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15. ... this your watch? – Yes, it ... . 16. She ... an actress. 17. This ... my bag. 18. My uncle ... an office worker. 19. He ... at work. 20. Helen ...

a painter. She has some fine pictures. They ... on the walls. She has much paper. It ... on the shelf. The shelf ... brown. It ... on the wall. Helen has a brother. He ... a student. He has a family. His family ... not in St. Petersburg, it ... in Moscow.

2.Open the brackets in Present Simple.

1.My working day (to begin) at six o’clock.

2.I (to get) up, (to switch) on the TV and (to brush) my teeth.

3.It (to take) me about twenty minutes.

4.I (to have) breakfast at seven o’clock.

5.I (to leave) home at half past seven.

6.I (to take) a bus to the institute.

7.It usually (to take) me about fifteen minutes to get there.

8.Classes (to begin) at eight.

9.We usually (to have) four classes a day.

10.I (to have) lunch at about 2 o’clock.

11.They (to play) football at the institute.

12.She (not / to write) emails.

13.____ you (to speak) English?

14.My mother (not / to like) fish.

15.____ Ann (to have) any friends?

16.His brother (to work) in an office.

17.She (cannot / to read) very fast.

18.____ they(to water) the flowers every 3 days?

19.His wife (not / to ride) a motorbike.

20.____ Elizabeth (to drink) coffee?

3. Put the words in order to make a sentence.

1.at/ the morning/ he/ seven o’clock/ in/ gets up.

2.car/ often/ Bob/ the/ washes…

3.born/ 1964/ was/ in/ Jane….

4.lunch/ we/ noon/ have/ seldom/ at…

5.leave/ what/ you/ work/ time/ do/ for?....

6.never/ bed/ John/ early/ goes/ to….

7.clean/ do/ room/ often/ you/ how/ your?...

8.friends/ I/ go out/ sometimes/ Saturdays/ with/ my/ on…

9.to/ he/ swimming pool/ goes/ a week/ the/ twice…

10.always/ for/ we/ a walk/ on/ afternoons/ go/ Sunday…

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UNIT 2

THE HISTORY OF THE OLYMPICS

PRE-READING EXERCISES

1. Words to learn. ancient – древний wage – развязывать suffer – страдать ruler – правитель peace – мир

negotiation – переговоры recognize – узнавать, признавать achievement – достижение feast – праздник

devote – посвящать

feud – междоусобица, распря javelin – копье

chariot – колесница oath – клятва honestly – честно

survive – сохраниться, продолжить существовать honourary – награждение

recite – декламировать sacred – святой

even – даже

exception – исключение coach – тренер, тренировать spare – избавить

excel – выделяться, превзойти

magnificent – величественный, великолепный inspire – вдохновить

corporal – физический, телесный eternally – вечно

revival – возрождение unify – объединять amateur – любитель establish – основать responsible – ответственный consist – состоять

affair – дело, занятие movement – движение

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2. Match the words with their definitions.

READING

1. Read the text.

The history of the olympics

Long ago ancient Greeks often waged wars. Small states suffered and lost much even if they did not take any side and stayed out of wars. The ruler of such a small state, Elis, wanted to live in peace with all neighbours. He was a good diplomat because his negotiations were successful and Elis was recognized a neutral state. To celebrate this achievement, he organized athletic games.

In the beginning this feast lasted one day, but later a whole month was devoted to it. All wars and feuds were stopped by special heralds who rode in all directions of Greece.

The games were held every four years in Olympia on the territory of Elis. The first games which later were called the Olympic Games were held about a thousand years before our era.

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Usually the Olympic Games began before the middle of the summer. Best athletes arrived from many Greek states to Olympia to compete in running, long jumps, throwing of discus and javelin and wrestling. In the course of time fist fighting (boxing) and chariot races were also included in the Games.

All athletes took an oath that they had been preparing well for the Games and promised to compete honestly and keep the rules of the sacred Olympics. The athletes took part in all kinds of competitions. Winners were called «olympionics», they were awarded olive wreaths and cups of olive oil. This tradition has survived. In our time sportsmen often get cups and wreaths for winning the first place in sports competitions.

The olympionics of ancient Greece became very popular. Best craftsmen were chosen to make honourary cups, many poets wrote and recited in public poems about the best athletes. Sculptors made their statues which were put up at the birthplace of the winners.

The Olympic Games were accompanied by arts festivals. Poets recited their poems, singers sang hymns dancers danced and orators pronounced speeches – all this in honour of the sacred Games.

Only men could take part in the Olympic Games. Women were not allowed even to watch the competitions at the stadium under the fear of death penalty. There was a single exception, when a woman coached her son and accompanied him to the stadium in men’s clothes. That brave woman was spared the penalty because her son excelled in many events.

Magnificent strong bodies inspired artists and sculptors. They painted wall pictures and made statues of marble and bronze, so now we can admire the corporal beauty of ancient and eternally young discus thrower, javelin bearer and others.

The Olympic Games had been held for about eleven hundred years, until the emperor Theodosius banned them for religious reasons in 394 A. D.

The revival of the Olympic Games began long time afterwards, in 1892, when a young French teacher Pierre de Coubertin made a public speech before the Union of French sports clubs in Paris.

At that time many people in many countries practised various kinds of sports and games. They wanted to make friends and compete with sportsmen from other lands. Pierre de Coubertin understood the importance of sports which unified peoples of the world and served the cause of peace like in ancient time.

On the 23rd of June 1894 the International Congress of amateur sportsmen made an important decision: to revive the Olympic Games and to establish the International Olympic Committee which would be responsible for the administration of the modern-Olympic Games.

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The first Committee consisted of 12 members. Now 82 members of the International Olympic Committee control the affairs of all member countries which joined the Olympic movement.

COMREHENSION EXERCISES

1. Fill in the blanks with the words from the list.

athletic, olympionics, afterwards, era, administration, competitions, compete, accompanied, javelin, important, awarded, unified, take any side, events, served.

Long ago ancient Greeks often waged wars. Small states suffered and lost much even if they did not __________ and stayed out of wars. The ruler of Elis wanted to live in peace with all neighbours and organized

__________ games.

In the beginning this feast lasted one day, but later a whole month was devoted to it. All wars and feuds were stopped. The games were held every four years in Olympia on the territory of Elis. The first games which later were called the Olympic Games were held about a thousand years before our__________.

Usually the Olympic Games began before the middle of the summer. Best athletes arrived from many Greek states to Olympia to __________in running, long jumps, throwing of discus and __________ and wrestling. In the course of time fist fighting (boxing) and chariot races were also included in the Games.

All athletes took an oath that they had been preparing well for the Games and promised to compete honestly and keep the rules of the sacred Olympics. Winners were called «olympionics», they were __________ olive wreaths and cups of olive oil. The __________of ancient Greece became very popular.

Only men could take part in the Olympic Games. Women were not allowed even to watch the __________at the stadium under the fear of death penalty. There was a single exception, when a woman coached her son and

__________him to the stadium in men’s clothes. That brave woman was spared the penalty because her son excelled in many__________.

The revival of the Olympic Games began long time__________, in 1892, when a young French teacher Pierre de Coubertin made a public speech before the Union of French sports clubs in Paris. Pierre de Coubertin understood the importance of sports which __________peoples of the world and __________the cause of peace like in ancient time. On the 23rd of June 1894 the International Congress of amateur sportsmen made an

__________decision: to revive the Olympic

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Games and to establish the International Olympic Committee which would be responsible for the

__________of the modern Olympic Games. The first Committee consisted of 12 members. Now 82 members of the International Olympic Committee control the affairs of all member countries which joined the Olympic movement.

2. Mark these sentences True (T) or False (F) according to the text. Then make false sentences true.

1.The ruler of such a small state, Elis, didn’t want to live in peace with all neighbours.

2.This feast lasted one day.

3.The first Olympic Games were held about a thousand years before our era.

4.The athletes took part in four kinds of competitions.

5.The Olympic Games were accompanied by music festivals.

6.Women were allowed even to watch the competitions at the stadium under the fear of death penalty.

7.On the 23rd of June 1894 the International Congress of amateur sportsmen revived the Olympic Games.

8.The first Committee consisted of 20 members.

3.Answer the questions.

1.What was the name of the state where the first Olympic Games took

place?

2.When were the first Olympic Games held?

3.Why were the Olympic Games banned?

4.Who revived the Olympic Games?

5.How many members are there in the International Olympic Committee now?

6.What do they do?

4. Find English equivalents from the text.

Не принимали ничью сторону, не ввязывались в войну, переговоры были успешными, нейтральное государство, спортивные игры, войны и распри прекращались, тысяча лет до нашей эры, середина лета, метание диска и копья, гонки колесниц, давали клятву, соревноваться честно, придерживаться правил, награждались оливковыми венками и кубками, лучшие ремесленники, под страхом смертной казни, превзошел во многих событиях, по религиозным причинам, спустя долгое время, состязаться с спортсменами из других стран, важность спорта, объединил народы мира, приняли важное решение, состоял из, присоединились к олимпийскому движению.

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GRAMMAR

1. Complete the table.

2.Choose the right form of the verb in Past Simple.

1.He .... home late last night. come

came comed

2.She .... her work half an hour ago. finishes

finish finished

3.I .... this film last week.

saw see seen

4.It .... on a sunny spring day. happen

happened happend

5.I .... born in August.

was were been

6. He .... too much chocolate yesterday. ate

eaten eat

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7.I .... a sweet dream last night. have

has had

8.He .... home in tears to his mother. ran

run runed

9.They .... for Moscow two hours ago. leaved

leaven left

10.He .... from Harvard last year. graduate

graduated graduates

3.Choose the right form of the verb to be in Past Simple.

1.I ... a student.

2.My father ... not a shop-assistant, he ... a scientist.

6. ... your friend a photographer? No, she ... not a photographer, she ...

a student.

7. ... your brothers at school? – Yes, they ... .

8. ... this her watch? – Yes, it ... .

9.Max ... an office-worker.

10.We ... late, sorry!

4. Find and correct mistakes if any.

1.We didn’t take much food with us yesterday.

2.There aren’t much new subjects last year.

3.I don’t have much free time last weekend.

4.He did much written exercises two days ago.

5.We didn’t drank many coffee in our family.

6.There wasn’t much furniture in my room.

7.There were much happiness in his face.

8.Not many new ideas were discussed.

9.We had many lessons last week.

10.I didn’t have many mistakes in this exercise.

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UNIT 3

SPORTING BLOOD: 6 RUSSIAN DYNASTIES WHO KNOW NOTHING BUT GOLD

PRE-READING EXERCISES

1. Words to learn. prove – доказывать

revere – уважать, преклоняться

largely – в значительной степени, преимущественно force – сила, заставлять

tutelage – опека, подчинение inherit – наследовать

rack up – получать, добывать switch to – переключиться scoop – выиграть

pursuit – гонка преследования opt to – решить сделать possess – обладать

flair – способность, склонность

abundance – изобилие, большое количество sibling – родной брат или сестра impressive – впечатляющий

retire – уйти на пенсию

lethal finisher – решающий довод regard – считаться

thrive – развиваться, расти consecutive – последовательный devoted – преданный

2. Match the words with their definitions.

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