4. READING. Read the text and do the tasks (1–3). Valentina Tereshkova. Valentina is a cosmonaut and an engineer. She is famous for being the first woman to go into space. Valentina was born in 1937. Her family was very poor. She worked in a factory but she dreamed of bigger things. Valentina joined a parachute club for fun. Valentina’s country wanted to be the first to send a woman into space. Valentina was given a place in a space program because she was good at parachute jumps. Valentina and four other women worked hard and did lots of tests. Out of the five women, only Valentina was chosen to go into space. In 1963, Valentina flew alone in space on a shuttle called Vostok VI. She went around the Earth 48 times, setting a new record. She had a bumpy ride back to Earth! The ship’s programming went wrong and the ship nearly crashed. Luckily, clever Valentina was able to fix the problem and landed with just some bruises on her face. After her flight, Valentina became an engineer and then a doctor. She now works for world peace. 1) What is Valentina most famous for? Choose one: being an engineer; being the first woman in space; being a doctor. 2) Number these events in Valentina’s life in the order they happened. Mark the correct number of each event: Valentina works for world peace; Valentina went to space; Valentina was born in 1937; Valentina was in a space program. 3) Match these sentences about Valentina. Choose the correct letter (A–C): 1 Valentina has a … 2 Valentina saved … 3 Valentina set a new … A … her ship from crashing. B … record for going around the Earth. C … crater named after her.

Перевод задания: Прочитай текст и выполни задания (1–3). 1) Чем Валентина наиболее известна? Выбери один вариант. 2) Расположи события жизни Валентины в хронологическом порядке. 3) Соотнеси предложения о Валентине с вариантами A–C.

1) She is most famous for being the first woman in space. (Она наиболее известна тем, что стала первой женщиной в космосе.)

2) Valentina was born in 1937 — 1 (Валентина родилась в 1937 году); Valentina was in a space program — 2 (Валентина участвовала в космической программе); Valentina went to space — 3 (Валентина полетела в космос); Valentina works for world peace — 4 (Валентина работает ради мира во всём мире).

3) 1 — C: Valentina has a crater named after her. (В честь Валентины назван кратер.) 2 — A: Valentina saved her ship from crashing. (Валентина спасла свой корабль от крушения.) 3 — B: Valentina set a new record for going around the Earth. (Валентина установила новый рекорд облёта Земли.)