Номер 37, страница 105 - гдз по английскому языку 9 класс рабочая тетрадь Афанасьева, Михеева

Unit 4. Being a teenager. V. Writing - номер 37, страница 105.

Условие.

37 Expand on the story. Add details to make it more colourful and interesting.

There was a family of four, Mr and Mrs Porter and their children. Mr Porter worked in an office and spent 6 days a week there. He returned home late. He had a hobby. Mr Porter collected stamps. His wife and his children took no interest in this hobby. His wife didn't work. She was fond of talking and never thought of her husband's wishes. His children did the same. Then, one day Mr Porter left his home and never returned. Nobody knew where he was. Some years passed and then his cousin, his only friend who was also fond of collecting stamps got a letter with no home address. But there were some stamps in the envelope. So Mr Porter was alive after all.

Решение.

Решение 2.

37 Расширьте историю. Добавьте детали, чтобы сделать ее более красочной и интересной.

Ответ:

The cousin, Arthur, a quiet man with a similar passion for philately, received the plain, unmarked envelope. His heart skipped a beat when he saw not a letter, but a small, glassine packet inside. It contained three stamps. They were not just any stamps; they were rare issues from a remote island in the South Pacific, a place he and Mr. Porter had often dreamed of visiting.

Arthur's hands trembled as he examined them under his own magnifying glass. One stamp depicted a vibrant blue butterfly, another a historic sailing ship, and the third, a lighthouse standing against a storm. There was no written message, but for a stamp collector, this was a story in itself. It was a message of freedom, adventure, and perhaps, a beacon of hope. Arthur knew instantly this was his cousin's way of saying he had found a new, happier life far from his indifferent family.

He thought about Mrs. Porter and the children. Would they even care? He remembered how they had scoffed at Mr. Porter's "little bits of paper." He decided to keep the message to himself for now. He packed a small bag, bought a ticket on a cargo ship—the only way to reach the island—and set off to find his long-lost friend, leaving the old, grey life behind for an adventure whispered on the back of a stamp.

Двоюродный брат Артур, тихий человек с такой же страстью к филателии, получил простой конверт без обратного адреса. Его сердце пропустило удар, когда он увидел внутри не письмо, а маленький пергаминовый пакетик. В нем было три марки. Это были не просто марки, а редкие выпуски с отдаленного острова в южной части Тихого океана — места, о котором они с мистером Портером часто мечтали.

Руки Артура дрожали, когда он рассматривал их под своим увеличительным стеклом. На одной марке была изображена ярко-синяя бабочка, на другой — исторический парусник, а на третьей — маяк, выдерживающий шторм. Письменного сообщения не было, но для филателиста это была целая история. Это было послание о свободе, приключениях и, возможно, луч надежды. Артур сразу понял: так его двоюродный брат сообщал, что нашел новую, счастливую жизнь вдали от своей равнодушной семьи.

Он подумал о миссис Портер и детях. Будет ли им до этого дело? Он вспомнил, как они насмехались над «бумажками» мистера Портера. На данный момент он решил сохранить послание в тайне. Он собрал небольшую сумку, купил билет на грузовое судно — единственный способ добраться до острова — и отправился на поиски своего давно потерянного друга, оставив старую, серую жизнь позади ради приключения, о котором шептала обратная сторона марки.