Set One, страница 69 - гдз по английскому языку 7 класс книга для чтения Афанасьева, Михеева

Read the lines from some children's books. In each set choose one you would like to read. Explain your choice.

Set One

A. The fourth planet belonged to a businessman. He was so busy that he didn't even look up when the little prince arrived. "Good morning," the little prince said to him. "Your cigarette has gone out."

"Three plus two make five. Five plus seven make twelve. Twelve plus three make fifteen. Good morning. Fifteen plus seven make twenty-two. Twenty-two plus six make twenty-eight. No time to light it again. Twenty-six plus five make thirty-one. Phew! Then that makes five hundred and one million, six hundred and twenty-two thousand, seven hundred and thirty-one."

"Five hundred million of what?"

"Eh? Are you still there? Five hundred and one million of... I don't remember..."

("The Little Prince" by Antoine de Saint-Exupery)

B. Then Hamish Bigmore came to stay at Thomas and Pete's house. This wasn't at all a good thing, at least not for Thomas and Pete. But they had no choice. Hamish Bigmore's mother and father had to go away for a few days, and Thomas and Pete's mum decided to look after Hamish until they came back. She never asked Thomas and Pete what they thought about the idea until it was too late...

("Hamish Goes Swimming" by Humphrey Carpenter)

C. And they fell to dancing, and Romeo was suddenly struck with the great beauty of a lady who danced there, who seemed to him to teach the torches to burn bright, and her beauty to show by night like a rich jewel; beauty too rich for use, too dear for earth!..

("Romeo and Juliet", "Tales from Shakespeare" by Charles and Mary Lamb)

Прочитайте отрывки из детских книг. В каждом наборе выберите один, который вы хотели бы прочитать. Объясните свой выбор.

Ответ:

In Set One, I would choose option B, "Hamish Goes Swimming". I chose this book because the excerpt creates a sense of mystery and suspense. It says that Hamish coming to stay wasn't a good thing, and the final words, "...until it was too late...", make me really curious. I want to find out what kind of trouble Hamish caused or what adventure happened to the children. It sounds like an exciting story! (Перевод: В Первом наборе я бы выбрал(а) вариант B, «Хэмиш идет плавать». Я выбрал(а) эту книгу, потому что отрывок создает ощущение тайны и интриги. В нем говорится, что приезд Хэмиша не был хорошей новостью, а последние слова, «...пока не стало слишком поздно...», вызывают у меня сильное любопытство. Я хочу узнать, какие неприятности устроил Хэмиш или какое приключение произошло с детьми. Похоже, это захватывающая история!)