Задание 25 Юнит 3 ГДЗ Вербицкая Forward 7 класс
Look at the photos of famous people. They all came to the top in either politics, sports or arts. Read about their achievements and match people 1–6 with some facts about their younger years A–F. Then speak about these people.
People and their achievements:
- Mikhail Gorbachev — a famous politician. 1990–1991 — President of the USSR.
- Valentina Tereshkova — the first woman in space. 16 June 1963 — launch of Vostok 6 with cosmonaut Tereshkova.
- Margaret Thatcher — a famous politician. 1979–1988 — Prime Minister of the UK.
- Svetlana Khorkina — a famous gymnast, member of the State Duma. 1996–2004 — took part in the Olympic Games and World Championships, won seven Olympic medals and twenty World Championship medals.
- Tatyana Tarasova — a famous figure skating coach. 1963–1966 — as a figure skater took part in figure skating competitions.
- Maya Plisetskaya — one of the greatest Russian ballerinas of the 20th century, choreographer, ballet director and actress. 1960–1990 — performed at the Bolshoi Theatre.
Facts from their childhood and youth:
- Helped her family to operate a grocery store in Grantham, England.
- Went to ballet school in Spitsbergen and studied under the great ballerina Elizaveta Gerdt.
- In the 1950s this famous woman-cosmonaut worked as a textile worker at a local factory, then went in for skydiving and parachute jumping.
- Spent many hours in a gym.
- Started her training sessions at a skating rink at 7 a.m. every morning with her father as a coach.
- Assisted his father at the collective farm.
1-F, 2-C, 3-A, 4-D, 5-E, 6-B.
1. Mikhail Gorbachev — a famous politician. In his childhood he assisted his father at the collective farm.
2. Valentina Tereshkova — the first woman in space. In the 50s she worked as a textile worker at a local factory, then went in for skydiving and parachute jumping.
3. Margaret Thatcher — a famous politician. She helped her family to operate a grocery store in Grantham, England.
4. Svetlana Khorkina — a famous gymnast, member of the State Duma. She spent many hours in a gym.
5. Tatyana Tarasova — a famous figure skating coach. She started her training sessions at a skating rink at 7 a.m. every morning with her father as a coach.
6. Maya Plisetskaya — one of the greatest Russian ballerinas of the 20th century, choreographer, ballet director and actress. She went to ballet school in Spitsbergen and studied under the great ballerina Elizaveta Gerdt.
