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КАТЕГОРИИ:






A writes guidelines for newbies.




B enjoys sports and animals.

C is ready to discuss various topics.

D invites other people to participate in his/her activity.

E is interested in becoming a travel agent


F adores communicating with other people.

G wants to travel with his/her pets.

H wants to start his/her own business.

 

 

Task 2

Read the text below. For (1–5) choose T if the statement is true ACCORDING TO the text, or F if it is false. Write your answers on the separate answer sheet. An example (0) has been done for you.

Sailing into History By Cesar G

Imagine yourself on a boat looking out at the horizon and all you can see is the water meeting the sky with no land in sight and you are sailing straight ahead to meet the world. Jesse Martin does not have to imagine: he is living it.

On Dec. 7, 1998, at 17 years old, Jesse departed from Melbourne, Australia on his boat Lionheart to attempt to become the youngest person to sail solo and nonstop around the world. He sailed south of New Zealand, through the South Pacific, around South America, north on the Atlantic, back south past Africa, through the Indian Ocean and back to Melbourne.

Even as a young child, Jesse had been an adventurer who travelled all over Europe and Asia with his parents. Born in Munich, Germany in 1981 he moved to Australia with his family when he was only two years old. They moved close to a rainforest in Cow Bay, about 3,500 kms north of Melbourne, where they built a small house with no electricity or running water. Jesse grew up at the beach enjoying the outdoors to its fullest.

At 14, he sailed for the first time with his father and brother, Beau. It was after this trip that he began to dream about sailing around the world. But first, Jesse catamaraned from Cairns to Cape York, then he and his brother kayaked in the rivers of Papua New Guinea. From there, he went on to join a yacht crew to sail from Belize to Tahiti. These experiences kept his dream alive.

Jesse’s family played an important role. “I was made to believe I could do anything,” he says. Although, he says, there were others that were not so encouraging or supportive, “People that I looked up to, respected and trusted told me I couldn’t. Thankfully, I trusted myself. There were people that said that the boat couldn’t be ready by the time I had to leave.” However, through perseverance and belief in himself he was able to do what many told him was impossible.

On Oct. 31, 1999, more than 10 months after he set sail, Jesse Martin went down in history as the youngest person to sail around the world solo, nonstop and unassisted.

Jesse remained on dry land only long enough to document his voyage in a book called Lionheart: A Journey of the Human Spirit, and to plan his next adventure. He is now off on what has been named “The Journey of Kijana,” a two year around the world excursion crewed by five young people.

At one point on his solo trip, as Jesse overcame the obstacles that faced him, he says, “I started thinking not of what I could do after this trip, but more like what couldn’t I do! Yeeeehaaaaa!!!”

0 Jesse Martin began his travelling when he was a little child. (T)

6 Jesse had lived in Munich, the city he was born, until he was 14 years old. ()

7 The boy had already been a skilled sailor when he began his round-the-world voyage. ()

8 Jesse’s brother Beau didn’t approve of his idea about an unassisted world tour. ()

9 Jesse Martin dreamt of becoming famous and getting world-wide recognition. ()

10 Jesse’s dream had come true because of his self-confidence and purposefulness. ()

 

Task 3

Read the text below. For questions (1–5) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D). Write your answers on the separate answer sheet. An example (0) has been done for you.






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