Номер 7, страница 6 - гдз по английскому языку 8 класс рабочая тетрадь Афанасьева, Михеева

Unit One. Sport and Outdoor Activites. II. Reading - номер 7, страница 6.

Условие.

7 Read the text and complete the sentences after it.

Land Sailing

Some sailors do not need water. Their “boats” have wheels and they can race them on land. This sport has the name of land sailing, or land yachting, and it has fans all over the world.

In the past land sailing was a means of transportation. Some experts say that it dates back to the ancient Egyptians. In the 1960s and 1970s it was an “underground” sport which they practised mostly in Australia and New Zealand. Now it is becoming more and more popular with people of all ages.

Land sailors who call themselves “pilots” can sail at up to four times the speed of the wind. This means that they can go at 90 km an hour. Land sailing works best in windy, flat areas — on beaches, fields, and lake beds that have dried up. But the new generation of land sailors have moved to the cities and can now be seen in parks and parking lots.

Land yachts have three wheels and pedals. There are a number of types or classes of land yacht. The largest is the class 2, which can have an 8-metre mast. The class 3, probably the most popular yacht design, is much smaller. The class 5 is still smaller and has a different shape.

A new generation of land-sailing yachts are small, light and not very expensive. One can quickly take them apart for easy transport. They can fit into the back of a car or on a car’s roof rack. And you do not need to be strong to sail it.

One of the most popular microyachts, the Sirocco, appeared in Chicago. “We don’t have big open spaces in the Chicago area,” says the land sail designer Dan Feldman. “Our goal from the start was to produce a land yacht that we could use in rather small places.”

Many sailors, however, prefer to build their own land yachts — from bicycle parts, wood, and other materials.

Land sailing is less dangerous than other extreme sports but land sailors prefer to play safe: they wear helmets, goggles and gloves. Land yachting is also a truly green sport, with no noise or pollution.

1. There is a theory that land sailing ____.

a) is a new sport

b) has existed for years

c) has existed for centuries

d) appeared in the 1960s, 1970s

2. Nowadays people practice land sailing ____.

a) everywhere

b) in the same places as before

c) in more places than before

d) outside big cities

3. The recent land yachts tend to be ____.

a) powerful

b) pricey

c) strong

d) portable

4. Land yachting ____.

a) is good for small places

b) helps to save money

c) is developing in Chicago, USA

d) is environmentally friendly

STATEMENTS	1	2	3	4
VARIANTS

Решение.

Решение 2.

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Ответ:

1. There is a theory that land sailing c) has existed for centuries. (1. Существует теория, что сухопутный парусный спорт в) существует на протяжении веков.)

2. Nowadays people practice land sailing c) in more places than before. (2. В наши дни люди занимаются сухопутным парусным спортом в) в большем количестве мест, чем раньше.)

3. The recent land yachts tend to be d) portable. (3. Современные буеры, как правило, г) портативные.)

4. Land yachting d) is environmentally friendly. (4. Сухопутный парусный спорт г) является экологически чистым.)

STATEMENTS	1	2	3	4
VARIANTS	c	c	d	d