Question

Прочитайте небольшие отрывки (1-4) и определите, о ком из известных личностей идёт речь в каждом из них. Выберите имя выдающегося человека, наиболее подходящего под описание. Имён больше, чем описаний!
1
- a popular Canadian novelist from Saskatchewan, whose novels show life on the Canadian prairies. A good example is Who Has Seen the Wind, a novel which can be enjoyed by young people and adults alike.
2
- a person who became a kind of a national icon of New Zealand, though was born in London and started career in education in Australia. This person was awarded the Queen’s Service Medal in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list of 2009 and wrote a book titled My Life as a Miracle
3
– a naturalist and geologist from England. This person became known for his/her revolutionary new theory on the evolution of the world.
4
- an Irish writer who is believed to be among the most influential novelists of that time. This person worked for Oxbridge for half a century and wrote more than 30 books. He’s mostly famous for his/her fictional novels, e.i. The Chronicles of Narnia, The Space Trilogy, and The Screwtape Letters.


Прочитайте предложения (1-5) и определите, имеются ли в них логические ошибки и/или ошибки в приведении доводов (Содержит логическую ошибку), или предложения составлены верно (Верно). Выберите соответствующий ответ.
1
Some people say that cheating on exams is wrong. But we all know that everyone does it, so it's okay.

2
I will not lend you money because I do not want to do it.

3
No one knows how old this building is. Therefore it’s an ancient construction.

4
I cannot let you re-take the exam since our rules do not allow it.

5
Anna: “It is morally wrong to use animals for food or clothing!"
Bill: "But you are wearing a leather jacket! So you cannot say that using animals for food and clothing is wrong!"

Answer 1

1. William O. Mitchell
2. Wizard of Canterbury
3. Charles Darwin
4. C.S. Lewis

1. содержит логическую ошибку (false)
2. в общем, утверждение верно (не одолжу тебе денег, потому что не хочу), но с точки зрения корректности оно ужасно.
3. содержит логическую ошибку (false)
4. верно (true)
5. верно (true)