Упр.1 Unit 7 Reader ГДЗ English Кузовлев 10-11 класс
Look through the interview and answer the questions (reading for specific information):
What does Carol Voderman do?
What is Hot Gadgets?
Where can you see Hot Gadgets?
Gadget Girl
Stuck for a daft device? Check out Carol Voderman’s new show Hot Gadgets.
What’s so good about mad gadgets?
I love them — they are the little things that brighten our day. It’s their silliness that makes them so funny.
Are they any use?
Some are fantastic. Ten years ago, a mobile phone was a new gadget. People walked around with huge batteries to power the things! Now everyone’s got them.
Have you got any really silly gadgets?
I’ve got one of those exercise trampolines — it practically bounces you out of the window every time you try and use it!
What do you say to people who think gadgets are a waste of money?
Oh. They’re just miserable. I say — get a life, get a gadget!
What’s been your favourite gadget on the show?
I loved the singing umbrella that played a tune when you opened it. Trouble was, it wouldn’t stop! We had to drop it in a bucket of water.
The show is called Hot Gadgets. What kind of gadgets is the show about? Find the appropriate meaning of the word in the dictionary entry.
hot [hot] a) 1) горячий, жаркий; 2) пылкий, страстный; 3) свежий; 4) острый; 5) амер. разг. бедовый; 6) опасный; 7) зд. прикольный
What kind of gadgets are hot gadgets? Which words from the interview help to understand the characteristics of the hot gadgets?
What is Carol’s attitude to gadgets?
What is your opinion about Carol’s favourite gadget?
What kind of gadgets would you suggest demonstrating in the show?
Carol Voderman is the presenter of the show.
Hot Gadgets is a TV show about gadgets.
You can see Hot Gadgets on television.
The show is about funny, unusual, and interesting gadgets.
The appropriate meaning of hot here is 7) зд. прикольный.
Hot gadgets are silly, funny, and unusual gadgets.
The words that help to understand this are: little things that brighten our day, silliness, funny, really silly gadgets, singing umbrella.
Carol has a positive and enthusiastic attitude to gadgets. She likes them and thinks they are fun and useful.
I think Carol’s favourite gadget is funny and original. It is interesting because it plays a tune, but it is also a bit silly.
I would suggest demonstrating useful but unusual gadgets, for example smart home devices, mini robots, or creative kitchen gadgets.
