Blackpool егэ ответы

Blackpool is known for a __________________ hospitable attitude to tourists, so don’t miss a chance to come here at least for a couple of days.

TRUE

Blackpool

Blackpool is not on the list of top British places to go, but the northern seaside resort of Blackpool still draws tourists. About 6 million ____VISIT____ come to the town every year. Most of them are attracted by a great ___SELECT___ of arcades, shows and a quick few days sprawled on the sands. Speaking about the things which ___SYMBOL____ Blackpool, these are certainly the Blackpool Tower (an aging copy of The Eiffel Tower) and the Pleasure Beach. The Pleasure Beach has everything from donkey races to places of great ___NATURE____ beauty. Blackpool’s famous sea-front also boasts __TRADITION____ trams and horse-drawn carriages and a huge Sea-Life Centre where you can stare a shark straight in the eye. Blackpool is known for a ____TRUE___ hospitable attitude to tourists, so don’t miss a chance to come here at least for a couple of days.

Name                                  Class

Задание 1 Установите соответствие между заголовками 1–8 и
текстами A–G. Занесите свои ответы в таблицу. Используйте
каждую цифру только один раз.  В задании один заголовок лишний.

1.      
Mad about ponies             
                     
                     
                     
           5. From a job to a sport

2.      
A great imitation           
                     
                     
                     
               6. Figuratively speaking

3.      
Fairy-tale horses           
                     
                     
                     
               7. Horses treating kids

4.      
The origin of horses           
                     
                     
                     
         8. The importance of horses

A. The horse is a large animal which was domesticated about
5,000 years ago. Now it’s impossible to imagine our life without horses. There
are more than 300 different breeds and 60 million horses in the world today
that are used as working animals (to pull the ploughs in the field and
transport heavy loads), for racing, competitions and shows, for recreation and
so on. In the USA alone, 4.6 million Americans work in the horse industry which
earns 39 billion dollars per year.

B. Rodeo is a very popular competitive sport which developed
from horse farming in Mexico and later continued in many other countries. It
came out of the daily practices and tasks performed by ranch workers who spent
long hours with horses. Actually, a rodeo is based on the skills required of
the working cowboys. Now it is a professional sport that consists of several
events organized to show the skill and speed of the participants, cowboys and
even cowgirls.

C. With The American Rodeo computer game you’ll find yourself
right in the middle of the rodeo arena. Finally here is a chance for you to try
this sport with this incredibly realistic new software. The horse will start
jumping when you press the «GO» button. Your task in this game is to keep the
rider on the horse all the time until the end of the game, otherwise you lose.
Of course, you can replay as many times as you want, just fix the mouse cursor
on the rider’s body as long as you can.

D. Children with certain health or behavioral problems often
have a low self-esteem and difficulties connecting with other people. Sometimes
they are also unable to express their feelings. Working with a horse is an
effective way for such children to work through some of their problems because
it’s easy for kids to project their own needs onto an animal, to tell their own
stories from an animal’s point of view, and then to be able to find healthier
solutions to their personal problems.

E. My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic is a children’s animated
fantasy TV series based on Hasbro’s line of toys and animated works. Its
creative director Lauren Faust managed to create attractive characters and
adventurous settings that are now loved by girls all over the world. The main
character is the unicorn pony named Twilight Sparkle and she learns about
friendship in the town of Ponyville with five other ponies. The series has
become a major commercial success with kids.

F. As My Little Pony series became the most highly rated
original production in the Hub Network’s broadcast history, it opened new
merchandising opportunities for Hasbro. Now girls go crazy about anything with
an image of the cartoon characters on it – books, clothing, collectible trading
cards, puzzles, and comics. Mind you, anything with a picture of Pinkie Pie or
Applejack on it will be much more expensive than the regular thing, but this
doesn’t stop either kids or their parents.

G. People domesticated horses so long ago that it’s no wonder we
have so many idiomatic expressions with the word horse in many languages of the
world. English is certainly not an exception here. For instance, if you are
flogging a dead horse, it means you are wasting your time trying to do
something when it is impossible. A dark horse is a candidate that is unknown to
the public or a person who surprises people by doing something that they do not
expect. It’s fun to learn such phrases.

A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H

Прочитайте текст и заполните
пропуски A–F частями предложений, обозначенными цифрами 1–7. Одна из частей в
списке 1–7 — лишняя. Занесите цифры, обозначающие соответствующие части
предложений, в таблицу.

Unusual tourist attractions

The Kremlin is always the first thing to see in Moscow. Earlier,
there was only one route available for visitors to the Kremlin. It
includes (A) ______
with the entrance to Alexandrovsky Garden. Since the end of 2016, tourists have
another option to access the Kremlin. The starting point is at Spasskaya Tower
in Red Square. The new route features archaeological discoveries, displaying
the basements of the demolished monasteries, (B) ______, as well as the Maly Nikolaevsky Royal
Palace.

Boat cruises are very popular in Moscow, (C) ______.
Many enclosed and heated boats with panoramic windows and ice-breaking
equipment can be found on the Moscow River. On their way tourists will see the
city sights such as Stalin’s skyscrapers and the Kremlin.

For the last five years a lot of Moscow streets have become
pedestrian zones. The city authorities ordered the construction of cosy
European-style promenades with street lamps, benches and flower beds, (D) ______.

Russians are the greatest fans of winter, (E) ______ to
the beginning of March. One of the main Muscovites’ leisure activities is
skating at popular public places like Red Square, Gorky Park and VDNKh, (F) ______. At
the end of 2016 the new skating-rink started operating on the roof of Moscow
City’s 85-floor OKO tower at a height of 354 metres. The
view is breathtaking.

1.      
visiting the museums of the inner area

2.      
which is from the end of November

3.      
dating back to the 14th and 16th centuries

4.      
and winter activities range from ice-skating

5.      
and river transportation season never stops

6.      
which were designed for everyone to enjoy

7.      
where the Europe’s biggest skating-rink is located

A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H

Задание 3 Прочтите текст ниже. При необходимости преобразуйте слова,
напечатанные заглавными буквами в середине строк, чтобы они грамматически
соответствовали содержанию текста. Заполните пропуски словами, которые вы получили.

Yakutia

Yakutia is right in the middle of Russia’s far eastern region.
Probably Yakutia is one of the ___COLD___ parts of Russia. Still, it’s a beautiful place.
Tourists love ___VISIT___
Yakutia because it is a perfect place for photography tours and spending
quality time outdoors. You only have to remember that winter ___NOT/BE___ a good
time to visit the area as winters here are very cold there.

The print brush

As its name suggests, the print brush is a printer that acts
like a paint brush. The print brush ___DEMONSTRATE___ to public in 2011. It immediately ___CATCH___ the
attention of designers.

If you want to use it, you just swipe it over any flat surface
and in less than 10 seconds it prints over it. It is very small and has a
digital camera ___INSTALL___.

You can connect it to your laptop and literally print any image
from it. Isn’t it amazing? Since 2011 a lot of people ___BUY___ the print
brush and are happy with it.

Blackpool

Blackpool is not on the list of top British places to go, but
the northern seaside resort of Blackpool still draws tourists. About 6 million
___VISIT___
come to the town every year. Most of them are attracted by a great ___SELECT___ of
arcades, shows and a quick few days sprawled on the sands. Speaking about the
things which ___SYMBOL___
Blackpool, these are certainly the Blackpool Tower (an aging copy of The Eiffel
Tower) and the Pleasure Beach. The Pleasure Beach has everything from donkey
races to places of great ___NATURE___ beauty. Blackpool’s famous sea-front also
boasts ___TRADITION___
trams and horse-drawn carriages and a huge Sea-Life Centre where you can stare
a shark straight in the eye. Blackpool is known for a ___TRUE___ hospitable
attitude to tourists, so don’t miss a chance to come here at least for a couple
of days.

8	9	10	11	12	13

Study the advertisement.

Задание 4 You are
considering going to the new clothing store and now you’d like to
get more information. In 1.5 minutes you are to ask five direct questions
to find out about the following:

Enjoy shopping in our new clothing
store!

1) opening hours

2) available sizes

3) discounts

4) free parking

5) how to get to the shop by public transport

Keys

Задание 1

A — 8: The importance of horses

B — 5: From a job to a sport

C — 2: A great imitation

D — 7: Horses treating kids

E — 3: Fairy-tale horses

F — 1: Mad about ponies

G — 6: Figuratively speaking

Задание 2

A – 1: visiting the museums of the inner area

B – 3: dating back to the 14th and 16th centuries

C – 5: and river transportation season never stops

D – 6: which were designed for everyone to enjoy

E – 2: which is from the end of November

F – 7: where the Europe’s biggest skating-rink is located

Задание 3

1	2	3
COLDEST	VISITING	IS_NOT_

4	5	6	7
WAS_DEMONSTRATED	CAUGHT	INSTALLED	HAVE_BOUGHT

8	9	10	11	12	13
VISITORS	SELECTION	SYMBOLIZE	NATURAL	TRADITIONAL	TRUELY

Мониторинг фактического уровня знаний в 11 классе

Name Class

Задание 1 Установите соответствие между заголовками 1–8 и текстами A–G. Занесите свои ответы в

таблицу. Используйте каждую цифру только один раз. В задании один заголовок лишний.

1. Mad about ponies 5. From a job to a sport

2. A great imitation 6. Figuratively speaking

3. Fairy-tale horses 7. Horses treating kids

4. The origin of horses 8. The importance of horses

A. The horse is a large animal which was domesticated about 5,000 years ago. Now it’s impossible to imagine our

life without horses. There are more than 300 different breeds and 60 million horses in the world today that are used

as working animals (to pull the ploughs in the field and transport heavy loads), for racing, competitions and shows,

for recreation and so on. In the USA alone, 4.6 million Americans work in the horse industry which earns 39 billion

dollars per year.

B. Rodeo is a very popular competitive sport which developed from horse farming in Mexico and later continued in

many other countries. It came out of the daily practices and tasks performed by ranch workers who spent long hours

with horses. Actually, a rodeo is based on the skills required of the working cowboys. Now it is a professional sport

that consists of several events organized to show the skill and speed of the participants, cowboys and even cowgirls.

C. With The American Rodeo computer game you’ll find yourself right in the middle of the rodeo arena. Finally

here is a chance for you to try this sport with this incredibly realistic new software. The horse will start jumping

when you press the «GO» button. Your task in this game is to keep the rider on the horse all the time until the end of

the game, otherwise you lose. Of course, you can replay as many times as you want, just fix the mouse cursor on the

rider’s body as long as you can.

D. Children with certain health or behavioral problems often have a low self-esteem and difficulties connecting with

other people. Sometimes they are also unable to express their feelings. Working with a horse is an effective way for

such children to work through some of their problems because it’s easy for kids to project their own needs onto an

animal, to tell their own stories from an animal’s point of view, and then to be able to find healthier solutions to their

personal problems.

E. My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic is a children’s animated fantasy TV series based on Hasbro’s line of toys

and animated works. Its creative director Lauren Faust managed to create attractive characters and adventurous

settings that are now loved by girls all over the world. The main character is the unicorn pony named Twilight

Sparkle and she learns about friendship in the town of Ponyville with five other ponies. The series has become a

major commercial success with kids.

F. As My Little Pony series became the most highly rated original production in the Hub Network’s broadcast

history, it opened new merchandising opportunities for Hasbro. Now girls go crazy about anything with an image of

the cartoon characters on it – books, clothing, collectible trading cards, puzzles, and comics. Mind you, anything

with a picture of Pinkie Pie or Applejack on it will be much more expensive than the regular thing, but this doesn’t

stop either kids or their parents.

G. People domesticated horses so long ago that it’s no wonder we have so many idiomatic expressions with the

word horse in many languages of the world. English is certainly not an exception here. For instance, if you are

flogging a dead horse, it means you are wasting your time trying to do something when it is impossible. A dark

horse is a candidate that is unknown to the public or a person who surprises people by doing something that they do

not expect. It’s fun to learn such phrases.

Упражнение на лексическое преобразование слов. Рекомендуем всем, кто готовится к сдачи ЕГЭ по английскому языку.

Прочитайте приведённый ниже текст. Образуйте от слов, напечатанных заглавными буквами, однокоренные слова, так, чтобы они грамматически и лексически соответствовали содержанию текста.

ЗаданиеОтвет

Manchester

Manchester is a city in England. Its population is about 530 thousand people. The ( LOCALITY ) authority is Manchester City Council.

The history of Manchester began with the ( ROME ). They built a fort there. It was established about 20 centuries ago.

In 2014, Manchester was ranked as a beta world city, the highest — ( RANK ) British city apart from London.

After London and Edinburgh Manchester is the third city in the UK that people choose to visit. It is known for its architecture, music, sports clubs, culture, transport ( CONNECT ) and a lot more. Moreover, the world’s first inter-city passenger railway station was built there.

Cambridge

Cambridge is a university city. It is situated on the River Cam which is approximately 80 km north of London. The population of the city is about 125 thousand people and the fifth part of it consists of students and there are almost no ( EMPLOY ) people living in the city.

Everyone knows that this city is home to the University of Cambridge that was founded in 1209. The university has one of the largest legal deposit libraries in the world. The skyline of Cambridge is arrayed by several college ( BUILD ), a church, a hospital and a chapel tower.

Manchester

Manchester is a city in England. Its population is about 530 thousand people. The local authority is Manchester City Council.

The history of Manchester began with the romans. They built a fort there. It was established about 20 centuries ago.

In 2014, Manchester was ranked as a beta world city, the highest — ranked British city apart from London.

After London and Edinburgh Manchester is the third city in the UK that people choose to visit. It is known for its architecture, music, sports clubs, culture, transport connections and a lot more. Moreover, the world’s first inter-city passenger railway station was built there.

Cambridge

Cambridge is a university city. It is situated on the River Cam which is approximately 80 km north of London. The population of the city is about 125 thousand people and the fifth part of it consists of students and there are almost no unemployed people living in the city.

Everyone knows that this city is home to the University of Cambridge that was founded in 1209. The university has one of the largest legal deposit libraries in the world. The skyline of Cambridge is arrayed by several college buildings, a church, a hospital and a chapel tower.

ОГЭ (ГИА-9), английский язык, практикум, Маркова Е.С., Соловова Е.Н., Toni Hull.

Данное пособие ориентировано на подготовку учащихся для успешной сдачи экзамена по английскому языку за курс основной школы (ГИА-9), 2015.

Предлагаемое пособие содержит информацию о структуре и содержании ОГЭ по английскому языку.
В пособии предлагаются пять полных вариантов экзаменационной работы в формате ОГЭ.
Материалы пособия можно использовать на занятиях под руководством учителя, а также в ходе самостоятельной подготовки к экзамену. Предложенные задания позволяют проверить и оценить уровень готовности к ОГ»Э, определить сильные и слабые стороны своей подготовки.
Пособие предназначено учителям английского языка и методистам, учащимся 8-9 классов школ и всем тем, кто готовит и готовится к ОГЭ по английскому языку.

Раздел 2 (задания по чтению).

Прочитайте тексты и установите соответствие между текстами и их заголовками: к каждому тексту, обозначенному буквами A-G, подберите соответствующий заголовок, обозначенный цифрами. Используйте каждую цифру только один раз. В задании есть один лишний заголовок.
1. Light and holes animate pictures
2. The way of giving life to objects
3. The first European device for animation
4. American and Japanese styles in animation
5. Book animation
6. The least expensive way of animation
7. Ancient experiences in animation
8. Animation used in movies
A. It»s hard to imagine animated stories before the invention of film, but in fact the origin of moving pictures is thousands of years old. In Paleolithic cave paintings, animals were sometimes drawn with extra legs, perhaps a way to suggest movement. Another early example is a 5,000 year old vase found in Iran. In five frames, it shows a goat jumping up to eat a leaf on a tree. Ancient Egyptian murals used a similar technique of telling action stories in multiple panels.
B. Modern moving images date back to 1650 with the introduction of the magic lantern invented in Venice. Of course, it wasn»t really magic. It used everyday material like candles, oil and a simple glass lens to create a lantern that projected slides on a wall in a darkened room. Sometimes the slides represented moving action. The Venetian engineer Giovanni Fontana is credited with being the inventor of the magic lantern.

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Изучив советы по выполнению заданий ЕГЭ из Раздела 2 по чтению (см. Демонстрационный вариант ЕГЭ 2016 Английский язык, Раздел 2 Чтение), выполните следующие тренировочные варианты.

Вариант 1

Задание 10

Установите соответствие между текстами
A –

G
и заголовками 1 – 8.
Занесите свои ответы в таблицу. Используйте каждую цифру только один раз. В задании один заголовок лишний.

1. Mixing styles
   
2. Internet sensation
   
3. Short lifetime
   
4. Money worries
   
5. Celebrity style
   
6. Cheaper to buy
   
7. Rebels no more
   
8. Shopping frenzy
   

Youth sub-culture isn’t what it used to be. In the 1960s, youths who were protesting against their parents or society dressed a certain way to show their anger, or to feel like they belonged to something. Nowadays, parents are more accepting of their children, and society is more accepting of different people. There is less of a need to act out, so there are fewer sub-cultures as a result.

There are still a few youth sub-cultures these days. One phenomenon is haul girls – teenage girls who shop till they drop, then come home with a big ‘haul’, usually several bags of clothes. Then they make a video of what they bought, and not just any old video, either. They put great effort into it, with editing and a storyline. It’s their way of showing off what they love to do.

In the old days, it took quite a lot of cash to get the look you desired. If you wanted to be Goth, going out and buying black boots, black clothes and black jewellery would cost a considerable amount. It’s all become more affordable now, so you can belong to one youth sub-culture one week and another the next, more or less.

There are fewer differences between youth sub-cultures than there used to be. In the old days, a hippie looked like a hippie. A punk looked like a punk, and nothing else. But it seems that the youth of today sometimes combines looks. One example is seapunk, which is punk but much more colourful and with a bit of hip-hop added. At least it’s still very creative!

A youth sub-culture is defined by many things. It’s the need to stand out, or the need to protest, or the need to belong. These days, kids are quite worried about their future. University has become very expensive, and the job market isn’t as strong as it used to be. How can anyone focus on creating a unique style when they’re facing such deep financial concerns?

Sometimes a youth sub-culture can come out of nowhere. Take Molly Soda, for example. Molly Soda is a teenage girl who posted some short films on YouTube that quickly became highly popular. Her style of dress, with her blue hair and nose piercing, is now copied by thousands of girls who find it cool. They’re called Molly Soda girls, from a youth sub-culture born overnight!

It is true that youth sub-cultures are like trends. They are born, they gain popularity, and then soon enough, everyone’s joined in. At that point, they are finished. This timeline used to be much longer than it is today. Now, with social media, trends spread much faster, which means they die a death much faster, too. A sub-culture is lucky if it lasts a whole year these days!

Задание 11

Прочитайте текст и заполните пропуски
A–F

частями предложений, обозначенными цифрами
1–7

.
Одна из частей в списке 1–7 лишняя.

Занесите цифры, обозначающие соответствующие части предложений, в таблицу.

Evolution

The theory of evolution says that all living things on Earth, A ____________,
come from a common ancestor by slowly changing down the generations. Darwin suggested that the way living things changed over time is through natural selection. This is the better survival and reproduction of those B ____________ .
Fitting into the place where you live is called adapting. Those who fit best into the place where they live, the best adapted, have the best chance to survive and breed. Those who are less well-adapted C ____________ .
If they do not survive well enough to raise young, that means they do not pass on their genes. In this way, the species gradually changes.

The first chapter of the Origin
deals with domesticated animals, D ____________ .
Darwin reminded readers of the huge changes mankind had made in its domestic animals, which were once wild species. The changes were brought about by selective breeding – choosing animals with desirable characters to breed from. This had been done generation after generation, E __________ .
Perhaps what man had done deliberately, might happen in nature, where some would live more offspring than others.

Darwin noticed that although young plants or animals are very similar to their parents, F ___________
and there is always a range of shape, size, colour and so on. Some of these differences the plant or animal may have got from their own ancestors, but some are new and caused by mutations.

1. including plants, animals and microbes
2. tend not to survive
3. such as cattle and dogs
4. it would have a better chance to survive
5. that best fit their environment
6. no two are exactly the same
7. until our modern breeds were produced

Задания 12 – 18

Прочитайте текст и выполните задания 12–18
. В каждом задании запишите в поле ответа цифру 1
, 2
, 3
или 4
, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа.

Crash Landing

At that time the people of Britain would have been shocked to know that women were flying their most famous war plane. But the fact is that the ATA (Air Transport Auxiliary) had over 100 women pilots who delivered more than 300,000 air craft during the war. We had to fly the Spitfires from the factories and deliver them to airfields dotted around the south of England. Normally we would be flying in daylight with good visibility conditions. That is why we were never given instrument training as our instructors told us that with all the restrictions of war time, there was no time or money to spare for this luxury.

Occasionally we had to fly other aircraft – without any kind of additional training at all. Probably some high ranking, non-flying military official somewhere said that all aircraft were exactly the same to fly. Well – I can assure you that this is not true. With unfamiliar aircraft we had ten minutes to read an instruction booklet called the “Ferry Pilot Notes”. And that was it. We had to climb in, fire up, taxi and then take off in completely unknown flying machines.

That particular day, the day I came so close to death, was my twenty-first birthday. I had no cake or candles that day and my two friends and myself shared some chocolate – the only luxury available in those days. We drank apple juice, and ate the apples and cheese. We entertained ourselves with silly stories. But at one solemn moment we also made a toast to absent friends and remembered the girls who had died delivering aircraft.

In the morning we were driven to the factory and my worst fears were realised. Instead of a lovely new and familiar Spitfire I had a bulky Torpedo bomber. We all hated these as several had crashed without any clear reason why. I was able to take the Ferry Pilot Notes into the canteen and studied them over breakfast. I had a very uneasy feeling in my stomach which had nothing to do with the breakfast I was consuming. I had birthday kisses from the other girls but it only made me feel worse.

At about 11 I was given my flight plan and it was time to go. I looked at the sky. There was a strange quality to the light that I didn’t like and I was worried. With no instrument training, fog or mist made flying incredibly dangerous and absolutely terrifying. With a heavy heart I fired up the engine.

Within 20 minutes I was approaching the river Forth. But I couldn’t see the river as clouds thickened up around me. I took the aircraft lower looking for a glimpse of the ground. At one point I was sure that I was virtually at ground level but I couldn’t see a thing. It was too dangerous to continue. I could hear my heart beating even over the roar of the engine.

When it happened – it happened really quickly. The plane hit water. I didn’t see anything. I was thrown against my straps – and then a flood of cold seawater in my eyes and mouth. I was a mile out to sea!

I was certain I was going to die. Funnily enough – I was perfectly calm. I even thought that my ATA insurance payment would really be a big help to my Mother. But then survival instinct kicked in. I was still alive – and close to shore. I had no life jacket or any survival gear but I was a good swimmer. I was certain there were no bones broken and I didn’t have to swim far. I was picked up by a fishing boat that I had narrowly missed in the fog. And in the end I got a real birthday drink after all – a cup of spiced, dark rum.

12. Women pilots from ATA had no instrument training because

1) it was an auxiliary air force.

2) they were not supposed to fly in low visibility.

3) their main job was to deliver Spitfires to airdromes.

4) there was no money for this during the war.

13. The Ferry Pilot Notes were instruction booklets written to

1) help women pilots.

2) explain how to fly the plane.

3) ensure further training.

4) explain how to behave in dangerous situations.

14. The narrator and her friends had no cake because

1) it was still the day before her birthday.

2) they preferred apples and cheese.

3) it was hard to obtain one in wartime.

4) it was a tradition to eat it in the pilot canteen.

15. The narrator was unhappy to take a Torpedo bomber because

1) it was a bulky aircraft.

2) she preferred to fly Spitfires.

3) she didn’t know how to fly it.

4) the plane was notorious.

16. The narrator flew with a heavy heart because she

1) didn’t feel healthy.

2) found her flying plan incredibly dangerous.

3) was worried there might be poor visibility.

4) was in a blue mood.

17. The narrator’s words “It was too dangerous to continue” refer to her decision to

Цель
— учить детей сравнивать предметы,
видеть в предме­тах разные их свойства,
располагать предметы в определенном
порядке, выделив при этом существенный
признак.

Рассказы-задачи

«ПОМОГИ
ПОСТАВИТЬ ПО РОСТУ!»

Ход
занятия.
Педагог рассказывает: «У девочки Ани
был день рождения. Ей подарили матрешку.
Аня ее раскрыла и увидела, что там целых
пять матрешек. Она захотела их по­ставить
по росту, но перепутала. Расскажи Ане,
как ей расста­вить матрешек по росту».
В случае затруднения педагог начи­нает
говорить: «Надо вначале на первое место
поставить самую большую матрешку, а
потом какую?» Ребенок продолжает: «На
второе место — немного поменьше матрешку,
а на третье место, посредине, поставить
среднюю. На четвертое место — еще
мень­шую, а на пятое, последнее, — самую
маленькую». После того, как ребенок
расскажет сам, ему предлагают рассказать
Ане, как можно расставить матрешек
по-другому: от маленькой до са­мой
большой («
Какую матрешку надо поставить на первое
мес­то? А на второе место какую?» и т.
д.). В случае затруднения ребенку надо
дать пятиместную матрешку, предложить
расста­вить матрешек по росту, а потом
помочь рассказать, какая мат­решка
на каком месте стоит.

«НОВОСЕЛЬЕ
У МАТРЕШЕК»

Ход
занятия.
Педагог рассказывает: «Матрешки
посе­лились в новом доме. Каждая
получила свою квартиру. Самая маленькая
— на первом этаже; на втором — немного
побольше; на третьем — еще побольше,
средняя матрешка; на четвертом -еще
побольше, а на пятом, последнем этаже
— самая большая. Они порадовались своим
квартирам и пошли в парк гулять. Пришли
вечером и забыли, кто где живет. Помоги
же матреш­кам найти свои квартиры.
Расскажите им, где их квартиры».

В
случае затруднения педагог задает
уточняющие вопросы: «Кто же живет на
первом этаже, а кто на втором?» Можно
со­здать игровую ситуацию и организовать
практический опыт детей, а потом
предложить им рассказать по реальной
ситуа­ции, где живет какая матрешка.
Затем можно предложить де­тям
зарисовать эту ситуацию и рассказать
о ней.

«ДОМИКИ
ДЛЯ ЖИВОТНЫХ»

Ход
занятия.
Педагог рассказывает: « В зоопарке жили
разные животные: медведь, волк, лиса,
заяц и ежик. Им для зимовки построили
домики, разные по величине. Вначале
по­ставили первый, самый маленький.
Потом немного побольше. Третий — еще
больше. А четвертый — еще больше. Пятый
пост­роили самый большой. Расскажи,
в каком домике может посе­литься
каждый из этих зверей. Почему?» В случае
затрудне­ния можно организовать
постройку этих домиков, обыграть
ситуацию и предложить ребенку рассказать,
каких зверей куда он поселил. Почему?

Настольные игры

Цель
— учить детей раскладывать изображения
предметов в определенной последовательности,
ориентируясь на качество предметов.

«КТО
СТАРШЕ?»

Оборудование:
наборы карточек с изображением сле­дующих
персонажей: дедушки, мужчины, школьника,
дош­кольника, младенца; на обратной
стороне — полоски разной длины: самая
длинная изображает дедушку, короче —
мужчи­ну, еще короче школьника и т.д.
(рис. 84).

«ЧТО
ТЕПЛЕЕ?»

Оборудование:
наборы карточек с изображением
сле­дующего вида одежды: зимнее
пальто, осеннее пальто, зимнее платье,
летнее платье, купальник; на обратной
стороне — по­лоски соответствующей
длины (рис. 85).

«ЧТО
ЯРЧЕ СВЕТИТ?»

Оборудование:
наборы карточек с изображением сле­дующих
приборов для освещения: свеча, настольная
лампа, лю­стра, прожектор, солнце; на
оборотной стороне — полоски соот­ветствующей
длины (рис. 86).

«ЧТО
ТЯЖЕЛЕЕ?»

Оборудование:
наборы карточек с изображением пред­метов
одного размера: гиря, арбуз, кусочек
дерева, резиновый мячик, воздушный
шарик; на обратной стороне — полоски
со­ответствующей длины (рис. 87).

«КТО
ВЕСЕЛЕЕ?»

Оборудование:
наборы карточек с изображением
раз­личного выражения лица одного и
того же человека: от весело­го до
грустного; на обратной стороне каждой
карточки — полос­ки соответствующей
длины (рис. 88).

Оборудование:
наборы карточек с изображением раз­личных
видов транспорта: самолет, поезд,
легковой автомо­биль, автобус, пароход;
на обратной стороне — убывающие по длине
полоски (рис. 89).

«КТО
СИЛЬНЕЕ?»

Оборудование:
наборы карточек с изображением раз­ных
животных: тигр, волк, лиса, заяц, мышь;
на обратной сто­роне — убывающие по
длине полоски (рис. 90).

Ход
занятия.
Педагог раздает детям первый набор
кар­точек, по одной на каждого участника
игры, предлагает разло­жить по порядку
(кто старше): сначала самого старшего,
потом помоложе и т.д. Когда детивыполнят
задание, педагог просит перевернуть
карточки и рассмотреть на обратной
стороне по­лоски разной длины. Если
карточки подобраны верно, то по­лоски
расположены по убывающей — от длинной
к короткой. Если допущена ошибка,
нарушается последовательность поло­сок.
В итоге дети обобщают в речи принцип
систематизации.

Раздел 2 (задания по чтению)

ВЗ

2.
Boy»s talents
6.
Senseless Life

3.
Youth»s life in Bronx
7.
Youth»s hobbies in Belafonte»s film

B.
For too many young people in the USA — especially those living in slums such as the New York Bronx-life seems to be without sense. «Only living people are able to cry. People murder people. A world without sense.» This is their reaction sung in a rap-song.

C.
The film isn»t a copy of usual breakdance films. Belafonte shows more. He shows the life of youth in the Bronx and their thrilling joy of life. And he demonstrates breakdance in nearly acrobatic pictures. Little Lee, whose feet seem to be of gum when the rhythm of breakdancing not only as a means of earning some cents. For him it is more than just dancing. In it he expresses his disappointments and his longing for something better.

D.
Those young people-Black and White-create a world of their own-a wild, crazy, colourful world, and the rhythm of their music is their pulsation. For a short time they forget the cruelty of daily life in a world without illusions and without pity. The film tries to seize light and darkness of that life.

E.
So it is understandable why little Black Lee is breakdancing in the streets of New York, why Ramon-an unemployed white boy who is painting the white trains of the New York subway-considers himself to be an artist. And Kenny, who is unemployed, too, as a disc jockey produces his own music , mixing it with the help of things like dropping watertaps or brushes, thus producing a truly fascinated music. The reaction of his audience speaks for itself.

F.
My first impression was that the problem dealt with is not presented as cliches,
everybody gets a lot background information. In an interview Harry Belafonte said: «I»ve followed break-development attentively. It is an outcry of a youth we all have forgotten. A shriek of a youth without future in reality, with true «no future»…»

G.
Breakdance, graffiti-painting, rap-songs, Hip-Hops… — fascinating words, but what about their background? What make Black youth in the USA engage in such admittedly impressive hobbies? «Beat Street», a film produced by Harry Belafonte, provides some information. There a lot of pros and cons about this film , a lot of different opinions about it.

The results suggest that not only do people aspire to modest professions such as working for a charity or gardening, but often at the top of their list of dream jobs are the very professions others are leaving in droves — such as nursing or teaching.

The survey also reveals that there are striking parallels between men and women»s dream jobs , and that they have an equally similar list of nightmare occupations. While day-dreaming about the perfect vocation is common among people of all ages and professions, very few people fantasize about having glamorous jobs.

The Guardian newspaper teamed up with Learndirect to send a few volunteers into their dream job for a day.

One of the volunteers, Michael Mutton, used to work in sales, but found this was not making him happy. He felt the high demands and targets made for an unattractive atmosphere to work in. He had always dreamed of running his own pub, so he went to work at a pub in Hertfordshire for a day.

«I didn»t realize how much behind the scenes work there was. I knew the obvious things like pouring a pint, and I had an idea what it would be like meeting people you didn»t know. But there was more to it than I»d imagined,» he says.

Changing beer barrels wasn»t as easy as he»d anticipated and within minutes he found himself covered in beer.

Steve: Good, thanks Maria. I»m fine. I was going to ring you tonight so it»s a good thing I»ve run into you. I wanted to remind you about the field trip next week.

Maria: What field trip?

Steve: The Geography field trip to the Warragamba Dam and the Water Treatment Plant. It»s a

compulsory part of the first year Environmental Science course. Didn»t you know about it?

Maria: No! I must»ve missed that piece of information ; this is news to me! But give me the

details, please.

Steve: Sure! Well, we have to meet outside the Library next Monday at 7 in the morning or

you can meet us at 7.45 at the bus station in time to catch the coach which departs at 8 o»clock.

Maria: Oh,.alright. And how long does it take to get to this place?

Steve: Well, once we»re on the coach, it will take about two hours… Er, no! Actually more like

two and a half at that time of day. And it could take as long as three hours to come back the next day because of the evening traffic.

Maria: And what»s the purpose of the trip?

Steve: Didn»t you get the course outline? You don»t seem to know anything about this course!

Maria: Well, remember, I only started at the university a month ago, so I joined the course two weeks late and I»ve been trying to catch up ever since!

Steve: Oh, of course! Well, we spend the first day visiting the dam. I believe we actually go inside the wall of the dam, which is really quite interesting — to see the dam functioning , you know, how much they regulate the water supply each day, depending on how much water is needed downstream in Sydney.

Maria: Oh. OK. And um, so, if this is a two day trip, where are we staying? Not camping by the dam, I hope!

Steve: No, no. Not camping. They do actually some overnight cabins near the dam for visiting groups, but we»re spending the night in a youth hostel, in a town nearby. That»s all been arranged by the university.

Maria: And what about meals? Should we take our own food along?

Steve: No, you won»t need to do that. The hostel provides two meals, breakfast and an evening meal and we can find a cheap place to buy lunch.

Maria: Great! So, is this the only dam that supplies water for Sydney?

Steve: There are a couple of others too, but this is the main one.

Maria: Well, with a population of over four and a half million people , I suppose we do use

thousands of litres each day.

Steve: Absolutely! In fact, according to my notes here, they pump the water through something like 20,000 kilometres of pipes and canals and store the water in 262 service reservoirs. And each day we use enough water to fill 600 Olympic swimming pools…

Maria: OK, then. See you on Monday, and thanks very much for letting me know.

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1. Our never sleeping part 5. Pre-sleep activities
2. Influence on academic results 6. Sleeping classes
3. Advantages of bedtime routine 7. A negative effect on health
4. Good sleeping conditions 8. The mechanism of dreaming A. Recent research shows that lots of teenagers are suffering from lack of sleep which is causing problems with their behaviour and learning. As a result schools have introduced a new lesson where students are given more of an idea of the importance of sleep. According to medical data, they should get at least nine hours» sleep a night. Young people should realise that sleep is very important if they want to do well at school and enjoy life. B. It’s common knowledge that people sleep best in a dark room that is slightly cool. It»s important to close your blinds or curtains and make sure they»re heavy enough to block out the light. You can add extra blankets or wear pyjamas if you»re cold. Note that an uncomfortable bed, heat and noise can ruin a good night»s sleep. A TV is also a distraction. C. If you don’t sleep enough or have a disturbed sleep you can get heart disease, high blood pressure and even diabetes. People who don»t sleep enough get colds and flu more often than those who do. Moreover, recent research proves that poor sleepers gain weight more easily than people who sleep well. Extra kilos are the reaction of the body to the stressful sleepless situation. D. Think twice before watching a movie late at night. Don’t spend sleeping time on endless computer games. The thing is that by getting up and going to bed at the same time every day, even on weekends, you teach your body to follow a healthy regime. You»ll quickly fall asleep, will have a good night’s sleep and will wake up at the expected time feeling fresh and active. E. Some easy steps can prepare your body for going to sleep. You probably have some regular bedtime habits, even if you don’t realise it. Brushing your teeth, taking a shower, reading a book and setting your alarm clock may all be part of your evening routine. Remember that you should perform these activities in the same manner and in the same order every night. Английский язык. 9 класс вариант 2 2018 г. — 6 / 11
F. Sleepless nights at exam time are very bad for students. If you prepare for your exam late at night, it will not improve your performance during the exam. On the contrary, it will affect your ability to concentrate, to react quickly and to analyse information. Recent research shows that the results of the tests written after sleepless nights are lower than usual grades. G. If you think that during sleep, the brain rests, you»re mistaken. It»s a common myth about sleep. Sleep is definitely needed – but it»s not your brain that needs to rest, it»s your body that needs to relax. Your brain is still working when you»re asleep, controlling physical functions like breathing and your heart beat. However, because the brain does not have to go through the constant stress of thinking, you get up refreshed and recharged.

Запишите в таблицу выбранные цифры под соответствующими буквами.

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April Fools» Day

April Fools’ Day, or All Fools’ Day, is an odd holiday which encourages us to play tricks and fool our family and friends. There is some uncertainty about when and where this bizarre tradition began. Popular belief says that April Fools’ Day started in the 16th century in France but there are not enough facts to confirm it.

Anyway, according to legends and a small number of facts, the story seems to be as follows. Before the 16th century, the New Year was celebrated in spring, around April 1st. In 1564 King Charles IX of France declared that the country would start using a new calendar, which changed New Year»s Day to January 1st. In those days, with no communication technologies, news travelled slowly and new ideas were often mistrusted. Many people still celebrated the New Year the old way. These people were called «fools» and became a target for jokers.

Playing jokes on April 1st became a custom and was later transported across the Atlantic to the American colonies. Nowadays, April Fools’ Day has developed into an international festival of fun.

Today in France, people who are fooled on April 1st are called Poisson d»Avril, which literally means the April Fish. Children stick paper fish to their friends’ backs. There are different fish souvenirs in the shops and chocolate fish of all shapes and sizes are sold in supermarkets. In England, if a trick is played on you, you are a noodle. Remember that in this country you should observe the time limit — tricks can be played only in the morning. People playing jokes after midday are April fools themselves.

April Fools’ jokes should not harm anyone. The best jokes are when everyone laughs, especially the people the joke was played on.

One of the great April Fools’ jokes happened on April 1st, 1957. BBC TV did a documentary on «spaghetti farmers» growing «spaghetti trees.» The report showed a family from Switzerland carrying out their annual spaghetti harvest. It showed women carefully pulling long thin pieces of spaghetti from a tree and laying them in the sun to dry.

The joke was an enormous success. A lot of people were fooled — the BBC began to receive hundreds of calls from puzzled viewers. “Did spaghetti really grow on trees?”, they wanted to know. Others were eager to learn how they could grow their own spaghetti tree. To this the BBC replied that they should «place a piece of spaghetti in a tin of tomato sauce and hope for the best.»

Another famous April joke was played by the Burger King Company in the USA in 1998. They ran an advertisement about launching a “twin brother” of their most famous sandwich Whopper. Along with the traditional Whopper they were going to sell a Left-Handed Whopper, which was specially designed for the company’s

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left-handed customers. According to the advertisement, they rotated all the ingredients 180 degrees. Amazingly, thousands of customers requested the new sandwich at their restaurants.

	There is reliable written evidence about the date of the first April Fools’ Day. 1) True 2) False 3) Not stated Ответ:
	It was King Charles IX of France who named the holiday All Fools’ Day. 1) True 2) False 3) Not stated Ответ:
	People in America started to celebrate April Fools’ Day later than Europeans. 1) True 2) False 3) Not stated Ответ:
	In France the April Fish is a person who has fooled someone. 1) True 2) False 3) Not stated Ответ:
	On April Fools’ Day, English people play jokes from morning till night. 1) True 2) False 3) Not stated Ответ:
	There were people who believed the BBC joke about spaghetti. 1) True 2) False 3) Not stated Ответ:
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PASSAGE 91

SUPERSTITIONS EVERYWHERE

Was it poor visibility or superstition that made Manchester United’s players abandon their grey strip for away games in the middle of a Premiership match in 1996? The players couldn’t pick each other out, manager Alex Ferguson told reporters at the time. It was nothing to do with superstition. They said it was difficult to see their team mates at a distance. But his protest failed to mention that one of the five occasions the grey strip had been worn, the team had failed to win.

Dr Richard Wiseman, a psychologist at Hertfordshire University, says United’s players may have succumbed to the power of superstition without even realising it. “I might argue that the players may have unconsciously noticed that when they do certain things, one of which might well involve the wearing of red shirts, they are successful.” He draws a parallel with research into stock market speculators. Like gamblers they swore that certain days were lucky for them. Eventually it was shown that the successful market speculators were unconsciously picking up on numerous indicators and were shadowing market trends but were unable to explain how they did it. Superstition plays a part whenever people are not certain what it is they do to achieve a good performance and people who have to perform to order are particularly vulnerable, it is as if the imagination steps into the gap in the dialogue between the conscious and the unconscious mind.

Many superstitions have deep roots in the past according to Moira Tatem, who helped edit the 1,500 entries in the Oxford Dictionary of Superstitions. People today observe superstitions without knowing why and they’d probably be surprised to discover origins. The idea that mail vans are lucky is a good example. Sir Winston Churchill, the British Prime Minister during World War II, was said to have touched a mail van for luck whenever he saw one in the street. The reason for this superstition resides in the ancient belief that Kings and Queens had the ability to cure by touch. Monarchs, naturally enough, grew fed up with being constantly touched and at some point started trailing ribbons with gold medals or coins out of the door of their coaches when travelling and people touched them instead. Mail vans carry the Crown symbol on the side and touching the van is a direct throwback to that earlier belief.

While some ancient superstitious beliefs and practices have been maintained, others have died out. This is because those practices with a connection to farming and a life spent in close proximity to nature no longer make much sense now that so many of us live in cities. Nevertheless, we continue to develop our own sometimes very private and personal superstitions. Many people carry or wear lucky objects although they may not in fact think of them as such. It only becomes obvious that the object forms a part of a supercilious belief when the person is unable to wear or cany it and feels uncomfortable as a result. Experts agree that these individual superstitious practices can be an effective means of managing stress and reducing anxiety. The self- fulfilling nature of superstitions is what can help. The belief that something brings you good luck can make you feel calmer, and as a result, able to perform more effectively, international cello soloist Ralph Kirshbaum says musicians are a good example cl the effectiveness of these very particular rituals. “I know string players who won’t wash their hands on the day of a recital and others who avoid eating for eight hours prior to a performance. They can then play with confidence ”

But this self-fulfilling aspect of superstitions can also work against you. This is why Kirshbaum prefers to confront the superstitious practices of other musicians. “If you’re in a situation where you can’t avoid eating or forget and wash your hands, you then feel that you’ll play badly. And you often do, simply because you feel so anxious. I wash my hands and have broken the taboo about eating. My only vice is to insist that people leave and give me two minutes complete silence in the dressing room before I go on.”

Superstitions can become even more harmful when they develop into phobias or obsessions, often characterized bv elaborate collections of rituals. “It’s not a problem if I carry a lucky object of some kind,” says psychologist Robert Kohlenberg of the University of Washington. “Rut if I don’t have it with me and I get terribly upset and turn the house upside lown looking for it, that’s a bad thing.’

1. According to their manager, Alex Ferguson, Manchester United decided to change out of their grey shirts because….. A. they had lost every time they had worn them,

1. the colour was not bright enough.
2. it was difficult for the other team to see them.
3. a psychologist told them they might play better without them.

2. Dr Wiseman says Manchester United players and stock market speculators are similar in that…… A. both groups can identify the factors that contribute to improving performance.

1. both groups attribute their success to wearing particular items of clothing.
2. neither group can understand why they do well on some occasions and not on others.
3. both groups believe that certain days of the week are lucky for them.

3. According to Moira Tatem, what would most British people say if you asked them why touching a mail van is considered lucky?

1. “A famous politician used to do it too.”
2. “The vans are lucky but I don’t know why.”
3. “Being touched by a monarch can cure disease.”
4. “The royal coat of arms is on the side of the van.”

4. Which older superstitions have been preserved? A. Those that still seem meaningful.

1. Those connected with life in the city.
2. Those connected with life in the countryside.
3. Those that are created and held by individuals.

5. How does going without food affect some string players? A. It makes them feel too tired and hungry to play well.

1. It helps them play with more assurance.
2. It makes no difference to the way they perform.
3. It ensures that they perform.

6. Why doesn’t Ralph Kirshbaum keep the superstitious practices of other musicians?

1. He can’t be bothered with them.
2. He has his own complicated rituals.
3. He doesn’t think they always help.
4. He is not superstitious.

7. What attitude does the author of the article have to superstitions? A. He thinks they are harmful.

1. He thinks they are inevitable.
2. He thinks they can be nonsensical.
3. He thinks they can be beneficial.

GLOSSARY 91

• visibility tầm nhìn xa, mức độ nhìn rõ
• superstition sự / điều mê tín dị đoan
• strip đồng phục của đội bóng
• away game trận đấu ở sân khách
• Premiership match trận đâu giải ngoại hạng Anh
• to pick each other out nhìn thấy nhau
• protest sự phản đối
• to be succumbed to chịu thua cái gì
• unconsciously (adv) một cách vô thức
• to draw a parallel with sth so sánh cái gì với
• stock market thị trường chứng khoán
• speculator người đầu cơ
• to cure by touch chữa lành bằng cách sờ tay
• monarch vua / hoàng hậu
• monarch vua / hoàng hậu
• to trail kéo lê đằng sau
• ribbon dải băng
• coach cỗ xe ngựa
• Crown symbol biểu tương Hoàng gia — throwback người/vật/ điều tương đương như trong quá khứ
• in close proximity to sth rất gần với
• self-fulfilling (adj) (lời tiên tri) trở thành sự thật

vì người ta tin là sẽ thành sự thật/ có tin thì có thiêng

• cello soloist nhạc sĩ độc tấu đàn cello “côngtrơ-bas”
• gambler người đánh bạc
• to pick up on sth để ý thấy cái gì
• indicator điều chỉ dẫn, dấu hiệu
• to shadow market trends thăm dò, theo dõi các xu thế thị trường
• vulnerable (adj) dễ bị tổn thương
• gap khoảng trống
• mail van xe chở thư
• to resĩde cư trú tại
• ritual nghi lễ, nghi thức
• string player người chơi đàn dây
• recital buổi trình tấu nhạc
• to confront thách thức
• taboo điều cấm kỵ
• vice thói xấu
• phobia chứng sợ hãi vô lý
• obsession nỗi ám ảnh
• to turn the house upside down xáo tung cả nhà lên (để tìm)

PASSAGE 92

Wilbur and Orville Wright, aviation pioneers and American inventors, achieved the first powered, sustained and controlled flight of an airplane. Wilbur was born on April 16 1867, in Millville, Indiana, and Orville on August 19 1871 in Dayton, Ohio. They were the sons of Milton Wright, a minister and his wife, Susan Wright. Their aviation interest started at a young age when in 1878 their father brought them a rubberband-powered helicopter toy that they adored. They instantly began making various copies of it.

Wilbur and Orville lived very proper lives. They did not smoke, drink, or marry, and they always dressed in smart business suits, even when they were likely to get dirty working with machinery. They completed high school courses, but neither graduated formally. In 1892 they opened a bicycle shop where they sold, repaired and manufactured bicycles. Income from the shop supported them during the early years of their aeronautical experiments. Their interest in mechanical flight was reinforced by the gliding flights of the German pioneer Lil- lienthal. The Wright brothers followed Lillienthal’s career and studied all the available literature on aviation at the time. This inspired them to begin their aeronautical experimentation. During the winter of 1901- 1902 they built a wind tunnel to test the drag and lift of various wing shapes. They also managed to design a gasoline engine that was light enough and powerful enough to propel an aeroplane.

Finally, on December 17 1903 at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Orville made history’s first powered and controlled aeroplane flight. The press, however, refused to believe that man had flown, and their 1903 flight was not immediately acknowledged by the public. This first Wright airplane was underpowered and difficult to control, and it became obvious that a lot had to be done to perfect their invention. As a result, they decided to continue experimentation. Within two years of trials, the Wright Brothers managed to fine-tune the controls, engine, propellers configuration, and created the world’s first “practical” aeroplane. In 1905, after they perfected their aircraft, they began looking for buyers for their invention. In 1905 Wilbur went to Europe to perform various demonstration flights, while Orville departed for the U.S. Army in Fort Myer, Virginia, to present the aeroplane. During a routine flight at the army base, Orville crashed, breaking his leg and killing his passenger. This was only a minor setback because in 1909, the U.S. Army bought the first Wright Aeroplane. When Wilbur returned to the United States, he had one of his biggest flight demonstrations in New York Harbor where he flew before a million spectators. As their fame grew, orders for aircraft poured in, so the Wright Brothers set up many aeroplane factories to meet demands.

In 1912, Wilbur Wright died of typhoid fever. In 1916, Orville sold the Wright Company to focus on his former passion, inventing. Orville died in 1948. He lived to see his invention used in war and to see airplanes drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

1. The Wright brothers liked to…..
   
   

   A. smoke.				B. drink.
   C. wear formal clothes.				D. wear dirty clothes.

2. The Wright brothers ran a bicycle shop….. A. because they did not finish high school.

1. to earn money for their experiments.
2. because they were interested in mechanics,
3. while they were still in high school.

3. They became interested in flying because of…. A. the German Lillienthal.

1. a toy their father gave them.
2. their bicycle shop.
3. reading material on manpowered flight.

4. The Wright Brothers created a wind tunnel to….. A. design a lightweight engine.

1. find the best kind of wings for an aeroplane.
2. help to lift their aeroplane.
3. propel their aeroplane.

5. The Wright Brothers had to fine-tune their first aeroplane because….. A. it was difficult to steer.

1. the engine was too powerful.
2. no one would buy their invention.
3. the wings did not produce enough lift.

6. The public immediately knew about….

1. Orville’s first flight.
2. Wilbur’s New York Harbor flight demonstration.
3. Orville’s European flight demonstrations. D. Wilbur’s flight accident in Virginia.

7. Orville lived…..

1. long enough to visit Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
2. to be a great inventor.
3. through a great war.
4. thirty-six years longer than his brother.

GLOSSARY 92

• aviation ngành hàng không — sustained (adj) kéo dài được, lâu
• minister mục sư (đạo Tin lành)
• aeronautical (adj) thuộc hàng không
• to reinforce tăng cường
• gliding flight sự bay bằng tàu lượn
• literature 1) văn học, văn chương 2) sách / tài liệu (về 1 đề tài)
• wind tunnel ống tạo sức gió (để thử nghiệm máy bay)
• drag sức càn, sức níu lại
• to propel đẩy tới (bằng chong chóng)
• to acknowledge nhìn nhận, công nhận
• underpowered (adj) yếu, không đủ công suất
• to perfect hoàn thiện
• to fine-tune tinh chỉnh
• control cơ phận điều khiển
• propeller chong chóng (máy bay); chân vịt (tàu thủy)
• configuration hình thể, hình dạng
• army base căn cứ quân sự
• setback trở ngại
• to pour in (người) ồ ạt kéo đến, đến tới tấp
• typhoid fever bệnh sốt thương hàn
• to focus on tập trung vào

PASSAGE 93

The train pulled out of the station noiselessly and without a jerk. I was on my way. I started a conversation with my fellow-passenger opposite me (people take to each other quickly when travelling). He seemed to be bright and goodtempered.

I was somewhat surprised when the man opposite me in the train said he did not smoke and that he could not give me a light. I had been admiring the fine lighter which he had on the folding table by the window and the least I expected of it was that it would work. But I did not give the matter a second thought, for we were now rapidly approaching the frontier and conversation on the customs’ examination we were soon to undergo was becoming quite heated. We had been given forms to fill in, and the lady beside me was arguing that a fur coat which had been worn three times was a used article. Everybody joined in the argument — except the man opposite who kept gazing intently out of the window.

I finally grew bored with the discussion and was just trying to get some sleep when an official came into our compartment and asked for passports. He collected them wearily, stamped them mechanically, and handed them back to us. He had no sooner left than the customs officers entered. They were extremely polite and much to our surprise (especially the lady in the fur coat), did not seem too concerned about the goods we had with us. They opened one or two cases, which they did not examine thoroughly, and then asked each of us how much money we had with us and requested to see it. (I learned afterwards that large amount of money were being smuggled out of the country).

The officers remained quite satisfied that all was in order and were preparing to leave when one of them casually picked up the cigarette-lighter to light his pipe. The man opposite me made an involuntary movement and checked himself, saying that the lighter was broken. The officer replied jokingly that that was why the man had probably had no cigarettes to declare. The man stammered an embarrassed reply and it was clear he was trying to hide something. The customs officer noticed this too, and offered to repair the man’s lighter. He unscrewed the bottom of it and, to our amazement, began to draw out a thick roll of dollar bills of high value. A lighter like this was too valu¬able to be left lying around, the officer said, and he asked the man to follow him out of the compartment.

1. The narrator’s fellow-passenger …… A. was a rather reserved and bottled-up man.

1. spoke with a very strong accent.
2. used strong language.
3. was cheerful and jolly. 2. The fact that the man couldn’t give the narrator a light …..

1. didn’t seem strange to him because he didn’t give it a second thought.
2. was rather unexpected.
3. surprised him because his fellow-traveller used to be so helpful all the way to the frontier.
4. was at the back of his mind as they were rapidly reaching the frontier. 3. When an official came into the compartment, ……. A. he found the narrator fast asleep.

1. he did his duty habitually, without fixing his mind on it.
2. he went through the motions of the procedure mechanically pretending nothing was wrong.
3. he warned the passengers that a lot of money was smuggled out of the country.

4. After a very quick survey of passengers’ things the customs officers A. seemed dissatisfied with its results.

1. were suspiciously polite with the passengers and quickly left the compartment.
2. inquired whether the passengers had any currency along.
3. stated the value of them.

5. One of the officers …..

1. was a heavy cigar smoker.
2. was a violent opponent of smoking.
3. wanted to light a cigarette.
4. liked to smoke a pipe.

6. One of the customs officers suspected that something was wrong

1. after they were through with the thorough examination of the things.
2. after one of them made a motion to take the lighter and tried to make use of it.
3. because the man looked veiy embarrassed.
4. after the officer unscrewed the bottom of the lighter.

7. The customs officers asked the owner of the lighter to come along with them because A. the man was a smuggler.

1. they couldn’t leave such a valuable thing as the lighter lying around.
2. he was too nervous and it was clear he was trying to hide some-thing.
3. one of them wanted to repair a lighter.

GLOSSARY 93

• jerk cái giật mạnh
• to be in order hợp pháp, hợp lệ
• to take to sth/sb thích cái gì/ người nào
• involuntary (adj) ngoài ý muốn, bất giác
• bright (adj) thông minh
• to check oneself tự kềm chế, kìm mình lại
• good-tempered (adj) vui vẻ, vui tính
• frontier biên giới, biên thùy
• to unscrew vặn trái để mở ra
• compartment buồng hành khách trên tàu hoả
• roll một cuộn
• narrator người kể chuyện (verb, to narrate)
• to stamp đóng dấu
• at the back of one’s mind vẫn còn đọng lại trong tâm trí
• mechanically (adv) một cách máy móc, không cần nghĩ ngợi
• to make a motion to do sth làm cái động tác là
• to smuggle buôn lậu, vận chuyển lậu hàng hóa
• smuggler kẻ buôn lậu

PASSAGE 94

The first time I saw Ben was when his family moved in next door was a hot, sunny day and we’d heard that the new neighbours were arriving that day. Our old neighbours, the Sharpes, had moved couple of months before and, to be honest, we had not been sorry to see them go. They were an argumentative couple and once a there would be one or other of them at the door, going on about noise or our cat, or where Dad parked his car. We were all hoping that whoever moved in next would make a bit more of an effort to get on.

That morning, Mum and Dad were both busy on various projects of their own. With Mum, it was her ongoing attempt to turn herself’ her idea of a traditional housewife, at least for a weekend. She working through a baking phase so she spent hours in the kitchen biscuits that were either too hard or too sweet for even my young taste. She had a successful career as a lawyer so she didn’t take her do failure too badly. Dad was decorating one of the bedrooms. I was cycling up and down the street, looking for the removal van every time I reached the corner and turned back. I wanted to be the first to see that I could then be the one to dash inside with the news. Finally, a large green van with the words “Baxter’s Removals” in gold lettering on the side turned into our street, followed by a blue car. I can’t say that that was the moment when I first saw Ben, although I suppose I registered that there were people in the car. I was too busy dropping my bicycle by the side of the road and running into the house shouting, «They’re here! They’re here!”

Mum wiped her hands on a towel and said, “Yes, Katy. Let them set- tle in, though. We’ll give them a few hours before we start bothering them, shall we?” I felt disappointed that her reaction wasn’t more like my own. I ran back outside and down our garden path to the front gate. 1 stood on the gate, watching. By this time, the removal van and the car had both pulled up next door and two large workmen had begun to open up the back of the van. Inside were neatly packed items of furniture. The family had also got out of the car and were looking up at the house as if they’d never seen it before, although Dad said he’d seen them looking round when they were thinking of buying it. The man was tall and dark-skinned, while the woman was very beautiful and looked younger than my own mum. They were clearly enjoying the moment of arriving at a new place. A boy of about my own age stood between them, looking at me. He didn’t smile.

They unlocked the door and went inside, the workmen following with the first of their belongings. I watched for a while as they came back and forth with boxes, banging them down noisily, occasionally pointing to tell each other where to put things. I had an odd feeling of being watched and something made me look up. At one of the windows stood the boy, looking down at me. I smiled and he disappeared into the room. I had had such high hopes, and now it seemed that it was going to take a lot of hard work to make friends. I sighed and watched the workmen a little longer. Just as I was thinking of going inside to see how Dad was getting on, I heard a small voice behind me.

“I’m Ben. Hello.”

I turned to see the boy standing behind me.

1. According to the writer, the Sharpes…. A. were very noisy neighbours.

1. often found things to complain about.
2. were sad to leave the street.
3. came round with helpful advice.

2. The writer says her mother …….

1. is annoyed that she has to work so much.
2. doesn’t know what her child likes to eat.
3. tries to do something she isn’t very good at.
4. thinks that more women should have careers.

3. Judging from the text, the word “dash” in paragraph 2 probably means …. A. run very quickly.

1. write something down.
2. make up a story.
3. become excited.

4. When the van finally arrives, the writer A. is eager to tell her family what is happening.

1. tries to follow it on her bicycle.
2. sees Ben for the first time.
3. falls over and hurts herself.

5. The writer’s mother……

1. decides to go to meet the new neighbours.
2. feels as excited as the writer does.
3. tells her to go and help the neighbours move in.
4. suggests that she waits before going to introduce herself.

6. The family stand outside the house looking at it because ……

1. they are not sure they’re at the right house.
2. they are happy to be moving into a new house.
3. it’s the first time they have seen it.
4. they are trying to decide whether to buy it or not.

7. The writer looks up to see the boy at the window because …… A. she hears a loud noise.

1. the workmen point in that direction.
2. she hears a voice from that direction.
3. she feels someone is looking at her.

GLOSSARY 94

• argumentative (adj) (người) có tính hay tranh cãi, hay gây gổ
• to go on about nói đến; lải nhải về, ca cẩm về
• ongoing (adj) đang tiến triển
• to go through a phase đang trải qua giai đoạn
• baking sự làm bánh
• removal van xe của dịch vụ dọn nhà
• to dash phóng chạy thật nhanh
• lettering dòng chữ ghi
• to register ghi nhận, nhìn thấy
• to settle in ổn định sau khi đến mới
• to pull up (xe) đỗ lại, dừng lại
• to be neatly packed được gói gọn gàng
• belongings tài sản / đồ đạc cá nhân
• back and forth (adv) tới lui, qua lại
• to bang sth down thả phịch xuống
• to sigh thở dài

PASSAGE 95

Although Julie had been with Mrs Worthington just three days, she had already learnt that her boss was the kind of person one had to be careful with. Her changes of mood could be rapid, she definitely did not tolerate failure, laziness or poor work and she firmly believed that everyone’s highest priority should be their work for the company. Julie was enjoying her job as Mrs Worthington s personal secretary, but she knew that today would be tough.

For several days, Julie had been experiencing toothache. At first, it was merely a minor annoyance that could be ignored. “It’ll probably go away by itself,” Julie told herself. “If not, I’ll see the dentist when I’m more settled here at work. It’s not that argent.”

It didn’t disappear, however, and after an extremely uncomfortable night, Julie awoke to severe dental pain. “That’s just what I need,” she said to herself. “Maybe I can get a dentist’s appointment for this evening, after work.”

Julie called the dentist’s. “I’mm afraid the only time the dentist has available today is at 3.30 pm this afternoon,” said the receptionist. Julie had to make an immediate decision. “I’ll take it,” she said.

The question was, how was Mrs Worthington going to react? Would she say, “Of course you can leave early, Julie. In fact, leave at lunchtime and don’t come back until you’re completely better.” Julie knew a far more likely response would be something along the lines of: “Well, that really is most inconvenient. Couldn’t you have arranged to see the dentist in your own time? You have to think about the company as well, you know. We can’t all take time off whenever we feel like it.

We’d never get any work done if we all spent the day running around seeing doctors and dentists. Can’t you change the time of your appointment?”

The pain was increasing in intensity, though, and Julie knew she had to see a dentist today. If the only solution was to leave work early and face Mrs Worthington’s displeasure, then so be it.

“Here’s your coffee, Mrs Worthington,” said Julie, as she went into her boss’s office for the first time that morning.

“Thank you, Julie,” said Mrs Worthington, without looking up. “Don’t forget I need those reports typed up by three o’clock at the latest. IVe got a meeting with Mr Price this afternoon.” “Yes, Mrs Worthington. I’ve nearly finished them. Uram… Sorry, Mrs Worthington, but I wonder if I could ask you something. It’s quite important.”

“What is it, Julie?” She looked up from the documents she’d been studying, and without giving Julie a chance to reply, said: “Oh my

PASSAGE 96

The ticket inspector handed the ticket back to Dora with a nod of his head and continued on his way down the train. He was a handsome young man, Dora thought, and he reminded her a little of her husband when he had been the same age. She smiled a little at the thought as she watched the countryside roll past the window of the train. She was now eighty-four and although she regularly forgot things that other people found so easy to remember, like where she had put her glasses, that March day when she and Ralph had got married stood out clearly in her mind. They hadn’t known each other long, and relatives had tried to advise Dora against it, but they had both known that it was the right thing to do. They quickly found a house to buy and the wedding was organised in a couple of days. Dora was grateful for the forty happy years they had had together.

The sound of someone sniffing brought Dora’s attention back to her surroundings. Sitting opposite her in the carriage was a woman, who Dora estimated to be in her early thirties. She looked up at Dora, who realised that the woman would welcome conversation. Dora pulled a tissue from her bag and passed it over. “What’s his name?” Dora asked with a friendly smile. The woman wiped her eyes with the tissue.

“Michael. He’s just got a new job …,” the woman began, then laughed a little. “How did you know?”

“I wasn’t always old, you know,” Dora said and looked more closely at the woman. She was smartly dressed, although her clothes weren’t new. Clearly she had had money in the past but now couldn’t afford luxuries. Dora noticed that she had brought her own sandwiches on the journey, rather than spend money on the train. She had the air of someone who is educated but who has never had much luck at turning at education into money. Dora knew what it was like to keep up apearances on a small income and her heart went out to her fellow traveller.

«Tell me about it,” she said. For the next half an hour, the woman,whose name turned out to be Sandra, told her story. Dora listened to the details of the relationship escaped her and Sandra mentioned without explaining who they were, but Dora knew it wasn’t important. Sandra wasn’t looking for solutions from Dora. The only thing that mattered was that she gave Sandra a shoulder to cry on and a synthetic ear. She nodded in all the right places and by the time the train pulled in at the next station, Sandra seemed a lot happier. She looked up and cried, “Oh, this is my stop!” She grabbed her bags, thanked Dora for listening and hurried off the train.

Dora sat back and closed her eyes. A feeling of sadness came her for a moment. Listening to Sandra talk had been what she imagined being a grandmother was like. It would have been nice to have children and watch their children grow up. Still, it wasn’t to be and she and Ralph had spent many happy years travelling the world. She opened her eyes and looked out onto the platform as the train pulled away. Sandra was looking up at the train window and waving at her. Dora waved back and smiled, watching over her shoulder as the station got smaller and smaller. She turned back to see a teenage girl standing beside her seat. She had a suitcase in one hand and make-up around her eyes had run as if she had been crying, looked exhausted.

“Excuse me,” she said in a quiet voice. “Is anyone sitting here?” She pointed to the seat where Sandra had been sitting. “No, my dear. Sit down,” said Dora, and began to reach into her bag for a tissue. It’s going to be one of those days, she thought to herself.

1. Dora has problems remembering…..

1. how long she was married to Ralph.
2. simple, everyday things.
3. where her husband had gone.
4. what her wedding day was like.

2. Before getting married, Dora and her husband…… A. waited until they knew each other well.

1. asked their families for advice.
2. arranged everything very carefully, D. made sure they had somewhere to live.

3. Dora thinks the young woman ….. A. would like to chat.

1. wants to ask her for a tissue.
2. looks younger than she really is.
3. is looking at her in a strange way.

4. The young woman seems to…..

1. be poorer than she once was.
2. like only home-made food.
3. have problems finding a job.
4. be careless about her clothes.

5. While Sandra talks about her life, Dora ….. A. gives her some useful advice.

1. tries to focus on the important details.
2. asks her to explain things more clearly.
3. acts as if she understands everything.

6. When Sandra leaves, Dora feels unhappy for a moment because she…. A. misses her husband.

1. never had children.
2. feels sorry for Sandra.
3. doesn’t see her grandchildren often.

7. Dora thinks it’s going to be “one of those days” because ….. A. she would prefer the girl to sit somewhere else.

1. she can’t find the tissues in her bag.
2. the girl seems to have the same problems as Sandra. D. the girl doesn’t realise that Dora is exhausted.

GLOSARY 96

• carriage toa xe lửa
• tissue khăn giấy
• one’s heart goes out to sb thương xót ai
• ticket inspector người soát vé
• to sniff hít vào, sụt sịt, thút thít
• surroundings khung cảnh chung quanh
• luxuries những món đồ xa xỉ
• to keep up appearances cố giữ bề ngoài tươm tất

để khòi mất thể diện (dù ít tiền) — make-up son phấn trang điểm (trên mặt)

• exhausted mệt đuối, mệt rã rời

PASSAGE 97

“I want everyone to be absolutely clear how seriously Tm taking this,” said Mrs Lowry. The twelve children stared at her silently and intently, their frightened expressions demonstrating that they did indeed recognise the gravity of the situation.

“We will not tolerate stealing in this school. It’s quite simple. Whoever has taken Julie’s purse must return it to me during the lunch break. If you do that, we won’t say anything more about it. I shan’t punish you, and I won’t tell the head teacher or your parents. But if Julie’s purse hasn’t been returned by the end of lunch, then I’m afraid have no choice but to go to Mr Jenkins, and you know what he’ll do.

There’s a school policy for situations like this and there’s no getting of it. That’s right — he’ll bring the police in. Theyll come this aftern and they’ll interview you all. They’ll find out who took the purse, sure of it, and whoever it is will be in very, very serious trouble, please, for your own good, if you took Julie’s purse, bring it to me d ing the lunch break. I’ll be in here, on my own, the whole time, everyone understand?”

“Yes, Mrs Lowry,” said the group of nine-year-olds in chorus.

Lunch break came and went with no one handing in the purse Mrs Lowry.

“This is a great shame,” said Mrs Lowry sadly. “Before I go and to Mr Jenkins, I’m just going to ask you, Julie, one more time: are you absolutely one hundred per cent sure you brought your purse to school this morning?” “Yes, Mrs Lowry.”

“And when did you last see it?”

“During the break, at eleven o’clock. Just as I told you. I took out pound coin to go and buy a can of Coke. When I came back with the change, it had gone.” “And Elizabeth, you saw Julie take the pound coin out of her purse did you?” “Yes, Mrs Lowry,” said the girl sitting next to Julie. “Kulie’s telling the truth. We went to the drinks machine together and when came back, Julie’s purse wasn’t in her bag anymore. That’s when came to find you.”

“I’ll ask you all one more time. Does anyone know anything about the whereabouts of Julie’s purse?” There was absolute silence in the classroom. “Then I shall go and get Mr Jenkins now.”

Mrs Lowry had already opened the door and stepped into the corridor when a voice shouted: “Mrs Lowry!” She immediately turned and came back into the room. “What is it?” she asked.

David, sitting right at the back of the class, was pointing excitedly at the radiator on the wall next to him. “Look, Mrs

Lowry! Behind the radiator! I think it’s Julie’s purse!”

There did seem to be something colourful behind the radiator. Lowry ran to the wall, bent down and picked it up. “Is this your purse Julie?” “Yes!” said Julie.

“Remind me how much was in it.” “A five-pound note.”

Mrs Lowry opened the purse. “Thank goodness for that,” she “Julie, here you are. David, I’d like to talk to you outside, please. The rest of you just sit quietly until I return.”

Mrs Lowry and David stood silently outside the door. She looked at kirn sadly. “I’m waiting, David,” she said eventually.

“What for, Mrs Lowry?” “For an explanation.”

“What do you mean?” Tears were already beginning to well up in his eyes.

“I’m not stupid, David. Don’t think I am. I want you to tell me exactly what you did and why you did it. If you do that, it’ll go no further, I promise.”

“I didn’t do anything! I saw the purse and I called you in.”

“I don’t think your parents are going to believe that, are they? Do you want them to know you’re a thief?”

“I’m not a thief! I’m not!” He wiped his eyes with his sleeve. “How can I make you believe me?”

1. The children’s faces showed that they….. A. were going to remain silent for a long time. B were scared of having things stolen.

1. knew exactly what Mrs Lowry would do.
2. were aware how serious the theft was.

2. Mrs Lowry said that, if the purse wasn’t returned, she would have to….. A. punish all of the children.

1. tell their parents.
2. tell the head teacher.
3. inform the police.

3. Mrs Lowry was confident that…..

1. the purse would be returned during the lunch break.
2. she knew who had taken Julie’s purse.
3. the police would be able to solve the crime.
4. the thief was really a good person.

4. After lunch, Mrs Lowry wanted to make certain that…..

1. Julie’s purse had been stolen.
2. Julie’s purse was still missing.
3. Elizabeth hadn’t taken the purse.
4. Julie’s purse did have money in it.

5. Mrs Lowry showed she was relieved that…..

1. it was actually Julie’s purse.
2. Julie’s money was still in the purse.
3. it was David who had found the purse.
4. Julie hadn’t had more money in the purse.

6. In the corridor with David, Mrs Lowry….. A. asked David to explain why he was crying.

1. realised how sad he was about what had happened.
2. felt very sorry that David had to experience this.
3. was hoping that David would confess to the crime.

7. Mrs Lowry made it clear to David that……

1. she’d definitely tell his parents he was a thief.
2. she knew why he had stolen Julie’s purse.
3. she would not tell anyone if he confessed.
4. his crying would not change anything.

GLOSSARY 97

• gravity sự / tính chất nghiêm trọng
• change tiền lẻ thối lại
• drinks machine máy bán thức uống
• whereabouts tung tích, những nơi đó đã ghé qua
• corridor hành lang
• excitedly (adv) với vẻ phấn khích nổi
• radiator máy sưởi
• tears well up in sb’s eyes ai đó nước mắt ràng rụa
• sleeve tay áo
• to confess to the crime thú nhận phạm tội
• gravity 1) trọng lực 2) sự trầm trọng / nghiêm trọng
• to tolerate chap nhận, dung thứ
• purse ví nhỏ cầm tay
• lunch break giờ nghỉ để ăn trưa
• head teacher ông hiệu trưởng
• policy chính sách
• to say in chorus cùng nhau nói, nói đồng thanh
• shame sự xấu hổ, điều đáng tiếc
• a pound coin đồng tiền mệnh giá 1 bảng Anh
• a can of Coke một lon Coca-Cola

PASSAGE 98

INDIANA UNIVERSITY

Intensive English Program

The University Indiana University was founded in 1820 and is one of the oldest and largest state-sponsored universities in the United States. It is internationally known for the excellence and variety of its programs. The University has over 100 academic departments and a fulltime faculty of over 1,500, including members of many academic societies.

It is located in Bloomington, the cultural and recreational center of southern Indiana in the mid-western US. Bloomington, a dynamic, safe and culturally-sophisticated town, has a population of 65,000 (not including university students). It is surrounded by hiUs, green woodlands and lovely lakes that make this area famous for vacationing.

IEP

The goal of the Indiana University Intensive English Program (IEP) is to increase the English language skills of non-native English speakers to the level needed for study at a college or university in the United States. We encourage students to reach this goal as quickly as possible. Teachers in the IEP are qualified to teach English as a second lan- ‘ guage and have taught in the United States and abroad. Requirements for Admission

All students admitted to the program must have earned a high school diploma and must show that they or their sponsors are able to pay for their living expenses and tuition while in the United States. Our application materials will tell you how much money is needed for each session.

Curriculum

There are seven levels in the IEP. All levels meet for 20-24 classroom hours each week. Levels One through Five use audio-visual materials, as well as campus computer and language laboratory resources. These levels concentrate on listening, speaking, writing, and grammar.

Level Six is a high intermediate academic reading and writing class, which focuses mainly on writing. After completing Level Six, most students are ready to begin academic work at a college or university. However, some additional English may be recommended to help them adjust to their new environment. In Level Seven students focus on written analysis of authentic texts. This gives them a clear idea of the kind of work which is required by American universities. At levels Six and Seven, students also select from a variety of courses in advanced grammar, advanced pronunciation, business, computer skills, commutation, film, literature, test preparation and the World Wide Web to their particular needs and interests.

College and University Placement

Graduates of the Center for English Language Training have gone on to pursue careers in such areas as physics, art, music, chemistry, business, education, and even teaching English as a foreign language. offer careers guidance to qualified students who want to apply either to Indiana University or to other colleges or universities in the United States. Admission, however, to the Intensive English Program does no£ guarantee admission to specific academic programs at Indiana University.

Housing

There is a wide variety of housing available in Bloomington for both married and single students on-campus housing is arranged throug the IU Halls of Residence. After receiving your application form, we will send you a campus housing application. Campus apartments are within walking distance of classes and are on the University routes. Many off-campus apartments are located near campus or near city bus routes. Off-campus housing is best arranged after your arrival in Bloomington, but you can begin your search by browsing the ele tronic classified ads in the Bloomington Herald Times.

Extracurricular Activities

Bloomington and Indiana University offer a large variety of recreational activities and social events. To begin with, soccer, swimming, boating, tennis, racquetball, skiing, and many other forms of exercise and relaxation are readily available. The internationally-known Indiana University School of Music presents operas, concerts and ballets on a regular basis. Concerts on campus range from symphony orchestras to the latest popular music groups. There are also theater presentation which include Broadway musicals and individual performances by famous artists from around the world. We have also combined education and enjoyment with trips to nearby zoos, museums and nature centers. At Indiana University, there is never a night without some form of entertainment!

1. What is said about Indiana University? A. It is the oldest university in the US.

1. It is the largest university in the mid-western US.
2. It has more than 65,000 students.
3. It is situated in a beautiful spot.

2. Apparently, in order to get on-campus accommodation…..

1. students must fill out a campus housing application form.
2. students must be married.
3. students should come to Bloomington first.
4. students must share a room with other students.

3. Students interested m nnaing on-campus accommodation ….. A. can start looking in newspapers.

1. can start looking for apartments on the Internet.
2. can contact the IU Halls of Residence.
3. must arrive in the US first.

4. According to the passage, students staying on campus …… A. can also take the bus to class.

1. can only walk to class.
2. needn’t go through the IU Halls of Residence.
3. have better rooms than those staying off campus.

5. What does the writer say about the university’s teaching staff? A. They are non-native English speakers.

1. They have only taught in non-English speaking countries.
2. They encourage non-native English speakers to attend the program.
3. They help students improve their English.

6. What is true about Indiana University?

1. It is located in mid-western Bloomington.
2. Campus concerts cater for different musical tastes.
3. Extra-curricular activities are rather limited.
4. It is attended by foreigners only.

7. Apparently, the IEP is meant for somebody who….. A. speaks English fluently.

1. is already studying at an American university.
2. comes from a non-English speaking country.
3. plans to live in the US permanently.

8. In Level Seven, students ….. A. take a writing course.

1. can choose from a number of courses offered.
2. learn how American universities are organized.
3. have more hours per week than in Level Six.

9. According to the passage, after completing the IEP….. A. students get a degree in English.

1. students have successful careers.
2. students have the necessary background to attend a university/college in the US.
3. students can begin working for a university.

10. Students on the IEP …….

1. have to study at least 24 hours per week.
2. have access to lots of entertainment.
3. move on to do a course at Indiana University.
4. usually stay up late at night.

11. To be admitted to the IEP, students ….. A. must be sponsored by someone.

1. must have attended an American high school.
2. must have completed their secondary education.
3. must first pay all their living expenses.

12. Which of the following does the Center for English Language Training offer to its students?

1. A daily edition of‘The Bloomington Herald Times”.
2. Free bus passes.
3. Trips to New York to watch Broadway musicals.
4. Careers advice.

13. Courses in computer skills and the World Wide Web are available …… A. for students at all levels.

1. only for beginners.
2. only for students at the last two levels.
3. only for students who live on-campus.

14. Information on living expenses and tuition fees …. A. is available to students on application.

1. is available on the Internet.
2. is available only to qualified students.
3. is available to students after they arrive in Indiana.

GLOSSARY 98

• state-sponsored (adj) được nhà nước tài trợ
• academic departments các khoa đào tạo
• faculty ban giảng huấn, khoa (đại học)
• dynamic (adj) năng động
• culturally-sophisticated (adj) có trình độ văn hóa cao
• tuition học phí
• session phiên (họp), đợt (học)
• curriculum chương trình học
• audio-visual materials các tài liệu nghe nhìn
• analysis sự phân tích
• college and university placement được bố trí theo học tại cao đẳng và đại học
• careers guidance sự tư vấn nghề nghiệp
• Halls of Residence Ký Túc Xá
• off-campus apartment căn hộ nằm ngoài khu đại học
• extracurricular activities các hoạt động ngoại khóa
• recreational (adj) có tính cách vui chơi, giải trí
• racquetball môn bóng quần (dùng vợt đánh bóng vào tường)
• bus pass vé đi xe buýt

PASSAGE 99

Sean had never felt so nervous before in his life. Sitting alone o side the closed door, he suddenly realised he was physically shaki “This is ridiculous,” he thought to himself. “Pull yourself togeth You’ve got to staY calm.”

This was easier said than done, and when a middle-aged woman a smart business suit opened the door and asked, “Sean Perkin there was a definite tremor of fear and weakness in his voice as he swered that that was indeed him.

“Hello, I’m Katie Sutherland. Do come in.”

Sean was invited into a comfortable and spacious office. The walk from the door to the chair he was to sit on seemed to last a lifetime and Sean was terrified with each step that he’d suddenly trip or stumble. How could something so simple as walking and sitting down be difficult?

As the interview progressed, however, Sean slowly began to relax. If he’d had time to think about it, he would have realised he was answering the questions put to him quite well. He was giving clear, full answers without saying too much or anything irrelevant. Then came question which, at first, he was uncertain how to answer.

“So, tell me, why do you want to leave your current job?”

Sean hesitated. Should he tell her the truth? This was, of course, that he didn’t feel respected. His boss, Air Dominguez, took him for granted, overworked him, was often rude, patronising and unpleasant and made him dread going in to work each morning. Sean decided a more positive response was called for.

“Well,” he said, “I’ve been withvBrookers Brothers for over four years now, and although I’ve learned a lot there, and I’m very grateful for the opportunities they’ve given me, I think it’s time for some new challenges, and this seems the ideal company to provide them. From what I’ve seen, Fisher & Fisher is an extremely dynamic company, and I’d like to be a part of that. I really think I could help contribute to the company’s future success.”

Sean was pleased with his answer and knew he’d been right not to criticise his current employer. From Katie Sutherland’s expression, it seemed she was satisfied with his answer too. Her next question prompted Sean to smile. “What would you say were your biggest weaknesses, Sean?”

He’d thought he might be asked this, and so had already rehearsed an answer. He didn’t want it to sound rehearsed, though, so he purposefully hesitated slightly before answering. “That’s a tricky question, isn’t it?” he said. “In fact, I think we both know it’s a bit of a trick question too, because if I give a list of serious weaknesses, you won’t think I’m suitable for the job, and if I say I haven’t got any, you’ll think I’m arrogant and over-confident. So, in answer to your question, I’d have to say that one of my biggest weaknesses is not being able to talk about myself in too negative a light, even when I know I’m not perfect. For any other weaknesses I’ve got, you might be better off asking my current employer, Mr Dominguez.”

His answer was a risk, but he knew that if he said it in a fairly light-hearted manner, he could probably get away with it.

From Katie’s response, it was clear that he had. “Yes,” she said, “it is a bit of a silly question, isn’t it? You’d be amazed what some people say when I ask it, though. It can tell me a lot. I’m glad you didn’t fall into that trap.”

This was the first clearly positive comment that Katie had made on his interview so far, and filled Sean both with joy and hope. Perhaps he really was in with a chance of getting this job. Perhaps he would be able to put Mr Dominguez and Brookes Brothers behind him once and for all.

1. Waiting outside for the interview, Sean realises that…. A. his shaking must look totally ridiculous.

1. staying calm is not difficult to do.
2. he has to take control of his emotions.
3. it’s the first time he’s ever been nervous.

2. When Sean enters the office, he….

1. wishes the chair he has to sit on is nearer the door.
2. takes too long to walk from the door to the chair.
3. almost trips over the chair he is supposed to sit on.
4. tries to get to the chair without doing anything foolish.

3. The answers Sean gives to the questions he is asked…. A. do not conta n unnecessary information.

1. show he knows he is doing quite well.
2. are a little Linger than they should be.
3. show he is often unsure what to say.

4. Sean feels thar the question about why he wants to leave his current job…. A. deserves a totally truthful answer.

1. should not be answered in a negative way.
2. was not asked in a respectful way.
3. is an impossible question to answer.

5. Sean’s answver to the question about why he wants to leave his rent job implies that…. A. he is ret at all happy with the way he is treated at Brookes Brothers.

1. Fisher & Fisher will be more successful in the future than Brookes Brothers.
2. both he and Fisher & Fisher could benefit from him joining company.
3. the work at Fisher & Fisher will be much more difficult than current work.

6. Sean is careful to hide from Katie Sutherland the fact that he…. A. has practised giving an answer.

1. has a ot of serious weaknesses.
2. thinks he doesn’t have any weaknesses.
3. knows she is trying to trick him.

7. Katie suggests that she asks the “silly question” because…… A. she’s always amazed by the answers she gets.

B. she wants the people answering to feel trapped.

D. people usually give long answers to that question.

D. the answers people give can reveal things about them.

GLOSSARY 99

• to pull oneself together tỏ ra bình tĩnh, trấn tĩnh
• to rehearse diễn tập tập trước
• purposefully (adv) cố tình, cố ý
• business suit bộ đồng phục công sở
• to hesitate do dự, chần chừ, lưỡng lự
• tremor of fear sự run rẩy vì sợ
• spacious (adj) rộng mênh mông
• to trip bước hụt chân
• to stumble đi lảo đảo, vấp té
• a tricky question một câu hỏi lắt léo
• a trick question một câu hỏi đánh đố
• arrogant (adj) kiêu ngạo
• over-confident (adj) quá tự tin
• to progress diễn biến, tiến hành -irrelevant (adj) không thích hợp
• take sb for granted xem thường ai
• to overwork sb bắt ai làm việc quá sức
• patronising (adj) ra vẻ bề trên / kẻ cả
• dynamic (adj) năng động
• to criticise chỉ trích
• to prompt sb to do sth thúc giục ai làm gì
• to be better off doing sth nên làm gì đó thì tốt hơn
• risk sự liều lĩnh
• light-hearted (adj) với vẻ ung dung, thư thái
• trap cái bẫy
• to deserve sth xứng đáng với cái gì
• to trick lừa phỉnh

PASSAGE 100

Helen Keller, an inspiration to all, was an advocate for the blind, deaf and disabled. She was born on June 27 1880 to parents Captain Arthur Henley Keller and Kate Adams Keller, in Tuscumbia, Alabama, she was born healthy, with full sight and hearing until tragedy struck her at the young age of 19 months old. She contracted a life-altering disease, believed to be scarlet fever or meningitis, which left her blind, deaf and mute. Her family found no method to educate her until the age of six when they sought advice from Alexander Graham Bell, an activist in deaf education. Bell suggested they contact the Perkins Institution for the Blind in Boston and request that they try to find a teacher for Helen. Anne Sullivan was chosen and sent to Tuscumbia to begin tutoring Helen right away. Anne became a live-in teacher and immediately began to use finger spelling, the tracing of words on the palm, in Helen’s hand to name objects. Although Helen learned the finger spell patterns, she did not yet relate them to names for objects. This changed one day with trip to the water pump. Anne placed one of Helen’s hand under the water coming from the pump and spelled WATER repeatedly on Helen’s free hand. Suddenly Helen had a realization; the letters were a way of referring to the liquid coming from the pump! She finally understood that words were related to things. Keller was so impressed that she wanted to learn the names of everything around her and on that same day she learned 30 new words.

There was no stopping Helen after that. Anne taught Helen to read with raised letters and with Braille, and later to write with both ordinary and Braiile typewriters. She eventually learned to understand what people were saying by touching their lips and throat. She also wanted to learn to speak but unfortunately since her vocal chords were not properly trained, her speech did not develop far.

In 1900, Helen enrolled at Radcliffe College, Harvard’s college for women. During her college years she wrote her first book, an autobiography titled “The Story of My Life” with the help of editor John Albert Macy. It was published in 1903. On June 28 1904, Helen Keller became the first deaf-blind individual to graduate from Radcliffe College, completing a Bachelor of Arts degree.

In 1921, The American Foundation for the Blind was organized and Helen was invited to be a spokesperson for the organization. She travelled extensively with Anne Sullivan and Polly Thomson, another one of her aids, giving speeches and raising funds for the blind and related causes. Along with her many books and other writings, this was to become her life’s work. On October 20 1936, Helen Keller’s beloved teacher died. Although greatly affected by this loss, it did not hinder

Helen’s volunteer work. She continued travelling the world with trying to raise money for the American Foundation for the Overseas Blind.

In 1953, the documentary film about Helen’s life, “The Unconquered”, won an Academy Award. On October 1961, Helen Keller’s lie life was drawn to a close when she suffered the first of a series of strokes. Helen Keller received many awards throughout her lifetime eluding the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which was given to her by President Lyndon B. Johnson. Helen Keller died peacefully in her sleep at the age of 88 on June 1968. Her legacy lives on as Foundations are formed to continue, work of conquering blindness.

1. Helen Keller was born….

1. deaf and blind.
2. with all senses.
3. deaf and mute.
4. blind and mute.

2. Until Helen was six, she….. A. was educated by her family.

1. was taught by Alexander Graham Bell.
2. went to the Perkins Institution for the blind.
3. had no education.

3. Anne Sullivan taught Keller to…. A. read Braille.

1. be totally independent.
2. speak.
3. pump water from a well

4. Helen Keller connected words to things….. A. at a young age.

1. at Radcliffe College.
2. by tracing words on people’s palms.
3. by touching people’s lips and throats.

5. Helen learned to write….. A. using Braille.

1. using two kinds of typewriters.
2. using raised letters.
3. before she learned to read.

6. Helen Keller’s speech…… A. became worse during her teen years.

1. developed during her college years.
2. improved thanks to Polly Thomson.

7. Helen Keller travelled the world to…… A. raise money for the deaf and mute.

1. promote her book.
2. inform people about the problems of those without sight.
3. get inspiration for her books.

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Установите соответствие между заголовками 1–8 и текстами A–G. Запишите свои ответы в таблицу. Используйте каждую цифру только один раз. В задании есть один лишний заголовок.

1.  Controlling skies

2.  Lack of safety

3.  Bicycle is faster

4.  Office at home

5.  Blocked roads

6.  Paid roads

7.  Improving railways

8.  Buses instead of cars

A. The world’s first public passenger railway was built in Great Britain in 1826 and ran between the industrial north-eastern towns of Stockton and Darlington. After 180 years’ experience the British say that their trains still don’t seem to run efficiently or even safely. On average, about 500 accidents with broken rail tracks happen in the country every year.

B. The British government is promising to give £33.5 billion to modernise the railways before 2010. Another £30 billion is to come from the private sector. The main target is to increase safety and speed. For example, new London-to-Scotland high-speed trains significantly reduce journey times and in 2004 a warning system was installed throughout the country.

C. Statistics show that only 12% of all journeys made in Britain are by public transport. The remaining 88% are made by car. Every year British people spend about two weeks travelling to and from work including nine days in their own cars. But anyone will say this isn’t a quick and easy way to travel. In fact, a journey from London to Manchester frequently takes seven hours. A cyclist could get there quicker.

D. Every year there are about half a million traffic jams in Britain. That is nearly 10,000 a week. There are hundreds of big traffic jams every day. According to the forecast, the number of jams will grow by 20 per cent over the next ten years. Nearly a quarter British people find themselves in a jam every day and 55 per cent at least once a week.

E. Nowadays many British people take their children to school by car. Twenty years ago, nearly one in three primary school children made their own way to school. Now only one child in nine makes their own way. During the school year at 08:50 a. m. one car in five on the roads in any British town is taking children to school. The solution could be special school buses widely used in the USA.

F. Many scientists hope that new technologies allowing more people to work at home may help with traffic problems. Fewer people will work from 9 to 5 and travel to and from work during the rush hour. But only 15% of people now want to spend more time working at home. The workplace is, for many people, a place to meet other people and to talk to them, so they would miss it if they worked from home. 

G. In 1903, the Wright brothers made the first aeroplane flight. It only lasted 12 seconds but changed the world forever. A century later, air travel is no longer a miracle, it is part of everyday life. One billion air passengers now fly every year  — that’s equivalent to a sixth of the world’s population. To make sure everything runs smoothly, there are special air traffic control centres in each country which watch every aeroplane.

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