Упр.12 Unit 3 Reader ГДЗ English Кузовлев 10-11 класс
Guess what cities are described. (reading for the main idea)
A. It is 11 p.m. on a Monday at a club, and the place is crazed. Rock and Roll sounds at ear-splitting volume. No one can move, and there are lots of people waiting in line outside. The throng is a mix of young Russians and a few foreigners. The place has high and cheerful energy. … is the capital of pleasure and enjoyment of Europe. Forget London, forget Amsterdam, forget Berlin. Where three years ago there were fewer than 10 nightclubs, there are now more than 300, and the number is rising steadily. Meanwhile, on a typical Saturday night at MDM, or the … Palace of Youth, up to 1,000 rave-happy youngsters dance till morning to pumping techno in a giant auditorium. Where there are clubs and kids and increasing amount of cash, there are inevitably drugs.
B. First there’s the beat — a vibrating billion kilowatts of it. Then a long metal corridor spray-painted with slogans. The arena inside is ringed by neon-lit bars and 20-feet-tall white statues — all of it surrounded by more rooms, a dark, spacious disco with piped-in fog. This is no ordinary Euroclub but The Ministry of Sound, once a dull warehouse venue in a down-at-the-heels neighbourhood, now a massively popular global entertainment complex with its own record label, clothing line, cinema and a store in Covent Garden. Its deejays make six-figure salaries. A dozen languages can be detected, barely, in the cacophony of music. … clubs are said to pull in about 500,000 people every Saturday. If a superclub like the Ministry doesn’t appeal, the great variety in … promises that something will — whether Goa trance nights, acid-jazz evenings or bongo-beating at a tiny hole in Soho. The Ministry is the prime example of the exaggerated belief of Generation Ecstasy.
Compare the two articles. How are the events and things described? What is similar, what is different? (reading for specific information)
IN YOUR CULTURE Describe a club in your home place.
A — Moscow, B — London.
2) Compare the two articles
Both articles describe clubs as very popular places for young people, with loud music, dancing, bright lights and a lively atmosphere. In both cities, clubs attract many people and are connected with modern youth culture.
The difference is that Article A describes Moscow in a more chaotic and energetic way: it is crowded, noisy and full of young Russians and foreigners. It also mentions the rapid growth of nightclubs and the problem of drugs.
Article B describes London more as a modern entertainment centre. It focuses on the famous Ministry of Sound, its size, variety of music and international atmosphere. The description is more detailed and emphasizes the club as a successful business and a symbol of club culture.
3) In my culture
In my home place, a club is usually a modern venue where young people go to listen to music, dance and meet friends. It often has a dance floor, a DJ, colourful lights and a bar. On weekends, clubs are usually crowded and very noisy. People go there to relax and have fun after a busy week.
