Упр.1 Юнит 8 Урок 3 ГДЗ English Кузовлев 10 класс

Lesson 3 East or West … Is home best?

1. Here is the extract from the story by Susan L. Townsend. She was asked to write about why she likes England.

   1) What aspects of life in England does the author write about? (reading for the main idea)

   1. I like living in England because everywhere else is foreign and strange. The only language I speak is English: I dropped French at school and took up running with the athletic team instead. But I wouldn’t like anyone to think that I don’t like Abroad. I do. Travelling Abroad means adventure and the possibility of danger and delicious food, but Abroad is also tiring and confusing and full of foreigners who (A) ….

   2. Being an atheist, I am naturally interested in English churches, and being a town dweller I passionately love the English countryside. Though I will consider that ‘it looks better on the telly than it does in real life’, as a child new to the countryside said to (B) ….

   3. I only fully appreciated the varied nature of the English countryside after driving for two days through a Swedish pine forest. By the morning of the second day, I started counting the dead reindeer. By the afternoon I’d stopped feeling sorry for the reindeer, and by late evening I’d also stopped feeling guilty about owning two pine dressers.

   4. I like English weather; like the countryside it’s constantly drawing attention to itself. I started this article in a room filled with piercing sunlight, but now a strong wind has materialised and the room is full of gloom.

   5. I like the reserve of English people, because I don’t particularly want to talk to (C) … , unless of course there is a crises such as a “cow on the line” causing an hour’s delay. In which case my fellow passengers and I will happily tell our life stories to (D) ….

   6. I like the way in which the English cope with disasters: cut our water off and we will cheerfully queue at a stand pipe in the snow.

   7. The England I love best is, of course, the England of childhood; when children could play in the street without (E) … . When my children say, “Tell us about the olden days,” I idealise about the fields and the unfilled roads. I’m happy to live in a country that produces important things: wonderful plays, books, literature, heart surgeons, gardeners and Private Eye.* I was asked to write about why I like England in 700 words. Now if I’d been asked to write about why I don’t like England, I’d have needed 1,000, and I suspect it would have been easier to write. It’s our birthright and privilege to criticise our own country and shout for revolution. I asked a friend of mine where, given the choice and enough money, he would choose to live. He replied gloomily, “There isn’t anywhere else.” Another friend when asked if she’d ever go on a World Cruise said, “No, I’d rather go somewhere nice.”

   2) Some phrases have been removed from the story. Fill in the gaps in the story with the most appropriate phrases. Explain your choice. One phrase is extra. (reading for detail; identifying the internal organisation of a text)

   1. anybody we can get to listen
   2. strangers in trains either
   3. the neighbours writing a complaint
   4. tell you that the bank is open when it’s not
   5. foreigners who make you do what they want
   6. me once on an outing

   3) Decide if the following statements are true, false or not stated according to the story. Prove it from the text. (reading for detail)

   1. The author can’t speak any foreign languages.
   2. The author finds travelling abroad challenging.
   3. The author has never been abroad.
   4. The author finds nature in England more varied than in Sweden.
   5. The author disagrees with the person who thinks that the British countryside is less attractive in real life than on TV.
   6. The author thinks that the weather in England is gloomy.
   7. The author of the story often travels by train.
   8. The author believes the English people can handle difficult situations successfully.
   9. The author wrote several books about her childhood.
   10. The author feels proud of her country.