Чтение 8 класс английский-23

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Чтение 8 класс английский-23. Почему нельзя не есть яблоки-I

Vasya can’t help but think about apples. And he eats them again and again. He would have established Apple Day as a bank holiday every week! Why not have an extra day off and not stop nibbling apples? In Britain, by the way, people would have joined Vasya. They really celebrate Apple Day on October 21. Many countries, Vasya believes, would be in solidarity with him.

1. There are several monuments in the world in honor of the apple. On August 19, 2008, a monument was erected right on the Apple Spas in the city of Kursk «Kursk Antonovka», next to the Resurrection–Ilyinsky Church.

2. Do you know that the birthplace of the apple is Kazakhstan [kɒzɒkˈstən]? And even the capital of Kazakhstan, Alma-Ata, translates literally as «father of apples».

3. The English word “apple» is of Greek origin from the name of the god Apollo, and the apple tree was a holy tree.

4. The oldest apple tree was, which still continues to bear fruit, was planted at the beginning of the 19th century. Oh, it’s an ancient, very ancient story! It is already about three hundred years old! This amazing apple tree has not had its trunk for a long time. More than 200 years! But it continues to live, because the dried trunk continues to give branches, which then grow into the ground, take root, thereby giving nourishment to the dead apple tree and continuing its life. When one of the trunks rooted to the ground has to die, its branches bend to the ground and also begin to give roots. This is an apple colony [ˈkɒlənɪ]. It’s a whole garden!

Чтение 8 класс английский-23. Почему нельзя не есть яблоки-II

It is interesting that one half of the orchard yields apples every year. And the other half is resting. And vice versa. The next year, the other half bears fruit. Apples turn out to be medium-sized, and taste good — sweet and sour! The man who planted this apple tree died back in 1848. Scientists cannot yet figure out why and how the tree continues to live. But it is believed that it «just longs» for the owner and seeks to perpetuate the beloved person who gave him life.

5. Have you ever taken part in a competition for cutting the longest apple peel? No one has been able to beat the record of Kathy Walters from New York, who managed to cut 52 meters 51 centimeters of apple peel in 11 and a half hours.

6. In 2005, a certain Japanese Chisana Iwasaki grew a huge apple on his farm, which reached a weight of as much as 1,849 kilograms.

7. In ancient Russian fairy tales, apples are often referred to as rejuvenating. Eat apples! They contain a lot of potassium, which does not allow the calcium [ˈkælsɪəm], needed for the body, to be excreted. In apples, you will find a lot of pectin that contribute to the normalization [nɔːməlaɪˈzeɪʃn] of digestion and detoxification. If you need beautiful hair, skin and nails, do not hesitate! Arrange apple-eating days more often!

Vasya is still 9 years old. Osteochondrosis [ɒstəˈkɒndrəʊsɪs], porosis, rheumatism [ˈruːmətɪzm] and other senile nonsense do not threaten him. Not now, not later. In the meantime, he participates in various apple contests and nibbles, nibbles apples. And smiles at you with a brilliant, glad smile!