Номер 53, страница 69 - гдз по английскому языку 8 класс учебник Афанасьева, Михеева

Unit 2. Education: The World of Learning. Listening Comprehension: «Let There Be Peace» - номер 53, страница 69.

Условие.

LISTENING COMPREHENSION

53 A. Before listening make sure that you know these words.

to retire [п'таіэ] — уйти на пенсию

a trash can (AmE) — мусорный бак

to do sb a favour — сделать кому-то одолжение

not to be made of money — не быть богачом

to exclaim — воскликнуть

B. Listen to the text “Let There Be Peace” (No. 10) and say which answers to these questions are right.

1. What was there near the old gentleman’s new house?

a) A junior school.

b) A public library.

c) A secondary school.

d) A private library.

2. What did he enjoy doing in his free time?

a) Talking to children.

b) Writing fairy tales.

c) Watching TV.

d) Reading books.

3. What changed in the gentleman’s life when a new school year began?

a) He began to be troubled by some noise made by young boys.

b) He began to be troubled by his health.

c) He began to be troubled by some noise made by the school bus.

d) He began to be troubled by sad thoughts.

4. What did the old gentleman suggest that the boys should do?

a) He suggested that they should stop beating on the trash cans.

b) He suggested that they should take the trash cans away.

c) He suggested that they should pay money for using the trash cans.

d) He suggested that they should continue beating on the trash cans.

5. How did the sum of money the old man had promised to pay the boys change?

a) It went up.

b) It went down.

c) It remained the same.

d) It became bigger than the original one.

6. What did the boys do when they were promised 25 cents?

a) They did the job for this money.

b) They refused to do the job for this money.

c) They agreed to go on with the job.

d) They felt relieved.

C. Try to remember which of the new words were used in the story “Let There Be Peace”.

Решение.