Номер 19, страница 9 - гдз по английскому языку 11 класс рабочая тетрадь Вербицкая, Фрикер

Unit 1. Bridging the gap - номер 19, страница 9.

Условие.

19 Read the letter sent to a newspaper and answer the questions.

1 Why don't eighteen-year-olds vote?

2 What can we do to encourage them to vote?

3 What changes should we make to the voting law?

Dear Sir,

Firstly, I would like to disagree with the idea that it is a shame that young people are not more interested in politics. I know that people say that it is this young generation who are our country's future and, if they lose interest in politics, they will leave the country at the mercy of minority, extremist parties of the left and right, but let's be realistic.

This lack of interest is not at all surprising. Too many of our young people have no sense of responsibility and no sense of purpose. As a result, they live only for today and for their own pleasure and, anything which they see as being boring, they ignore. While they can happily spend ten hours playing computer games or talking on their mobile phones, they don't have the patience to spend ten minutes casting a vote once every five years. I think that, if we really want young people to vote, we should turn the whole election into a reality TV show and let them vote by SMS.

However, there are reasons not to be too worried by this. It seems that, generally, young people do grow up to become responsible citizens eventually and, in addition, they do start to take an interest in the outside world.

In my opinion, the best solution to the problem would be to raise the voting age to thirty because the last thing we need is for important decisions to be made by people with spiky hair and pierced tongues!

Yours,

Colonel Henry Sturgeon (retired)

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Решение.

Решение 2.

19. Прочитайте письмо, отправленное в газету, и ответьте на вопросы.

1. Почему восемнадцатилетние не голосуют?

Ответ:

Eighteen-year-olds don't vote because they lack interest in politics, have no sense of responsibility or purpose, live only for their own pleasure, ignore anything they see as boring, and lack the patience to spend ten minutes voting when they can spend hours on computer games or mobile phones.

Восемнадцатилетние не голосуют, потому что им не хватает интереса к политике, у них нет чувства ответственности или цели, они живут только для собственного удовольствия, игнорируют все, что считают скучным, и им не хватает терпения потратить десять минут на голосование, когда они могут часами играть в компьютерные игры или сидеть в мобильных телефонах.

2. Что мы можем сделать, чтобы побудить их голосовать?

Ответ:

To encourage them to vote, we should turn the whole election into a reality TV show and let them vote by SMS.

Чтобы побудить их голосовать, мы должны превратить все выборы в реалити-шоу и позволить им голосовать по SMS.

3. Какие изменения мы должны внести в избирательное законодательство?

Ответ:

We should raise the voting age to thirty.

Мы должны поднять избирательный возраст до тридцати лет.