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Test
1. Listen
to the story “Marie Curie the Greatest Woman-scientist” and put a tick in the
right column.
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with honours - c отличием
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a governess - гувернантка
Statements:
True False
1. Madame
Curie was born in Paris, France.
⃝ ⃝
2. She was
brought up by her father. ⃝
⃝
3. She was
interested in experiments when she was at school.
⃝ ⃝
4. Marie
was a bad student at
college. ⃝
⃝
5. After
college she began working in a
laboratory. ⃝ ⃝
6. Later on
she went to Paris to study
chemistry. ⃝ ⃝
7. Marie
and Pierre Curie discovered
radium. ⃝
⃝
8. Their
work was never rewarded. ⃝
⃝
2. Read the
text and mark true and false statements after it.
The
Shakespeare Theatre.
For
centuries the sonnets and plays written by William Shakespeare have filled
people with delight due to the depth of their philosophic insight and the strength
of their emotions.
There is
no record why Shakespeare left Stratford except for the fact that he became a
member of a theatrical company in 1590, first as an actor and later as a
playwright.
The humble
(низкий) status of an actor is clear from such names of
theatrical companies as “Lord Chamberlain’s Men” or “The King’s Men”. Actors
were on the same level as servants. Plays were performed in the banqueting
halls of palaces. Only in 1576 the first playhouse – a theatre – was built for
public performances.
The
theatre was always built a long distance from the centre of a town. It was of a
circular or oval shape and had no roof. Balconies lined the walls. The stage
gave out into the auditorium. Theatergoers watched the plays standing in the
stalls. Well-to-do people used to sit on the edge of the stage. A theatre
company in those days was not very numerous. The smallest companies usually
consisted of 8 actors, but there were bigger companies too, up to 14 persons.
Female roles were performed by men. Richard Burbage, one of the best actors of
the century, played at the Globe.
The plays
written by William Shakespeare, the greatest English playwright of all times,
were famous already during his lifetime. The majority of his writings were
published then. And now there isn’t a country in the world that hasn’t
attempted to stage his plays. Shakespeare’s plays have become a school of drama
and actors’ interpretation. Shakespeare always spoke of noble emotions.
Statements:
1. Everybody
knows why Shakespeare left Stratford. ________________
2. In the 16th
century actors were not important people.________________
3. Plays were
often performed in the big halls of palaces.___________________
4. The first
theatre for public performances was built in England in 1676.___________________
5. In those
days theatergoers used to watch plays standing in the hills.______________________
6. Few women
were actresses then.___________________________
7.
Shakespeare’s plays have become a great school for actors, actresses and theatre
directors. ________
3. Express
the same, using the passive voice.
1. The students greeted the famous lecturer.
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They have recently built a huge plant.
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3. We must finish the work by tomorrow.
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4. My mother sent for the doctor.
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5. They looked for the girl.
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6. They did not listen to the boy.
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7. She looks after the patients well.
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8. They asked for our address.
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9. My father looked through these papers.
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10. He will give my brother English lessons.
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11. A friend of his has shown me an interesting magazine.
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12. His friend told him everything.
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13. They showed Helen the nearest way to the theatre.
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14. He gave his patient some good advice.
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15. Mary has told me the news.
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4. Translate the following words
1. занавес_________________________ 2. ложа______________________________
3.
партер_________________________ 4.
сцена_____________________________
5.
галерка________________________ 6. балкон____________________________
7.
бельэтаж_______________________ 8.
аплодировать_______________________
9. играть на сцене _________________
10. сочинять__________________________
5. Translate
the following sentences.
1.
Написание рассказа занимает у учеников 40 минут.
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2.
Пробежка не занимает 30 минут у Тома.
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3.
Дорога до школы занимает у тебя 10 минут?
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4.
Чаепитие заняло у учителей 15 минут.
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5.
Просмотр фильма заняло у меня 2 часа.
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6.
Уборка дома заняла у мамы 3 часа?
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7.
Чтение текста займет у студентов 2 минуты.
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8.
Прослушивание музыки займет у меня один час.
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9.
Плавание займет у Кати 60 минут.
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