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Приведем выдержку из задания из учебника Казырбаева, Дворецкая 9 класс, Титул: Read the article by Rebecca Stephens from the TimesEducation Supplementand decide what the underlined words and phrases mean. • Choose the best version. 1 a) improved b) had an effect on c) spoilt 2 a) taught more than was in the textbook b) wasn’t very rude c) didn’t only pay attention to the best students 3 a) a kind of textbook b) topics students should study c) optional topics 4 a) interesting b) useful c) difficult 5 a) shape and appearance b) science c) expression in his eyes 6 a) confused b) in trouble c) happy 7 a) fail b) be successful c) understand I think it was my best teacher who (1) affected my career choice. I went to a secondary school and Mr Leigh was my Physics teacher. My core subjects were Maths, English and Art. But Mr Leigh was a particularly good teacher and he was partly responsible for me ending up doing Physics. Physics is a difficult subject, but he made it so lively. He taught it well and he (2) wasn’t confined by the syllabus. I remember being impressed even then that Mr Leigh wanted to teach us things that weren’t on the (3) syllabus. He would say, «I think you should know about this,» and so he taught us optics and cameras and lenses, and things like that — I’ve loved photography since. He made an (4) obscure subject 100 per cent logical and clear. He broke it down into the elements so it made you think, «Of course, that’s it.» He wasn’t dramatic, and he had a gentle sense of humour, which I appreciated even then. I can’t remember his face, but I can see his (5) physique — he was stocky, and grey-haired, quite solidly built. And I can see the way he stood, usually with a hand in his pocket, squarely, and he wore quite conservative clothes, tweedy jackets and a jumper. He was one of the few male teachers and he really did have the respect of the pupils. He was probably in his fifties. I was (6) in a complete tizz as to what to do when I left. All three core subjects were equally attractive. When I give talks to young people in schools, I say to them, «If you don’t know what you want to do, be sure that you choose subjects you love because you will never (7) excel at ones you don’t.» And that’s the irony, in that I loved Maths, English and Art, but I ended up doing sciences, partly because of Mr Leigh. *Цитирирование части задания со ссылкой на учебник производится исключительно в учебных целях для лучшего понимания разбора решения задания.

1 — b) had an effect on

2 — c) didn’t only pay attention to the best students

3 — b) topics students should study

4 — a) interesting

5 — a) shape and appearance

6 — b) in trouble

7 — b) be successful