It’s very dangerous to use the phone when you are driving.
13. And at last it’s better to talk to people without phones.
Билет № 9
1.Чтение THE RICH FAMILY IN CHURCH
I'll never forget Easter of 1946. I was 14, my little sister Ocy was 12, and my elder sister Darlene was 16. We lived at home with our mother; our dad had died five years before, leaving Mom with three school kids to raise and no money.
A month before Easter the pastor of our church asked everyone to save money and help a poor family.
When we got home, we talked about what we could do. We decided to buy 50 pounds of potatoes and live on them for a month. When we thought that if we kept our electric lights turned out as much as possible and didn't listen to the radio, we'd save money on that month's electric bill. Darlene got as many house and yard cleaning jobs as possible, and both of us babysat for everyone we could.
Every day we counted the money to see how much we had saved. At night we'd sit in the dark and talk about how the poor family was going to enjoy having the money the church would give them.
The day before Easter, Ocy and I walked to the grocery store and the manager gave us three $20 bills and one $10 bill for all our change. We had never had so much money before.
We could hardly wait to get to church. When the pastor was taking money, Mom gave him a $10 bill, and each of us, kids, $20.
As we walked home after church, we sang all the way. Later that afternoon the minister drove up in his car. Mom went to the door and then came back with an envelope in her hand. She opened the envelope and out fell a bunch of money. There were three $20 bills, one $10 and seventeen $1 bills.
Богатая семья в церкви Я никогда не забуду Пасху 1946 года, мне было 14, моей маленькой сестре Oси было 12 лет, и моей старшей сестре Дарлин было 16. Мы жили в доме с нашей матерью; наш папа умер пятью годами раньше, оставив маму воспитывать без денег троих детей - школьников. За месяц до Пасхи пастор нашей церкви попросил всех собрать деньги и помочь бедной семье.Когда мы вернулись домой, мы говорили о том, что мы могли бы сделать. Мы решили купить 50 фунтов картофеля и жить на них в течение месяца. Мы думали, что если мы будем отключать наши электрические фонари подольше и не слушать радио, мы сэкономим деньги месячного счёта за электричество. Дарлин будет убирать в стольких домах и во дворах, сколько сможет и обе мы можем работать няньками. Каждый день мы считали деньги, чтобы увидеть, как много мы сэкономили. Ночью мы сидели в темноте и говорили о том, как бедная семья будет довольна, когда церковь даст им деньги. Накануне Пасхи, Oси и я пошли в продуктовый магазин, и управляющий разменял нам три 20- долларовые и одну 10- долларовую банкноты. У нас никогда не было столько денег раньше. Мы не могли дождаться, когда пойдём в церковь. Когда пастор брал деньги, мама дала ему 10-долларовую банкноту, и каждая из нас, детей, 20-долларовую. Когда мы шли домой после церкви, мы пели всю дорогу. Во второй половине дня министр подъехал на своей машине. Мама пошла к двери, и вернулся с конвертом в руке. Она открыла конверт, и из него упала пачка денег. Там было три 20-долларовых банкноты, одна 10-долларовая и семнадцать банкнот по 1 доллару.1. The title of the text is THE RICH FAMILY IN CHURCH.
2. The text is about a poor family.
3. Mother and three daughter lived with no money.
4. Before Easter the pastor of their church asked everyone to save money and help a poor family.
5. Mother and three daughters decided to save money to help poor family.
6. They didn’t listen to the radio, turned out electric lights, cleaned houses and yards and babysat.
7. The day before Easter girls changed money at the store and the manager gave them three $20 bills and one $10 bill for all.
8. The family gave money to the pastor.
9. Later that afternoon the minister drove up in his car and gave mother the envelope with money.
10. There were $87.
11. I think this family was not poor because they helped other people, they were very generous, they had rich souls. 12. This text learns us to be compassionate, help other people, because when you help other people, you will be rewarded.13. I like this story because it’s interesting and useful.
Questions:
1. Who asked everyone to save money and help a poor family?
2. Did the mother and her daughters save money to help a poor family?
3. How old were the girls?
4. Did the girls live at home with their mother or father?
5. The girls could hardly wait to get to church, couldn’t they?
2. Говорение Imagine that you are taking part in the International conference on environmental problems. Inform the participants about: the global problems the world faces nowadays; how other countries cope with these problems; your own ways of improving the ecological situation.
Environmental Problems
1. People have always polluted their surroundings.
2. But now environmental problems have become very serious.
3. There are such global problems in the world as acid rains, global warming, air and water pollution and others.
4. The food we eat, the places we live in and the air around us are made dirty and unhealthy by machines and factories.
5. Polluted air can cause illness, and even death.
6. Polluted water kills fish and other marine life.
7. On polluted soil, food can not be grown.
8. In addition environmental pollution spoils the natural beauty of our planet.
9. Scientists and engineers can find the ways to reduce pollution from automobiles and factories.
10. Local government can pass the laws that would make enterprises take measures for reducing of pollution, forbid companies to destroy the forests.
11. We can stop throwing litter everywhere, can plant trees and flowers to keep the oxygen.
12. We can save energy and water.
13. If we start recycling paper and cardboard, we can save lots of trees, if we start using public transport more than private cars we can pollute the air around us less.
Билет № 10
1.Чтение THE BERMUDA TRIANGLE
At 2 pm on 5 December 1945, five US bombers took off from Fort Lauderlale in the USA for a training flight in perfect weather. Shortly afterwards, the pilots radioed that their flight instruments were all malfunctioning. Two hours after take-off, all contact with the planes was lost. A reconnaissance plane was immediately dispatched to search for the missing planes. Within 20 minutes, radio contact with it had also been lost. No trace of any of the planes was ever found. In all, six planes and 27 men had vanished into the air.
The disappearance of the six planes was far from being the first mysterious incident in the area: for years, navigational problems and strange magnetic forces had been reported. The disappearance was not even the greatest disaster within the triangle. The Cyclops, a 19,000-ton US ship was sailing from Barbados to Norfolk, Virginia. In March 1918, when it vanished with its crew of 309 from the surface of he ocean without making a distress call and without the slightest wreckage ever being found.
The losses of boats and planes in that area defy explanation. The disasters are the origin of a new phrase in the English language – the Bermuda Triangle and this phrase has entered legend. The Bermuda Triangle has been called the 'Devils’ Triangle, the Triangle of Death, the Graveyard of the Atlantic. It has swallowed up 140 ships and planes and more than 1,000 people. Today many airmen and sailors are still afraid of that area of the Atlantic Ocean.
Бермудский треугольник
В 2 часа 5 декабря 1945 года, пять американских бомбардировщиков взлетели с Форта Лаудерлэйл в США для тренировочного полета в прекрасную погоду. Вскоре спустя некоторое время, пилоты сообщили по радио, что их пилотажные приборы были в неисправности. Через два часа после взлета, все контакты с самолётами были потеряны. Разведывательный самолет был немедленно отправлен на поиск пропавших самолетов. В течение 20 минут, радиосвязь с ним также была потеряна. Никаких следов самолётов не было найдено. В целом, шесть самолетов и 27 мужчин исчезли в воздухе.
Исчезновение шести самолетов было далеко не первым инцидентом в таинственном районе: в течение многих лет сообщалось о проблемах с навигацией и странных магнитных полях. Исчезновение в треугольнике не было величайшей катастрофой. Циклоп, корабль США весом 19 тысяч тонн плыл из Барбадоса в Норфолк, штат Вирджиния. В марте 1918 года, он исчез с экипажем 309 человек с поверхности океана, не дав сигнала бедствия, и не были найдены нигде его обломки.
Потери лодок и самолетов в этом районе не поддаются объяснению. Эти происшествия явились источником появления новой фразы в английском языке - Бермудский треугольник, и эта фраза стала легендой. Бермудский треугольник был назван Треугольником "дьяволов", Треугольником Смерти, Кладбищем Атлантики. Он поглотил 140 кораблей и самолетов и более 1000 человек. Сегодня многие летчики и моряки все еще боятся этого района в Атлантическом океане.
1. The title of the text is THE BERMUDA TRIANGLE.
2. We have learned about very strange area of the Atlantic Ocean where planes and ships disappear.
3. On 5 December 1945, five US bombers took off for a training flight.
4. The pilots radioed that their flight instruments were all malfunctioning.
5. Then all contact with the planes was lost.
6. Another plane was dispatched to search for the missing planes but six planes and 27 men had vanished into the air.
7. The disappearance of these planes was far from the first mysterious incident in the area.
8. In March 1918 the Cyclops, a 19,000-ton US ship was sailing from Barbados to Norfolk, Virginia and vanished with its crew of 309 from the surface of the ocean.
9. The disasters are the origin of a new phrase in the English language – the Bermuda Triangle.
10. It has swallowed up 140 ships and planes and more than 1,000 people.
11. I like this story because it’s interesting.
Questions:
1. What is the title of the text?
2. Did five US bombers take off from Fort in the USA in 1945?
3. The Cyclops, a 19,000-ton US ship was sailing from Barbados to Norfolk, wasn’t it?
4. How many ships, planes and people has swallowed up in the Bermuda Triangle?
5. Did the Cyclops disappear in 1918 оr 1945?
2. Говорение A new boy from another city has come to your class. Tell him about your school: when your school was founded; what the most distinctive features of your school are; what classrooms and facilities the school has. My school
1. I am a pupil of the ninth form.
2. I study at school №1 named after Maksim Gorki.
3. My school is a three-storeyed building situated in the centre of our town.
4. The school was built ninety-eight years ago.
5. It is very famous for their pupils molodogvardeitsy.
6. The classrooms in our school are large, light and well-equipped.
7. There is a canteen on the first floor, a library.
8. We have 2 gyms where we can train, play games and compete.
9. On the second floor we have a conference-hall, where we celebrate different events such as school’s birthday, teachers’ day, New Year’s day and others.
10. Our classroom is on the first floor. Its windows face the school-yard.
11. There are three large windows in our classroom; a great amount of flowers grow in pots that stand on the window-sills.
12. On the walls of our classroom there are different colour maps and portraits, tables.
13. Lessons in our school begin at 8.30 in the morning and last till 15.00 in the afternoon.
14. We have seven lessons a day.
15. We study English, Russian, Ukrainian, Maths, … but my favourite subject is…
16. I like my school and friends I have there.
Билет № 11
1. Чтение ROMEO AND JULIET - THE GREATEST LOVE STORY OF ALL TIMES
Since the invention of the motion picture in 1894, Romeo and Juliet has been one of the most popular stories in films. Numerous movies have been based on Shakespeare’s famous love story, the earliest dating back to 1900. Many directors have taken this famous play and made it into a film, trying to keep to the themes of the original story.
One of them is Baz Luhrmann. His version of Romeo and Juliet, produced in 1996, has been described as an original, post-modern version of Shakespeare’s tragic love story.
With this extremely successful film, Luhrmann has managed to update the story - by combining modern-day settings and characters with almost the original language. The story is set in Miami. The changes in the language, together with dramatic gun fights and passionate love scenes, make the story more accessible to modern audiences.
In Luhrmann’s version of the film, the main characters, Romeo (Leonardo di Caprio) and Juliet (Clare Danes), are Miami teenagers of the nineties. Even though the setting of the film is very unconventional, it contains all the themes of the original version, because it does not change the story at all.