Задания составлены по материалам сборника тренировочных и проверочных заданий по английскому языку для 6-7 класса. Improve your language skills. - M.: «Интеллект-Центр», 2007. - 96 с. Автор: Хотунцева Е.А. и предназначены для учащихся 6-7 классов школ разного типа, учителей английского языка и родителей, а также могут быть использованы в процессе организации повторения и промежуточного контроля изученного материала на уроках английского языка и индивидуальных занятиях с учащимися.
В заданиях представлены аутентичные тексты различных жанров. Целью заданий является формирование, отработка и контроль навыков чтения с общим, выборочным и полным пониманием прочитанного.
Text 1.
1. Read the information about school clubs. Answer the questions.
1. When are the karate classes for beginners?___________________
2. Where are the Chess Club meetings?_______________________
3. Who gives swimming lessons?____________________________
4. Can you play the piano on Tuesday?_______________________
5. Can boys join the fitness club?____________________________
6. Is the Computer Club in room 7?__________________________
| SCHOOL CLUBS |
| Are you mad about music? Join us! The music club offers classes in piano, violin, guitar and flute. Piano lessons: Mon, Wed 4-6 p.m. Guitar lessons: Tue, Fr 4-6 p.m. Violin& flute: Wed, Thu 5-7 p.m. Contact: Mrs Kelly | Chess Club Intelligent and curious wanted! Show your best and be a winner with us! Room 7 Tuesday, 5 p.m. |
| Computer Club Are you interested in computers? Do you want to surf the Net? Come to Technology room. Monday and Thursday 4 p.m. | Fitness club Not only for girls... Aerobics, step dancing, weightlifting... Monday & Friday 4 p.m. |
| Swimming club For those who enjoy swimming and want to get fit. Our swimming pool working hours: Monday to Sunday 8-10 a.m., 6-8 p.m. Contact Mr Longlife | Karate Club Strong, quick, brave! Beginners: Tuesday Advanced: Thursday Gym 6 p.m. Contact Mr Hobbs |
Text 2.
1. A group of Russian students is on a language course in GB, London.
Read LANGUAGE GROUP PROGRAMME and find the following information:
1. How long are they staying in Kingston?________________________
2. Where do they live?_______________________________________
3. When do they study?______________________________________
4. Do they have lunch at the cafeteria?__________________________
5. What places are they visiting on Wednesday?___________________
6. When do they visit the Tower of London?_____________________
7. What time do they have to return to host families?________________
8. What flight do they fly back to Moscow?______________________
LANGUAGE GROUP PROGRAMME
| SUNDAY, 31st MAY 13.45 Group arrival at Heathrow Terminal 2 (flight SU 243). Meet JAC Study representative. 15.00: Coach to Kingston via London for panoramic tour. 18.30: Group arrival in Kingston. Meet local organizer and English host families. Evening spent with host families. | THURSDAY, 4th JUNE 09.00-12.00: English Language Tuition. Lunch break (packed lunch). 13.30 Entrance to St Paul's Cathedral 15.00 Entrance to London Dungeon 18.30: Return to host families in Kingston |
| MONDAY 1st JUNE 09.00-12.00: English Language Tuition. Lunch break (packed lunch). Free afternoon spent with group leader and JAC study teacher. 18.30: Return to host families in Kingston. | FRIDAY, 5th JUNE 09.00-12.00: English Language Tuition. Lunch break (packed lunch). 13. 30 Entrance to British Museum 14.30 Entrance to London Zoo 18.30: Return to host families in Kingston |
| TUESDAY, 2ND JUNE 09.00-12.00: English Language Tuition. Lunch break (packed lunch). 13.30: Charing Cross return Cruise on The River Thames (voucher). 15.00 Entrance to Kensington Palace (voucher). 18.30: Return to host families in Kingston | SATURDAY, 6th JUNE 9.00 Group meet coach at Dukes Avenue for half day panoramic tour of London. Lunch break (packed lunch). 14.30 Visit to the Tower of London 18.30: Return to host families in Kingston |
| WEDNESDAY, 3rd JUNE 09.00-12.00: English Language Tuition. Lunch break (packed lunch). 13.30 Entrance to Madame Tussaud's 16.00 Entrance to Sherlock Holmes Museum 18.30: Return to host families in Kingston | SUNDAY, 7th JUNE 09.30: Group meet at Dukes Avenue Ham 09.30 Coach to Heathrow Terminal 2 13.30: group departure - London to Moscow ( flight SU 242). |
Text3
1. Read the text and choose the best title for it
A. MARIONETTES.
B. PUPPET SHOWS
C. STORIES ABOUT PINOCCHIO.
There are many kinds of puppets: hand puppets, rod puppets, shadow figures and marionettes. They are little figures operated by strings and wires from above, by rods, or hands from below.
Puppets are as old as the theatre itself. The first puppets were made in India or Egypt. Puppet theatres thousands of years old have been found in both of these countries. Marionettes, which are animated by string from above, got their name in Italy. During the early Christmas celebrations, small figures including the Christ Child and the Virgin Mary were made to move by strings. This kind of puppet became known as a marionette, or little Mary.
In China, Japan and Java puppet showmen have made figures to represent the heroes, gods, and animals of their legends and stories. In Java, Siam and Greece they showed shadow plays. They moved cut-out figures against a vertical sheet lighted from behind.
Puppet shows were so popular that even great composers like Mozart, Haydn, and Gluck wrote special operas for them.
There are many stories for puppet theatres too. One of the best loved by children stories tells about the adventures of Pinocchio, a puppet who came to life. You will find the same puppet characters famous in different lands. Punch, the famous English puppet, is known in Italy as Punchinello and in France as Polichinelle.
Puppets can be any size needed. There are some marionettes that are only 15 centimetres tall, and some have been made 100 metres tall! Also, it is possible to make puppet animals and they can be just as good actors as people.
2. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?
1. You need string or hands to move the puppets._____
2. The first marionettes came from India.____
3. You could see marionette shows at Christmas._____
4. There was no music during the puppet shows._____
5. There are stories about Punch only in England._____
6. You can't make a puppet animal, because they are not good._____
Text 4.
1. Read the article and choose the best title for it
A. THE CAT FAMILY.
B. A DAY OF A LION. С KING OF BEASTS.
Throughout the history of man, the lion has been the symbol of strength. We say "strong as a lion", or "lion-hearted". But this was not because a lion can defeat all other animals, but because lions strike terror in man and other beasts.
Lions are members of the cat family. An average grown-up lion is about nine feet long and weighs between 400 and 500 pounds. The males are larger than the females.
The lion's voice is a roar or a growl. Unlike other cats, it doesn't purr and rarely climbs trees. Unlike other cats, too, it can swim in deep water.
Lions live in more or less open country and not in forests. And because they drink once a day, they always live near some water. Lions may live alone or in pairs, or in groups which are known as "prides".
Lions rest by day and do their hunting by night. The main food supply of lions comes from zebras, gazelles, and antelopes. Sometimes a lion will attack a giraffe, but it won't attack an elephant, rhinoceros, or hippopotamus. When a lion isn't hungry, he pays no attention to other animals.
2. Read the article again and choose the correct answer:
1. Lion is a symbol of strength because:
a. he kills other animals b. he is very big с everybody is afraid of him
2. The length of a lion is:
a. about 400 pounds b. 9 feet c. more than 500 pounds
3. It is different from other cats because:
a. it can climb trees b. it can swim in deep water c. it can purr
4. Lions prefer to live:
a. in the water b. in the forests c. in the open country
5. Lions usually hunt:
a. at night b. during the day c. at rhinoceros and hippopotamus
Text 5
Mail Carriers
1. Read the text and put the missing sentences (A-D) in the correct spaces (1-4).
A. But recently some scientists have come up with another idea.
B. People used to think pigeons navigated by looking for familiar landmarks
C. It's almost as if the bird has a built-in compass.
D. Some of those feet belonged to dogs.
Before trucks, trains and airplanes were invented to move the mail from place to place, messages had to travel by foot. (1)____. Dogs were especially popular as message carriers during wars.
The most famous mail carriers have feathers instead of fur - they are carrier pigeons. (2)____. But even when scientists blocked pigeons' eyesight by fitting them with frosted contact lenses, the pigeons still found their way home.
Some people think pigeons use their sense of smell or hearing to guide them. (3)______. They have discovered that pigeons' heads contain a substance called magnetite. This magnetite may allow the pigeon to use the Earth's magnetic field as a navigation aid. (4)_____.
2. Choose the correct answer:
1. In the past people used to travel from place to place to bring letters.
a. Right h. Wrong с Doesn't say
2. People used different kinds of animals to carry mail.
a. Right b. Wrong c. Doesn't say
3. During wars people sent mail only by planes.
a. Right b. Wrong c. Doesn't say
4. Pigeons can find the way home by recognizing some places.
a. Right b. Wrong c. Doesn't say
5. Scientists did a lot of experiments to know how pigeons find their ways.
a. Right b. Wrong c. Doesn't say
6. The Earth's magnetic field helps the pigeons not to get lost.
a. Right b. Wrong с Doesn't say
Text 6
1. Read the text and match the headings with the paragraphs.
A. The vitamin to make your bones hard.
B. Tastes differ.
С You can't live without food. D. Vitamins and the ABC.
Healthy Food
1.____
Eating is fun, especially when you are hungry. Most people have a favourite food. Some people enjoy eating sweet things like cakes, chocolates and ice cream. Other people enjoy savoury foods like cheese and meet. Enjoying eating is our body's way of making sure that it gets the things it needs to work properly.
2._______
Food helps us to keep warm, gives us the energy to walk, talk, run and do all the other things we do. It helps us to grow and stay healthy.
3._______
Vitamins also help us to be healthy. Scientists name vitamins after the letters of the alphabet. All of them are very important, for example: vitamin С keeps our skin and gums healthy. It is found in fresh fruit and green vegetables, such as oranges, blackcurrants, lettuce. Brussels sprouts and spinach also contain a lot of vitamin С
4._______
Vitamin D helps our bones to grow strong and hard, and we are able to make it for ourselves if our skin gets enough sunlight. But we can also get vitamin D if we eat fish, milk, butter, cheese and margarine. Some people buy pills or tablets containing vitamins. But most of us get more than enough of them from our food.
2. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?
1. When we enjoy eating our body gets everything to work well._____
2. To get vitamins you need to buy pills._____
3. Vitamin С is important for our skin._____
4. You can get vitamin D only when eating special food.____
Text 7
Family in America
1. Read the text and match the questions with the paragraphs:
A. Do children live with their parents when they get married?
B. Who brings up kids in American families?
С Who's responsible for getting meals ready in American families?
D. What's the family for Americans?
1.______
The family is a basic concept in America. Right from the beginning, people came to live in the New World with a view to build their new lives and raise families. The family is now protected by the American Law.
2.______
According to the recent survey, only 10 percent of American families live with their children and grandchildren. At certain age people tend to break away and live independently from their parents. But in cities, where there are a great variety of jobs, young adults have an opportunity to stay where they grew up.
3._____
It all depends on the family. Women used to be disadvantaged. Even now some employers would pay women less for the same work. But it is illegal and is becoming less frequent. The women in America have fought hard and the social scene is changing practically every year. No more are women assigned to the kitchen and house work.
4.______
Again, it's their individual choice. Both husband and wife are money makers now Meals, children and everything else is individual decision of a free person. Say, the father may decide to babysit and to do cooking while the mother would clean the house.
2. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?
1. Having a good family is very important for the Americans.______
2. Young families in America always live with their parents.______
3. In the past women in America had to fight to get the same payment for the work as men.______
4. Nowadays men in America prefer to take care after children._____
5. American women can either work or be housewives._____
6. Young adults stay to live with their parents more often if they live in big cities._______
Text 8
How did restaurants start?
1. Read the text and put the missing sentences (A-E) in the correct spaces (1-5).
A. The chief business of these cookshops was the sale of cooked meat which customers carried away with them.
B. This is the first time this word was used.
C. They often became 'dining clubs', and these existed in the fifteen century.
D. No matter how good mother's cooking is, we like to go to a restaurant sometimes.
E. Sometimes they served meals, too.
(1)_____. It's not just because there's different food to eat, but we also enjoy going out.
Long before there were restaurants, there were taverns where people gathered to talk, have something to drink and to eat. In London, there was another kind of place that was also the forerunner of the restaurant. This was the cookshop. (2)_____. But sometimes they also served meals on the premises and was somewhat like a restaurant. There were cookshops in London as long ago as the twelfth century!
The first place where a meal was provided every day at a fixed hour was the tavern in England. (3)_____. By the middle of the sixteenth century, many townspeople of all classes had the habit of dining out on taverns. Many of them became meeting places of the leading people of the day.
About 1650 coffeehouses also appeared in England. They served coffee, tea, and chocolate, which were all new drinks at that time. (4)______.
In 1765 a man named Boulanger opened a place in Paris which served meals and light refreshments, and he called his place a 'restaurant'. (5)____. It was great success and many other places like it soon opened. In a short time, all over France, there were similar eating places called 'restaurants'.
But the word 'restaurant' was not used in England until the end of the nineteenth century.
2. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F):
1. People like to go to a restaurant to eat different food._____
2. Cookhouses in London sold cooked meat.______
3. Taverns became popular in England in the sixteenth century._____
4. Coffeehouses were the places where people could try different drinks._____
5. The first restaurants appeared in France in the seventeenth century._____
Text 9
A puzzling discovery
1. Read the text and put the missing sentences (A-E) in the correct spaces (1-5).
A. At last, on September 6th, everything was ready again. Once more the ships set out to sea.
B. He wanted to sail west from Europe, west across the Ocean Sea, west to the lands of Asia called the Indies. He would find a sea route to the pearls, gold, spices, silk and perfumes of the Indies.
С Then, on the evening of September 9th, the last trace of island disappeared. Now the voyage had truly begun.
D. And in this world the only known lands were Europe, Asia and Africa. Together they formed a giant island surrounded by the Ocean Sea.
E. Their names were the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria. Aboard them there were ninety men under the command of Columbus.
His name was Christopher Columbus, and he was a sailor with a bold plan. (1).____For year traders had carried these riches overland to Europe. Now, with land routes closed by war, trade had stopped.
Columbus studied maps and read geography books. He asked the experts for advice. He planned, and when he was ready he began to search someone who would give money to make a trip. Finally he found a backer in Isabella, Queen of Spain.
And so it happened that on the morning of August 3d, 1492, three small ships sailed from Palos, Spain. (2)______.
But the voyage was not yet really under the way. On the third day out, the Pinta's rudder broke. The fleet had to stop at the Canary Islands for repairs. (3)_____.
At first the winds were light, sometimes dying altogether. For the few days the men could still sea the mountain peaks of the Canary Islands. (4)_____. They were sailing into the unknown.
In his cabin Columbus had a chart that he had drawn himself. Like the best maps of his day, it showed a world much smaller than the one we know. (5)______.
2. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?
1. Christopher Columbus wanted to find new route for trade on the land.____
2. Columbus' plan was important because the trade routes were closed because of the war.___
3. He did a lot to prepare for the trip._____
4. He started the voyage on the 6th of September, 1492._____
5. His voyage was not difficult.____
Text 10
1. Read the text and choose the best title:
A. Visit the Edinburgh Festival!
B. Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland.
C. Summer in Edinburgh.
Every year, thousands of people come to Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland, to be part of the Edinburgh Festival. For three weeks every August and September the city is filled with actors and artists from all over the world. They come to Edinburgh for the biggest arts festival in Britain. During this time the streets of the city are alive with music and dance from early morning until late at night. You can even see artists painting pictures in the streets. One of the best parts of the festival is the "Fringe", where students do comedy shows in small halls and cafes,
Tens of thousands of tourists come to the Festival to see new films and plays and hear music played by famous musicians. This year, you can see over five hundred performances with actors from more than forty countries.
The tickets for these performances are quite cheap and it is usually easier to see you favourite star in Edinburgh than in London. So come to Edinburgh next summer, but remember it can be difficult to find a room, so why not book your hotel now!
2. Read the text and choose the correct answer:
1. The Edinburgh Festival is a month long.
a. Right h. Wrong c. Doesn't say.
2. Actors come to the Edinburgh festival from lots of different countries.
a. Right b. Wrong c. Doesn't say.
3. You can hear music all day.
a. Right b. Wrong с Doesn't say.
4. It is expensive to go to the theatre in Edinburgh.
a. Right b. Wrong c. Doesn't say.
5. You can visit a lot of painting exhibitions during the festival.
a. Right b. Wrong C. doesn't say.
6. It is usually more difficult to see famous actors in London than in Edinburgh. a. Right b. Wrong с Doesn't say.
Text 11
1. Read the text and put the events in the correct order:
A. He acted in sound films._____
B. He joined Frank Karno's company and went to the USA._____
C. When he was 5, Charlie played on the stage._____
D. He moved to Switzerland._____
E. He acted in silent films.______
F. Charlie formed a film company.______
A man from silent films
Charles Spencer Chaplin was born in 1889 in south London. His father died when he was a child, and the family didn't have much money. Charlie first performed on the theatre stage at the age of five.
After he joined Frank Karno's company, he went to the USA in 1914 and in his first year there he acted in 35 of Hollywood's early films. These were 'silent films', before the invention of cinema sound -the actors couldn't speak, but acted out their feelings in their faces and movements. Charlie Chaplin became one of the most famous actors in the world, and everyone knew and loved the role he played: a man with a black hat, big shoes, a little moustache and unusual walk.
With other actors, Chaplin formed a film company, and he started to direct his own films. Later, after sound arrived, he began to talk on screen and he wrote the music for one of his last films, "Limelight". Twenty-five years before his death in 1977, he had political problems in the USA and moved away to live in Switzerland. Most people still like his films today.
2. Read the text and again and choose the correct answer.
1. Chaplin was born more than 100 years ago.
a. Right b. Wrong с Doesn't say.
2. He lived in London before he moved to the USA.
a. Right b. Wrong с Doesn't say.
3. He was 3 5 when he got his first role.
a. Right b. Wrong c. Doesn't say.
4. He never spoke in his films.
a. Right b. Wrong c. Doesn't say
5. Chaplin had his film company and was a very rich man.
a. Right b. Wrong с Doesn't say.
Text 12
1. Read the article and match the headings with the paragraphs.
A. 'Senses' that help to move
B. Reggie and the inside of his head. С A new start.
D. The accident.
E. The problem for the scientists.
Reggie, a robot.
1._____
Reggie is a robot. He has a computer for a brain. The scientists who designed and built Reggie had lots of problems to solve. The biggest one was finding a way to control how he moved. After lots of thought, they designed a control system using the computer and a pair of microphones.
2._____
They fixed the microphones to the side of his head so that electrical signals could be sent from the microphones to the computer.
Lastly, they programmed the computer to make Reggie: go forward when they blew a whistle once, stop when they blew the whistle twice, turn round when they blew three times.
3.______
At first, everything went well. Reggie moved exactly as he was supposed to. But then, one day, a disaster happened.
It was the ice-cream seller, Ernie's fault. He stopped his van in the street outside and blew one long blast on his whistle to let everyone know he was there. And Reggie moved forward... straight through the window on the fifth floor!
4.______
It took scientists a year to make a new Reggie out of the broken body of the old one. They had to make sure that he would never again have the same kind of accident! And so they redesigned him.
5.______
Reggie Mark 11 has photocells fitted to the front of his head and touch pads to his hands. When he walks close to the window, the bright light makes the photocells send electrical signals to the computer. When he touches something the pad cells also send signals. And when the computer receives the signals, it makes him stop.
Reggie hasn't had another accident, but that's not surprising. Like a human, he has 'senses' to help him move around.
2. Choose the correct answer:
1. It was difficult for scientists to control how...
a. Reggie stops b. Reggie moves c. Reggie blows the whistle
2. The van driver signalled because...
a. he wanted Reggie to come b. he stopped the van c. he wanted to show that he was there
3. Reggie fell because...
a. it was a command b. he couldn't stop c. he was a robot
4. The scientists made a new robot...
a. that can stop when he needs b. that has human senses c. that can jump through the window
3. Complete Reggie's summary with the information from the article.
I am a (1)___________. When the scientists made me, they used a (2)_____________and a pair of microphones to control my movements. I was programmed (3)______________when they blew a whistle once, (4)____________when they blew twice and (5)____________when they blew three times.
One day I heard one whistle blow and did what I had to do: I went forward... Nobody taught me to stop if it was too high, but it was. It was the (6)_____________and I fell down and was completely broken. The (7)___________seller's whistle was a command for me.
But I am lucky: the scientists have redesigned me and now I am Reggie Mark 11 with 'senses' that help me (8)____________.
Text 13
1. Read the text and put the events in the correct order:
A. The cat was frightened and ran away.____
B. The plane flew to New York and came back to London._____
С Rachel Goodro and Banzay got on the plane to London._____
D. The cat is at home now._____
E. Rachel didn't get her cat in London airport._____
F. The air company let Rachel look for Banzay on the plane._____
Banzay's Incredible Journey
About five o'clock yesterday afternoon Rachel Daryl Goodro smiled for the first time in a week. Her cat, Banzay, was back at home with her at last.
Ten days ago, Rachel said goodbye to Banzay and put him in a special cage in the back of a Boeing 707 flight from New York to London. Then Rachel got on the plane. When the plane arrived in London, Rachel waited for Banzay. But there was no pussy cat. The air hostess told her, "I opened the cage door to get him. But he was very frightened and he ran away. I called him, but Fm sorry, I couldn't catch him. And now we can't find him anywhere."
The next day the plane returned to New York, but still there was no sign of the missing cat. Then the Boeing 707 flew back to London. Still no Banzay.
But the air hostess knew Banzay was on the plane. She could hear the cat's miaow, but she didn't know where the noise was coming from. Finally, the air company let Rachel Goodro get on the plane. The cat heard Rachel's voice and began to miaow again, but this time very loudly. He was in a space under the floor at the back of the plane. It was a very small space. At last they rescued him and Rachel Goodro and her cat were happy again.
Banzay isn't a fat cat now. He lost a kilo in his ten days on the plane.
2. Read the text again and choose the correct answer.
1. Where was Rachel Goodro going when she lost the cat?
a. to London b. to New York с doesn't say.
2. How long was Banzay lost for?
a. two hours b. one day c. more than a week
3. What happened when the airhostess opened the door?
a. the cat ran away b. the cat miaowed c. the airhostess didn't' see the cat
4. How did the airhostess know that Banzay was on the plane?
a. she heard some noise b. she heard the cat miaow c. she saw the cat under the floor
5. Banzay wasn't the same when she was found.
a. true b. false c. doesn't say
Text 14
1. Read "UNIQUE SPECIAL EVENTS IN LONDON for February " and choose the activities for each person:
UNIQUE SPECIAL EVENTS IN LONDON FOR FEBRUARY
1. Mike and Laura are twins. A. SHAKESPEARE DAY
They are six and very cheerful. See history come to life with a workshop
describing how people lived in Shakespeare's
time; join a guided tour to Shakespeare's Globe
Theatre, enjoy supper at the Barbican Centre
and watch an evening performance of "Twelfth
Night" by Royal Shakespeare Company. Time
14.30. tickets $49
2. Katerina and Yaroslav, Rus- B. SHERLOCK HOLMES WALK
sian students, are just married. A guided tour of murder and mystery based on this most famous character. Lunch at a traditional public house.
Time 11.00. Tickets$15.50
3. Peter and Maria are an elderly couple. C. VALENTINE'S DAY SPECIAL
They are fond of history and drama. Enjoy a very special evening on this most
romantic of days with a delicious two-
course pre-theatre dinner at the Ad Lib
restaurant and then take your partner to
the best seats for the romantic musical,
Crazy for You. Time 18.00. Tickets $42.
4. Helen is in her thirties. She's very D. CEZANNE AT THE TATE
imaginative and loves detective An introductory lecture and then a visit to
stories and thrillers. an exhibition of over 100 paintings and 80
drawings by one of the greatest 19-th
century French painters, Cezanne and a
two-course lunch at a nearby restaurant.
Time 10.15. Tickets $29.
5. Rafaello is an Italian student. E.LONDON ZOO
He doesn't like theatre, but he With over 12,000 animals to see, we thought
is fond of art you'd appreciate a guide to some of London
Zoo's most exciting attractions. With so much
to see, you won't want to waste a moment.
London Zoo is a whole day's fun and interest
for youngsters, teenagers and big kids too.
.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Text 15
1. Read the text and choose the best title:
A. The biggest city in Europe.
B. The pocket guide to Dublin.
С Viking adventures in Dublin.
Essential facts:
Capital of Ireland. Population: about I million (half of its population is under 25 years old).
Location: on the east coast of Ireland, on the River Liffey.
Age: 1000 years old with Viking origins.
There's something for everyone in Dublin. It's got theatres, shops, pubs and cafes, restaurants, markets, castles, churches, cathedrals, parks and museums! And of course, there's lots of music!
SEE AND DO
1. Trinity College
Opening hours: Monday-Saturday 9.30-17.00. Closed: Christmas Day and New Year.
Not to be missed. This 400 year-old university is also a museum. You can see the Book of Kells, an illustrated medieval manuscript, one of the oldest books in the world. Very popular - about half a million people come to see the book in a year.
2. Temple Bar
It's the fashionable party zone, the exciting vibrant centre of young Dublin. There are bars and cafes, trendy stores, restaurants and pubs. Night and day, it's full of people. On Saturday there's a food market and a food fair.
3. Grafton Street
Positioned between Trinity College and St Stephen's Green, this is the most famous shopping area of Dublin. It's always crowded. There are big department stores, and there are lots of designer shops. It's near several shopping centres including Stephen's Green Shopping Centre.
4. Dublin rs Viking Adventure
Opening hours: 9.30-16.00. Closed: Tuesday and Wednesday.
Did you know that Dublin is a thousand years old? It's a Viking city. There are excavations you can visit, and there is also Dublin's Viking Adventure, and interactive recreation of life in Viking Dyflin (the Viking name of Dublin). You can walk in the narrow streets, observe Vikings at work, and experience the sounds and smells of the old city.
5. Phoenix Park
Twice the area of New York's Central Park, a massive 700 hectares. It isn't an average city park-it's got a zoo, a castle, sport grounds, lakes and gardens. Take bus No. 10 from O'Connel Street.
Task 2. Are the following sentences true (T) or false (F):
1. A lot of young people live in Dublin.____
2. You can't get to the Trinity College on Saturday.___
3. Dublin is 1 million years old.___
4. There are always a lot of people in Temple Bar.___
Task 3. Read "See and Do again and find the best places to visit for:
a. Sandy, who is interested in ancient history. ____
b. Martin, who likes shopping.____
с Liz, who likes being in natural places.____
d. Mike, who likes trendy bars and restaurants._____
e. Rebecca, who is interested in old books.______
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1. Read the text and choose the best title for it
A. The biggest city in Great Britain.
B. Welcome to Edinburgh.
C. A school trip to Edinburgh.
Essential facts:
Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland, and a popular tourist centre, is very old. It goes back to the times of the Romans. The name Edinburgh means "Edwin's fort" It is sometimes called "The Athens of the North". It isn't a big city. In fact, it only has a population of around 450,000 people. It's an exciting place with two universities, a small busy port, many theatres, cinemas, and other cultural entertainment. It is a centre of business, education, book publishing and engineering.
1. Edinburgh Castle
Edinburgh is overlooked by the famous castle of the same name, which was built on a volcanic rock. The castle is huge, and if you want to look at the city, go up onto the fortified walls. You can hear the one o'clock gun, which fires every day at exactly 1 p.m. There are tourist shops there where you can buy gifts for your friends and even send electronic postcards home.
In the evening go to the Military Tattoo at the castle (it's not a body decoration!). It's a famous parade with Scottish regiments and military bands. It is brilliant and the illumination is great.
2. Places to walk
Edinburgh is a green city and there are a lot of open areas and parks where you can walk or relax. Walk through the Royal Botanic Gardens and see all the old buildings and famous streets.
The city is divided into two main sightseeing areas by Prince Street, a busy and commercial centre with beautiful shops, hotels and restaurants on the north side and lovely gardens on the south side. The street was named after the princes who were sons of King George III.
3. The Old Town and the New Town
The Old Town has important historical buildings. Among them, the huge castle and Holyrood House, the official residence of the Royal family when they are in Scotland. It is open to public at other times. The Royal Mile is a busy street in the centre of the Old Town; it goes from the castle to Holyrood House.
The New Town is to the north of the Old Town and has large streets and squares with fine Georgian buildings.
4. Festivals and tours
Edinburgh is a very lively place. In summer there is the Edinburgh Festival and you can see lots of shows on and there are actors in costumes giving out leaflets and amazing street performers. It has such an exciting atmosphere. Go on the City of the Dead tour - a really scary ghost tour. The guide will tell you stories and take around the city.
2. Are the following sentences true (T) or false (F):
1. Edinburgh is one of the biggest cities in Europe._____
2. There is a special ceremony at 1 o'clock at Edinburgh Castle._____
3. You can make a body tattoo in Edinburgh Castle.____
4. You can walk in the gardens in the north of Prince Street.
3. Read the text again and find the best places to visit for:
a. Sandy, who wants to see the home of the British Queen:_____
b. Alex, who likes to hear frightening stories:___ с Peter, who is fond of parades:_____
d. Emily, who wants to send an e-mail and buy presents for her friends:____.
e. Daniel, who likes to spend time in the open air:____.
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