Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle

According to some reports over one hundred ships and planes have disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle since 1945. There are many explanations of this mystery. It is difficult to believe that in this area there are sea monsters which pull ships into the sea and visitors from outer space who take planes, ships and people to an unknown planet. More reasonable people say that a large number of losses in this part of the world can be explained more simply.

Disappearances very often happen in good weather without any warning. Ships and planes just seem to vanish into the air. Usually radio contact is broken and SOS signals are seldom received from the planes and ships that disappear.

Some people survived the dangers of the Bermuda Triangle and returned to land safely. The ship’s captain and the aeroplane’s pilot say that the compass was spinning wildly. They did not know where they were because there was a cloud around the ship and the plane. There was no electricity; all the instruments stopped working. The electric system started operating only after the ship and the plane moved out of the cloud.

So the simplest explanation is connected with the Earth’s magnetic field. There are only two places on the Earth where the compass points to true north. One is in the Pacific Ocean, near the east coast of Japan, and the second is in the area of sea called “The Bermuda Triangle”. It is possible that this magnetic field may cause pilots and captains to lose their direction. It may also cause changes in the atmosphere and create storms which pull ships and planes into the sea. It is interesting to note that both places are famous for such mysterious disappearances.

Соотнесите русские и английские словосочетания.

1. to explain disappearance	a.способствовать дезориентации пилота
2. to pull ships into the sea	b. магнитное поле
3. to cause a pilot to lose direction	c. нарушить радио связь
4. to happen without warning	d. топить корабли в море
5. to break radio contact	e. объяснять исчезновение
6. to spin wildly	f. происходить внезапно
7. magnetic field	g. указывать на географический север
8. to point to true north	h. вращаться очень быстро

Согласно информации, данной в тексте, подберите к каждому предложению (1-5) соответствующее продолжение (a-e).

1) Reasonable people can explain …….

2) Usually radio contact is broken and..…….

3) The people did not know about their location ……

4) The Bermuda Triangle is the place …………

5) Magnetic field may cause pilots and captains………

a). ……… where the compass points to the north.

b). ……… SOS signals are seldom received.

c). …….... because there was a cloud around the ship.

d). ……... disappearances in the Bermuda Triangle.

e). ……....to lose their direction.

Напишите, соответствуют ли предложения содержанию текста. Отметьте данное утверждение как T (True), если предложение верно передает содержание текста, и как F (False), если оно не соответствует его содержанию.

	Statement	True	False
1.	In the Bermuda Triangle there are sea monsters which pull ships into sea.
2.	Disappearances happen during storms.
3.	There are no people who returned from the Bermuda Triangle.
4.	The compass points to the north near the east coast of Japan.
5.	The electric systems do not work in the area of Bermuda Triangle.

Найдите в тексте необходимую информацию и дайте ответы на вопросы, приведенные ниже.

1. How many ships disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle?

2. When do these disappearances usually happen?

3. How does the compass work in the area of Bermuda Triangle?

4. What is the explanation of the Bermuda Triangle phenomenon?

5. Why do storms happen in this terrible place?

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Вариант V

I. Выберите правильный вариант ответа.

1.	Sally …. a very honest person. She never tells lies.
		a) are	b) isn’t	c) is
2.	Your socks …. all wet!
		a) is	b) are	c) isn’t
3.	What …. you fond of?
		a) are	b) is	c) am
4.	I …. here in Moscow to visit my friends.
		a) are	b) is	c) am
5.	I love the food. It …. excellent.
		a) is not	b) is	c) are
6.	Charlie Chaplin died in 1978. He …. a famous actor.
		a) was	b) were	c) will be
7.	I’m sure there …. a long discussion after the meeting with the director.
		a) will not	b) will be	c) were
8.	Today the weather is nice, but yesterday it …… cold.
		a) was	b) were not	c) were
9.	Today is Saturday and she is still at work at this time. I hope she …. free on Sunday.
		a) were	b) are	c) will be
10.	Where are the children? – I don’t know. They …. in the garden.
		a) were	b) will be	c) was

II. Раскройте скобки и употребите глагол “to have” в нужной форме.

1. She …. (have) breakfast at 7.30.

2. I …. (have) my history lesson today.

3. My friends usually …. (have) a football match on Monday.

4. We …. (have) homework to do after lessons.

5. Mary often …. (have) coffee in the evening.