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Read the text and do the tasks.
A young mother
was lying on a bed. She had just given birth to twin boys. She was tired but
happy. A woman was helping her. Suddenly the woman screamed. “What’s the
matter?” the mother cried. She lifted her head and looked at her babies. The
babies were joined at their chests. She could not separate them.
That happened
in Siam – now called Thailand – in 1811. The mother named her babies Chang and
Eng. Chang and Eng grew up and became the famous Siamese twins.
People came
from all over Siam to stare at the twins. One day, when the twins were 18, an
American saw them. He thought, “I can make money with the twins.” He asked
Chang and Eng, “Will you come with me to the United States?” Chang and Eng wanted
to go to the United States, so they went with the man. They never saw Siam or
their family again.
Chang and Eng
traveled with the American for ten years. Later they traveled alone. People
paid to see them and ask them questions about their lives. Finally, the twins
got tired of traveling. They got tired of answering questions. They decided to
live quietly in North Carolina. Soon after they moved to North Carolina, the
twins met two sisters. The sisters’ names were Adelaide and Sarah. The twins
fell in love with the sisters. Chang married Adelaide, and Eng married Sarah.
The marriages were very unusual. Adelaide and Sarah lived in separate houses.
The twins lived in one house for four days. Then they went to the other house
for our days. The marriages were unusual, but they were long and happy. Chang
and Adelaide had ten children, and Eng and Sarah had eleven children.
The twins were
happy with Adelaide and Sarah, but they were not always happy with each other.
Sometimes they argued, and they didn’t talk to each other. They asked doctor
after doctor, “Please, separate us.” Every doctor said, “I can’t separate you.
The operation is too dangerous.” So, the twins stayed joined together.
One night, when
the twins were 63, Eng suddenly woke up. He looked at Chang, who was lying
beside him. Chang was not breathing. Eng screamed for help, and one of his sons
came.
“Uncle Chang is
dead,” the young man said.
“Then I am
going to die too,” Eng said, and he began to cry. Two hours later Eng was dead.
For 63 years
the twins of Siam lived together as one. In the end, they also died as one.
1) Complete the sentences
1. This story is about
a)dangerous operations.
b)unusual marriages.
c) Siamese twin brothers.
2. The young mother lifted her head
a) to ask about an operation.
b) to look at her babies.
c) to scream for help
3. People came from all over Siam
a) to stare at the twins.
b) to travel with the twins in the
United States.
c) to marry the twins.
4. The twins talked to many doctors
because
a) the twins were often sick.
b) they wanted the doctors to
separate them.
c) the doctors wanted to study the
twins.
2) T (true) or F (false).
1. ____The story happened in Siam –
now called China – in 1811.
2. ____Chang and Eng grew up and
became the famous Siamese twins.
3.____ People came from all over
Siam to stare at the twins.
4.____ An Australian asked Chang
and Eng to come with him to the United States.
5. ____Chang and Eng travelled with
the American for ten days.
6. ____After the twins moved to
North Carolina, they met two cousins.
3)Guess the meaning of thehighlighted word
1. A woman was helping the young
mother. Suddenly the woman screamed. “What’s the matter?” the
mother cried.
a. yelled in a loud voice
b. smiled happily
2. The babies were joined at their
chests. She could not separate them.
a. take them apart
b. wake them up
3. People came from all over Siam
to stare at the twins.
a. take pictures of
b. look at
4. The twins were not always happy
with each other. Sometimes they argued.
a. spoke quietly
b. spoke in angry voices
II. Лексика, грамматика
Task
1: Translate the words and expressions from Russian into English.
Task
2: Fill in "the" if necessary.
1. ___
Bermuda Triangle is located in ___ Atlantic Ocean.
2. ___ Lake
Superior is the largest of ___ Great Lakes.
3. In ___
Atlantic Ocean, ___ American Mediterranean Sea is the combination of the seas
of ___ Gulf of Mexico and ___ Caribbean Sea.
4. The
country I liked most of all was ___ Italy.
5. Next
year I want to visit ____ South America and to ____ Buenos Aires in ____
Argentine.
6. ___
Island of Madeira is historically Portuguese territory.
7. ___ Borneo
is situated in the waters of ___ South China Sea.
8. ___ Himalayas
include more than a hundred mountains exceeding 7,200 metres.
9. ___
Europe is bordered towards the north by ____ Arctic Ocean, towards ___ south by
___ Mediterranean Sea and ___ Black Sea, towards ___ west by ___ Atlantic Ocean
and ___ east by ___ Asia.
10. ___
Urals divide ___Asia and ___Europe.
Task
3: Use the verbs in the Past Simple or Present Perfect/Present Perfect
Continuous.
1. I
(like) _______ him when I was at school.
2. He
(live) _______ in New York since 2001.
3. I (not
see) _______ Pete last night.
4. I
(look for) _______ this book yesterday.
5. I (to
watch) _____ this movie for about 2 hours.
Task
4: Use must/mustn’t, may, can/can’t, should/shouldn’t, need/needn’t.
1. Students
___ leave the classroom before the ring bells.
2. You
___ brush your teeth in the morning.
3. ___
you pass my pencil to me?
4. You've
been driving all day. You ________ beexhausted!
5. You
________ smoke so much. It's bad for your health!
6. I
know he speaks five languages, but ________ he speak Arabic?
7. I'm on
my way. I ________ be there in about 10 minutes.
8. I
________ affordthat.
9. This
________ be dangerous if you don't have the right equipment.
10. You
________ yell at your parents. It'snotnice.
Task
5: Fill in the gaps with the reflexive pronouns.
1. Forget
it! I’ll do it _____ .
2. She
burnt _____ on the oven yesterday.
3. He
talks to _____ all the time. It doesn’t mean he’s crazy.
4. We all
enjoyed _____ very much on the picnic.
5. The
protesters locked _____ in the church and refused to come out.
6. Your
sister is very busy, so you’ll have to do this task by _____ .
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