Номер B, страница 82 - гдз по английскому языку 11 класс учебник Комарова, Ларионова

Culture today ... - номер B, страница 82.

Условие.

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In your opinion, how important is it to hold an award like 'The Man Booker Prize for Fiction'?

The Man Booker Prize for Fiction is a literary award presented yearly for the best full-length works of fiction written in English and published in the UK. It is a prestigious award A ..., even to those who are simply nominated.

The award was established in 1968, shortly after becoming commonly known as the Booker Prize. Winners, aside from gaining the esteemed attention of the literary world, also receive a cash prize. Authors were originally given 21,000 pounds, and this has since been raised to 50,000 pounds, B ....

Winners are chosen by a panel of judges, C .... Judges are selected by an advisory committee, which consists of a writer, a bookseller, a literary agent, a librarian, two book publishers and a person selected by the Booker Prize Foundation. These judges change from year to year, although they may return to the panel for a second time, if only rarely.

Past winners have all been citizens of the Commonwealth of Nations, D .... Also included are the Republic of Ireland and Zimbabwe. Most of the winners have been of British citizenship, although there have been several winners of Irish, Indian and Australian origin. The prize is now awarded to a citizen of any country so long as the novel was published in the UK.

Occasionally, controversy arises in the award process. Some writers over the years have felt E ..., making them feel as if their books were being overlooked. Also, judges have threatened to quit the panel because the list of nominees included selections not worthy of the prize. These incidences, however, have done nothing to diminish the reputation of the award.

In 1993 and 2008, the foundation gave special awards to celebrate the 25th and 40th anniversaries of the prize. These awards were given to the best of the Booker Prize winners, and in each instance the prize was awarded to Salman Rushdie's Midnight Children.

Other awards similar to the Booker Prize are held in other countries; in Russia, it is known as the Russian Booker Prize and has been held since 1992.

Решение.

Решение 2.

По вашему мнению, насколько важно проводить такую премию, как «Букеровская премия по художественной литературе»?

Ответ: An award like 'The Man Booker Prize for Fiction' is very important because it is a prestigious literary award that celebrates and recognizes the best full-length works of fiction written in English. It brings esteemed attention from the literary world to the winners and nominees, along with a cash prize for the winners. This helps to promote excellent writing and bring important books to a wider audience.

Такая премия, как «Букеровская премия по художественной литературе», очень важна, потому что это престижная литературная награда, которая отмечает и признает лучшие полноформатные художественные произведения, написанные на английском языке. Она привлекает высокое внимание литературного мира к победителям и номинантам, а также денежный приз для победителей. Это помогает продвигать выдающееся писательство и доносить важные книги до широкой аудитории.