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

Unit One. Sport and Outdoor Activites. II. Reading - номер 8, страница 8.

Условие.

8 A. Read the text silently and then out loud.

Pay attention to:

• your sounds and intonation;

• logical pauses;

• the tempo of reading.

Ballet

Ballet is a performance in which dancing and music tell a story without any speaking. But, in my opinion, ballet is very much like a sport. It certainly can tell a story. It can also express a mood. But it is a very controlled form of dancing, with complicated movements that need great skill and a lot of training. This kind of dancing must look effortless and graceful. A lot of movements that ballet dancers make are unnatural for a human body. Ballet dancers achieve the necessary result after many years of hard training, and the steps to it are so difficult! Even experienced dancers must constantly practice or they may lose their skill.

barre exercises

Some professionals prefer to practise alone and practically all ballet dancers take daily classes. Classes usually begin with barre [ba:] exercises. Dancers use the barre for support, that's why they can concentrate on strengthening muscles. The exercises are not at all easy and dancers do them many times, which is certainly boring, but in this way dancers develop endurance¹. Isn't the process like regular sports training?

B. Write 5 questions on the text.

1. ....................

2. ....................

3. ....................

4. ....................

5. ....................

Решение.

Решение 2.

Напишите 5 вопросов по тексту.

Ответ:

1. What is ballet according to the text? (Что такое балет согласно тексту?)

2. Why is ballet compared to a sport? (Почему балет сравнивают со спортом?)

3. Why do ballet dancers need many years of hard training? (Почему артистам балета нужны многие годы упорных тренировок?)

4. How do ballet classes usually begin? (Как обычно начинаются занятия балетом?)

5. What is the purpose of barre exercises? (Какова цель упражнений у станка?)