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«Приобская школа № 53»
Reading Test
Составила:
Учитель английского языка
Трушенкова Л.Н.
п.Приобский
2019
School in the Slums
- Slums – трущобы
- Locks – замки
- Guards — охранники
- Permission — разрешение
Mellish
school is in the slums of
Brooklyn for pupils between twelve and fifteen
years
of age. There are about 1500 pupils there, and 90 teachers.
It’s
a problem school, perhaps one of the most difficult schools in America. The white
teachers can’t walk to the school because they may be attacked. They all drive
to school, and their cars have special locks. There’s always a black policeman at the door of the school. He
has a radio contact with the school guards. Pupils must have a written permission from the teacher if they want to go to the
toilet. There’s a guard outside the washroom. Only one child can go into the
washroom at a time, and he can’t stay there long.
The
children who live in that district go to that school. They are all black
children. However, why do the teachers work there?
“It’s
very hard of course,” says Jane Flinch, a forty- five-year-old teacher. Most
children have problems at home. Some of them are beaten by their parents. Some
of them sleep at the lessons because they had to work at night. Some of the
children get sick at the lessons because they didn’t have breakfast or even a
meal for a day or two.
It’s
the love of the job that keeps the teachers in that school. They teach and do
social work. They feel that they are doing something good for the children who
need help.
“There’s
also the problem of violence,” says one of the teachers. “Sometimes when I go
into a class, I can feel that some of the children are like a dynamite.
However, I feel quite safe. I am sure that other pupils will help me.” There is
very little money for teaching in that school. There is no money to buy food
for the children.
The
principal of the school has been there for many years. A lot of his happy
optimism has gone. “No, I’m not optimistic about the future. Look around you,”
he says and points out of the window at the high wall round the school. ”It’s
not a very bright sight: buildings have holes instead of the windows, shops are
closed, groups of people are sitting on the steps of the houses. They have
nowhere to go and nothing to do.”
“We
need money,” he says, “money is the only way to help this school and these
people, and, of course, jobs for the people.”
Задания к тексту.
Exercise 1. Подберите
правильный ответ.
Mellish
school is for
a)
small children.
b)
older children.
c)
small and older children.
The
white teachers can’t walk to school because
a)
they live far from the school.
b)
they don’t like to walk.
c)
it’s dangerous for them.
There’s
a policeman
a)
at the door of the school.
b)
near the toilet.
c)
outside the washroom.
The
white teachers work there because
a)
they can’t find a better job.
b)
they love their job.
c)
they get a lot of money there.
The
school needs
a)
more money
b)
more teachers.
c)
more policemen.
Exercise 2. Say if
the statements are true, false or not mentioned.
1.
Mellish school is in the slums of Mexico.
2.
Most children have problems at home.
3.
Mellish a problem school.
4.
The principal of the school has 5 children in his family.
5.
The school needs money.
6.
It’s good salary that keeps the teachers in that school.
Exercise 3. Answer
the questions.
1.
Where is Mellish school situated?
2.
How many pupils are there in the school?
3.
Is it hard or easy for the teachers to work in this school?
4.
Why do some of the pupils sleep during the lessons?
5.
Is the principal optimistic?
Exercise 4. Заполните
пропуски одним подходящим по смыслу словом.
1.
Mellish school is one of the most difficult schools in
___________.
2.
The ___________ teachers can’t walk to the school because they may
be attacked.
3.
Pupils must have a written permission from the teacher if they want to go to the
___________.
4.
The teachers teach and do __________ work.
Exercise 5. Write
about the problems of Mellish school.
Presents for the Natives
Miklukho-Maclay
was a Russian scientist and traveller who lived more than a year on the island
of New Guinea. The ship came to the island in the evening of a September day in
1871. Next morning the captain said to Maclay:
“You
are coming ashore. Why don’t you take more men with you? Have you a gun?”
“I
don’t need a gun. I have presents for the natives.”
The
island was beautiful. There were trees and flowers everywhere, and it was very
hot. The sun shone brightly high above Maclay’s head. He walked for some time
down a forest path. Suddenly he stopped because he heard a noise. A native
stood in front of him. He looked at Maclay quickly and then started running
away. Maclay ran after him. The native looked back and suddenly stopped. Maclay
took out some presents and showed them to the man. The native took the presents
and smiled. This was how Miklukho-Maclay met the first black man on the first
day of his life in New Guinea. The native’s name was Tui. He was Maclay’s best
friend all the time that the traveller lived on the island.
On
the first of October Maclay started out for a walk in the forest. He carried no
gun. He had only a notebook and a pencil. In the forest, he met a native boy
who saw him and ran away. Maclay heard the voices of men and women and the
cries of children. Suddenly many men with spears in their hands came out. They
stopped and looked at Maclay angrily. When he tried to say something, one of
the men wanted to throw his spear at him. Maclay did not know a word of their
language. He could not explain that he was their friend. He knew that he had to
do something quickly. And a good idea came to him. He suddenly sat down on the
ground and began to take off his shoes. Then he lay down, put a bag under his
head and ... slept. The natives did nothing to him.
Задания к тексту.
Задание 1. Say YES /NO
1.
Did Mikiukho-Maclay take a gun when he came ashore? Yes /
No
2.
Was it very hot on the island? Yes / No
3.
Did the native boy run away when he saw Mikiukho- Maclay? Yes /
No
4.
Did Tui take the presents from Mikiukho-Maclay? Yes /
No
Задание 2. Correct the following sentences according to the test
“Presents tor the Natives".
1.
Miklukho Maclay lived on the Island more than two years.
2.
Miklukho-Maclay took a lot of men with him when he came ashore.
3.
Miklukho-Maclay did not run after the native
4.
Tui became his enemy
5.
When Miklukho-Maclay went for a walk he had a gun and a spear with
him.
6.
Miklukho-Maclay could easily explain to the natives that he was
their friend.
Задание 3. Read the text and say if the statements are true or false.
1.
The island was beautiful.
2.
The native didn’t take the presents and were angry.
3.
The island was New Guinea.
4.
Maclay knew the natives’ language and could speak well.
Задание 4. Complete the sentences according to the teхt.
1.
I don’t ... a gun.
2.
The sun shone ... high above Maclay’s head.
3.
A native stood ... him.
4.
This was how Miklukho-Maclay met the first ... on the first day of
his life in New Guinea.
5.
Maclay heard the ... of men and women and the cries of children.
6.
Maclay did not know ... of their language.
Задание 5. Why in your opinion Miklukho-Maclay didn’t take a gun to the
island?
The Olympic Champion Alexandr Medved Gives Advice
A
wrestler must have many qualities to beat his rivals. He must be strong and
very quick. Then he needs enough strength to tear the rival from the mat and
throw him on the floor.
I
will tell you about myself. I grew up tall and thin with no great strength in
my arms. Wrestling came into my life when I was 18. I was 188 cm tall and
weighed 85 kg and could not compete with my rivals in strength.
Then
I decided to build up my muscles. I developed a system of exercises, which
helped me to become stronger. I spent much time weight lifting. I lifted a bar
equal to my own weight, which is up to 100 kg. However, that happened after two
years of regular exercising. At first, the weight was only 30-40 kg. In
general, I advise to choose the weight, which is twice as small as your own.
Push-ups
were also of great help to me. At first, I could push up only 3 or 4 times, so
weak were my arms! Then 30 times. Interesting enough, if you strengthen your
legs, you feel as if your body has become much lighter. It is a very useful
exercise. I also worked with dumb-bells and weights and threw heavy stones into
air. You must combine muscle-building exercises with long distance running. It
is a good relaxation for the arms and back muscles.
I
was considered the strongest heavyweight wrestler in the world. However, I have
never been the biggest among my rivals. I weighed a little over 100 kg but
defeated even those who weighed 120, 150 and 180 kg like the American Chris
Taylor whom I threw on the floor at the 1972 Olympics. If you are strong, you
do not fear any rivals! My advice to you is if you want to be strong, take up
physical exercises at once.
Задания к тексту.
Exercise 1. Choose the
right answer.
The sportsman is
1.
A boxer b) a wrestler, c) a runner
He
began to do sports when he was
15.
b) 17. c) 18.
If
you strengthen your legs, you feel as if your body has become
1.
a) much lighter b) heavier c) smaller
Long
distance running is a good relaxation for
1.
Your mind b) the arms and back muscles c) the leg muscles
Exercise 2. Say if
the statements are true or false.
1.
Alexandr Medved grew up tall and thin with no great strength in
his arms.
2.
When he was 18, he could easily compete with his rivals in
strength.
3.
At first, he lifted a bar equal to only 30-40 kg.
4.
After a year of regular exercising, he lifted a bar equal to 100
kg.
5.
Push-ups were not of great help to him.
Exercise 3. Insert the
words, according to the text.
1.
A wrestler must have many qualities to __________ his rivals.
2.
____________came into my life when I was 18.
3.
Then I decided to build up my ___________.
4.
At first, I could push up only 3 or 4 times, so weak were my
___________
5.
I weighed a little over 100 kg but ______________ even those who
weighed 120, 150 and 180 kg
Exercise 4. Answer
the questions.
1.
What qualities must a wrestler have to beat his rivals?
2.
What advice does A. Medved give about choosing the weight for the
weight lifting exercises?
3.
How can a person become strong?
Exercise 5. Write about
your favorite sportsperson.
ОТВЕТЫ
School in the Slums
Упражнение 1. 1b, 2c, 3a, 4b, 5a
Упражнение 2. 1 false, 2 true, 3 true, 4 not mentioned, 5 true, 6 false
Упражнение 3.
Возможные ответы:
1.
Mellish school is in the slums of Brooklyn.
2.
There are 1500 pupils in the school
3.
It is hard for the teachers to work in this school
4.
Some of the pupils sleep during the lessons, because they work at
night.
5.
The principal is not optimistic
Упражнение 4. 1 America, 2 white, 3 toilet (washroom), 4 social
Упражнение 5. Ваши ответы.
Presents for the Natives
Упражнение 1. 1
No, 2 Yes, 3 Yes, 4 Yes
Упражнение 2. Варианты
ответов.
1.
Miklukho Maclay lived on the Island for more than a year.
2.
Miklukho-Maclay was alone when he came ashore.
3.
Miklukho-Maclay ran after the native
4.
Tui became his best friend.
5.
When Miklukho-Maclay went for a walk he had a notebook and a
pencil with him.
6.
Miklukho-Maclay couldn’t explain to the natives that he was their
friend.
Упражнение 3. 1 true, 2 false, 3 true, 4 false
Упражнение 4. 1 need, 2 brightly, 3 in front of, 4 native, 5 voices, 6 a
word
Упражнение 5. Ваши варианты.
The Olympic Champion Gives Advice
Exercise 1. 1b, 2с, 3a, 4b
Exercise 2. 1 true, 2
false, 3 true, 4 false, false
Exercise 3. 1 beat,
2 wrestling, 3 muscles, 4 arms, 5 defeated
Exercise 4. Варианты
ответов.
1.
A wrestler must be strong and very quick.
2.
He advises to choose the weight, which is twice as small as your
own.
3.
If you want to be strong, take up physical exercises.
Exerсise 5. Ваши варианты
The Great Romantic
Lord
Byron (1788-1824) didn’t live a long life. He was an aristocrat and a
fashionable man. But he loved freedom (свободу) and
a simple country life. His personality attracted Britain and all Europe. He brought
to his poetry romanticism of his times. He was talented and handsome, noble and
brave. London admired him.
George
Gordon Byron was born on January 22nd, 1788. He was the son of John
Byron and his wife, Catherine, whose ancestors (предки) were
of the royal house of Stuart. He spent his early years outside the capital. He
lived in the north. Later his mother took him to Aberdeen. There they lived for
several years. George went to Aberdeen Grammar School and there is a monument
to him outside the school. Now it is a museum and art gallery. Later he studied
at Harrow School and the University of Cambridge.
When
Byron was 19, he came to London. One day the poet wrote, “I woke up (проснулся) and
found myself (обнаружил, что я)
famous.” It happened after the publication of his autobiographic poem
“Childe Harold” in 1812.
The
fact is that from 1809 to 1811 he had traveled in different parts of Europe and
in the poem he described everything that had happened to him.
In the
summer of 1816 Byron left Britain forever (навсегда). He
traveled around Europe and soon he became a member of the Greek liberation
movement (освободительное движение), for
which he died. But he did not lead the Greeks in battle as he wished. He
died of fever (лихорадка).
I.
Переведите на английский язык.
1)
Он любил свободу и простую сельскую жизнь.
2)
Он принес в свою поэзию романтизм того времени.
3)
Сейчас это музей и галерея искусства.
II.
Ответьте на следующие вопросы.
1)
When and where was G. Byron born?
2)
Where did he study?
3)
What did he describe in the poem?
4)
When did he die?
CHRISTMAS
The 25th of December is
Christmas Day. It’s a happy holiday for many people in different countries.
Some week before Christmas English people
are busy. They send greeting cards to all their relatives and friends. You can
buy Christmas cards or you can make them. Many children make their cards at
school.
People buy a Christmas tree and decorate
it with toys, colored balls and little colored lights.
On Christmas Eve people put their presents
under the tree. When children go to bed, they put their stockings near their
beds.
At night Father Christmas comes. He has
got a big bag of presents for children. He puts the presents in the children’s
stockings.
Every year there is a very big Christmas
tree in the centre of London, in Trafalgar Square. This is a present from the
people of Norway to the people of Great Britain. They send it to Londoners
every year and Londoners decorate the Christmas tree.
In the evening before Christmas people
like to come to Trafalgar Square to look at the tree. On Christmas Eve streets
in London are decorated, too.
The shops are very busy at Christmas.
People want to buy presents for their family and friends (for their nearest and
dearest). And they buy a lot of food and drink for all the Christmas parties.
People open their presents on Christmas
morning and they all are happy with what they get.
For Christmas lunch people eat turkey,
potatoes and green vegetables. Then they have the Christmas pudding. At five
o’clock it’s time for tea and Christmas cake.
On
Christmas people wish their nearest and dearest a merry Christmas.
The day after Christmas is Boxing Day.
People usually visit their relatives and friends. They do not work on that day.
1.
Answer the questions.
1) Why are people busy some weeks before Christmas?
2)
Where can people get Christmas cards?
3) Where is a Christmas tree from?
4) What are the traditional Christmas dishes?
5) What is Boxing Day?
6) Do English people like Christmas?
2.
Complete the sentences.
1. Many
children make their cards at …….
2. Father
Christmas puts the presents in the children’s ………..
3. There
is a very big Christmas tree in the centre of ………
4. On
Christmas people wish their nearest and dearest a ……….
5. They
do not………. on that day.
Monsters
of the sea?
People have always been afraid of sharks.
Films like “ Jaws” have shown them as monsters. But now these animals are in
danger, like many others.
In
recent years, shark meat has become a popular food in America. Too much fishing
has begun to reduce the numbers of some kinds of shark. Some people say this is
a good thing. Sharks kill about twenty-five people a year near the world’s
beaches. Are we going to help sharks, or are they going to become extinct?
It’s hard to solve the sharks’ “ image” problem and change
people’s minds about them. Sharks are hunters and so they naturally kill. But
actually elephants kill more people than sharks every year – and every–one
likes elephants.
Sharks are very important for the world’s oceans. They eat
unhealthy fish and keep the numbers of different kinds of sea animals in
balance. Now scientists are trying to find way to protect these animals. They
have been in the oceans for 350 million years. Perhaps they can survive a
little longer.
Выберите
соответствующие содержанию текста предложения.
1. Films
have shown sharks as monsters.
2. Sharks
are in danger like others.
3. Shark
meat has become a popular food only in Canada.
4. The
number of some kinds of shark has reduced because of much fishing.
5. All
people say this is good that a number of some kinds of sharks has
reduced.
6. Sharks
are not monsters because they don’t kill anybody.
7. It’s
not hard to solve sharks ‘image’ problem.
8. Sharks
are hunters so they naturally kill.
9. Elephants
kill less people than sharks, so people like them .
10.Sharks
are very important for the world’s oceans because they kill unhealthy fish.
11.Sharks
have been in the oceans for 200 years.
PACKING by Jerome K. Jerome
Holiday time was near now, and we, that is, Harris and George and
I met to discuss our plans. Harris said that the first thing was to discuss
what to take with us. He also said that we couldn't take the whole world in a
boat. They could take what they really needed.
"It is very important," Harris said, "to have
everything we need for a long swim every morning before breakfast." He
also said that a long swim always gave him fine appetite. "If you're going
to eat more than you usually do," George said, "I think we'll let you
go swimming not more than once in three or four days. If you go swimming every
day, we'll never have enough food for you. We won't be able to carry so much in
the boat. "
So we discussed the food question. "Begin with
breakfast," George said. "For breakfast we must have a tea-pot,"
Harris said, "ham, eggs, bread and butter and jam. It's easy to prepare
breakfast with such things. And for lunch — cold meat, bread and butter and jam
— but no cheese. "
We agreed. Cheese in a boat in summer,
little by little becomes the master of all the food. You may think you're
eating sausage or meat and potatoes or cake, but it all seems to be cheese.
Choose the
right variant
1. George,
Harris and Jerome decided to discuss ....
a)
future holidays b) the weather c) the newspaper article
2. It
happened in ....
a)
summer b)
spring c)
winter
3. Harris
liked ... very much.
a)
boating b)
swimming c) playing football
4. He
wanted to ... after swimming.
a) eat b)
drink c)
sleep
5. They
decided ... cheese.
a) not
to take b) to take c) to
buy
Answer the questions:
1. What
is the text about?
2. Where
did the friends want to go?
3. What
could give Harris a good appetite?
4. Why
was cheese the "master" of all food in summer?
5. Whose
idea was to take few clothes?
The
Earth.
We
live on the Earth. It is very, very big. There is a lot of water on the Earth.
It is in rivers, lakes, seas and oceans. There are a lot of forests and fields,
hills and mountains on it.
The
Earth is full of wonders. Different animals live on the Earth. Different plants
grow on it. The Earth is beautiful.
There
are large countries and small countries. There are warm countries and cold
countries. There are some countries where there are four seasons in a year and
some countries where there are only two.
When
it is day in one country it is night in another country.
When
the sun shines it is day, when the sun does not shine it is night. You can see
the moon and the stars in the sky at night.
People
live in different countries. They speak different languages.
Our
country is Russia. Russia is the largest country in the world. Our country is
so large that when it is morning in the east, it is evening in the west. When
it is winter in the north it is summer in the south.
There
are a lot of long rivers, beautiful lakes, large forests and fields and high
mountains in Russia.
People
who live in Russia speak more1 than one hundred different
languages but they can speak Russian too.
Answer
the questions.
1.
Where do people live?
2. Is
the Earth big or small?
3.
What is there on the Earth?
4.
Where is there water on the Earth?
5. The
Earth is beautiful, isn't it?
6. Why
do we say that the Earth is full of wonders?
7. Why
do people speak different languages.?
Traditions and customs
Every
nation and every country has its own traditions and customs. In Britain
traditions play a more important role in the life of people than in other
countries. They say British people are very conservative . They are proud of
their traditions and carefully keep them up. But when we speak about
British traditions we always remember that there are four parts in Britain —
England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Traditions are different
in these parts of the country.
You
already know some of the English traditions and holidays. We hope you remember
St. Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Halloween which have also become
traditional American holidays. Here are some more facts about old English
traditions.
One of the old English legends says that London can be the
capital of the country, rich and great until twelve black ravens live in the
Tower of London. Each has got its name and the keepers carefully look after
them. If one of the birds dies, another younger raven takes its place.
Londoners believe this legend and always bring some food to give to the birds
when they come to the Tower. The keepers cut the birds' wings a bit as they are
afraid that they may fly away.
Another
old English tradition is Guy Fawkes Day. Children go out into the streets on
the 5th of November with figures like scarecrows. They stand in the
streets and squares asking for the usual "Penny for the Guy". Then
with the money they have collected they buy fireworks and burn the guy (the
figure like a scarecrow) on their bonfire.
People
watch fireworks and some people go to parties in the evening.
Though
different countries have different traditions and holidays people all over the
world know some of them. They are — Easter, Christmas and New Year.
I.
True or False.
1.
1.
1. Every
country has its own traditions and customs.
2. There
are no common traditions all over the world.
3. English
people celebrate Maslenitsa.
4.
There are some common holidays in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern
Ireland.
5.
London can be great until 10 black
ravens live in the Tower.
6.
English people celebrate Guy Fawkes Day on the 5th of November.
II. Choose
the best title for the text.
1. BRITISH ARE JUST TRADITIONS CRAZY!
2. MORE ABOUT BRITISH TRADITIONS.
3. GUY FAWKES DAY.
III.
Match the words from the left column with their Russian equivalents
from the right column.
1. look
after
a. фейерверк
2. scarecrow
b. обычай
3. firework
c. заботиться
4. custom
d. костер
5. bonfire
e. Чучело
SCOTLAND
Although Scotland forms a part of the United Kingdom, it has a
distinct character of its own. In area it is more than half as big as England.
Its population is, however, only one-eighth as great — about 5 200 000.
Scotland is a land of romance and it has had a most eventful
history. The Picts and Celts lived there before the coming of the Romans to
Britain. Those Northern tribes worried the Romans so much that the Great Wall
was built to protect the Roman camps in the Northern part of England.
It was in the 11th century that the Normans began to settle in
Scotland. Almost all of Scotland's history is associated with and reflected in
many castles and forts that are to be seen all over the country. They are very
picturesque, having retained their medieval features: stern, proud, impressive,
perched high on a rock or at a hillside. Mary, Queen of Scots, the beautiful
Mary Stuart was married in one of them, her son James (who was to become James
I of England) was born in another.
And now some words about the Highlands. For centuries the
Highlands were a strange land, where the king's law common to all the rest of
the country, wasn't even known, where wild people spoke a language no one could
understand. Long after the rest of Britain adopted modern ways they kept to the
old life.
In 1603 King James VI of Scotland became King James I of England
too, and from then onwards the countries were under the same monarch, though
the Act of Union was not passed until 1707. This Act incorporated Scotland with
England in the United Kingdom, but the Scots kept their own legal system,
religion and administration, centered in Edinburgh.
Edinburgh – the capital of Scotland has always been admired as one
of the most beautiful cities. Glasgow – its second city – always had a bad
reputation. It was too often seen as a dirty, run-down urban area. But no
longer. The buildings have been cleaned up, the streets are tidy and the people
now take an obvious pride in their city. Glasgow was chosen to be the cultural
capital of Europe 1890.
Not
far from Glasgow there is one of the most famous of Scotland's many lakes
(called «lochs»), Loch Lomond. Scottish numerous valleys are known as «glens».
Scotland is a country with an intense and living national tradition of a kind
only too rare in the modern world. It has its distinctive national dress, the
kilt, worn only by men. It also has its own typical musical instruments (the
pipes, sometimes called «the bagpipes»), its own national form of dancing, its
own songs, language, traditions and education. Scotland has even its own
national drink, a fact so widely known that one need only ask for «Scotch».
Notes
The Picts and Celts – пикты и кельты (племена)
tribe — племя
camp — лагерь
to pass the Act — принять Акт/Закон (в
парламенте)
В. Comprehension
Check. Complete the sentences.
1. Scotland forms...
a) a
part of England;
b) a
part of the United States;
c) a
part of the United Kingdom.
2. The Northern tribes...
a)
began to settle in Scotland in the 11th century;
b)
lived in Scotland before the coming of the Romans;
c)
came to Scotland together with the Normans.
3. Mary Stuart...
a) was
a Queen of the United Kingdom;
b) was
the Queen of Scots;
c) was
not a queen.
4. The kilt...
a) is
a musical instrument;
b) is
a form of national dancing;
c) is
a type of national dress.
C. Answer
the questions.
1. What is the population of Scotland?
2. Why was the Great Wall built?
3. Why are there so many castles in the country?
4. What have you learnt about the Highlands?
5. When was the Act of Union passed?
6. What's the country's second city?
7. What do they call Scottish valleys and lakes?
8. Are national traditions still alive in Scotland?
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