Ex 1. Answer the questions.

1. What was the name of the brig sailing up the river?

2. Who was the man the girl wanted to see?

3. Was she his sister or not?

4. What did Miss Jewell ask the skipper to do for the cook?

5. What did the mate think of the cook’s improved position on the brig?

6. How did the crew treat the cook?

7. Why did the skipper invite the cook to his cottage?

8. Why did the skipper grow more and more worried as time went on? Why couldn’t he understand Miss Jewell?

9. When did the end come? Why did the skipper bring sweets and fruits from the city one evening?

10. Who was the only occupant of the cabin eating with great appetite?

11. Did Miss Jewell come?

Ex2. Translate the following sentences into English.

1. Повар продолжал уверять команду в том, что он совершенствуется.

2. Шкипер вспомнил, что повар рассказывал о своем учителе.

3. Когда они в третий раз потеряли повара, Мисс Джуэлл разнервничалась.

4. Новость о том, что Мисс Джуэлл приняла его приглашение, была настолько захватывающей.

5. Обернувшись, шкипер внезапно увидел самую красивую девушку, которую он когда-либо встречал.

6. Шкипер осуществил свою идею, как только бриг прибыл обратно в Лондон.

7. Шкипер поднес руку к своей фуражке и отвернулся.

8. Он уж было собрался рассказать ему все, как внезапно его внимание пало на звук шагов.

9. Такое дружелюбие было ново для повара и он растерялся.

Вариант

Test paper

I. Give the equivalents of the following expressions:

мыть и лопатить палубу, вахтенный, брать пеленг, прокладывать/наносить курс судна на карту, служба эксплуатации (палуба), крен на правый борт, высококвалифицированный, сойти на берег.

II. Translate the following sentences in to English:

1. Они проверили спасательные средства на прошлой неделе.

2. Из-за сильно шторма судно прибыло на 2 дня позже.

3. Когда вошел капитан, старший механик как раз тщательно осматривал главный двигатель.

4. В море бушуют штормовые ветра.

5. Согласно инструкциям, курсанты сменяют друг друга с вахты в 4 часа.

6. Каждый судоводитель должен знать, как определить местонахождение судна, проложить его курс и взять пеленги.

7. Команда чистила трюм, когда их позвал боцман.

8. Двадцать лет назад мы проходили плавательную практику на учебном судне.

III. Read the text and translate it in writing:

Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492. He was born in Italy. His father and both grandfathers were cloth makers. Columbus was a seaman and made many sea voyages.

Most people in Columbus's days thought that the earth was flat and they did not believe that beyond the Atlantic Ocean lay India. In 1492 the King and the Queen of Spain gave him money to go to India. He decided to sail west as he was sure that our planet was round. There were 3 caravels: the Santa Maria, the Nina and the Pinta. After sailing 4000 miles he reached some land.

The crew saw something like a white cliff and cried out: "Tierra! Tierra!» Columbus thought 'that it must be India but it was not. It was a new land — a new continent. It was America. Columbus named the land they had reached San Salvador ("Holy Saviour"). People began to speak about the land as "The new World".

European people came to the New World for many reasons. Some hoped to find gold and silver. Priests and missionaries came to bring the Christian religion to the Indians. Among those who came for freedom was a small group of English people called Pilgrims. They wanted to start a new life and to have no religious problems they had in England.

In 1620 on the ship "Mayflower" they landed in the north-east of America. They set up a colony and called that part of the country "New England".

IV. Answer the questions:

1. Who discovered America?
2. Did Columbus intend to reach America or India?
3. Is there any confusion about the East and the West?
4 How did Columbus call people in America?
5. Did he make other voyages in search of India?