Стр.101 Unit 9 ГДЗ Вербицкая Forward 11 класс

Приведем выдержку из задания из учебника Вербицкая, Камине Д.Карр, Парсонс 11 класс, Просвещение: WRITING
1 Read the headlines and, in pairs, discuss what the articles might be about.
1 Fish found in miracle escape
2 Thief caught by cartoon
2 Parrot held in jail
4 Woman fakes death over fines
2 Match the headlines to articles A-D. Then answer questions 1-3.
1 What were the key words that helped you match the headlines?
2 Which stories do you think are true? Why?
3 Which story do you think was the funniest, saddest, most ridiculous? Why?
A) A judge in Argentina ordered a parrot to 1) be held in custody until he said the name of his owner. Two neighbours, Jorge Machado and R Vega, 2) had both claimed Pepo was theirs. After five days, Pepo 3) said Jorge’s name and sang the anthem of his favourite football team. Mr Machado said: ‘I knew he wouldn’t let me down. He’s a real friend, and we 4) both support San Lorenzo.’
B) A burglar who stole from a cartoonist in Australia was arrested after his victim drew his picture. Bill Green, 82, saw the man take a bicycle 5) from his shed. He gave his sketch to police, who matched 6) it to a man arrested 7) during/after a different theft. Policeman Michael Henry said: ‘We were amazed. The cartoon was the spitting image of 8) the man we’d just caught.’
C) A woman from Iowa is alleged to have faked her 9) own death to avoid paying $500 in parking tickets. Police say Kimberly Du, 36, was caught after she got 10) a ticket a month after her ‘death’. She had faked her own obituary and forged a letter saying she had died 11) in a car crash. She now faces up to five years in prison 12) for fraud.
D) A goldfish carried from its garden pond by floods has 13) been found alive in a water-filled hole by the roadside more 14) than a mile away, Farmer Ab Oskam, 66, was 15) walking/with his dog when he recognized the fish 16) as one of three belonging to his neighbours. ‘It was a miracle such a delicate little thing survived,’ he said. The fish has now been named Nemo.
3 Complete the articles with one word in each gap.
4 Look at the list of features. Which apply to the headlines and which to the short articles? Find examples of each feature.
1 articles (a, the) are usually missed out
2 there is usually a quote
3 the age of the person is mentioned
4 the Present Simple is used to refer to present and past events
5 the past participle is used for the passive
6 the passive is often used
5 Read the article and write three different headlines for it. Compare your headlines in groups and choose the best ones.
In July 2005, the chocolate-loving community in Sydney was threatened by a blackmailer who claimed to have poisoned seven Mars Bars. As a result, all Mars Bars were taken off the shelves, causing panic among many consumers who feared they wouldn’t be able to buy their favourite chocolate. Company manager Paul Rivers, 35, said, ‘The situation is under control now. Mars Bars will be back in the shops tomorrow.»
WE’VE ONLY GOT ENOUGH TO LAST UNTIL TOMORROW!
* 6 Project idea. Choose a headline and write a short article about it, using 60-70 words.
1 Thieves caught in stolen clothes
2 School burglar takes maths test
3 Burglar sleeps on the job
4 Stolen painting recovered
* 7 Project idea. Read your article to the class, who decide which headline it refers to and why. *Цитирирование части задания со ссылкой на учебник производится исключительно в учебных целях для лучшего понимания разбора решения задания.

Ответ

2. The headlines match the articles like this:

1. Parrot held in jail — A
2. Thief caught by cartoon — B
3. Woman fakes death over fines — C
4. Fish found in miracle escape — D

3. Complete the articles:

1 be held
2 had
3 said
4 both
5 from
6 it
7 during
8 the
9 own
10 a
11 in
12 for
13 been
14 than
15 walking
16 as

4. Features of headlines and short articles:

• 1 Articles (a, the) are usually missed out — headlines. Example: Fish found in miracle escape
• 2 There is usually a quote — short articles. Example: “I knew he wouldn’t let me down.”
• 3 The age of the person is mentioned — short articles. Example: Bill Green, 82
• 4 The Present Simple is used to refer to present and past events — headlines. Example: Thief caught by cartoon
• 5 The past participle is used for the passive — headlines and articles. Example: caught, found, held
• 6 The passive is often used — short articles. Example: was arrested, was found, were taken off

5. Three possible headlines for the article:

• Chocolate Panic After Poison Threat
• Mars Bars Taken Off Shelves
• Blackmailer Threatens Chocolate Lovers

6. Example article:

A school burglar was caught after he fell asleep in the headmaster’s office. Police found him early in the morning surrounded by stolen laptops and books. He had broken into the school during the night, but he was too tired to escape. Officers said the man was arrested immediately and all the stolen items were returned to the school.