номер 1, страница 16 - гдз по английскому языку 5-11 класс учебник Latham-Koenig, Oxenden

Abridged from Boy by Roald Dahl

1 READING

a Imagine that you were going to write your autobiography. What periods or specific incidents from your childhood would you definitely include?

PART 1

Every now and again, a plain grey cardboard box was dished out to each boy in our House, and this, believe it or not, was a present from the great chocolate manufacturers, Cadbury. Inside the box there were twelve bars of chocolate, all of different shapes, all with different fillings, and all with numbers from one to twelve stamped on the chocolate underneath. Eleven of these bars were new inventions from the factory. The twelfth was the 'control' bar, one that we all knew well, usually a Cadbury's Coffee Cream bar. Also in the box was a sheet of paper with the numbers one to twelve on it as well as two blank columns, one for giving marks to each chocolate from nought to ten, and the other for comments.

All we were required to do in return for this splendid gift was to taste very carefully each bar of chocolate, give it marks, and make an intelligent comment on why we liked or disliked it. It was a clever stunt. Cadbury's were using some of the greatest chocolate-bar experts in the world to test out their new inventions. We were of a sensible age, between thirteen and eighteen, and we knew intimately every chocolate bar in existence, from the Milk Flake to the Lemon Marshmallow. Quite obviously our opinions on anything new would be valuable. All of us entered into this game with great gusto, sitting in our studies and nibbling each bar with the air of connoisseurs, giving our marks and making our comments. 'Too subtle for the common palate' was one note that I remember writing down.

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b Read Part 1 of an extract from Boy, the autobiography of author Roald Dahl. Answer the questions with a partner.

1 Why did the chocolate bars have numbers stamped underneath them?

2 What do you think was the point of the 'control' bar?

3 What exactly did the boys have to do?

4 Why was it clever of Cadbury's to use the boys?

5 How did the boys behave when they were sampling the products?

c Now do the same for Part 2.

1 How did Roald Dahl imagine the 'inventing room' to be?

2 What did he imagine himself doing in his recurring dream?

3 How did he imagine Mr Cadbury reacting to his invention?

4 How did the testing of the chocolate bars influence Dahl in his later life?

d 2.1 Language in context Roald Dahl achieves a more dramatic effect in Part 2 through his choice of language. Look at the dramatic verbs and listen to Part 2 as an extract from an audio book. Match the verbs to their synonyms 1-7.

picture bubbling away concocting grab rushing leap slap

PART 2

For me, the importance of all this was that I began to realize that the large chocolate companies actually did possess inventing rooms and they took their inventing very seriously. I used to picture a long white room like a laboratory with pots of chocolate and fudge and all sorts of other delicious fillings bubbling away on the stoves, while men and women in white coats moved between the bubbling pots, tasting and mixing and concocting their wonderful new inventions. I used to imagine myself working in one of these labs and suddenly I would come up with something so unbearably delicious that I would grab it in my hand and go rushing out of the lab and along the corridor and right into the offices of the great Mr Cadbury himself. 'I've got it, Sir' I would shout, putting the chocolate in front of him. 'It's fantastic! It's fabulous! It's marvellous! It's irresistible!'

Slowly, the great man would pick up my newly-invented chocolate and he would take a small bite. He would roll it round his mouth. Then all at once, he would leap up from his chair, crying, 'You've got it! You've done it! It's a miracle!' He would slap me on the back and shout, 'We'll sell it by the million! We'll sweep the world with this one! How on earth did you do it? Your salary is doubled.'

It was lovely dreaming those dreams, and I have no doubt at all that thirty-five years later, when I was looking for a plot for my second book for children, I remembered those little cardboard boxes and the newly invented chocolates inside them, and I began to write a book called Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Glossary

fudge /fad3/ a type of soft, brown sweet made from sugar, butter, and milk

e What kind of child do you get the impression that Roald Dahl was? When you were a child, what did you use to dream of doing?

a. Представьте, что вы собираетесь написать свою автобиографию. Какие периоды или конкретные случаи из вашего детства вы бы обязательно включили?

Ответ: I would definitely include my first day at school, because it was very scary but also exciting. I would also write about the summer holidays I spent at my grandparents' house by the sea and how I learned to swim there.
Я бы обязательно включил свой первый день в школе, потому что это было очень страшно, но в то же время захватывающе. Я бы также написал о летних каникулах, которые я проводил у бабушки с дедушкой в домике у моря, и о том, как я там научился плавать.

b. Прочитайте Часть 1 отрывка из «Мальчика», автобиографии писателя Роальда Даля. Ответьте на вопросы с партнером.

1. Почему на плитках шоколада снизу были выбиты номера?

Ответ: The chocolate bars had numbers stamped on them so that the boys could match each bar to the corresponding line on the scoring sheet where they gave marks and wrote comments.
На плитках шоколада были выбиты номера, чтобы мальчики могли сопоставить каждую плитку с соответствующей строкой в листе для оценок, где они ставили баллы и писали комментарии.

2. Как вы думаете, в чем был смысл «контрольной» плитки?

Ответ: The 'control' bar was a well-known chocolate, likely used as a baseline for comparison. It helped the boys to have a standard against which they could judge the new, unknown flavours.
«Контрольная» плитка была хорошо известным шоколадом и, вероятно, использовалась в качестве основы для сравнения. Она помогала мальчикам иметь стандарт, по которому они могли оценивать новые, неизвестные вкусы.

3. Что именно должны были делать мальчики?

Ответ: The boys had to carefully taste each of the twelve chocolate bars, give them marks from zero to ten, and write an intelligent comment explaining why they liked or disliked each one.
Мальчики должны были тщательно попробовать каждую из двенадцати плиток шоколада, поставить им оценки от нуля до десяти и написать осмысленный комментарий, объясняющий, почему им понравилась или не понравилась каждая из них.

4. Почему со стороны Cadbury было умным ходом использовать мальчиков?

Ответ: It was clever because the boys were considered "greatest chocolate-bar experts" due to their age and familiarity with every type of chocolate. Their opinions on new products were very valuable to the company.
Это было умным ходом, потому что мальчики считались «величайшими экспертами по шоколадным плиткам» благодаря своему возрасту и знакомству со всеми видами шоколада. Их мнения о новых продуктах были очень ценными для компании.

5. Как вели себя мальчики, когда пробовали продукцию?

Ответ: They behaved like professional connoisseurs. They entered the "game with great gusto," sat in their studies, and nibbled each bar seriously before giving their marks and comments.
Они вели себя как профессиональные ценители. Они входили в «игру с большим энтузиазмом», сидели в своих комнатах и серьезно откусывали от каждой плитки, прежде чем выставить свои оценки и написать комментарии.

c. Теперь сделайте то же самое для Части 2.

1. Какой Роальд Даль представлял себе «комнату изобретений»?

Ответ: He imagined it as a long white room like a laboratory, with pots of chocolate, fudge, and other fillings bubbling on stoves. Men and women in white coats would be moving around, tasting, mixing, and creating new inventions.
Он представлял ее как длинную белую комнату, похожую на лабораторию, с котлами шоколада, помадки и других начинок, кипящих на плитах. Мужчины и женщины в белых халатах должны были ходить вокруг, пробовать, смешивать и создавать новые изобретения.

2. Что, по его представлению, он делал в своем повторяющемся сне?

Ответ: In his dream, he imagined himself working in the lab and suddenly inventing an "unbearably delicious" chocolate. He would then grab it and rush to show it to Mr. Cadbury himself.
В своем сне он представлял, как работает в лаборатории и внезапно изобретает «невыносимо вкусный» шоколад. Затем он хватал его и бежал, чтобы показать самому мистеру Кэдбери.

3. Какой, по его представлению, была бы реакция мистера Кэдбери на его изобретение?

Ответ: He imagined Mr. Cadbury would be ecstatic. He would leap from his chair, call the invention a miracle, declare they would sell millions of them, and double Dahl's salary on the spot.
Он представлял, что мистер Кэдбери будет в восторге. Он вскочит со своего стула, назовет изобретение чудом, заявит, что они продадут миллионы штук, и на месте удвоит зарплату Даля.

4. Как дегустация шоколадных плиток повлияла на Даля в его дальнейшей жизни?

Ответ: The experience directly inspired him to write his famous book, "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," many years later when he was looking for a plot for a children's book.
Этот опыт напрямую вдохновил его на написание своей знаменитой книги «Чарли и шоколадная фабрика» много лет спустя, когда он искал сюжет для детской книги.

d. Язык в контексте. Роальд Даль достигает более драматического эффекта в Части 2 благодаря своему выбору языка. Посмотрите на драматические глаголы и прослушайте Часть 2 как отрывок из аудиокниги. Сопоставьте глаголы с их синонимами 1–7.

Ответ:

e. Какое у вас создается впечатление о том, каким ребенком был Роальд Даль? О чем вы мечтали в детстве?

Ответ: The impression is that Roald Dahl was a very imaginative and creative child with big dreams. He took the chocolate tasting seriously, which shows he had a focused and passionate side. As a child, I used to dream of becoming an astronaut and exploring other planets.
Создается впечатление, что Роальд Даль был очень творческим ребенком с богатым воображением и большими мечтами. Он серьезно относился к дегустации шоколада, что показывает его сосредоточенность и увлеченность. В детстве я мечтал стать космонавтом и исследовать другие планеты.