THE ISLE OF SARK

THE ISLE OF SARK

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  Name:_____________________________________ Points:______ Exercise 1 Questionswith do or does: 5) _________ you speak English or French? 1) ____ Peter live with his father? 6) ______ he read books? 2) ___ you learn Spanish? 7) _______ the children go to school on Fridays? 3) _____ Andrew and Martin ride their bikes to school? 8) ______ she like cats? 4) ____ they play in the garden? 9) ______ they play tennis? 5) _____ Sandy's hamster live in a cage? 10) ______ he like birds? Put Don’t or Doesn’t: 6) ____ the cats sit on the wall? 7) _____ we work in front of the computer? 1. 8) ____ you play the drums? 2. She _______ work in a bank. 9) ______ Steve wear pullovers? 3. 10) _____ I clean the bathroom? 4. Max ______ listen to the radio. 5. Put Do or does He ______ live in Mexico. I ______ play golf. We ________ speak English. 1) ______ you go to school by bus? 6. You ______ drink coffee in the morning. 2) ______ she play on the computer? 7. My cat _______ eat meat. 3) ______ the girls like football? 8. Shelly _______ drink milk. 4) ______ the cat like to drink milk? 9. I ________ understand. 10. His ________ car work THE ISLE OF SARK Are you tired of frantic pace of modern life? If the answer is yes, then you should visit the Isle Sark and take a step back to a time when cars didn’t fill our streets. Sark, the smallest of the Channel Islands, is the last independent feudal state in Europe. 1 Heaven on Earth The island is a paradise for nature lovers, ramblers2 and above all, birdwatchers3. There really are no cars here: visitors can travel around the island on horse-drawn carriages4, on foot, or hire5 bicycles. The island offers miles of wonderful coastline6 with sandy7, almost deserted beaches. There are many inlets8 and bays where you can spot puffins9, dolphins and rare anemones. Sark has attracted tourists since the 18th century, and now many of its inhabitants depend on tourism, though there are traditional cottage industries10 such as knitting, pottery and glass-blowing11. Elizabethan Times The time of government in Sark had hardly changed since 1556, when Elizabeth I leased the land to the Governor of Jersey, Helier de Carteret. The island, the properly of the English monarchy, was once the site of a monastery, but in the 14 th century became uninhabited because of the Black Death12. Sark became a refuge for pirates and the French threatened to claim it13. So Queen Elizabeth appointed Carteret the island’s feudal governor, or Seigneur, on condition he brought 40 families to colonise and defend the land. Through 2008 the island was still governed by a Seigneur, Mr. Michael Beaumont. Since then charges franticpace: ritmo frenético. ramblers: excursionistas, trilheiros. in the island’s constitution have resulted in the transition to an elected birdwatchers: Observador de Aves. government. horse-drawncarriages: Carroagem a cavalos. tohire: alugar coastline: costas, orla, costeira, litoral. sandy: de areia. Inlets: enseadas, braços de mar. buffins: papagaios do mar. cottage industries: pequenas empresas caseiras. glass-blowing: malharia, cerâmica e sopro de vidro. Black Death: peste negra. threatenedtoclaim it: ameaçaram conquista-la. Glossary See: http://www.web-esl.com/dodoes/dodoes1.htm
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