Task 1. Listen to the story and fill in the gaps. Don’t you think books are the 1 thing in the 2? I can’t remember a time in my life when I wasn’t reading a book. I still have memories of being in my school library when I was about five years old. I have been a bit of a bookworm since then. You’ll usually see me with my head buried in a 3. I love all kinds of books. Novels are great for getting to know other worlds and 4. A good book is one where you never want the story to end. I also like autobiographies because I think it’s interesting to read about people’s lives. Encyclopedias are cool too – you can learn everything about everything in these. I still prefer books to the 5. Books need to be in your hand and made of paper.
Раз в 9 лет афиняне выплачивали Миносу тяжкую дань – 14 юношей и девушек отправлялись на Крит, где их пожирал Минотавр – чудовище, заточенное в построенном Дедалом Лабиринте. Тесей, сын афинского царя Эгея. решил плыть на Крит вместе с обреченными афинянами, чтобы убить Минотавра. Он сказал отцу, что если они добьются успеха, то на пути домой на их корабле будут белые паруса. Обычные же черные паруса станут сигналом, что Тесей погиб. На Крите дочь царя Миноса Ариадна влюбилась в Тесея. Она дала ему меч, чтобы убить Минотавра, и клубок ниток, чтобы найти дорогу из Лабиринта. Тесей убил Минотавра и вышел на волю. С Ариадной и афинянами они уплыли с Крита. На пути в Афины Тесей остановился на Наксосе. Ариадна уже наскучила Тесею, и как-то ночью он поднял паруса и уплыл без нее. Боги наказали его за трусость, и он забыл обещание, данное отцу. Эгей, увидев черные паруса и решив, что Тесей мертв, бросился со скалы в море. С тех пор оно называется Эгейским.
Theseus and the Minotaur Every 9 years the Athenians paid a heavy tribute Minos – 14 boys and girls were sent to Crete, where they were devoured by the Minotaur – monster, imprisoned in Daedalus built the Labyrinth. Theseus, son of Athenian king Aegeus. decided to sail to Crete along with condemned by the Athenians to the Minotaur. He told father that if they succeed, then on the way home on their ship will have white sails. The usual black sails will be the signal that Theseus killed. In Crete, the daughter of king Minos Ariadne fell in love with Theseus. She gave him a sword to kill the Minotaur, and a clew of thread to find his way out of the Maze. Theseus killed the Minotaur and left to chance. With Ariadne and the rescued Athenians, they sailed from Crete. On the way to Athens, Theseus stopped at Naxos. Ariadna already bored with Theseus, and one night he raised the sails and sailed without her. The gods punished him for his cowardice, and he forgot the promise given to the father. Aegeus saw the black sail and thinking that Theseus was dead, threw himself off a cliff into the sea. Since it's called Aegean.