Read the text and the questions below. For each question, choose the correct letter A, B , C or D. 1 What is the writer's purpose?
A to give advice to astronauts
B to describe a mission to the Moon
C to persuade people to travel in space
D to explain how to travel to the Moon
2 What does the writer say about the mission?
A There were some problems at the start.
B They had planned the lift-off for a Friday.
C The scientists believed they had bad luck.
D The lift-off had been delayed.
3 What was the astronauts' attitude towards the explosion?
A They didn't think it was a problem.
B They thought they would die.
C They realised they had to do something.
D They believed there was nothing they could do.
4 How did the astronauts survive?
A They used the lunar module as a lifeboat.
B They created a new oxygen supply.
C They repaired the command module.
D They adapted to less oxygen.
5 Which would be the most appropriate headline?
A APOLLO 13 CREW LOST IN SPACE
B LIFE AND DEATH DRAMA IN SPACE
C METEOR STOPS MOON LANDING
D ASTRONAUTS WALK ON MOON
1. Опишите, какие коартикуляционные процессы наблюдаются в следующих примерах: bottle, sudden, quarter, try, moon, panther. E.g. kept: [k] слегка палатализуется и становится более продвинутым под влиянием гласного переднего ряда [e]. Смычный взрывной [p] произносится без взрыва, т.к. за ним следует другой взрывной – [t].
2. Запишите следующие предложения в широкой и узкой транскрипции, обращая внимание на возможные случаи элизии:
а) We have fixed for the locksmith to come and mend it.
б) I suppose the best thing is to get another one.
в) She acts particularly well in that play.
г) The postman came the next day.
д) The police went for their sixth round.
(I'm sorry)
I have a ball. The ball is big.
My brother has a dog. The dog is old.
Timy has a flat. The flat is new.
4 Нираноеская Т.В. Грамматика английского языка Is this a pen? No, it isn’t a pen, it’s a pencil.
My sister has two children. Her children are at home.
Is your friend at home? — No, he is at work.
My son has no bicycle.
This is our room. The room is large.
There are books there. The books are interesting.
1. Вставьте артикль, где необходимо.
Give me a book, please.
We have a son and a daughter.
I have three sisters.
This is a pen. It is his pen.
l have no pencil.
My brother’s watch is bad.
She wrote a letter to her mother.
This is my sister. My sister is ten.
They bought a car last week.
This is a book. The book is new.
упр. 3. Вставьте артикль, где необходимо.
This is my desk. On the desk I have a book, a pen, two pencils.
Those are his pens. The pens are red.
This is a bag. The bag is black.
This is my brother’s ball. The ball is red and blue.
He has a child. His child is six.
Are your parents at home? — No, they are at work.
I read a book. The book was interesting.
I have a daughter. My daughter is a pupil.
Is this book new?
He gave me a red apple. The apple was tasty.