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Task 9. Make a list of synonyms


Task 10.Write down your own opinion on the topic
Laboratory work - 8


The theme”Great Discoveries”
Problems for discussion:

1. 
   The Greenwich Observatory
   
2. 
   Orville and Wilbur Wright
   
3. 
   Henry Ford
   
4. 
   Alexander Graham Bell
   

Task 1. Listen to the text and repeat after the author
The Greenwich Observatory
Have you ever heard of Greenwich? Do you know that Greenwich is the name of a town on the Thames not far from the city of London? Have you heard of Greenwich Observatory? When the weather is fine, Londoners and tourists often go out to Greenwich. They visit the famous Observatory and walk through Greenwich Park. The park goes up a hill and in clear weather there is a wonderful view over Greenwich to London and the Docks.
But why is Greenwich so well-known all over the world? Because of Greenwich Observatory, you will say. Many famous astronomers worked there, and the Greenwich meridian runs through the building. All the other meridians are numbered East or West of the Greenwich meridian. And the Greenwich Observatory clock sets the time for all the other clocks in the world.
Astronomers and other scientists do not work at Greenwich any longer, but it will always be a memorial to the work of famous men. Today there is a museum in the old Observatory which is open to the public. At Greenwich you can see a beautiful old ship. One of the most famous old English sailing-ships. It is called the CuttySark. It stands on land thousands of people visit it every year.
Orville and Wilbur Wright

The Wright brothers invented, built, and flew the first airplane on December 7, 1903, at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

They reported their flight in a letter to government officials in Washington, D.C., but such an achievement was considered impossible. Therefore, their letter was ignored. It was not until 1908 that the Wright brothers gained worldwide fame.
You can see the Kitty Hawk Flyer on display at the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, D.C.
Henry Ford

Henry Ford was born in 1863. He was a man who transformed the world. The car he built changed the lives of people everywhere. In 1896, ford succeeded in building an automobile powered by gasoline engine. He built this engine in his kitchen sink, in 1903. Henry Ford established the ford Motor Company and introduced the Model Ford.

Henry Ford wanted to make a car that everyone would be able to afford. He was able to lower the price of the Model T from $ 850 to $ 360 by introducing mass production assembly line technicues. On an assembly line each person has one specific job and, therefore, can do it taster and more efficiently.