Номер 21, страница 11 - гдз по английскому языку 8 класс учебник Афанасьева, Михеева

Unit 1. Choosing a Career: The World of Jobs. Reading for Information: «Little House on the Table» ( By N.N. Glick) - номер 21, страница 11.

Условие.

21 SFA W A. Read the article and complete it with these phrases:

a) a club for miniature ['minətjə] enthusiasts

b) and seashells

c) has two twin beds

d) can be used in our miniature houses

e) to move the objects

Little House on the Table

(By Nancy N. Glick)

Picture this: a miniature kitchen with tiny appliances made of cardboard, complete with magnets on the refrigerator. A trashcan, made from a creamer container, filled with discarded paper by members of an imaginary tiny family. Pictures hang on the walls and dishes sit on the table top.

The Koons’ family project, a growing collection of miniature doll’s houses, is a hobby Kathy Koons has had for more than seven years and her daughters took up two years ago. Together mother and daughters have created more than 15 houses.

“We never throw anything away,” Kathy Koons says. “Almost everything 1. ….”

Jennifer, 13, and Allison, 11, have designed two award-winning scenes. The tiny lived-in-looking kitchen¹ and a twin bedroom they call “Don’t Step Over the Line”. The room 2. …, lamps made from beads, posters on the walls made from pictures cut from magazines and framed with straws, window shades and books neatly placed in a bookshelf with covers made from magazine cutouts. Jennifer created one side of the room, Allison created the other.

The houses start as a cardboard box. The girls say that choosing the theme, planning and deciding what items will go into the scene take the most time. They first make a sketch and often make paper model of their plans.

¹ the tiny lived-in-looking kitchen — крошечная обжитая кухонька

Then the work begins. They use a special type of adhesive plaster to glue the items. It allows them 3. … if they change ideas or redecorate with another theme. One house can take three to four months to complete.

Mother and daughters work together, creating on the kitchen table, or sometimes on the floor in the family room. Lots of space is needed.

As a child, Kathy was captivated by miniatures and frequently visited miniature exhibitions at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. She never lost her interest. She and her daughters joined the Miniature World, 4. …, which offers advice for making houses and holds boxroom contests.

One club project was an outdoor tent. Some materials were provided in a kit, including the tent itself, but then it was up to the originality of the creator. The Koonses used paper towels to wrap stones surrounding a campfire with a chicken cooking on it. Inside the tent you could see camp beds, pillows, sleeping bags, paper plates and flashlights.

They make miniature food out of clay and bake it for effect, use Styrofoam for bath bubbles, 5. … for lavatory basins.

In the Koons’ living room there is a special house they decorate for seasons. They have displayed Easter, Christmas, summer activities and the Fourth of July scenes.

Jennifer attends Jackson Heights Middle School, Allison goes to Partin Elementary School. Kathy teaches German and Geometry at Winter Springs High School. Dad Keith is a music professor at the University of Central Florida.

(from “Family Magazine”)

B. Read the article again and answer these questions.

1. Whose hobby is making miniature houses?

2. What country do they live in? What part of the country?

3. Are there any other miniature enthusiasts in the place where they live?

4. Who was the first person in the family to get interested in this hobby?

5. What does Kathy Koons do as a job?

Решение.

Решение 2.

Б. Прочитайте статью еще раз и ответьте на эти вопросы.

1. Чье хобби - изготовление миниатюрных домиков?

2. В какой стране они живут? В какой части страны?

3. Есть ли другие энтузиасты миниатюр в том месте, где они живут?

4. Кто был первым в семье, кто заинтересовался этим хобби?

5. Кем работает Кэти Кунс?

Ответ:

1. Making miniature houses is a hobby of Kathy Koons and her daughters. (Изготовление миниатюрных домиков — это хобби Кэти Кунс и ее дочерей.)

2. They live in the USA, in Florida, which is in the southeastern part of the country. (Они живут в США, в штате Флорида, который находится в юго-восточной части страны.)

3. Yes, there are. They joined a club for miniature enthusiasts called the Miniature World. (Да, есть. Они вступили в клуб для энтузиастов миниатюры под названием «Миниатюрный мир».)

4. Kathy Koons was the first person in the family to get interested in this hobby. (Кэти Кунс была первым человеком в семье, кто заинтересовался этим хобби.)

5. Kathy Koons is a teacher; she teaches German and Geometry at a high school. (Кэти Кунс — учительница; она преподает немецкий язык и геометрию в старшей школе.)