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CHAPTER II. HOLIDAYS AND LEISURE
Unit 1
Task 1. Go through a list of words and study their
pronunciation. The following words will help you understand the
common meaning of the text.
Kite ['kait] – воздушный змей
forerunner [´fɔ:´rʌnә] – предшественик
missile ['misail] – ракета
lightning rod ['laitniŋ 'rɔd] – громоотвод
bait [beit] – наживка
strip [strip] – длинный узкий кусок; полоса
bamboo ['bæm'bu:] – бамбук, бамбуковый
string – ['striŋ] – струна
band [bænd] – тесьма, лента
detachable [di'tætʃәbl] – съемный
wing ['wiŋ] – крыло
former ['fɔ:mә] – каркас
frame ['freim] – рама, каркас
durable ['djuәrәbl] – прочный
custom-made ['kʌstәm'meid] – изготовленный на заказ
manually ['mænju:әli] - вручную
Task 2. Read the text and say if these statements are true or
false.
1. The kite is known as a forerunner of the modern automobile.
2. The kite is mainly a toy.
3. The first airplanes were shaped after the kite.
4. The earliest Chinese kites were made of metal.
5. The kites were used for military purposes.
6. There were many superstitions connected with kites.
7. Chinese kites fall into five categories.
8. The right kind of the pine tree must be selected for the frame of the
kite.
9. Mass-produced kites are painted manually.
10. For custom-made kites, preprinted paper is used.
11. The well-known Weifang Kite Festival takes place in June.
CHAPTER II. HOLIDAYS AND LEISURE U nit 1 Task 1. Go through a list of words and study their pronunciation. The fo llo wing wo rds wi ll help you understand t he common meaning of the text. Kite ['ka it ] – возд ушный змей forerunner [ ´fɔ : ´rʌ nә ] – предшественик miss ile ['misa il] – ракета light ning rod ['la it niŋ 'rɔd] – громо отвод bait [be it] – нажи вка strip [strip ] – длинный узкий к ус о к; полоса ba mboo ['bæ m'b u:] – бамбук, бамбук овы й string – ['striŋ ] – стр уна band [bæ nd] – тесьма, лента detachab le [d i'tæ tʃәbl] – съемный wing ['w iŋ ] – крыло forme r ['fɔ :mә ] – каркас fra me ['fre i m] – рама, каркас durab le ['dj uәrәb l] – прочны й custo m- made ['kʌstә m'me id ] – изготовлен ный на заказ ma nua lly ['mæ nj u:ә li] - вр учн ую Task 2. Read the text and say i f these statements are true or false. 1. The k ite is know n as a forerunner of t he mode rn auto mob ile. 2. The k ite is ma inly a to y. 3. The first airp la nes were shaped after t he k ite. 4. The earliest C hinese kites were made o f meta l. 5. The k ites were used fo r milita ry purposes. 6. There were ma ny s uperst it io ns connected w it h k ites. 7. Chinese kites fa ll int o five categories. 8. The right k ind o f t he p ine tree must be se lected for t he fra me o f t he kite. 9. Mass-prod uced k ites are painted ma nua lly. 10. Fo r custo m-made k ites, preprint ed paper is used. 11. The we ll-k now n We ifa ng Kite Festiva l takes p lace in J une. 21
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