Номер 6, страница 79 - гдз по английскому языку 5-11 класс учебник Latham-Koenig, Oxenden

6 VOCABULARY & PRONUNCIATION similes; /ə/

a

Talk to a partner. Do you know anyone who...?

• eats anything they like, but is really skinny

• can't see anything if they aren't wearing their glasses

• drinks too much

• can't hear very well, but won't use their hearing aid

• is in great physical shape

• is elderly, but never seems to get ill

• always sleeps really well at night

• refuses to do something even though you keep telling them

• has incredibly well-behaved children

b

Read the information box. Then, with a partner, try to complete sentences 1-10 with a word from the list.

Similes for comparisons

A simile is a fixed expression of comparison using as or like, which adds emphasis to an adjective, adverb, or verb, e.g.

Are you OK? You look as white as a sheet!

When I called her, the nurse came as quick as a flash.

My new medication works like a dream.

blind deaf drinks eats fit good sleeps stubborn thin tough

1 He's as _______________ as a mule.

2 She's as _______________ as a post.

3 He's as _______________ as a bat.

4 She's as _______________ as a fiddle.

5 He's as _______________ as a rake.

6 He _______________ like a horse.

7 She's as _______________ as gold.

8 She's as _______________ as old boots.

9 He _______________ like a log.

10 She _______________ like a fish.

c

Now use similes 1-10 to describe the people in a.

My brother eats like a horse, but he's still as thin as a rake.

d

Look at the sentence below and answer the questions.

He refuses to go to the doctor about his bad back - he's as stubborn as a mule.

1 Which unstressed words contain the /ə/ sound? Circle them.

2 Which two stressed words also contain the /ə/ sound? Is it on a stressed syllable or an unstressed syllable?

e 8.6

Listen and check. Practise saying the sentence.

f 8.7

Now listen and write five sentences. Then match them to five of the similes in b. Practise saying both parts.

P79, exercise 6d answers

1.to, to, the, about, as, as, a

2.doctor, stubborn – the /ə/ sound is on the unstressed syllable.

P79, exercise 6f answers

a.He's lost a lot of weight since September. = 5 He's as thin as a rake.

b.It's about time he saw an optician. = 3 He's as blind as a bat.

c.She never complains about taking her medicine. = 7 She's as good as gold.

d.He's never had a problem with insomnia. = 9 He sleeps like a log.

e.My grandmother's 94 and never catches a cold. = 8 She's as tough as old boots.

a Поговорите с партнером. Вы знаете кого-нибудь, кто...?

Ответ:

My friend eats anything he likes, but he is really skinny. / Мой друг ест всё, что хочет, но он очень худой.

My grandfather is elderly, but he never seems to get ill. / Мой дедушка пожилой, но он, кажется, никогда не болеет.

My little sister always sleeps really well at night. / Моя младшая сестра всегда очень хорошо спит по ночам.

b Прочтите информационную рамку. Затем, работая с партнером, попробуйте дополнить предложения 1-10 словом из списка.

Ответ:

1 He's as stubborn as a mule. / Он упрямый как осёл.

2 She's as deaf as a post. / Она глухая как пень.

3 He's as blind as a bat. / Он слепой как летучая мышь.

4 She's as fit as a fiddle. / Она в полном порядке (как огурчик).

5 He's as thin as a rake. / Он худой как щепка.

6 He eats like a horse. / Он ест как лошадь.

7 She's as good as gold. / Она — золото (о послушном ребёнке).

8 She's as tough as old boots. / Она очень выносливая.

9 He sleeps like a log. / Он спит как бревно.

10 She drinks like a fish. / Она пьёт как сапожник.

c Теперь используйте сравнения 1-10, чтобы описать людей из пункта a.

Ответ:

He eats like a horse, but he's as thin as a rake. / Он ест как лошадь, но худой как щепка.

She's as blind as a bat without her glasses. / Без очков она слепая как летучая мышь.

He drinks like a fish. / Он пьёт как сапожник.

He's as deaf as a post. / Он глухой как пень.

She's as fit as a fiddle. / Она в полном порядке (как огурчик).

He's as tough as old boots. / Он очень выносливый.

She sleeps like a log. / Она спит как бревно.

He's as stubborn as a mule. / Он упрямый как осёл.

Her children are as good as gold. / Её дети — просто золото.

d Посмотрите на предложение ниже и ответьте на вопросы.

Ответ:

1 Which unstressed words contain the /ə/ sound? / Какие безударные слова содержат звук /ə/?

The words are "to", "the", and "a". / Это слова "to", "the" и "a".

2 Which two stressed words also contain the /ə/ sound? Is it on a stressed syllable or an unstressed syllable? / Какие два ударных слова также содержат звук /ə/? Находится ли он в ударном или безударном слоге?

The words are "doctor" and "stubborn". The /ə/ sound is on an unstressed syllable in both words. / Это слова "doctor" и "stubborn". Звук /ə/ в обоих словах находится в безударном слоге.

e Прослушайте и проверьте. Потренируйтесь произносить предложение.

Ответ:

Для ответа на вопрос недостаточно данных.

f Теперь прослушайте и запишите пять предложений. Затем сопоставьте их с пятью сравнениями из пункта b. Потренируйтесь произносить обе части.

Ответ:

Для ответа на вопрос недостаточно данных.