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учебно-методический материал по английскому языку (8 класс)

Чтение
Прочитайте тексты и установите соответствие между текстами и из заголовками: к каждому тексту, обозначенному буквами A-G, подберите соответствующий заголовок, обозначенный цифрами 1-8. Используйте каждую цифру только один раз. В задании есть один лишний заголовок.

1. A greater choice

2. At any hour

3. Make sure if an online site is trustworthy

4. The main advantage

5. Online shoppers, who are they?

6. The only inconvenience

7. The methods are the same

8. Keep your shopping under control

A. The Internet has now become the shopping centre of America. An overwhelming 76% of online users have bought at least one product or service. Online shoppers are like a snapshot of a busy shopping centre on a Saturday afternoon. They are your husband, your wife, your girlfriend, your brother, your children, and even your grandparents. They are more or less half man, half woman – 51% to 49%.

B. Before the Internet, you would go to the shopping centre or buy through a mail order catalogue. With the evolution of online shopping, buying items is as easy as the click of a mouse. Both online and traditional shops have modern techniques which are used to make you to buy products. There’s a science behind what makes people spend money. Just like traditional shops can make you buy as many items as possible, online shops can, too: the people online are not different from the people who shop in real shops; they’re one and the same person.

C. Online shopping has its problems and risks, but it is still very popular. It is true that you definitely have to do your best to avoid these risks. However, the Internet is much better than traditional shopping. Unlike traditional stores, which often have times they’re closed, online shopping is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week from your computer or any mobile device. You can shop in the middle of the night, early in the morning, or any time is that is good for you. Online shops never close.

D. Shopping online is not without its problems or risks, but it suits perfectly those who do not wish to travel to a real store. Shopping online not only gives customers more choices, better prices, and product reviews, it gives shoppers a way to avoid long queues during busy shopping times, and it saves gas for shoppers. Also, the weather never affects the process of online shopping. The most trouble you’ll have with shopping online is going to the post office.

E.  With the help of online shops, people can buy things from all over the world and at relatively cheaper prices with equally good quality. Online shopping is great, and it is no more risky than dealing with a physical shop. An online site is no more dangerous than using a credit card in a real shop. But the problem is not that not all online shops can be trusted. There will always be crime and always be criminals. So you should learn more before you start to shop online.

F. Online shopping is, for many reasons, much better than traditional shopping. First of all, there is a much broader selection of goods which you can buy. With the help of online shops, people can buy things from every corner of the world. More than that, there are many products that can be bought exclusively online. Shopping online people can buy things they cannot otherwise get. It is the perfect place to find everything you want to buy.

G. Before you go online, decide what exactly you are going to buy. Make a list of items you need and then keep to it. Avoid clicking on other items or recommendations to limit the wish to buy more than you have planned. Limit your shopping time so that you are focused only on what you are looking for. Set an online shopping budget and don’t spend more. Don’t shop when you are stressed. You might buy items you don’t really want or need.

Прочитайте текст. Определите, какие из приведенных утверждений 2-9 соответствуют содержанию текста (1 – True ), какие не соответствуют (2 – False) и о чем в тексте не сказано, то есть на основании текста нельзя дать ни положительного, ни отрицательного ответа (3 – Not stated). В поле ответа запишите одну цифру, которая соответствует номеру правильного ответа.

Tarquin is Suze’s cousin and is one of the richest people in Britain. (He is also one of the worst-dressed.) he’s very sweet, but I never used to pay much attention to him.

I open the front door and say brightly, “Tarquin!”

“Becky,” he says, staring at me as though I’m the lost treasure of Tutankhamen.

And he’s looking as thin and strange as ever, with a strange green hand-knitted jumper stuffed under a tweed waistcoat and a huge old fob watch dangling from his pocket. I’m sorry, but surely the fifteenth-richest man in England, or whatever he is, should be able to buy a nice new Timex?

“Well- come on in,” I say.

“Great,” says Tarquin, and follows me into the sitting room. “I heard you were moving to New York,” Tarquin says suddenly, staring at the floor. “Is that true?”

“Yes,” I say, unable stop smiling. “That’s the plan.”

“I went to New York once myself,” Tarquin says. “I don’t really get on with it.”

“I can believe that. It’s a bit different from Scotland, isn’t it? Much more … frantic.”

“Absolutely!” he says. “That was just it. Too frantic. And the people are absolutely extraordinary. Quite mad, in my opinion.”

“Tarquin,” I say. “There is something I … I really want to say to you. I’ve wanted to say it for a while, actually.”

“Yes?” he says. “What .. What is it?” he meets my eyes with worry, and I feel a bit nervous. But now I’ve started; I’ve got to go on. I’ve got to tell him the truth. I push my hair back and take a deep breath.

“That jumper,” I say. “It really doesn’t go with that waistcoat.”

“Oh,” says Tarquin, looking surprised. “Really?”

“Yes!” I say. “In fact .. it’s Horrible.”

“Should I take it off?”

“Yes, in fact, take the waistcoat off, too.”

Obediently he takes off the jumper and the waistcoat – and it’s amazing how much better he looks when he’s just in a blue shirt. Almost … normal! The I had a sudden inspiration.

“Wait here!”

I hurry to my room and get one of the bags sitting on my chair. There’s a jumper inside which I bought a few days ago for Luke’s birthday, but I’ve discovered he’s already got exactly the same one, so I was planning to take it back.

“Here!” I say, arriving back in the sitting room. “Put this on.”

Tarquin puts the back jumper on – and what a difference! He’s actually starting to look quite good.

“Your hair,” I say, staring critically at him. “We need to do something with that.”

Ten minutes later I’ve wetted it, blow-dried it, and smoothed it back with a bit of mousse. And I can’t tell you. It’s a transformation.

“Tarquin, you look wonderful!” I say – and I really mean it. He’s still got that thin, bony look, but suddenly he doesn’t look geeky anymore, he looks kind of … interesting.

“Really?” says Tarquin, staring down at himself. He looks a little shocked, but the point is, he’ll thank me later.

A car horn sounds from outside, and we both jump.

“Well – have a good time,” I say, suddenly feeling like his mother. “Tomorrow morning, just wet your hair again and push your fingers through it, and it should look OK.”

“Right,” says Tarquin as if I’ve given him a long mathematical formula to memorise. ”I’ll try to remember. And the jumper? Shall I return it by post”

“Don’t return it!” I say in horror. “It’s yours to keep and wear. A gift.”

“Thank you very much, Becky ,” says Tarquin.

2 Becky thinks that rich people should dress accordingly

1) True 2) False 3) Not stated

3 Tarquin  liked his stay in New York.

1) True 2) False 3) Not stated

4 Becky and Tarquin live in Scotland.

1) True 2) False 3) Not stated

5 Becky thinks much before talking to Tarquin about how he looks.

1) True 2) False 3) Not stated

6 Tarquin doesn’t care much about what he wears.

1) True 2) False 3) Not stated

7 The blue jumper, which Becky offers Tarquin to put on, is from a famous designer.

1) True 2) False 3) Not stated

8 Becky makes Tarquin look more attractive.

1) True 2) False 3) Not stated

9 Tarquin gives the jumper back to Becky.

1) True 2) False 3) Not stated