„Rozvoj vzdělávání žáků karvinských základních škol
v oblasti cizích jazyků“
Registrační číslo projektu: CZ.1.07/1.1.07/02.0162
Určeno pro
8. ročník
Sekce
Základní
Předmět
Anglický jazyk
Téma / kapitola
The Umbrella
Zpracoval (tým 1)
Ing. Miroslav Mitašik
The Umbrella
The umbrella is an old idea. It has not changed much over time. Old sculpture (art made
with clay) from the Middle East, shows the king with an umbrella. The sculpture is over
1,000 years old. At that time, common people did not have umbrellas. Only royalty had
them.
More than 2000 years ago, fashionable women carried umbrellas in ancient Greece. In
China, only royalty used umbrellas. In old Chinese books, there are illustrations of
umbrellas. These pictures were made with paint, blood, and special drawing tools. The
umbrellas in old Chinese books look a lot like today’s umbrellas.
There is not much information about umbrellas in Europe in the Middle Age. People
probably used their coats to protect themselves from the rain. People in the South Pacific
used umbrellas made of palm leaves to protect themselves from the sun and rain.
There have been many improvements to umbrellas. Now, modern umbrellas are better
than the old umbrellas. The old umbrellas were often made of oiled silk. Modern umbrellas
are made of cotton or plastic.
Old umbrellas had ribbing made of wood. Modern umbrellas have steel ribs. Also, the
trunk of the modern umbrella extends like a telescope. It can collapse and become shorter
or extend and become longer.
EXERCISE 1
Choose the correct answer:
1) Fashionable women had umbrellas in…
A. Europe in the Middle Ages
B. the South Pacific
C. the Middle East
D. ancient Greece
2) In ancient China …
A. only royalty had umbrellas
B. umbrellas were made of palm leaves
C. umbrellas looked modern
D. both A and C are correct
3) In Europe in the Middle Ages…
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A. people used their coats to keep dry
B. people used modern umbrellas
C. people used silk umbrellas
D. none of the above
4) People in the South Pacific used…
A. umbrellas made of palm leaves
B. umbrellas made of plastic
C. collapsing umbrellas
D. telescopes
5) Old umbrellas were often made with…
A. steel
B. cotton
C. plastic
D. oiled silk
6) Sculpture is…
A. art made with wood
B. art made with clay
C. writing in books
D. pictures in books
7) Royalty is…
A. fashionable women
B. kings and queens
C. common people
D. information
8) Another word for illustrations is…
A. texts
B. coats
C. pictures
D. umbrellas
9) What is an improvement?
A. a way of making something better
B. a way of keeping rain off people
C. a kind of telescope
D. none of the above
10) The best synonym for modern is…
A. young
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B. old
C. new
D. nice
RESULTS:
1. D
2. D
3. A
4. A
5. D
6. B
7. B
8. C
9. A
10. C
EXERCISE 2
Match the English and Czech words:
1. sculpture
a/ módní
2. royalty
b/ kresba
3. fashionable
c/ hedvábí
4. illustration
d/ bavlna
5. probably
e/ žebro
6. leaves
f/ ocel
7. steel
g/ královská rodina
8. cotton
h/ sochařství
9. rib
i/ listí
10. silk
j/ pravděpodobně
RESULTS:
1. h 2.g 3.a
4.b
5.j
6.i
7.f
8.d
9.e
10.c
EXERCISE 3
Complete the sentences with these words:
ROYALTY, MODERN, COTTON, WOOD, PAINT, TELESCOPE,
WOMEN, YEARS, SILK, COATS
1. These pictures were made with ……………..
2. Fashionable ………….. carried umbrellas in ancient Greece.
3. The trunk of the modern umbrella extends like a ……………….
4. Old umbrellas had ribbing made of ……………...
5. The sculpture is over 1,000 …………… old.
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6. People used their …………….. to protect themselves from the rain.
7. Only …………… had the umbrellas.
8. Now, ……………. umbrellas are better than the old umbrellas.
9. The old umbrellas were often made of oiled ………….
10. Modern umbrellas are made of …………. or plastic.
RESULTS:
1. paint
2. women
3. telescope
4. wood
5. years
6. coats
7. royalty
8. modern
9. silk
10. cotton
EXERCISE 4
What about you and umbrellas?
1. Have you got an umbrella?
2. What colour is it?
3. Is your umbrella made of cotton or plastic?
4. What are your ribs made of?
5. Does your umbrella extend like a telescope?
6. In which seasons do you use your umbrella?
7. Have you ever lost your umbrella?
RESULTS:
1. Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t.
2. It’s …
3. It is made of …
4. The ribs are made of …
5. Yes, it does. / No, it doesn’t.
6. I use my umbrella in …
7. Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t.
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