Have visited, haven’t found, tried, so deep and so dark, came out of it

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Задания к тексту.

Exercise 1. Choose the right answer.

Rita Nelson is _______

a) 13 b) 14 c) 15

Lessons in Rita’s previous school started at

a) 7 o’clock b) 8 o’clock c) 9 o’clock

Rita has _______ lessons every day.

a) 5 b) 6 c) 7

Rita’s lessons are over at

a) 3. 00 b) 3.30 c) 4.00

After lessons most pupils go

a) to sports practice b) home c) for a walk

Exercise 2. Name the things in Rita’s new school that are different from her previous school.

Number of pupils in Rita’s class.
Time when the lessons begin
Time when the lessons end
Number of subjects in the curriculum (расписание)
Number of lessons every day

Exercise 3. True or false?

Rita doesn’t like her new school.
Today Rita came to school in time.
Student don’t love sports in the new school.
Many girls play football in the new school.
Rita likes to drive a tractor.

Exercise 4. Answer the questions on the text "My New School Is Fantastic”.

Why has Rita changed her school?
When do the lessons begin?
Why did the teacher put a note into Rita’s record-book?
What clubs did she join?
What games do girls play in her new school?
What practical things are the children taught?

Exercise 5. Write about practical things that you are taught to do in your school.

Текст для чтения для 7 класса #2 — Mysterious Monster

At different times, thousands of people say that they have seen a large animal in the famous lake called Loch Ness in Scotland. For many centuries, people have tried to catch it. People who live there always talk about the mysterious animal in the lake, and many of them believe that it is still there today.

In 1933, John McGregor, a local businessman, saw that the lake began to bubble, and a huge animal with two humps came out of it.

After that, scientists examined the lake with underwater equipment and tried to find out what kind of animal lived there. Of course, they haven’t found it yet, because the lake is so deep and so dark.

Tourists from all over the world have visited Loch Ness, they hope to see the monster. They have even given it a nickname “Nessie”. Many people even show photos of the monster, but they are usually photos of the pictures of the monster. Scientists suppose that the Loch Ness monster is a dinosaur, which has survived since the Ice Age.

Here is a description of the monster:

Length: About 50 metres.
Body: With two humps.
Half horse, half snake and quite small.
Long and thin, like a giraffe.
Yellow-brown.
People think that it eats sheep on land and underwater plants.
Shy, doesn’t want to be seen.
Lives in the deepest and coldest parts of the lake about 1 km from the surface.

Задания к тексту.

Exercise 1. Insert the words according to the text.

have visited, haven’t found, tried, so deep and so dark, came out of it

For many centuries people... to catch it.
The lake began to bubble and a huge animal...
Of course they... it yet.
The lake is …...
Tourists from all over the world... Loch Ness.

Exercise 2. Выберите правильную концовку для предложений.

Loch Ness is in …
England b) Scotland c) Wales
Loch Ness is …
a lake b) a river c) a village
Scientists examined the lake with
a) underwater equipment c) computers d) special ultrasound gadgets
Tourists have given the monster a nickname
Locky b) Nessie c) Lohnessi

Exercise 3. True or false.

For many centuries, people have tried to catch the Loch Ness monster.
No one believes that the Loch Ness monster is still in the lake today.
In 1956, John McGregor, a local businessman, saw that the lake began to bubble.
The lake is very deep.
Many people show photos of the monster.

Exercise 4. Дополните описание Лохнесского чудовища.

Length: About _______ (1)
Body: With two humps.
Half __________ (2), half snake and quite small.
Long and thin, like a giraffe.
Yellow-brown.
People think that it eats __________ (3) on land and underwater ________ (4).
Shy, doesn’t want to be seen.
Lives in the deepest and __________ (5) parts of the lake about 1 km from the surface.

Упражнение 5. Опишите по данному образцу любое животное.

Текст для чтения по английскому языку для 7 класса #3. — Music in the Streets

As you go home after a hard day’s work, and you get off the metro train, you sometimes have to walk a long way to the exit or to change trains. Suddenly in the noise, some music is heard. Those are street musicians. You take out a coin from your pocket and throw it into their hat or instrument case. These musicians bring color and life to the city streets. Street musicians are aged between 17 and 30 years. Some of them are men, some women. They play classical music, pop or folk music, old and new songs. Many musicians are former university students or professional musicians.

Andrew Hain, for example, was once a music student, but he gave up music and became a painter. Now he plays in the underground because he doesn’t want to forget how to play. His girlfriend is a painter, too. She helps him to collect the money. Another street musician, David MacNell, tells new players:

“Learn new songs all the time, or else you’ll have fewer and fewer listeners. Wear bright clothes to attract attention. Make sure that the places where you choose to play are warm. The best places are bridges and certainly the underground.”

On Sundays, Hyde Park is the best place, as the speakers here address the people. The street musicians are doing their business with the many tourists who visit the park. The weather is one of the worst problems. It is not so easy to play the violin or the guitar on a rainy November day in London and try to smile.

A much worse problem is the police. From time to time, they come, and the musicians are moved to a different place. True, they are not often fined. One musician told me:

“The policeman asked me what I was doing. I said I was just practising. Some money just fell out of my pocket into the guitar case, and I was told to leave my place. I think it’s not fair. People love street music. It makes the city more attractive.”

Задания к тексту.

Exercise 1. Read the text «Music in the Streets» again and complete the sentences according to the text.

Street musicians are

a) men b) women c) men and women

2. According to the text, street musicians

a) bring color and life to city streets.

b) make more noise in the streets.

c) make traffic more difficult

3. Street musicians play

a) old songs b) new songs. c) old and new songs.

4. Andrew Hain plays in the streets because he

a) needs money.

b) does not want to forget how to play.

c) wants to become famous.

5. The worst problem for the musicians is

a) weather b) the police c)

Exercise 2. Say true or false.

Street musicians are aged between 17 and 30 years.
Andrew Hain, for example, was once a music professor.
On Mondays, Hyde Park is the best place for street musicians.
The weather is one of the worst problems for street musicians.
Street musicians are very often fined.

Exercise 3. Вставьте слова по смыслу.

Andrew Hain gave up music and became a ____________.
The street musicians are doing their business with the many __________ who visit the Hyde Park.
It is not so easy to play the violin or the _________ on a rainy November day in London
Make sure that the places where you choose to play are _________.

Exercise 4. Ответьте на вопросы.