Выясните Unit 1 №128 ГДЗ Английский 8 класс Биболетова М.З.
Read quickly through the texts and find
out if you were right.
1. Kingdom of Birds
Before the first human beings arrived. New Zea-
land was inhabited by birds. There were over 160
different species. With few natural enemies, most
of these birds lost their ability to fly. Some were
very tall and ate leaves off the trees, while others
grazed like sheep.
Today only a few of New Zealand’s birds sur-
vive. One is the kiwi, which is about the size of a
duck. The kiwi is the national bird and emblem.
New Zealanders often call themselves “Kiwis”.
English spoken in New Zealand is often called
Kiwi English.
Most of New Zealand’s unique birds and many
of its native seals and fish have become extinct in
the last five hundred years.
2. Hot and Dangerous
For a continent 4,000 km across and 3,750 km
from north to south, Australia has an amazing set
of natural environments and wildlife. There are
530 native species of bird, 230 types of mammal,
300 species of lizard, 140 types of snake and two„
types of crocodile. Not all these animals are harm-
less. There are several species of poisonous spider
and many poisonous snakes. Sharks, poisonous
fish and salt water crocodiles are dangerous com-
panions to swimmers.
3. The Roaring Waters
America’s climate and geography are amazingly
varied. There are high mountains and fields,
deserts and cool and foggy coastline, tropical heat
and Arctic cold in it.
Niagara (nai'tcgora] Falls is one of the most
amazing American sights. It is situated between
New York and Chicago. Niagara is an Indian
word which means “the roaring waters”. A mass
of water falls over a cliff 27 metres high with a
terrible noise. The roar of the falling water can be
heard from a distance of 25 kilometres.
Niagara Falls is beautiful and changing all the
time. It attracts a greater number of people than
any other place on the continent.
4. The Peak District
The Iwo great cities of Manchester and Sheffield
lie just 50 kilometres apart. Between them is one
of the most unspoiled areas in England. This area
is known as the Peak District.
The Peak District is a national park, which
means that it is protected from industrial and
urban development.
The area attracts many visitors from both cities.
It also includes wild land, where there are more
sheep than people. Indeed, sheep farming is an
important part of the local economy.
Another interesting thing of this area is a large
lake which gives water for the city of Sheffield.
Some houses in this area are built from local
stone, some from the red brick. The Peak District
has many pretty villages and small towns.
5. Where the North Begins
Here you find summer “white nights”, when the
sun never sets and polar nights when it never rises.
Many romantic ideas are connected with this
place: a land of natural beauty, of hard winters,
and of real Russian people — strong, honest, and
hardworking. They say the north begins with
Vologda. In fact it stretches to the Urals in the
east, up to the White Sea, and across to Finland
in the northwest of Russia. This area is rich in
beautiful forests and lakes, wooden churches and
monasteries, which grew into cultural centres.
The population keeps old traditions, fairy tales,
folk songs and customs which have already
disappeared from much of Russia. For today’s
traveller who wants to get close to traditional
Russian life and architecture and to understand
how people lived in the past, this is the only place
to go.
