A night in the eiffel tower егэ ответы

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A32. Одна из главных тем, проверяемых в рамках заданий 32-38, — это предложные управления. Полный список слов, необходимых для сдачи ЕГЭ, мы разместили здесь. Скорее сохраняйте, чтобы не потерять.

Seven million people visit the Eiffel Tower every year. But have you ever dreamed 32 ______ sleeping in this iconic structure?

Ответ:

• at
• over
• of
• for

У глагола dream предложное управление of или about. В зависимости от предлога будет меняться значение глагола:
dream of = want, imagine – мечтать о чем-то
dream about – видеть во сне

Ответ: of

A33. В этом задании проверяется знание синонимичных глаголов: stare, watch, see, look.

Давайте посмотрим, чем они отличаются и выберем подходящий по смыслу вариант.

The two-bedroom apartment, with the best Paris views was furnished with a big screen television for 33 ______ the game.

Ответ:

• staring
• watching
• seeing
• looking

Глагол stare означает «пристально смотреть на кого-то/что-то» и после него должно стоять предложное управление at: stare at smth/smb, которого мы не видим в предложении, поэтому сразу откидываем данный вариант.

Look означает «смотреть на кого-то /что-то» и также требует предлога at, которого, как мы уже знаем, после пропуска нет. Также вычеркиваем этот вариант.

See – это «видеть кого-то/что-то». Этот глагол не требует предложного управления, поэтому пока что чисто теоретически подходит.

Watch означает «смотреть за тем, что происходит, наблюдать за кем-то/чем-то». Обратите внимание на то, что мы используем watch в сочетании с TV, a film/a movie, a match, a competition итд.

В нашем случае как раз имеется в виду, что мы смотрим за тем, что происходит: watch the game.

Ответ: watch

A34. Еще одно задание на синонимы: probability, ability, availability, opportunity. Предлагаем разобраться, чем же они отличаются друг от друга.

A lot of people were attracted by the 34 ______ to sleep in the apartment.

Ответ:

• probability
• ability
• availability
• opportunity

Существительное probability переводится как «вероятность, возможность, шанс» и используется в следующих случаях:

• когда нужно показать состояние вероятности
• вероятность того, что событие произойдет

The probability of rain in September in Russia is quite high. — В сентябре вероятность дождя в России довольна высока.

Ability — физическая или умственная возможность сделать что-то, приобретенный навык или талант.

Availability — наличие, доступность.

Opportunity также как и первое существительное переводится «возможность, удобный случай». Используется в следующих случаях:

• шанс на продвижение, прогресс или прибыль.
• благоприятное обстоятельство или случай.

Проще говоря, мы используем opportunity тогда, когда мы получаем шанс что-то сделать.

A lot of people were attracted by the opportunity to sleep in the apartment. — Многих людей привлекала возможность переночевать в этих апартаментах.

Ответ: opportunity

A35. Запомните устойчивое выражение hold a contest – устраивать конкурс.

To determine who got this chance, Viva 35 ______ a contest asking entrants to describe how they would spend their night in the tower.

• Ответ:
• held
• kept
• took
• gave

Ответ: held

A36. Чтобы определить правильный ответ, необходимо подставить все слова в предложение с пропуском и перевести.

“My two young sons are autistic and are both obsessed with lights and the tower itself so I’d spend the night 36 ______ their excitement!” was the winning response from Michelle, in the UK.

Ответ:

• amusing
• preferring
• enjoying
• pleasing

“My two young sons are autistic and are both obsessed with lights and the tower itself so I’d spend the night amusing/ preferring/ enjoying/ pleasing their excitement!” was the winning response from Michelle, in the UK. — «Оба моих маленьких сына страдают аутизмом, и оба одержимы огнями и самой башней, поэтому я бы провела ночь, развлекаясь/предпочитая/наслаждаясь/доставляя удовольствие их восхищением!» был выигрышным ответом от Мишель, в Великобритании.

По смыслу подходит enjoying.

Ответ: enjoying

A37. Чтобы выполнить это задание правильно, необходимо посмотреть на построение предложения после пропуска. Там стоит полный инфинитив to win a night’s stay. Следовательно, нам нужен такой глагол, после которого можно его поставить.

Scott, from the United States, 37 ______ to win a night’s stay with his response about reuniting five generations in Paris: his mother who first visited the city in 1953, his daughter and granddaughter who visited at 13 and 14 respectively, and a brand new granddaughter who joined the trip.

Ответ:

• handled
• achieved
• maintained
• managed

Среди имеющихся глаголов только после manage употребляется полный инфинитив: managed to do smth – удалось что-то сделать.

В большинстве заданий, где в качестве варианта предложен managed, именно он и является правильным. Однако не забывайте посмотреть на структуру предложения после пропуска, чтобы окончательно убедиться в этом. Зачем это делать? Иногда дают два глагола, после которых может быть полный инфинитив, и тут уже нужно перевести предложение, чтобы выбрать ответ.

Ответ: managed

A38. Последнее задание посвящено словам-связкам, о которых во всех деталях мы рассказывали здесь: (linking words: 1 тип, 2 тип (1 часть, 2 часть, 3 часть), 3 тип). Рекомендуем обязательно прочесть, так как подобные задания встречаются довольно часто в рамках раздела «Лексика». А если вы уже с ними знакомы, то попрактикуйтесь, выполнив тест.

Работая с ними, в первую очередь обращаем внимание на пунктуацию и на то, что за линкер нам дали.

The four winners began their one-night stays from the 23rd of June. 38 ______ there were no other nights to win, all the visitors to the Eiffel Tower had the chance to tour the apartment and join a match viewing party.

Ответ:

• Although
• Moreover
• Therefore
• However

Перед нами три вводных слова: moreover, therefore, however. По правилам сразу после них ставится запятая. В имеющемся предложении ее нет, поэтому можно их сразу вычеркнуть. И остается although – союз со значением «хотя».

Ответ: although

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Задание №8466.
Грамматика и лексика. ЕГЭ по английскому

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A night in the Eifel Tower

Seven million people visit the Eiffel Tower every year. But have you ever dreamed ___ sleeping in this iconic structure?

1) at
2) over
3) of
4) for

Решение:

A night in the Eifel Tower

Seven million people visit the Eiffel Tower every year. But have you ever dreamed OF sleeping in this iconic structure?

Ночь в Эйфелевой башне

Семь миллионов человек посещают Эйфелеву башню каждый год. Но вы когда-нибудь мечтали переночевать в этом культовом здании?

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The Eiffel Tower

What do you know about the Eiffel Tower? It A_________ on the banks of the Seine River in Paris. The construction B_________ in 1886. The engineers prepared 12,000 separate iron pieces and then fit C_________ together with nails. It took three years to finish the work. Its initial purpose was to broadcast radio signals. Since then, it D_________ the symbol of Paris. Today the tower is popular with tourists. You can go to the top floor to enjoy the E_________ view of Paris.

A 1) locates 2) is located 3) will be located 4) was located

B 1) began 2) begins 3) has begun 4) is beginning

C 1) they 2) their 3) theirs 4) them

D 1) became 2) becomes 3) has become 4) is becoming

E 1) good 2) best 3) well 4) better

Section 2

Solution and Explanation
Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D.
Write your answers in boxes 1-3 on your answer sheet

(Guide: Candidates need to select the correct answer from the list of A to D)

Question 1. The Eiffel Tower was

1. first built in Barcelona.
2. the only design considered.
3. selected by one man.
4. built in time for an exposition.

Answer— D
Supporting Sentence— the Eiffel Tower was erected in 1889 for the great Paris Exposition.
Keyword— eiffel tower, erected
Keyword location— Paragraph A
Explanation— The building stone of the Eiffel Tower was laid in 1997. Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, who also designed the Statue of Liberty was the one behind the masterpiece. One of the greatest sites in Paris, the Eiffel Tower was erected/formed in 1889. The design put forward by Alexandre Gustave Eiffel was against 700 designs. Without any thoughts, the design was chosen and two years later with great artwork and hard work the Eiffel Tower was formed. Firstly, it was decided that the Eiffel Tower should be built in Barcelona for the Universal Exposition of 1888, but planners thought it would be an expensive idea to construct. Therefore, later on, Paris was selected as the city where the Eiffel Tower had to be formed.

Question 2. In Paris, some people

1. argued that it was too expensive.
2. wrote letters against the project.
3. thought it would not last in the environment.
4. believed there was not enough room for the design.

Question 3.The Eiffel Tower

1. is 276 meters tall.
2. has a souvenir shop on the third floor.
3. has two restaurants.
4. is the oldest monument in Europe.

Answer— C
Supporting Sentence— The second level offers telescopes, shops and another restaurant with even more spectacular views,
Keyword— restaurant
Keyword location— Paragraph D
Explanation— Eiffel Tower, indeed a masterpiece, was formed by 300 workers, consisting of three different levels. The third and the highest level offers panoramic views of the beautiful city- Paris. All the three levels of the Eiffel Tower are a view to see. Each level has its specialities, the first one offers a souvenir kiosk, gallery and restaurant. The second level offers telescopes, shops and another restaurant. Most importantly, the third one offers the history of the Eiffel Tower; how it was formed, when etc. Travellers/tourists have the option to get to all the three levels via lift it stair (having both the options available).

Questions 4-6:
Complete the summary using NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from Reading Passage 2 for each answer.
Write your answers in boxes 4 – 6 on your answer sheet
(Guide: Candidates need to complete the summary by not using more than two words)

Despite some opposition, construction of the tower was concluded by 4) _______________ . It was almost dismantled in the early 1900s as its 5) ______________ had expired, but was kept because of an 6) ______________ used for telegraphic transfers.

Question 4.

Answer— 1889
Supporting Sentence— However, the Eiffel tower was admired by many notable people (Rousseau was particularly impressed) and construction began in 1887 and was soon completed by the end of 1889
Keyword— by the end of 1889
Keyword location— Paragraph C
Explanation — One of the greatest monuments in Europe, the Eiffel Tower. Since its inception in 1889, more than 3,00,000 people have visited it. To keep up with the art and design of the tower, every seven years the Eiffel Tower is painted with 50 to 60 tonnes of paint to protect its framework from rust. This is one of the reasons why the Eiffel Tower appears the same colour at each level.

Question 5.

Question 6.

Answer— Antennas
Supporting Sentence— In 1909 it was almost demolished because of the expiration of its 20 year lease but was saved due to its antennas used for telegraphy at the time, with such a difficult beginning to the Tower.
Keyword— due to its antennas, tower
Keyword location— Paragraph C
Explanation — The only reason why Eiffel Tower was saved was because of it’s antennas used for the telegraph at the time.

Questions 7-13:
Answer the questions below using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER from the passage for each answer.
Write your answer in boxes 7 – 13 on your answer sheet.
(Guide: Candidates need to provide answers of not more than three words from the passage)

Question 7. Which famous person championed the construction of the Eiffel Tower?

Answer— Rousseau
Supporting Sentence— the Eiffel tower was admired by many notable people (Rousseau was particularly impressed)
Keyword— Rousseau
Keyword location— Paragraph C
Explanation — There were many people who didn’t admire the beauty of the Eiffel Tower at that time, including Fren sculptures, painters and writers but the Eiffel Tower was admired by many notable people (Rousseau was particularly impressed).

Question 8. On what floor of the tower can gifts be bought?

Answer— 1^st
Supporting Sentence— The first level offers a souvenir kiosk, gallery and restaurant.
Keyword— first level
Keyword location— Paragraph C
Explanation — The first level of the Eiffel Tower offers a souvenir kiosk, gallery and restaurant. In total, there are three different levels in the Eiffel Tower.

Question 9. What is the most common way of accessing the three floors?

Answer— Lift
Supporting Sentence— Although stairs are still available, lifts commonly take passengers to all three of these levels.
Keyword— stairs, lifts
Keyword location— Paragraph C
Explanation— The Eiffel Tower still has stairs, but purple commonly uses lift for reaching to different levels of the building.

Question 10. Protection from what requires the tower to be painted so often?

Answer— Rust
Supporting Sentence— Every seven years, the Eiffel Tower is repainted with 50 to 60 tonnes of paint to protect its framework from rust.
Keyword— rust, protect
Keyword location— Paragraph D
Explanation— To protect the Eiffel Tower from rust, every seven years the building is painted with 50-60 times of paint.

Question 11. The Tower is painted using three shades of brown so that it appears what?

Answer— The same Colour
Supporting Sentence— So that the Eiffel Tower appears the same colour at each level when viewing it from the ground up, the Tower is painted in three different shades of the same colour
Keyword— same colour, shades, different, painted
Keyword location— Paragraph D
Explanation— Every seven years, the Eiffel Tower is painted so that it’s framework doesn’t get affected and to avoid rusting. Painting all the three levels with the same colour is the only factor why the Eiffel Tower appears of the same colour, viewed from any level be it ground, first or third.

Question 12. What was taller than the Eiffel Tower in 1930?

Answer— Chrysler Building
Supporting Sentence— At the time of its completion, the Eiffel Tower was the world’s tallest structure until New York’s Chrysler building was completed in 1930.
Keyword— Chrysler building
Keyword location— Paragraph D
Explanation— When Eiffel Tower was completed in 1889, at that time it was the biggest building in the world until New York’s Chrysler building was completed in 1930.

Question 13. When are the illuminations switched on?

Answer— Sunset
Supporting Sentence— The Tower lights up every evening from sunset to 1am, coupled with the light house on the top that sends out its light beams during the same hours.
Keyword— sunset
Keyword location— Paragraph E
Explanation — Today, to take care of smooth operations of the Eiffel Tower, more than 500 hundred people are there. Eiffel Towers 335 spotlights and 20,000 bulbs create a glistening effect, the shine and light of the Eiffel Tower create a smooth effect on the city and lights up the city of love; Paris.

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Ф Норм лексической сочетаемости, принятых в английском языке, и т. д.

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A New Family Member

Tracey and her sister had always wanted their own horse. And although neither of them had much spare money, they were about to ∣A22∣Their dream. The tricky part was not getting a horse but actually finding somewhere to keep one. But eventually Mrs Richards aGreed to let the girls ∣A23∣A small field at the far end of the farm. This was going to ∣A24∣Them J500 a year but it would work out at just over J20 per month each which was OK. The horse himself was coming from the Horse Rescue Charity. They would need to make a small donation every year to cover the cost of an animal welfare inspector who would visit twice a year. The ∣A25∣ Expenses after this would be for food and vet bills. But the two girls were

∣A26∣That they could manage and were committed to going ahead. And it was a big commitment. They were getting an eighteen month old skewbald colt named Domino. Horses often live over twenty years and the sisters were taking him on A27∣Life. Actually they had plans to get another horse as a friend for Domino. But first of all Domino would need to settle down. He had been badly treated by his previous owners and was still a bit nervous and difficult to ∣A28∣.

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Unlucky Travellers

Susan sat down, switched on her computer and was just about to read Her overnight emails when the door flew open. “Valerie! What are you doing here? You are A22∣ to be on holiday in Italy!”

Susan was astonished. She and Val worked together as receptionists at the hospital. Because she had expected to be on her own and working twice as hard, she was quite pleased to see Val. On the other hand she knew that Val was really looking ∣A23∣To her holiday. What could possibly have gone wrong? Val walked in but she didn’t say a ∣A24∣ word. It was clear that she was upset and tired. “What is it? What’s happened?” Susan continued. “Is everything OK?” Valerie was silent for some moments but eventually A25__________________________ . “You clearly haven’t

Heard the news. Our travel company went bankrupt on Friday. We didn’t know and so went to the airport on Saturday morning. Actually we have spent the whole weekend at the airport hoping still to get a flight. In the end we gave ∣A26 and came home”. “Oh you poor thing,” Susan gushed. “Let me make you a cup of tea but then you should go home. You still have two weeks holiday to A27[ Is certainly nice enough at the moment.

To Italy still. We had travel insurance and it seems we will get all our money ∣A28[ We’ll try again in the autumn with a different travel company.”

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The Tower of London

‘Her Majesty’s Royal Palace and Fortress’, ‘The Tower’ and ‘The White Tower’ are all names for the building most commonly known as The Tower of London. Construction began in 1078 but work ∣A22∣, on and off, over a period of two hundred years or more.

The Tower was essentially a fortress whose functions eventually extended to that of royal palace, prison, armoury, zoo, Royal Mint and observatory. Since 1303 it has also been used ∣A23∣Storing the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom. Today, however, The Tower is cared for by an independent charity and receives no funding from the governmEnt or the crown.

The Tower is probably best known for the famous prisoners who were ∣A24∣, and sometimes executed, there. In 1483 the 13-year-old King Edward 5ffi and his 10-year-old brother Richard were murdered there; apparently on the orders of their uncle, the Duke of Gloucester. ∣A25∣The most famous victim of The Tower was Anne Boleyn, the unfortunate second wife of Henry 8th. But Guy Fawkes, Thomas Moore, Sir Walter Raleigh and even the future Queen Elizabeth 1st were all imprisoned behind those fearsome walls.

Most people know the A26∣Legend that if the ravens ever leave The Tower — then the British Monarchy will be doomed. Possibly less people know however that the Tower was also one of the ∣A27∣Zoos. Lions, tigers and large ∣A28∣Of rare and exotic species lived

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Schools for gifted and talented: view of American scholars

Gifted programs often provoke controversy because there is no standard definition of what a gifted student is. There are six ∣A22 of ability often evaluated in order to determine

∣A23∣A child is gifted: general intellectual ability, specific academic aptitude, creative thinking, leadership ability, visual and performing arts, and psychomotor ability. They are ∣A24∣ by combinations of standardized tests, plus peer and teacher evaluations.

On the one hand schools for gifted and talented may ∣A25∣The emotional stress of isolation and peer rejection often experienced by gifted students in a traditional school. On the other hand — social development of a child may be impeded as a result of isolation from the general population.

We can’t deny the fact that gifted programs offer personalized instruction and enriched curriculum suited to the needs of students gifted in this or that area. Such programs allow students to learn at a highly ∣A26 rate according to their ability. School administrators in such schools hire gifted teaching staff and select teachers who can be a source of instructional innovation.

Such schools normally have smaller classes and in general these schools for the gifted are few. Access ∣A27∣ them may be physically difficult because of their location. Besides, they may be not available for families with limited income asthey may be expensive. If such schools are publicly funded, they may be opposed as elitist and money that might go to traditional schools.

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From High School to University Students

Some students find transition from secondary school to tertiary education painful. Well- known life is left ∣A22∣ with familiar home and community environment, parents, siblings, friends. Anticipation of unpredictable academic responsibilities and fear of failure, together with fear of disappointing one’s parents and friends ∣A23∣To the stress. They are both ∣A24∣ and afraid of new social responsibilities like dealing with roommates, instructors, male and female student friends. There is fear of not being accepted; fear of loneliness; anxiety and guilt about breaking with the past. They are on the edge of redefining themselves as adults, finding a satisfactory career, abandoning old friends and finding new.

What can be done to ∣A25∣ this stress? Firstly, it’s important to become ∣A26∣ with the university’s scholastic and non-scholastic programs: check the university’s website and request informational brochures. You can also visit the campus and introduce yourself at the Departmental office; talk to students majoring in the Department. If the university can provide the names of roommates, become acquainted in person or by ∣A27∣Prior to classes. Most Universities have orientation programs — first year student assemble on campus for a week before the start of classes. Orientation can be led by Departmental deans, instructors, and majors, introducing new students to academic procedures and standards, enrolling students in their first term classes, assigning ∣A28∣. each new student an upperclassman as mentor to help them adjust to their first year at the university.

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Education in the UK: Pages of History

Prior to 1944 the British secondary education system was rather haphazard. Schools were created by local governments, private charities, and religious foundations. Schools varied greatly by region. ∣A2¾ Was not available to all, and secondary schools were mainly for the upper and middle classes.

In 1944, secondary education was A23∣ as a right for all children, and universal, free education was introduced. From 1944 to 1976 state-funded secondary education of three types of schools (the Tripartite System): Grammar School, Secondary

Technical School and Secondary Modern School. The basic assumption of the Tripartite System was that all should be entitled to an education appropriate to their nEeds and abilities. It also assumed that students with different abilities should have a different ∣A25∣. Pupils were assigned to one of the three types of school according to their performance in an examination taken at age eleven, the Eleven Plus examination.

Grammar Schools were intended to A26∣A highly academic curriculum. There was a strong focus on intellectual subjects, such as literature, classics and complex mathematics, aimed A27 developing students’ ability to deal with abstract concepts. Secondary Technical Schools were designed to train children with ability in mechanical and scientific subjects. The focus of the schools was on providing scientists, engineers and technicians. Secondary Modern Schools would train pupils in practical skills, equipping them for less skilled jobs and home management.

Due to the expense of building facilities for three types of schools, very few Technical Schools were built, and education in the UK retained its class character: the upper class children attended Grammar School which received the lion’s share of funding, lower class children attended Modern Schools which were largely neglected. Only children who |А28|_ to Grammar Schools had a real chance of getting into a university.

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Globalisation

Globalisation is good and bad and inevitable. It is good or at least useful economically because it lowers ∣A22∣To trade and increases the flow of goods, labour and services. It has both ∣A23∣In and encouraged legal migration, and tourism. It has shared the best of the world’s musical culture, sport, TV and films, fashion and dance. It has made the world both familiar and strange. In any main Street from Moscow to Los Angeles or London to Sydney — one can eat Chinese, Indian, Italian or Thai cuisine and it seems perfectly normal. Globalisation has reduced (many argue) the ∣A24∣Of global conflict and it has aided the development of world health policies and humanitarian aid. The charity concert “Live Aid” was watched by 400 million viewers in 60 countries.

But Globalisation is also dark. The process began through “discovery” and colonization. It demanded integration ∣A25∣The expense of local independence, colour and “difference”. It grew out of monstrous transnational corporations that became so powerful that neither trade unions nor governments had the power to hinder. It came with the opportunity to produce goods on an unprecedented scale at previously unimagined prices. Globalization ∣A26∣ to the independent manufacturers of the world — “grow with us, or die”.

And Globalization is inevitable. Elements of the late 20th century phenomenon can be seen throughout history in the rise and fall of every empire: where dress, cuisine, culture and even language were ∣A27∣ across continents. Many believe that it is now US culture that has displaced traditional diversity, local uniqueness and identity. Personally I am unable to argue for or against globalisation. It is truly ∣A28∣And utterly terrible and completely inevitable.

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Quarrelling Neighbours

England and France are neighbours and have a famous 1000 year old, love-hate ∣A22∣. An early milestone was 1066, when William of Normandy conquered England. As any English football fan will ∣A23∣You “It’s their fault, they started it!” and ever since there has been conflict; both “teams” selecting their own highlights! The English generally choose the Battle of Agincourt (1415) and of course the ∣A24∣ of Napoleon (conveniently forgetting that several other nations were actually involved). A more recent low occurred wHen Churchill ordered the sinking of the French Fleet after France surrendered to Germany. ∣A25∣ many claim the UK’s role in the liberation of France rather made up for this!

English-French rivalry continues to the present time — in sport, language and culture. In any big sporting tournament (especially football or rugby) the French become “Frogs” — a nickname derived ∣A26∣The (inexplicable to English taste) French inclusion of frogs, snails and other unmentionables in their cuisine.

In the last decades the French have even battled against the invasion of the English language — “Le weekend”, “Le sandwich” and so forth. But it seems that the English language is a ∣A27∣Opponent. The rivalry recently flared up again most recently when London narrowly beat Paris in the bid to A28∣ the 2012 Olympics. But in fairness, since William “kicked-off” in 1066 there have been plenty of French victories as well, and in reality the nations are the best of friends as much as “best” enemies and their rivalry is often quite witty and entertaining.

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A Night at the Museum

Friday 6th March 2010, was special for Laura, and me — our sleep over at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH). I am guessing you’ve seen the movie? A22∣ in 2006 and called “A Night at the Museum” with Ben Stiller starring. It’s a kicking comedy about a night guard who ∣A23∣An ancient curse that makes the animals on display come to life every night and trash the place. ___

I am not sure if the night Laura and I spent at the museum was ∣A24∣By the film, but it was way cool. Fact, fact, fact! AMNH is one of the largest Museums in the world. There are 25 buildings and 46 ∣A25∣Exhibition halls set in fab grounds near Central Park, New York. There is a famous library, research labs and a totally awesome 32 million specimens. The night costs $129 per person. Grandma paid for us as early birthday presents.

It began at 5.45pm and ∣A26∣All the way to 9.00am on the 7th. It was real creepy as the doors swung closed and locked and the lights dimmed away. We switched on torches — and so our first mission began: Looking for fossil facts. I can ∣A27∣Describe to you walking through those dark halls, our torches cutting beams through the inky black. There was a way scary moment when a huge buffalo head lit up and made me jump like a wuss.

After some bites and coolin’ we settled down to sleep — directly ‘neath a 94 foot blue whale and next to a mighty fine Brown Bear. Luckily no animals came to ∣A28∣And we slept like babies. Wicked!

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Blue Whale Watching

For years I have had the same dream about a blue whale. I see the sea darken as the gigantic mammal comes to the surface. Then I see the monster ∣A22∣At me through the clear green water.

But finally I am about to see my dream come true. Several months of planning had brought me to the warm waters off the southern tip of Sri Lanka. Less than an hour after leaving the harbour we A23∣At the location whales had been seen the day before.

Blue Whales are the largest creatures that have ever lived. Compared to the big“Blue” — elephants, hippos and the biggest great white sharks are tiny. My fellOw tOurists ∣A24∣The deck — all of us breathless with anticipation. Each of us A25 first to see the darkening of the sea.

I heard a shout behind me and suddenly the boat engines roared noisily as the my life’s ∣A28∣, to the realization of beautiful sight I have ever seen.

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The Best Breakfast in the World?

The “Greasy Spoon” cafe on Arundel Road offers the best full English breakfast on the planet. Of course people ∣A22∣ about what “full English” should consist of but I think there is a small clue in the word “full”. This is a breakfast that knows no modesty. This is not a breakfast for those on a diet. It is the breakfast of Kings; it should be enjoyed ∣A23∣ leisure and last for the day.

That the “full English” (FE) contains both bacon and eggs is A24_____________ dispute. After this

There are different schools of thought. Sausage, mushrooms, beans, black pudding, fried tomatoes and toast are often ∣A25[ in different line ups and combinations competing for the best, all time classic FE. These are ∣A26∣ in different portions and styles and a decent breakfast is the almost guaranteed outcome. But an FE on Arundel Road beats all contenders for the best FE in the world because it includes ALL of these ingredients in ∣A27∣Quantities! They also serve hot toast on traditional toast racks with real butter. But best of all, each customer is served their own pot of traditional English tea (with tea cosy) which may be drunk with milk or cream. And all of this is offered for just J5 per person — and with a newspaper included! The Greasy Spoon is popular with working people and students alike. It opens early during the week for the lorry drivers and on Sunday mornings ∣A28∣ families come in and spend half the day there.

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A night at the Museum

Anna and Ira are best friends. They are both Russian but ∣A22⅛ the Southbank International School as their parents both work in London. They are fifteen now and are studying hard for their International Baccalaureate.

Every Saturday they love to visit museums and galleries in London and so now they have visited A23∣All of them. But, above all, their absolute favourite is The Natural History Museum in South Kensington.

They filled in an online A24∣Form and became “members”. This means they get free magazines called “Evolve” and “Second Nature”, get fast track entry to special exhibitions and they get invited to previews, workshops, talks and special A25____________________________________________________ . They even get to use the

Special member’s room where there are free refreshments, magazines and internet access. It ∣A26∣Them J56 For the year but they felt it was really good value for money.

Last weekend they took part in “Dino snores” — an event A27∣By the film “A Night at the Museum”. They were given a talk about bugs by TV nature presenter Nick Baker, explored the Dinosaur gallery in the dark on a torch-lit tour, watched films and played games, and then slept in sleeping bags under the shadow of the huge Diplodocus in the Museum’s iconic Central Hall. It was a night they’ll never forget. Although Ira and Anna are both interested in Dinosaurs — they are more interested in present day wildlife and most interested of all in ≡— Russian wildlife. When they go back to Moscow both want to study and eventually

Become wildlife research scientists.

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Day schools VS Boarding schools

The majority of modern public schools in the UK and state schools in the USA — schools that offer free education— are со-educational day schools. Children that attend these schools remain in family settings with family support and nurture that helps to reduce the stress of ∣A22∣Any school for a child. They are able to retain contacts with friends and neighbours.

Being less expensive, these schools offer a wider ∣A23∣Of courses and activities. On the other hand, these schools have larger classes and lower academic standards as compared to more selective schools.

Pupils there have a greater ∣A24∣ of encountering bad social trends: drug culture, gangs, anti-intellectualism. Of course, much depends on the regional location and the administrative policy of each school.

Boarding or recreational schools have smaller classes with more individualized iNstruCtion; can often (though not always) boast higher academic standards that are focused ∣A25 making students more independent thinkers; encourage them to make many decisions on their own. Graduates of such schools may have an advantage when applying at more popular universities.

Students of such schools ∣A26∣Lifetime friendships and the so-called ‘old school tie’ — the system of after school, lifelong support and lobbying former schoolmates — can be truly applied in this case.

But there is the ∣A27[ Side of the medal: missed opportunities for parents to educate their children on values; disruption of family: homesick kids, parents missing their children; narrower and less-diverse ∣A28∣Contacts; expensive tuition.

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Times are Changing

I grew up in tiny village in East Anglia — population 210 people. Everybody knew each other and seemed to know everyone else’s business. What strikes me now — looking back ∣A22∣ 40 years ago — is that the village contained several social groups and there were clear distinctions and unspoken (and certainly unwritten) rules of engagement.

We had two ∣A23∣Class families living in the village: The Brandings, who lived in the manor house, and the very honourable Archer family. The Brandings were well ∣A24∣But certainly not rich. They were extremely posh and so were the Archers who — on the contrary — were fabulously wealthy. But socially — the Brandings and Archers were ∣A25∣. They could socialise with the vicar and my family (because my Dad was an RAF Officer) but their contact with the other villagers was ∣A26∣To friendly but polite greetings. Then we had 8 or 10 middle class families; teachers, a scientist, a factory director and so on. In so small a village we knew each other well and socialised a lot.

The ∣A27∣ comprised of the true working class. They worked in shops, or on the farms. We had also had quite a few elderly couples who in their young days had been “in service”. We didn’t socialise but relations were friendly and we greeted on first name terms.

It’s all changed now of course. Our village is a small town — far too large to be anything like the community of my youth. I may be wrong, but it seems like society has contracted into featureless ∣A28∣And that nowadays people often don’t even know their neighbours’ names.

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Education in the UK: Modern schools

The 1976 Education Act abolished the Tripartite System in favour of a system of free Comprehensive Schools that were ∣A22∣ to provide Grammar School education for all. In the UK today, schools reflect elements of both the Tripartite and the Comprehensive models.

The UK system of state schools is complex and ∣A23∣ the following types: Primary Schools (ages 4-11), Secondary Schools (ages 11-16), Sixth Form Colleges (non-compulsory, ages 16-18), Special Schools for children with physical, emotional and behavioral learning needs, City Technology Colleges (CTCs) and City Colleges for the Technology of the Arts (CCTAs) (ages 11-18). These schools provide a broad secondary education with special emphasis on science and technology and offer a ≡— _ range of vocational qualifications.

Grammar Schools remain and continue to select almost all of their pupils ∣A25∣ reference to high academic ability. Independent Schools are private schools that obtain most of their finances from ∣A26 paid by parents and income from investments. Some of them are

Selective but many are not. Some of the larger independent schools are ∣A27∣ as Public Schools. Most Independent Schools are Church Schools.

Most state schools (primary and secondary) are со-educational day schools, but some secondary schools accept boarders. Independent Schools include day and boarding schools and are mostly single-sex, although an increasing number of junior and some senior schools are co­educational. There has been a sharp increase in the number of children ∣A28∣Independent Schools, owing to the increasing dissatisfaction with academic standards at State Comprehensive Schools.

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Mining in Australia

Australia is the “mainland” of the world’s smallest continent. It is mostly very flat and much of it is inhospitable desert. ∣A22∣Of the population lives in the South East and South West where there is a ∣A23∣Climate. But the weather played only a relatively minor part in establishing population centres. Many argue that the real story was about mining.

The early colonies in South Australia had a terrible struggle economically. But after significant silver, lead and copper ∣A24j were discovered in Southern Australia, the local

Populations began to grow. In 1841 silver and lead were discovered at Glen Osmond — now a suburb of Adelaide: Then came the discovery of copper at Kapunda in 1845.

But the big story was gold! The first “strike” was at Ophir, New South Wales in 1851. ∣A25∣Weeks more gold was found in the colony of Victoria. The Australian gold rushes had a major impact ∣A26∣, Victoria and Australia as a whole. They coloured every aspect of Australian society and elements of it are still clearly visible today. Victoria became the richest colony and Melbourne Australia’s largest city.

The population of Australia changed dramatically ∣A27∣Of the discovery of gold. In 1851 the population was just 437,655. 10 years later it was 1,151,947. The rapid growth came from “new chums” — recent immigrants from the UK and British Commonwealth. As a lot of Australians will be quick to tell you, much of the new wealth was “stolen” back to England. But enough wealth remained to fund substantial development in industry and infrastructure and to ∣A28∣The foundations for building modern Australia.

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The storybook wolf

Josii Luis Rodriguez of Spain is the overall winner of The Wildlife Photographer of the — a wolf jumping over a gate! He visualized his photo many years ago, when Iberian wolves first returned to Bvila in the Castilla у Leyn region of northern Spain, and cattle

Ranchers ∣A23∣ war on them. His idea was a picture that would symbolize the ancient conflict ∣A24∣ humans and wolves, while showing the beauty and strength of this fabled

Animal. But it took a long time to find the ideal ∣A25∣, let alone a wolf that would jump a gate. His chance came when he found a landowner who was happy to have both the wolves and Josfi Luis on his property, and also had the ideal setting: a copse and an ancient, disused cattle corral.

Josfi Luis started by placing meat in the corral. Once he knew a male wolf was visiting regularly, jumping the gate, he began to introduce the bits of equipment needed to up a camera trap. At first, the wolf didn’t like the flash triggered by the trip beam, but after a few weeks he ∣A27 no notice of the light or the clicks of the hidden digital camera. Now that the wolf was happy and the camera ∣A28∣ was right, it was time to take the final picture with a medium-format camera. When the first transparencies arrived back from the lab, Josfi Luis was overjoyed to find he finally had the picture he had dreamt of.

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Christmas

As a small child I loved almost everything about Christmas. The excitement of Christmas Eve was almost unbearable. We’d go from house to house singing Christmas carols and be given hot mince pies and other ∣A22∣.

Before bed our parents would read us stories and eventualLy puT us to bed with warnings that Santa Claus would not come if we stayed awake. Before ∣A23∣Into bed we would leave out a mince pie for Santa and something for his reindeers as a “thank you”: For me Santa was the great hero and I never ∣A24∣That he would come down our chimney to deliver my presents.

I loved, as I mentioned before, “almost everything”. Immediately after ChristMas I was told by my parents that I had to write “thank you letters”. As a six your old, writing ∣A25∣One letter was a task, but several made a mountain — pressing down on my small world. “Why” I argued to my Mum “should I write to grandparents, aunts and uncles? Santa brought me all my presents”. ___

And my mother would lie to her son. ∣A26Lies of how Santa helped Granddad choose my toy car and with the help of elves and reindeer delivered it for Granddad — but that still I should thank Granddad for the small part he played in it. The following year her lies were even more devious as she tried to ∣A27∣Me convinced. As I eventually solved this annual mystery, I of course lost all A28∣For not writing the “Thank you letters” as the realisation dawned that Granddad had managed everything by himself.

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The Magnificent Six

This is a real life story. When I was about eight, I [A22∣An organization called the “Cub Scouts”. We met once a week and learned basic first aid and were trained ∣A23∣ various techniques related to camping and the outdoor life. For each skill learned, there would be a test — which if passed would result in earning a badge. These badges were cArefulLy sewn on our uniforms; green caps with yellow piping, green shirts with a type of scarf ∣A24j a

Neckerchief and short trousers. Our leader was called Akela — after the wolf pack____________ leader in

Rudyard Kipling’s “The Jungle Book” and we were formed in units of six boys — called a “Six” and led by a “Sixer”.

I can ∣A25∣ remember our Six. We were nicknamed “the dwarves” after the fairy tale “Snow White and the Seven Dwarves”. This was nothing to do with our height (and we were of course six rather than seven) but rather it was to do with our ∣A26∣. We were “Sneezy” (real name Richard), “Bashful” (OLiver), “Grumpy” (Jim), “Doc” (Henry), “Sleepy” (Rupert) and I was “Happy”. Only “Dopey” was ∣A27∣From the original seven! And really that was what we were like. Richard always seemed to have a cold, Oliver was shy, Jim always in a bad mood and so forth. But we all, without fail, had enormous fun — especially on our annual camping ∣A28∣ to the Lake District. Every day was filled with adventure and discovery and the reality was — we werd all truly happy.

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David Bowie

British Singer David Bowie was always famous for changing his appearance and his musical styles throughout his career. At the beginning, in the late 1960’s — he was compared ∣A22∣ fifties singers like Tommy Steele and Anthony Newley. Then he grew his hair and became “Major Tom” — a weird, futuristic space traveller — for his number one album called “Space Oddity”: His appearance made more remarkable for having one eye blue and one brown (the result of a childhood A23∣).

As the years passed he continued to change his appearance — often with fabulous and dramatic costumes that A24∣Each new stage character. After the “space phase” he created the character “Ziggy Stardust”. At this stage Bowie was the most important artist in the early 70’s glam rock era: His costumes sparkling in silvers, reds and golds and his bright orange hair feathered out like a flaming ∣A25∣. Then he became “Aladdin Sane” with a bizarre lightening flash motif painted on his face. Soon after this his hair was again short but wavy, he wore ∣A26Size suits and became an “American” soul singer before transforming again into

Yet another character — a central European “Thin White Duke”.

Probably of all British pop stars — he has become the one most A27[ with change and transformation. Even now after 40 years in the business, he continues to ∣A28∣Strange and original music for his countless fans worldwide. Some believe his 1972 hit song “Changes” predicted all this. It is a song about change and time and the inevitable conflict between one generation and the next.

Ключи

Первое задание (В4-В10).

Образование грамматических форм

Второе задание (В11-В16).
Словообразование

Третье (A22-A28).
Лексическое задание на множественный выбор

Справочное издание

Соловова Елена Николаевна
John Parsons

ЕГЭ
АНГЛИЙСКИЙ ЯЗЫК

[1] Общеевропейские компетенции владения языком: Изучение, преподавание, оценка. МГЛУ, 2003.

[2] Поскольку весь возможный спектр уровней владения иностранным языком представлен в доку­менте Совета Европы лишь шестью уровнями, очевидно, что внутри каждого из них можно выделять определенные подуровни. Обозначение базового уровня ЕГЭ как А2+ означает, что из описания уров­ня А2 для подготовки заданий базового уровня разработчики ориентируются на дескрипторы, лежа­щие ближе к уровню Bl, а не к Al.

Диагностическая работа октябрь 2013 г.
чтение 2 (вариант 2)

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The Eiffel Tower

Tourists visiting Paris never miss its main landmark, the Eiffel Tower. The most visited monument in the world, the tower took its name after its creator, Gustave Eiffel, a talented engineer and architect. He was born in Dijon, France in 1832. His mother owned a coal business and was quite an influential figure. Due to her money, but not only, Eiffel got a very good education. In 1855 he graduated from the College of Art and Manufacturing in Paris. After graduation, Eiffel specialized in metal construction, most notably bridges. After he had gained experience, he set up his own company and designed several bridges in France and Portugal. His railway bridges were really impressive – they were cleverly designed and contributed a lot to the development of the railroads and their safety.
As his career advanced, Eiffel moved away from bridgework. In 1879 he created the dome for the astronomical observatory in Nice, France. Soon Eiffel was offered a job as an engineer for the Statue of Liberty construction. The project had been started by another famous engineer, Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, who unexpectedly died in 1879. Eiffel created a new support system for the statue, developed its iron construction, and successfully completed the project. The Statue of Liberty was first constructed in Paris to make sure there were no faults. Then it was taken to pieces and delivered to America as a gift from the French nation.
Gustave Eiffel had a brilliant portfolio of outstanding constructions, however, he is best known for the Eiffel Tower. Located in Paris, it became the symbol of the city that inspires love and romance.
The Eiffel Tower was built for the Universal Exhibition of 1889. It remained the highest construction for forty years. To get to the top, visitors can either use the staircase or go by the elevator. Naturally, there are many adventurers who try to get to the top without any elevator. Mind that the number of the steps from the ground level to the platform on the top is 1710!
The tower of 324 metres high was constructed in record time – in 2 years, 2 months and 5 days. Surprisingly, when it was built, it was not well-received by the French. They considered it vulgar and extreme and said it spoiled the romantic image of the city. It should also be mentioned that at first the Eiffel Tower was meant as a temporary structure – it was scheduled to be turned down in 1909.
Luckily, it never happened. People all over the world fell in love with the tower that provides a bird’s eye view of the city.

    Инструкция

The passage contains the following question types from IELTS Reading Question Types:

• Identifying information
• Summary Completion
• Multiple Choice Question

You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-13, which are based on Reading Passage below.

High above the city of Paris the Eiffel Tower looks over the thousands of tourists that visit her each day. One of the greatest sites in Paris, the Eiffel Tower was erected in 1889 for the great Paris Exposition.

Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, who also designed the Statue of Liberty, put his design forward amongst 700 other designs and Eiffel’s design was chosen collectively without any further thought. The decision was made to build this radical creation and two years later it was completed. Eiffel had originally decided to build the tower in Barcelona, for the Universal Exposition of 1888, but organizers and planners in Barcelona thought it was a bizarre and expensive construction, which did not fit into the design of the city.

After the design and build of the Eiffel Tower was confirmed for Paris, a petition was signed by over 300 names to fight against the building of this project. These names included Parisian architects, engineers and famous citizens of Paris. Eiffel was heavily castigated for his design and was accused of designing something for its appearance and artistic appeal with no regard to engineering; opponents to the building claimed that the design did not have sufficient stability to withstand the high winds its height would be exposed to. But Eiffel and his team of ex bridge builders understood the importance of wind forces, and the shape of the tower was largely decided by a mathematical calculation involving wind resistance.

French painters, sculptures and writers did not see the beauty in the tower and referred to it as useless and monstrous. However, the Eiffel tower was admired by many notable people (Rousseau was particularly impressed) and construction began in 1887 and was soon completed by the end of 1889. In 1909 it was almost demolished because of the expiration of its 20 year lease but was saved due to its antennas used for telegraphy at the time, With such a difficult beginning to the Tower. It is now internationally recognized and is a symbol of Paris completely accepted and valued by its French Citizens.

It took 300 workers and 15,000 pieces of iron to complete this massive landmark which now stands at 320 metres tall. With three different levels, the third and highest level offers panoramic views of the City of Paris and sits 276 metres above the ground. Today all three levels of the Eiffel Tower are observatory platforms. The first level offers a souvenir kiosk, gallery and restaurant. The second level offers telescopes, shops and another restaurant with even more spectacular views, the third offers a gallery featuring the history of the Eiffel Tower; a wax reproduction of Gustave Eiffel and his original office restoration. Although stairs are still available, lifts commonly take passengers to all three of these levels.

On a dear day you can see as far as 67 kilometres across Paris. More than 300,000,000 people have visited the Tower since its completion in 1889 making it one of the most visited monuments in Europe.

Every seven years, the Eiffel Tower is repainted with 50 to 60 tonnes of paint to protect its framework from rust. So that the Eiffel Tower appears the same colour at each level when viewing it from the ground up, the Tower is painted in three different shades of the same colour. The bottom painted with the darkest brown and the lightest at the top of the tower. At the time of its completion, the Eiffel Tower was the world’s tallest structure until New York’s Chrysler building was completed in 1930.

Today more than 500 hundred people operate the day to day running of the Eiffel Tower. Each and every day the Eiffel Towers 335 spotlights and 20,000 bulbs create a glistening affect and at night the Eiffel Tower lights up the city of Paris and is a sight not to be missed by anyone. The Tower lights up every evening from sunset to lam, coupled with the light house on the top that sends out its light beams during the same hours. As recognisable as a night time picture of the Tower is, rulings made in the early 1990s actually made copyrighted the illuminated image, Unless it is taken as part of a wider panoramic view, the image is protected under French law. The argument is that the arrangements and display of the lighting constitutes an original visual creation, much as a major work of art, and thus should be entitled to the same degree of protection, The ruling was and remains highly controversial, with concerns that an innocent tourist taking a photograph of the tower at night is potentially breaching copyright.

Questions 1 –  3

Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D.
Write your answers in boxes 1 – 3 on your answer sheet

1)    The Eiffel Tower was
A. first built in Barcelona.
B. the only design considered.
C. selected by one man.
D. built in time for an exposition.

2)    In Paris, some people
A. argued that it was too expensive.
B. wrote letters against the project.
C. thought it would not last in the environment.
D. believed there was not enough room for the design.

3)    The Eiffel Tower
A. is 276 metres tall.
B. has a souvenir shop on the third floor.
C. has two restaurants.
D. is the oldest monument in Europe.

Questions 4 – 6

Complete the summary using NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from Reading Passage for each answer.
Write your answers in boxes 4 – 6 on your answer sheet

Despite some opposition, construction of the tower was concluded by 4) _______________ . It was almost dismantled in the early 1900s as its 5) ______________ had expired, but was kept because of an 6) ______________ used for telegraphic transfers.

Questions 7 – 13

Answer the questions below using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER from the passage for each answer.
Write your answer in boxes 7 – 13 on your answer sheet.

7)    Which famous person championed the construction of the Eiffel Tower?
    On what floor of the tower can gifts be bought?
9)    What is the most common way of accessing the three floors?
10)    Protection from what requires the tower to be painted so often?
11)    The Tower is painted using three shades of brown so that it appears what?
12)    What was taller than the Eiffel Tower in 1930?
13) When are the illuminations switched on?

Answers for IELTS Reading Sample Question

1)    D
‘the Eiffel Tower was erected in 1889 for the great Paris Exposition.’

2)    C
‘…opponents to the building claimed that the design did not have sufficient stability to withstand the high winds its height would be exposed to’

3)    C
‘The first level offers a souvenir kiosk, gallery and restaurant. The second level offers telescopes, shops and another restaurant.’

4)    1889
‘More than 200,000,000 people have visited the Tower since its completion in 1889,’

5)    Lease (NOTE: 20-year lease would be acceptable, but 20 year lease would not because of the number of words)
‘In 1909 it was almost demolished because of the expiration of its 20 year lease’

6)    Antennas
‘…but was saved due to its antennae used for telegraphy at the time’

7)    Rousseau
‘the Eiffel tower was admired by many notable people (Rousseau was particularly impressed)

    1st
‘The first level offers a souvenir kiosk’

9)    Lift
‘Although stairs are still available, lifts commonly take passengers…’

10)    Rust
‘Every seven years, the Eiffel Tower is repainted with 50 to 60 tonnes of paint to protect its framework from rust’

11)    The same colour
‘So that the Eiffel Tower appears the same colour at each level when viewing it from the ground up, the Tower is painted in three different shades of the same colour’

12)    Chrysler Building
‘…the Eiffel Tower was the world’s tallest structure until New York’s Chrysler building was completed’

13)    Sunset
The Tower lights up every evening from sunset to 1 am