Стр.76 Unit 7 ГДЗ Вербицкая Forward 11 класс

Приведем выдержку из задания из учебника Вербицкая, Камине Д.Карр, Парсонс 11 класс, Просвещение: READING AND WRITING
1 Look at the photos on pages 78-79. Which phrases from the box can describe the crime that the young man is committing?
steal someone’s identity; blackmail someone; impersonate someone; take someone hostage; masquerade as someone; assume a false identity
2 Match visuals A-F to sentences 1-6. Use a dictionary to help you. Which of the crimes does NOT involve getting money or property from someone by dishonest means?
1 The young man who said he was from the gas company swindled the old lady out of her life savings.
2 A local gang has defrauded more than one hundred people of thousands of pounds.
3 My sister paid a $50 fee to an Internet company so that she could work at home for them, but it was all a scam: the company didn’t even exist!
4 I think the signature on this certificate has been forged.
5 We discovered that the accountant had embezzled $200,000 of the company’s money.
6 I realized that the man wasn’t a real insurance expert and that he had played a clever confidence trick on me.
3 In pairs, discuss these questions.
1 Which of the crimes in Exercises 1 and 2 are the most/least serious? Why?
2 What kind of personality do the people who commit these crimes have?
4 Listen and read the text on pages 78-79 and choose the correct answers (a-d).
1 What kind of text is it?
a a news story
b a report
c a biography
d a review
2 Why did the author write the text?
a to entertain us
b to inform and interest us
c to warn us about identity theft
d to surprise us
3 Which of the following crimes did Frank Abagnale not commit?
a forgery
c identity theft
b fraud
d hijacking
4 Which of the following statements is not true of Frank Abagnale?
a He did not pass any exams.
b People found him attractive.
c He committed his crimes between the ages of sixteen and twenty-one.
d He did not intend to harm people through his crimes.
5 What is the main point that the author is making?
a Abagnale has always used his talents to make himself rich.
b Identity theft poses a serious threat to society nowadays.
c Abagnale is a very talented man who was misdirected when he was young.
d The life of a criminal is not glamorous.
6 Look at the underlined words and phrases in the text and choose the best description of the author’s attitude to Frank Abagnale.
a He is amused by him.
b He is critical of him.
c He is sceptical about him.
d He is impressed by him. *Цитирирование части задания со ссылкой на учебник производится исключительно в учебных целях для лучшего понимания разбора решения задания.

Ответ

1) 1 impersonate someone; assume a false identity

2 swindle someone out of something; defraud someone; scam someone; forge something; embezzle money; play a confidence trick on someone

Which crime does NOT involve getting money or property by dishonest means? impersonating someone / assuming a false identity

2) 1 A
2 B
3 C
4 D
5 E
6 F

4) 1 a news story
2 b to inform and interest us
3 d hijacking
4 a He did not pass any exams.
5 c Abagnale is a very talented man who was misdirected when he was young.
6 d He is impressed by him.