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Текст 1

Rechargeable batteries are restoring coral reefs in the tropical island of Vanuatu. The tiny Pacific Island of Vanuatu has no main supply of electricity – inhabitants rely on batteries for their electrical energy. Batteries are expensive and account for a large proportion of most families’ monthly income. They are also difficult to dispose of as they release acids and toxic chemicals as they decompose (decay, rot).

In Vanuatu, most households solved this problem by dumping used batteries into the sea. This was severely damaging to the island’s finest asset (benefit): its coral reefs. Chemicals seeping from the sunken batteries were poisoning fish and killing the coral.

Vanuatu’s Marine Protected Area Group decided to tackle the problem by encouraging the use of rechargeable batteries. The “Nguna-Pele” Rechargeable Battery Project purchased a powerful 600W solar panel, a battery charger, and 900 rechargeable batteries. In the tropical sunshine, this array is capable of recharging around 60 batteries per day. Charged batteries are rented to the population at a fraction of the cost of new ones.

The benefits to the coral reef are already being seen. Dead batteries are no longer being found within the Marine Protected Area and the fish populations appear to be returning.

1.           Vanuatu is:

a)             mountain area

b)            an island

c)            a river

d)     a lake area

2.           Vanuatu inhabitants rely on:

a)            electricity

b)            coral minerals

c)            batteries

d)     solar heat

3.           Vanuatu’s finest asset is its:

a)            working animals

b)            beautiful birds

c)            rare pigs

d)     coral reefs

4.           A problem for Vanuatu was:

a)            finding food

b)            electrical wires

c)            disposing of batteries

d)     marine fish

5.           Vanuatu’s solar panels:

a)                  provide cooking fuels

b)                 heat their homes

c)                  provide hot bath water

d)       recharge their batteries

Текст 2

A well-known journalist went to interview Jack Parrish in an expensive New York restaurant. The journalist was late, but fortunately when he arrived, he found the great man was not there yet. Some time later, a waiter approached him and said that there was a young man at the door who claimed that he was supposed to be having lunch with the journalist. The waiter thought that the young man was just trying to be funny, because he said that his name was Jack Parrish.

And it was. The twenty-four- year-old is becoming famous for the fact that he does not look like the owner of one of the world's most successful computer companies. His manner is polite, his voice is quiet and his clothes are fashionable and expensive. Two years ago, when he started his own company nobody heard of him. Friends say that he has not changed at all. He has not even moved out of his parents' house. So what does he do with his money? It is all in his company. But some people in the computer world are getting nervous – arid they are right. It won't be long before someone in another company picks up the phone to hear that quiet voice saying that he's the new boss.

6.  Someone could find out from this text
a)  how Jack Parrish runs his business.

b)  what Jack Parrish said in an interview.

c)  how to get a job in Jack Parrish's company.

d)  what the writer thinks Jack Parrish will do next.

7.  What is the writer trying to do in the text?
  a)  To explain how to make a lot of money,

 b)  To give some information about a businessman.

 c)  To give some information about a journalist

 d)  To explain how to interview successful people.

8.  The waiter thought the young man at the door
 a)  was a journalist.

b)  was behaving rudely.

c)  was not as old as he said he was.

d)  was pretending: to be someone else.

9.  What is the writer's attitude to Jack Parrish?
a)  He is more important than he appears.

b)  He is a good example for young people.

c)  He should be more careful how he runs his business,

d)  He would be an interesting person to work for.

10.    Which of these headlines does the writer expect to see soon?
a)  Too much success too fast — was that the end of Parrish's

b)  Jack Parrish doesn't worry about money — he gives it away to old friends.

c)  And the new owner of our top computer company is Jack Parrish!

d)  Spend, spend, spend — how Jack furnishes his new million-dollar home.

ПИСЬМО.

Виконайте письмово завдання на одну із запропонованих тем:

1.            Describe your school and the daily routine there. Remember to mention everything that might sound interesting or different to a student from another country.

2.            ”Fast food” is coming to Ukraine. What is “fast food”? What has your experience of it been? Do you agree that it is bad for your health?        How would you react if you learned that McDonalds was opening in your town?

3.            Your foreign pen-friend has asked you to write a letter describing a famous person from history whom you admire. Write your letter.