ВУЗ:
Составители:
Рубрика:
43
chance on gold: a year of pain in return for a lifetime of riches. They
were called 'Forty-Niners' because they left home in 1849. When they
would return was another matter entirely.
By early 1849, gold fever was an epidemic. By the end of 1850,
Sutter's grand empire had completely collapsed. Sutter did not have
gold fever. He wanted an agricultural empire and refused to alter his
vision. In the new California, he was simply in the way. The Forty-
Niners trampled his crops and tore down his fort for the building
materials. Disillusioned, he eventually left the state. The man who had
had the best opportunity to capitalise on the discovery of gold never
even tried.
(Based on an article in The Independent on Sunday)
2. Which words would you use to describe: a) John Sutter;
b) one of the Forty-Niners?
risk-taker visionary farmer opportunist
businessman dreamer entrepreneur conservative
3. T 6 Listen to and read the article again. Then put the
lines of this summary in the correct order.
_____ a) a fortune. John Sutter, on whose land gold was
discovered, had
__1__ b) The gold rush is the story of thousands of ordinary
people willing to take
_____ c) a chance on gold in the hope that they might make
_____ d) a statement in Congress declaring that the discovery
was a fact, it created
_____ e) a sensation, and thousands of adventurers poured into
California.
_____ f) no idea of the impact gold would have. When President
Polk made
LEXIS
1. This table shows the verb + noun collocations from the
summary in 3 in the previous section. Use the nouns and noun
44
phrases in the box to make more collocations. (In some cases
more than one answer is possible.)
a) take a chance
b) made a fortune
c) had no idea
d) created a sensation
money a risk an atmosphere a mess of his exams
a think about it sense advantage of the hotel facilities
the right conditions a go at skiing
2. Choose five collocations and use them to write sentences
about yourself.
For example: I was twenty-one before I had a go at skiing for
the first time.
LISTENING
1. T 7 Sam Brannan was one of the first to make a fortune
from the gold rush. Listen to his story.
2. Match the beginnings (1–7) with the ends of the
sentences (a-g). Then listen again and check.
1. During the gold rush, Sam Brannan became
2. When gold was discovered in 1848, he owned
3. He recognised a gap in the market and bought up all
4. Having cornered the market, he ended up
5. He became the first
6. However, Brannan lost his fortune and his health
7. In the end California's first millionaire
a) died an unnoticed death.
b) one of the most successful businessmen in California.
c) with more gold than the gold diggers.
d) the only store between San Francisco and the goldfields.
e) because of alcoholism.
f) the picks, shovels and pans he could find.
g) gold rush millionaire.
chance on gold: a year of pain in return for a lifetime of riches. They phrases in the box to make more collocations. (In some cases
were called 'Forty-Niners' because they left home in 1849. When they more than one answer is possible.)
would return was another matter entirely. a) take a chance
By early 1849, gold fever was an epidemic. By the end of 1850, b) made a fortune
Sutter's grand empire had completely collapsed. Sutter did not have c) had no idea
gold fever. He wanted an agricultural empire and refused to alter his d) created a sensation
vision. In the new California, he was simply in the way. The Forty-
Niners trampled his crops and tore down his fort for the building money a risk an atmosphere a mess of his exams
materials. Disillusioned, he eventually left the state. The man who had a think about it sense advantage of the hotel facilities
had the best opportunity to capitalise on the discovery of gold never the right conditions a go at skiing
even tried.
(Based on an article in The Independent on Sunday) 2. Choose five collocations and use them to write sentences
about yourself.
2. Which words would you use to describe: a) John Sutter; For example: I was twenty-one before I had a go at skiing for
b) one of the Forty-Niners? the first time.
risk-taker visionary farmer opportunist LISTENING
businessman dreamer entrepreneur conservative 1. T 7 Sam Brannan was one of the first to make a fortune
from the gold rush. Listen to his story.
3. T 6 Listen to and read the article again. Then put the 2. Match the beginnings (1–7) with the ends of the
lines of this summary in the correct order. sentences (a-g). Then listen again and check.
_____ a) a fortune. John Sutter, on whose land gold was 1. During the gold rush, Sam Brannan became
discovered, had 2. When gold was discovered in 1848, he owned
__1__ b) The gold rush is the story of thousands of ordinary 3. He recognised a gap in the market and bought up all
people willing to take 4. Having cornered the market, he ended up
_____ c) a chance on gold in the hope that they might make 5. He became the first
_____ d) a statement in Congress declaring that the discovery 6. However, Brannan lost his fortune and his health
was a fact, it created 7. In the end California's first millionaire
_____ e) a sensation, and thousands of adventurers poured into
California. a) died an unnoticed death.
_____ f) no idea of the impact gold would have. When President b) one of the most successful businessmen in California.
Polk made c) with more gold than the gold diggers.
d) the only store between San Francisco and the goldfields.
LEXIS e) because of alcoholism.
1. This table shows the verb + noun collocations from the
f) the picks, shovels and pans he could find.
summary in 3 in the previous section. Use the nouns and noun g) gold rush millionaire.
43 44
Страницы
- « первая
- ‹ предыдущая
- …
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 23
- 24
- …
- следующая ›
- последняя »
