Стр.116-117 ГДЗ Starlight Баранова 9 класс

Vocabulary & Reading

a) Listen and say. What are these words/phrases in your language?

Pavement cafes; dimly lit; winding staircase; cemeteries; dark narrow tunnels; limestone quarries; catacombs; human skulls; six million skeletons; hidden entrances; manhole covers; concert halls.

b) How could these words be related to Paris? Listen to and read the article to find out.

Check these words: sip, dungeon, anticipation, sinister, decompose, inscription, carve out, bustling, emerge, sunlit.

Read the text. Decide which of the statements (1–8) are T (True), F (False) or NS (Not stated), meaning that you can’t give a clear answer to them.

1. The writer planned to visit the catacombs.
2. The writer only explored a very small part of the catacombs.
3. The guide’s name was Colette.
4. The enemy controlled Paris during WWII.
5. You can be buried in the catacombs today.
6. The government pays cataphiles to make maps.
7. Colette says it is quiet in the catacombs.
8. The writer soon forgot what lay underneath the streets.

Read again and, for questions 1–5, choose the correct answer (1, 2, 3 or 4).

1. What is suggested about the attraction in the first paragraph?

   • It’s very well known to Parisians.
   • It’s becoming better known.
   • Most tourists prefer not to visit it.
   • It’s worth visiting more than people might think.

2. “Changed my tune” (line 9) refers to

   • what the writer said.
   • how the writer felt.
   • what the writer saw.
   • how the writer behaved.

3. When the writer saw the ring of skulls, she felt

   • afraid.
   • interested.
   • shocked.
   • confused.

4. In paragraph six, the writer is most impressed by

   • the large number of secret rooms in the tunnels.
   • the cataphiles’ success in keeping the tunnels secret.
   • the variety of uses the tunnels have had.
   • the cataphiles’ attention to detail.

5. What is true about the writer after her visit?

   • She felt a sense of amazement at what she’d learnt.
   • She wanted to explore the tunnels more.
   • She doubted the stories she’d heard.
   • She was full of admiration for the cataphiles.

Match the words in bold in the text with their meanings: made easier, full of, collapsed, changing, walking in a relaxed way, polluted, made appear, in piles, moving quietly & slowly, caused to work, attraction.

Read the text again and make a list of all the words/phrases in the text related to fear together with their parts of speech in your notebook. Compare with your partner.

Grammar: Inversion

a) Read the examples. How do we form inversions? Find an example in the text.

He didn’t know he would visit a catacomb.

Little did he know (that) he would visit a catacomb.

He agreed to go on the tour after John promised he would come with us.

Only after John promised he would come with us did he agree to go on the tour.

b) Rewrite the sentences beginning with the words in brackets, as in the example.

1. She only agreed to the visit after a lot of persuasion. (Only …)
2. They had just left when it started to rain. (No sooner…)
3. She hadn’t seen anything like this before. (Never before…)
4. He could only afford the trip to Paris after saving for months. (Only …)
5. People don’t get the chance to see such a sight very often. (Rarely …)
6. If I’d been told the attraction was closed, I wouldn’t have come. (Had …)

Speaking & Writing

Use the words in Ex. 1a to present the Paris Catacombs to the class.

Think! Would you like to visit this place? Why?/Why not?