Стр.20-21 Модуль 1 ГДЗ Starlight Баранова 8 класс
Read the rubric and look at the key words in bold. Answer the questions.
A travel magazine has asked its readers to send short stories describing a nasty holiday experience they had. The best story wins a three-day visit to London. Write your story for the competition (120–180 words).
- What are you going to write?
- Who is going to read it?
- What should your piece of writing be about?
- How many words should you write in?
- Will your narrative be in the first person or the third person?
Read the story and answer the questions.
The Runaway Train
By John BrownDuring my summer holiday, my friend James and I were travelling across the USA. One day, we decided to take a journey on a steam train, which became a thrilling adventure. Little did we know that we were in for a terrifying experience.
We had been enjoying the smooth ride when something went terribly wrong. We had just come out of a tunnel and we were slowly making our way down a hill when, suddenly, there was a loud screeching noise. Then, instead of slowing down we began to speed up. People started screaming frantically. As we all held onto our seats, the train started rocking dangerously from side to side. A man got out of his seat and ran quickly to the front of the train.
A few minutes later, the train began to slow down. Soon after that, we pulled into the next station and we all got up anxiously to see what had happened. It seems the driver had hit his head and fallen unconscious. Luckily, the passenger had got there in time to slow down the train and save the day. We were relieved to hear that no one had been hurt and that the driver was well.
- How does the writer set the scene?
- What is the climax event?
- What happened in the end?
- How did the characters feel?
Put the events in the order they happened. Compare with your partner.
- A) We heard a screeching noise.
- B) We pulled into the next station.
- C) James and I went on a train journey.
- D) A man ran to the front of the train.
- E) We saw that the driver had hit his head.
- F) The train began to speed up.
- G) The train started to slow down.
- H) The driver was well.
Which adjectives has the writer used to describe the following?
- thrilling adventure
- smooth ride
- screeching noise
Find the adverbs the writer has used to describe the following:
- making our way slowly
- screaming frantically
- train rocking dangerously
- ran quickly
- we got up anxiously
Complete the sentences with a suitable adjective or adverb from the list.
deafening, dark, rapidly, carefully, terrified, violently, massive, heavy
- The thunder was ________ and the windows were shaking ________.
- I felt absolutely ________ when I saw the ________ wave rushing ________ towards us.
- ________ clouds filled the sky as the ________ rain poured down.
- Simon drove ________ across the bridge.
Complete: suddenly, before, and then, eventually, as soon as, while, and.
- ________ we reached London, we looked for somewhere to spend the night.
- ________ we came across a small cosy hotel.
- ________ we were waiting at the reception, a young man entered. He looked at us coldly ________ disappeared in the lift without saying a word.
- ________ we heard a scream. Minutes later the young man came down the stairs. He looked very scared
- ________ his hands were shaking.
- ________ we said a word he grabbed my hand and said, “I saw him. He is in my room waiting for me. Please, help me,”
- ________ he fainted.
Look at the picture and use the prompts to set the scene. Start with the sentence given.
Steve & his friends; sailing boat; last Saturday afternoon; wind began blowing hard; sky went dark; frightened
Steve could never expect his weekend trip would end like this.
Put the pictures in the correct order (1–4) to make the outline of a story. Listen and check.
A magazine has asked its readers to send in stories (120–180 words) about a nasty experience. Use the pictures in Ex. 9 to write the story. Follow the plan.
Plan
Para 1: set the scene: characters, when/where, weather (One hot day, Matt &… After they…)
Paras 2/3: events in order they happened & climax event (By the time they got… . Dark clouds… . All of a sudden, …)
Para 4: what happened in the end, feelings (Before long… Everyone sighed with relief.)
- A travel magazine has asked its readers to send short stories describing a nasty holiday experience they had.
- The readers of the travel magazine.
- A nasty holiday experience.
- 120–180 words.
- In the first person.
Ответ
- He sets the scene by saying that during his summer holiday he and his friend James were travelling across the USA and taking a journey on a steam train.
- The climax event is when the train suddenly starts to speed up and becomes dangerous.
- In the end, the train slows down, stops at the next station, and the driver is found to be well.
- The characters felt frightened, anxious and relieved.
Ответ
- C
- A
- F
- D
- E
- G
- B
- H
Ответ
- thrilling adventure
- smooth ride
- screeching noise
Ответ
- slowly
- frantically
- dangerously
- quickly
- anxiously
Ответ
- The thunder was deafening and the windows were shaking violently.
- I felt absolutely terrified when I saw the massive wave rushing rapidly towards us.
- Dark clouds filled the sky as the heavy rain poured down.
- Simon drove carefully across the bridge.
Ответ
- As soon as we reached London, we looked for somewhere to spend the night.
- Eventually we came across a small cosy hotel.
- While we were waiting at the reception, a young man entered. He looked at us coldly and then disappeared in the lift without saying a word.
- Suddenly we heard a scream. Minutes later the young man came down the stairs. He looked very scared.
- His hands were shaking.
- Before we said a word, he grabbed my hand and said, “I saw him. He is in my room waiting for me. Please, help me.”
- And then he fainted.
Ответ
Steve and his friends were sailing in a boat last Saturday afternoon. At first, the weather was fine, but then the wind began blowing hard and the sky went dark. Steve and his friends became frightened because the trip suddenly turned dangerous.
Ответ
One hot July day, Matt and his friends decided to go surfing. After they loaded their surfboards into his jeep, they set off for the beach.
By the time they got to their favourite surfing spot, the weather had changed. Dark clouds had filled the sky and the wind was blowing violently. Matt continued to drive down the beach, hoping to find a calmer area, but the weather only got worse.
All of a sudden, a huge wave collided with the side of his jeep, turning it upside down. Everyone screamed. They couldn’t get out. Matt’s friend Liz called for help on her cell phone.
Before long, an ambulance and a rescue vehicle arrived. They helped Matt and his friends escape from the overturned jeep. Everyone sighed with relief. Luckily, no one was seriously injured.
