Стр.116-117 Модуль 6 ГДЗ Starlight Баранова 8 класс
Reading
a) What do you know about dolphins? Tell the class.
b) How do dolphins communicate? Why are scientists trying to decode their language?
Read the text again and decide if the following statements are T (true), F (false), NS (not stated).
1. Dr Herzing copies the movements of dolphins.
2. Dolphins are very shy animals.
3. Dolphins live in very large groups.
4. There are many similarities in the way dolphins and humans produce speech.
5. It took Dr Herzing a long time to develop the new language.
6. CHAT will be used for understanding the language of dolphins.
7. Scientists have not seen any definite results for the use of CHAT yet.
8. Scientists expect communication with dolphins is a long way from happening.а) Find the correct words, then make a sentence with the other word. Compare with your partner.
b) Match the words in bold to their meanings: trying to, sort out, meetings, understand, imitates, developed, interpret, consequence, most recent.
Complete the phrases with the words in the list.
pack, pod, colony, shoal, swarm, pride, herd, flock, litter
Listen and check.
Read the theory box, then find examples in the text.
Use the words in brackets to rewrite the sentences, using inversion.
1. She didn’t know dolphins would become her life’s work. (little)
2. Anna has never been diving and Tom hasn’t either. (not only)
3. If you see Mike today, ask him if he wants to go diving on Saturday. (should)
4. Swim with dolphins and you will realise how amazing they are. (only if)
5. Greg had a tiring day so he fell asleep on the bus home. (such)
Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use two to five words including the word given.
1. Sam had just dived into the water when the dolphins appeared. (SOONER)
2. We won’t swim here under any circumstances. (WILL)
3. Jo was happy and she couldn’t stop smiling. (WAS)
4. They can only see if CHAT works if they test it. (TESTING)
Listen to and read the text. Imagine you are Denise Herzing and you are giving a talk about your life’s work. Make notes on each paragraph of the text, then use your notes to give your talk.
2
- T — Dr Herzing copies the movements of dolphins by swimming upside down to say hello.
- NS — it is not stated that dolphins are shy.
- F — dolphins live in a complex society, but not in very large groups.
- F — the text says humans and dolphins produce sounds very differently.
- T — Denise has spent years experimenting with communication.
- T — CHAT will be used to decode dolphin language.
- T — the system is still at the trial stage, so there are no definite results yet.
- F — scientists hope communication with dolphins may happen soon, not that it is a long way from happening.
3a
- familiar — Denise is familiar with all the dolphins; she knows all their names.
- encounters — There are dolphins off the coast of Florida.
- resolve — Dolphins can resolve conflicts.
- high-frequency — Dolphins send out high-frequency signals that humans can’t hear.
- experimenting — Denise is experimenting with different ways to communicate with dolphins.
- impact — CHAT could have a huge impact on the search for extraterrestrials.
- make contact with — SETI wants to make contact with aliens.
3b
trying to — experimenting
sort out — decode
meetings — encounters
understand — make out
imitates — mimics
developed — evolved
interpret — work out
consequence — impact
most recent — latest
4
| 1 | a herd of cows / elephants |
| 2 | a swarm of wasps / bees |
| 3 | a shoal of fish |
| 4 | a flock of birds / sheep |
| 5 | a litter of puppies / kittens |
| 6 | a pride of lions |
| 7 | a pod of dolphins |
| 8 | a colony of ants |
| 9 | a pack of dogs / wolves |
Grammar
5
Examples of inversion in the text:
- So clever are these aquatic mammals that they can understand up to two hundred human words…
- Rarely do we ask dolphins to seek something from us.
- Not only would it delight marine biologists such as Denise Herzing, but it may be possible to adapt the system…
6
- Not only has Anna never been diving, but Tom hasn’t either.
- Should you see Mike today, ask him if he wants to go diving on Saturday.
- Only if you swim with dolphins will you realise how amazing they are.
- Such a tiring day had Greg that he fell asleep on the bus home.
7
- No sooner had Sam dived into the water than the dolphins appeared.
- Under no circumstances will we swim here.
- So happy was Jo that she couldn’t stop smiling.
- Only by testing it will they see if CHAT works.
Speaking & Writing
8
My name is Denise Herzing, and I have spent many years studying wild spotted dolphins off the Florida coast. I know the members of the pod very well — their names, family connections, scars and behaviour. I often greet them by swimming upside down, because I want to communicate with them in a friendly way.
Dolphins are highly intelligent and sociable animals. They live in a complex society and can understand many human words. However, communication with them has mostly been one-way, so I have spent years trying to change that.
My latest project is CHAT, a small waterproof computer for divers. It sends signals connected with things in the dolphins’ world and listens for their responses. If the system works, it may help us decode dolphin language and even reply with dolphin-like signals.
This research is still at the trial stage, but I believe it could change the way we communicate with animals. It may even help scientists prepare for contact with life beyond our planet.
