1. You are going to read the text aloud. You have 1.5 minutes to read the text silently, and then be ready to read it aloud. Remember that you will not have more than 2 minutes for reading aloud. One day a young man who lived near the lake in a small American town asked himself, “Why can’t people ski on water if they can ski on snow?” With his brother’s help he constructed several models of skis to test his ideas. He experimented on the local lake for a few days and created skis suitable for the water. This happened in 1922. The young man, who was only 18 at that time, didn’t patent his invention. However, he performed a lot of shows across the country that made him and the sport of water skiing popular. Later, he was recognized as the creator of a new sport – water skiing. Water skiing equipment has been greatly improved since that time, and the number of people who enjoy this sport is growing in many countries.

Перевод задания: Прочитай текст вслух. У тебя есть 1,5 минуты, чтобы молча прочитать текст и подготовиться к чтению вслух. Помни, что на чтение вслух отводится не более 2 минут.

One day a young man who lived near the lake in a small American town asked himself, “Why can’t people ski on water if they can ski on snow?” With his brother’s help he constructed several models of skis to test his ideas. He experimented on the local lake for a few days and created skis suitable for the water. This happened in 1922. The young man, who was only 18 at that time, didn’t patent his invention. However, he performed a lot of shows across the country that made him and the sport of water skiing popular. Later, he was recognized as the creator of a new sport – water skiing. Water skiing equipment has been greatly improved since that time, and the number of people who enjoy this sport is growing in many countries.

Однажды молодой человек, живший рядом с озером в небольшом американском городке, спросил себя: «Почему люди не могут кататься на лыжах по воде, если они могут кататься на лыжах по снегу?» С помощью брата он сконструировал несколько моделей лыж, чтобы проверить свои идеи. Несколько дней он экспериментировал на местном озере и создал лыжи, подходящие для воды. Это произошло в 1922 году. Молодой человек, которому тогда было всего 18 лет, не запатентовал своё изобретение. Однако он провёл множество показательных выступлений по всей стране, благодаря которым стали популярны и он сам, и водные лыжи. Позже его признали создателем нового вида спорта — водных лыж. С тех пор снаряжение для водных лыж значительно усовершенствовалось, и во многих странах всё больше людей увлекаются этим видом спорта.