Задайте 5 вопросов к тексту.

Задание 2. Раскройте скобки, поставив глаголы в нужном времени пассивного или активного залога.

1. She (go) Australia but now (come) back to Britain again. 2. He (lose) his key but now he (find) it. 3. (You/visit) many museums when you were in Paris? 4. The car looks very clean. (you/wash) it? 5. When I (arrive) at the party, Tom (be/not) there. He (go) home. 6. We (walk) along the road for about 20 minutes when a car stopped and the driver (offer) us a lift. 7. The woman was a complete stranger to me. I (see) before. 8. Bob: Hello, Susan. Is Alan here? Susan: No, I’m afraid he (go) out. Bob: Oh, what a pity! When exactly (he/go) out? Susan: About ten minutes. 9. The phone (ring) when I (have) shower. 10. When I (arrive) Ann (wait) for me. She was rather annoyed with me because I was late and she (wait) for a very long time.

ВАРИАНТ 4

Задание 1. Переведите текст и выполните задания к нему:

From my childhood I was an easily taught and obedient boy. My kindness was so noticeable that my friends made fun of me. I was especially fond of animals and had a great number of pets. With these I spent most of my time, and never was so happy as when feeding and playing with them. My character did not change much when I grew up.

I married early, and was happy to find in my wife a character very much like my own. Seeing my love for pets she never lost a chance of getting the most pleasant animals. We had birds, gold-fish, a fine dog, rabbits, a small monkey, and a cat.

This cat was a remarkably large and beautiful animal, quite black and surprisingly clever. In speaking of his cleverness, my wife, who was a superstitious woman, often mentioned the old popular belief, which considered all black cats to be in disguise.

Pluto- this was the cat’s name-was my favourite pet and playmate. I alone fed him, and he followed me everywhere about the house. It was even with difficulty that I could prevent him following me through the streets.

Our friendship lasted for several years, during which my character (I blush to confess it) had changed for the worse. I became day by day more moody and irritable. It often happened that I hurt the feelings of others; I suffered myself as I was rude to my wife. At last I even hit her.

My pets, of course, could feel the change in my character. In fact, I began to treat them cruelly. As for Pluto, I held back from cruelty as I did treat cruelly the rabbits, the monkey, or even the dog when they came in my way. But my illness took hold of me- for what other illness is like alcohol!- and at last even Pluto,who was now becoming old, even Pluto began to feel the effects of my temper.

1. Ответьте на вопросы:

1. What kind of pets do they have?

2. What was the cat’s name?

3. What illness had the author?

4. Was he a kind man?

5. How long did their friendship last?

Переведите:

1. I married early, and was happy to find in my wife a character very much like my own.

2. Our friendship lasted for several years, during which my character (I blush to confess it) had changed for the worse.

3. In speaking of his cleverness, my wife, who was a superstitious woman, often mentioned the old popular belief, which considered all black cats to be in disguise.

3. Выпишите антонимы к данным словам из текста:

Happy, beautiful, kind, black, begin.

Задайте 5 вопросов к тексту.

Задание 2. Раскройте скобки, поставив глаголы в нужном времени пассивного или активного залога.

1. My bicycle isn’t here any more. Somebody (take) it. 2. Last night I (arrive) home at half past twelve, I (have) a bath and then I (go) to bed. 3. I tried to catch Tom, but I couldn’t. He (run) very fast. 4. This time last year I (live) in Brazil. 5. It (rain) when I (get) up. 6. She (go) Australia but now (come) back to Britain again. 7. He (lose) his key but now he (find) it. 8. (You/visit) many museums when you were in Paris? 9. The car looks very clean. (you/wash) it? 10. When I (arrive) at the party, Tom (be/not) there. He (go) home.

 

ВАРИАНТ 5

Задание 1. Переведите текст и выполните задания к нему:

Antarctica is the bottom of the world, where winds can reach 320 kph and temperatures can plunge below 85°C. It seems lifeless but a closer look reveals an amazing abundance of life. The coastal waters are filled with plankton and fish, and its thick ice is perforated by the breathing holes of seals. Antarctica is home to thousands of penguins and seagull-like birds. The ice itself is permeated with algae and bacteria.

There is another sort of life as well. All around Antarctica the coast is dotted with corrugated-metal buildings, oil-storage tanks and garbage dumps – unmistakable signs of man. Not fewer than 16 nations have established permanent bases on the only continent that belongs to the whole world. They were set up mainly to conduct scientific research but they have become magnets for boatloads of tourists who come to look at the peaks and the penguins. Environmentalists fear that miners and oil drillers may not be far behind. Already the human invaders of Antarctica have created an awful mess in what was recently the world’s cleanest spot. Over the years they spilled oil into the seas, dumped untreated sewage off the coasts, burned garbage in open pits, and let huge piles of discarded machinery slowly rust on the frozen ground.

News of the environmental pollution has unleashed a global wave of concern about Antarctica’s future. How best to protect Antarctica has been a topic of fierce debate all over the world.

Despite the damage done, so far Antarctica is still largely pristine, the only wild continent left on earth. There scientists can study unique ecosystems and climatic disturbances that influence the weather patterns of the entire globe. The research being done on the frozen continent cannot be carried out anywhere else. Therefore many people argue that the continent should be turned into a “world park” in which only scientific research and limited tourism would be permitted.

 

1. Напишите развернутые ответы на следующие вопросы, исходя из содержания текста.

1. What does a closer look at Antarctica reveal?

2. How many nations have established their permanent bases on the continent? What for?

3. What are the results of the human activity in Antarctica?

4. What kinds of research can scientists conduct in Antarctica?

 Why is it necessary to turn this wild continent into a “world park”?