Robert Scott was a captain in the Royal Navy and Antarctic explorer. He lived during the heroic age of Antarctic exploration and became the second to reach the South Pole. The Norwegian Roald Amundsen was the first to do that.

Robert Falcon Scott was born in June of 1868 in England. At the age of 13 he joined special training to become a Royal Naval officer with profound knowledge in engineering.  In 1901 Scott commanded the National Antarctic Expedition which was organized by the Royal Geographical Society. During the expedition Scott’s party explored the Ross Sea, discovered the land on the east of the ice sea and named it “King Edward VII Land”. Also they discovered the Polar Plateau and traveled as far south as nobody had done before them. It was here that the party discovered an emperor penguin breeding colony and took photographs.

After this interesting experience Scott became greatly interested in the scientific endeavor in the South Pole. With an idea of setting a new expedition he started preparation and fundraising. He developed a special program of observations. Geological, geographical, meteorological and zoological studies had to be conducted during the expedition.

He set out on a journey on his ship Terra Nova and left England in July of 1910. Upon arrival at Ross Land he set up his base camp. From there Scott and four other men set out on a journey to the Pole. Notwithstanding difficulties and blizzards, Scott and his party reached the South Pole on January 17-18, 1912. They gathered rock samples and on the way back they conducted scientific observations of the region. However the way back was especially hard and they suffered a lot from injuries, frostbite, shortage of fuel, malnutrition, and exhaustion. The whole group perished, while the nearest station was only eleven kilometers away.

Robert Falcon Scott                            Роберт Фолкон Скотт

Roald Amundsen                      Рауль Амундсен

Royal Navy                                        Королевский флот

Antarctica                                 Антарктида

The Antarctic                                      Антарктика

Ross Sea                                   море Росса

South Pole                                Южный полюс

Polar Plateau                                       Полярное плато

Emperor penguin                      императорский пингвин

1. I. Найдите в тексте синонимы к следующим словам:
2. investigation (n) exploration
3. attach (v) join
4. trip (n) journey
5. find out (v) discover
6. globetrot (v) travel
7. strenuous (adj) hard
8. attempt (v) start
9. handle (v) command
10. Inspection (n) observation
11. lack (n) shortage

б). Выпишите соответствующие определения данным выше словам из англо – английского словаря.

1. theact or process of examining a crime, problem, statement, etc. carefully, especially to discover the truth
2. to fasten, join, or connect something
3. ajourney in which you go somewhere, usually for a short time, and come back again
4. to discover, especially where a thing or person is, either unexpectedly or by searching, or to discover where to get or how to achieve something
5. travel a lot to differentcountries
6. needingor using a lot of physical or mental effort or energy
7. totry to do something, especially something difficult
8. apart of an object designed for holding, moving, or carrying the object easily
9. theact of looking at something carefully, or an official visit to a building or organization to check that everything is correct and legal

• thefactthat something is not available or that there is not enough of it

II а) Найдите в тексте антонимы к следующим словам:

1. obey (v) command
2. departure (n) arrival
3. after (adv) before
4. ancient (adj) new
5. remain (v) leave
6. set out (v) discover
7. freshness (n) exhaustion
8. front (adv) after
9. abroad (adv) away
10. problem (n) knowledge

б) образуйте антонимы от следующих слов, используя отрицательные префиксы:

un-, in-, im-, il-, dis-, mis- , non- :

interminable (adj), unsimilar (adj) unfasten (v), noncommittal (n), impiety (n) ,unfortune (n), untreat (v)

в) найдите в текстах слова, образованные при помощи выше указанных отрицательных префиксов, выпишите их и переведите на русский язык без словаря.

impossible — невозможный

immorality — аморальность

disappeared — исчез

unusual — необычный

disappearances- исчезновения

uncritical — некритичный

disappearance — исчезновения

misinterpreted – неверно истолкован

III. Составьте словосочетания так, как они употреблены в тексте. Переведите их на русский язык.

1. To be the first d                  a) an officer
2. To start f                            b) photographs
3. To gather h                  c) a lot of injuries
4. Profound e                  d) to do smth
5. To become a                  e) knowledge
6. To conduct i                   f) preparation
7. To take b g) greatly interested (in)
8. Heroic j h) samples
9. To suffer c                  i) studies
10. To become g                  j) age

 

1. Быть первым в чем-то
2. Начать приготовления
3. Собирать примеры
4. Глубокие знания
5. Стать офицером
6. Проводить исследования
7. Делать фотографии
8. Героический период
9. Страдать от ран

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1. Заполните таблицу

Verb	Noun	Adjective
specify	Specification	Specific
Train	trainee	training
Prepare	preparation	preparatory
organize	Organization	Organizational
Conduct	conductor	Conductive
Command	Commander	commanding

1. V. Выпишите из текста все хронологические даты и числительные. Напишите их на английском языке.

1868 – eighteen hundred sixty-eight

13 — thirteen

1901 – nineteen hundred one

VII — seven

1910 – nineteen hundred ten

17-18 – seventeen-eighteen

1912 – nineteen hundred twelve

б). Напишите на английском языке дату и время рождения: ваши, ваших родителей, брата(сестры), тети( дяди), дедушки(бабушки).

1. On the seventeenth of October two thousand at six o’clock
2. On the eleventh of March nineteen hundred seventy at eight o’clock
3. On the second of March nineteen hundred seventy one at five o’clock
4. On the first of February nineteen hundred ninety eight at eleven o’clock
5. On the twenty-first of December nineteen hundred sixty five at one o’clock
6. On the twenty fifth of August nineteen hundred forty five at eight o’clock

 

1. VI. Найдите ключевые слова в тексте, соответствующее следующим определениям. Составьте кроссворд.
2. Great or long period of time, with special characteristics or events; heroic age
3. Either of the two ends of the earth’ s axis; Pole
4. Familiarity gained by experience; rang of information; knowledge
5. Travel into or through (a country, etc) for the purpose of learning about it; expedition
6. Find out; get knowledge of, bring to view; realize; discover
7. 1) of, for, connected with, used in, science; guided by the rules of science; 2) having, using, needing, skill or expert knowledge; experience
8. Plan of what is to be done; program
9. Violent and heavy snowstorm; blizzard
10. Area or division with or without definite boundaries or characteristics; land
11. Specimen; one of a number, part of a whole taken to show what the rest is like. Sample

 

 

 

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VII. а). Выпишите из текста все имена существительные в единственном числе и образуйте множественное число. Обращайте внимание на имена существительные, которые не образуют множественное число или являются исключением из правила.

Captain — captains

Explorer — explorers

age — ages

exploration — explorations

Pole — Poles

training — trainings

officer — officers

Society — societies

Expedition  — expeditions

party — parties

Sea — seas

land -lands

penguin — penguins

colony — colonies

endeavor — endeavors

preparation  — preparations

program — programs

journey  — journeys

ship — ships

arrival –arrivals

camp — camps

region — regions

frostbite — frostbites

malnutrition — malnutritions

group — groups

station — stations

       б). Найдите в тексте имена существительные во множественном числе и образуйте от них единственное число.

Photographs — photograph

Observations — observation

studies — study

blizzards — blizzard

difficulties — difficulty

samples — sample

injuries — injury

men  — man

        в). Составьте список из 5 имен существительных, которые не образуют множественное число.

shortage

exhaustion

experience

engineering

knowledge

 

VIII. а) Найдите в тексте эквиваленты на английском языке данным ниже именам прилагательным на русском языке. Образуйте степени сравнения.

1. Особенный – special – more special – the most special
2. Глубокий – profound – profounder – the profoundest
3. Интересный – interesting – more interesting – the most interesting
4. тяжелый, суровый – hard – harder – the hardest
5. близкий – near – nearer – the nearest

б) Выпишите из текста 5 имен прилагательных, которые не образуют степени сравнения.

Royal

Polar

scientific

Geological

Geographical

1. IX. Составьте рассказ о Роберте Фолконе Скотте, используя следующие слова:

Captain, South Pole, special training, engineering, explore, discover, photographs, endeavor, preparation and fundraising, studies, reach, gather rock samples, frostbite, malnutrition, exhaustion, perish.

Robert Falcon Scott was a captain in the Royal Navy and Antarctic explorer. He lived during the heroic age of Antarctic exploration and became the second to reach the South Pole. At the age of 13 he joined special training to become a Royal Naval officer with profound knowledge in engineering. During the expedition Scott’s party explored the Ross Sea, discovered the land on the east of the ice sea and named it “King Edward VII Land”. During the expedition Scott’s party explored the Ross Sea, discovered the land on the east of the ice sea and named it “King Edward VII Land”. It was here that the party discovered an emperor penguin breeding colony and took photographs. After this interesting experience Scott became greatly interested in the scientific endeavor in the South Pole. age of fuel, malnutrition, and exhaustion. The whole group perished, while the nearest station was only eleven kilometers away. Geological, geographical, meteorological and zoological studies had to be conducted during the expedition. Notwithstanding difficulties and blizzards, Scott and his party reached the South Pole on January 17-18, 1912. They gathered rock samples and on the way back they conducted scientific observations of the region. However the way back was especially hard and they suffered a lot from injuries, frostbite, shortage of fuel, malnutrition, and exhaustion. The whole group perished, while the nearest station was only eleven kilometers away.

1. Выберите правильный вариант. Обратите внимание на употребление артиклей с географическими названиями.

Plato, (a/the) classical Greek philosopher, was (the/a) first and (-/the) only person to narrate about (-/the) Island of   (-/an) Atlantis. He wrote that (-/an) Atlantis existed over 10,000 years ago. It lied in (the/-). middle of (-/the) Atlantic Ocean.  (an/-) Atlantis was (a/the) beautiful place with ( the/-) fertile soils, meadows and rivers, high mountains and deep forests. (-/the)Atlantians were tall and strong people, mostly warriors. They didn’t only trade with (-/the ) Europe and (-/the)Africa, but also conquered some of (the/-)regions. They learned from different nations and cultures, thus becoming (a/the) super empire, one of (a/the) greatest civilizations on (the/-) Earth. They had so-called perfect society and high culture. Their science, art, culture, and technical wonders, as well as grandiose architectural structures amazed other people. (the/-) rulers of (a/the) island were believed to be descendants from gods. They were noble people with  ( -/the) wealth and ( the/-) power.

1. XI. Заполните пропуски предлогами, где необходимо.

Several expeditions were sent to find El Dorado- the golden city or rich mine. El Dorado is also thought to be the country (of/from) gold and precious stones. However, many (of/from) the expeditions perished and all attempts to find this legendary city failed. They faced shallow rivers, swamps, and hundreds (from/of) kilometers (in/of) jungles- dangerous tropical forests. Some (from/of) the rivers were (by/with) rapid currents; others were full (with/of) crocodiles and poisonous snakes. The weather was also an obstacle: the sun was killing (while/when) the rains were severe and long-lasting.

Nowadays El Dorado is used figuratively to mean any place (from/of) fabulous wealth.

XII. а). Определите соответствующее обстоятельство времени каждому из данных ниже предложений. Переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. Developers see warehousing as one of the Russia`s best real estate markets and it will continue to see substantial growth and opportunities ( in the coming year / now ).
2. We had covered all expenses (in advance/before) we started our tour.
3. The Davis Cup has been the greatest ( for 103 years / every year) annual world team championship in men’s tennis.
4. This tour agency appeared on the market ( in 1999 / just ) and ( after only two years / for nearly two years ) had already reached the position of the popular tour operator in Russia.
5. In the world of automobiles ( during the last 20 years / before the last 20 years) the New Year has begun with the convening of the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.
6. Разработчики считают складирование одним из лучших рынков недвижимости России и в дальнейшем будет значительный рост и возможности.
7. Мы покрыли все расходы, мы начали наш тур.
8. Кубок Дэвиса — самый большой ежегодный командный чемпионат мира по мужскому теннису.
9. Это туристическое агентство появилось на рынке и уже стало популярным туроператором в России.
10. В мире автомобилей Новый год начался с открытия Североамериканского международного автосалона в Детройте.

б). Выберите правильную видовременную форму английского глагола в активном залоге (Active Voice). Переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. Where are guests? They (are having/have had) excursion around the city now. Где гости? У них экскурсия по городу сейчас.
2. When he phoned the manager (had spoke/was speaking) to the hostess. Когда н позвонил, менеджер разговаривал с хозяйкой гостиницы.
3. The next flight to Dubai (will be/is) at 4 o’clock a.m. Следующий рейс в Дубай в 4 часа утра.
4. Christopher Columbus (discovered/has discovered) totally new continent believed that was China. Кристофор Колумб открыл совершенно новый континент, думая, что это Китай.
5. (Have you booked/Do you book) taxi to take to the airport? Yes, it (is coming/will come) at 7 o’clock in the morning. Ты заказал такси в аэропорт? Да, оно приедет в 7 часов утра.

в). Переведите предложения на английский язык.

1. Они уже начали строительство этой ледовой арены для Зимних Олимпийских игр – 2014 в городе Сочи, когда приехала делегация канадских специалистов, которые участвовали в подготовке Зимних Олимпийских игр – 2010 в Ванкувере.
2. Многие туристические агентства закроются, если экономическая ситуация в мире к концу этого года не изменится.
3. В это время, завтра, руководители гостиницы «Four Seasons» будут проводить собеседование (интервью) с кандидатами на должность менеджера.
4. Они успешно конкурируют на рынке туристических услуг уже 9 лет; постоянно предлагают все больше заманчивых предложений.
5. Этим олимпийским проектом руководил мой лучший друг 2 года, а недавно он получил продвижение по службе.
6. They have already started the construction of the ice arena for the Winter Olympic Games — 2014 in Sochi, when the delegation of Canadian professionals arrived who took part in the preparation to the Olympic Winter Games — Vancouver 2010.
7. Many travel agencies will be closed, if the economic situation in the world does not change by the end of this year.
8. At this time tomorrow, hotel managers of «Four Seasons» will conduct the interview with the candidates for the position of manager.
9. They have competed successfully on the travel market for 9 years; they constantly offer more attractive offers.
10. This Olympic project has been led by my best friend for 2 years, and recently he has received promotion.

 XIII. Составьте план пересказа текста в форме вопросов: общий, специальный, альтернативный, разделительный , вопрос к подлежащему.

When did Robert Falcon Scott live?

At the age of 13 he joined special training to become a Royal Naval officer with profound knowledge in engineering, didn’t he?

Did during the expedition Scott’s party explore the Ross Sea or China?

Who became greatly interested in the scientific endeavor in the South Pole?

Did Robert Falcon Scott set out on a journey on his ship Terra Nova and left England in July of 1910?

XIV. Переведите на русский язык 4 абзац текста.

Он отправился в путешествие на своем корабле “Terra Nova” и покинул Англию в июле 1910 года. По прибытию на землю Росса он создал свой лагерь. Оттуда Скотт и четверо других мужчин отправились в путешествие к полюсу. Несмотря на трудности и метели, Скотт и его сторонники достигли Южного полюса 17-18 января 1912 года. Они собрали образцы пород, и на обратном пути они вели научные наблюдения за регионом. Однако путь домой был особенно тяжелым, и они много страдали от травм, обморожений, нехватки топлива, недоедания и истощения. Вся группа погибла, в то время как ближайшая станция находилась всего в одиннадцать километров.