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1. Слова записать с переводом, отработать примеры.

Menace [menes] – menace of war, menace to world peace, menace of death, menace to health

Threaten – to threaten with a knife, to be threatened with death, to threaten to murder, to threaten rain. A storm is threatening. Earthquake threatens the district.

2. Напишите перевод текста.

Lightning

As you read through this, thousands of thunderstorms are tearing apart the skies across the world. And every second a hundred lightning bolts are striking the ground with their terrifying roar – fingers of electricity up to 32 kilometers long that burn all they touch. It’s hardly surprised that lightning was feared by earlier cultures as a sign of anger from their gods.

Lightning still has the power to thrill and fascinate. It is also an active area of research for scientists who are still struggling to uncover its secrets and are looking for ways to protect against the potentially disastrous effects of lightning strikes.

Predicting when and where it is likely to strike is one of the ways we have made lightning less of a menace. Forecasting lightning is taken very seriously in America, where scientists keep a constant eye on weather patterns that could lead to violent storms. New methods enable scientists to warn people in threatened areas before a storm reaches them.

A good indication of the fact that a lightning strike is directly overhead is when your hair stands on end. Never lie on the ground. If stuck out in a storm never hide under an isolated tree, which can act as a lightning conductor, and stay away from anything made of metal.

Although the number of fatalities has decreased, lightning is no less common than it was in the past.

3. Подпишите сверху перевод слов в скобках.

Exercise 8. 1. As you read through this, thousands of thunderstorms are ( рвутся) apart the skies across the world. 2. And every second a hundred ( вспышек молнии) are striking the ground with their ( ужасным рыком) – fingers of electricity up to 32 kilometers long that burn all they touch. 3. It’s hardly surprised that ( молнию боялись) by earlier cultures as a sign of (гнева) from their gods. 4. Lightning still has the power (будоражить и зачаровывать). 5. (Предсказывая) when and where it (вероятно) to strike is one of the ways we have made lightning less of (угроза). 6. (Прогнозируя ) lightning is taken very seriously in America, where scientists keep a constant eye on weather (модель) that could lead to (жестокий) storms. 7. New methods (делают возможным) scientists to (предупредить) people in (угрожающих) areas before a storm reaches them. 8. A good (показатель) of the fact that a lightning strike is directly (над головой) is when your (волосы встают дыбом) 9. (Хотя) ( количество) fatalities has (уменьшилось), lightning is no less common than it was in the past.

Exercise 9. Соедините термины о описание

a thunder terror

a lightning catastrophic

a thunderstorm threat, danger

a bolt a sudden flash of lightning

roar very strong, cruel

fear a loud noise that you hear during a storm

a sign a line around the Earth at an equal distance between Poles

a strike a loud deep sound

an equator a fact that shows that something may happen in the future

menace a storm with lightning usually with a heavy rain

violent an act of hitting

Exercise 10. Подставьте нужные слова. bottomless, endless, vast, towering, unpolluted

The Kingsbrooke campsite in the Rocky Mountains is a must for all adventurous nature lovers who long to escape to a land of..................................... (very long) rivers, ......................................... (very deep) lakes, ....................................... (very tall) mountains and colossal cliffs. The helpful staff, washing facilities and shop also mean that you don’t even need to venture into town during your stay. Situated in one of the few...................................... (very big) undeveloped areas in the world, with clean fresh air and....................................... (clean) water, the Kingsbrook experience is definitely one not to be missed.