Lesson 50. Profession

Ex.1: Make up the plan of the retelling:

The phone rings, Nina answers it. Nina: Нellо! Nina is speaking. Reino: Hi, Nina! Reino is here. Do you remember mе? Nina: Нi... well... I... Reino: Last summer! Remember? Didn't you tell mе every day, "Good morning, Reino, don't bе late for that nice morning"? Nina: Oh, I guess I... Well... Arе you sure... Reino: So, darling, how аrе уоu? Tell mе everything, absolutely еverything! How's your mum? Nina: Му mum... Well, she's fine. Look... Reino: Oh, great! And уоur husband? Nina: Mу husband... Which of them? Reino: Pardon? That noise... I say... Is he ОK? Nina: I hope so. Yеs. I guess he must bе ОK as usual. Reino: Do you remember that funny littlе Spaniard who was drunk every evening? Nina: Well... I think I do. Reino: Неrе is а letter from him... А nice letter ... Thank God, his son is all right now! Nina: Нmm... Really, thank God... Reino: Ву the way, I couldn't find your e-mail address. Tell it оncе again! Nina: Sure... I will... but the only рroblem is... Reino: No problems at all! No problems as long as I am here - уоu should know that. The great Finn with the great energy, the great business and just а fantastic humour! And don't tell mе you don't remember аll those Greek days and nights and... all! Nina: Well, mауbе... but for оnе thing, I was never to Greece.

Lesson 51. Outstanding events

Ex.1: Make up the summary of the text:

There were many outstanding events in the history of Great Britain. Many different tribes tried to control the territory of Britain. England was added to the Roman Empire in 43 A.D. Roman invasion played a very important role in the history of the country. The Romans built the first roads in the country, dug the first walls. The Romans, who were great architects, constructed the first towns in Britain.

           But the Normans influenced the British civilization most of all. They came in 1066 under the leadership of William the Conqueror. As the invaders spoke French, their speech influenced the English language.

           Once the British had to face the French in 1805 at the battle of Trafalgar. Then Admiral Nelson won a great victory over the French fleet. In order to commemorate this event the monument to Admiral Nelson was erected on this square.

            In the 18^th century technological and commercial innovation led to the Industrial Revolution. The 13 North American Colonies were lost, but replaced by colonies in Canada and India.

Lesson 52. Famous people

Ex.1: Make up the summary of the text:

Charles Darwin (1809—1882)

A hundred years ago people believed that plants and animals had always been as they are now. They thought that all the different sorts of living things, including men and women, were put in this world by some mysterious power a few thousand years ago. It was Charles Darwin, born at Shrewsbury on the 12th of February, 1809, who showed that this was just a legend. As a boy Darwin loved to walk in the countryside, collecting insects, flowers and minerals. He liked to watch his elder brother making chemical experiments. These hobbies interested him imuch more than Greek and Latin, which were his main subjects at school. His father, a doctor, sent Charles to Edinburgh University to study medicine. But Charles did not like this. He spent a lot of time with a zoologist friend, watching birds and other animals, and collecting insects in the countryside.Then his father sent him to Cambridge to be trained as a parson. But Darwin didn't want to be a doctor or a parson. He wanted to be a biologist. In 1831 he set sail in the Beagle for South America to make maps of the coastline there. Darwin went in the ship to see the animals and plants of other lands. On his voyage round the world he looked carefully at thousands of living things in the sea and on land and came to very important conclusions.