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Задание 1. Установите соответствие между заголовками A – H и текстами 1 – 7. Используйте каждую букву только один раз. В задании один заголовок лишний.
Teenagers:stressatschool E. Playing games helps learn better
Musicimprovesschoolresults F. Tests: more or fewer?
Long summer holidays G. No lessons at weekends?
Computer games motivate pupils H. Breaks between lessons
Most adults seem to think that children would learn better if they did more homework. But in fact this is not the case. All the evidence suggests that children need to play more, not less. Play, in fact, is the work of childhood and if youngers played more, they would do much better at school. Psychologists say that classroom role-playing can be very good for child’s development. But we see the demands of the curriculum mean opportunities for such role-play are limited. Role play is valued highly by both children and adults. It can make a significant contribution to learning and development.
I think that breaks between lessons should be longer. It’s necessary for us. We are very tired after our lessons and breaks gives us a chance to stretch our legs after sitting in class. If you are hurry, you can eat something after a lesson. Breaks give an opportunity to prepare for the next lesson. A lot of students want to talk to their friends during the breaks. If the breaks are longer, you won’t feel exhausted at the end of the day.
Our day is quite short. We have six lessons and finish at 14.05. But we also have lessons on Saturday, which is horrible. Students can’t stand going to school on Saturday morning. The weekends are for relaxing and doing things you enjoy. No one is in the mood for lessons on Saturday morning. Everyone would be much happier if we were free on Saturdays.
The teachers think that if summer breaks were shorter, children would do much better at school. When children get back from their long summer break, they don’t just carry on from where they stopped in May. They have to do the same things again. If summer holidays were shorter, this would not happen. People who say things like that can’t remember what it was like to be a child. Actually, the summer holiday is the only time of the year when we can escape from all those tests. If we didn’t have the long summer holidays, we would never get the chance to play and discover the world in our own way.
Tests… Nobody likes them. They are the most stressful situations for pupils. But I can’t say they are a stupid waste of time. If we didn’t have them, I don’t suppose I’d study at all. Some students say that they always forget what they’ve learned as soon as the exams are over. But I remember nearly all of what I’ve learned. What type of tests do I like best: oral or written and which is easier to pass? Of course, ‘essay’ tests are more difficult and serious. You cannot get a high score just by making a lucky guess. So, I think that tests are a necessary part of learning.
According to the research, the most stressful situations for teenagers are the following: when the teacher shouts at them or he is unfair when they are not prepared for the lesson and before a test. If we are prepared for the lesson, we will avoid the negative impact of stress. If the teacher doesn’t shout at pupils and the relationships between teacher and pupils are not complicated, pupils won’t be under stress.
A survey of 1,000 teachers suggests a third of teachers are using computer games in the classroom. But they need to understand how, when and when not to use games to support lessons. If teachers believe computer games are a “motivation tool” they will use them in the future. I think, If they use computer games in the classroom, there will be educational benefits.
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Задание 2.
Прочитайте текст и заполните пропуски 1- 6 частями предложений, обозначенными буквами A–G. Одна из частей в списке А–G лишняя. Занесите букву, обозначающую соответствующую часть предложения, в таблицу.
Before the Hubble Space Telescope was launched, scientists thought they knew the universe. They were wrong.
The Hubble Space Telescope has changed many scientists’ view of the universe. The telescope is named after American astronomer Edwin Hubble, 1 _______________________.
He established that many galaxies exist and developed the first system for their classifications.
In many ways, Hubble is like any other telescope. It simply gathers light. It is roughly the size of a large school bus. What makes Hubble special is not what it is, 2 _______________________.
Hubble was launched in 1990 from the “Discovery” space shuttle and it is about 350 miles above our planet,3 _______________________.
It is far from the glare of city lights, it doesn’t have to look through the air, 4 _______________________.
And what a view it is! Hubble is so powerful it could spot a fly on the moon.
Yet in an average orbit, it uses the same amount of energy as 28 100-watt light bulbs. Hubble pictures require no film. The telescope takes digital images 5 _______________________.
Hubble has snapped photos of storms on Saturn and exploding stars. Hubble doesn’t just focus on our solar system. It also peers into our galaxy and beyond. Many Hubble photos show the stars that make up the Milky Way galaxy. A galaxy is a city of stars.
Hubble cannot take pictures of the sun or other very bright objects, because doing so could “fry” the telescope’s instruments, but it can detect infrared and ultra violet light 6 _______________________.
Some of the sights of our solar system that Hubble has glimpsed may even change the number of planets in it.
A.
which is above Earth’s atmosphere.
B.
which are transmitted to scientists on Earth.
C.
which is invisible to the human eye.
D.
who calculated the speed at which galaxies move.
E.
so it has a clear view of space.
F.
because many stars are in clouds of gas.
G.
but where it is.
Задание 3.Прочитайте приведённый ниже текст. Преобразуйте слова, напечатанные заглавными буквами в конце строк, обозначенных номерами B4 – B10 так, чтобы они грамматически соответствовали содержанию текста.
Albert Schweitzer, a Nobel Peace Prize Winner
Albert Schweitzer is known throughout the world for his missionary work in
Africa. He was born on January 14, 1875 in Alsace, which was part of Germany
B 4
and __________________ Part of France after World War I LATE
B 5
He was a talented person. By the age of thirty, he __________________ KNOW
as an author, a lecturer, and a musician.
B 6
It was at this time that he learned of the great need of medical doctors in Africa.
He decided to become a doctor of medicine. In 1913, Doctor Schweitzer and
his wife __________________ for Africa. LEAVE
B 7
The morning after the Schweitzers arrived, they started to treat their patients in
an old farmhouse. However, a new hospital building __________________ BUILD
with the help and the trust of the African people.
B 8
Their work was interrupted by World War I. Only in 1924, Dr. Schweitzer
was finally able to return to Lambarene to rebuild the hospital. When Mrs. Schweitzer
came back to Africa in 1929, the hospital was much _________________ LARGE
B 9
In 1953 Dr. Schweitzer __________________ the Nobel Peace Prize GIVE
B 10
He was grateful, but said,
“No man has the right to pretend that he __________________ enough WORK
for the cause of peace or declare himself satisfied.
Задание 4.Прочитайте приведённый ниже текст. Преобразуйте слова, напечатанные заглавными буквами после номеров B11– B16 так, чтобы они грамматически и лексически соответствовали содержанию текста.
Tourism in Britain
B 11
Every year more than eleven million tourists visit Britain. In fact,
tourism is an __________________ industry, IMPORTANCE
employing thousands of people.
B 12
Most __________________ come in the summer months VISIT
when they can expect good weather.
B 13
Tourists __________________ spend a few days in London, USUAL
then go on to other well-known cities.
B 14
Perhaps the least visited places in England are old _____________ towns. INDUSTRY
B 15
But many people think that nineteenth-century cities show
the __________________ of Britain. REAL
B 16
The __________________ of the past is to be still seen in their old streets. GREAT
