Стр.82 Unit 9 ГДЗ Вербицкая Forward 8 класс

In pairs, look at the photos and answer the questions.

What are the people in the photos doing?

Would you like to try it?

What do your parents think of skateboarding?

Listen and match people 1–3 with opinions a–c.

1. Mike
2. Mary
3. Frank

1. totally against skateboarding
2. tolerant of skateboarding
3. in favour of skateboarding

Who says these sentences — Mike, Mary or Frank? Listen and check. Then practise repeating the sentences.

1. In my opinion, a teacher should be a model for young people.
2. Oh, come on. You can’t be serious!
3. What do you think?
4. If you ask me, you have to be crazy to ride those boards.
5. That’s right! Skateboarding is horrible!
6. I see what you mean, but Mike’s a big boy.
7. That’s a very good point.

Read the text about skateboarding in Russia. Are these statements about the conversation, the text or both?

1. Skateboarders have a safety problem.
2. Young people in different countries like skateboarding.
3. You need special equipment for skateboarding.
4. There are international competitions in skateboarding.

Skateboarding in Russia

Skateboarding is very popular among teenagers all over the world. It is popular in Russia. Skateboarding has a big history in this part of the world, and the severe climate does not prevent people from doing it. Russia’s main extreme sports show, the Adrenalin Games, is held twice a year — in winter and in summer. It is an International World Cup Skateboarding event. The weather may be cold in winter and rainy in summer, but there is always plenty of action with Russian and international riders.

Complete Speak Out with the underlined expressions from Exercise 3.

Choose the correct phrase in the conversations. Listen and check your answers. Then act out the dialogues in pairs.

In groups, discuss one of the topics below. Use Speak Out and the dialogues in Exercise 5 to help you.

• It’s important for parents and children to talk to each other.
• If you live in your parents’ house, you have to do what they say.
• Good parents control when their teenage children go out and who they go out with.