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Task 1

Mark the following statements as true or false.

1) Karen thinks that the results of ambitions are fame, money and popularity.

2) In her childhood Karen dreamed about becoming a doctor. 

3) Karen is a schoolgirl at the moment.

4) Karen is sure about her future occupation.

5) Karen believes that people can be happy if they do something they really like. 

Task 2

Listen to the text. Read and choose the correct answer.

1) What does the text tell about?

 A Hip-hop music.

 B Hip-hop culture.

 C Rap music.

 D Clothes are based on hip-hop styles.

2) Where did hip-hop culture first appear?

 A In New York City’s Bronx.

 B In the city of London.

 C In York.

 D The text doesn’t say.

3) Which of the following was NOT among the early expressions of hip-hop culture?

 A Break dancing.

  B Spray-painted graffiti.

  C Colourful hair.

  D Rap music.

4) What are the four major clothing items associated with hip-hop styles?

 A Baseball cap, T-shirt, baggy jeans, and sneakers.

  B Hats, jerseys, baggy jeans, and sneakers.

  C Sneakers, jerseys, baseball caps and baggy jeans.

  D Baseball caps, jerseys, leather trousers, and sneakers.

5) What colours are preferable in rap clothes?

  A Black.

B Red.

C Bright.

D It doesn’t matter.

Task 3

Listen to the text and answer Task 3

 Text “The Life of British Youth”

Young people in Great Britain have a wide variety of interests apart of their schoolwork. Here are some of them.

As children, both boys and girls play many games, swim, go boating and camping, and go in for many kinds of sports and outdoor activities. Many of them are members of organizations for boys and girls, the largest of which are those of the Boy Scouts and Girl Guides. Boys and girls are separate. They take an oath to be true to the Queen and country. Besides going in for sports, they organize social  activities and learn all about subjects that interest them, such as woodwork, needlework, cooking, first aid and others.

Secondary schools offer pupils a wide variety of activities to develop their talents and skills. They have clubs for photography, music, theatre, art, stamp collecting, nature sciences and debating. There are also many societies for school­children who are fond of sports.

Numerous  civil, cultural and religious youth groups and organizations give young people a chance to develop and broaden their interests and gain experience in working together. They also sponsor special programmes for young people.

Most schools and colleges have some form of student government with elections to choose class representatives. They also take part in raising money for public welfare.

Many young people hold part-time job after school hours and during vaca­tions. They earn money delivering newspapers or taking care of small children in private homes.

In Britain, young people have political organizations too. Besides English teenagers are very active in such popular public organizations as "Green Peace".

        Vocabulary:

       an oath – присяга, клятва;                                skills – майстерність, вміння;           

     woodwork – деревяні вироби;                           civil –громадянський;             

     part-time job- додаткова робота                     government –уряд;

     needlework – шитво, вишивання;                     to broaden - розширюватися

     to gain – здобувати, одержувати;                  election – вибори;

     welfare – добробут, достаток;                       to earn – заробляти.

 Task 1 Fill in the gaps

1.      Young people in Great Britain have a wide variety of___________ apart of their schoolwork

a)      interests;                b) occupations;                 c) school subjects;                    d) exams.        

 

2.      Many of them are members of the __________for boys and girls, the largest of which are those of the  

Boy Scouts and Girl Guides.

a) classes;                b) schools;                 c) clubs;                    d) organizations.        

3.      They take an __________to be true to the Queen and country.

a)       photo;                b) oath;                 c) interest;                    d) argument.         

4.      Secondary schools offer pupils a wide variety of activities to develop their ________and skills.

a)      brains;                b) interests;                 c) talents;                    d) activities.        

5.      Most schools and colleges have some form of student _________with elections to choose class representatives.

a)      government;                b) Parliament;                 c) service;                    d) management.        

6.      Many young people hold __________after school hours and during vaca­tions.

a)      sport competitions;             b) extra-school activities;       c) hometasks;    d) part-time job.  

Task 2 Give short answers to the following questions

1.      Do young people in Great Britain go in for many kinds of sports and outdoor activities?

2.      The largest of the organizations for boys and girls are the Boy Scouts and Girl Guides, aren’t they?

3.      Do young people in Great Britain take an oath to study well at school?

4.      Secondary schools have clubs for photography, music, theatre, art, stamp collecting, nature sciences and debating, don’t they?

5.      Does the Parliament have special programmes for young people?

6.      English teenagers aren’t very active in such popular public organizations as "Green Peace", are they?

Task 3

Write about the life of youth in your town.

 

                                  Text “The Internet and Information Revolution”

In 1969, the USE Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency needed a system for computers "to talk" to each other via the telephone. They created a network of computers called DARPANET. In 1984, the US Na­tional Science Foundation started the NSNET network, a system of five supercomputer centres.

More and more people and agencies wanted to join the network. NSNET became known as the Inter-Net-Network. People started calling it the Internet.

Today, there are millions of computers all over the world which are con­nected to the Internet.

The World Wide Web is the most popular area of the Internet. The Web is a huge collection of documents, from all over the world. It contains a mixture of texts, images and sounds and is very user-friendly.

The Internet is a source of information that is accessible through a computer. It consists of millions of pages of data about every possible subject. Twenty-five million people surf the Internet every day. The Internet is already the biggest source of information of the planet. It will soon be the main source of material for students and teachers of many different sub­jects.

To access the Internet, you need a service provider, a company which can bring the Internet to your computer screen. Then you can access the information via your telephone line.

If you have the website address of a company or service that you want, you simply type it and you arrive automatically at the page you want. If you haven't got a particular website address, there are several directories or search engines which can help you, such as Alta Vista, Yahoo! or Infoseek. There are then two ways to find information directories and key-word searches.

 Vocabulary:

a network – «павутина з роботи»;                            huge – величезний;

     a source of information – джерело інформації;   accessible – доступний;

     to surf – «плавати» (в Інтернеті);                       data – дані, відомості;

      via – через;                                                              particular – особливий, специфічний;

     to access- мати доступ;                                           service provider – служба забезпечення.

Task 1

Match the beginning of the sentences with their endings

1. If you haven't got a particular website address	a) which are con­nected to the Internet.
2. Internet will soon be the main source of material	b) a system of five supercomputer centres.
3. There are millions of computers all over the world	c) from all over the world.
4. In 1984, the US Na­tional Science Foundation  started the NSNET network	d) there are several directories or search engines which can help you.
5. The Web is a huge collection of documents	e) a company which can bring the Internet to your computer screen.
6. A service provider is	f) for students and teachers of many different sub­jects.

Task 2

Write whether the following statements True or False   

1. The Internet is a source of information that is accessible through cable TV.
2. You can’t access the Internet without a service provider.
3. The first network of computers was called DARPANET.
4. The Internet consists of millions of pages of data about different subjects.
5. Directories and keyword searches are two ways to find information.
6. You can’t do a keyword search without knowing the website address.

 Task 3

Write about using the Internet in your town.

TEST Writing: 

•  Read a very interesting text “The Story of Мc Donald’s”. Today we’ll know many interesting facts about this company. Let’s work.                           
• «The Story of Мc Donald’s»

1937 — The Мc Donald brothers, Dick and Mark, opened a little drive-in restaurant in Pasadena, California. They served hot dogs and milkshakes.

1945 — They have 20 waiters. All the teenagers in town ate hamburgers there.

1948 — They get paper boxes and bags for the hamburgers. They put the price down from 30 to 15 cents. They cut the menu down from 25 things to only 9. There are no more waiters — it was self-service. So it was cheaper and faster. And they have windows all round the kitchen — so everyone can see it is clean. Parents start bringing their children to the restaurant. Poor families eat at a restaurant for the first time.

1960s — The McDonald's company opens hundreds of McDonald's restaurants all over the States.

1971 — They opened restaurants in Japan, Germany and Australia.

Now the McDonald's company opens a new restaurant every 8 hours. There are more than 14,000 restaurants in over 70 countries. The largest restaurant is in Beijing China and the smallest is in Tokyo.

Мc Donald’s restaurants serve almost exactly the same food in every country. But in Italy, they serve beer, in Norway the Mclak (salmon burger) and in the Netherlands the Groenteburger (vegetarian)!

Clown Ronald McDonald greets the customers at the entrance to the restaurant.

Not so long ago they began to sell Happy Meal. It contains food and a free toy.

              Remember! Fast food is very bad and unhealthy for you!

I. Finish sentences: письмово

1. Мc Donald brothers open... 2. They serve... 3. All the teenagers in town eat... 4. They get paper boxes and bags for... 5. They put the price down from... 6. They cut the menu down from... 7. There are no more... 8. Parents start bringing their children to... 9. Poor families eat at a... 10. The McDonald’s company opens... 11. Now the McDonald’s company opens ... 12. The largest restaurant is in... 13. Мc Donald’s restaurants serve  almost... 14. In Italy they serve...	A) the restaurant.
	B) waiters — it is self-service.
	C) restaurant for the first time.
	D) 25 things to only 9.
	E) hundreds of McDonald’s restaurants.
	F) 30 cents to 15 cents.
	G) a new restaurant every 8 hours.
	H) the hamburgers.
	I) Beijing in China.
	J) hamburgers there.
	K) Exactly the same food in every country.
	L) hot dogs and milkshakes
	M) been
	N) a little drive-in restaurant

II. Are these sentences true or false? = письмово

1. The first McDonald’s restaurant opened in New York. 2. The restaurants are cheaper and faster because they are self-service.

3. The first McDonald’s restaurants in Australia opened in the 1960s. 4. You can drink alcohol at McDonald's in Italy.

5. They open a new restaurant every eighteen hours. 6. The largest restaurant is in Ginza, Tokyo.

7. They get paper boxes and bags for the hamburgers in 1948. 8. In 1948 McDonald’s have self-service.

9. In Norway they serve beer. 10. The southernmost restaurant is in Fairbanks, Alaska.

III. Look at these numbers and try to tell how they are connected with the story of 

Мc Donald’s.

□ 1937    □ 1960s   □ 1971   □ NOW   □ 1945