Номер 6, страница 107 - гдз по английскому языку 10 класс учебник Вербицкая, Маккинли

Dialogue of cultures 4 - номер 6, страница 107.

Условие.

6 Read the text and speak about three things you would like to do if you visit Old Tucson.

Hollywood in the Desert

Everyone knows what Hollywood is, but what is Hollywood in the Desert? Since 1910 filmmakers found Tucson, Arizona, and the surrounding landscape the ideal setting for both feature films and commercials. In 1973 ‘Old Tucson’ – an artful imitation of a western town, was built for shooting Arizona. Hollywood’s finest art-directors contributed to creating this most popular western location facility in the United States.

The shooting site comprises 105 buildings, with sheriff’s office, barber’s shop, general store and, of course, saloon! Whatever producers are looking for, they are sure to find it in Old Tucson: a working railway depot, a mill, a farm, a Spanish-style hacienda and an isolated ranch! These authentic looking buildings are surrounded by a 29,000-acre park.

Old Tucson is also proud of having a Renault steam locomotive, built in 1872 for the Virginia&Truckee Railroad, which is still operative. There are passenger, freight and mail cars that can be attached, and track to run them on. If the locomotive seems too modern, the director can use any of 250 carefully maintained antique horse drawn rigs.

Old Tucson wardrobe department offers about 19,000 Western costumes for men, women, children, Mexicans, Indians, Union and Confederate soldiers, farmers and cowboys.

Besides being a movie location, Old Tucson is a kind of open-air museum and out-of-doors theatre where twice a day professional actors perform of a ‘western’ authentic setting. The audience stands or sits on one side of the street, and the other side is a scene. After the performance the viewers pose for photos together with the actors. You can also test your courage by spending half an hour in jail or have a special (and the only!) copy of the local newspaper with your name and photograph printed – both for an extra fee.

Решение.

Решение 2.

Прочитайте текст и расскажите о трех вещах, которые вы хотели бы сделать, если посетите Старый Тусон.

Ответ:

If I visited Old Tucson, first, I would like to ride the old steam locomotive from 1872. It would be cool to see a real working train from that time. Second, I would definitely want to try on a cowboy costume from the wardrobe department because it would be fun to look like a character from a movie. Third, for a unique experience, I would spend half an hour in jail and get a newspaper with my photo in it!

Если бы я посетил Старый Тусон, во-первых, я бы хотел прокатиться на старом паровозе 1872 года. Было бы здорово увидеть настоящий работающий поезд того времени. Во-вторых, я бы определенно хотел примерить костюм ковбоя из гардеробной, потому что было бы весело выглядеть как персонаж из фильма. В-третьих, ради уникального опыта, я бы провел полчаса в тюрьме и получил газету со своей фотографией!