Miscellaneous Reader. Part I. Учебные задания для обучения базовым умениям чтения. Гергесовa О.В - 17 стр.

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After reading.
VII. Discuss the following
1. Which personality type are you most similar to?
2. What kind of jobs do you think fit your personality?
3. Have you chosen the right job?
IT’S REALLY WORTH SEEING!
Pre-reading task.
I. This world is full of wonders! Scan the information about
some famous landmarks and point out which one (ones) you
have never heard before.
1.The Great Wall of China was begun in 214 BC
It is the largest structure ever built.
2. The Colosseum in Rome was opened in 80 AD
It was sometimes filled with water for ship battles.
3. The Taj Mahal in India was built between 1630 and 1652.
It is a tomb for the wife of an Indian prince.
4. The Statue of Liberty in New York was opened in 1886.
It was a gift to Americans from the people of France.
5. The Eiffel Tower in Paris was completed in 1889.
It was built for the 100
th
anniversary of the French Revolution.
Word power.
II. Guess the meaning of the following words:
canal (n) control (v)
victory (n) steel (n)
humans (n.pl.) hydroelectrical (adj)
protection (n) tunnel (n)
dam (n)
III. Match the words with the same meaning.
1. finish a. big
2. huge b. close
3. shut c. lorry
4. challenge d. complete
5. remarkable e. wonderful
6. truck f. problem
IV. Check the following words in your dictionary and write
down their translation.
tamed rivers (adj) tower (n)
convenience (n) flood (v)
broadcasting (n) carry through (v)
rough waves border (n)
join (n)
Reading
V. Scan the article and pick a “wonder” (“wonders”) you
already know.
Seven Modern Wonders of the World
The ancient Greeks spoke of the Seven Wonders of the
World. Recently, some engineers came up with this list of
the seven wonders of our modern world:
1. The Panama Canal, begun in the 1880s, wasn't finished
until 1914. It joins the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Engineers
describe the canal as a victory of humans over geography:
Workers dug huge amounts of land and tamed rivers. 
After reading.                                                      protection (n)              tunnel (n)
VII. Discuss the following                                          dam (n)

   1. Which personality type are you most similar to?              III. Match the words with the same meaning.
   2. What kind of jobs do you think fit your personality?
   3. Have you chosen the right job?                                1. finish                   a. big
    IT’S REALLY WORTH SEEING!                                       2. huge                     b. close
                                                                    3. shut                     c. lorry
Pre-reading task.                                                   4. challenge                d. complete
I. This world is full of wonders! Scan the information about        5. remarkable               e. wonderful
  some famous landmarks and point out which one (ones) you          6. truck                    f. problem
  have never heard before.
                                                                   IV. Check the following words in your dictionary and write
1.The Great Wall of China was begun in 214 BC                          down their translation.
It is the largest structure ever built.
                                                                   tamed rivers (adj)                  tower (n)
2. The Colosseum in Rome was opened in 80 AD                       convenience (n)                     flood (v)
It was sometimes filled with water for ship battles.               broadcasting (n)                    carry through (v)
                                                                   rough waves                         border (n)
3. The Taj Mahal in India was built between 1630 and 1652.         join (n)
It is a tomb for the wife of an Indian prince.
                                                                   Reading
4. The Statue of Liberty in New York was opened in 1886.           V. Scan the article and pick a “wonder” (“wonders”) you
It was a gift to Americans from the people of France.                 already know.

5. The Eiffel Tower in Paris was completed in 1889.                             Seven Modern Wonders of the World
It was built for the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution.
                                                                       The ancient Greeks spoke of the Seven Wonders of the
Word power.                                                            World. Recently, some engineers came up with this list of
II. Guess the meaning of the following words:                          the seven wonders of our modern world:
                                                                   1. The Panama Canal, begun in the 1880s, wasn't finished
 canal (n)                    control (v)                          until 1914. It joins the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Engineers
 victory (n)                  steel (n)                            describe the canal as a victory of humans over geography:
 humans (n.pl.)               hydroelectrical (adj)                Workers dug huge amounts of land and tamed rivers.

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