II. Grammar

Fill in the gaps in the text with a suitable word derived from the word in brackets.

Neil Armstrong was born on August 5^th' 1930 in Ohio, America, and was the first man to set foot on the moon. His studies at university were (1) (sudden) in­terrupted in 1950 by the Korean War, in which he served as a pilot and was shot down. (2) (consequence) he was awarded three Air Medals. In 1955 he be­came a pilot for NASA, f hang more than 1,100 hours while testing (3) (va ry)

supersonic fighters and planes. A couple of years later, he joined the space programme and, in 1969, blasted off in the rocket, Apollo II, with two other astronauts. Landing on the

moon's (4) (dust) surface, Armstrong uttered those (5)

(forget) words, "That's one step for man, one giant leap for mankind." The astronauts col­lected samples from the Moon and took (6) (number) photographs.

III. Writing

Write a message for the ‘You and your hobby’ notice board. Include the following:

- what your hobby is;

- what you do;

- what you like/don't like about it.

IV. Speaking

Many people are fond of travelling nowadays.

- Are you one of them?

- What would you prefer: to travel abroad or to explore your own country?

- Which countries would you like to visit? Why?

1a bargain - something you buy cheaply or for less than its usual price