Нужно прочитать текст и ответить на вопросы: The Yeoman Warders
A trip to London is never complete without a visit to the Tower of London. The site dates back to the 11th century and is guarded by the Yeoman warders, or Beefeaters.
King Henry VIII first introduced Beefeaters in 1485 1) when he used them as bodyguards. Their duties included looking after the prisoners in the Tower and guarding the Crown jewels. These days though, their main role is to act as guides for the many tourists 2) that visit the Tower every year. They also take care of the eight big black ravens 3) who live in the tower.
There are 37 Yeoman Warders at the Tower 4) who were in the armed forces for 22 years or more. They live in the Tower with their families. On 1st July 2007 a service woman, Moira Cameton, became the first female Yeoman Warder in the history of the institution.
The Beefeaters are most famous for their striking red and gold uniform, but they actually only wear this on formal occasions. Most of the time they wear a dark blue uniform with red trimmings.
No one is exactly sure 5) where the name Beefeater comes from. One theory says that the warders used to be paid with meat instead of money! Others say that the name comes from the French word buffetier. Buffetiers were guards in the palace of French Kings. They protected the King’s food.
вопросы:
1. What century does the site date back?
2. By whom is the Tower of London guarded?
3. Who first introduced “Beefeaters”?
4. What did their duties include?
5. What is their main role these days?
6. Do they take care of the ravens?
7. How many Yeoman Warders are there in the Tower?
8. Are they men or women?
9. Where do they live?
10. What are they most famous for?
2 How can we protect it? Как мы можем защитить ее?
3 I’m sure that some of us don’t notice global problems which are taking place Я уверен, что некоторые из нас не замечают глобальные проблемы, которые сейчас имеют место
4 Has everyone heard about global warming, climate change, sea level rise, overpopulation? Слышал ли каждый о глобальном потеплении, изменении климата, увеличении уровня моря, перенаселения?
5 I think that we are more or less familiar with these issues Я думаю, что мы более или менее знакомы с этими вопросами
6 The problem is that we don’t pay enough attention to it Проблема в том, что часто мы уделяем достаточного внимания этому
7 Certainly, we need to think thoroughly about these problems Конечно, нам нужно тщательно подумать об этих проблемах
8 Let’s look at the problem of overpopulation Давайте взглянем на проблему перенаселения
9 How can we solve this problem? Как мы можем решить эту проблему?
10 We shouldn’t get married and have children, shouldn’t we? Нам не следует женить (выходить замуж) и иметь детей, не так ли?
11 Certainly not Конечно, нет
12 On the contrary, Russia has the opposite problem Наоборот, у России обратная проблема
Может