Стр.78 Unit 9 ГДЗ Вербицкая Forward 8 класс
A LOVE THAT’S LASTED FOR FIFTY YEARS
Is there a key to true love? Norm and Jean Sell are about to celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary. Max Murdoch asked them for their secret.
12 February 2006
Max: So, how long have you known each other?
Norm: We’ve known each other for almost 52 years.
Jean: Norm! We’ve known each other for more than 52 years. We met in 1953!
Max: How long have you been married, then?
Jean: We’ve been married since 14 February 1956. Valentine’s Day.
Max: Have you lived here since then?
Jean: Not exactly. We’ve lived in Stretford since the wedding, but not in this house.
Norm: No, we’ve only been here for sixteen years.
Jean: Eighteen years, Norm. We’ve lived in this house for eighteen years. Since 1988.
Max: How did you meet?
Norm: Well, I used to be a policeman. I retired ten years ago … And Jean was the waitress in my local I.
Jean: It was love at first sight.
Max: So, what’s your secret for a successful relationship?
Jean: I think you have to fall in love many times – always with the same person.
Max: Have you ever fallen out?
Norm: We’ve had a few little arguments, but we haven’t had a serious argument for years.
Jean: No, not since Christmas Day 1977. Remember you …
Norm: We have a simple rule – if one of us is angry, we always try to sort it out before we say goodnight.
Max: One last question – have you got any regrets?
Norm: I’m just sorry I didn’t marry Jean earlier.
Jean: And I’ve never regretted a single day.
In pairs, choose one of the photos and answer the questions. Use the ideas to help you.
1. What can you say about the two people? Are they …?
in their teens/twenties/fifties/seventies
married/divorced/engaged/retired
2. What kind of relationship do you think they have? How do you know?
Romantic/caring/passionate/friendly
hold hands/kiss/be in love/hug
- Read the text and see if your predictions in Exercise 1 were correct.
- Look at the article again and complete these sentences.
- Look at the sentences in Exercise 3 and choose the correct words in these rules.
1. Norm and Jean are in their seventies. They are married.
2. Their relationship is romantic and caring. We know this because they have been married for many years, they talk warmly about each other, and they try to sort out arguments before they go to bed.
Разбор
1. Norm and Jean have been married for fifty years. — Present Perfect показывает действие, начавшееся в прошлом и продолжающееся сейчас.
2. They’ve been married since 14 February 1956. — since указывает, когда началось действие.
3. Norm was a policeman, but he retired ten years ago. — здесь Past Simple, потому что действие уже закончилось.
Ответ
a) We use the Present Perfect to talk about situations which began in the past and continue now.
b) We use since to say when the situation started.
c) We use for to say how long this situation has been true.
