Номер 8, страница 48, часть 1 - гдз по английскому языку 6 класс учебник Вербицкая, Гаярделли

Часть 1. Unit 5. Talking about abilities - номер 8, страница 48.

Условие.

Reading and speaking

Life for disabled people is very difficult, but they are not helpless. They more than the others show courage, optimism, determination and modesty.

The RAP

World-famous people

8 T046 Listen and read the texts. What difficulties did these people have to overcome?

Claude Monet (1840-1926) is one of the most famous painters in the history of art and a leading French Impressionist. By 1907 he began having serious problems with his eyesight and started to go blind. Even though his eyes continued to get worse, he never stopped painting. At the end of his life, when he was almost completely blind, he painted one of his most famous murals of water lilies.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945) was the 32nd President of the United States of America. He was one of the most popular presidents in history as he led America through both the Great Depression and World War II. In August 1921 Roosevelt contracted polio, which resulted in permanent paralysis from the waist down. Fitting his hips and legs with iron braces, he taught himself to walk a short distance. In private he used a wheelchair, but he never used it in public. He usually appeared in public standing upright, supported on one side by an aide or one of his sons.

Alexey Maresyev (1916-2001) was a Soviet fighter ace during World War II. His airplane was shot down over German-occupied territory in Russia in April 1942. He was badly wounded and couldn't walk, but managed to return to Soviet-controlled territory on his own. It took him 18 days of creeping through forests to reach safety. Both of his legs were amputated below the knee, but he wanted to return to his fighter pilot career. For a whole year he exercised hard to walk on prosthetic legs and was able to return to combat in June 1943. In total, he completed 86 combat flights and shot down 11 German warplanes. When interviewed Maresyev always stressed there was nothing extraordinary in what he did. 'I'm a man, not a hero,' he said. He was a very modest man.

Granville Redmond (1871-1935), an American, lost his hearing because of a serious illness. He was totally deaf, but achieved much more than most people do in his lifetime. He became an artist famous for his landscapes. His paintings are beautiful and full of colour, showing his love of nature. Charles Chaplin admired his paintings and gave Redmond a few minor roles in his silent films.

Решение.

Решение 2.

Какие трудности пришлось преодолеть этим людям?

Ответ:

Claude Monet	He was going blind. / Он терял зрение.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt	He had permanent paralysis from the waist down. / У него был постоянный паралич нижней части тела.
Alexey Maresyev	He was badly wounded and both of his legs were amputated below the knee. / Он был тяжело ранен, и обе его ноги были ампутированы ниже колена.
Granville Redmond	He was totally deaf. / Он был абсолютно глухим.