Miscellaneous Reader. Part I. Учебные задания для обучения базовым умениям чтения. Гергесовa О.В - 9 стр.

I.    Choose among the activities those that you can do in              children, ages 6 to 18, participate in the program. Some
      summer in the country.                                            stay at a camp; others live with a host family. The fund
1.   go boating              6. watch a football match                  pays for all expenses.
2.   go sightseeing          7. sunbathe                                3. The camps are for 8-to 15-year-olds. At camp, children
3.   go fishing              8. enjoy fresh air                         can learn about the stars, see deer and cows and other
4.   go swimming             9. climb mountains                         animals, and go hiking, fishing, and of course, swimming.
5.   go to the theatre       10. ride merry-go-round                    The children learn responsibility by helping out with chores
                                                                        like making beds and waiting on tables. They also learn a
II. Guess the meaning of the following words                            lot from counselors, who are often college students from
                                                                        around the United States and from other countries.
     fund (n)                                                           4. Host families from thirteen states and Canada volunteer
     volunteer(n)                                                       to have children spend the summer with them. Many of
     state(n)                                                           these families have their own children. The visiting
                                                                        children become part of the family. They go with the
Reading                                                                 family on picnics, to the pool or beach, and on trips. The
III. Scan the text and decide which paragraph deals with                children are from 6 to 12 years old when they make their
                                                                        first visit, and most are invited back. Some of the children
     a) the age when children can start visiting the camp and live      and families become friends for life.
        with a host family
     b) a number of children who can rest at a camp annually         Word Power
     c) what children are taught to do                               IV. Find words in the text with the following meanings
     d) the date when fresh Air Find program started                   a) small duties in the home
     e) a child’s impression of the camp                               b) to take part in
     f) the aim of the Fresh Air Fund program                          c) pipe from a water-main with a hose for street-cleaning,
                                                                          putting out fires etc.
                    Summer in the Country                              d) cost
                                                                       e) going for a long walk in the country for pleasure
     1. “Before I came here”, one child said, “I thought               f) children’s leaders at camp
     swimming was running through an open fire hydrant.”               g) are organized
     2. “Here” is a summer camp that’s only an hour from New
     York City – but a world away. This camp and four others         V. Read the text again and decide if they are true or false.
     nearby are run by the Fresh Air Fund. Since 1877, the fund         Mark T if the sentence is true, mark F if the sentence is
     has helped poor children from New York City spend                  false
     summers in the country. Each year, over ten thousand