Номер 4, страница 61 - гдз по английскому языку 7 класс (enjoy english) учебник Биболетова

4 Read the short text

For questions 1–6, choose the information from the texts A–E. There is no answer to one of the questions. In which text can you find the information about

1) the country’s language policy?

2) why the city was built there?

3) why English has become an official language?

4) how some territory became part of the country?

5) the history of the language?

6) how the country got its name?

A. It happened in the 16th century. The French explorer, Jacques Cartier, came to North America. It was a new land for the Europeans, and the travellers understood how dangerous it could be. Fortunately, the locals were friendly. The native people invited Jacque Cartier and his sailors to their ‘kanata’. In the local language ‘kanata’ meant ‘village’, but Jacque Cartier decided that it was the name of their country. Because of this misunderstanding we still call the country Canada (‘kanata’).

B. Do you know what city is the capital of Australia? It’s Canberra. The story of how Canberra became the capital city is quite unusual. The problem was that the two largest and most important Australian cities, Sydney and Melbourne, argued about which of them was better. To stop the dispute it was decided to build a new city on equal distances from each of them. Canberra was built and in 1908 it became the capital of Australia. The amusing thing is that a mistake was made and Canberra is much closer to Sydney than to Melbourne.

C. Most people in New Zealand speak English but the language of Maori is also an official language of the country. Maori are the local people who inhabited New Zealand long before Europeans came to there. To keep their language alive and to show the due respect to the native people in 1987 the Maori language was recognized as an official language. For the same reason, in 2006, the country accepted Sign Language (the language that the deaf people use to communicate) as a third official language.

D. England has survived many invasions, which made changes in the locals’ lifestyle and language. For example, when in the 11th century, the Normans came to England, they brought their laws and customs, and their language, of course. It was the Norman dialect of French. Norman French was used as the official language of the country for three hundred years. It changed the English language greatly as it accepted a lot of words that are French in origin. Now French is the most popular foreign language British students study at school. It’s probably because it sounds less foreign to them than the other languages.

E. The frozen land of Alaska is a tough place to live in. That was probably the reason why in the 19th century Russia decided to sell it to America. For many years the Americans thought it was a useless purchase and were angry with William H. Seward, the Secretary of State for arranging the deal. However, later they changed their opinion — the land turned out to be rich in oil and gold. Now Alaska is the largest state in the USA. It is also the most northern and the most western part of the country.

Fill in the table.

Прочтите короткие тексты A–E. Для вопросов 1–6 выберите информацию из текстов A–E. На один из вопросов ответа нет. В каком тексте вы можете найти информацию о:

Ответ:

4 Read the short texts. For questions 1–6, choose the information from the texts A–E. Fill in the table. There is no answer to one of the questions.

In which text you can find the information about:

1) the country’s language policy.

2) why the city was built there.

3) why English has become an official language.

4) how some territory became part of the country.

5) the history of the language.

6) how the country got its name.

A. It was just a misunderstanding. When Jacques Cartier, a French explorer, came to North America in the 16th century, he met the locals. The native people invited the explorer and his sailors to their ‘kanata’ (the word for ‘village’). Jacques Cartier didn’t understand the locals and decided that ‘Kanata’ (or Canada) was the name of their country.

B. The capital of Australia is Canberra, a beautiful, green city. The reason that Canberra became the capital in 1908 is rather unusual. The two largest Australian cities, Sydney and Melbourne, argued about which city was better. To stop the cities’ dispute it was decided to build a new city on a new site between the two cities, on equal distances from each of them. However, due to a mistake, Canberra is about six hours from Melbourne and three from Sydney.

C. While English is the main language spoken in New Zealand, Maori is also an official language. Maori is the language of the native people who originally lived on the islands. It was only recognized as an official language in New Zealand in 1987. Besides, New Zealand was the first country that accepted Sign Language (the language that deaf people use) as the country’s third official language. This happened in 2006.

D. In the 11th century, England was invaded by the Normans. The Normans brought laws and customs, as well as their language, the Norman dialect of French. Norman French was used as the official language of the country for three hundred years. During that period, the English language changed greatly. You can find many words in English which are French in origin. Nowadays the official language of Great Britain is English, and French is the most popular foreign language British students study at school.

E. There is a point where Russia and the USA come very close to each other. Alaska, the largest state of the US, and Russia are less than 3 miles apart at their closest point in the Bering Strait. In the 19th century the American government bought Alaska from the Russians. For many years the Americans were angry with the Secretary of State William H. Seward, who arranged the purchase in 1867. Nobody could imagine that this frozen land would turn out to be rich in gold and oil.

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