Жизнь и творчества русских писателей

Put the phrases where they belong.

What was the first skyscraper?

All over the world today, wherever big cities have grown up, there are very tall buildings that might be called (1) _____. There is no special reason for calling a building a skyscraper. It’s simply a name we have given to very tall buildings. In fact, (2) ____ tells of an attempt to put up a building so tall that it could never be covered by the water of any flood. This of course, was the Tower of Babel. During the middle ages, the people who lived in the cities of Northern Europe began (3) ___. For hundreds of years afterwards, these cathedrals stood as the tallest structures in the world. It was simply because no one had discovered (4) ___ which could be used to built taller buildings.

In the nineteenth century, as cities grew more crowded, the value of land there rose. People needed more offices (5) _____. It was necessary to contrast taller buildings, but the problem was to get new materials to make skyscrapers possible. Architects began to experiment with buildings that had steel frames.

The first skyscraper (6) ___ was the Home Insurance Building in Chicago, designed in 1883.

materials and methods of construction.
the Bible
in the United States
skyscrapers
to build great cathedrals
on a small piece of land

Complete the sentences and write them down.

Dave ( похож ) his elder brother.
The mother ( унесла нож ) from her baby.
The teacher asked his pupils ( записать под диктовку) a poem.
The aeroplane ( взлетел ) an hour late.
He came in and ( снял ) his coat.

Put the word enough in the right place.

Do we have water to water the garden?
Johnny is big to understand such things.
The skyscraper is tall to see the whole city from its top.

Choose the right preposition.

They started the flight without declaring war (for/on) the country.
Judging (by/for) the number of votes the candidate is winning.
It was difficult to add an amendment (for/to) the Defence Bill.

Express the same in English.

Толкни дверь и она откроется.
Все уважали мистера Грина за его честность и мудрость.
Золушка была скромной и застенчивой девочкой.
Я поддерживаю вашу идею поблагодарить этого замечательного человека.