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Quin Elizabeth's Reign

Elizabeth I came to throne in 1558. She possessed many of her father's qualities including common sense and strength of character. Like he she understood the people. She loved hunting and dancing. She travelled a lot around the country. She wanted to know her people and to be known by them. Her soldiers and sailors admired her courage. The universities were surprised at her knowledge for she could speak Latin, Greek and several modern languages. She enjoyed jokes.

During her reign Queen Elizabeth had to solve several problems. The first was the Church. Most people at that time wanted the reformed Anglican Church given to them by her father King Henry VIII. The reformed catholic Church used the English language and was free from foreign influence. And they got what they wanted.

Elizabeth's next task was to keep her enemies quiet until her country was strong enough to defend itself. The greatest danger came from Spain. In July 1588 the Spanish Armada of one hundred and thirty Spanish ships arrived in the Channel.The English ships were faster than the slow Armada. The English guns could shoot farther. After the battle less than half of the proud Armada returned to its home ports. The defeat of Spain was very important for England.

During Quin Elizabeth's reign England sent its explorers to different parts of the world. They tried to find a short rout to India round the north of Russia. As a result they came to Archangelsk, were welcomed in Moscow and opened a new trade with Russia. England wanted to trade peacefully with other states and to find empty lands where it could plan its own colonies. In those days the first Englishman sailed round the world. That was Francis Drake who in 1577 left English coast for South America. He explored the coast of California and made his way across the Pacific and Indian oceans round the Africa and returned to England in 1580.

Quin Elizabeth's reign was also famous for arts and theatre prosperity. Elizabeth was a good musician herself. English music, especially church music, was then among the best in Europe. Many great poets and writers wrote poetry and drama at that time. The Great Shakespeare was one of them. In his poetry he described not only the problems of the epoch but the way people looked, talked, behaved, thought and felt...

Закончите предложение фразой, соответствующей содержанию текста:

1. The text is about:

a. King Henry VIII

b. Queen Elizabeth I

c. Shakespare

2. Quin Elizabeth possessed ...

a. many dresses and gold

b. a strong army

c. many of her father's qualities

3.The reformed catholic Church used the English language and …

a. was very happy

b. was very rich

c. was free from foreign influence.

4.In July 1588 the Spanish Armada of ... Spanish ships arrived in the Channel

a. 200

b. 130

c. 1000

5. During Quin Elizabeth's reign England sent its explorers…

a. to different parts of the world

b. to the Moon

c. to the village

6. Quin Elizabeth's reign was also famous for...

a. arts and theatre prosperity

b. criminals

c. wars

Поставьте план в порядке, соответствующем содержанию текста.

a. Church reforms

b. Art's prosperity

c. Spanish policy

d. The North expeditions

e. The most wonderful woman in England.