Упр.1 Юнит 2 Step 8 ГДЗ Rainbow English 9 класс
A. Listen to the text about Joanne Rowling and say which of the following facts are true, false or not stated in it.
- Joanne Rowling began writing early.
- When she was at school, she preferred mathematics to other school subjects.
- Joanne enjoyed her year in Paris.
- Joanne thought of writing about Harry Potter while she was on a train journey.
- Rowling left the UK only once.
- When Joanne and her little daughter lived in Scotland, they were rather poor.
- Several publishers understood that the book would be a success as soon as they saw the manuscript.
- Alice Newton’s interest in the book helped to publish it.
- At first Barry Cunningham from Bloomsbury was not sure of the book’s success.
- The book became a bestseller as soon as it was published.
B. Have you read any of the Harry Potter books? Have you seen any films based on them? What are your impressions?
- True
- False
- Not stated
- True
- False
- True
- False
- True
- True
- False
Краткий разбор: Joanne Rowling began writing stories as a child, so 1 is true. She did not prefer mathematics at school, so 2 is false. The text does not say whether she enjoyed her year in Paris, so 3 is not stated. She got the idea for Harry Potter on a train journey, so 4 is true. She went to Portugal and later to Scotland, so 5 is false. In Scotland she was unemployed and badly needed money, so 6 is true. The publishers did not understand the book’s success at once, so 7 is false. Alice Newton’s reaction helped the book get published, so 8 is true. Barry Cunningham was not sure the book would make money, so 9 is true. The book did not become a bestseller immediately, so 10 is false.
