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On a stormy night in 1707, four ships struck rocks off
the south coast of England and sank, One thousand, four
sailors were drowned. The ships had crashed
because they had no way of knowing how far they had
travelled in a particular direction, they could not calculate
their longitude, time measurement.
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someone had find how
travelled east or west polar of depostane,
such as Sir Isaac: Newton had failed to a solution, so to
15 ensure the interest of Britain's greatest scientific minds, the
government offered a prize of 320,000 - the equivalent of
82.6 million in today's money. But to everyone's surprise, it.
wasn't a famous academic who solved the problem, but an
unknown carpenter.
20 When John Harrison wasn't working with wood, he was
making clocks. An accurate clock would allow sailors
to calculate their position, but at the time it was thought
impossible to create a mechanical clock that could work
on a ship, The movement of the sea and the changes in
25 temperature destroyed the delicate parts. However, after
frustrated attempts, Harrison's fourth sea clock, H4
triumphed. Its mechanics were so good that the H4
worked better than most clocks on land.
The Prize and Harrison's success generated a lot
30 of interest in the 18th century, but it was soon forgotten.
However, in 2013, the British government created a new
Longitude Prize, offering š10 million to the person who could
solve a great challenge to humanity. An enthralled public:
then took part in t programme where viewers chose one
35 challenge Irom a list of six for scientists to focus on. The
now is will someone be able to solve it just as well
as solved the challenge presented to him?

1. My sister thinks she`s more intelligent than me, but I don't agree!

2. Avatar is probably the worst film I've seen!

3. A holiday by the sea is better than a holiday in the mountains.

4. Which is the most dangerous animal in the world?

5. Is Angelina Jolie older than Sandra Bullock?

V. Put the verbs into the correct form (Present Perfect).

1 I haven’t worked today.

2 We have bought a new lamp.

3 We haven’t planned our holiday yet.

4.Where have you been ?

5.He has written five letters.

6. She hasn’t seen him for a long time.

7. Have you been at school?

8.School hasn’t started yet.

9.Has he spoken to his boss?

10.No, he hasn’t had the time yet.

1. I will watch the film only if the reviews are good. Тип — 1

Я посмотрю этот фильм только если отзывы будут хорошие.

2. She'd have taken me to the station if her car hadn’t broken down. Тип — 3

Она бы довезла меня до станции, если бы её машина не сломалась.

3. If you don’t ask, he won't help you. Тип — 1

Если ты его не попросишь, он тебе не

4. If the temperature falls, water turns into ice. Тип — 0

Если температура падает, вода превращается в лёд.

5. If it hadn’t rained yesterday, we would have gone sailing. Тип — 3

Если бы вчера не шёл дождь, мы бы отправились в плаванье.

6. Would you mind if I used your phone? Тип — 2

Ты не возражаешь, если я воспользуюсь твоим телефоном?

7. I wouldn’t have opened the mail if it had contained a virus. Тип — 3

Я бы не открыл это письмо, если бы оно содержало в себе вирус.

8. Even if I had a wet-suit, I wouldn't go scuba-diving. Тип — 2

Даже если бы у меня был гидрокостюм, я бы не стал плавать с аквалангом.

9. If I had more time, I would come to your party yesterday. Тип — 2

Если бы у меня было больше времени, я бы пришёл вчера к тебе на вечеринку.

10. Give the book to Jane if you read it. Тип — 0

Отдай эту книгу Джейн, если прочитаешь её.

11. If you hadn't lost our flight tickets, we would have been on our way to the Caribbean now. Тип — 3

Если бы ты не потерял наши билеты на самолёт, сейчас мы летели бы на Карибы.