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Our class visted a community college. The trip was arranged so that my students could get some sense of what an American college looks like on the inside. None of the students that I teach had ever visited a community college before. They're all from different countries, and some of them have been in the United States for a very short time. Whenever we take a field trip, the school district provides transportation. Usually it's a school bus. If you ever see a big yellow school bus full of students in the middle of the day, it often means they are on a field trip. A field trip is an important part of the educational experiences offered by the schools. Upon arriving at the college, everyone was given a folder full of information about the cost of tuition and the programs that are available. Then we were lead through the school by an admissions counselor. She understood the kind of questions that my students asked because she herself immigrated to the United States from Argentina many years ago. Her name was Angelica. She was a very kind and patient tour guide. Angelica told us that a community college is cheaper than a four-year college. Many students who attend a community college are interested in getting a two-year associate's degree, or they intend on transferring to a four-year school. A community college costs less than a regular college or university. Students save money on tuition, and they save on housing because they can commute from home. We looked in the classrooms. Some of the classrooms had students in them. We walked through the labs, and we were given a quick tour of the library. We were shown the cafeteria and the common areas where students meet and study. The school is very big. Over 3000 students attend classes in the college every day. Unfortunately, most of my students will probably never have the chance to go to college. Either they don't have the time, they don't have the money, or they don't really have an interest in attending college--which is okay. However, most of my students are raising children here in the United States. Hopefully, a visit to a college will inspire them to think about educational opportunities for their children. Check your comprehension. Choose True or False for each statement. Answers are below. 1. Several of the students had visited a community college in the past.   A. True      B. False   2. The tour of the college was self-guided.   A. True      B. False   3. Everyone arrived at the college on a school bus.   A. True      B. False   4. Almost all of the students on the field trip intend on going to college one day.   A. True      B. False   5. There are over 3000 students at the college that the students visited.   A. True      B. False

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Last summer my parents and I went hiking to the mountains. We spent the whole week together and enjoyed it very much. How often do you take active holidays? Who do you think is the best company for you? What extreme sports would you like to try, if any, and why?

Last month our English class got an interesting project. We wrote a paper about interesting events in the past of our country …

Write a letter to Tom.

In your letter

-       answer his questions

-       ask 3 questions about his project paper

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рочитайте текст и заполните пропуски A–F частями предложений, обозначенными цифрами 1–7. Одна из частей в списке 1–7 лишняя. Занесите цифру, обозначающую соответствующую часть предложения, в таблицу. Harry Potter course for university students Students of Durham University are being given the chance to sign up to what is thought to be the UK's first course focusing on the world of Harry Potter. Although every English-speaking person in the world knows about Harry Potter books and films, few have thought of using them as a guide to … modern life. The Durham University module uses the works of JK Rowling A __________ modern society. “Harry Potter and the Age of Illusion” will be available for study next year. So far about 80 undergraduates have signed B __________ a BA degree in Education Studies. Future educationalists will analyse JK Rowling’s fanfiction from various points of view. A university spokesman said: “This module places the Harry Potter novels in a wider social and cultural context.” He added that a number of themes would be explored, C __________ the classroom, bullying, friendship and solidarity and the ideals of and good citizenship. The module was created by the head of the Department of Education at Durham University. He said the idea for the new module had appeared in response D __________ body: “It seeks to place the series in its wider social and cultural context and will explore some fundamental issues E __________. You just need to read the academic writing which started F __________ that Harry Potter is worthy of serious study.”

1.  up for the optional module, part of 2.  such as the moral universe of the school 3.  to examine prejudice, citizenship and bullying in 4.  including the world of rituals, prejudice and intolerance in 5.  to emerge four or five years ago to see 6.  such as the response of the writer 7.  to growing demand from the student 4 Установление соответствия Установите соответствие между заголовками 1–G. Занесите свои ответы в таблицу. Используйте каждую цифру только один раз. В задании один заголовок лишний. A. Entering the English language in the late nineteenth century, the word safari meant a trip to Africa for a big-game hunt. Today the term refers to a trip taken not to hunt, but to observe and photograph the animals and other wildlife. This activity had become so popular that it has originated a certain style of fashion. It includes khaki clothing, belted bush jackets, helmets and animal skin prints, like leopard's skin, for example. 1. Earth is not enough B. The purpose of ecological tourism is to educate the traveler, provide funds for conservation and promote respect for different cultures and human rights. The participants of ecotourism want the environment to stay relatively untouched by human intervention, so that coming generations can experience it fully. That is why ecotourism appeals to ecologically and socially conscious individuals, who don’t mind volunteering. 2. The word came first C. People who like seeing dangerous places, such as mountains, jungles and deserts, participating in dangerous events, and experiencing extreme sport definitely appreciate extreme tourism or shock tourism. This type of tourism is based on two key factors. The first one is an addiction to adrenaline caused by an element of risk. And another one is the opportunity to show a high degree of engagement and professionalism. 3. Challengingtheskilful D. Culinary tourism is something you can enjoy if you like good food and want each of your dishes to be a unique and memorable experience. But culinary tourism also considers food to be a vital component of traditions and history of any country, region or city. The tourists believe that by experiencing each other’s foods people can learn something new about each other’s lives. 4. Coloured stereotype E. Space tourism used to mean ordinary members of the public buying tickets to travel to space and back. That is why many people find this idea revolutionary. But over the past few years a growing volume of work has been done on the subject, and it's clear that commercial space tourism is a realistic target for business today. Market research has shown that many people in the developed countries would like to take a trip to space if it were possible. 5. Taste of culture F. The sports tourism industry has earned an international reputation because it is open to everyone: amateurs, fans, and professional athletes with their trainers and coaches who come for a range of activities from training camps through friendship games to international championship competitions. Sport tourism combines the opportunity for athletes and sportspeople to benefit from sports activities with a relaxing and enjoyable vacation. 6. Not only exercising G. To go to Tunisia to explore the place where the film Star Wars was made or to New Zealand after The Lord of the Rings is very easy for those who practice pop-culture tourism and like to travel to locations featured in literature, films, music, or any other form of popular entertainment. But pop-culture tourism is not only about going to popular destinations. In some respects it is very similar to a pilgrimage, only the places are new, for example Elvis Presley's Graceland. 7. To preserve and respect 8. Follow the idol 5 Прочитайте текст и выполните задания А15–. В каждом задании обведите цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа. Family Fortune In 1840, times were hard for Bentley Harcourt. He had a farm in Yorkshire, but it didn’t make money. He wanted to marry but decided to wait until better times came along. Better times did not come along. One day, he saw a newspaper article about the American West. It sounded like the land of milk and honey. He thought about it. He had no family. Nobody cared if he lived or died. Why not make a new life in the New World? He sold his farm and immigrated to America. After a year of drifting he found himself in Texas. He loved it. He loved the fact that you could travel for days and not meet another soul. He used his savings to buy some land. That year he died. In 1910, an oil company moved on to his land and found oil. They took millions of barrels of oil out of the ground, all the profits due to the owner of the land were paid into a bank account in Houston, where they waited for a relative to claim them. The money sat in the bank for years. By 1975, the amount stood at two billion dollars. In 1975, inBradford, England, a man called David Kingsley took up a new hobby –tracing his family tree. He studied church records, visited museums, checked every reference to families called Kingsley. He also checked on his mother’s family. They were called Harcourt. He discovered one day that his mother’s great-great uncle, a man with the splendid name of Bentley Harcourt, had sailed from Liverpool to America. In the same year, shortly after learning about his great-great uncle, Kingsley read a magazine article about a fortune that lay unclaimed in a Texas bank. This article told the story of a lonely immigrant called Bentley Harcourt, and about how he had died shortly after buying his dream ranch in Texas. The magazine promised to pay the legal expenses of anyone who could claim to be a descendant and who might be entitled to the fortune. Kingsley read the story with mounting excitement. Surely, this must be the same Bentley Harcourt that he had come across during his research into his family tree! He talked the matter over with his wife and then wrote to the magazine. As it turned out, Kingsley was not the only one who claimed to be a descendant. By the end of 1977, over 60 people were claiming they were entitled to the fortune. The arguments, the quarrels, and the court cases went on, and on, and on. In the end, Kingsley did not get the money, but, funnily enough, he didn’t mind. He had found something much more important. He had a great-great uncle named Bentley Harcourt, there was no doubt about that. But, amazingly, it was a different Bentley Harcourt. It seemed impossible that there could be two people with such an unusual name, but it was true. This Bentley Harcourt had settled in Orange Country, California, and had made his fortune in fish canning. He married a hardworking Swedish girl, and they had thirteen children. David Kingsley had found a different treasure: a branch of his family across the Atlantic. The two families wrote to each other. Later, they visited each other. They became the best of friends. And the fortune of the other Bentley Harcourt? It is still unclaimed. As I write this, the sum stands at 2.3 billion dollars. This may be a good moment to start tracing your family tree! Задание №1. Внимательно прочитайте текст задания и выберите верный ответ из списка What did Bentley Harcourt think about the American West when he read the newspaper article? Ответ: He thought it was a land with a lot of free food. He thought he might find himself a wife there. He thought it was a land where life was easy and wonderful. He thought he could hide himself there from people. № 2 Внимательно прочитайте текст задания и выберите верный ответ из списка Why did the oil company decide to send part of the profits to the bank? Ответ: The money belonged to the owner of the land. It was required by the owner of the land. They wanted to hide it from the owner of the land. They wanted to buy the land out for that money. 6 Задание №1. Задание с развернутым ответом You have received a letter from your English-speaking pen-friend Tom who writes: …Last week our family went to the famous Niagara Falls. It was my first visit there and it was fun! We enjoyed the weather and the splashes of falling water on our faces. It reminded us of our last rafting trip. Where can you see beautiful water sights in Russia, if at all? Have you ever gone rafting? What do you think about extreme sports in general? By the way, we are going to Greece this summer… Write a letter to Tom. In your letter -answer his questions -ask 3 questions about his trip to Greece Write 100–140 words. Remember the rules of letter writing. 7 прочитайте приведённые ниже тексты. Преобразуйте, если необходимо, слова, напечатанные заглавными буквами в конце строк, обозначенных номерами  They came from all over the Greek world, from Greek colonies in Italy, Turkey, Egypt and Ukraine. There were so many visitors that __________________ people had to sleep outside, under the stars.        MANY Foreigners __________________Greece had a warm welcome. VISIT The wide, wild world of animals interests many people. But, as civilizations crowd animals out of their natural habitats, __________________ and concerned citizens ask, “What is going to happen to animals?” SCIENCE One place that has pioneered research in the __________________ of rare animals is the Wild Animal Park of San Diego, California. Its special concern is endangered species.  CONSERVE Although people can visit the Park, it is a 720-hectar preserve where animals walk __________________. Many people have a unique opportunity to take photos of rare wild animals in their natural environment.  FREE 8 People all over the world have helped with the __________________ of the Park. It was planned in 1959; it was opened in 1972. So it took 13 years to build it.  DEVELOP Divided into________________ sections, the Park has areas similar to the animals’ natural habitats in Africa and Asia. GEOGRAPHY Since the Wild Animal Park opened, it has become famous for its captive breeding work. More than 86 per cent of animals born in the park survive. Many _________________ travel to California to watch wildlife and enjoy beautiful nature.  FOREIGN Foreigners __________________Greece had a warm welcome. VISIT Do you know how old this popular drink is? In 1886 a chemist from Atlanta, John Pemberton, __________________ a syrup from cola-nut extract, cocoa leaves, some vegetable extracts, caffeine, and sugar. MAKE By default, she became the __________________. WIN Fish __________________ ears, but they do have a structure inside their head that is very much like our own inner ear. NOT HAVE This structure is sensitive to vibrations in the water, __________________ by other fish. MAKE Research __________________ that some fish are sensitive to ordinary sounds, too. Catfish can probably hear everything we hear! Conditional Pablo will be very happy if he can marry the girl he loves.   If I buy this house I will paint it a different color. Part A.  1.  If we _________________ a good place to eat, we __________________ there. (find / go) 2.  The restaurant ___________________ new employees if the economy ____________________ better. (hire / get) 3.  If it ________________ nice tomorrow, we ___________________ to the beach. (be / go) 4.  If you __________________ good food, you ______________________ healthy. (eat / stay) 5.  The door ______________________ if you _______________________ the knob. (open / turn) 6.  We ________________________ a lot of vegetables if we _____________________ them early. (have / plant) 7.  I _______________________ you tomorrow if you ________________________ to class. (see / come) 8.  If they _____________________ their work done on time, they ____________________ good. (get / feel)     Part B.  1.  If it __________________________, they ________________________ a good harvest. (rain / have) 2.  She _________________________ to college if she _______________________ a scholarship. (go / get) 3.  If John ________________________ this job, he ________________________ the car he wants. (get / buy) 4.  They ________________________ any money for their retirement if they _____________________ now. (have / save) 5.  The flashlight ____________________________ if it ___________________________ new batteries. (work / have)       Part C.  1.  We _________________________ to the beach if it ____________________. (go / rain) 2.  If she ________________________ the job she wants, she _____________________ to New York. (get / move) 3.  If his car ___________________________, he _________________________ his sister’s car. (start / borrow) 4. Sarah ____________________________ a ticket if she ___________________ the speed limit. (get / obey) 5. If you _____________________ that, I _________________________ it. (want / take)     SHOW