Variant B Vocabulary
A Fill in the missing word. There are three words you do not need to use
designing, artistic, still, portrays, starring, stunt, anonymous, private, set, miniature, plot, spray.
1. If you are not a professional … man, don’t even try to perform it. It is dangerous!
2. Since childhood he was keen on … sculptures.
3. The painting … a lot of primary school children with their teacher walking in the garden on a nice spring day.
4. She expresses her … creativity through drawing and painting everywhere.
5. I have read the book recently but the … hasn’t made any strong impression on me.
6. Bedtime stories is a brilliant comedy … Adam Sandler.
7. … property is protected by the law.
8. The novel is … in London in the 1960s.
9. A number of architectural students are … a building of a new museum.
B Fill in the correct phrase. theme tune, model making, action-packed, special effects, box office, all-star
10. … are illusions or visual tricks used in the film, television, theatre, video game and simulator industries.
11. Bred has been playing the … on his guitar all morning.
12. … films are enjoyed mostly by young audience who love excitement.
13. A … success is a very successful film or play that earns a lot of money.
14. The film with an … cast has been recently shown at our cinema
15. Do you fancy joining … classes at our school? – Yes, I’d love to.
2) Oh, and there is someone washing his car in the background. - На переднем плане есть некоторые маленькие дети, которые играют в футбол на улице
3) It is not a very beautiful street, but the atmosphere seems very friendly and relaxed. - Это не очень красивая улица, но атмосфера, кажется, очень дружелюбны и расслаблены.
4) The houses are quite small and they haven't got front gardens. But some houses look very colorful. In the foreground there are some young kids who are playing football in the street. And there are two old men on the right who are chatting to each other in front of one of the houses. Perhaps they are gossiping about the neighborhoods. Oh, and there is someone washing his car in the background. It is not a very beautiful street, but the atmosphere seems very friendly and relaxed. - Домов довольно мало, и они не получили палисадники. Но некоторые дома выглядят очень красочными. На переднем плане есть некоторые маленькие дети, которые играют в футбол на улице. И есть два старики справа, которые, болтая друг с другом перед одним из домов. Возможно, они сплетничают о кварталах. Ох, и есть кто-то моет машину в фоновом режиме. Это не очень красивая улица, но атмосфера, кажется, очень дружелюбной и расслабленой.
Why? I think the author would show us that not only external beauty plays an important and "beautiful" role in life, but also internally. - Почему? Думаю автор хотел показать нам что не только внешняя красота играет важную и "красивую" роль в жизне, но и внутреняя.
Chapter One
The Boy Who Lived
The chapter starts with description of the Dursley family, who are proud to be "perfectly normal". We learn that Mrs Dursley has a sister, Mrs Potter, but their families haven't met for several years. Both families have sons.
Then the story begins on a "dull, grey Tuesday". Mr Dursley notices a lot of strange things hapenning - owls flying in town, people in cloaks, a strange cat sitting on the wall of his garden, unusual news on TV. The Dursleys go to bed wondering what it all could mean. At night, a tall, thin and very old man appears near their house. It's Albus Dumbledore. The cat turns out to be Professor McGonagall, and the two are professors from Hogwarts, a school of witchcraft and wizardry. Then comes Hagrid, a giant, who brings little Harry Potter. Harry's parents were killed by Lord Voldermort, a dark wizard, but Harry survived and Voldermort's power "somehow broke" .
So little Harry is left asleep on the doorstep of the Dursley's house with a letter written by Dumbledore. The professors and Hagrid go to join the celebrations.