The Great Romantic
Lord Byron (17881824) didn’t live a long life. He was an aristocrat and a fashionable
man. But he loved freedom (свободу) and a simple country life. His personality attracted
Britain and all Europe. He brought to his poetry romanticism of his times. He was talented and
handsome, noble and brave. London admired him.
George Gordon Byron was born on January 22nd, 1788. He was the son of John Byron
and his wife, Catherine, whose ancestors (предки) were of the royal house of Stuart. He spent
his early years outside the capital. He lived in the north. Later his mother took him to
Aberdeen. There they lived for several years. George went to Aberdeen Grammar School and
there is a monument to him outside the school. Now it is a museum and art gallery. Later he
studied at Harrow School and the University of Cambridge.
When Byron was 19, he came to London. One day the poet wrote, “I woke up
(проснулся) and found myself (обнаружил, что я) famous.” It happened after the publication
of his autobiographic poem “Childe Harold” in 1812.
The fact is that from 1809 to 1811 he had traveled in different parts of Europe and in
the poem he described everything that had happened to him.
In the summer of 1816 Byron left Britain forever (навсегда). He traveled around
Europe and soon he became a member of the Greek liberation movement (освободительное
движение), for which he died. But he did not lead the Greeks in battle as he wished. He died
of fever (лихорадка). (262 words)
I. Переведите на английский язык.
1) Он любил свободу и простую сельскую жизнь.
2) Он принес в свою поэзию романтизм того времени.
3) Сейчас это музей и галерея искусства.
II. Ответьте на следующие вопросы.
1) When and where was G. Byron born?
2) Where did he study?
3) What did he describe in the poem?
4) When did he die? CHRISTMAS
The 25th of December is Christmas Day. It’s a happy holiday for many people in
different countries.
Some week before Christmas English people are busy. They send greeting cards to all
their relatives and friends. You can buy Christmas cards or you can make them. Many children
make their cards at school.
People buy a Christmas tree and decorate it with toys, coloured balls and little coloured
lights.
On Christmas Eve people put their presents under the tree. When children go to bed,
they put their stockings near their beds.
At night Father Christmas comes. He has got a big bag of presents for children. He puts
the presents in the children’s stockings.
Every year there is a very big Christmas tree in the centre of London, in Trafalgar
Square. This is a present from the people of Norway to the people of Great Britain. They send
it to Londoners every year and Londoners decorate the Christmas tree.
In the evening before Christmas people like to come to Trafalgar Square to look at the
tree. On Christmas Eve streets in London are decorated, too.
The shops are very busy at Christmas. People want to buy presents for their family and
friends (for their nearest and dearest). And they buy a lot of food and drink for all the
Christmas parties.
People open their presents on Christmas morning and they all are happy with what they
get.
For Christmas lunch people eat turkey, potatoes and green vegetables. Then they have
the Christmas pudding. At five o’clock it’s time for tea and Christmas cake.
On Christmas people wish their nearest and dearest a merry Christmas.
The day after Christmas is Boxing Day. People usually visit their relatives and friends.
They do not work on that day.
I. Закончите предложения:
1. Many children make their cards at …….
2. Father Christmas puts the presents in the children’s ………..
3. There is a very big Christmas tree in the centre of ………
4. On Christmas people wish their nearest and dearest a ……….
5. They do not………. on that day. Monsters of the sea?
People have always been afraid of sharks. Films like “ Jaws” have shown them as
monsters. But now these animals are in danger, like many others.
In recent years, shark meat has become a popular food in America. Too much fishing has
begun to reduce the numbers of some kinds of shark. Some people say this is a good thing.
Sharks kill about twentyfive people a year near the world’s beaches. Are we going to help
sharks, or are they going to become extinct?
It’s hard to solve the sharks’ “ image” problem and change people’s minds about them.
Sharks are hunters and so they naturally kill. But actually elephants kill more people than
sharks every year – and every–one likes elephants.
Sharks are very important for the world’s oceans. They eat unhealthy fish and keep the
numbers of different kinds of sea animals in balance. Now scientists are trying to find way to
protect these animals. They have been in the oceans for 350 million years. Perhaps they can
survive a little longer.
Выберите соответствующие содержанию текста предложения.
1 Films have shown sharks as monsters.
2 Sharks are in danger like others.
3 Shark meat has become a popular food only in Canada.
4 The number of some kinds of shark has reduced because of much fishing.
5 All people say this is good that a number of some kinds of sharks has reduced.
6 Sharks are not monsters because they don’t kill anybody.
7 It’s not hard to solve sharks ‘image’ problem.
8 Sharks are hunters so they naturally kill.
9 Elephants kill less people than sharks, so people like them .
10.Sharks are very important for the world’s oceans because they kill unhealthy fish.
11.Sharks have been in the oceans for 200 years. PACKING by Jerome K. Jerome
Holiday time was near now, and we, that is, Harris and George and I met to discuss our plans.
Harris said that the first thing was to discuss what to take with us. He also said that we couldn't
take the whole world in a boat. They could take what they really needed.
"It is very important," Harris said, "to have everything we need for a long swim every
morning before breakfast." He also said that a long swim always gave him fine appetite. "If you're
going to eat more than you usually do," George said, "I think we'll let you go swimming not more
than once in three or four days. If you go swimming every day, we'll never have enough food for
you. We won't be able to carry so much in the boat. "
So we discussed the food question. "Begin with breakfast," George said. "For breakfast we
must have a teapot," Harris said, "ham, eggs, bread and butter and jam. It's easy to prepare
breakfast with such things. And for lunch — cold meat, bread and butter and jam — but no cheese. "
We agreed. Cheese in a boat in summer, little by little becomes the master of all the food. You
may think you're eating sausage or meat and potatoes or cake, but it all seems to be cheese.
I. Выберите правильный ответ:
1. George, Harris and Jerome decided to discuss ....
a) future holidays b) the weather c) the newspaper article
2. It happened in ....
a) summer
b) spring
c) winter
3. Harris liked ... very much.
a) boatingb) swimming c) playing football
4. He wanted to ... after swimming.
a) eat
b) drink
c) sleep
5. They decided ... cheese.
a) not to take b) to take
c) to buy The Earth.
We live on the Earth. It is very, very big. There is a lot of water on the Earth. It is in rivers,
lakes, seas and oceans. There are a lot of forests and fields, hills and mountains on it.
The Earth is full of wonders. Different animals live on the Earth. Different plants grow on
it. The Earth is beautiful.
There are large countries and small countries. There are warm countries and cold countries.
There are some countries where there are four seasons in a year and some countries where
there are only two.
When it is day in one country it is night in another country.
When the sun shines it is day, when the sun does not shine it is night. You can see the
moon and the stars in the sky at night.
People live in different countries. They speak different languages.
Our country is Russia. Russia is the largest country in the world. Our country is so large
that when it is morning in the east, it is evening in the west. When it is winter in the north it is
summer in the south.
There are a lot of long rivers, beautiful lakes, large forests and fields and high mountains
in Russia.
People who live in Russia speak more1 than one hundred different languages but they can
speak Russian too.
I.Ответьте на вопросы:
1. Where do people live?
2. Is the Earth big or small?
3. What is there on the Earth?
4. Where is there water on the Earth?
5. The Earth is beautiful, isn't it?
6. Why do we say that the Earth is full of wonders?
7. Why do people speak different languages.? …………….
Every nation and every country has its own traditions and customs. In Britain traditions
play a more important role in the life of people than in other countries. They say British
people are very conservative . They are proud of their traditions and carefully keep them up.
But when we speak about British traditions we always remember that there are four parts in
Britain — England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Traditions are different in these
parts of the country.
You already know some of the English traditions and holidays. We hope you remember St.
Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Hallowe'en which have also become traditional American
holidays. Here are some more facts about old English traditions.
One of the old English legends says that London can be the capital of the country, rich and
great until twelve black ravens live in the Tower of London. Each has got its name and the
keepers carefully look after them. If one of the birds dies, another younger raven takes its
place. Londoners believe this legend and always bring some food to give to the birds when
they come to the Tower. The keepers cut the birds' wings a bit as they are afraid that they
may fly away.
Another old English tradition is Guy Fawkes Day. Children go out into the streets on the
5th of November with figures like scarecrows. They stand in the streets and squares asking
for the usual "Penny for the Guy". Then with the money they have collected they buy
fireworks and burn the guy (the figure like a scarecrow) on their bonfire.
People watch fireworks and some people go to parties in the evening.
Though different countries have different traditions and holidays people all over the
world know some of them. They are — Easter, Christmas and New Year.
I. True or False.
1 Every country has its own traditions and customs.
2 There are no common traditions all over the world.
3 English people celebrate Maslenitsa.
1. There are some common holidays in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
2. London can be great until 10 black ravens live in the Tower.
3. English people celebrate Guy Fawkes Day on the 5th of November.
II. Подберите заголовок для текста:
1. BRITISH ARE JUST TRADITIONS CRAZY!
2. MORE ABOUT BRITISH TRADITIONS.
3. GUY FAWKES DAY.
III. Сопоставьте слова из левого столбика с их переводом:
1. look after a. фейерверк
2. scarecrow b. обычай
3. firework c. заботиться 4. custom d. костер
5. bonfire e. чучело
SCOTLAND
Although Scotland forms a part of the United Kingdom, it has a distinct character of its
own. In area it is more than half as big as England. Its population is, however, only oneeighth
as great — about 5 200 000.
Scotland is a land of romance and it has had a most eventful history. The Picts and Celts
lived there before the coming of the Romans to Britain. Those Northern tribes worried the
Romans so much that the Great Wall was built to protect the Roman camps in the Northern
part of England.
It was in the 11th century that the Normans began to settle in Scotland. Almost all of
Scotland's history is accociated with and reflected in many castles and forts that are to be seen
all over the country. They are very picturesque, having retained their medieval features: stern,
proud, impressive, perched high on a rock or at a hillside. Mary, Queen of Scots, the beautiful
Mary Stuart was married in one of them, her son James (who was to become James I of
England) was born in another.
And now some words about the Highlands. For centuries the Highlands were a strange
land, where the king's law common to all the rest of the country, wasn't even known, where
wild people spoke a language no one could understand. Long after the rest of Britain adopted
modern ways they kept to the old life.
In 1603 King James VI of Scotland became King James I of England too, and from then
onwards the countries were under the same monarch, though the Act of Union was not passed
until 1707. This Act incorporated Scotland with England in the United Kingdom, but the Scots
kept their own legal system, religion and administration, centred in Edinburgh.
В. Закончите предложения:
1. Scotland forms...
a) a part of England;
b) a part of the United States;
c) a part of the United Kingdom.
2. The Northern tribes...
a) began to settle in Scotland in the 11th century;
b) lived in Scotland before the coming of the Romans;
c) came to Scotland together with the Normans.
3. Mary Stuart...
a) was a Queen of the United Kingdom;
b) was the Queen of Scots;
c) was not a queen.
4. The kilt...
a) is a musical instrument;
b) is a form of national dancing;
c) is a type of national dress.
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