номер 3, страница 46 - гдз по английскому языку 8 класс учебник Wetz, Pye

3. Read the text again and choose the correct answers.

1. What type of text is this?

a a description of a celebrity

b a review of a sports event

c an article about sports fame

2. Who are the fans waiting for?

a two Kazakh boxers

b a Kazakh and an American

c a Mexican and a Kazakh

3. According to the writer, which celebrities are most popular?

a film stars

b successful athletes

c singers and musicians

4. Which event is likely to attract the most viewers?

a the FIFA World Cup

b the Olympic Games

c a boxing match

5. What does the writer say about celebrities' influence on teenagers?

a It's insignificant.

b It's harmful.

c It can be positive.

In the public eye

It's four p.m. and thousands of people are queuing up outside a building in the centre of Las Vegas, USA. Reporters and camera crews are standing by eagerly, hoping to capture the arrival of a celebrity. But they aren't waiting for a film star or a famous singer. Tonight, they have come to watch a boxing match between the undefeated Kazakh champion Gennady Golovkin and the Mexican Canelo Álvarez.

This is the age of sports superstars. Athletes like Golovkin and Álvarez are more famous than many actors and musicians. Attendance at sporting events is huge: 3.5 billion people worldwide watched the Olympic Games, and the FIFA World Cup is expected to attract even more viewers.

The crowd in Las Vegas starts cheering. One of the boxers has just arrived. Gennady Golovkin has already won many boxing matches and he is ready for the challenge. In fact, he still hasn't lost a match in the middleweight category. As a world champion and record holder, he is always in the public eye. In the weeks before an event, newspapers and magazines publish countless stories about his life, his achievements and his family.

While some psychologists think that this obsession with sports personalities is pointless and even harmful, others see the athletes as positive role models for young people. Golovkin, for example, has encouraged hundreds of teenagers to take up sport. He has also showed them that it requires a lot of determination and hard work to become successful in any field. Many rising stars who haven't had their big break yet look up to him for inspiration.

Golovkin's fans give out one last cheer as the boxer walks into the building. And who knows, maybe the next big boxing star will be one of the five million people who are going to watch him fight tonight.

Прочитайте текст еще раз и выберите правильные ответы.

1. Что это за тип текста?

Ответ: c. an article about sports fame (статья о спортивной славе)

2. Кого ждут фанаты?

Ответ: c. a Mexican and a Kazakh (мексиканца и казаха)

3. По мнению автора, какие знаменитости наиболее популярны?

Ответ: b. successful athletes (успешные спортсмены)

4. Какое событие, скорее всего, привлечет больше всего зрителей?

Ответ: a. the FIFA World Cup (Чемпионат мира по футболу)

5. Что автор говорит о влиянии знаменитостей на подростков?

Ответ: c. It can be positive. (Оно может быть положительным.)