Lesson 17, страница 41 - гдз по английскому языку 5 класс книга для чтения Верещагина, Афанасьева

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LESSON 17

Read the text and say what new information you have got about the British people.

George Mikes and His Book

NEW WORDS

BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation)	— Би-би-си (Британская радиовещательная корпорация)
an alien ['eilıən]	— чужеземец, иностранец
to publish ['pʌblı∫]	— публиковать
a peculiarity [pı,kju:lı'ærıtı]	— особенность
to introduce [,ıntrə'dju:s]	— представлять, вводить
however [hau'evə]	— тем не менее, однако
to refuse [rı'fju:z]	— отказывать
additional [ə'dı∫ənl]	— дополнительный
to spoil [spɔıl]	— портить
to pour [pɔ:]	— лить, наливать
a drop [drɔp]	— капля

George Mikes was born in 1912 in Hungary ['hʌŋgərı]. He studied law. Then he became a journalist ['dɜ:nəlist] and was sent to London. He came there for two weeks but stayed on and made England his home. During the Second World War he worked for the BBC and then continued working as a critic ['kritık]. He died in 1987. His book "How to Be an Alien" was first published in 1946.

In the text from this book given below George Mikes with a sense of humour shows some peculiarities of the English character ['kærıktə]. This is how he describes the situation when people are introduced to each other, when they ask about others' health.

"When you are introduced, you have to ask the question, 'How are you?' Then your new friend will answer, 'How are you?' Do not forget, however, that though he asks this question, he doesn't care very much if you are well or dying."

One part of George Mikes's book is about tea. It is quite a well-known national drink of Great Britain and Ireland.

George Mikes with a mild humour says that when you are in England, you have tea for breakfast, then you have tea at eleven o'clock in the morning, then after lunch, then you have tea for tea, then after supper, and again at eleven o'clock at night.

George Mikes says that you must not refuse any additional cups of tea under the following circumstances: if it is hot; if it is cold; if you are tired, if anybody thinks that you are tired, if you are sad; if you are happy; before you go out; if you have just returned home, if you feel like drinking tea, if you do not feel like it; if you have had no tea for some time; if you have just had a cup.

The only thing that George Mikes doesn't understand is the fact why the British like to drink tea which is badly spoiled. The English do not drink tea clear or tea with lemon and sugar. They pour a few drops of cold milk into it and no sugar at all. So, they have colourless, tasteless drink and only then they enjoy it, only then it becomes the national drink of the country.

"You definitely must not follow my example," George writes, "...I have coffee for breakfast, I drink many cups of black coffee during the day and I have all possible kinds of coffee even at teatime."

1. Answer the following questions.

1) What have you learnt about George Mikes?

2) How should you answer the usual question, "How are you?"

3) Do you think the person who asks this question is really interested in your health?

4) What is the usual answer?

5) When do the English have tea?

6) When shouldn't you refuse a cup of tea?

7) What drinks does George Mikes usually have during the day?

2. Speak about the Russian and British ways of drinking tea.

Решение.