Номер 21, страница 73, часть 2 - гдз по английскому языку 7 класс учебник Вербицкая, Гаярделли

Часть 2. Unit 15. Describing personality - номер 21, страница 73.

Условие.

21 Read the tale. Check your predictions. Discuss the questions in groups.

1 What do you think the tale teaches us, what is the message?

2 Why does the Stonecutter use the phrase “I wish ...” and not “I’d like ...”?

The Stonecutter

(a Chinese tale)

In a faraway village, there lives a Stonecutter. Every day the Stonecutter cuts stones from the mountain and puts them in his cart. The Stonecutter works hard all day with his hammer. All day, every day the Stonecutter works.

The day is hot, the sun is hot, and the Stonecutter is tired. He says, “How I wish I could be strong and powerful like the Sun!”

It just so happens that a mountain spirit lives nearby. When the mountain spirit hears the Stonecutter’s wish, he says to him, “Your wish is granted! You’ll become the Sun!” And the Stonecutter becomes the Sun ... He says, “Look at me! I am the Sun! I am powerful! I am strong! I am the most powerful thing in the world!”

Just then a cloud floats in front of the Stonecutter. He says, “With that Cloud in front of me, I cannot shine brightly. The Cloud is more powerful than the Sun. How I wish I were the Cloud!” And as before, the wish is granted, and the Stonecutter becomes the Cloud. He says, “It is fun to be a cloud. I can rain upon the mountains and gardens. I am very powerful.”

Just then a strong Wind blows and pushes the Cloud across the sky. The Stonecutter says, “The Wind is so strong. It is stronger than the Cloud. How I wish I were the Wind!” And as before, the wish is granted, and the Stonecutter becomes the Wind!

Then the Wind bumps into the Mountain, and the Stonecutter says, “Aha! The Mountain is stronger than the Wind! I wish I were the Mountain!” The Stonecutter becomes the Mountain and he cries, “Look at me! I am a strong and powerful Mountain!”

Just then, the Stonecutter feels something. He looks down and sees a man with a chisel and a hammer. The man is cutting the stones from the Mountain and is placing them in his cart. The Stonecutter exclaims, “Who dares to cut away stones from this Mountain? I see now that the Stonecutter is stronger than any Mountain. How I wish that I could be a mighty Stonecutter!”

His wish is granted. The Stonecutter cuts stones from the mountain and puts them in his cart. He works hard all day with his hammer, and he says, “I am a mighty Stonecutter. I am strong and powerful!” And after that the Stonecutter never makes another wish.

Решение.

Решение 2.

21 Прочитайте сказку. Проверьте свои догадки. Обсудите вопросы в группах.

1 Как вы думаете, чему учит нас эта сказка, какова её основная мысль?

Ответ: I think the tale teaches us to be happy with who we are. We should appreciate our own life because everyone is strong in their own way. The Stonecutter understood that being himself was the best thing.
Я думаю, сказка учит нас быть довольными тем, кто мы есть. Мы должны ценить свою жизнь, потому что каждый силен по-своему. Каменотес понял, что быть самим собой — это лучше всего.

2 Почему Каменотес использует фразу «I wish …» (Я желаю/Как жаль, что я не...), а не «I’d like …» (Я бы хотел...)?

Ответ: He uses "I wish" because he wants something impossible and unreal. He wants to change who he is completely (to be the Sun or the Mountain). We usually use "I'd like" when we ask for something real, like a cup of tea.
Он использует «I wish», потому что хочет чего-то невозможного и нереального. Он хочет полностью изменить то, кем он является (стать Солнцем или Горой). Мы обычно используем «I'd like», когда просим что-то реальное, например, чашку чая.