CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

How Different the World Is!

контрольная работа по проверке пройденного лексического и грамматического материала к 1-му уроку учебника В.П. Кузовлева “Английский язык. 10–11 классы”

Цель: закрепить активную лексику 1-го урока, проверить усвоение грамматических структур: Articles with geographical names; Cause and effect relations; Indirect (polite) questions; Reported and indirect questions.

I. Заполните пропуски, подходящими по смыслу словами из рамки.

I have never realized that (1)___________ can influence personality traits. For example, there are no (2)___________ in the landscape of Great Britain. Most of the island consists of flat (3)__________ and hills. (4)___________ can be found only in the northern and western areas of the country. Great Britain has a (5)____________ climate so it is never too hot or too cold. Because of this steady climate the Englishmen are very (6)____________, that means they don’t get out of control easily. The other world-famous trait of the Englishmen is (7)_____________.

As for the American national character, its roots lay in the history of conquering America. The first settlers had to overcome many difficulties and this resulted in traits such as (8)_____________ and (9)_____________. America is a (10)___________ country and you can find four (11)______________ there. The landscape is also varied. A lot of people came to this new continent in search of a new life. So we can say that the whole nation is the nation of (12)____________. The most famous Russian trait is (13)_____________. Russian people have a very strong sense of (14)____________, because it is easy to perform difficult tasks together. The climate in the European part of Russia and Siberia is very (15)_____________. Sometimes it is very difficult to predict what the weather will be like tomorrow, so it taught Russian people to be (16)___________. Because of such unpredictable weather most Russian people value (17)_____________.

II. Разделите текст на 6 абзацев, а затем подберите к каждому абзацу соответствующий заголовок. Один заголовок лишний.

Each Englishman walks, eats, drinks, shaves, dresses, gesticulates, and, in every manner, acts and suffers without reference to bystanders, in his own fashion, only careful not to interfere with them, or annoy them; not that he is trained to neglect the eyes of his neighbors, – he is really occupied with his own affairs, and does not think of them. Every man in this polished country consults only his convenience. Born in a harsh and wet climate, which keeps him indoors whenever he is at rest, and being of an affectionate and loyal temper, he dearly loves his house. If he is rich, he buys an estate and builds a hall; if he is in middle condition, he spares no expense on his house. Without, it is all planted: within, it is wainscoted, carved, curtained, hung with pictures, and filled with good furniture. An English family consists of a few persons, who, from youth to age, are found revolving within a few feet of each other, as if tied by some invisible binding. They keep their old customs, costumes, their wig and mace, sceptre and crown. The Middle Ages still lurk in the streets of London. They are repeated in the ceremonies of the eleventh century in the coronation of the present Queen. In an aristocratical country like England, not Trial by Jury, but dinner, is the capital institution. It is the mode of doing honor to a stranger, to invite him to eat, – and has been for many hundreds of years. The English dinner is a peculiar ceremony. The company sits one or two hours before the ladies leave the table. The gentlemen remain over their wine an hour longer, and rejoin the ladies in the drawing-room, and take coffee. The dress-dinner generates a talent of table-talk which reaches great perfection: the stories are so good, that one is sure they must have been often told before, to have got such happy turns. Hither come all manner of clever projects, bits of popular science, of practical invention, of miscellaneous humor; political, literary, and personal news; railroads, horses, diamonds, agriculture, and wine.

wainscot обшивать стены деревянными панелями

A. Typical English Dinner.
B. Family is the Biggest Treasure.
C. Great Honour to Strangers.
D. Tastes Differ.
E. An Englishman’s Home is His Castle.
F. Live and Let Live.
G. Old Customs are in Their Blood.

III. Переведите предложения на английский язык.

1. Вы случайно не знаете, в какой части США находятся Скалистые Горы?
2. Первопроходцам приходилось преодолевать многие трудности, поэтому друзья и соседи помогали им безвозмездно.
3. Он хочет знать, какой в Англии климат.
4. Из-за суровой истории и непредсказуемой погоды русские ценят стабильность, безопасность и социальный порядок.
5. Извините, вы не знаете, сколько в США часовых полюсов?
6. Не могли бы вы сказать мне, как пройти к Музею Янтаря?
7. Благодаря тому, что на юге России есть моря, пляжи и горы, миллионы туристов приезжают сюда каждое лето.

Keys:

I. 1. landscape; 2. extremes; 3. plains; 4. mountains; 5. mild; 6. balanced; 7. politeness; 8. optimism; 9. self-confidence; 10. vast; 11. time zones; 12. risk-takers; 13. hospitality; 14. community; 15. severe; 16. patient; 17. stability

II.

1. Each Englishmen … his convenience. (F)
2. Born in … good furniture. (E)
3. An English family … invisible binding. (B)
4. They keep … the present Queen (G)
5. In an aristocratical country … for many hundreds of years. (C)
6. The English dinner … and wine. (A)

III.

1. Do you happen to know in what part of the USA the Rocky Mountains are situated?
2. Frontier men and women had to overcome many difficulties, that’s why friends and neighbours helped them without any reward.
3. He wants to know what climate is like in Great Britain.
4. Because of the harsh history and unpredictable weather, the Russians value stability, security and social order.
5. Excuse me, do you know how many time zones there are in the USA?
6. Could you please tell me how I can get to the Amber Museum?
7. Thanks to the fact that there are seas, beaches and mountains in the south of Russia, millions of tourists come here every summer.

Текст для контрольной работы по аудированию

Rocky Mountains

As Lewis and Clark made their way westward across the Rocky Mountains, they encountered primeval forests alive with wolves and grizzly bears. Nearly two centuries later, these symbols of the frontier West still survive in the Rockies, along with lynx, wolverines, bison, pronghorn, sheep and elk. No other region in the Western U.S. has retained so many of its wildlife species – and no other contains such large expanses of wildlands.

National parks lie at the core of two of the Rockies’ largest preserves: Yellowstone (mostly in Wyoming) and the Glacier/Waterton complex (on the border between Montana and Alberta). The third vast wilderness lies in central Idaho, with the Salmon River and the Selway/Bitterroot Wilderness at its heart. Even these preserves cannot ensure the survival of wide-ranging predators such as wolves, however, which roam a territory of 40 to 400 square miles.

“The problem in the Rockies is twofold,” says Larry Mehlhaff of the Sierra Club’s Northern Plains office. “The core areas are not as wild as they used to be.

The Sierra Club hopes to defend the Rocky Mountains Ecoregion by adding over 16 million acres to the 9 million acres of national-forest land already protected as wilderness. These additions would shield the three largest areas from development, as well as two smaller ones: Rocky Mountain National Park (in Colorado) and the San Juan Mountains in Colorado and New Mexico. The latter two lack some of the species that Lewis and Clark noted, but are still expansive and pristine enough to offer hope for restoration.

“The native home of hope,” author Wallace Stegner once called the Rocky Mountains. Fittingly, the Sierra Club’s goal here is ambitious. Over the next few years and decades its activists hope to preserve and restore no less than fully functioning natural ecosystems in this still-magnificent land.

I. Decide whether these statements are True or False.

1. Lewis and Clark found in the Rocky Mountains’ primeval forests full of wolves and grizzlies.
2. Two centuries later only wolves remained there.
3. National parks can’t ensure the survival of wolves because of food shortages.
4. The main aim of the Sierra Club is to restore the natural ecosystems in the Rocky Mountains.
5. It is very difficult to preserve wildlife in this region because of many industrial plants located in this region.

II. Choose the right answer.

1. The Rocky Mountains are situated in _________.

A. Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho and Montana
B. Wyoming, Idaho and Montana
C. Colorado and New Mexico

2. Wolves roam a territory of _______.

A. 14 to 44 square miles
B. 14 to 100 square miles
C. 40 to 400 square miles

3. The Sierra Club hopes to add _______ to the 9 million acres of national-forest land.

A. over 60 million acres
B. over 16 million acres
C. over 26 million acres

4. These additional acres would shield the _______ largest areas from development.

A. three
B. thirty-three
C. thirteen

5. Rocky Mountain National Park (in Colorado) and the San Juan Mountains in Colorado and New Mexico have _______ of wild animals that Lewis and Clark noted.

A. less species
B. more species

Compiled by Natalya Plyugina,
School No. 44, Kaliningrad