Е. Г. Копыл, М. А. Боровик
Книга для чтения
к учебнику английского языка
для 8 класса
*** 1976 ***
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Учебник оцифровал Василий Дёмин. _____________________ CONTENTS I. Some Facts from the History of Britain Task 1. The Roman Times in British History The English Kingdoms. Task 2. King Alfred the Great England Under Foreign Kings. Task 3. Robin Hood. Parts I, II Task 4. Robin Hood. Parts III, IV Task 5. The Great Charter (1215) and the Beginning of the English Parliament The Peasants’ Revolt in the 14th Century Task 6 Francis Drake Task 7. The English Bourgeois Revolution and the Commonwealth (1629-1660) Task 8. Oliver Cromwell. Part I Task 9. Oliver Cromwell. Part II. Task 10. The Plague The Great Fire of London The Fire Task 11. Chartism (1832-1848). Mary Barton. Task 12. The Rise and Fall of the British Empire II. Modern Britain Task 13. Cities in Britain 51 Cambridge — Edinburgh 54 Manchester 55 Task 14. Schools in Britain. 56 At a Modern Secondary School in Britain 59 Breaking the Bounds 61 Mid-Morning Break 63 Task 15. Traditions and Customs 65 The Stone of Destiny 66 The Theatre Royal 67 Fireplaces 68 Task 16. An Eisteddfod 70 A Robin Hood Dance. 71 Guy Fawkes Day — The First of May 72 Bank Holidays in Britain 74 Task 17. Prominent People 75 Isaac Newton. — George Stephenson — Harry Pollitt. 77 Benjamin Britten 79 III. Some Facts from the History of the United States of America Task 18. Indians in North America The Coming of the White Men to North America. Task 19. The Mayflower Task 20. The Boston Tea Party. Paul Bunyan (An American folk-tale). Task 21. The War for Independence Benjamin Franklin Rip Van Winkle Task 22. Slavery in the United States The Civil War Between the States (1861-1865). Task 23. A Curious Experience. The Wanderer of the Winds and Waves John Henry Task 24. Casey Jones IV. The United States of America Today Task 25. A Trip from San Francisco to New York. Niagara Falls Task 26, Cities in the USA Washington New York Chicago Task 27. American Schools. Task 28. At a School Assembly. Task 29. Red Kerchiefs in the Country of the Dollar The Young Pioneer Organization at a New York School The Celebration of May 1 Spare-Time Jobs Betty the Baby-Sitter Task 30. Traditions and Customs Halloween — October 31 St. Valentine’s Day — February 14 April Fool’s Day — April 1 Vocabulary List of Geographical Names Данная книга входит в учебный комплекс по английскому языку для 8 класса (авторы А, П. Старков, Р. Р. Диксон). Цель книги — пополнить знания учащихся о странах изучаемого языка. Кроме того, книга способствует совершенствованию навыка чтения с целью извлечения информации.
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