Английский язык. Бабушкин А.П - 30 стр.

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        However, disaster soon struck. Edgar Evans had terrible frostbite and died af-
ter a bad fall. The next to go was Captain Oates, who was having a great difficulty
walking. Scott and 2 companions carried on and got within eleven miles of one of
their food depots. But then a terrible storm started and they couldn’t leave their tent.
       The news of Scott’s death shocked the world. He had failed to win race to the
Pole, but the remarkable courage shown by Captain Scott and his men made them
into heroes.
4. Speak on the problem.
What place in our country would you like to visit? Why?

Test 9

1.Read the texts and do the tests.
                                Buildings from the Past
       Many people visiting the Southwest stop at Santa Fe, New Mexico. There, they
see long, low buildings that have flat roofs. Most houses are only one story high.
They have beautiful small gardens with walls around them.
       The buildings are tan and brown like the earth because they are made of adobe.
Adobe is a Spanish word that means "sun-dried brick." It is made by mixing clay soil,
straw, and water. Its cost is low. Houses built of adobe stay cool in the summer heat
and warm in winter.
       Santa Fe is one of the oldest cities in North America. About 1610, Spanish set-
tlers gave Santa Fe its name. Centuries before the Spanish came, the Pueblo Indians
lived there. The city's adobe buildings are much like those the Indians lived in long
ago. The gardens are like those built by the early Spanish settlers.
       The people of Santa Fe liked their early Spanish-American buildings. So they
passed a law in 1953. It said that all new buildings in the older part of town had to
look like the adobe buildings. Now a part of Santa Fe will remind people of the city's
long history.
Choose the correct answer.
1. In Santa Fe, New Mexico, there are many
a. Japanese buildings. b. adobe buildings. c. English gardens. d. pointed roofs.
2. The story does not say so, but it makes you think that
a. Santa Fe has never changed its name.
b. adobe is a new kind of brick.
c. the Indians built many gardens.
3. On the whole, this story is about
a. North American gardens.
b. Spanish-American laws.
c. adobe buildings in Santa Fe.
4. Why did the people of Santa Fe pass a law about adobe buildings?
a. There were too many people living in new buildings.
b. They wanted to make the city modern.
c. They wanted one part of town to stay the same.