II. Ответьте на следующие вопросы.
1. Where was Mary that night?
2. Why did Mary's friend hardly recognize her when she caught sight of her in the street?
3. Who did Mary's friend think she should marry?
4. What did her friends do when she came back into the room?
III. Исправьте предложения в соответствии с содержанием текста.
1. Mary was amused by the conversation she heard.
2. She thought the picture her friends had made of her was true.
№16
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Annie Stewart has been a keeper at Woburn Animal Kingdom for the past twelve years, and for eight years before that she worked at another safari park. It's hard physical work, out in all weathers — animals have to be fed and looked after every day of the year.
«My working day normally begins at 8 a.m., but if an animal is sick I may have to be up all night with it. Week-ends and bank holidays are our busiest times while we're open to visitors between March and October. I begin by loading feeds onto my car, then I drive to the eland (a type of larger antelope). I feed and check them. Then I go through a similar process with the giraffe and the hippo.
We always have to take special care in our dealings with the rhino — remember that they are dangerous wild animals. They have to be watched all the time in case something upsets them. And the eland can be especially unpredictable1 when the strangers are around. They only trust two of us to go near them, so if there are any problems with them on my day off I might easily be called in.
During the season when we're open to the public, it's part of the keepers'
job to patrol the park watching the public as much as the animals. People
can be amazingly silly, ignoring signs and warnings. They seem to have no
idea of the possible danger. Some get out of their cars to take photographs
when they are frighteningly close to an animal that could kill them in an
instant. We have to try and be diplomatic and maintain a sense of humour.
I get to know all the animals in my care individually. I fill in a daily
diary and a weekly report, making a note of any changes of behaviour.
This is a job that requires dedication and hard work. I was first attracted
to it when I saw a documentary about this place 20 years ago. I had
experience of looking after dogs in boarding kennels2, and I was fascinated
by the safari park concept. So I wrote to them and was lucky enough to
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get a job, learning as I went along. It's like a wild animal farm here —
the animals have plenty of freedom and I enjoy the independence and
responsibility which are central to my job».
1 unpredictable— непредсказуемый
2 kennels — псарня
Test № 16
I. Определите, верны ( True) или неверны ( False) следующие утверждения.
1. Annie Stewart has been a safari park keeper for 20 years.
2. When there are queues of traffic Annie can be called in even on her days off.
3. Annie's first job in Animal Kingdom was looking after dogs in boarding kennels.
4. Annie had to do some learning before she was accepted to the Animal Kingdom.
II. Ответьте на следующие вопросы.
1. What are the busiest times for Woburn Animal Kingdom?
2. Why do the rhino have to be watched all the time?
3. Why do people need watching as much as the animals?
4. What things about Annie's job are the most important for her?
III. Исправьте предложения в соответствии с содержанием текста.
1. Ann was attracted to Animal Kingdom when she came across a newspaper article about it.
2. One of Annie's responsibilities is filling in monthly reports.
№17
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Elaine and Roy Fullwood had no intention of educating their children themselves until things went badly wrong at school. When a new headteacher with what Roy describes as «trendy educational methods» took over at the local school, the work of their eldest child, Alex, suffered and she became bored and aimless.
Despite a meeting with the headteacher, the Deputy Director of Education and other concerned parents nothing changed. At this point Elaine and Roy decided to take Alex, aged 8, and Anna, aged 6, away from school.
A year later Elaine was concerned about whether the girls were making enough progress. «For advice, we took the girls' work to the heads of the schools where they would have been pupils. In both cases they were well ahead for their age. This reassured us that we were on the right way.»
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Alex and Anna have now been at home for two years and are joined in their morning studies by six-year-old sister Miriam, who has never been to school. Four-year-old John occasionally joins in and 14-month-old Luke is often crawling nearby.
Having no teacher-training, it was necessary to plan work very carefully in the early days but now Elaine finds that it's become second nature.
Roy trained as a teacher but has never actually taught. Now he spends as much time with the family as his job allows.
Roy and Elaine make it quite clear that being at home is not a soft option1. They put a lot of emphasis on responsibility and self-discipline. For example, Alex and Anna are in charge of the animals — hens, a horse and a goat — which they have to feed and clean out in all weathers. No one stands over them but they know that if they shirk their responsibilities2 then the animals will go. The children themselves will decide whether they want to do «O» and «A» levels. Roy and Elaine certainly won't try to influence them.
The Fullwoods are clearly a close-knit family but they also have many friends. Although the children may never go to school again there is no anti-school feeling in the home. «The door's open. If ever they want to go they can».
1 soft option—легкий выбор
2to shirk responsibilities— уклоняться от выполнения обязанностей
Test № 17
I. Определите, верны ( True) или неверны ( False) следующие утверждения.
1. In the beginning Elaine and Roy didn't plan to educate their children at home.
2. Three of the Fullwoods children have never been to school.
3. Neither of the parents has ever had any teacher-training.
4. Roy and Elaine will decide later whether their children will do «O» and «A» level exams.
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