Упр.3 Юнит 1 Рабочая тетрадь ГДЗ Rainbow English 10 класс

Read the texts (1—7) and match them with the statements (a—h). There is one statement you don’t have to use.

• a) This person helped to improve the situation in the contemporary society.
• b) This person became famous overnight.
• c) This person’s health problem stood in the way of his creative activity.
• d) This person was able to solve engineering problems of his time.
• e) New technologies helped this person to make his artistic career.
• f) This person’s contribution to science was widely acknowledged.
• g) This person became famous when he was still fairly young.
• h) This person’s tastes and lifestyle differ from those typical of young people.

1. William Armstrong had a passion for solving difficult problems. His company built machines using new technology invented by Armstrong himself. In 1863 he bought some land and began to build a house. His new house in northern England was called Cragside because of the many rocks in the valley. Armstrong started a massive project to create a large park. He hired a team of hundreds of gardeners and workers. They planted millions of trees and dug five artificial lakes. The water from the lakes was used to generate electricity for the house. Cragside became the first house in the world to use hydroelectricity. The house used this electricity to power all kinds of new gadgets that nobody else in England had: a lift, dishwasher, and central heating.
2. 1905 is known as his “Miracle Year”, as he published three important essays including one on the Special Theory of Relativity. Later Einstein would write the Theory of Gravity and the General Theory of Relativity. In 1921 Einstein was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics and became a worldwide celebrity. He modestly travelled third class to Stockholm to receive the prize. He used his influence to lecture around Europe and the USA to promote world peace.
3. In Victorian England the most popular novelist was Charles Dickens. His books were funny and exciting, but with a serious message. He described the hard lives of poor people. The rich read the books and began to understand the terrible social problems which existed at that time. For example, after publishing the book Nickolas Nickleby, some of the cruel boarding schools were closed down.
4. Daniel Jacob Radcliffe is one of the richest film stars in the UK but he does not have expensive tastes. When he turned 18, he said, “I don’t plan to be one of those people who, as soon as they turn 18, suddenly buy themselves a massive sports car