Lesson 21, страница 51 - гдз по английскому языку 5 класс книга для чтения Верещагина, Афанасьева

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LESSON 21

Read the text and say what you think of the two businessmen.

What Is Shakespeare?

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to invite [ɪnˈvaɪt]	— приглашать
an education [,edʒuˈkeɪʃn]	— образование
to make a fool of oneself	— выглядеть дураком
to discuss [dɪˈskʌs]	— обсуждать
a remark [rɪˈmɑːk]	— замечание

Two businessmen were invited to dinner at the home of a college professor. One of the men didn’t have much education. His occupation had always been doing business, and he hardly ever had time to work with books getting knowledge of different subjects. The man knew that many famous and respectable people would come and he worried a lot as he didn’t want to show that he knew very little and he didn’t want to make a fool of himself. But his friend said, “Don’t worry! Just do what other people do and don’t talk about paintings or things you don’t really understand.”

As the professor lived at a small village rather far from the centre of the town where the friends’ office was, it took them an hour and a half to get there. The professor’s house was very nice with all modern conveniences: gas, electricity, central heating, hot and cold running water. A beautiful hall separated the sitting room from the place where the guests were talking to each other.

They discussed different problems. The friends could hear talks about spaceships and exploration of other planets. Some old ladies were discussing their gardens full of chrysanthemums and honeysuckle in blossom while some men were telling each other the latest sports news. Everything was OK.

The friends stopped here and there, saying a bit and listening a lot. The party continued. Everybody ate a lot of tasty things: fried pork, vegetables, beefsteaks, potatoes and fish. The drinks were excellent too.

At the end of the evening the friends were not worried any longer. They understood that nothing could do them any harm as the party consisted of very nice men and women who laughed a lot, sang and danced and had a good time.

Suddenly some guest asked the first businessman if he liked Shakespeare. He thought a bit and said, “It’s a very nice game, but I prefer rugby.” All the guests looked at him (he was speaking very loudly). Soon people began to leave.

When the two friends were out of the house, the second man said to his friend, “You certainly made a fool of yourself making that silly remark, that Shakespeare was a game.”

“What do you mean?” asked the first businessman. “What was wrong with it?”

“Everybody knows that Shakespeare isn’t a sports game,” his friend said. “It is something we eat. I think it’s a kind of cheese.”

Make a short summary of the text.

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