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04.11.2020 02:25 •  Английский язык

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1. Match the texts to the headings.

1. An unlucky symbol 5. The national food
2. A false stereotype 6. A world famous journey
3. A talisman for luck 7. Old holiday traditions
4. One and the same name

A. When you think of the Irish, you often picture a red-haired person dressed all in green. However, it's just a popular myth which has grown into a tradition, particularly in the United States. It's customary in Ireland to wear green clothes only on St. Patrick's Day. Lots of people are tricked by this clichй. However, originally, the colour associated with Saint Patrick was not green, but blue.
B. In Ireland, the colour green was long considered to bring bad fortune. The reason is that in Irish folklore green is the favourite color of the Good People (the proper name for fairies). Myths run that they are likely to steal people, especially children, who wear too much of the colour. In the past, a girl would never wear anything green on her wedding day.
C. Christmas is a very important celebration in Ireland. After dinner on Christmas Eve, it is common for families to leave milk and bread on the table as a sign of friendliness and kindness. Another custom is to leave the door unlocked. A lit candle is left in a window during the night. It represents help for any traveller who is passing by.
D. Potatoes form the basis for many traditional Irish dishes. They are eaten boiled, mashed, fried, baked, you name it. Potatoes are mixed with cabbage or green onions to make traditional Irish dishes. They are also made into potato cakes and used in soups or stews. It’s common to find potatoes cooked in two different ways on the same dinner plate.
E. The shamrock is still a popular sign of good fortune in Ireland. It is believed that anyone who possesses one will be blessed with fortune in everything, even in gambling, and will be saved from the evil of witches. There are certain conditions to be met so that its power remains effective: the owner of the shamrock must keep it away from the public eye and never give it to anyone else.
F. The name Gulliver is known to everyone due to the book or the film about the fantastic trip of the English doctor. However, not all of us remember the name of the author — Jonathan Swift, an Irish writer, who was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1667. In his book Gulliver’s Travels a man went to an island where strange tiny people lived. His life there was full of adventures and dangers, he met there friends and enemies.

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2. Choose the correct answer.

1 He will be hungry if he ___ breakfast.
A will not have B have C doesn’t have
2 If I’d known they were looking for people to live on the space station, I ___ for the job!
A applied B would have applied C will apply
3 A terrible explosion ___ last Monday at noon causing a lot of damage.
A will happen B is happening C happened
4 Paul ___ in Amsterdam for just two days, so he hasn’t done much sightseeing yet.
A has been B was C was being
5 I would gladly live on the moon if they ever ___ it.
A are colonising B colonised C colonise
6 If I was like my friends, I ___ round the world on my holiday.
A had travelled B would travel C travel
7 Gabriel ___ the 8 o’clock news every evening.
A is watching B watches C watch
8 Experts ___ in later today to assess the extent of the damage.
A are flying B flew C fly
9 John ___ a beard and looked really different.
A had grown B grows C will grow
10 Her phone ___ for a few minutes before she finally answered it.
A are ringing B had been ringing C rings

3. Derive the words in brackets into nouns

1 It was a ___ (disappoint) when the team lost the match.
2 Red Square is one of Moscow’s ___ (attract).
3 Tomas Edison made a great ___ (invent).
4 You should show ___(kind) to animals.
5 I made a lot of mistakes so I have to ___ (write) my essay.

4. Fill in the missing words

Shallow, takes place, charities, annual, stunning, the icing on the cake, species, sociable, experience, rubbish, extinct, exist

1. Unfortunately, humans are destroying the habitats of wildlife and they become .
2. La Tomatina is a (n) festival that takes place in the Spanish town of Bunol in Valencia.
3. On the night of Hogmanay you can see fabulous carnivals and fireworks display which is.
4. Wildlife are organizations that save the habitats which are in danger.
5. In my opinion, some of the characters were a bit .
6. The Pirates week festival in Georgetown, the Cayman Islands, let you an adventure life from the past.
7. I think superstitions are all a load of .
8. Remembrance Day, or Poppy Day each year on 11 November to remember the millions who died for their country.
9. How many millions of wildlife on Earth?
10. My next-door neighbour is very . She often visits us for chat.
11. The festival March of the Scarecrows in Belgium raises money for local .