The role of the Internet in people’s life

1. To my mind, the Internet is one of the most wonderful inventions of mankind.

2. We use the Internet to find information, to prepare reports, presentations.

3. We find everyday news online, educational resources, films, music, games, books, can communicate with friends around the world.

4. Shopping on the internet is becoming more and more popular.

5. However, the Internet has certain disadvantages.

6. First of all, there is too much violence online, as well as aggressive pictures and irrelevant information.

7. Secondly, the Internet is a free space, where personal information can easily be stolen.

8. Thirdly, the Internet and computers have turned people into passive creatures.

9. In addition, computer radiation is dangerous for human health.

10. We should spend less time using the computer.

11. We shouldn’t forget about real life and other activities.

 

Билет № 4

1. Чтение THE FIRST WOMAN IN BUSINESS

At the start of the twentieth century the idea of women in business seemed crazy. In those days men held all the positions of power and made all the decisions about money. They believed that a woman` s place was at home, looking after her children, cooking for her family and managing the house. If a woman needed to work she could perhaps find a job in a shop or in a factory, but she had no chance of working as a businesswoman or a banker, or a lawyer.

Women` s fashions in the USA and Europe at that time supported their position in society. Fashionable women wore long dresses that almost touched the ground. This made it difficult for them to drive a car, ride a horse or even walk quickly.

But many women were not happy with their position in society, and they didn’t like the clothes they had to wear. One of those people was a French woman called Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel. When she went into business in 1910, she planned to change clothes that women wore. But over the next sixty years she did much more than that, as she became the richest and the most successful businesswoman.

Coco Chanel had no experience of business when she opened her first hat shop in Paris in 1910. She was only twenty-seven years old and she came from an ordinary family. Many of Coco’s customers in her first shop were her young women friends. They loved the simple but beautiful hats and dresses that Coco made for them, and soon her shop started to do well.

DavidEvance

Первая женщина В БИЗНЕСЕ

В начале ХХ века идея того, что женщины могут быть в бизнесе, казалась сумасшедшей. В те дни мужчины занимали все посты во власти и принимали все решения, связанные с деньгами. Они считали, что место женщины дома, уход за детьми, приготовление пищи для семьи и управление домом. Если женщине нужна была работа, она, возможно, могла бы найти работу в магазине или на фабрике, но она не имела никаких шансов работать как предприниматель или банкир, или адвокат.

Женская мода в США и Европе в то время поддерживалась их положение в обществе. Модницы носили длинные платья, которые почти касались земли. В этом было трудно водить машину, ездить на лошади или даже быстро ходить.

Но многие женщины не были довольны своим положением в обществе, и им не нравилась одежда, которую они должны были носить. Одной из таких людей была француженка по имени Габриэль Коко Шанель. Когда она пришла в бизнес в 1910 году, она планировала изменить одежду, в которойходили женщины. Но в течение следующих шестидесяти лет она сделала гораздо больше, так как она стала самой богатой и самой успешной предпринимательницей.

У Коко Шанель не было опыта в бизнесе, когда она открыла свой первый магазин шляп в Париже в 1910 году. Ей было только двадцать семь лет, и она была из обычной семьи. Многимиклиентами первого магазина Коко были ее молодыеподруги. Они любили простые, но красивые шляпы и платья, которые Коко делала для них, и вскоре ее магазин начал приносить доход.ДэвидЭванс

1. The title of the text is THE FIRST WOMAN IN BUSINESS

2. The author of this text isDavid Evance.

3. I think it’s a fiction.

4. The story tells about very famous French fashion designer of women's clothes and founder of the Chanel brand Coco Chanel.

5. At the start of the twentieth century women were at home, looking after their children, cooking for their family and could workonlyin a shop or in a factory.

6. Women worelong dresseswhich were not comfortable to driveor even walk quickly.

7. A French woman called Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel planned to change clothes that women wore.

8. She went into business in 1910 and opened her first hat shop in Paris.

9. She was only twenty-seven years old and she came from an ordinary family.

10. Her fist customers were her young women friends.

11. Over the next sixty years she became the richest and the most successful businesswoman.

12. I like this text because it’s interesting.

Questions:

1. Do you like this text?

2. Who is the main hero of this text?

3. When did Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel open her first shop?

4. She came from an ordinary family, didn’t she?

5. Was she 27 or 30 years old when she started her own business?

 

Говорение. Imagine you are preparing for taking part in the conference on the language policy. Tell: why the English language is becoming so important; how many languages you would like to learn; what they would be;what problems people face while learning the languages.