"Strange stones. Giant's Causeway Northern Ireland" The Giant's Causeway is a World Heritage Site on the North Antrim Coast of Northern
Ireland
It is made up of around 40,000 large stone columns , which lie at the bottom of a cliff and make a path that leads out of sea. Although, according to science, these columns were created by volcanic activity around sixtty million years ago, a legend says that the Causeway is what is left of a path that a giant built to join Ireland and Scotland. In one story, the Irish giant, Fionn mac Cumhaill, built the Causeway to walk over to Scotland and fight the Scottish giant, Benandonner. However, when he went to meet Benandonner and saw that he was twice his size, he changed his mind. He dressed up as a baby and waited. When Benandonner saw him, he run away because he thought that the father of such a large child would be ready enormous. He destroyed the Causeway behind him, leaving only the stones we see today. Today the Causeway is a huge tourist attraction. The area is also a nature reserve, and visitors can see unusual plants and rare birds and animals.
Task: Read again and write True or False.
1. Parts of the Giant's Causeway were destroyed by volcanic activity.
2. The stones in the Giant's Causeway were created millions of years ago.
3. Today the Giant's Causeway reaches all the way from Ireland to Scotland.
4. In the Irish legend, Benandonner was a much bigger giant than Fionn.
5. The area of the Giant's Causeway used to be underwater.
6. Stones naturally shaped like balls are extremely rare.
Выражение мнения:
I agree / disagree…
In my opinion,…/ From my point of view...
I believe that…/ It seems to me that…
I am in favour of…/ I am against the idea of…
According to…
Some people say that…
It is said / believed that…
There is no doubt that…
It goes without saying that…
We must admit that…
Представление аргументов:
The main argument in favour / against is ...
First of all, I should like to consider…
To begin with…/ To start with…
Despite the fact that…/ In spite of the fact that…
On the one hand…/ On the other hand…
Besides,…/ In addition…
What is more,…/ Moreover,…/ More than that…
Finally…
Nevertheless..
Выражение причинно-следственной связи:
for this reason
therefore / that is why
because of
as a result
owing to / due to
Примеры:
for example
for instance
such as
like
Заключение:
To sum up…
To conclude…
In conclusion, I would like to stress that…
All in all, I believe that…
Words and phrases to organize points chronologically (to introduce a series of reasons, ideas, remarks, etc):
first(ly)/first of all; second(ly); third(ly); lastly/last of all/finally - наконец; в заключение;
first and foremost - в первую очередь;
in the first/second/third place; to start/begin with; for one thing - прежде всего; начать с того, что; для начала;
for another thing - кроме того; во вторых
Note: firstly, secondly... is more formal than first, second. .
Words and phrases to indicate the addition of a new point or introduce a related topic:
in addition;
what is more/more than that/furthermore(formal)/moreover (more formal) - более того; кроме того;
another thing is that...
above all/on top of that - в довершение всего;
as well as - так же (как); не только...,но; в дополнение; помимо;
alongside - наряду с;
besides/apart from - кроме, помимо;
besides - к тому же (particularly when adding a negative idea);
similarly/equally/likewise - подобным образом;
a word must be said about...;
it is important to note that...