Урок 13 (18 травня)

Семестровий контроль усного мовлення

Оберіть одну з запропонованих тем та підготуйте усне повідомлення за нею . Обсяг повідомлення 10-11 речень. Запишіть аудіо на початку представтесь і назвіть обрану вами тему. Аудіофайл надішліть на електронну пошту: olya.gorbenko2017@gmail.com

1. Comment on the quotation of Richard M. Nixon who said: «I don’t know anything that builds the will to win better than competitive sports».

2. Why do you think some people are addicted to dangerous sports or other dangerous activities? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

3. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: «With the help of technology, students nowadays can learn more information and learn it more quickly»? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

4. Some people say that the Internet provides people with a lot of valuable information. Others think access to so much information creates problems. Which view do you agree with? Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.

5.  Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: «Telephones and email have made communication between people less personal»? Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.

6. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: «Face - to - face communication is better than other types of communication, such as letters, email, or telephone calls»? Use specific reasons and details to support your answer.

7. Some people think that human needs for farmland, housing, and industry are more important than saving land for endangered animals. Do you agree or disagree with this point of view? Why? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer

8. A company is going to give some money either to support the arts or to protect the environment. Which do you think the company should choose? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

9. Some people think governments should spend as much money as possible exploring outer space (for example, travelling to the Moon and to other planets). Other people disagree and think governments should spend the money for our basic needs on the Earth. Which of these two opinions do you agree with? Use specific reasons and details to support your answer

10. If you could meet a famous artist, inventor or athlete, who would that be, and why? Use specific reasons and examples to support your choice.

11. A foreign visitor has only one day to spend in your country and he wants to visit a museum. What museum should this visitor go that day? Why? Use specific reasons and details to support your choice.

12. Ž The expression «Never, never give up» means to keep trying and never stop working fr your goals. Do you agree or disagree with that statement? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

Урок 14 (20 травня)

Семестровий контроль читання

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Text 1

Sir Timothy Berners-Lee is a British computer scientist who invented the World Wide Web. He received a knighthood from the British (1)_____ for his efforts (so he is called «Sir»). He is director of W3C, which looks after the Web’s development. A (2) _____ British newspaper ranked him as the world’s greatest living genius. Today’s world would be very different (3) _____ his discovery.

Berners-Lee was born in 1955 to parents who were mathematicians and computer scientists. He (4) _____ with numbers and electronics and managed to build his own computer. He (5) _____ to Oxford University and was banned from using the computers for hacking. Berners-Lee graduated with a degree in physics. His first (6) _____ after graduating were as a computer programmer and software developer.

Berners-Lee spent the 1980s on a (7) _____based on sharing and updating information online. In 1991, he put the first website online. It explained what the World Wide (8) _____ was and how it was used. He gave his idea to the world for (9) _____ .

In 1994, Berners-Lee founded W3C to set standards and improve the quality of the Web. Berners-Lee now spends his (10) _____ between W3C and as a professor of computer science in England. He also writes (11) _____ the future of the Web. In 2004, he was (12) _____ as the first ever winner of the Millennium Technology Prize.

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1) Victoria and Albert Museum is an excellent and informative museum with immense resources for design students as it houses the national collection of applied arts. The museum’s galleries and buildings themselves are considered as works of art. If you are interested in exploring the various artefacts that were part of the cultures from where they have come over the centuries this is the place to be. This museum _____

2) Madame Tussaud’s is London’s busiest attraction and houses one of the world’s largest collections of lifelike wax models of celebrities, politicians and other world-famous people. Madame Tussaud often travelled to many places and displayed her wax models. Madame Tussaud’s has become the best attraction of London. This museum _____

3) National Gallery Vast gallery on the north side of Trafalgar Square, with an impressive collection of Western European art from the middle ages to the early 20th century. As it’s free we recommend you make a number of trips, doing it in at least two stages (it’s only 200 yards away from the Leicester Square, and in the heart of theatreland). Do the East Wing, North Wing and the Sainsbury/West Wings in separate trips, or you may find yourself becoming oblivious to the quality of the exhibits. This museum _____

4) National Army Museum is located approximately 15 miles from central London. This museum is worth the journey if you are interested in learning about the history of the British Army. It unfolds the story of the British Army from the fifteenth century to the present day and is home to an impressive collection of old and new vehicles, armoury of the years gone by, vibrant uniforms and records which detail significant historic events. This museum _____

5) The Design Museum has a comprehensive collection of innovative designs. It is a museum focusing on industrial design, fashion and architecture and therefore you can find mass-produced everyday items. It is also the UK’s largest provider of design resources. This museum _____