Упр.6 Юнит 3 Step 5 ГДЗ Rainbow English 10 класс
6 Complete the text. Fill in the blanks (1—8) with the parts of the sentences (a—h). The National Trust The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, (1) usually known as the National Trust, is a conservation organization in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
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6 Complete the text. Fill in the blanks (1—8) with the parts of the sentences (a—h).
The National Trust
The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, (1) usually known as the National Trust, is a conservation organization in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The Trust doesn’t operate in Scotland, where there is an independent National Trust for Scotland. The Trust (2) was founded in 1894 by three English people. Its symbol is a sprig of oak leaves and acorns.
The National Trust works to preserve and protect the coastline, countryside and buildings of England, Wales and Northern Ireland. It is done in various ways, through practical caring and conservation, through educating and informing and through encouraging millions of people (3) to enjoy their national heritage.
The Trust owns many heritage properties including historic houses and gardens, industrial monuments and social history places most of which are open to the public free of charge. The majority of them are country houses and most of the others are (4) connected with famous individuals. A lot of these houses contain collections of pictures, furniture, books, metalwork, ceramics and textiles that have remained in their historic context. Thus the National Trust is one of (5) the largest landowners in the UK.
The Trust’s land (about 2, 550 km2 mostly of countryside) is about 1, 5% of the total land mass of England, Wales and Northern Ireland. There are also many countryside properties which were acquired specifically for their landscape and scientific value. The Trust owns about a quarter of the Lake District. It also owns or protects (6) nearly one fifth of the coast in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
The National Trust is one of the largest membership organizations in the world. Membership numbers have grown from two million at the end of the previous century up to (7) nearly four million in 2013. Members do not pay for their visits to the public trust properties where visitors buy tickets to get in. All photography at the National Trust properties is not allowed.
The (8) formal purpose of the Trust is to preserve for the benefit of the nation its lands, places of beauty and/or historic interest which leads to preservation of the natural aspect, features, animal and plant life, preservation of buildings, furniture, pictures etc having national and historic or artistic interest.
a) the largest landowners in the UK
b) formal purpose of the Trust
c) to enjoy their national heritage
d) nearly one fifth of the coast in England
e) connected with famous individuals
f) usually known as
g) nearly four million in 2013
h) was founded in 1894