іть Detective Conan Doyle once arrived in Paris after spending a summer month in the south of France. He had admired the nature, the climate and cuisine, but there had been too many people there who had recognized him and asked many boring questions about his characters. Thus, being in Paris he presumed he would be unnoticed in a great city and would spend a restlul evening and night before he continued his trip to England. There was a long row of cabs outside the gate of the railway station. Conan Doyle got into the first cab and ordered the young driver to take him to one of the finest hotels. As soon as he uttered some words in French he guessed he could see the drivers eyes twinkle, but he did not attach importance to it The driver was evidently of a taciturn disposition which suited Conan Doyle perfectly well. It was only near the entrance to the hotel after Conan Doyle had paid him when he said deliberately, Thank you, Sir Conan Doyle'. The detective was taken aback. He had expected to travel incognito and was so delighted to be left alone, and now the lirst cab driver could see his identity. It's improbable! How do you know I am?" he asked the driver in the greatest surprise, "You see, sir, I have always been in a habit of noticing minor things. I read in the newspaper that you were expected in Paris after your vacation in the south of the country. The train you've arrived on came from the south of France. I could tell from the clothes, especially your hat, and from the strange way you pronounce French words that you were English. These facts helped me to iderntify you as Sir Conan Doyle". Wonderful! Conan Doyle cried. "You have analysed the facts logically and correctly. You are really very subtle in taking in facts and events and deducing the conelusion, It's a pity you are not a detective! But why haven't you told me earlier that you recognized me? We have been travelling together for about half' an hour already!" You see, sir, I am not accustomed to jumping into conclusions. I always follow a good proverb Think twice'. That's why I didn t hurry to speak to you. But a minute ago, when I was taking your bag from the cab rack I saw your name on it and my last doubts vanished"

чееел, вот

Объяснение:

1. since (Идет дождь с пятницы.)

2. at (Я не видел тебя дома.)

3. from – in (Откуда ты родом? – Россия. Но живу я в Германии.)

4. for – in (Подожди меня. Я вернусь через час.)

5. to – by (Мы часто ездим в Сочи на поезде.)

6. for (Люси работает официанткой в течение 4 лет.)

7. until (Он не мог заснуть до трех утра.)

8. after (Ее назвали в честь бабушки?)

9. in (Они интересуются философией.)

10. of (Я не люблю кошек.)

11. at (Тебе надо повернуть налево на углу.)

12. At – on (В 10 часов Бен разговаривал по телефону.)

13. at (Они все еще на работе.)

14. to (Он никогда не ходит в кино.)

15. of – by (Портрет моей матери был написан известным художником.)

Объяснение:

SCOTLAND

     Although Scotland forms a part of the United Kingdom, it has a distinct character of its own. In area it is more than half as big as England. Its population is, however, only one-eighth as great — about 5 200 000.

     Scotland is a land of romance and it has had a most eventful history. The Picts and Celts lived there before the coming of the Romans to Britain. Those Northern tribes worried the Romans so much that the Great Wall was built to protect the Roman camps in the Northern part of England.

     It was in the 11th century that the Normans began to settle in Scotland. Almost all of Scotland's history is associated with and reflected in many castles and forts that are to be seen all over the country. They are very picturesque, having retained their medieval features: stern, proud, impressive, perched high on a rock or at a hillside. Mary, Queen of Scots, the beautiful Mary Stuart was married in one of them, her son James (who was to become James I of England) was born in another.

     And now some words about the Highlands. For centuries the Highlands were a strange land, where the king's law common to all the rest of the country, wasn't even known, where C Long after the rest of Britain adopted modern ways they kept to the old life.

     In 1603 King James VI of Scotland became King James I of England too, and from then onwards the countries were under the same monarch, though the Act of Union was not passed until 1707. This Act incorporated Scotland with England in the United Kingdom, but the Scots kept their own legal system, religion and administration, centred in Edinburgh.

     Edinburgh – the capital of Scotland has always been admired as one of the most beautiful cities. Glasgow – its second city – always had a bad reputation. It was too often seen as a dirty, run-down urban area. But no longer. The buildings have been cleaned up, the streets are tidy and the people now take an obvious pride in their city. Glasgow was chosen to be the cultural capital of Europe 1890.

Not far from Glasgow there is one of the most famous of Scotland's many lakes (called «lochs»), Loch Lomond. Scottish numerous valleys are known as «glens». Scotland is a country with an intense and living national tradition of a kind only too rare in the modern world. It has its distinctive national dress, the kilt, worn only by men. It also has its own typical musical instruments (the pipes, sometimes called «the bagpipes»), its own national form of dancing, its own songs, language, traditions and education. Scotland has even its own national drink, a fact so widely known that one need only ask for «Scotch».

Notes

      The Picts and Celts – пикты и кельты (племена)

      tribe — племя

      camp — лагерь

      to pass the Act — принять Акт/Закон (в парламенте)

Тranslate using the text

1.полный событий 11.грязная, жалкая местность

2.доставлять неприятности 12.явная гордость

3.заселять 13.не далеко от

4.замок 14.многочисленные долины

5.живописный 15.сохранять

6.средневековые качества 16.располагались высоко

7.законы короля 17.иметь плохую репутацию

8.объединять 18.национальная одежда для мужчин

9.сохранить свою собственную религию 19.волынка

10.иметь плохую репутацию 20.широко известен

2. Comprehension Check. Complete the sentences.

    1. Scotland forms...

    2. The Northern tribes...

    3. Mary Stuart...

    4. The kilt...

3. Answer the questions.

     1. What is the population of Scotland?

     2. Why was the Great Wall built?

     3. Why are there so many castles in the country?

     4. What have you learnt about the Highlands?

     5. When was the Act of Union passed?

     6. What's the country's second city?

     7. What do they call Scottish valleys and lakes?

     8. Are national traditions still alive in Scotland?

4. Put down words, and translate the sentences into Russian.

1. Scotland has … history.

2.The Great Wall was built … in the Northern part of England.

3. Scotland's history is associated with … that are to be seen all over the country.

4. The Highlands were a strange land, where the king's law …

5. The Scots kept their… , centred in Edinburgh.

6. Glasgow was seen … area.

7.People now … in Glasgow.

8. The kilt is … , worn only by men.