Culture
Alcatraz
1 SPEAKING Look at the photo of the island of Alcatraz.
Choose the correct answers.
1 Which country is it in?
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the USA b Britain c Australia
2 What was it used for in the past?
a a holiday resort b a prison ca private house
3 What is it today?
a a government building b a water sports centre-
ca tourist attraction
2 Read the text and check your answers
exercise 1.
3.26
Aloatras la a small, rocky Island in San Francisco Bay in
the USA. It is 2.4 km from the shore and the sea around the
Island is very dangerous. The water is very cold and there.
are fast, strong currents. In the 10th century, the American
government realised it was the ideal place to put dangerous
prisoners, because it is very difficult to reach and even
more dimoult to escape from. So they built a prison on the
Island and from the 1930s to the 1960s it was the toughest
prison in the USA. Over 1,500 prisoners stayed on the island,
Including America's most violent bank robbers and murderers.
The most famous prisoner was the gangster Al Capone. But
the prison was never full and it was very expensive to run,
so the government finally decided to close it. Alcatran became
a museum and is now one of San Francisco's most popular
tourist attractions, with more than one and a half million
visitors a yearn
3 VOCABULARY Find adjectives in the text in exercise 2 with
the opposite meaning to the ones below.
Opposites cheap easy empty hot large safe
slow unpopular weak
4 Read the text again and answer the questions.
1 How far is Alcatraz from the coast?
2 Why is it dangerous to try to swim to or from the island?
3 For about how long was the island a prison?
Who was Alcatraz's most famous prisoner?
s Why did the government decide to close it?
6 How many people visit Alcatraz every year?
53.27 Listen to an interview. Are the sentences true
or false? Write Tor F
1 Danny works at Alcatraz
2 It was impossible to escape from Alcatraz but life was not
too bad for the prisoners.
3 No prisoners ever tried to escape.
63.27 Listen
1 The presenter is surprised that
a black prisoners were separated from white prisoners.
b the cell isn't very big.
c there was so little furniture in the cells.
and choose the correct answers.
2 If the prisoners weren't well-behaved,
a they had to stay in their cells during the day.
b they had to work very hard.
c they had to tidy all the cells,
3 The prisoners could
a go outside for an hour a day.
b play sports only on Saturdays and Sundays.
c play instruments in their cell.
4 How many prisoners certainly died while trying to escape
from Alcatraz?
..
be
b6
c8
5 Danny f thinks that the other five prisoners
successfully escaped.
b were found by the FBI.
e probably died while trying to escape.
7 Make notes about a famous tourist attraction in your
country. Use the questions below to help you.
• Where is it?
When was it built?
Why is it famous?
What can you do/see there?
8 SPEAKING Tell the class about the tourist attraction.
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Ответы
Ответ:
Alcatraz
1. Which country is it in?
Answer: the USA
2. What was it used for in the past?
Answer: a prison
3. What is it today?
Answer: a tourist attraction
Opposites:
cheap - expensive
easy - difficult
empty - full
hot - cold
large - small
safe - dangerous
slow - fast
unpopular - popular
weak - strong
4. Read the text again and answer the questions.
1. How far is Alcatraz from the coast?
Answer: 2.4 km
2. Why is it dangerous to try to swim to or from the island?
Answer: The water is very cold and there are fast, strong currents.
3. For about how long was the island a prison?
Answer: From the 1930s to the 1960s
4. Who was Alcatraz's most famous prisoner?
Answer: Al Capone
5. Why did the government decide to close it?
Answer: It was very expensive to run.
6. How many people visit Alcatraz every year?
Answer: More than one and a half million.
True or False:
1. Danny works at Alcatraz. - True
2. It was impossible to escape from Alcatraz but life was not too bad for the prisoners. - False
3. No prisoners ever tried to escape. - False
2. If the prisoners weren't well-behaved,
Answer: they had to stay in their cells during the day.
3. The prisoners could
Answer: go outside for an hour a day.
4. How many prisoners certainly died while trying to escape from Alcatraz?
Answer: 6
7. Make notes about a famous tourist attraction in your country.
Answer:
• Where is it? The Great Wall of China
• When was it built? Over 2,000 years ago
• Why is it famous? It is the longest wall in the world and was built to protect China from invaders.
• What can you do/see there? Walk along the wall and see the stunning views of the mountains and valleys.
8. SPEAKING Tell the class about the tourist attraction.
Answer: The Great Wall of China is an incredible tourist attraction that is located in China. It was built over 2,000 years ago and is the longest wall in the world. The wall was built to protect China from invaders and is a symbol of Chinese history and culture. Visitors can walk along the wall and enjoy stunning views of the mountains and valleys. It is a must-see attraction for anyone visiting China.