The History of the London Palico In 1700 London had no policemen at all
. A few men protected the city streets at night.
Many people were poor and there were so many thieves who stale money in the streets that
people stayed in their homes as much as possible.
in 1750. Henry Fielding started to pay a group of people to stop thieves. They were like
policemen and were called "Bow Street Runners' because they worked near Bow Street,
Fifty years later, there were 120 Bow Street Runners, but London had become very big and
needed more policemen. In 1829, the first London Police Force was started with 3000 officers
Most of the men worked on foot, but a few rode horses
Today, London police are quite well paid and for the few police officers who still ride horses,
the pay is even better than for the others.
Answer the questions.
1. Why did people stay in their homes as much as possible? (11
2. How did "Bow Street Runners get their name? [0]
Задание 1 - Answer the questions:
1. In the Far and Middle East, Western people notice the respect everyone has for the old.
2. Older men and women live with their married children and are important members of the family.
3. Yes, there is.
4. An advantage for a child is that he or she gets to know many people from the very beginning, not just his mother and father, and if the mother goes out, the child can be left with someone who loves him or her. For young mother and father, an advantage is that they can go out to work and grandmother will look after the house and the children.
Задание 2 - Give the definition of these words:
a) A nuclear family is a family which consists of a mother, a father and two children.
b) An extended family is a family which extends beyond the nuclear family to include grandparents and other family relatives like uncle and aunt.
Задание 3:
Тут индивидуальный ответ, можете использовать такой: I would prefer to have a nuclear family because I enjoy having personal space which is hard to get when you live with many people in one home. And I also want my parents to enjoy their lives when they are old without the need to take care of my kids.
Задание 4 - Match the words with their definitions:
1a, 2d, 3e, 4b, 5c
Задание 5 - Rewrite the following sentences...:
1. They will never be able to appreciate your kindness.
2. I was sure you were able to translate that article after you had translated so many texts on physics.
3. You will be able to go to the country when you have passed your last examination.
4. We can pass to the next exercise when we have done this one.