Стр.94-95 Модуль 5 ГДЗ Starlight Баранова 5 класс

5 Skills Reading

1. a) Read the text quickly. What is it about?

   The Ancient Phoenicians

   The ancient Phoenicians were a great civilisation that inhabited the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea. The Phoenician civilisation lasted over 1,000 years. It began about 1550 BC and ended about 300 BC.

   The Phoenicians were the best shipbuilders and sailors of the ancient world. For more than 400 years, they ruled the seas! They were the first people to learn how to sail using the stars at night.

   The Phoenicians were brilliant traders too. They sailed their ships around the Mediterranean, and sold things like wood and glass to the Greeks, Romans, and Egyptians. One special item that they traded made them very rich. It was a purple-coloured dye. Purple was the colour of royalty in ancient times. No one in the ancient world knew how to make purple clothes except the Phoenicians.

   Historians think the Phoenicians were the first civilisation in the world to use an alphabet. They also think that all the alphabets in the world today come from the Phoenician alphabet.

   The Phoenicians invented an alphabet and a writing system around 1400 BC because they wanted to communicate with their trading partners in Greece, Rome and Egypt. It consisted of only 22 letters based on sound. Once the Greeks and Romans saw the Phoenicians had an alphabet, they learnt it. They wanted to make sure the Phoenicians didn’t cheat them out of money!

   Soon afterwards the Greeks developed their own alphabet. That consisted of 24 letters. The Roman alphabet evolved from the Greek alphabet in the 7th century BC.

   b) Read the statements (1–5) and find the key words. Now do the task. Find the words in the text and in the sentences that helped you decide. Compare with a partner.

   1. The Phoenicians lived beside the sea.
      A on an island.
      B at high altitudes.
      C in cold climates.
      D beside the sea.
   2. The Phoenicians used the stars to guide them in the right direction.
      A give them light while sailing at night.
      B guide them in the right direction.
      C rule the seas.
      D trade on their ships.
   3. The Phoenicians traded mainly raw materials.
      A raw materials.
      B food.
      C ships.
      D clothes.
   4. The Phoenician alphabet had letters based on what they could hear.
      A was only for the royalty.
      B evolved from the Greek alphabet.
      C had letters based on what they could hear.
      D had only sounds, no letters.
   5. The Greeks created their alphabet before the Romans did.
      A so they could cheat the Romans.
      B with fewer letters than the Phoenician alphabet.
      C before the Romans did.
      D around 7th century BC.

   You are going to read a text about an ancient civilisation. Read the text and for the questions (1–5) choose the best answer A, B, C or D.

2. Read again and complete the sentences.

   1. The Phoenician civilisation
   2. The Phoenicians used to work as
   3. They sailed around the Mediterranean selling
   4. The first alphabet was
   5. The Phoenicians needed the alphabet so that they could
   6. The Greek alphabet was a model for

3. a) Read the rubric and the sentences. What do you expect to listen to?

   You will hear an interview with an archaeologist. Listen and say whether the statements (1–7) are T (true) or F (false) by choosing the correct box.

   1. Emma and her students discovered some ancient buildings in London.
   2. Some locals told Emma and her students about the buildings.
   3. Emma believes the buildings are important because of their size.
   4. Emma says it isn’t unusual to find Roman ruins in Britain.
   5. Emma once discovered a pot full of Roman gold coins.
   6. The Romans stayed in Britain for 40 years.
   7. The Romans left Britain because they had to defend their homes in Italy.

   b) Do the task. Which word(s) in each statement determined whether the statement was true or false?

4. a) Read the rubric. You travelled abroad last month. Your friend wants to find out more about it. Talk to him/her about:

   • place you went to
   • what you saw/did
   • why someone should visit the place
   • invite your friend to go there next summer

   b) Listen to two people doing the task and choose the correct box.

   • includes all points
   • seems to translate from mother tongue
   • uses English phrases
   • sounds confident and fluent
   • uses correct English grammar structures

5. Brainstorm for ideas and phrases for the points in Ex. 4a. Use your ideas to do the task. Your partner evaluates your performance as in Ex. 4b.

6. Read the rubric and find the key words. Make notes under the headings.

   You are on holiday. It’s your last day. Send your English friend Laura a postcard. In your postcard:

   • write where you are
   • write when you arrived
   • mention the place you liked most
   • write when you are coming back

   Place

   Favourite place

   Accommodation

   Date you return

   Date of arrival

   Feelings

7. a) Which of these sentences can you use in your postcard?

   • Greetings from…
   • The weather’s just fine.
   • I’m staying at a beautiful…
   • It’s the best holiday in my life.
   • To get there take bus No. 7.
   • My family and I wanted to visit the art gallery but it was closed.
   • Every morning we go sightseeing.
   • Give me a call later.
   • Everyone can come.

   b) Which set can you use to start and end your postcard?

   A Dear friend, Yours,

   B Dear Laura, See you.

   C Dear Laura Smith, Love.

8. Write your postcard.