Examination Card №47

I. Reading
The character of Sherlock Holmes is known and loved by many people all over the world. He is the international icon for the detective, the crime-solver and the righter of wrongs.

In 1886, the young Dr Arthur Conan Doyle developed some ideas for a story involving a brilliant detective first christened by the author as Sherringford Holmes. He was an eccentric fellow who lived at 22 Upper Baker Street with his friend Ormond Sacker. Later their names were changed into Sherlock Holmes and Dr John Watson.

Conan Doyle had already published some short stories and articles and had been working on two other novels before he became interested in writing a really original detective novel. In this first story Conan Doyle tried to attract attention of the reading public to Sherlock Holmes - his strange habits, his brilliant analytical brain and his astounding deductions - but, despite this, the novella attracted little attention. However, John Marshall Stoddart, the managing editor of the American magazine Lippincott's, found the story interesting and offered Conan Doyle and Oscar Wilde who was also invited for the dinner to write stories for the new magazine edition in England.

II. Writing
Dear Mary,
How are you? Do you like your stay here in Ukraine? New Year is coming and my classmates are going to organize a New Year Party. Would you like to join us?
The party will take place on December 25th in our school assembly hall. It starts at 6 pm. and lasts till 9 pm. You can get to my school by bus No 12, Central Park. I can meet you at the bus stop at 5.30 pm. Please let me know about your decision.
Bye for now,
Alina

III. Speaking
For most people, a visit to the zoo means going to see wild animals in their cages. For others though, zoos provide open spaces where people can relax at the weekends. Are zoos terrible animal prisons or are they refuges for some species of animals? In my opinion, zoos are wonderful places where different species of animals are given love and protection.

On the one hand, zoos aren't so bad as they are thought to be. In fact, in a lot of ways it's better for animals to live in the zoo than in the wild. Firstly, they've got plenty of food and water. Secondly, they are given a good medical care. Specially trained vets take care of animals. Thirdly, they are protected from hunters and other dangerous animals.

On the other hand, animals are not free in the zoos. To start with, they are out of their usual natural habitat. Wild animals are supposed to live in wide open spaces, not in cages. Animals kept in zoos are not allowed to go where they want, and when they want. Also, they have to eat the food they are given, even if they don't want to eat it. Finally, animals that live in zoos lose their ability to provide themselves with the food they need and they won't be able to live in the wild any more.

Luckily, people have started to look for alternative places to keep wild animals. The modern safari park is one of them. It is a better place for animals to live in. Animals live in the open space grounds not cages there. People travel through safari parks in special buses or cars. There are some rules which they must follow. Visitors are never allowed to open the car windows when they are passing through the places where wild animals such as giraffes, lions and tigers live free. They aren't also allowed to feed the animals.

All in all, modern zoos and safari parks play a significant role in researching and conserving many species of animals. As we can't stop the development of modern civilization, we must think about the ways to save animals and birds for the future generations.

Date: 2016-01-03; view: 1059