This is America. Гришенкова Е.Г. - 20 стр.

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1 KEY WORDS

Match the vocabulary items with their definitions

measure a. animal skin that is used for making shoes, bags etc

2. creature b. the science or skill of looking after large areas of

trees

3. painting c. not joined to or touching something else

4. leather d. protect a person, place, or object by staying near

them and watching them

5. permit e. make it possible for something to happen

6. separate f. find the size, length, or amount of something

7. designer g. a large area of land in the country, usually with one

large house on it

8. forestry h. a painted picture that you put on a wall for people to

see

9. estate i. an imaginary animal or person, or one that is very

strange and frightening

10. guard j. someone whose job is to make plans or patterns for

clothes, furniture etc

2 FIND THE INFORMATION

Read the text as quickly as possible and answer the questions:

1. How did the Vanderbilts make their money?