Samuel Finley Morse was bom m 1791. He died in 1872. He was a portrait painter. Then he became an inventor. For twelve years he tried to

perfect the telegraph and was finally successful. Later he invented the telegraphic dot-and-dash alphabet. Now it is known as Morse code. Morse code was not the only one in America at that time. There were some others. But now we only use Morse code all over the world.

Charles Makintosh lived from 1766 to 1843. He lived in Scotland and was a chemist by profession. He worked in the textile industry. In 1823 he

Developed a rubber solution. This rubber solution was used for raincoat production. Raincoats with this rubber solution didn't allow water to penetrate. These raincoats were called makintosh es Now people all over the world use them in spring and in autumn.

Charles Rolls was bom in 1881 in Great Britain He died in 1910. Hewas an aristocrat and abusinessman. He was especiallyinterested in cars. Once he met another enthusiast for cars, Henry Royce. HenryRoyce was a famous car engineer. They decided to design the most comfortable and reliable car. At the beginning of the 20th century it seemed to be a fantasy But they worked hard and at last in 1907 they created the world-famous Rolls-Royce car. It was so comfortable and reliable that one of the modelsof Rolls-Royce cars, "Silver Ghost", remainedunchanged for20 years since1907.

Gottlieb Daimler and Charles Benz were two inventors. They lived in Germany. They were both interested in car production. At the end of the 19th century each of them designed a car. At the same time they organized two independent firms to produce them.

All the cars produced by the firm of Daimler were called "Mercedes".

Mercedes was the name of the daughter of one of the stockholders of the firm. This man saved the firm of Daimler from the financial crisis at the

beginning of the 20th century. But after World War I the firm of

Daimler met with financial difficulties again Tins time it had to join the firm of Benz. Since that time all the cars produced by the firm "Daimler- Benz" have been called "Mercedes-Benz"

IJN1T б Key to Ex 8

1. seats 3. instead 4. construction 5. tram 6. emblem

9. sister 10. t-shape 11. immediately 12. convenient 13. general 14. task

7. ralley 8. vital

2 - establishment

AUDIAL PRACTICE 1. Rockefeller Center

Everyone who visits New York City today wants to see Rockefeller

Center. It is one of the most popular places of interest. But what is Rockefeller Center? Rockefeller Center is really a small city with thousands of offices, all kinds of stores, restaurants and small shops. The buildings are very large and very high. The style of the buildings is modern. There is little

decoration The architects who planned them tried to do two things First they tried to make the buildings look like one group. Second they tried at the same time to make each building a little different in form from the others

There are many facts and stories about Rockefeller Centre. Here is one of them about John Rockefeller, who together with some other companions began work on Rockefeller Center in 1930. It took about ten years to complete all of the original buildings.

One day he was walking along the street where the construction had just begun. He wanted to see the work which was going on. There was a high fence around the construction site He tried to look through the fence but could see nothing. Just then a policeman came along. "Move along," said the policeman "You can't stand here."

"I was trying to watch the work," said Mr. Rockefeller.

"Move along," repeated the policeman.

"I am John Rockefeller," said Mr. Rockefeller.

"Sure, and I am President Roosevelt," said the policeman. "Now move along, mister And don't give me any more trouble "

Mr. Rockefeller went to his office and gave an order to cut holes in all

the fences at eyelevel. Today this is the general custom in New York City. These holes are for the convenience of anyone who wants to stop and watch the work as long as he or she likes.

2. Barbican Centre

Barbican is a district of the City of London. It was largely destroyed by bombing during the Second World War. Great construction has started since the end of the war. Nowadays Barbican is one of the most beautiful districts of London. It is also famous for the Barbican Centre.

The Barbican Centre is an enormous complex which contains two theatres, an art gallery, a library, three cinemas, two restaurants and two exhibition halls.

The building itself is very interesting; it is built on eight levels. Four of these levels are underground. On the fifth level there is a lake, complete

with 45 fountains, and an open-air terrace where you can have coffee.

The construction of the Centre was started in 1970. At that time it was expected to cost 190 million pounds. At last on the 3rd of March 1982 the Barbican Centre was opened by Queen Elizabeth herself. At that time the final cost of construction was 150 million.

6. channel 7. cut 8. region 9. roof 10. strength

There are two resident companies now based in the Barbican Centre. They are the London Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Shakespeare Company. It is these two companies which provide a good part of the cultural programme for the public. At the same time there is a variety of exhibitions, musical performances and other entertainment.

UNIT 7 Key to Ex. 7

L population _s

2. top

3. stone

4. capital

5. assemble

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