Письменно переведите текст US Customs inspector Harry Standish arrived at Customs inspection station number eleven. Shortly before that, a red light on a wall panel near the centre of the big Customs Hall indicated that an inspecting office had a problem and needed supervisory help. Most of the passengers who had arrived aboard Scandinavian Airlines DC-8 from Copenhagen, a Cleared had cleared Customs and had left. Only this well-dressed American woman, Mrs. Harriet Mossman, who had just returned from a month trip around England, France and Denmark, insisted that all she had were new shoes. The total declared value was ninety dollars — ten dollars less than she was allowed duty-free, The young officer had been suspicious. To begin with, six dresses, all of good quality — had had their labels removed. The cut of the dresses was unmistakable French, so was the tailoring of‘ the fur coat. The same thing was with three expensive sweaters. They also were without labels, and were unmistakable from Scotland, in typical British shades, not available in the United States. All this and much else customs officers learned as part of their training. "Madam," Inspector Standish said, "is there anything“ else you wish to declare?” Mrs. Mossman answered indignantly: "There certainly isn’t!” "In that case, Madam," Inspector Standish said, "will you kindly open your handbag!” The woman protested, "But surely, purses are never inspected. I’ve been through Customs many times… " "Normally, they are not. But we do have the right." Reluctantly, Mrs. Mossman opened her purse. Harry Standish inspected lipstick and a gold compact. When he probed the powder in the compact, he extracted a diamond and ruby ring. There was a tube of hand lotion, partially used. When be pressed the tube near the top, there was something hard inside. He wondered when smugglers would come up with something original. Such old tricks. He had seen them all many times. He thought of the foolishness of Mrs. Mossman and the many like her. If she had been honest about the coat and dresses, and declared them the duty payable it would not have been great, especially for someone who was clearly well to do. Certainly her handbag would not have been opened and she wouldn’t have been caught red-handed. Write a story using to skateboard, to have a good time, to go too fast, to fall into the lake, to look in the water, to find a diamond bracelet, to decide, to be honest, to take, police station, to receive 50 euros reward. Start: Last Sunday Jo and Tom were skateboarding in the park. They were having a good time. Переведите грамотно! William Shakespeare’s 450th Birthday Though no birth records exist, church records indicate that a William Shakespeare was baptized at Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-Avon on April 26, 1564. From this, it is believed he was born on or near April 23, 1564, and this is the date scholars acknowledge as William Shakespeare’s birthday. Located 103 miles west of London, during Shakespeare’s time Stratford-upon-Avon was a market town bisected with a country road and the River Avon. William was the third child of John Shakespeare, a leather merchant, and Mary Arden, a local landed heiress. William had two older ff>iji ^¿^.JiAA, f« sisters, Joan and Judith, and three younger brothers, Gilbert, Richard and Edmund. ff Before William’s birth, his father became a successful merchant and held official positions as alderman and bailiff, an office resembling a mayor. However, records indicate John’s fortunes declined sometime in the late 1570s. Scant records exist of William’s childhood, and virtually none regarding his education. Scholars have surmised that he most likely attended the King’s New School, in Stratford, which taught reading, writing and the classics. Being a public official’s child, William would have undoubtedly qualified for free tuition. But this uncertainty regarding his education has led some to raise questions about the authorship of his work and even about whether or not William Shakespeare ever existed. William Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway on November 28, 1582, in Worcester, in Canterbury Province. Hathaway was from Shottery, a small village a mile west of Stratford. William was 18 and Anne was 26, and, as it turns out, pregnant. Their first child, a daughter they named Susanna, was born on May 26, 1583. Two years later, on February 2, 1585, twins Hamnet and Judith were born. Hamnet later died of unknown causes at age 11. After the birth of the twins, there are seven years of William Shakespeare’s life where no records exist. Scholars call this period the "lost years," and there is wide speculation on what he was doing during this period. One theory is that he might have gone into hiding for poaching game from the local landlord, Sir Thomas Lucy. Another possibility is that he might have been working as an assistant schoolmaster in Lancashire. It is generally believed he arrived in London in the mid- to late 1580s and may have found work as a horse attendant at some of London’s finer theatres, a scenario updated centuries later by the countless aspiring actors and playwrights in Hollywood and Broadway. Задание 1. Fill the gaps with one of the phrases below. black and white, cinema DVD-copy, events, way, animated cartoon, leisure Films play an important role in the life of any society. The cinema has become part of the modern (1) _________ of life. The possibilities of the film are unlimited. In the earliest years, its power to show modern (2) _________ was appreciated. That’s why the film has become a new form of entertainment and is considered to be one of the best ways of spending one’s (3) _________ time. There are a lot of different kinds of films: action films, horror films, thrillers, science-fiction (sci-fi) films, adventurous, mystery films, documentaries, animated cartoon films. Besides, the films may be color or (4) ________, full-length or short, sound or silent, three-dimensional (3D) or wide-screen. We can see films either in the (5) ________ or on the TV. As I am often short of time, I have almost no time for going to the cinema. For this reason, I see films on television more frequently. I prefer action films and amusing comedies. The life is so difficult nowadays and I want to relax a little, sometimes even to laugh. Sometimes I become excited watching (6) ________ films. Especially I like Walt Disney’s cartoons “Duck Tales”, or “Winnie-the-Pooh’s Adventures”. In my opinion, the animated cartoon films are popular both with children and adults, while educational films are arranged mainly for schoolchildren and students. In Great Britain and the USA, the films (“movies” as they often call them) sell more than one billion tickets a year. Movies are also shown on television and can be rented or purchased as a (7) ________. All in all, attending movies is quite an inexpensive leisure time activity that is very popular. Задание 2. Choose the present perfect or past simple: I _________________ (see) three police cars this morning (it’s still morning). After he _________________ (arrive) home, he _________________ (unpack) and _________________ (go) to bed early. A: What’s wrong? B: I _________________ (break) a glass! My grandparents only _________________ (know) each other for a few months before they _________________ (get) married. I _________________ (be) in London for three years. I love it here. We _________________ (see) Julie last night. He _________________ (be) a teacher before he _________________ (become) a musician. When the boss _________________ (walk) into the room, we _________________ (know) someone was going to get fired. The children _________________ (break) a window in the school last week. He _________________ (see) that film last year. Задание 3. Fill in the gaps with for or since. Meredith has lived here _________ 1997. Meredith has lived here _________ eighteen years. John has had the ball_________ last July. He has had the ball _________ eight months. Molly has liked fairy-tales _________ she was a tiny baby. Составьте предложения 1. Soap, day, my, operas, watches, every, granny. 2. Programmes, ones, this, children’s, most, on, are, channel, the, interesting. 3. Programme, interviews, people, of, this, I, famous, a lot, has, because, like, with, it, music, and. 4. Pop, many, concerts, rock, and, gather, teenagers, music. 5. Problems, are, this, interesting, in, programme, discussed.
