номер 1, страница 26 - гдз по английскому языку 5-11 класс учебник Latham-Koenig, Oxenden

1 READING & SPEAKING

a What makes a relationship work? Tick (✔) the three things you think are most important, and cross (X) any you think don't matter.

LIKING

the same music

the same sorts of clothes

the same sorts of food and drink

each other's families

each other's friends

the same football team

the same cultural activities

the same free-time activities

the same TV programmes and films

the same politicians

b Compare your ideas with a partner. Are there any other things you think it's important for both people to have in common?

c Read about a dating app called Hater. Does it sound like a good idea to you? Why (not)?

hater

CARGO SHORTS

How does the Hater app work?

It presents you with various topics (from loud chewing to cargo shorts to guacamole) that you must swipe right to hate or swipe left to love. Your answers are collated and you are then shown matches who hated the same things that you did.

d Read two articles about the Hater app, and match a title to each (there is one title you don't need). Who likes Hater and who doesn't?

Share the hate, ruin the date

Hate them or date them

If you want to be a good lover, be a great hater

1 Giles Coren

A new app offers to help single people find a partner by uniting them not with others who like the same things, such as opera, vegan sausages and pedigree cats, but with people who share their dislikes.

It's called Hater and strikes me as quite brilliant. 'Likes' tell you nothing about anyone. 'Good food, great music, and lively conversation.... 'Laughter, red wine, and French movies...'. Ugh. The idea that a romantic life together is about sharing your stupid hobbies is deluded and childish. Love is about making something completely new out of two separate individuals, not finding activities those two individuals can do together to take their minds off how boring and unsexy the other one is.

My wife and I have absolutely no interests in common. None. But we do love hating things together. From the moment she looked in my eyes, she could sense that I was revolted by theatre, motorcyclists, tall people, and entertaining at home. Just as I knew from the first kiss that this was a woman who had no time for sandals on men, skiing, supermarket own-brand loo paper, or poached fish. Indeed, it later turned out that the main thing she liked about me was that I laughed when she was rude about our friends, whereas all her previous boyfriends had said, 'Why can't you just be nice?'

But being nice is meaningless. Liking things is weak. Our natural human hatred of things should be indulged every day. Hating is natural and fine and people want to do it. Celebrate the things you dislike every day and you'll feel much better - and probably find love.

2 Victoria Coren Mitchell

Hater promises to bond potential lovers over things they loathe. Overturning the traditional cheery positives, Hater allows eager singletons to form relationships based on their mutual aversions instead. Boy, let's really get that negativity out there! More openly expressed hatred in the world - just what we need!

Nevertheless, like most apps, it would pass the time happily enough at a bus stop. If someone else at the same bus stop were also on the app, simultaneously swiping their own dislike of cat calendars or people who walk too slowly in the street, that would make a decent start for flirtation.

And yet, and yet. One of the key dangers of the internet is that it encourages us to give everything an immediate verdict, a thumbs up or down (and usually down). It's easy for our first thoughts on anything to be negative, and we forget to be kind.

The search for love has always motivated us to make an effort; on first dates, we are usually our best selves. Our hair is at its cleanest, our interest its sharpest, our smiles their readiest. That's why dating questionnaires traditionally list the things we enjoy: it's a shop window for the happy life we are offering a prospective partner. And surely, the longer you keep trying to be your best and most cheerful self, the happier life will be? It can't be wise to start complaining before you've even had your first date. When it comes to finding a partner, discovering the things you both love is a far healthier start.

Adapted from The Guardian

e Read the articles again. Tick (✔) the reasons each person gives for his / her opinion.

Giles

1 You don't get to know a person by finding out what they like.

2 If you hate the same things, you will probably like the same things, too.

3 More people hate the same things than like the same things.

4 He and his wife are united by things they hate.

Victoria

5 The Hater app is harder to use than a normal dating app.

6 The internet makes us want to judge things too much.

7 Focusing on things you like shows a new partner how you might enjoy life together.

8 It is easier to find a match through likes than through hates.

f With a partner, discuss the tone of the two articles. Answer the questions with G (Giles) or V (Victoria). Give examples to explain your answers.

Which writer do you think...?

1 is trying to make a serious point about modern life

2 is trying mainly to entertain

3 has mixed feelings about the Hater app

4 uses sarcasm in the opening paragraph

5 exaggerates for comic effect

6 is more provocative

g Language in context Both writers use a very wide vocabulary. Look at the highlighted words in the first paragraph of Victoria's article and match them to these synonyms.

1 enthusiastic

2 hey

3 dislikes (noun)

4 hate (verb)

5 unite

6 single people

h Cover the synonyms above and read out the paragraph using the synonyms instead of the highlighted words.

i Do you agree more with Giles or Victoria? Why?

Что делает отношения успешными? Отметьте (✓) три вещи, которые, по вашему мнению, наиболее важны, и зачеркните (X) те, которые, по вашему мнению, не имеют значения.

Ответ:

I think the most important things are liking each other's friends, each other's families, and having the same free-time activities. I think having the same political views doesn't matter very much.

Я думаю, что самое важное — это нравиться друзьям друг друга, семьям друг друга и иметь одинаковые занятия в свободное время. Я считаю, что наличие одинаковых политических взглядов не имеет большого значения.

Сравните свои идеи с партнером. Есть ли еще какие-то вещи, которые, по вашему мнению, важно иметь общими для обоих людей?

Ответ:

Yes, I think it's also important to have a similar sense of humour and similar goals for the future. It's important to be able to laugh at the same things and want similar things from life.

Да, я думаю, что также важно иметь похожее чувство юмора и схожие цели на будущее. Важно уметь смеяться над одними и теми же вещами и хотеть от жизни похожего.

Прочитайте о приложении для знакомств под названием Hater. Кажется ли вам это хорошей идеей? Почему (нет)?

Ответ:

It sounds like a funny idea, but maybe not a very good one for a serious relationship. I think a good relationship should be built on positive things you like together, not just things you both hate.

Это звучит как забавная идея, но, возможно, не очень хорошая для серьезных отношений. Я думаю, что хорошие отношения должны строиться на позитивных вещах, которые вам нравятся вместе, а не только на том, что вы оба ненавидите.

Прочитайте две статьи о приложении Hater и подберите заголовок для каждой (один заголовок лишний). Кому нравится Hater, а кому нет?

Ответ:

Giles Coren's article: If you want to be a good lover, be a great hater. Victoria Coren Mitchell's article: Share the hate, ruin the date. Giles Coren likes the Hater app, and Victoria Coren Mitchell doesn't like it.

Статья Джайлза Корена: «Если хочешь быть хорошим любовником, будь великим ненавистником». Статья Виктории Корен Митчелл: «Поделись ненавистью, испорти свидание». Джайлзу Корену нравится приложение Hater, а Виктории Корен Митчелл оно не нравится.

Прочитайте статьи еще раз. Отметьте (✓) причины, которые каждый человек приводит в пользу своего мнения.

Ответ:

Giles: 1, 4.

Victoria: 6, 7.

С партнером обсудите тон двух статей. Ответьте на вопросы, используя G (Джайлз) или V (Виктория). Приведите примеры, чтобы объяснить свои ответы. Как вы думаете, какой писатель...?

Ответ:

1 is trying to make a serious point about modern life - V (Victoria discusses the "dangers of the internet").
(Виктория обсуждает «опасности интернета»).

2 is trying mainly to entertain - G (Giles uses personal stories and exaggeration for comic effect).
(Джайлз использует личные истории и преувеличение для комического эффекта).

3 has mixed feelings about the Hater app - V (Victoria says it might "pass the time happily" but then lists its dangers).
(Виктория говорит, что оно может помочь «с удовольствием провести время», но затем перечисляет его опасности).

4 uses sarcasm in the opening paragraph - V (Victoria writes "More openly expressed hatred in the world – just what we need!").
(Виктория пишет: «Больше открыто выражаемой ненависти в мире — как раз то, что нам нужно!»).

5 exaggerates for comic effect - G (Giles claims he and his wife have "absolutely no interests in common").
(Джайлз утверждает, что у него и его жены «абсолютно нет общих интересов»).

6 is more provocative - G (Giles's idea that "liking things is weak" is very provocative).
(Идея Джайлза о том, что «любить что-то — это слабость», очень провокационна).

Язык в контексте. Оба автора используют очень богатый словарный запас. Посмотрите на выделенные слова в первом абзаце статьи Виктории и сопоставьте их с синонимами.

Ответ:

bond – 5 unite
(связывать – 5 объединять)

loathe – 4 hate (verb)
(ненавидеть, питать отвращение – 4 ненавидеть (глагол))

eager – 1 enthusiastic
(страстно желающий – 1 восторженный)

singletons – 6 single people
(одиночки – 6 одинокие люди)

aversions – 3 dislikes (noun)
(антипатии – 3 неприязнь (существительное))

Boy – 2 hey
(Ну и ну – 2 эй, ну)

Закройте синонимы выше и прочитайте абзац вслух, используя синонимы вместо выделенных слов.

Вы больше согласны с Джайлзом или с Викторией? Почему?

Ответ:

I agree more with Victoria. While it can be fun to dislike the same things, I think a real relationship needs a positive foundation. Focusing on things you both love seems like a healthier and kinder way to start a relationship than focusing on hate.

Я больше согласен с Викторией. Хотя ненавидеть одни и те же вещи может быть весело, я думаю, что настоящим отношениям нужен позитивный фундамент. Сосредоточиться на том, что вы оба любите, кажется более здоровым и добрым способом начать отношения, чем концентрироваться на ненависти.