1) Установите соответствие между заголовками 1 — 8 и текстами A — G. Используйте каждую цифру только один раз. В задании один заголовок лишний. 1. То watch or to play
2. Their English sounds different
3. One word — different meanings
4. The local health care system
5. A page in history
6. Keeping up the tradition
7. Vitally important for medicine
8. Named after a famous dancer
A. New Zealand is located in the south-western part of the Pacific Ocean. The Maoris, the aboriginal inhabitants, called their land Aotearoa, which means ‘land of the long white cloud’. It was first discovered by Europeans in 1642 when a Dutch sailor, Abel Tasman, arrived. However, he had to leave New Zealand very soon after several sailors from his crew were killed by Maoris. It was not until 1769 that English Captain James Cook arrived and marked the land on the map.
B. Kiwi is not only a fruit, as many people in the world believe. It is New Zealand’s native flightless bird and a slang word for a New Zealander. Local people call the fruit kiwifruit. In fact, the kiwifruit is not native to New Zealand. It’s actually from China, but it was named after the kiwi bird. The kiwifruit earns New Zealand over a billion dollars a year. New Zealand began exporting the kiwifruit in the 1950s and it is still very popular on the world market.
C. It started at the English school of Rugby in 1823. A boy by the name of William Webb Willis felt bored with kicking a soccer ball so he picked it up and ran with it. Actually, he had invented a new game. Today rugby is the national sport of New Zealand. Rugby is the most popular spectator sport in New Zealand. Adults and children adore watching it. Meanwhile golf is the most popular participation sport in the country. It’s the No.l sport for men and the No.2 sport for women, just behind netball.
D. According to the latest data, there are about 600,000 Maori people. The Maori cherish their numerous old customs. One of the most famous is a greeting ritual called the Powhiri. In it, the aboriginals shake hands, kiss each other once on the cheek, or do a hongi. This is done by pressing one’s nose and forehead (at the same time) to another person. The hongi literally means ‘sharing of breath’ and that the other person is no longer considered a visitor but a part of the community.
E. A famous dessert in New Zealand is the Pavlova, a meringue cake topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit slices. It was named in honour of the Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova who visited New Zealand in the 1920s. For decades, there has been argument between Australia and New Zealand over where it was invented. After years of research, it was found that the recipe for the cake is of New Zealand origin.
F. New Zealand inventors have a proud record of creating things the rest of the world really needs. One of the most important Kiwi inventions in the world of public health is a disposable syringe (a disposable syringe — шприц). Timaru’s Colin Murdoch came up with the idea for the disposable syringe, a simple device that has saved millions of lives and has helped diabetes sufferers around the world. He also thought up the tranquilizer dart gun for use on animals.
G. New Zealand has three official languages: English, Maori and New Zealand Sign Language. The average citizen is bilingual. That means most people speak both English and Maori. However, New Zealand English differs a lot from American, Canadian, Australian and other versions of English. The main distinguishing characteristic of the New Zealand dialect is that the speakers shorten the words so that they end in ‘o’, ‘y’ or ‘ie’. For example, arvo for afternoon or kindy for kindergarten.