1. Reading. Task 1. Read the biographies of three famous people and match the story with a picture. 1. He was born in Liverpool, England in 1940. He wanted to be an artist. In 1962 he formed
the band "The Beatles" with Paul Mcartney, George Harrison and Ringo Star. He married Yoko
Ono, a Japanese girl. One of the greatest albums was "Let It Be".
2. He was born in October 23, 1940, in Brazil. He was the son of a minor league soccer player. He
grew up in a poor neighbourhood, where a poor boy could only play soccer. He played for his first
soccer team at the age of eleven. Some years later, they took him to Santos where he became one of
the best. In 1970 he played for Brazil's World Cup team and brought the title to the team.
3. He was born in San Francisco in 1955. He became interested in computers when he was a
teenager. In 1974, he got a job as a technician at the video game maker Atari. He and Steve
Wozniak founded Apple in 1976. He created Oscar-winning movies such as 'Toy Story' and
'Finding Nemo'. His name has a connection to innovative products like the iPod, iPhone, iTunes
and iPad.
b)
Task 2. Read and mark sentences True or False.
I went to Moscow with her parents during the summer holidays. Capital left me with the impression of a huge, great and rich city. I would like to visit it more than once.
Walking through the center, I saw the Kremlin, Red Square and saw the famous Astronomical Clock on the Kremlin tower, which sounds the battle on TV every New Year. But most of all I liked the St. Basil's Cathedral. His brightly colored domes andturrets, he recalled on a magical palace.
In Moscow, a lot of beautiful flower beds and fountains.
I.
1. "I was very tired," she said.
→ She said she had been very tired.
2. "Be careful, Ben," she said.
→ She told Ben to be careful.
3. "I will get myself a drink," she says.
→ She says she will get herself a drink.
4. "Why haven't you phoned me?" he asked me.
→ He wondered why I hadn't phoned him.
5. "I cannot drive them home," he said.
→ He said he couldn't drive them home.
6. "Don't play on the grass, boys," she said.
→ She told the boys not to play on the grass.
7. "Where did you spend your holidays last year?" she asked me.
→ She asked me where I had spent my holidays the previous year.
8. He said, "Don't go too far."
→ He advised her not to go too far.
9. "Have you been shopping?" he asked us.
→ He wanted to know if we had been shopping.
10. "Don't make so much noise," he says.
→ He asks us not to make so much noise.
II.
1. He said, "I like this song."
→ He said he liked that song.
2. "Where is your sister?" she asked me.
→ She asked me where my sister was.
3. "I don't speak Italian," she said.
→ She said she didn't speak Italian.
4. "Say hello to Jim," they said.
→ They asked me to say hello to Jim.
5. "The film began at seven o'clock," he said.
→ He said the film had begun at seven o'clock.
6. "Peter, do you prefer tea or coffee?" she says.
→ She asks Peter whether he prefers tea or coffee.
7. "Where have you spent your money?" she asked him.
→ She asked him where he had spent his money.
8. "I never make mistakes," he said.
→ He said he never made mistakes.
9. "Does she know Robert?" he wanted to know.
→ He wanted to know if she knew Robert.
10. "Don't try this at home," the stuntman told the audience.
→ The stuntman advised the audience not to try that at home.