Стр.36 Unit 4 ГДЗ Вербицкая Forward 10 класс
LISTENING AND SPEAKING 1 T030 In pairs, look at the pictures. Have you heard of Amelia Earhart? Try to answer the questions.
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LISTENING AND SPEAKING
1 T030 In pairs, look at the pictures. Have you heard of Amelia Earhart? Try to answer the questions. Then listen and check.
In which period did she live?
What was she famous for?
Текст аудирования:
Presenter: Amelia Earhart was one of the most celebrated women in America before World War Two. She was born in 1897 in Kansas into a rich family and even as a child she enjoyed dangerous, athletic games, such as climbing trees and hunting. When she was 10 years old, she saw her first aeroplane - an early wooden plane at the Iowa State Fair. But she found the ladies’ hats more interesting that day! After Amelia left High School she trained to be a nurse. She even started studying for a degree in Medicine at Columbia University, but she dropped out after a year, and she returned home to her parents. One day in 1919, when Amelia was 22, her father took her to an air show. This time, Amelia immediately became interested in flying. She started having lessons and soon became a professional pilot. In those early days, there wasn’t much money to be made as a pilot, and Amelia worked as a social worker to survive. But she flew as often as she could. She broke several world records during the 1920s and 1930s - she became the first woman to fly solo non-stop across the Atlantic alone (that was in 1932) and flew higher and faster than anyone before her. At the time she was one of the most famous women in America - her name appeared on many products like pyjamas, sportswear and even cigarettes. She wrote several books, gave lectures on tours around the States and encouraged many other women to become pilots. In 1936 she started planning a round-the-world flight. This would not be the first such flight to circle the globe, but it would be the longest. She chose a very experienced navigator, Fred Noonan, to fly with her. On June 1, 1937 they set off from Florida and flew East to South America, Africa and India. All America was following the story. By the end of the month they had reached New Guinea and had only 11,000 km to fly across the Pacific. But then something went wrong ...
2 T030 Listen again and put the events in the correct order.
a born into a rich family 1
b trains to be a pilot
c visits an air show with her father
d trains to be a nurse
e flies solo across the Atlantic
f drops out of university
g finishes high school
h works as a social worker
i plans her round-the-world flight
3 T031 Listen to Part 2. Did Amelia’s plane ever reach Howland Island? Work in pairs. What do you think might have happened to her?
Текст аудирования:
Presenter: At midnight on July 2, 1937, Amelia and Noonan left New Guinea to cross the ocean. The plan was for them to fly to Howland Island, a tiny island in the Pacific. Her plane had over 1,000 gallons of gas, more than enough to fly to the island. But 19 hours later, there was no sign of Amelia’s plane over Howland and nobody knew where she was. Then at last the Coastguard got a message from Amelia by radio. She told them that she was running out of gas but that she thought she was very close to the island. But no one on the island ever heard the plane. Soon after, all contact with Amelia was lost. The US navy immediately began looking for the plane, but 16 days later they gave up. The plane and the life-raft were never found. In the public imagination, it remains one of the great mysteries of American history and is the subject of many books, songs, films and conspiracy theories. But one thing is for sure - Amelia Earhart has not been forgotten.
4 T032 Listen to Part 3. Were any of your ideas in Exercise 3 similar?
Текст аудирования:
Presenter: So ... what did happen to Amelia Earhart on her last flight? With me in the studio I’m joined by Bruce Holtz, who has been studying the story for many years. Bruce, can you tell us some of the theories about Amelia’s tragic accident?
Bruce: Well, according to some theories Amelia didn’t actually die. For many years some people believed that she survived and then worked for the Japanese during the war.
Presenter: The Japanese? You have to remember that Japan was America’s big enemy, even in the 1930s.
Bruce: Yes, that’s right. The story is that during the Second World War, the Japanese broadcast anti-US propaganda on the radio to America. This was read by someone who called herself ‘Tokyo Rose’, an American woman living in Japan. Some people thought that perhaps Tokyo Rose was Amelia Earhart. However, Amelia’s husband listened to dozens of tapes of the broadcasts, but he couldn’t identify his wife’s voice. So the theory seems unlikely.
Presenter: Mmm. What other theories are there?
Bruce: Well, another theory was that Amelia was actually a US spy and that she was caught and killed by the Japanese. In 1937 a 15-year-old boy said he heard Amelia Earhart on his radio on 2 July, the day she disappeared. He said that he heard a scream and the woman said Japanese soldiers had entered the plane.
Presenter: Well, that sounds quite convincing, doesn’t it?
Bruce: Er, yes and no. You have to remember that Americans were very worried about Japan back then. Any information from the Pacific region about what the Japanese were doing, was very useful. Amelia could have tried to get information - like taking photos. But - if she was a spy, there would definitely be files and documents about this in the FBI and government records. The problem is that many researchers spent a long time searching these records in the 1990s and they didn’t find any information at all about Amelia being a spy.
Presenter: Which theories are more likely then?
Bruce: Well, probably the simplest explanation is that Amelia simply ran out of gas and crashed into the ocean. In fact, Amelia did definitely mention that she was starting to run out of gas in her last radio message. But there was no sign of panic, and we have since calculated that she must have had enough fuel for at least four more hours when she disappeared. So, it’s an easy explanation, but it’s also easy to prove that it’s not true. Perhaps the most intriguing story comes from the island of Nikumaroro in the Pacific. Years after Amelia’s disappearance, some researchers on the island noticed that the islanders were using metal plates. The metal looked like it could have come from an aeroplane.
Presenter: So you’re saying that Amelia tried to land her plane on another island. This Niko, er...
Bruce: Nikumaroro, yes. Perhaps they decided to land there because they knew the fuel would run out. Presenter: Or perhaps they had made a mistake -they thought they had reached their destination -Howland Island. But it was the wrong island.
Bruce: Of course, that is also a possibility. Remember -these islands are very small and Amelia’s plane would have been very high up above the ocean. You can imagine how easy it is to choose the wrong island by mistake. But remember that Fred Noonan was a very experienced navigator, perhaps the best in the world at the time.
Presenter: But I thought that the US Navy spent 16 days looking for the plane - and that ships and Navy planes explored all the islands in the area?
Bruce: That is correct. The Navy claimed that they had searched the island in 1937. But who knows? -the plane might have crashed into the sea as they were trying to land on the island and was never found.
Presenter: OK. Now finally, something I’ve really wanted to ask. I remember an episode of Star Trek from years ago that mentioned Amelia Earhart. The story suggested that Amelia and Fred Noonan had been captured by aliens! Is there any evidence for this?
Bruce: It’s a nice story, but I dontaskt think you need me to answer that question ...
Presenter: Er, OK. Bruce Holtz, thank you.
Bruce: Thank you.
5 T032 Read the questions and possible answers. Then listen again and choose the correct answers.
1 The messages broadcast by Tokyo Rose were read by an American.
A started in the 1930s.
В were read by an American.
C were very popular with Amelia’s husband.
D supported the USA.
2 Researchers couldntaskt, find any information on Amelia in the FBI records because she probably wasn’t a spy.
A she may have been killed by the Japanese.
В researchers only started looking in the 1990s.
C she probably wasn’t a spy.
D researchers didn’t look for long enough.
3 When Amelia sent her last message she still had gas for several hours’ flying.
A she still had gas for several hours’ flying.
В she was extremely worried about how much gas she had left.
C she had already run out of gas.
D she was about to crash.
4 The story about the metal plates on Nikumaroro suggests that the plane might have landed or crashed nearby.
A Amelia had met the islanders.
В the plane might have landed or crashed nearby.
C the US Navy hadn’t searched the area near the island.
D Fred Noonan wasn’t good at navigating.
5 Bruce doesn’t want to answer the question about Star Trek because he doesntaskt think it is a serious question.
A he hasn’t seen it.
В he doesn’t have any evidence for the theory.
C he doesntaskt think it is a serious question.
D he doesntaskt like the series.
6 Work in pairs. Which theory is most/least convincing? Take turns to give evidence for and against. Use Check it out on page 33 to help you.
1 Amelia had worked for the Japanese against the USA.
2 She had been an American spy and was killed by the Japanese.
3 Her plane had run out of fuel.
4 She had tried to land on another island.
A She might have worked for the Japanese because the woman on the radio was American.
В She can’t have worked for the Japanese because her husband didn’t recognise her voice.