Номер 11, страница 58 - гдз по английскому языку 10 класс учебник Афанасьева, Михеева

Unit 2. Man the Believer. Reading - номер 11, страница 58.

Условие.

11. A. Read the text "Norse Mythology" and complete it with the phrases below.

B. Give names to the paragraphs of the text.

a) by throwing darts and stones at

b) wit, breath, hearing, vision

c) both dead and alive

d) war then breaks out

e) is known for his wisdom

f) tells him the truth

g) who was an Icelandic historian

h) from his blood

i) live in peace and work together

j) symbolise other values

NORSE MYTHOLOGY

Germanic and Scandinavian Mythologies have a common origin. The main body of traditions is contained in "Edda", written by Snorri Sturluson ['snorɪ: 'stɜ:lәsən] (c.¹ 1179—1241), 1. _______ the most accurate editor and interpreter of the old Norse religion and mythology.

In this mythology gods give two tree trunks the qualities of 2. _______, and so on. These tree trunks become the first man Askr [a:skr] and the first woman Embla ['emblә]. In some versions, the council of the gods gathers around the tree of fate. The tree is supported by three roots; one of roots stretches to the underworld, another to the world of giants, and the last one to the world of human beings. The whole life and well-being of the world is depended on this tree, called Yggdrasil ['ɪgdrasɪl].

Odin

The Norse gods are divided into two major groups, the Aesir ['eɪsɪə] and the Vanir ['va:,nɪə]. The most important of the Aesir are Odin [ɒʊ'dɪn], Thor [θɔ:] and sometimes Tyr [tɪə]. Their counterparts among the Vanir are Njord [njɔ:d], Frey [freɪ] and Freya ['freɪə]. The Vanir symbolize riches and fertility, they are associated with the earth and the sea. The Aesir 3. _______; Odin is a magician, chief among the gods, and a patron of heroes. Thor is a god of the hammer, and a god of thunder, a mighty warrior and a defender of people.

In many of the Norse mythological cycles these two kinds of gods 4. _______. However, some of the myths report that in the distant past a fierce war was fought between the Aesir and the Vanir. The conflict between the gods begins when Odin and Thor, the greatest of the gods, refuse the full status of godhood to the Vanir; 5. _______. After both sides are exhausted, each side exchanges members of its group with the other; the Vanir send Njord and his son Frey, the Aesir, Mimir ['mi:,mɪə] and Hoenir ['hɒʊnɪə]. The peace is celebrated by a meeting at which all the gods spit into a bowl, creating a giant called Kvasir [kʋɑ:'sɪə], who is the sign of peace and harmony among the gods. Kvasir is later sacrificed and 6. _______ a strong drink for the gods is made. Kvasir thus becomes the drink that gives pleasure to gods and inspires the poets.

Creating Kvasir

An important mythological episode involves the gods Balder ['bɔ:ldə] and Loki ['lɒʊkɪ:]. Balder, one of the sons of Odin, 7. _______. He holds court in a hall in heaven. Both gods and men come to him to settle legal disputes, and his judgments are always fair. Loki is a giant who is an Aesir by adoption. He and Odin have made a vow of friendship. Balder has a very disturbing dream in which his life is threatened. He tells about this dream to the Aesir and his mother, Frigg [frɪg], does it so that fire, water, all metals, birds and beasts, and earth and stones promise that they will not harm Balder. After this the Aesir begin to amuse themselves 8. _______. Balder, who remains unharmed. When Loki sees this spectacle, he disguises himself as a woman and asks Frigg why Balder suffers no harm. Frigg 9. _______ and also tells him that one form of nature, the mistletoe¹, didn't make a promise not to harm Balder. Loki immediately brings the mistletoe to the assembly of the Aesir and offers it to the blind god Hoder ['hɒʊdə], brother of Balder, volunteering to direct his arm so that he can participate in the game. When the mistletoe touches Balder, he falls dead.

Loki

Balder goes to the country of the dead. When Odin asks to release him, Hel, the keeper of the dead, responds that he can do it only if everything in the world 10. _______ weeps for Balder; otherwise he will remain with Hel. The Aesir send messengers throughout the world requiring all nature, humanity, gods and beasts to weep for Balder. All respond except a giantess, Thokk [θɒk] (Loki in disguise), whose refusal to weep forces Balder to remain in the country of the dead.

Решение.

Решение 2.

11. A. Прочитайте текст "Скандинавская мифология" и дополните его приведенными ниже фразами.

B. Озаглавьте абзацы текста.

Ответ:

A.

1. g) who was an Icelandic historian / который был исландским историком

2. b) wit, breath, hearing, vision / остроумие, дыхание, слух, зрение

3. j) symbolise other values / символизируют другие ценности

4. i) live in peace and work together / живут в мире и трудятся вместе

5. d) war then breaks out / затем разражается война

6. h) from his blood / из его крови

7. e) is known for his wisdom / известен своей мудростью

8. a) by throwing darts and stones at / бросая дротики и камни в

9. f) tells him the truth / говорит ему правду

10. c) both dead and alive / и мертвые, и живые

B.

Paragraph 1: Origins and Creation / Происхождение и сотворение

Paragraph 2: The Aesir and the Vanir / Асы и Ваны

Paragraph 3: The War of the Gods / Война богов

Paragraph 4: The Death of Balder / Смерть Бальдра