номер 3, страница 95 - гдз по английскому языку 8 класс (starlight) учебник Баранова, Дули

3 a) Read again. Say what focus each question has, then choose the correct answers (1, 2, 3 or 4). Justify your choices.

1 William and his sisters used kerosene lamps because

A electricity was cut off at night.

B it was the only light source they had.

C it helped save electricity.

D they enjoyed reading at night.

2 Why did William leave school?

A He needed to work to help feed his family.

B He dropped out through lack of interest.

C He couldn’t pay for his lessons.

D He was able to get a better education at the library.

3 In little more than 8 weeks, William managed to

A produce small amounts of electricity for his village.

B provide two per cent of his country’s electricity.

C build windmills all around his village.

D end the villagers’ food and money problems.

4 How did Bryan Mealer hear about William?

A In a book written by an American journalist.

B At a conference he was invited to.

C From various reports in blogs and articles.

D In a documentary that was made about him.

5 In paragraph 4, 'asset' is used to show that William

A had impressed some important people.

B was an excellent public speaker.

C could be of good use to his country.

D would do very well at university.

6 At the moment, William is

A installing solar panels in his village.

B building new classrooms at his old school.

C collecting donations for his projects.

D studying at a foreign university.

7 William’s mother has to

A cook with a solar oven.

B plant trees for firewood.

C walk great distances daily.

D prepare only one meal a day.

8 The writer’s purpose is to

A advertise William’s inventions.

B relate an inspiring story.

C encourage others to become inventors.

D promote a book.

b) Match the words in bold to their meanings: spare, caught, at present, bright, intending, stop, was made known, lack of food.

№ 3a (стр. 95, Module 5, lesson 5e)

Read again. Say what focus each question has, then choose the correct answers (1, 2, 3 or 4). Justify your choices.

Прочитайте снова. Расскажите, какую направленность имеет каждый вопрос, затем выберите правильные ответы (1, 2, 3 или 4). Обоснуйте свой выбор.

Ответ:

1B 2C 3A 4C 5C 6D 7C 8B

1. William and his sister used kerosene lamps because it was the only light source they had.
(huddle around ... faint light ... to read and study)

2. Why did William leave school? He couldn't pay for his lessons.
(didn't have enough money to afford the tuition fees)

3. In little more than 8 weeks, William managed to produce small amounts of electricity for his village.
(two months ... windmill ... supplied enough power to light four small light bulbs ...)

4. How did Bryan Mealer hear about William? From various reports in blogs and articles.
(news ... spread ... blogs and newspaper articles)

5. In paragraph 4, 'asset' is used to show that William could be of good use to his country.

6. At the moment, William is studying at a foreign university.
(currently studying for a degree in America)

7. William's mother has to walk great distances daily.
(mother has no choice but to walk three hours every day)

8. The writer's purpose it to relate an inspiring story.

Перевод:

1. Уильям и его сестра использовали керосиновые лампы, потому что это был единственный источник света, который у них был.
(толкаться вокруг... слабый свет... читать и изучать)

2. Почему Уильям бросил школу? Он не мог платить за уроки.
(не было достаточно денег, чтобы оплатить обучение)

3. Чуть более чем за 8 недель Уильяму удалось произвести небольшое количество электроэнергии для своей деревни.
(два месяца... ветряная мельница... давала достаточно энергии, чтобы зажечь четыре маленькие лампочки...)

4. Откуда Брайан Милер узнал об Уильяме? Из различных отчётов в блогах и статей.
(новости ... распространение... блоги и газетные статьи)

5. В пункте 4 слово «актив» используется, чтобы показать, что Уильям мог бы принести пользу своей стране.

6. На данный момент Уильям учится в зарубежном университете.
(в настоящее время учится в Америке)

7. Матери Уильяма приходится ежедневно проходить большие расстояния.
(у матери нет другого выбора, кроме как гулять по три часа... каждый день)

8. Целью писателя было рассказать вдохновляющую историю.

№ 3b (стр. 95, Module 5, lesson 5e)

Match the words in bold to their meanings: spare, caught, at present, bright, intending, stop, was made known, lack of food.

Соотнесите слова, выделенные жирным шрифтом, с их значением: выделить, поймал, в настоящее время, блестящий, намереваясь, прекратить, стало известно, недостаток еды.

Ответ:

aiming: intending

starvation: lack of food

afford: spare

drop out: stop

captured: caught

spread: was made known

currently: at present

shining: bright

Перевод:

стремясь: намереваясь

голодание: недостаток еды

оплатить: выделить

бросить учёбу: прекратить

захватил: поймал

распространилось: стало известно

на данный момент: в настоящее время

яркий: блестящий