II. Read the text, choose True or False. And give reasons for any false answers

The big clock on the tower of the Palace of Westminster in London is often called Big Ben. But Big Ben is really the bell of the clock. It is the biggest clock bell in Britain. It weighs 13.5 tons. The clock tower is 318 feet high. You have to go up 374 steps to reach the top. So the clock looks small from the pavement below the tower. But its face is 23 feet wide. It would only just fit into some classrooms. The minute-hand is 14 feet long. Its weight is equal to that of two bags of coal. The hour-hand is 9 feet long. The clock bell is called Big Ben after Sir Benjamin Hall. He had the job to see that the bell was put up.

Sir Benjamin was a big man. One day he said in Parliament, "Shall we call the bell St. Stephen's?" St. Stephen's is the name of the tower.

But someone said for a joke, "Why not call it Big Ben?" Now the bell is known all over the world by that name.

1. The big clock on the tower of the Palace of Westminster in London is often called Big Ben. True or false

2. It is the biggest clock bell in Britain. It weighs 25,5 tons. True or false

3. You have to go up 384 steps to reach the top of the clock. True or false

4. The clock bell is called Big Ben after Sir Benjamin Hall. True or false

5. Now the bell is known all over the world by that name. True or false

III. Write an essay “Music in our Life”.

I. Choose the necessary form of Participle

1. The book (writing, written) by this scientist is very interesting.

2. We could not see the Sun (covering, covered) by dark clouds.

3. The (losing, lost) book was found at last.

4. (Going, gone) along the street, I met Mary and Ann.

5. Look at the beautiful flowers (gathering, gathered) by the children.

A child (burned, burnt) dreads fire.

He was wearing (tearing, torn) T-shirt.

Seen, seeing) the wicked man, the boy ran into the house.

Being, been) occupied with work, he couldn’t meet us.

10. I love the noise of (falling, fallen) rain.

II. Read the text, choose True or False. And give reasons for any false answers.

Charles Dickens was born in 1812. He lived in the south of England when he was a little boy. His father worked in an office. He was a very clever man, but he was very poor. Charles had many brothers and sisters, but he did not often play with them. His father had many books and Charles liked to read them. He learned to read very early.

When Charles was 10 years old, his family went to London.

There his father got into debt (as he had little money) and then into debtor’s prison. So little Charles began to work when he was ten. That was the beginning of Charles’ hard life.

Не worked at a small factory in London pasting labels on blacking bottles. He had to work in a dirty room with no windows. He did not like his work, but he had to work at the factory for two years. Then he went to school for three years, but he did not learn much at school. He learned much at home, from his father and from other clever people.

Later he worked as a reporter to the Parliament and became a writer of short stories.

In 1837 he published his first novel «The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club». And the young reporter became a famous writer. Then he published novel after novel — «Oliver Twist», «Dombey and Son», «David Copperfield» and many other good books.

His books are very interesting; they tell us about the hard life of the poor people in England of that time. When we read his books, we sometimes laugh, but we often want to cry.

Charles Dickens died in 1870.

He is one of the greatest novelists in the English literature. Dickens lived more than a hundred years ago, but people in the whole world like to read his books today, because in his books he showed a real world and people of Victorian England.

1. He lived in the south of Ireland when he was a little boy. True or false

2. Charles had many brothers and sisters, but he did not often play with them. True or false

3. Then he went to school for five years, but he did not learn much at school. True or false

4. In 1837 he published his first novel «David Copperfield» and many other good books.True or false

5. His books he showed a real world and people of Victorian England. True or false

III. Write an essay “Art and culture”.

I. Put the verb in the brackets with particle to or without

1. Vasya demanded _____ (speak) to the director.

2. Sveta offered _____ (help).

3. Tamara chose _____ (work) here, not us.

4. Valera waited _____ (buy) a drink, but nobody wanted to serve him.

5. It seems _____ (be) raining again. I can't believe it.