Номер 2, страница 104 - гдз по английскому языку 10 класс учебник Вербицкая, Маккинли

Dialogue of cultures 3 - номер 2, страница 104.

Условие.

2 Read the text and express the main idea of each paragraph in one sentence.

The same language?

Oscar Wilde, an outstanding British writer of Irish origin, wrote in 1887, ‘We have really everything in common with America nowadays except, of course, language.’ It was said by Sir George Bernard Shaw that ‘England and America are two countries separated by the same language.’ Much the same idea came to Bertrand Russell, a British philosopher, historian and mathematician, in 1944, ‘It is a misfortune for Anglo-American friendship that the two countries are supposed to have a common language.’

Do the British and Americans really speak the same language? Perhaps they did over two hundred years ago! American English and British English contain the same basic language, but there are many differences. Pronunciation is one thing. Vocabulary is another. British English and American English have different words for many objects. American idioms are also not easy to understand for the British when they have not heard them before. As for grammar, American English has kept some forms that are no longer used in British English.

For quite a time American English was considered kind of inferior, broken, ‘bad’ English. American English has grown steadily in international significance since World War II, parallel to the growth of U.S. political, economic, technological and cultural influence worldwide. American English is currently the dominant influence on ‘world English’ and other languages of the world.

Решение.

Решение 2.

Прочитайте текст и выразите главную идею каждого абзаца одним предложением.

Ответ:

1. Several prominent writers and thinkers have highlighted the idea that the "common" English language actually serves to separate, rather than unite, Britain and America.

Несколько выдающихся писателей и мыслителей подчеркивали идею о том, что "общий" английский язык на самом деле служит для разделения, а не для объединения, Британии и Америки.

2. Although they share a basic language, British and American English have notable differences in pronunciation, vocabulary, idioms, and grammar.

Хотя они и имеют общий базовый язык, британский и американский варианты английского имеют заметные различия в произношении, лексике, идиомах и грамматике.

3. American English has transformed from being viewed as an inferior dialect to becoming a major influence on global English and other world languages, especially since World War II.

Американский английский превратился из диалекта, считавшегося второсортным, в основное влияние на мировой английский и другие языки мира, особенно после Второй мировой войны.