Упр.1 Unit 5 Чтение ГДЗ English Кузовлев 10-11 класс
I Will Go Private!
Adrian Mole is a boy in the book The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 by Sue Townsend. Adrian thinks that “he has more than his fair share of problems”. One day Adrian decided to go to the doctor. This is how he describes it in his diary.
Read Adrian’s notes, guess what the underlined words mean and say whether he’s got any of these diseases. Is he just in a normal state of adolescence?
(reading for specific information/guessing by analogy)
- a bout of Lassa fever
- acne vulgaris
- a bout of tonsillitis
Saturday January 17th
Nigel came round to see if I wanted to go to the pictures but I told him I couldn’t, because I was going to the doctor’s about the spot. He said he couldn’t see a spot, but he was just being polite because the spot is massive today. Dr. Taylor must be one of those overworked GPs* you are always reading about. He didn’t examine the spot; he just said I mustn’t worry and was everything all right at home. I told him about my bad home life and my poor diet, but he said I was well nourished. So much for the National Health Service.* I will get a paper-round and go private.
Thursday March 12th
Woke up this morning to find my face covered in huge red spots. My mother said they were caused by nerves but I am still convinced that my diet is inadequate. My mother rang Dr Gray’s receptionist to make an appointment, but the earliest he can see me is next Monday! I told my mother to say that I was an emergency case but she said I was “overreacting as usual”… I rang my grandma and she came round in a taxi and took me to her house and put me to bed.
Friday March 13th
The emergency doctor came to my grandma’s last night at 11.30 p.m. He diagnosed that I am suffering from acne vulgaris. He said it was so common that it is regarded as a normal state of adolescence. He thought it was highly unlikely that I have got Lassa fever because I have not been to Africa this year. He told grandma to take the disinfected sheets off the doors and windows. Grandma said she would like a second opinion. That was when the doctor lost his temper. He shouted in a very loud voice, “The lad has only got a few teenage spots, for Christ’s sake!” Grandma said she would complain to the Medical Council* but the doctor just laughed.
Tuesday June 23rd
I have got tonsillitis. It is official. I am on antibiotics.
Friday October 23rd
I have had a letter from the hospital to say that I have got to have my tonsils out on Tuesday the twenty-seventh. This has come as a complete shock to me! My father says I have had to endure an annual bout of tonsillitis for nine years just because the National Health Service is starved of finance!
Monday October 26th 11 a.m.
I did my packing, then went to see Bert. Said goodbye to Pandora. I’m being admitted to Ivy Swallow ward at 2 p.m.
Saturday October 31st Halloween 3 a.m.
I have been forced to complain about the noise coming from the nurses’ home. I am sick of listening to nurses and off-duty policemen cavorting around the grounds dressed as witches and wizards. I am joining BUPA* as soon as they’ll have me.
What does Adrian Mole mean by saying the following? Choose the correct translation.
(learning to translate)
Dr Taylor must be one of those overworked GPs you are always reading about.
- a) Доктор Тейлор, должно быть, был одним из тех терапевтов, которые работают сверх меры и о которых вы постоянно читаете в газетах.
- b) Доктор Тейлор должен был много работать, чтобы вы могли прочитать о нем в газете.
So much for the National Health Service.
- a) Хватит с меня национальной системы здравоохранения!
- b) Как много сделано для национальной системы здравоохранения!
I will get a paper-round and go private.
- a) Я сложу газету трубочкой и пойду по своим личным делам.
- b) Я буду разносить газеты по домам и перейду на частное медицинское обслуживание.
What do Adrian, his relatives and doctors think about Adrian’s diseases? Use the story to support your opinion.
(reading for specific information)
Was Adrian Mole seriously ill or was he just “overreacting as usual”? What do you think? Why?
Выполнение
1) Adrian’s underlined words mean:
- a bout of Lassa fever — приступ лихорадки Ласса;
- acne vulgaris — угревая сыпь, подростковые прыщи;
- a bout of tonsillitis — приступ тонзиллита, воспаление миндалин.
Adrian does not have Lassa fever. He has acne vulgaris and tonsillitis, but both are treated as ordinary teenage illnesses, so he is mostly in a normal state of adolescence.
2) Correct translations:
- a) Доктор Тейлор, должно быть, был одним из тех терапевтов, которые работают сверх меры и о которых вы постоянно читаете в газетах.
- a) Хватит с меня национальной системы здравоохранения!
- b) Я буду разносить газеты по домам и перейду на частное медицинское обслуживание.
3) Adrian thinks he is ill because of his poor diet and nerves. His mother thinks the spots are caused by nerves. Dr Taylor says Adrian is well nourished and that he only has teenage spots. The emergency doctor says Adrian has acne vulgaris and that it is a normal state of adolescence. Adrian’s father thinks the tonsillitis is not serious, but has happened every year for nine years.
4) In my opinion, Adrian was not seriously ill. He was mostly overreacting as usual. His “diseases” were ordinary teenage problems: acne and tonsillitis. The doctors did not find anything dangerous, and even the emergency doctor said that the spots were just a normal part of adolescence.
