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TH CENTURY FASHION
1. Before the First World War fashions didn’t change very quickly. Men wore dark suits. They had short hair and moustaches were popular. Women wore long dresses and they had long hair. Under their dresses they wore stiff corsets. These gave women a very narrow waist, but they were very uncomfortable.
2. In the Roaring Twenties dresses and hair became much shorter. People saw women’s knees for the first time! Corsets disappeared. A straight figure with no waist was fashionable. For men trousers with very wide legs became fashionable. They were called Oxford bags.
3. In the 30
th and 40
th hair, dresses and coats became longer again. Men’s fashion didn’t change very much. Men wore a suit, a tie and usually a hat, too. Moustaches were less popular.
4. In the 1950s people were richer and teenagers spent a lot of money on clothes. For men this was age of a teddy boy. Teddy boys wore long jackets in very bright colours – pink, orange or yellow – and very tight trousers. For women jumpers and blouses with wide skirts and short socks were the fashion. Both men and women wore shoes with long pointed toes. The women’s shoes had high stiletto heels.
5. The 1960s saw a revolution in clothes. Everything changed. This was the time of the mini- skirt and long boots. For the first time in the twentieth century men had long hair – the famous Beatle haircut.
6. In the late 1960s and the early 70
th the hippy “flower power” style was in. Women were long maxi-skirts. Men wore jeans and brightly coloured shirts or T-shirts. Clothes were very colourful. Very long hair was fashionable for men and women, and beards became more common (only for men, of course).
7. The 80s brought teenagers with punk hair styles in red, blue, purple and green and brightly coloured make up.
B8.
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Ron Black has just published a book on fairies and their secret lives. In his book he is trying to prove that fairies exist and live everywhere around us. There are different types of fairies. Some of them are good and they always help people. Other fairies are very hard to please. When they get angry, they can even steal a human child or make you very ill.
Fairies live not just under flowers and leaves in gardens, but also in our homes. There was a custom in some countries to leave something to eat and drink in the corners where people thought the fairies were the most active. Today, as Ron Black writes, people forget to feed fairies properly. That`s why there are so many wars and conflicts in the world.
But does Ron Black really believe in fairies? Has he ever seen one? When we asked such a question, he only smiled. Then he took out a plan of his house and showed where they live in his place: brownies in the bathroom, goblins in the kitchen and pixies in the bedroom upstairs. So who knows? Let`s try. The next time I`ve got a headache, I will remember to leave some milk in the corner of the bathroom.
Ron Black wrote his book to
describe one typical fairy
prove the existence of fairies
characterise good fairies
detail the bad luck brought by some fairies
People left some food for fairies
because they had too much food
because there was a war
to please fairies
to make fairies angry
The old custom shows that
fairies in the past were more active than today
people in the past weren`t very serious
wars happen when fairies are hungry
people once believed in fairies
In Ron`s home
there are three types of fairies
brownies are the most active
one type of fairy lives downstairs
the fairies want a lot of food
The author`s final comment shows that
she has always believed in fairies
she doesn`t want to hurt Ron Black
her headache is really strong
she thinks Ron Black may be right
B9.
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The Earl of Sandwich lived long ago in England .He was a fanatic about playing cards. He didn’t even want to stop playing long enough to eat a meal and refused to put his cards away. So his servant invented a quick meal for him. He put some meat between two slices of bread, so that the Earl could hold his meal in one hand and play cards with the other. Sandwiches were great favourites in Victorian England. It was a tradition to take an afternoon tea at 5o’clock, and many rich families ate sandwiches at that time. Cucumber sandwiches were very popular. The servants always cut the crusts off the bread, so the sandwiches were very small and delicate. Sandwiches are less elegant now and often much bigger. The American comic strip character Dagwood Bumstead is famous for his "Dagwood” sandwiches which have up to ten slices of bread with different fillings all one top of the other. The English eat millions of sandwiches every day. They are a typical ‘snack’ meal because they are easy and quick to prepare. You can buy sandwiches if you don’t want to make them yourself. There are thousands of sandwich bars and cafes and even some restaurants that sell them.1. What kind of meal did the Earl’s of Sandwich servant invent?
A. quick and convenient
B. very delicious
C. very good for health
D. junk food
2. What was one of the great favourites in Victorian England?
A. make cucumber sandwiches
B. cut the crusts off the bread
C. have 5o’clock tea
D. eat lots of sandwiches
What is Dagwood Bumstead famous for?
he lived in Victorian England
he made cucumber sandwiches
his sandwiches are very tasty
his sandwiches have up to 10 slices of bread
4. What kind of sandwiches do people have today?
A. very elegant
B. very big
C. with many slices of bread
D. much bigger than they used to be
5. Why do people like to have sandwiches for their meal?
A. Because sandwiches are typical ‘snack’ meal.
B. Because people can make sandwiches themselves.
C. Because sandwiches are easy and quick to cook.
D. Because people can buy sandwiches almost everywhere.
B10.
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There are many TV shows about young people and their problems. We ask two youngsters, Rita and Meg, about their favourite series and their main characters.
Rita: I think that my favourite series at the moment is Get Real. It is about an American family with two sons and a daughter. The daughter`s name is Megan. I like her character very much. She is 17 years old. She has got long, dark brown hair and dark brown eyes. She is quite hard-working but she doesn`t have plans to study at university. She hasn`t got many friends because she is quite shy. I like the series because it is about the real problems in young people`s lives. At first it looks like a comedy but then it changes into a real drama.
Meg: I must say I prefer comedy to drama. My favourite TV series is Gilmore Girls. There are two main characters, a single mother and her daughter, a 17-year-old girl called Holly. She is not very tall and she has got long brown hair. Holly is a very good student and an ambitious person. She always reads books and works very hard. She hasn`t got many friends because she is now in a new school. Holly is quiet and not very outgoing, but her mother is a real rebel. I sometimes think that Holly is a kind of a parent and her mother is a little girl.
Rita likes the TV series about
two American teenagers
Megan and her friends
a girl and her family
a family with small children
Which sentence about Megan is not true?
She doesn`t like to work very hard.
She doesn`t want to go to university.
There are not many friends in her life.
She isn`t a very outgoing person.
One special thing about Get Real is that
it shows happy people
it is only about young people
it is very optimistic
it`s not the same all the time
Gilmore Girls is similar to Get Real because
it is about serious problems
it is about a teenage girl
there are two main characters
there is one parent in the family
Which sentence about Holly is true?
She`s very tall.
She loves reading.
She`s got a lot of friends.
She hates school.
Holly and her mother
prefer to be alone
are not very romantic
are different kinds of people
love and hate similar things
Грамматика (С)C1. Plural form of nounsПрочитайте предложение. Выберите вариант А, В или С, грамматически соответствующий данному предложению. 1. I have many … in the box.А. toy B. toyes C. toys2. All the … had wonderful hats.А. ladies B. ladys C. lady3. Peter likes … very much.А. potato B. potatos C. potatoes4. In autumn the … cover the ground.А. leaf B. leaves C. leafes5. … deliver newspapers to our houses.А. Postman B. Postmans C. Postmen6. I saw many … in the village.А. sheep B. sheeps C. sheepes7. There are many books on the … .А. shelves B. shelfes C. shelfs8. The … were arrested and put into prison.А. thief B. thiefs C. thieves9. There are many … in the Russian forests.А. deer B. deers C. deeres10. I know that … are very strong animals.А. ox B. oxes C. oxenC2. Present Simple / Past SimpleПрочитайте предложение. Выберите вариант А, В, С или D, грамматически соответствующий данному предложению.
Harry never ... to work by bus.
go B. do goes C. does D. goes
She ... chocolate.
likes not B. not like C. don`t like D. doesn`t like
We always ... to bed early.
goes B. doesn`t go C. go D. does
Mary ... a lot last year.
travelled B. travels C. travelling D. did travel
Mum ... any gifts yesterday.
brought not B. didn`t bring C. doesn`t bring D. didn`t brought
Where ... this kitten?
did you find B. you did find C. found you D. did you found
What flat ... in?
did she lived B. does she live C. did she lives D. does she lived
Ann ... at home last Sunday, she went to a party.
didn`t stayed B. didn`t stays C. didn`t stay D. did stay not
How is Mary? ... her on Monday?
was you see B. did you see C. does you see D. are you see
My friend and I ... to read English books.
like B. likes C. doesn`t like D. didn`t liked
C3. Present Simple / Present ContinuousПрочитайте предложение. Выберите вариант А, В, С или D, грамматически соответствующий данному предложению.
They ... for us near the door.
are waiting B. waits C. is waiting D. am waiting
Tom ... television every day.
is watching B. watch C. watches D. are watching
What ... in the room now?
they are doing B. are they doing C. do they do D. they do
Ann ... French at all.
isn`t speaking B. not speaks C. doesn`t speaking D. doesn`t speak
Mr Scott ... English to Ann at the moment.
speaks B. is speaking C. are speaking D. speaking
I`m busy now. I ... to the radio.
am listening B. listen C. am listen D. listening
They ... to the seaside every summer.
are going B. goes C. go D. is going
No, I ... the newspaper at the moment.
am not reading B. don`t read C. don`t reading D. doesn`t read
No, she ... in this house.
isn`t live B. don`t live C. doesn`t live D. lives not
What ... of this film?
is you thinking B. do you think C. are you think D. you think
C4. Degrees of comparisonПрочитайте предложение. Выберите вариант А, В, С или D, грамматически соответствующий данному предложению.
My brother is ... than me.
older B. more older C. more old D. elder
The train is ... than the horse.
fast B. faster C. more fast D. more faster
My mother is ... than my father.
serious B. seriouser C. more serious D. more seriouser
Please, come ... not to be late.
earlyest B. more early C. earlyer D. earlier
Monkey is ... animal in the world.
the funniest B. the funnyest C. most funniest D. funny
Today you look ... than yesterday.
gooder B. better C. more good D. more better
He reads ... than this girl.
bader B. more bad C. worse D. more worse
What is ... day in the year in your country?
the hotest B. the hottest C. the most hot D. hottest
It was ... film I`ve ever seen!
best B. goodest C. the goodest D. the best
What`s ... subject for you in school?
the most easy B. easiest C. the easyest D. the easiest
C5. ModalsПрочитайте предложение. Выберите вариант А, В, С или D, грамматически соответствующий данному предложению.
... swim in cold water?
can you B. you must C. must you D. you can
You ... remember to go to the shop.
must to B. can C. can to D. must
She ... speak English very well.
cans B. must C. can D. mays
... come in now?
I must B. May I C. Must I to D. I may
... have this book, please?
Can I B. I can C. I may D. Can I to
... tell me the way to the museum, please?
Could you to B. May you C. Could you D. Can you to
... use the phone, please?
May I B. Must I C. Can I to D. May I to
Oh, no, you ... take these magazines!
must B. mustn`t C. may D. mayn`t
I know she ... speak any foreign language.
mustn`t B. can not C. can`t D. must
He ... come yesterday.
may B. can C. must D. could
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… I love animals very much. My parents and I often go to the zoo. I like to watch different animals and to feed them. My mother doesn`t let (не позволяет) me have many pets at home. I`ve got only two parrots. Their names are Ricky and Rita. I feed them with wheat (пшеница), millet (просо) and different vegetables and fruit. And what about you? Do you have any pets at home? What are their names? What do they eat?
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