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1. Довгошиївський навчально – виховний комплекс
«Загальноосвітній навчальний заклад – дошкільний навчальний заклад»
Млинівська об’єднана територіальна громада
Поліщук О.П.
Довгошиї 2021
Читання як засіб контролю
у навчанні англійської мови

2. Читання як засіб контролю у навчанні англійської мови
Методичний посібник
Читання є одним з найважливіших видів комунікативно-пізнавальної діяльності
учнів. Ця діяльність спрямована на вилучення інформації з письмово фіксованого
тексту. Читання виконує різні функції: служить для практичного оволодіння
іноземною мовою, є засобом вивчення мови і культури, засобом інформаційної та
освітньої діяльності та засобом самоосвіти. Як відомо, читання сприяє розвитку інших
видів комунікативної діяльності. Саме читання дає найбільші можливості для
виховання і всебічного розвитку школярів засобамиіноземної мови.
Для вчителів англійської мови,батьків та учнів.

3. Зміст
1. Вступ………………………………………………………………………...4
2. Тексти для контролючитання:
2.1 How we remember the garliс……………………………………… 7
2.2 The lark’s nest………………………………………………………9
2.3 The call of the wild………………………………………………...11
2.4 The snake with the golden tale…………………………………….13
2.5 Charles Dickens……………………………………………………18
2.6 My Financial Career………………………………………………20
2.7 Natural disasters………………………………………………….23
2.8 An incident at the college…………………………………………25
2.9 A Difficult Decision………………………………………………27
2.10 Milan – the true capital of the city……………………………....30
2.11 Ivan Kozhedub…………………………………………………..32
2.12 Little Miss Chatterbox…………………………………………..35
2.13 OscarWilde……………………………………………………..38
3.Література…………………………………………………………..41

4. Вступ
Читання як вид мовленнєвої діяльності є однією з головних практичних цілей
навчання іноземної мови в середній школі. Проте не меншу роль відіграє читання у
навчальному процесі як засіб навчання. Воно допомагає в оволодінні мовним
матеріалом, в його закріпленні та нагромадженні. Так, мнемічна діяльність, яка
супроводжує процес читання, забезпечує запам'ятовування лексичних одиниць,
зв’язків між ними, а також граматичних явищ, наповнення граматичних структур,
порядку слів у структурах та ін. Читання допомагає удосконалювати вміння усного
мовлення: під час читання як уголос, так і про себе функціонують провідні мовні
аналізатори - слухові та мовленнєво-рухові, характерні для говоріння. Уміння читати
дає можливість у разі потреби підібрати необхідні друковані матеріали та препарувати
їх з метою підготовки усного повідомлення.
Читання має багато спільного з аудіюванням та письмом. Для цих трьох видів
мовленнєвої діяльності характерними є функціонування мовленнєво-рухового
аналізатора у внутрішньому мовленні.
Читання іншомовних текстів розвиває мислення учнів, допомагає усвідомити
особливості системи іноземної мови і глибше зрозуміти особливості рідної.
Інформація, яку отримує учень з іншомовних текстів, формує його світогляд, збагачує
країнознавчими знаннями про історію, культуру, економіку, політику, побут країни,
мову якої він вивчає. Велика розумова робота, котра виконується читцем з метою
проникнення у зміст тексту, розвиває мовну здогадку та антиципацію, самостійність у
подоланні мовних та смисловихтруднощів, інтерес до оволодіння іноземною мовою.
Читання іноземною мовою як комунікативне уміння та засіб спілкування є,
поряд з усним мовленням, важливим видом мовленнєвої діяльності та найбільш
розповсюдженим способом іншомовної комунікації, яким учні середньої школи мають
оволодіти згідно з вимогами чинної програмиз іноземних мов.
В історичному плані читання виникло пізніше усного мовлення, проте на його
основі, і стало важливим засобом спілкування та пізнання. Завдяки читанню,яке
робить доступною будь-яку інформацію, передається досвід людства нагромаджений у
найрізноманітніших сферах трудової, творчої, соціально-культурної діяльності.
Уміння читати дає можливість випускникам школи у своїй подальшій роботі та
навчанні користуватися літературою на іноземній мові для пошуку інформації за

5. фахом, задоволення своїх читацьких чи творчих інтересів, удосконалення умінь
усного мовлення.
Читання – це один із видів мовленнєвої діяльності, що має велике пізнавальне
значення і фактично реалізує всі три основні цілі навчання – практичну, виховну і
загальноосвітню. Воно застосовується у всіх класах, але домінуючим видом
мовленнєвої діяльностіє на старшому етапі навчання.
На старшому етапі навчання читання частіше виступає як самостійний вид
мовленнєвої діяльності, коли читають не так для того, щоб правильно виконати
завдання, як для того, щоб отримати необхідну інформацію з тексту і використатиїї.
Таким чином, завдання навчання читання як самостійного виду мовленнєвої
діяльності заключається в здатності витягувати інформацію з тексту у тому об’ємі,
який необхідний для вирішення конкретної мовленнєвої задачі. Це передбачає
оволодіння певними видами і технологіями читання.
Читання залишається оптимальним засобом розвитку та контролю суміжних
мовленнєвих умінь та мовних навичок, що дозволяє оптимізувати процес засвоєння
учнями нового та використання вже вивченого фактичного мовленнєвого та мовного
матеріалу. Комунікативно-орієнтовані завдання на розвиток і контроль лексики та
граматики, вмінь аудіювання, письма і говоріння передбачають вміння читати та
будуються на основіписьмовихтекстів та інструкцій до них.
В даній розробці до вашої уваги представлені тексти для контролю читання у 7-
11 класах з відповідними завданнями до них. В залежності від рівня навчальних
досягнень того чи іншого класу,вчитель може самостійно обрати певний варіант
тексту для контрольногочитання.

6. How we remember the garlic
If you found yourself far away from home with an empty stomach, what food would
you want to eat? The fresh fruit and vegetables grown in your native land might come to
mind, or perhaps you would think of a succulent stew your mother used to make of meat or
fish. But would garlic make your mouth water?
Greek historian Herodotus reports that Egyptian authorities purchased enormous
quantities of onions, radishes, and garlic to feed their pyramid-building slaves. This diet,
heavy on garlic, seemed to increase the workers' strength and stamina. When the Egyptians
buried Pharaoh Tutankhamen, they left many valuable objects in his tomb, including garlic.
Of course, garlic was of no use to the dead, but it has proved very useful to the living.
Doctors have long used garlic in treating their patients. Many centuries ago the Greek
physicians Hippocrates and Dioscorides recommended it for digestive problems, leprosy,
cancer, wounds, infections, and heart trouble. In the 19th century, French chemist Louis
Pasteur studied garlic and described its antiseptic properties. In Africa during the 20th
century, Albert Schweitzer, a famous missionary-doctor, used garlic to treat amoebic
dysentery and other diseases. When Russian military doctors ran short of modern drugs
during World War II, they used garlic to treat injured soldiers. Thus, garlic became known as
Russian penicillin. More recently, scientists have studied how the circulator system benefits
from garlic.
Garlic is thus outstanding nutritionally and medicinally, and its smell and flavor are
truly unique. Where was garlic first grown? Some botanists believe that it originated in
central Asia, from there spreading all over the globe. Let us look at a beautiful place in the
Western Hemisphere where garlic is famous.
The Constanza Valley, in the Dominican Republic, has a temperate climate.
Surrounded by mountains, the valley is blessed with rich soil and abundant rainfall.
Constanza is an ideal location for growing garlic.
In September or October, the farmers of Constanza clear and plow their fields, leaving
deep furrows separated by banks of earth about one meter wide. On each of these banks, they
cut three or four shallower furrows in which they will plant garlic. Meanwhile, workers

7. separate whole garlic bulbs into individual cloves. After soaking the cloves in water for 30
minutes, the workers place them in the furrows prepared for planting. During the mild
Dominican winter, the garlic grows.
In March or April, the harvest begins. Workers uproot the mature garlic plants and let
them lie in the fields for five or six days. Then they collect the garlic, cut off the roots and
tops, and place the clean bulbs in open containers called cribas. They leave the filled cribas
in the sun for a day to cure the harvested garlic. After that, it is ready for sale.
When you sit down to eat a tasty stew or salad, your nose quickly alerts you if the food
contains garlic. Why, though, does garlic have no smell when it is intact in its bulb? Garlic
contains potent chemicals that are isolated from each other until a clove is bruised, cut, or
crushed. When you mince a clove of garlic, an enzyme called alliinase comes in contact with
a substance called alliin. An instantaneous reaction follows, which produces allicin, the
sourceof garlic's aroma and taste.
In many lands food without garlic is hard to imagine. And even where garlic is
normally used with caution, many garlic eaters believe that its benefits far outweigh any
disadvantages.
Task 1. True or false.
1. If you found yourself far away from home with an empty stomach the fresh fruit
and vegetables grown in your native land might come to mind.
2. Would a succulent stew make your mouth water?
3. Egyptian authorities purchased enormous quantities of cucumbers, radishes, and
garlic to feed their pyramid-building slaves.
4. Pharaoh Tutankhamen was buried with garlic.
5. Garlic was of no use to the dead, but it has proved very useful to the living.
6. Garlic increase the workers' strength and stamina.
7. It is easy to imagine food without garlic in many lands.
8. Garlic became known as Russian penicillin.
9. Garlic was first grown in central Asia.
10. During the mild Dominican summer, the garlic grows.

8. 11. In September or November, the farmers of Constanza clear and plow their
fields, leaving deep furrows separated by banks of earth about one meter wide.
12. The Constanza Valley, in the Damascus Republic, has a temperate climate.
The lark’s nest
A lark lived with her chicks in the field of a farm. Every day mother lark went to pick
grains for her chicks. The chicks sat in their nest and waited for their mother.
One day she said, "Soon the farmer will reap the crop and we shall have to leave our
nest. Listen carefully when the farmer talks. When I come back, you will tell me what he
says."
That evening the chicks cried. "The farmer says it is time to reap the crop. Take us away,
mother!"
"Do not worry, children. We can stay in our nest," said their mother.
Next evening the frightened chicks said, "The farmer says he will come with their
neighbours to reap the crop. Take us away now."
"Do not worry, children. Neighbours will not come," said the lark.
After some days the chicks said, "Mother, we are frightened. The farmer says that
tomorrow he will come with all his relatives to reap the crop."
"Don't tremble with fear, chicks," said mother lark. "Relatives will not come."
She was right. A week passed. No neighbours came. No relatives came. Nobody came. The
farmer was very unhappy.
One evening the little larks said, "Mother, the farmer is very angry because nobody
wants to help him to reap the crop. He says to his wife that he will not wait for any help. He
and his wife are going to reap the crop
themselves ."
"Now I must take you away, chicks," said mother lark.

9. "We can't stay in our nest any longer. When a man says that he is going to do his work
himself, he will do it."
The lark put her chicks on her back and flew away with them.
Task 1. True or false.
1. Every day mother lark went to pick grains for her chicks.
2. The chicks sat in their wood and waited for their mother.
3. One day she said “Listen carefully when the farmer sings”.
4. The farmer said that it was a time to reap the crop.
5. The lark put her chicks on her nest and flew away with them.
6. He says to his wife that he will wait for any help.
7. When a man says that he is going to do his work himself, he will do it."
8. The farmer was very frightened.
9. A week passed. Neighbours came. Relatives came.
10. He says to his wife that they will reap the crop themselves.
Key: 1T,2F,3F,4T,5F,6F,7T,8F,9F,10T.
Task 2. Answer the questions.
1. Where did the lark live?
2. Did the chicks sit in their nest?
3. What did the lark say one day?
4. Was the farmer very unhappy?
5. Did the farmer wait for any help?
6. What was the farmer going to do?
The call of the wild
Buck did not read the newspapers, or he would have known that trouble was brewing,
not alone for himself, but for every tidewater dog, strong of muscle and with warm, long
hair, from Puget Sound to San Diego. Because men, groping in the Arctic darkness, had
found a yellow metal, and because steamship and transportation companies were I looming

10. the find, thousands of men were rushing into the Northland. These men wanted dogs, and the
dogs they wanted were heavy dogs, with strong muscles by which to toil, and furry coats to
protect them from the frost.
Buck lived at a big house in the sun kissed Santa Clara Valley. Judge Millers place, it
was called. It stood back from the road, half hidden among the trees, through which glimpses
could be caught of the wide cool veranda that ran around its four sides. The house was ap-
proached by gravelled driveways which wound about through wide-spreading lawns and
under the interlacing boughs of tall poplars. At the rear things were on even a more spacious
scale than at the front. There were great stables, where a dozen grooms and boys held forth,
rows of vine clad servants' cottages, an endless and orderly array of outhouses, long grape
arbors, green pastures, orchards, and berry patches. Then there was the pumping plant for the
artesian well, and the big cement tank where Judge Miller's boys took their morning plunge
and kept coolin the hot afternoon.
And over this great demesne Buck ruled. Here he was born, and here he had lived the
four years of his life. It was true, there were other dogs. There could not but be other dogs on
so vast a place, but they did not count. They came and went, resided in the populous kennels,
or lived obscurely in the recesses of the house after the fashion of Toots, the Japanese pug, or
Ysabel, the Mexican hairless, — strange creatures that rarely put nose out of doors or set foot
to ground. On the other hand, there were the fox terriers, a score of them at least, who yelped
fearful promises at Toots and Ysabel looking out of the windows at them and protected by a
legion of housemaids armed with brooms and mops.
Task 1. True or false.
1. Thousands of men were rushing into the Northland.
2. The man, groping in the Arctic darkness, had found a yellow metal.
3. These men wanted dogs with strong muscles and furry coats to protect them from the
frost.
4. Buck lived at a big house in the sun kissed Santa Clara Valley.
5. The house was almost hidden among the trees.
6. At the rear things were on even a more spacious scale than at the front.
7. Buck was born at Judge Millers place.

11. 8. Buck had lived at Judge Millers place the five years of his life.
9. Buck was alone at Santa Clara Valley.
10. A legion of housemaids armed with brooms and mops protected the fox terriers.
Key 1-T,2-F,3-T,4-T,5-F,6-T,7-T,8-F,9-F,10-T.
The snake with the golden tale
Far away in a village there lived a farmer who was very poor. He had a wife, whose
name was Sujata , and they had seven sons. The farmer and his wife worked very hard.
Every day from morning till night the farmer worked in his fields.
Sujata looked after their home. She swept the house, fetched water from the river, gathered
firewood in the jungle, cooked food for her large family.
But her seven sons were lazy. They were the laziest young men in the village and they did
nothing to help their parents. They did not want to work in the fields and they did not want to
help their mother. .
Sujata was very sad. One day she said, "Oh, God, give me another son who will help me and
my husband!"
Some time passed and a baby was born. But it was ... a snake! The snake quickly crawled out
of the house to the jungle.
Sujata was very unhappy that her child was a snake. And she was even more unhappy that
the snake ran away from her. She cried and cried for many days.
Then one night Sujata had a dream. She dreamt that her snake son was in the house. He said
to her, "Don't cry, mother, about me. Don't be sad. I was born a snake becauseof curse."
"What curse?" she asked him.
"I was a very rich man," he answered, "and I had much gold and silver. But I did not give
anything to anyone. I was so greedy that I did not give anything even to my own mother. She
died for want of food. It was the greatest sin in the world not to help my own mother. For

12. that sin I had to become a snake son to a poor woman like you. Now I shall pay for my sin. I
shall give you an inch of gold every day."
"An inch of gold? How?" asked Sujata.
"Every day," said the snake, "I shall come to your house for a cup of milk, and when I have
drunk it, you must cut off an inch of my tail. If will turn into gold."
"But it will hurt you, my child," cried Sujata.
"No, mother," said the snake, "it will not hurt me."
The dream was over. The woman got up and looked to see if the snake was in the room. But
he was not. Still, Sujata believed in the dream. The next morning she put a cup of milk on
the floor of her room and waited for the snake to come. Soon the snake came in. He drank up
all the milk. Then he looked at his mother. Sujata knew that he was asking her to cut off an
inch of his tail. Her hand trembled as she held the knife, but she remembered her dream and
quickly cut off an inch of the snake's tail. The piece immediately turned into gold. The snake
went away to the jungle.
From that day the snake came to the house every morning. First he drank the milk and then
Sujata cut an inch off his tail.
Now the family was no longer poor. They all had enough to eat and good clothes to wear.
The seven lazy sons began to enjoy themselves. They spent more and more money and soon
they found that the money they received out of the inch of gold was not enough for them.
"We want more money," they said to their mother. "We have one inch of gold every day,"
said Sujata. "You are not hungry. You all have enough to eat. You have good clothes to
wear."
Then the eldest boy said, "I am sure our snake brother will not be angry if you cut off more
than one inch of his tail. He can understand that we need much money."
"No," said Sujata. "I cannot take more than one inch."

13. But the sons never stopped asking her to cut more than one inch. Day after day they asked
her to do it. They said, "You are not a good mother. You don't love us. You don't want to
help us. Cut two inches of the snake's tail!"
And one day Sujata was so tired of their words that she agreed.
When the snake came she gave him his milk as usual. But then she took her knife and cut off
two inches of his tail.
Immediately the snake started bleeding and soon he was dead. His mother was shocked. She
began to weep. Her seven sons came in and saw their snake brother dead. They took the two
inches of his tail which were cut off but it was not gold. So they had nothing to do but to
weep with their mother for their snake brother.
Task
1.The farmer was very …
A happy
B rich
C poor
D strong
2. From morning till night the farmer worked in his…
A house
B shop
C fields
D jungle
3. Her seven sons were …
A generous
B shy

14. C aggressive
D lazy
4. Sujata asked God to give her another…
A house
B son
C daughter
D husband
5. Sujata was very …that her child was a snake.
A happy
B unhappy
C sad
D conceited
6. The next morning she put …on the floor.
A a cup of milk
B a cup of juice
C a cup of water
D a cup of tea
7. The piece of the snake's tail immediately turned into …
A snow
B air
C gold
D silver
8. Sujata knew that he was asking her to cut off an inch of …

15. A his finger
B his tail
C his hair
D his moustache
9. The farmer and his wife had … sons.
A three
B six
C seven
D eleven
10. The snake went away to…
A the house
B the jungle
C the river
D the field
11. From that day…came to the house every morning.
A the wife
B the farmer
C the snake
D the son
12. What did Sujata do for many days?
A slept
B cried
C worked

16. D fetched water from the river
Key: 1-C,2-C,3-D,4-B,5-B,6-A,7-C,8-B,9-C,10-B,11-C,12-B
Charles Dickens
(1812-1870)
Charles Dickens was the greatest critical realist in 19 century English literature.
Dickens was born in the family of a poor clerk in Portsmouth. There were eight children in
the family and Charles was the second. In 1821 the family moved to London. Life was hard
for the poor people in the capital of Great Britain. Charles' father could not get any work
there for a long time and was taken to prison for debts. Little Charles at ten had to go to work
in a factory. The boy washed bottles and worked from early morning till late at night.
Dickens described this period of his childhood in the novel "David Copperfield". When his
father came out of prison, Charles was sent to school and stayed there for three years. He
learned foreign languages and studied literature.
At fifteen Charles left school and worked in a lawyer's office. He studied shorthand at that
time and soon took up the work of a parliamentary reporter to a London newspaper. This
work led to journalism, and journalism to novel writing.
In 1836 he published his first book "Sketches by Boz", a collection of short stories from
London life.
Then followed "The Pickwick Papers", published in 1837, which made the author famous. In
his next novels, "Oliver Twist" (1838) and "Nicholas Nickleby" (1839), Dickens described
the hard life at schools and workhouses for homeless children.
In 1842 Dickens visited America and then wrote "American Notes" where he gave a realistic
picture of American society.
During the following years Dickens published "The Cricket on the Hearth", "Dombey and
Son", "Bleak House" and other novels.

17. In his novels Charles Dickens touched upon the most important social problems, and always
took the side of poor people. His books are translated into many languages and are read all
over the world.
Questionsto the text
I. Childhood.
Where was Dickens born?
What was his father?
How large was his father's family?
II. School and work.
When did the boy begin to work?
When did Dickens leave school?
Where did he work after leaving school?
III. The beginningof literary activity.
How did Dickens come to be a writer?
When did he publish his first book?
What novel made him famous?
IV. Charles Dickens — the greatest critical realist in 19 century English literature.
In what novel did the writer describe a schoolfor homeless children?
My Financial Career
(after Stephen Leacock)
My salary had been raised to fifty dollars a month and I felt that the bank was the only place
for it. So I walked in and looked round at the clerks. I had an idea that a person who wanted
to open an account must necessarily speak to the manager.

18. «Can I see the manager? I asked the clerk and added «alone». I don't know why I said
«alone».
«Certainly» said the clerk, and brought him.
The manager was a calm, serious man. While talking to him 1 held my fifty-six dollars in my
pocket.
«Are you the manager? I said. God knows I didn't doubt it.
«Yes» he said.
«Can I see you» I asked, «alone?» I didn't want to say «alone» again, but without this word
the question seemed useless.
«Come in here» he said, and led the way to a private room.
«We're safe from interruption here, he said. «Sit down.»
We bothsat down and looked at each other. I found no voice to speak.
«You're a detective, I suppose,he said.
The expression in my eyes had made him think that I was a detective, and he looked worried.
«To tell the truth, I began," «I'm not a detective at all. I've come to open an account. I intend
to keep all my money in this bank.
The manager looked serious, he felt sure now that 1 was a very rich man, probably a son of
Baron Rothschild.
“A large account, I suppose,”he said
«A large one,» I whispered. «I intend to deposit the sum of fifty-six dollars now, and fifty
dollars a month regularly.”
The manager got up and opened the door. He called out to the accountant.
«Mr. Montgomery, he said loudly, «this gentleman is opening an account, he will deposit
fifty-six dollars. Good morning.”
«Good morning,» I said, standing up, and walked through a big doorinto a safe.

19. «Come out,» said the manager coldly and showed me the other way.
I went up to the accountant's wicket and pushed the money to him. My face was terribly pale.
«Here,» I said, «deposit it.» The sound of my voice seemed to mean, «Let's do this painful
thing while we feel that we want to do it.»
When the operation had been performed, I remembered that I hadn't left any money for
present use. My idea was to draw out six dollars. Someone gave me a cheque book and
someone else began telling me how to write it out. The people in the bank seemed to think
that I was a man who owned millions of dollars, but was not feeling very well. I wrote
something on the cheque and pushed it towards the clerk. He looked at it.
«What! Are you drawing it all out again?» he asked in surprise.
Then I realized that I had written fifty-six dollars instead of six. I was too upset to think
clearly now. I had a feeling that it was impossible to explain the thing. All the clerks stopped
writing to look at me.
«Yes, the whole sum.»
«You withdraw your money from the bank?»
«Every cent of it.»
«Are you not going to depositanymore?» said the clerk astonished.
«Never.»
The clerk prepared to pay the money.
«How will you have it?» he said.
«What?»
«How will you have it?»
«Oh,» I understood him and answered without even trying to think, — «in fifty-dollar
notes.»
He gave me a fifty-dollar note.

20. «And the six?» he asked coldly.
«In six-dollar notes,» I said.
He gave me six dollars, and I ran out. As the big door closed behind me, I heard a sound of
laughter that went up to the ceiling of the bank. Since then I bank no more. I keep my money
in cash in my trousers pocketand my savings in silver dollars in a sock.
Assignments
1. Give a summary of the text. Try to use no more than eight or nine sentences.
2. Answer the following questions:
Why did the main character of this story want to see the manager?
Was the sum to be deposited a large one?
How did it happen that the visitor draw all the money back?
Will he ever return to the bank? Why?
3. What is the author's attitude to the main character of this story?
4. Describe the financial position of the main character.
Natural disasters
Parts of Europe sweltered during the summer of 2003. The high temperatures
contributed to approximately 30,000 deaths in Belgium, Britain, France, Italy, the
Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain. A premonsoon heat wave in Bangladesh, India, and
Pakistan resulted in 1,500 deaths, while drought and record heat in Australia triggered
bushfires that consumed over three million hectares.
According to the World Meteorological Organization, "the 2003 Atlantic hurricane
season saw the development of 16 named storms, which is well above the 1944-1996
average of 9.8, but consistent with a marked increase in the annual number of tropical
systems since the mid-1990s." The pattern continued in 2004, which saw devastating
hurricanes sweep into the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico, where they claimed some 2,000
lives and left a trail of destruction.

21. In 2003, Sri Lanka was hit by a cyclone that caused severe flooding, resulting in at
least 250 deaths. In 2004, a record of at least 23 typhoons brewed in the western Pacific. Ten
of I hem hit Japan, where they caused extensive damage and took more than 170 lives.
Floods resulting from heavy monsoon rains affected nearly 30 million people in South Asia,
especially Bangladesh. Millions were made homeless, almost three million were displaced,
and more than 1,300 were killed.
Several powerful earthquakes struck during 2003. On May 21, in Algiers, Algeria, a
quake injured 10,000 people and left 200,000 homeless. At 5:26 a.m. on December 26, the
earth quaked eight kilometers south of the city of Bam in Iran. The magnitude 6.5 quake
devastated 70 percent of the city, claimed 40,000 lives, and left more than 100,000 homeless.
It was the most lethal natural disaster of the year. It also turned much of Barn's 2,000-year-
old citadel, Arge-Bam, into rubble, robbing the region of an economically important tourist
attraction.
Exactly one year later, a magnitude 9.0 quake occurred just off the western coast of
northern Sumatra, Indonesia, spawning by far the deadliest tsunamis in recorded history. The
killer waves claimed over 200,-000 lives and left many more injured, homeless, or both.
Even the east coast of Africa, 4,500 kilometers or more west of the epicenter, came within
the tsunamis' fatal embrace.
Statistics indicate that 95 percent of all disaster-related deaths occur in developing
lands. Wealthy nations, on the other hand, have a lower mortality rate but experience 75
percent of the economic losses. Some insurers even wonder whether their industry can
remain solvent under this onslaught of mounting losses.
In the opinion of a number of scientists, human-induced changes in earth's atmosphere
and oceans have made our planet a dangerous place by contributing to more frequent and
more severe natural disasters. And the future looks uncertain. "We're in the middle of a large
uncontrolled experiment on the only planet we have," said an editorial on climate change in
Science magazine.
So that we can better grasp how human activity might be affecting the frequency and
severity of natural disasters, we need to understand a little about the underlying natural
phenomena.

22. Assignments
1. Give a summary of the text. Try to use ten sentences.
2. Answer the following questions:
1. What part of the world sweltered during the summer of 2003?
2. Why did 30,000 deaths happen?
3. How many powerful earthquakes struck during 2003?
4. What natural disasters are becoming more frequent all over the world?
5. What is natural disaster?
6. What are the causers of frequent floods in South Asia?
AN INCIDENT AT THE COLLEGE
Early in June Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson left London for one of the great
University towns for a few days of rest. Holmes wanted to devote his spare time to reading
magazines at the University library and making chemical experiments in one of the
laboratories.
Both friends were going to spend a quiet evening alone in their rooms when they were
visited by a man.
"Excuse my coming so late," he began, "but I hope you won't object to giving me your
help if you know what happened at our college."
"Excuse me," said Holmes dryly, "I am very busy just now and can't spare you much
time. Sit down in that chair and try to speak slowly and quietly. Who are you? What do you
want of me?"
"My name is Soames," said our visitor, "I am a lecturer of one of the colleges of the
University. I must explain to you, Mr. Holmes, that tomorrow is the first day of the
examination for a very valuable scholarship. I am one of the examiners. My subject is Greek
and an examination paper consists of a large text in Greek to be translated without a
dictionary.

23. Today about 3 o'clock the papers were brought from the printer. I was going to read
them over carefully, as the text must be absolutely correct. It happened that I had to put them
off as I had an appointment with the head of the college just at that hour. I left the papers
upon my writing-table without reading them, locked the doorand went out.
On coming back, I saw with surprise a key in the door of my room. It was not mine,
for my own was in my pocket. The only duplicate belonged to my servant. It was his indeed.
At my tea time he came to my room, but as I was away, he left it immediately and carelessly
forgot the key in the door.
The moment I looked at my table I saw that the papers were in disorder: only one of
them was lying on the writing-table the other was on the floor and the third — on the table
near the window.
I called for my servant at once and made the most careful examination of my room. I
must tell you that my servant keeps my rooms in perfect order by cleaning them carefully
every day.
But this time I noticed something quite unusual. There was a hard piece of black clay
on my writing-table and the point of a pencil on the floor. To my surprise I found a second
piece of clay at the door of my bedroom. Look at that", and he handed Holmes both the piece
of clay and the pencil point.
Task 1. Answer the questions
Why did Sherlock Holmes and DoctorWatson go to one of the great University towns?
What was Mr. Soames?
Did Mr. Soames read the examination papers? When were they brought to him?
Where did Mr. Soames leave the papers?
Where were the papers when Mr. Soames came back?
What unusual things did Mr. Soames notice?
Task 2. Complete the sentences

24. 1) Mr. Soames was going to read the examination papers because ... .
2) On coming back, Mr. Soames saw ... .
3) The only duplicate of the key belonged to ... .
4) Mr. Soames' servant kept rooms.....
Task 3. Translate into English
1) Пробачте, що я прийшов пізно. 2) Я не можу приділити вам багато часу. 3)
Холмс хотів присвятити свій вільний час читанню журналів. 4) Переклад має бути
зроблений без використання словника 5) Я старанно оглянув кімнату. 6) "Подивіться
на це,"— сказав містер Соме і дав Холмсу шматочок глини й кінчик грифеля від
олівця.
A Difficult Decision
Task1.Readthe text and do after text activities
Frieda and her mother lived in an apartment in New York City. Frieda had no brothers
or sisters, and there were no children living nearby. Her best friend was a very old woman
named Maria, who lived down the hall.
Maria's most prized possessions were a cat named Javier and an album of photographs
from her family in Costa Rica. When she visited Maria, Frieda liked to study the album. Men
in big moustaches and women in blouses embroidered with bright flowers, leaves, and native
animals stared from the photographs. Maria would begin by talking about these long-dead
relatives but would end by telling stories about the jaguars and parrots that lived in the rain
forest near her family home. Frieda loved listening to these stories. She wanted to become a
scientist to help save the rain forests from destruction.
One night as Frieda was doing her homework she heard sirens, and fire trucks
suddenly appeared on the street below. The next thing she knew, a firefighter was pounding
on their door. The top floors of the building were on fire. Frieda's mother shouted, 'Grab
your stereo and let's go!' Frieda had saved her money for a year to buy the stereo.
'Maria may need help,' Frieda yelled as she raced down the hall to her friend's
apartment. The door was standing open. The firefighters had already helped Maria and Javier

25. downstairs. Frieda grabbed the heavy photo album from the shelf where Maria always kept
it. Frieda hurried downstairs; smoke was filling the hallways.
Frieda's mother was anxiously waiting for her on the street. She saw that her daughter
had saved only Maria's photo album. 'I'm sorry about your stereo,' Frieda's mother said.
'That's all right,' Frieda said, I made the right choice.'
According to the story, Frieda grabbed the photo album mainly because:
a) she knew it meant a lot to Maria;
b) she always wanted to own it;
c) she did not see anything else to save;
d) Maria told her to save it.
4. The story takes place in:
a) CostaRica;
b) the country;
c) a tropical rain forest;
d) New York City.
5. Maria's most prized possessionswere analbum of photographs and a:
a) collection of postcards;
b) parrot from Brazil;
c) cat named Javier;
d) grandfather clock.
6. This selectionis mostly about a girl who:
a) fights a fire;
b) saves her own favourite thing;
c) knows how to save money;
d) makes a difficult choice.

26. 7. Which of these sentenceswouldfit best at the end of this story?
a) 'My album costmore than the stereo.'
b) 'I will give her a reward.'
c) ' I am tired of my stereo.'
d) 'I could never replace the album.'
8. Why did Frieda like to visit Maria?
Milan – the true capital of the city
A visit to Italy can be a delightful experience. The food, the wine, the scenery, the
history, the culture, the music, the language —all combine to make this land unforgettable.
In terms of business and industry, Milan is often considered the true capital of Italy.
Compared with other Italian cities, it is not as well-known for antiquity and art. Here, the
modern seems to dominate over the ancient. Nevertheless, Milan is home to some
outstanding art arc architecture that testify to an ancient past.
About 600 B.C.E., the region was settled by the Gauls, an ancient Celtic people from
the area now known as France. In 222 B.C.E.. the Romans conquered the city and gave it the
Latinized name Mediolanum, now Milan. Through the centuries, the Italian peninsula has
been a divided and conquered land, attaining independence only in the second half of the
19th century. So Milan was subject to an endless succession of invaders. Among those who
occupied this area were the Lombards, probably originating in Scandinavia. They gave their
name to Lombardy, the region of which Milan is capital.
The history of Milan, like that of the rest of Italy, is dominated by the Catholic
Church. Little wonder, then, that the cathedral, or duomo, there is the third-largest church in
Europe and one of the largest Gothic churches in the world. About 150 meters long, it
bristles with spires and more than 3.000 statues and gargoyles. Construction began in 1385
and took five centuries to complete.

27. Today when Italian speak of a job that is taking to long to complete, they say that it is
like building the cathedral.
The Castello Sforzesco is one of the buildings that have become symbols of the city. It
was built in the 15th century by the Sforza family, the lords of Milan. Today it houses a
number of museums. One famous room contains frescoes that some say were painted by
Leonardo da Vinci, the renowned artist and scientist.
Among da Vinci's best-known paintings is a fresco in the 15th-century Renaissance
convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie. It depicts Jesus at what is commonly called the Last
Supper and is judged one of the most famous of all Renaissance paintings. The Pinacoteca di
Brera, another museum, has one of the largest Italian collections of paintings by such famous
artists as Bellini, Raphael, Tintoretto, and Caravaggio. The Pinacoteca Ambrosiana, which is
a library and art gallery. There you can find the Muratorian Fragment, a Latin catalog of the
Christian Greek Scriptures dating to the end of the second century C.E.
Before leaving the old part of the city, music lovers might want to see the outside of
La Scala, one of the most famous opera houses n the world. Even if the visitor cannot attend
an opera, he might like to tour the museum, where many mementos of musicians and famous
singers are on display.
A tour of the modern part of Milan, one of the wealthiest cities in Europe, with its
skyscrapers and sports stadium will provide you with an overview of the city. You will be
able to appreciate the variety, beauty, and long history of Milan. Visitors who love shopping
and sightseeing will want to visit the huge Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, with its superb
glass ceiling and dome.
You'll be glad you came to Milan!
Task 1. True or false.
1. Milan – is the true capital of Italy.
2. Compared with other Italian cities, it is not as well-known for antiquity and art.
3. In Milan the ancient seems to dominate over the modern.
4. Only the food makes Milan unforgettable.
5. The history of Milan is dominated by the Catholic Church.

28. 6. In 212 B.C.E.. the Romans conquered the city.
7. Milan was subject to an endless successionofinvaders.
8. The Castello Sforzesco is one of the buildings that have become symbols of the
Gauls.
9. Milan has a long history.
10. The Castello Sforzesco was built in the 15th century by the Sforza family, the
lords of Milan.
11. Leonardo da Vinci is the renowned artist of the 16th century.
12. Milan is one of the noisiest cities in Europe.
Key: 1-F,2-T,3-F,4-F,5-T,6-F,7-T,8-F,9-T,10-T,11-F,12-F.
Ivan Kozhedub
There were many surprising things in the life of Ivan Kozhedub. He was the fifth child
born into a poorpeasant's family in the village of Obrazhiyivka, Sumy region.
Nevertheless, for his efforts in World War II, he became one of only three men to be
awarded three Gold Stars in this war. Kozhedub was often described by his friends as the ace
of aces in that war.
He was born on July 6, 1922. In 1938, he entered an aviation school. A beautiful
uniform of pilots at that schoolwas one of the factors that influenced his decision.
At the beginning of 1940, Kozhedub was admitted into the Chuguyev Military
Aviation School. In the fall of that year he was appointed as an instructor at the same school.
He wanted to be a pilot and not a teacher. He flew a lot, experimenting and perfecting
his piloting skills. In 1941, World War II broke out. Kozhedub sent numerous requests to his
commanders to send him to the front.
However, it was only later in the fall of 1942 that he, together with other instructors
and graduates of the school, was sent to the 240th Fighter Regiment.
He shot down his first enemy plane in the Kursk battle. Then Kozhedub shot down many
planes. He became famous and the Germans set a high price for his head.

29. During the war, Kozhedub took part in 120 air battles and officially shot down 62 German
planes. After the war, Kozhedub continued to fly. Later he occupied high positions in
aviation. He died in 1991 in all his glory.
After reading
Choose the correct answerworkingin pairs.
1. What was Ivan Kozhedub?
a) A hero of the war and a famous pilot.
b) A well-known spacedesigner.
c) An outstanding scientist.
2. What was Ivan Kozhedub famous for?
a) He was the only man who had three Gold Stars.
b) He was one of only three men to be awarded three Gold Stars.
c) He was one of only two men to be awarded two Gold Stars.
3. Where and when was he born?
a) In a town, in 1921.
b) In the village of Sumy region, in 1922.
c) In the Crimea, in 1920.
4. When did he enter the Chuguyev Military Aviation School?
a) 1940.
b) 1938.
c) 1943.
5. Why wasn't he sent to the front?
a) He didn't want to go to the front.

30. b) He wanted to be a teacher at school.
c) He was appointed as an instructor at schoolto perfect piloting skills.
6. Where did he shootdown his first enemy plane?
a) In the Kursk battle.
b) In Kyiv.
c) In Berlin.
7. How many enemy planes did he shoot down?
a) 62 planes.
b) 50 planes.
c) 30 planes.
8. What did he do after World War II?
a) He continued to fly and occupied high positions in aviation.
b) He worked as a teacher.
c) He was a pensioner.
Key: 1-a; 2-b; 3-b; 4-a; 5-c; 6-a; 7-a; 8-a.
LITTLE MISS CHATTERBOX
Look through the listof the wordsand makesure you know them.
Little Miss Chatterbox — маленька Mic Цокотуха;
more than a lot — занадто багато;
Mr. Happy — Micтep Щасливий;
was fired — була звільнена з роботи;
Mr. Greedy — Miстep Ненажера;

31. they served extra large position — коли подавали особливо великі порції;
Miss Splendid — Mic Прекрасна;
the Speaking Clock Office — Довідковаслужба точного часу.
Little Miss Chatterbox talks more than a lot. She talks all the time. She never stops!
She talks in the morning, she talks in the evening, and she talks at night.
This story is about the time when Miss Chatterbox decided to get herself a job and she got it.
One Monday morning she began to work in a bank. At ten o'clock Mr. Happy came to the
bank to get some money. Behind the counter stood little Miss Chatterbox. She smiled at Mr.
Happy. Mr. Happy smiled back.
"Good morning," he said.
"Well," said little Miss Chatterbox. "For the time of the year it is a good morning but not as
good as the morning we had yesterday, and I think tomorrow morning will be a better
morning, but it is quite a good morning for a Monday morning, and..."
And she went on and on until it was time for the bank to shut. She went home, leaving poor
Mr. Happy without any money. The following morning Miss Chatterbox was fired.
On Tuesday she got another job. In a restaurant.
Mr. Greedy walked into the restaurant to have his dinner. He always ate there on
Tuesday because that was the day they served extra large portions. The waitress came up to
take his order, "What's the best soup of the day?" Mr. Greedy asked the waitress.
"Well," said little Miss Chatterbox, for she was the waitress. "The best soup of the day is
tomato soup, but we also have other soups such as vegetable and milk soups and you can
have cabbage soup, but you can also take chicken soup, but it seems to me that cabbage soup
is the best, but I must say..."
And she went on and on until midnight! "And now," continued little Miss Chatterbox, "it's
time for me to go home, so goodbye. I am glad we had a nice talk." She went home, leaving
poorMr. Greedy without any dinner. On Wednesdaymorning she was fired!

32. On Thursday morning little Miss Chatterbox began her job in a hat shop. When Miss
Splendid came to the shop to buy herself a hat, Miss Chatterbox said, "Oh, Madam, we have
just the hat for you and I know you are going to love it because it's pink and pink is your
colour and it is really nice, but I must say we have a fine green hat too and I am sure you will
like it and by the way our white hats are nice and you can look at this yellow hat and try it
on, but it seems to me yellow is not your colour so..." It was all talk, and no hat! She was
fired again!
But this story has a happy ending because at the very end of the week little Miss Chatterbox
found herself a job that suited her. It was at the Speaking Clock Office. If you telephone the
Speaking Clock, you can hear little Miss Chatterbox speaking:
"It is four twenty-five and ten seconds!
It is four twenty-five and eleven seconds!
It is four twenty-five and twelve seconds!"
That's just the job for her!"
After reading
1. Underlinethe "silent letters" which are not pronounced and read the words aloud.
Talk, walk, restaurant, night, when, white.
2. Putthe sentences in the correct order.
1. Miss Chatterbox found herself a job that suited her.
2. She went home, leaving poorMr. Greedy without any dinner.
3. Miss Chatterbox talks all the time.
4. "It is four twenty-five and ten seconds!"
5. It was all talk, and no hat! She was fired again.
6. One Monday she began to work in a bank.
7. Miss Chatterbox began her job in a hat shop.

33. 8. She went home, leaving poorMr. Happy without any money.
9. Miss Splendid wanted to buy herself a hat.
3. Answerthe questions.
1. Does Miss Chatterbox like talking?
2. When does she talk?
3. What was her first job?
4. What did she talk to Mr. Happy about?
5. What was her another job?
6. Could Miss Chatterbox offer the best soup of the day to Mr. Greedy?
Key: 2. 3, 6, 8, 2, 7, 9, 5, 1, 4.
OSCAR WILDE
Oscar Wilde is an outstanding 19th century English writer. The years of his life: 1854-1900.
He was the son of a successful ear and eye surgeon. He was educated at Trinity College,
Dublin and Magdalen College, Oxford.
When Wilde was young he was greatly influenced by his mother, who was a literary woman.
She wrote poetry and was an Irish patriot.
Probably Wilde received his scornful attitude to hypocritical bourgeois morals from his
mother.
Wilde lived in the time of the crisis of bourgeois culture and the rise of Aestheticism
Movement.
He was attracted by the Aesthetists' search for beauty and their motto "Art for art's sake".
Wilde became a leading figure in the movement.

34. Within the period of 1888-1895, Oscar Wilde wrote his major works: two volumes of tales:
"The Happy Prince and Other Tales" (1888) and "A House of Pomegranates" (1891); his
novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray" (1890), and four plays.
Oscar Wilde's works are very controversial. The book of tales completely puzzled the critics
who thought that the book was written for children but who also said that children would not
understand it.
Wilde himself called his tales "a study in prosewritten in the form of fantasy".
He didn't compose them for children. He wrote them for those who at any age remain
children at heart. He was inspired by Hans Christian Andersen when working on the tales.
The tales are original in form and deeply humane. In his works O. Wilde raised the problem:
which is more important — goodness or beauty.
The characters of his tales admire beauty so much that they fail to see misery around them.
But when they encounter problems they begin to see things clearly and sacrifice their lives
for others. However, the endings of his tales are all tragic. The Good cannot triumph in the
world of Evil.
The last years of his life Wilde lived mostly in France.
After reading
Fill in the missing words.
Controversial, tragic, Movement, meet, outstanding, triumph, hypocritical, puzzled, rise,
remain, sacrifice, educated, meant, solve, influenced, humanistic, admire, scornful, crisis,
inspired, attracted, curious, Evil, literary.
1. OscarWide is an ... 19th century English writer.
2. He was ...at Trinity College, Dublin and Magdalen College, Oxford.
3. When he was young he was greatly ...byhis mother, who was a ... woman.
4. Probably Wilde received his ... attitude to ... bourgeois morals from his mother.
5. Wilde lived in the time of the... of bourgeois culture and the ... of Aestheticism

35. 6. He was ... by the Aesthetists' search for beauty and their motto "Art for art's sake".
7. OscarWilde's works are very....
8. His bookof tales completely ... the critics who thought that the bookwas ...forchildren.
9. But Wilde composed them for those who at any age ... children at heart.
10. Writing his tales he was ...byHans Christian Andersen.
11. The tales are ... in form and deeply
12. In his works O. Wilde's ... the problem: which is more important — goodness or beauty.
13. The characters of his tales... beauty so much that they can't see misery around them.
14. But when they ... trouble they begin to see things clearly and ... their life for others.
15. However, the endings of his tales are all....
16. The Good cannot... in the world of....
Key: 1) outstanding; 2) educated; 3) influenced, literary; 4) scornful, hypocritical; 5) crisis,
rise, Movement; 6) attracted; 7) controversial; 8) puzzled, written; 9) remain; 10) inspired;
11) original, humane; 12) raised; 13) admire; 14) meet, sacrifice; 15) tragic; 16) triumph,
Evil.
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