Task 1. Read the text again. Match the sentences (A-F) to the gap (1-5). There is one extra sentence. A If that sounds a bit complicated, try chunking
instead.
B People with these abilities are very rare, however.
C They’re not complicated, but it needs a lot of
practice to recall them in details.
D A good diet containing ‘brain food’ like oily fish,
walnuts and green tea is very beneficial, regular
as is exercise, which increases blood flow to the
brain.
EIt needs regular exercise and new challenges to stay
strong.
F For example, if you needed to buy celery, herbs
apples, rice and muesli, you might use the acronym
CHARM.
Mayflower
New Plymouth is a small town in the United States of America, from where the new country began its life. It was in 1620, in the time of King James the First. English people did not like their king and many of them left England and went to live in other countries. In November 1620, a small ship, the Mayflower, left England. There were about one hundred people aboard the ship. For seven long weeks the Mayflower was in the waves and storms of the Atlantic Ocean, and at last, the people saw land. It was America. During the next five weeks, the men from the Mayflower left the ship every day to look for a good place to live. At last, they found a good place. There was a good harbour for ships there, some fields and forests near it and even a small river. The people began to build a village there and they called it 'New Plymouth'. When the houses were ready, the life of the people became easier. One day the people of the village saw a tall Indian who was walking along the street. This Indian smiled and said: "Hallo, Yankee! " This Indian could speak English a little. Since that time 'Yankee' has been the name of a white man in America. A few days later this Indian came to the village again together with some other Indians. They came as friends and helped the white men very much. But some white men forgot about this help and when many people from Europe came to America, they began to take the land away from the Indians and to kill them. At spring time people of New Plymouth began to plant corn, and the Indians showed them how to plant maize. In autumn the crops were very good and the people of New Plymouth wanted to make a holiday dinner. They asked the Indians to this dinner, and the Indians brought some wild turkeys as a present. The people of New Plymouth called their holiday 'Thanksgiving Day'. Since that time Thanksgiving Day has been a great holiday in the United States of America.
A wealthy American business magnate, playboy, and ingenious scientist, Anthony Edward "Tony" Stark suffers a severe chest injury during a kidnapping. When his captors attempt to force him to build a weapon of mass destruction, he instead creates a mechanized suit of armor to save his life and escape captivity. Later, Stark develops his suit, adding weapons and other technological devices he designed through his company, Stark Industries. He uses the suit and successive versions to protect the world as Iron Man. Although at first concealing his true identity, Stark eventually publicly reveals himself to be Iron Man.
Initially, Iron Man was a vehicle for Stan Lee to explore Cold War themes, particularly the role of American technology and industry in the fight against communism. Subsequent re-imaginings of Iron Man have transitioned from Cold War motifs to contemporary matters of the time.