Grammar & Vocabulary Spotlight on Exams Модуль 6 ГДЗ Spotlight 11 класс

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Приведем выдержку из задания из учебника Юлия Ваулина, Джунни Дули 11 класс, Просвещение: Grammar & Vocabulary Read the texts given below. If necessary, transform the words written in capital letters in brackets marked by numbers 1-7 to make them match grammatically with the contents of the texts. Fill in the gaps with the transformed words. What’s in a name? Your family name may say 1) …. (MUCH) about your ancestors than you think. Common English names, like Baker and Butcher, tell 2) … (WE) what our relatives in the far past did for a living. Names like Hills, Fields and Rivers say where people used to live. 3) … (GIVE) first names often refer to a characteristic that parents would like their children to have; for example, Sophia, which means ‘wisdom’, or Anna, meaning ‘grace’. Perhaps something royal is 4) … (PREFERABLE)? How about Stephen and Sara, meaning ‘crown’ and ‘princess»? Whichever name you go by, one thing is certain: it’s yours for life! Discovering a Comet! On the night of 23 July 1995, astronomer Alan Hale was out observing the sky through his telescope. About 400 miles away, Thomas Bopp, a factory worker and astronomy enthusiast, 5) … (DO) the same thing. They saw a bright object in the sky. They both contacted a government organisation that is responsible for 6) … (COLLECT) information on discoveries about space. A few hours later, Hale and Bopp received a call from the organisation informing them that what they 7) ….. (SEE) was a comet. The comet was named Comet Hale-Bopp, in honour of the people who discovered it. Complete the gaps with the correct word(s) formed from the words in bold. What’s in a Name? You might think that a name is just a name, but the reality is much more interesting than that and goes back to the 1 …of human society. To start with, everyone has a first name, a surname and 2 …a middle name, don’t they? Not always. In Mongolia, until recently, people only had a first name, something that probably caused a lot of confusion. Also, not all 3 … are addressed by a given first name. In China, the family name comes first with the given name following. Your family name says a lot about your ancestors. Common English surnames, like Baker and Butcher, tell us what 4 …a long-dead relative had. Names like Hill, Field and Rivers tell us where people used to live. Johnson means son of John, and in Scotland the prefix Mac means the same. Given first names often refer to a 5 … that parents would like their children to have such as Sophia, which stands for wisdom, or Anna meaning grace. Perhaps something royal is more 6 … ? How about Steven and Sara, meaning crown and princess. Whichever name you go by, one thing is certain, it goes with you for life. Even if you are one of the 7 … ones (Abbie Birthday or Robin Banks , your name is something you’re just going to have to live with. *Цитирирование части задания со ссылкой на учебник производится исключительно в учебных целях для лучшего понимания разбора решения задания.

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