СОР № 1 Английский язык 11ЕМН класс Investigate and report on timekeeping devices

Investigate and report on timekeeping devices

Задание:

Read the text about clocks and show the logical relationship between ideas within the
sentences and paragraphs.
Clocks
Clocks are used to measure time. Clocks are used to show the time. Clocks are used so that
people can agree on the time.
People use clocks to measure units of time that are shorter than natural units. Natural units are
the day, the month, and the year. The sun rises at the beginning of each day. The moon is new at the
beginning of each month. The sun appears at the same place in the sky at the beginning of each year.
The clock is a very old invention. Sundials were used in ancient times. Sundials work by
measuring shadows that are cast by the sun. Candle clocks were used a very long time ago. Candle
clocks work by measuring the time it takes for the wax to melt. Hourglasses are similar to candle
clocks because they also measure the time it takes for something to happen. Hourglasses work by
measuring the time it takes for sand to pour through a small opening into a glass. Mechanical clocks
appeared in the 13th century in Europe. They work with a system of moving gears. The gears always
move at the same speed. Pendulum clocks work with a swinging weight. The swinging weight is
called a pendulum. The pendulum makes the clock parts move.
Now people typically use mechanical clocks or digital clocks. Digital clocks show numbers on
a screen. The numbers represent the time. Some people use auditory clocks. Auditory clocks use
language to tell the time aloud. Computers also use clocks. Computers use internal clocks in order to
work properly.
In today’s world, clocks are everywhere –– in homes, schools, offices, and public places. Many
people live their lives according to the clock. People go to work and return home according to the
clock. School days start and end according to the clock. Airplanes take off and land according to the
clock. It is fun to imagine a world without clocks!
1. What examples are used to show the relationship between measuring time and natural units?
(the Sun and the Moon) in Paragraph 2.
2. Classify the types of clocks considering the time order of their invention.
3. Write one sentence that describes the relationship between the main idea and details of the
text.

Решение:

1. The sun rises at the beginning of each day. The moon is new at the beginning of each month.
The sun appears at the same place in the sky at the beginning of each day.
2. Sundials, Candle clocks, Hourglasses, Mechanical clocks, Pendulum clocks, Digital clocks,
Auditory clocks, internal clocks for computers.
3. Clocks are used to measuring time units from ancient times until nowadays./ Clocks are
evolved throughout the time designed in different patterns and they are everywhere in
people’s lives