Стр.46 Revision 1 ГДЗ Комарова Ларионова 8 класс
Reading 1 Read the text. Where is Alcatraz? Alcatraz: from Prison to Peace Centre? Alcatraz was probably America’s most famous prison.
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Reading
1 Read the text. Where is Alcatraz?
Alcatraz: from Prison to Peace Centre?
Alcatraz was probably America’s most famous prison. Its convicts included the notorious gangster Al Capone. Now, the island of Alcatraz is a national park, but the Global Peace Foundation is trying to change the old prison into a Peace Centre. However, many people think that Alcatraz is too important in American history to destroy.
Alcatraz was a prison for 29 years. When it opened, people said that it was impossible to escape from. There were 14 escape attempts, but most of the criminals that ran away did not survive. In 1962, three prisoners escaped through a tunnel. They were wearing their blue prison uniforms, and they made a small boat to cross the water. Alcatraz is only one mile from San Francisco, but the water is very cold and there are sharks. Did the prisoners escape? Nobody knows. They simply disappeared.
The following year, the prison closed. Native Americans went to live on the island, and they stayed there for two years. Now, Native Americans sometimes celebrate special days on the island of Alcatraz, including Thanksgiving. But most people will always remember Alcatraz as America’s most high-security prison.
2 Read the text again and answer the questions.
1 Which famous person was a prisoner in Alcatraz?
2 What does the Global Peace Foundation want to do?
3 How many escape attempts were there?
4 What happened in 1962?
5 Do you think the three prisoners survived? Why? / Why not?
6 Do Native Americans live on the island now?
Listening
3 (33) Listen to the biography of the American gangster Al Capone. Choose the correct words in the summary.
Al Capone was born in (1) New York. In 1920, he moved to (2) Chicago with his wife and (3) son. He became involved in gangs and he began to sell (4) alcohol illegally. Eventually Al Capone went to prison. He spent (5) four years at Alcatraz. Al Capone died when he was (6) 48.
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Al Capone was probably Americatasks most famous gangster. His parents were Italian immigrants, and he and his brothers and sisters were born in New York.
Al left school when he was 14 years old, after being violent to a teacher. He soon became part of a gang and he started to commit crimes. Later, he got married and had a son. And in 1920, his family moved from New York to Chicago.
In Chicago, Al Capone began to sell alcohol illegally.
At that time, during the 1920s, alcohol was illegal in the United States of America. There was a lot of violence between the different gangs in the city.
The police knew that Al Capone was a criminal, but they couldntaskt find any evidence. He also did a lot of good things in the community, such as helping poor people. In some ways, Al Capone led an ordinary life. He watched baseball with his son, and he liked listening to jazz.
But eventually the police sent Al Capone to prison because he didn’t pay his taxes. He went to Alcatraz in 1931, and stayed there for four years. After being in prison, Al Capone became ill, and he died when he was just 48 years old. Since then, there have been many films about his life. Perhaps the most famous was The Untouchables.
Speaking
4 Work in pairs. Ask and answer.
Do you ever watch gangster films?
How often do you watch American films? When did you last watch an American film? Who are the most famous criminals in your country?
What other famous places do you know in the USA?
Project
You’re going to do a project about the USA. Listen to your teacher’s instructions.