Традиции, обычаи и праздники Китая (Traditions, Customs and Festivals of China). Сухомлинова С.И - 25 стр.

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As early as two dozen years ago, a film entitled The Kite was
jointly made by Chinese and French studios, which sings of Sino-
French friendship through the “adventures” of a kite.
Task 3. Answer the following questions.
1. What is a forerunner of the modern airplane?
2. How did Benjamin Franklin invent the lightning rod?
3. When were the earliest kites made?
4. What material was used for the first kites?
5. What do the historical records say about the use of kites in ancient
times?
6. What superstitions are connected with kites?
7. Certain enthusiasts enjoy flying kites during the night, don’t they?
8. How are kites made?
9. Is there any difference between mass-produced and custom-made
kites?
10. What do you know about Kite Festivals?
Task 4. Match the words with their definitions:
1) thunder a) watch carefully
2) hostile b) belief in magic, witch-craft, etc.
3) bait c) person who resists authority or control
4) observe d) measurement of any sort
5) miniature e) noise which usually follows a flash of light
ning
6) rebel f) food put on a hook to catch fish
7) dimension g) being unfriendly
8) message i) piece of news or a request, sent to a person
10) annual j) small-scale copy or model of any object
Task 5. Give English equivalents to the following Russian
expressions and use them in the sentences of your own.
Предшественник современного самолета; известный ученый
и государствен-ный деятель; использовать в военных целях; ис-
торические хроники; наблюдать за передвижением врага; пропа-
гандистские листовки; войска повстанцев; принести неудачу; за-
пустить змея; украшать ночное небо; выдержать давление ветра;
массовое производство; сделанный на заказ; расписывать вруч-
ную; вызвать бурные аплодисменты; привлекать сотни участни-
ков. 
        As early as two doze n years a go, a film e nt it le d The Kite wa s
jo int ly ma de b y C hinese a nd Frenc h st ud ios, whic h s ings o f Sino-
Fre nc h frie nds hip t hro ugh t he “ advent ures” o f a kite.
        Task 3. Ans wer the follo wing quest ions.
1. What is a forerunner o f t he mo dern airp la ne ?
2. How d id Be nja min Fra nk lin inve nt t he light ning rod ?
3. Whe n were the earliest k ites mad e?
4. What ma teria l was used fo r t he fi rst kites ?
5. What d o t he hist orica l records s ay abo ut t he use o f k ites in a nc ie nt
ti mes?
6. What supe rst it io ns are co nnected wit h k ites ?
7. Certain e nt hus iasts enj o y flying kites during t he night, do n’t t he y?
8. How are kites made ?
9. Is t here a ny d iffe re nce betwee n mass-prod uced a nd c usto m- made
kites?
10. What do yo u k now abo ut Kite Festiva ls ?

      Task 4. Match the words with their definitions:
1) t hunder         a) watch care fully
2) host ile         b) belie f in ma gic, witc h-cra ft, etc.
3) bait             c) person w ho res ists aut horit y or c ontro l
4) observe          d) meas ure me nt o f a ny sort
5) miniat ure       e) no ise w hic h us ua lly fo llows a fla sh o f light
                       ning
6) rebe l           f) food p ut o n a hook to catc h fis h
7) d ime ns io n    g) being unfrie nd ly
8) messa ge         i) p iece of news or a req uest, sent to a person
10) annua l         j) s ma ll-sca le copy o r mode l o f a ny object

      Task 5. G ive Englis h eq uiva le nt s to t he fo llow ing R ussia n
exp ressio ns a nd use the m in t he se ntences o f yo ur ow n.
      Предшественник со временного са молета; известн ый учены й
и государс твен -ный деятел ь; ис пользо вать в воен ны х целя х; ис-
торическ ие хрони ки; набл юдать за передвижением врага; пропа-
гандистские листо вки ; войс ка по встанце в; при нести не удач у; за -
пус тить змея; украшать но чное небо; выдержать давление ве тра;
массовое произ водство ; сделанный на заказ; расписы вать вр уч-
ную; выз вать б урные апл одисменты; привлекать сотни учас тни -
ков.


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