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обозначенными цифрами 1-7. Одна из частей в списке 1-7 лишняя.
Занесите цифры, обозначающие соответствующие части предложений, в таблицу.
War and Peace
I first fell in love with Tolstoy's War and Peace when I was sixteen. I actually won a copy as a prize for being top student at school for English. I proudly took my new prize on a family holiday to Wales and so A 3. it was on a remote and rugged costal path, I made my first acquaintance with Lev Tolstoy.
It wasn't love at first sight. The character names and families are challenging to
an English reader; but before long I was captivated. I still remember B 5. that first time reading the novel and the sense of loss when the story was over. However, some years were to pass before I revisited that vast literary landscape although it remained fixed in my memory; like a vivid dream. I was then in my thirties. By that time I'd read all Tolstoy's works and had C 7. no particular interest in re-reading any. But at that time I happened to see the old 1956 movie of War and Peace starring Audrey Hepburn. I had mixed feelings about the film and the result was that D 1. I ended up reading the novel a second time. What a glorious experience that was, as nineteenth-century Russia once more became real in my imagination.
Another twenty years were to pass E 6. until this year when I heard the BBC were making a new TV adaptation with Lily James as Natasha Rostova and Paul Dano as Pierre Bezukhof. This prompted me to read the great novel for the third time in my life. I expected watching the new BBC series to be a disappointment after the
novel - but F 4. it turned out I was completely wrong. It was absolutely wonderful.
Having been so much exposed to War and Peace over the years I have
wondered if I have regardless missed out its true greatness -- because I don't
read in Russian. It is probably too late for me to learn and find out but perhaps
Task I.
1. Sport takes an important place in our life, (d) doesn’t it?
2. There are a lot of extreme sports nowadays, (g) aren’t there?
3. Football was known hundreds years ago, (j) wasn’t it?
4. Surfing isn’t popular in Ukraine, (m) is it?
5. He began to go in for athletics three years ago, (c) didn’t he?
6. His cousin doesn’t do judo, (i) does he?
7. My friends have trainings twice a week, (l) haven’t they?
8. You aren’t busy now, (b) are you?
9. Susan didn’t miss the training yesterday, (n) did she?
10. I’ve never ridden a horse, (e) have I?
11. Jimmy has been interested in basketball since childhood, (h) hasn’t he?
12.They don’t miss sports news, (a) do they?
13. Gary wasn’t at the swimming pool at that time, (o) was he?
14. Our team won two gold medals last year, (f) didn’t it?
15. The girl was skating when she suddenly fell down, (k) wasn’t she?
16. My father and I watched a hockey match yesterday, p) didn’t we?
Task II.
1. Team - (e) a group of people playing a sport together.
2. Football - (n) a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a ball.
3. Coach - (a) a person who trains sportsmen.
4. Basketball - (g) to play this game you need a ball and a basket.
5. Swimming pool - (k) a place full of water where you enjoy swimming.
6. Competition - (c) some sporting event which is held to find out who is
the best in a certain kind of sport.
7. Opponent - (o) a person who is against another person in a game.
8. Tennis - (b) to play this game you need a racket and a ball.
9. Volleyball - (j) a team game with a ball which is thrown above the net.
10. Figure skating - (d) the dancing on the ice.
11. Champion - (h) the best athlete.
12. Yoga - (p) exercises which help you stay healthy and fit.
13. Tennis court - (f) a place where you can play tennis.
14. Fitness studio - (i) a place where people of all ages can go in for aerobics.
15. Referee - (l) this person judges the football matches.
16. Cycling - (m) a kind of activity for which a bike is necessary.
11 Прочитайте текст и заполните пропуски А F частями предложений,
обозначенными цифрами 1-7. Одна из частей в списке 1-7 лишняя.
Занесите цифры, обозначающие соответствующие части предложений, в таблицу.
War and Peace
I first fell in love with Tolstoy's War and Peace when I was sixteen. I actually won a copy as a prize for being top student at school for English. I proudly took my new prize on a family holiday to Wales and so A 3. it was on a remote and rugged costal path, I made my first acquaintance with Lev Tolstoy.
It wasn't love at first sight. The character names and families are challenging to
an English reader; but before long I was captivated. I still remember B 5. that first time reading the novel and the sense of loss when the story was over. However, some years were to pass before I revisited that vast literary landscape although it remained fixed in my memory; like a vivid dream. I was then in my thirties. By that time I'd read all Tolstoy's works and had C 7. no particular interest in re-reading any. But at that time I happened to see the old 1956 movie of War and Peace starring Audrey Hepburn. I had mixed feelings about the film and the result was that D 1. I ended up reading the novel a second time. What a glorious experience that was, as nineteenth-century Russia once more became real in my imagination.
Another twenty years were to pass E 6. until this year when I heard the BBC were making a new TV adaptation with Lily James as Natasha Rostova and Paul Dano as Pierre Bezukhof. This prompted me to read the great novel for the third time in my life. I expected watching the new BBC series to be a disappointment after the
novel - but F 4. it turned out I was completely wrong. It was absolutely wonderful.
Having been so much exposed to War and Peace over the years I have
wondered if I have regardless missed out its true greatness -- because I don't
read in Russian. It is probably too late for me to learn and find out but perhaps
one day I'll learn.
1. I ended up
2. it could be on
3. it was on
4. it turned out
5. that first time
6. until this year
7. no particular interest