1. Put these events in the order in which they happened.

1. A child started crying.

2. The teacher went to look for the children.

3. The headmaster spoke to the teacher.

4. A child left the room.

5. The teacher realized the students had tricked him.

6. The students began a test.

7. The teacher returned to the classroom.

8. A child’s mother died.

9. The child’s friend went to find her.

2. Find in the text expressions which mean the same as the following:

1. Had no idea (paragraph 1)

2. Make your life difficult (paragraph 1)

3. She still hadn’t come back (paragraph 4)

4. The only thing to do was (paragraph 4)

5. Very well-behaved (paragraph 5)

Here is a series of extreme opinions. Enlarge upon each topic:

• A teaching career isn’t suitable for men.

• Teaching a foreign language at school is pointless.

• Education is the responsibility of teachers and parents shouldn’t interfere.

• Schoolchildren should be allowed to choose the subject they want to study.

• In the near future schoolteachers will be replaced by computers.

Text 7. Archimedes

Archimedes [ˏɑ:kɪʹmɪ:dɪz] was the greatest mathematician of antiquity.

He was born in the Greek city of Syracuse [ʹsaɪǝrǝkju:z] (г. Сиракузы)on the island of Sicily [ʹsɪsɪlɪ] (о. Сицилия) about 287 B.C. Archimedes died in 212 B.C.Archimedes is universally acknowledged to be the greatest of ancient mathematicians. He studied at Euclid’s school (probably after Euclid’s death), but his work far surpassed the works of Euclid. His achievements are particularly impressive and his proofs are noted not only for brilliance but for unequalled clarity. Archimedes made advances in number theory, algebra and analysis but is most renowned for his many theorems of plane and solid geometry. He was first to prove Heron’s formula for the area of a triangle. His books include Floating Bodies, Spirals, The Sand Reckoner, Measurement of the Circle, Sphere and Cylinder. Many stories have been told about Archimedes.

There is a story which says that one day when Archimedes was taking a bath he discovered a phenomenon which later became known as Archimedes’sprinciple. He was asked to determine the composition of the golden crown of the King of Syracuse who thought that the goldsmith had mixed base metal with the gold. It is said that when the idea how to solve this problem came to Archimedes, he became so excited that he ran along the streets shouting “Eurika! Eurika!” (I found it!). Comparing the weight of pure gold with that of the crown when it was immersed in water and when not immersed, he solved the problem.

1. Read and translate the following international words:

Principle, composition, base, metal, problem.

2. Form Present, Past and Future Simple Passive from the following expressions:

to be born, to be told, to be asked, to be said, to be immersed, to be acknowledged, to be renowned, to be noted

3. Give the correct translation of the underlined part.

1. Many stories have been told about Archimedes.

1. рассказывают b) рассказывали c) были рассказаны

2. When Archimedes was taking a bath he discovered a phenomenon which later became known as Archimedes’s principle.

1. принимает ванну b) принимал ваннуc) хотел принять ванну

3. He was asked to determine the composition of the golden crown of the King of Syracuse.

1. попросил b) его попросили c) спрашивает

4. It is said that when the idea how to solve this problem came to Archimedes, he shouted “Eurika!”

1. говорит b) говорят c) говорили