One of the most striking features of the architecture of the place is that things don't fit together quite right anymore. Ceilings and walls meet at unexpected angles, and the doors have been prehung and in some cases reshaped to fit twisting and sagging frames. It is very likely that the interior spaces of Hogwarts bear similar signs of age. Also features a number of secret passageways and hiding holes. Hogwarts Castle is a wondrous, magical building with many towers and turrets. It is home to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. If Muggles approach the castle, all they will see is a mouldering ruin with a sign warning them to keep out, that it's unsafe. Hogwarts is built in a forested area, directly next to a fairly large lake, in the highlands of Scotland. The main entrance to Hogwarts is a set of huge oak doors which face more or less toward the west. The lake is to the south of the castle. The forest is very large, and parts of it extend around to the west of the castle.
7. Read the text again. Are the statements true or false? Correct the false statements.
1) The train pushers' job is a full-time job. False. It's a part-time job.
2) Trains are crowded in the morning and in the evening. True
3) People hire stand-in-liners not to waste their time waiting in queues. True
4) Not everybody can work as an ice cream taster. True
5) Ice cream tasters work themselves. False. They work for large ice- cream corporations.
8. Match the highlighted words in the texts with their definitions:
1) crowded - (adj.) very full of people (многолюдный, переполненный)
2) flavors - (n.) the taste of a particular type of food or drink (вкусовые оттенки)
3) evaluate - (v.) to consider or study something carefully and decide how good or bad it is (оценивать)
4) consistency - (n.) how thick or smooth a liquid is (консистенция)
5) hire - (v.) to begin to employ someone (нанимать)
6) texture (n.) the way food or drink tastes or feels in your mouth (текстура)
7) rush hours (n.) the time when a lot of people are travelling to or from work and so roads and trains are very busy (часы пик)
8) degree - (n.) a qualification given for completing a university course (степень)