тексты для экзамена в 9 классе
методическая разработка по английскому языку (9 класс) на тему

тексты для экзамена в 9 классе

A Carpet of Many Colours.  (1)

Read the text and answer the questions.

England is not a large country. No town in England is very far from the sea, and many English families spend their summer holidays at the seaside. There are no high mountains in England, no very long rivers, and no very large forests.

There are many towns in England. No town is very far from another. The English countryside between the towns is like a carpet of many colours. In spring and summer, the fields, meadows and forests are light green or dark green, and the gardens are green, red, blue, yellow and white with flowers. In autumn the leaves on the trees change their colour from green to yellow, brown and red.

You can see many cows and sheep in the English meadows. There are sheep-farms and cattle-farms in all parts of England.

The English summer is never very hot, and the winter is not very cold. Spring and autumn are cool. Cold winds blow in winter and there are cool winds in summer. There is little snow and much rain in England. Spring and summer are beautiful seasons, because the sun often shines brightly. The fields, meadows and forests are green and there are many beautiful flowers of all colours in the gardens.

Autumn is a nice season, too. It is the season of the harvest, the season of beautiful apples.

There are many fine days in winter, when the sun shines. But all children like summer, because it is the season of holidays, the season when they go to the seaside or play in green meadows and forests.

 carpet   ['kapit] — ковер

 mountain   ['mauntin] — гора

 meadow ['medou] — луг

 leaves [li:vz] — листья

cattle- крупный рогатый скот

Answer the questions:

1. Where do English families spend their summer holidays?

2. What colour are the fields, meadows and forests in spring?

3.  Are there sheep-farms and cattle-farms in all parts of England?

4.  Why do all children like summer?

Shops and Shopping. (11)

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There are different kinds of shops. Some of them sell bread. Others have tea, sugar, coffee, butter, cheese, sausages, meat, fruit.

When we want to buy something, we take our shopping-bag and go to a shop. There we can see shop-assistants who sell things.

Many people do their shopping at the market. There farmers and other people sell vegetables and fruit which they grow themselves. They sell meat, milk and other things too.

Large shops with many departments are department stores and supermarkets. In these stores we can buy almost all we want. In the windows we see all the things which they sell there — food, suits, dresses, coats, boots, shoes, radio and TV sets, and many other things.

vegetables –овощи

Answer the questions:

1. Are shops important in our life?
2. What do farmers do with the vegetables and fruit which they cannot use themselves?
3. What is good about department stores (supermarkets)?
4. Why do so many people visit them?

Mother's Day in Great Britain. (2)

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In Great Britain, there is a holiday now which people call Mother's Day. In the old days many girls from workers' families in towns and from farmers' families in the country worked in rich people's houses. They had to do all the housework. Their working day was usually very long and they often worked on Sundays, too.

One day a year, it was usually on Sunday in March, they could visit their mothers. They went home on that day and brought presents for their mothers and for other members of their families.

They could stay at home only one day, and then they went back to their work. People called that day Mothering Sunday.

Later, workers at the factories and girls who worked in the houses of rich families received one free day a week, and Mothering Sunday became a holiday Mother's Day. It is usually on a Sunday in the middle of March.

On that day, sons and daughters visit their mothers and bring them flowers and little presents. The eldest  son must bring his mother a good cake. If sons or daughters cannot be with their mothers on that day, they usually send them presents.

Mother's Day must be a day of rest for the mother of the family, so her daughters make the dinner on that day and lay the table and the sons help to wash the dishes after dinner.

In the United States of America and Canada, Mother's Day is the second Sunday in May.

the eldest - самый старший

receive – получать

Answer the questions:

1. Where did many girls from worker’s families work?
2. What did they do there?
3. When could they visit their mothers?
4. How did people call that day?
5. When do people usually celebrate Mother's Day?

Olympic Games. (5)

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The first Olympic Games took place in Greece more than two thousand and seven hundred years ago. Every year there was no war for five days and sports competitions took place.

The Games were organized for  more than six hundred years.

Then, for one thousand and five hundred years nothing more was heard of them.

The  modern  Olympic  Games began  again  in   1896. They take place every four years. They cannot take place in  a  country which  is at war,  and during the two world wars there were no Olympic Games.

During the Olympic Games there are competitions in many kinds of sport. They are, for example, running, jumping, athletics, swimming, boxing, basketball, football and others.

Winter Olympic Games first took place in 1924, and now they also take place every four years. At the Winter Olympic Games, many countries take part in competitions in skiing, skating, ice hockey and other winter sports.

The Games have taken place in many countries. The 22nd Olympic Games of 1980 were held in Moscow. For the first time in history, the Olympic Games were held in our country. It was a festival  of sport of friendship.

The sportsmen who take first place in the Olympic Games receive gold  medals, those who come second receive silver medals, and those who finish third receive bronze medals.

The Olympic Games are very popular in the world. They help world peace and friendship.

gold — золотой

silver — серебряный

bronze — бронзовый

receive - получать

competition - соревнование

friendship - дружба

peace - мир

Answer the questions:

1. When did the first Olympic Games take place?

2.  When did the modern Olympic Games begin again?

3. What competitions are there during the Olympic Games?

4. When did the first Winter Olympic Games take place?

5.  What competitions are there during the Winter Olympic Games?

6. Why are the Olympic Games so popular in the world?

Lewis Carroll (1832—1898). (8)

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Lewis Carroll was the pen name of Charles Dodgson, the man who wrote a famous book for children, "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland".

Charles Dodgson was born in England in 1832. When Charles finished school, he became a student at Oxford University, where he studied mathematics. In a few years he began to teach this subject at the university.

Charles Dodgson had no family, but he loved children very much. He often visited his friend Henry George Liddell, who had  a  large family. There were three   little girls in  the Liddell  family.

Dodgson liked Alice, who was four years old. He often told her interesting stories   which   he   made   up   himself. Charles told Alice the adventures of a little girl in Wonderland. Alice liked the   stories   very   much.   When   Alice  Liddell was ten years old, she asked  Charles  to write  down  these stories for her and  he did so. The name of the little girl in the stories was Alice too. A friend of the Liddells, who was a writer, read this handwritten book and liked it very much. He said that other children in England must read it too. Charles Dodgson decided to publish the book and took the pen name of Lewis Carroll.

After Lewis Carroll received the money for his book, he together with his friend Henry Liddell began to travel in Europe. They went to France, Germany and Russia.

 Wonderland    -  ['w^ndəlaend] — Страна Чудес

 made up — сочинял

 handwritten    ['haendritn] — рукописный

 to teach — учить, преподавать

Answer the questions:

1. What was the name of the writer who wrote "Alice's  Adventures in Wonderland?"

2. What was his pen name?

3. Who did Charles Dodgson first tell his stories to?

4. What were the stories about?

5. Why did Dodgson decide to publish his book?

6. Where did Dodgson travel?

Great Libraries. (7)

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Libraries are very important in the life of all people. We cannot buy all the books we want to read. That is why we take out books from libraries.

In Moscow, we have the State  Library, where we can find millions of books which were written in many countries. Another very big Moscow library is the Foreign Literature Library, where we can find books which were written by the greatest writers and poets of all countries and times.

The British Museum in London has a very big library. Many famous scientists, writers and politicians worked there.

There are libraries in every town and village in our country. We must understand what riches we can find in them; we must learn what the great men and women of literature, science and art teach us in their books.

 state [steit] — государственный

 foreign ['forin] — иностранный

 scientist    [saiəntist] — ученый  

 politician – политик

Answer the questions:

1. Why do we take books from libraries?
2. What are the most famous libraries in Moscow?
3. Where is a very big library in London?

A Football Match. (3)

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Last Saturday afternoon Henry Brown and his father went to a football match. The Browns and many other people of their town think that theirs is the best team in their part of England.

There were fifteen thousand people at the football field. They came from many places because it was the most important match of the year.

At three o'clock everybody saw the two teams in the field. The home team were in blue and white shirts, and the visitors' team were in red and white shirts.

The referee  began the match. For the first twenty minutes the home team were stronger and the ball was always on the visitors' side of the field. Then a player from the visitors' team scored the first goal. Soon after this the referee stopped the game because it was half-time.

In the second half of the match, the home team  were again the better players. They attacked all the time, and after ten minutes they scored their first goal. They scored again after a quarter of an hour; then, before the game ended, they scored a third goal and so won the match. All the people at the football field were very glad.

On their way home Mr. Brown said, "Well, that was a good game. The best we've seen this winter."

"Yes, better than last week," answered Henry.

 "They have a good team, but our players won because they can run faster. Who are they playing next week with?"

"Cardiff City, I think," said Henry's father.

"Do you think they'll win?"

"I don't know, but Cardiff has a good team this year."

referee [,refəri:] — судья (в cnopтe)

a quarter of an hour – четверть часа

field - поле

Answer the questions:

1. Who scored only one goal?

2. Which of the two teams played faster?

3. What did Mr. Brown say on their way home?

4. Why are some football players very popular?

Sports and Games in  Britain and the  USA. (4)

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Football is the most popular game in Britain. You can see that if you go to one of the important matches. Young people and old people shout and cheer for one side or the other. Nearly every school has its football team and every boy in Britain knows much about the game. He can tell you the names of the players in the most important teams, he has pictures of them and knows the results of many matches.

Football is a good team game. Boys learn to work together with others to help the team. Football is a good exercise for the body, it makes the players quick and strong.

In Britain the football season begins in the middle of August, usually on the second Saturday, and ends on the last Saturday in April.

At the beginning of the season all the school  football teams  and  the professional  teams train very hard.  They want to win their matches.

Tennis is very popular in Britain too. Most English parks have tennis courts where people can play the game. Every summer a great international tennis festival takes place at Wimbledon near London. Players from all over the world come there to take part in the competition.

Basketball was an American game. It was invented in 1891 by a teacher at a sports school in Springfield, Massachusetts. He wanted to have an indoor game that people could play between the football season in winter and the baseball season in summer.

Baskets were hung on the walls of the gymnasium. These baskets gave the game its name. The players had to throw the ball into the basket. In those days the baskets had bottoms. When a player threw the ball into the basket, somebody had to bring a ladder and take the ball out again.

Now basketball is played all over the world. Basketball teams from many countries play in the Olympic Games.

to  cheer— приветствовать, одобрять криками         indoor ['indo:] — в помещении

basket ['bcr.skit] — корзина                                         nearly ['niəli] — почти

bottom ['botəm] —дно                                                   to    train    [trein]—тренироваться

court [ko:t] — корт, площадка для игры                     ladder - лестница

   Answer the questions:

1. What is the most popular game in Britain?
2. What is   a good team game?      
3. When does  the football season begin in Britain?          
4.  Where does a  great international tennis festival take place ?
5.  When was basketball invented?

Moscow, the Capital of Our Motherland. (6)

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Of all towns and cities in Russia, the largest and the most important is the Hero City of Moscow, the capital of our country.

The history of Moscow began in the year 1147, and since then the city has always been very important in the life of the whole country.

Moscow is not only the political centre. It is also the centre of the industrial and cultural life of Russia.

Moscow has thousands of factories. What they make is not used in the capital only. Different machines, cars, watches, clothes, toys, sweets and very many other things go to all parts of the country.

There are a lot of libraries in Moscow. The State Library, for example, is one of the biggest in the world. It has millions of books, magazines and newspapers.

The museums, art galleries, theatres and monuments make our capital a world cultural centre. Every day thousands of people visit the Memorial of the Great Patriotic War, the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts and the Tretyakov Gallery. And who has not heard of the Bolshoi Theatre? All people hope to visit it long before coming to Moscow.

Moscow is also a great transport  centre. Trains and planes come to the capital every day from all parts of Russia and from other countries. Our capital is a port of five seas.

We are proud of Moscow.

   Answer the questions:

1. What is Moscow?
2. Since what time has Moscow been very important in the life of our country?
3. What can you say about Moscow as an industrial centre?
4. Which famous Moscow museums do you know?
5. Which are the most popular Moscow theatres?

London. (12)

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London is the British capital and one of the biggest cities in the world.

The oldest part of London is called the City. It is small, but it is very important. Two thousand years ago a town was built here. For hundreds of years people lived and worked there, but now very many of the old houses are gone. Thousands of people come here every morning to work in large offices.

To the east is the large area called the East End. This is London's poorest part, where people of all colours live. The very large riverside docks in the East End make London one of the three largest ports in the world.

To the west are the fine shops and theatres of the area known as the West End. This part is best known to rich tourists. Oxford Street with its great department stores is the favourite street for shopping. In the West End there are beautiful parks too. The largest of all London's parks is the Hyde Park.

The Houses of Parliament are along the bank of the Thames and Parliament Square is one of many London squares. Some of them are small, others are large and busy, like Trafalgar Square.

riverside dock – док на берегу реки

bank [baenk] — берег реки

busy ['bizi] - оживленный

   Answer the questions:

1. What is the oldest part of London?
2. What is London’s poorest part?
3. What is the favourite street for shopping in London?
4. What are the most famous London’s squares?

New Year in England. (10)

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In England the New Year is not so popular as in our country. Almost nobody celebrates New Year's Day in the South of England. People go to bed at the usual time on New Year's Eve. But in some parts in the North and in Scotland  it is a great holiday.

How do English people celebrate the New Year?

Well, usually there is a New Year party, either a family party or one held by some young people. This usually begins at eight o'clock in the evening and ends in the early hours of the morning.

Another popular way of celebrating the New Year is to go to a New Year's dance. Many hotels and dancing halls hold a dance on New Year's Eve. The hall is decorated, there is much music and everybody is very happy.

The most famous celebration is in the centre of London where people gather and sing.

The 1st of January, New Year's Day, is now a holiday, people do not go to work. They send New Year postcards and some people give presents to each other.

New Year's Day is the time for making New Year resolutions, to decide to do or stop doing something in the new year. For example, Mary Smith's New Year resolution, as she writes in her letter to a friend, is not to talk at the lessons any more.

New Year’s Eve [i:v] – предновогодний вечер

famous-знаменитый

resolution- решение ( что-то делать)

Answer the questions:

1. Is New Year so popular in England as in our country?
2. When does usually a New Year Party begin?
3. What are the most popular ways of celebrating the New Year?
4. What do usually people do on the 1st of January?

Yuri Gagarin (1934—1968). (9)

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Yuri Gagarin's name, the name of the first cosmonaut ' is known to everybody. His life and work are a great example to all young people.

Yuri Alexeyevich Gagarin was born in the village of Klushino in Smolensk region on March 9, 1934, into the family of a collective farmer.

In 1951 he finished a vocational school 2 in the town of Lyubertsy, near Moscow, and at the same time he finished an evening school.

When he was a schoolboy, his favourite subjects were physics and mathematics. He read a lot of books.

Yuri Gagarin began to fly while he was a student of a technical secondary school  in Saratov. He was a member of an aeroclub.

In 1955, he entered a flying school. Two years later he became a pilot and soon he joined the first group of Soviet cosmonauts.

On April 12, 1961, Yuri Gagarin flew into space  for the first time in history. He spent 108 minutes there.

When he came back in his spaceship Vostok, he was made a Hero of the Soviet Union and awarded the Order of Lenin and the Gold  Star Medal.

Yuri Gagarin visited many countries. Millions of people saw him and listened to him. They greeted him as a great patriot of our country. Yuri Alexeyevich Gagarin was commander of the cosmonaut group, he prepared to fly in a new spaceship.

He did not go into space again, but people will always remember him as the world's first space pilot, a hero.

 vocational [vou'keisənl] school — ремесленное училище

 technical ['teknikəl] secondary ['sekəndəri] school — техникум

 space – космос

 gold — золото

Answer the questions:

1. Who was the first pilot-cosmonaut of the USSR?

2. What is April 12th, 1961, famous for?

3. Why does everybody know that day?        

4. Yuri Alexeyevich Gagarin was commander of the cosmonaut group, wasn't he?

The Broken Vase. (13)

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There was once a young man who was in love with a beautiful girl. The girl's parents were rich, but the young man was very poor. When the girl's birthday was coming, the young man wanted to make her a present. He wanted to buy something beautiful for her, but he had no idea what to buy. Beautiful things cost a lot of money and he had very little. He went into a shop where there were many nice things, but they were all too dear. Then he saw a vase. The vase was so beautiful that he could not take his eyes off. The owner of the shop saw this. "Why are you so interested in that vase?" he asked. "Do  you want to buy it?"

     "No, I can't," said the young man, and he told him everything.

      The owner of the shop thought for a moment and then said, "I can help you. Do you see that broken vase in the corner there? I shall order my servant to pack the pieces and take it to the girl you love. When he enters the room, he will drop it."

On the girl's birthday everything happened as had been planned. The servant brought the vase, and as he entered the room, he dropped it. Everybody was shocked. But when the vase was unpacked, the guests saw that each piece had been packed separately.

owner ['ounə] — владелец

drop – ронять

happen — случаться

separately- отдельно

Answer the questions:

1. Was a young man rich or very poor?
2. What did he want to buy for a beautiful girl?
3. What did he see in the shop?
4. How did the owner of the shop help a young man?
5. What did the guests see when the vase was unpacked?