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Підручник: Raymond Murphy. Essential Grammar in Use: A self-study reference and practice book for elementary students. Second Edition. Cambridge University Press. . – 300 pages.

Henry Royce and Charles Rolls __________(be) the founders of the famous British motor company – Rolls-Royce.

Henry Royce was born in 1863 in Peterborough. Charles Rolls was born in London in 1877. Royce __________(be) the son of a miller, and Rolls __________(be) the son of aristocrat.

Royce _____________(begin) to work at the age of ten. He __________(sell) newspapers for a few months, then __________(get) a job as an apprentice engineer with GNR, one of the railway companies in Britain. A few years later he __________(move) to London and _____________(work) for an electric company. In 1884 he was made redundant and he _______________(found) his own company. Henry Royce  __________(sell) dynamos and other electric devices to factories and cotton mills. He  _______________(become) rich and _____________(buy) his first car. It _______________(not work) well so Royce _______________(decide) to produce cars himself.

At the same time Charles Rolls __________ (be) a student at Cambridge University. In the 1890s he  __________ (go) to France and _____________(buy) his first car, a Peugeot. In 1902 he  _____________(start) his own company selling cars. At the time he __________ (be) a champion driver and the following year he __________ (set) a new world speed record. Rolls __________ (love) cars but he really _____________(want) to have his own name on a car and in 1904 he __________ (meet) Henry Royce. They _____________(agree) to set up the Rolls-Royce company. Two years later the company _______________(produce) the Silver Ghost. The same year Rolls ______________(cross) the English Channel by hot air balloon. He ___________(love) speed. Unfortunately, four years later he __________(die) in a flying accident. Royce _______________(continue) producing cars. In 1931 Rolls-Royce _______________(acquire) another company, Bentley. Royce __________ (die) in 1933 at the age of seventy.

Підручник: Raymond Murphy. Essential Grammar in Use: A self-study reference and practice book for elementary students. Second Edition. Cambridge University Press. . – 300 pages.

The Best in Cars — the Model T and the SJ

(1) __________

When cars first started appearing in the streets of the world, few people took them seriously. They were toys — playthings for grown men who didn’t have much to do. No one thought that the automobile would ever become the world’s most popular form of transportation.

(2) __________

When Henry Ford started selling his Model T in 1908, he changed all that. Ford believed that a car should be low-cost transportation that everyone could afford. So, he decided to make such a car. First, he wanted a dependable automobile that wouldn’t break down easily. Then he wanted a simple engine that almost anyone could fix.

(3) __________

Ford wanted to sell the car for a low price, so he had to make it at a low cost. So, he made only one model and he made it in only one colour — black.

(4) __________

In 1932, the Duesenberg brothers produced a car that many people think is the most luxurious automobile ever made — the Duesenberg SJ. Every Duesenberg was custom-made, so each one was different. But it usually weighed about 7000 pounds and had a very wide wheelbase — 150 inches. It also had an enormous 400 horsepower engine that could move the huge car from zero to 100 miles per hour in 17 seconds.

(5) __________

The interior was as luxurious as the motor was big. It had the finest silk, leather, silver and wood. An SJ was definitely expensive, but rich people often felt they had to own one. Unfortunately, the car cost so much to produce that the company lost money. In 1937, after making only 500 of them, the Duesenbergs stopped production of the SJ forever.

A The appearance of the first cars in the streets; many people took them seriously.

B Automobile became the world’s most popular form of transportation.

C The only one car for a low price and only in black colour.

D The most luxurious automobile ever made.

E Model T by H. Ford, the car that everyone could afford.

F The company stopped production of the SJ forever because of high cost for them.

G H.Ford wanted his car to be definitely expensive, only for rich people.

H Every Duesenberg’s car was at a low cost.

 The Success Story

Henry Royce and Charles Rolls were the founders of the famous British motor company – Rolls-Royce.

Henry Royce was born in 1863 in Peterborough. Charles Rolls was born in London in 1877. Royce was the son of a miller, and Rolls was the son of aristocrat.

Royce began to work at the age of ten. He sold newspapers for a few months, then got a job as an apprentice engineer with GNR, one of the railway companies in Britain. A few years later he moved to London and worked for an electric company. In 1884 he was made redundant and he founded his own company. Henry Royce sold dynamos and other electric devices to factories and cotton mills. He became rich and bought his first car. It didn’t work well so Royce decided to produce cars himself.

At the same time Charles Rolls was a student at Cambridge University. In the 1890s he went to France and bought his first car, a Peugeot. In 1902 he started his own company selling cars. At the time he was a champion driver and the following year he set a new world speed record. Rolls loved cars but he really wanted to have his own name on a car and in 1904 he met Henry Royce. They agreed to set up the Rolls-Royce company. Two years later the company produced the Silver Ghost. The same year Rolls crossed the English Channel by hot air balloon. He loved speed. Unfortunately, four years later he died in a flying accident. Royce continued producing cars. In 1931 Rolls-Royce acquired another company, Bentley. Royce died in 1933 at the age of seventy.

1.Royce was older than Rolls. ______________

2.Rolls and Royce were students together at Cambridge. ______________

3.Royce set a world record in 1903. _____________

4.Rolls died before Royce. ______________

5.Rolls Royce was bought by Bentley. ______________

(the last lesson / останній урок)