Упр.2 Unit 8 Reader ГДЗ English Кузовлев 7 класс
Choose the best title for the story. (reading for the main idea)
- Skateboarding is a popular sport.
- The history of skateboarding.
- A new sport is born!
WORD BUILDING
skate v + board n = skateboard n — ?
skateboard n — skateboard v — ?
skater n — ?
skateboarding n — ?
skateboarder n — ?
1) In 1950s, in America, surfers decided to surf on the land. They used the wheels from roller skates, and it was fun! So, a new sport was born. It was called skateboarding.
2) But then skateboards suddenly disappeared. People were bored with them. There were no skateboarders in the street.
3) In the film Back to the Future (1985), Michael J. Fox ran away from the past on a skateboard, and the sport was born again.
4) In 2004, an international Go Skateboarding Day was created. It is celebrated every year on June 21st.
5) For about twenty years, skateboarding was the most popular sport. Everyone wanted to be good at skateboarding. Everyone wanted a skateboard for Christmas. There were magazines about skateboarding, and there were World Skateboard Championships.
6) Nowadays skateboarding is popular again. You can also see skateboarders in the streets and in the parks. Their boards are brightly coloured. Skateboarders can do very difficult tricks. To protect themselves they wear helmets. Many British children are keen on skateboarding. They can go to local skate parks and enjoy their favourite sport. PlayStation Skate Park is London’s biggest skate park. Children can skate, ride their bicycles and go skateboarding there. Every year there are competitions and famous skaters come there.
Put the story of skateboarding in chronological order. (understanding chronological order)
According to the story, mark the following statements true (T) or false (F). (reading for detail)
- Skateboarding is an American sport. _
- Skateboarding has always been popular since 1950s. _
- Skateboarding became popular again after the film Back to the Future. _
- People can’t skateboard in parks. _
- Go Skateboarding Day is celebrated in many countries. _
- PlayStation Skate Park is the biggest skate park in England. _
Make captions in the picture on p. 62.
Ответ
1) C. A new sport is born!
2) Chronological order:
- In the 1950s, in America, surfers decided to surf on the land.
- Then skateboards suddenly disappeared.
- In the film Back to the Future (1985), the sport was born again.
- In 2004, an international Go Skateboarding Day was created.
- For about twenty years, skateboarding was the most popular sport.
- Nowadays skateboarding is popular again.
3) True or false:
- T — Skateboarding is an American sport.
- F — Skateboarding has not always been popular since the 1950s.
- T — Skateboarding became popular again after the film Back to the Future.
- F — People can skateboard in parks.
- F — The text says Go Skateboarding Day is celebrated every year on June 21st, but not that it is celebrated in many countries.
- T — PlayStation Skate Park is London’s biggest skate park.
4) Captions in the picture on p. 62:
skateboard — skate — skater — skateboarding — skateboarder
