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II. Choose the correct variant.

1. Culzean Castle...

  1. ... was the place of the author's birth;

  2. ... belongs to an Italian; c)... was built in 1777;

d)... remains a real feudal castle until today;

e)... is none of the above,

2. General Eisenhower...

  1. ... invited the author to spend a weekend in Culzean Castle;

  2. the reconstruction of the castle was dedicated to his victories in the World War II;

  3. ... was an often guest in Culzean Castle;

  4. ... had once been given a suite there;

  5. none of the above.

3. Culzean Castle is situated...

a)... by the River Clyde;

b)... by the Firth of Clyde;

  1. ... on the cliff top;

  2. ... on the Mull of Kintyre;

  3. none of the above,

4. Main gardens were walled ...

a) ... to protect soil from erosion;

b)... not to let deer come into the gardens;

c).... for aesthetic reasons;

d)… not to let them be exposed to strangers;

c) none of the above,

5. Exotic palms and myrtles...

a)... appeared there by the fancy of the hosts;

  1. it was strange to see them in such a place;

  1. ... have never grown there;

  2. ... grows there due to warm climate:

  3. none of the above.

III. Answer the following questions:

  1. Why did the author decide to stay at Culzean Castle? Who were the other quests? 3. How were they having rest there? 4. What is the history of this Castle? 5. Describe the food served there. 6. Try to draw a picture of the Castle or a planned map, 7. What reality stuck the visitors at the end? 8. How would you translate the title of the article?

IV. Retell the text using the following phrases:

to book into; the suite: to be given as a token of gratitude for; a couple on honeymoon; to be called away; dramatic setting; to pound the rocks; to be commissioned; plasterwork; armoury hall; to feature a landscape; to take a stroll, to be walled; to waft in the air; virtual strangers; to set smb up for a day; in the dappled sunlight; reminder; to make up for smth; to yearn

V. Make up a plan of the story, compare it with that of your group-mates.

VI. Fill in the gaps with the suitable elements given below:

a. There were calls for compulsory controls last month after a 17-year-old Oxfordshire girl died at a water-sports centre when her machine collided with a speed­boat,

b. This year one rider diced with death by jetting under the hull of a packed catamaran ferry in Mersey side.

c. So are jet skis really the biggest danger at the seaside or the most fun you can have in the water and basically risk-free if handled properly?

d. Some have strict controls and zoning patrolled by council boats,

e. It hasn't happened yet, but every parent taking children to the seaside fears that it could.

A careless show-off rider loses control of his powerful jet ski and ploughs into a group of children splashing in the waves at the shoreline ...

[1]

This summer there have been two fatal accidents involving jet skis, yet Britain still has no laws controlling their use.

One safety campaigner claims they are like motorbikes driven around a school playground. But enthusiasts say the controversial machines are safer, quieter and more popular than ever. And the sport's trade body has just launched its first nationwide safety-training scheme.

[ 2 ] We spoke to campaigners calling for them to be banned and jet skiers who say their sport is safer than horse riding.

They're noisy, overpowered and frivolous,' said one West Country marine official. 'People who ride them are, by and large, show-offs.'

'We're the victims of prejudice,' reply enthusiasts.

[3]

Two weeks later a 25-year-old nurse from Rochdale was killed when her jet ski had a head-on collision with another machine off the North Wales coast.

In recent years British holidaymakers have been kilted in jet ski accidents in Turkey, Florida and here.

[ 4 ]

Richard Tibenham, a spokesman for the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, says: 'People should be given tuition and then assessed for their competence and attitude before they can rent a jet ski.

But devotees claim that, considering there are now 17,000 machines in the UK, casualty figures are very low compared with sports like rugby, mountaineering and horse riding.

They are certainly becoming faster and quieter. Since their introduction about 20 years ago they have evolved from single person stand-up platforms to safer water 'bikes' seating two or three.

The main controls over jet skis at present are various restrictions imposed by individual local authorities.

Some have banned the machines, others issue licences to established operators. [5] But some take no action at all. Successive governments have been unwilling to get involved, preferring the industry to police itself.

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