Kost Reading and Listening Texts
Kost Reading and Listening Texts
Kost Reading and Listening Texts
Rita Nelson is fourteen, and she has changed her school because her parents moved to another
town this summer.
“Let me tell you about my new school. I’m having a great time. All pupils are very friendly, but
it’s very different from my old school. I can tell you! First of all school starts at 8.00 here, a
whole, hour before it did in that school. This morning I forgot about it and got to school ten
minutes late, so the teacher put a note into my record-book. I was really angry!
There are a lot of other differences in this school, of course. We have seven lessons here almost
every day. What else? The school day is different, too. In my former school we finished school
at 3.00, and then most pupils went home. Here we finish lessons at 3.30, and then most pupils go
to sports practice. Well, they love sports here.
I joined gymnastics and football clubs here. A lot of girls play football in this school. I had my
first practice yesterday, and I feel tired today.
Another important thing here is learning to do practical things. Their metal and wood shops are
like small factories, and we are taught to drive as well. It’s fantastic. I had my first lesson in
driving a tractor yesterday.”
Задания к тексту.
a) 13 b) 14 c) 15
a) 5 b) 6 c) 7
a) 3. 00 b) 3.30 c) 4.00
Exercise 2. Name the things in Rita’s new school that are different from her previous school.
Exercise 4. Answer the questions on the text "My New School Is Fantastic”.
Exercise 5. Write about practical things that you are taught to do in your school.
In 1933, John McGregor, a local businessman, saw that the lake began to bubble, and a huge
animal with two humps came out of it.
After that, scientists examined the lake with underwater equipment and tried to find out what
kind of animal lived there. Of course, they haven’t found it yet, because the lake is so deep and
so dark.
Tourists from all over the world have visited Loch Ness, they hope to see the monster. They have
even given it a nickname “Nessie”. Many people even show photos of the monster, but they are
usually photos of the pictures of the monster. Scientists suppose that the Loch Ness monster is a
dinosaur, which has survived since the Ice Age.
Задания к тексту.
Exercise 1. Insert the words according to the text.
have visited, haven’t found, tried, so deep and so dark, came out of it
1. Loch Ness is in …
2. England b) Scotland c) Wales
3. Loch Ness is …
4. a lake b) a river c) a village
5. Scientists examined the lake with
6. a) underwater equipment c) computers d) special ultrasound gadgets
7. Tourists have given the monster a nickname
8. Locky b) Nessie c) Lohnessi
1. For many centuries, people have tried to catch the Loch Ness monster.
2. No one believes that the Loch Ness monster is still in the lake today.
3. In 1956, John McGregor, a local businessman, saw that the lake began to bubble.
4. The lake is very deep.
5. Many people show photos of the monster.
Andrew Hain, for example, was once a music student, but he gave up music and became a
painter. Now he plays in the underground because he doesn’t want to forget how to play. His
girlfriend is a painter, too. She helps him to collect the money. Another street musician, David
MacNell, tells new players:
“Learn new songs all the time, or else you’ll have fewer and fewer listeners. Wear bright clothes
to attract attention. Make sure that the places where you choose to play are warm. The best
places are bridges and certainly the underground.”
On Sundays, Hyde Park is the best place, as the speakers here address the people. The street
musicians are doing their business with the many tourists who visit the park. The weather is one
of the worst problems. It is not so easy to play the violin or the guitar on a rainy November day
in London and try to smile.
A much worse problem is the police. From time to time, they come, and the musicians are
moved to a different place. True, they are not often fined. One musician told me:
“The policeman asked me what I was doing. I said I was just practising. Some money just fell
out of my pocket into the guitar case, and I was told to leave my place. I think it’s not fair.
People love street music. It makes the city more attractive.”
Задания к тексту.
Exercise 1. Read the text «Music in the Streets» again and complete the sentences according to
the text.
a) old songs b) new songs. c) old and new songs.
a) needs money.
Exercise 5. Say why street musicians like their job and what their problems are.
Упражнение 3.
1 false
2 false
3 false
4 true
5 true
Упражнение 4.
Варианты ответов:
1. Rita has changed her school because her parents moved to another town
2. The lessons begin at 8 o’clock
3. The teacher put a note into Rita’s record-book because Rita was late for school.
4. She joined gymnastics and football clubs
5. A lot of girls play football in this school.
6. There are metal and wood shops, and the children are taught to drive as well.
Упражнение 1.
Tried, 2) came out of it, 3) haven’t found, 4) so deep and so dark, 5) have visited
Упражнение 2. 1 – b, 2 – a, 3 – a, 4 — b
Упражнение 3.
1. true
2. false
3. false
4. true
5. true
Упражнение 1. 1 – с, 2 – a, 3 – c, 4 — b, 5 – b
Упражнение 4.
Possible answers.