Номер 6, страница 87, часть 2 - гдз по английскому языку 9 класс учебник Афанасьева, Михеева

Часть 2. Unit 4. Being a teenager. Step 6 - номер 6, страница 87.

Условие.

6 A. Answer these questions.

What is racism ['reɪsɪzəm]? Do you think it exists in Britain?

B. Listen to the text, 🎧 (65), then read it and explain what is BNP's idea about immigrants and why it is wrong.

Racism

About thirty years ago in Britain there used to be not so many blacks and Asians in local governments or on TV as newsreaders; now it is very common. The culture of these people is becoming more and more part of the British lifestyle. But can we say that racism has become a fact of the past or does it still exist? The British National Party (BNP), an extreme right-wing group is supported by about 4% of the population. The leaders of the party say that they are a respectable party wanting to “preserve the future of Britain by sending ethnic minorities back to the countries they come from.” But their deeds speak louder than their words¹. The BNP’s members take part in attacks on black and Asian people.

They and their supporters claim that black and Asian people are stealing their jobs, but they are two and a half times more likely to be unemployed than whites. At the same time, there are a lot of Asians and black British in medicine and law. The only way they are stealing white people’s jobs is by getting better qualifications. As British law allows all British citizens to get their education free, black British and Asians get these jobs in fair competition with whites. Many black British and Asians were invited to Britain after the Second World War and in the 1950s and 60s when Britain needed working hands. Immigrants were prepared to do the jobs white people did not want.

The BNP’s idea of repatriation sounds especially strange if you remember that black British and Asians are just as British as any other citizens of the country because most of them were born in the UK. It is natural that this problem worries British teenagers and they feel strongly about it. This is what some black British and Asian teens said about racism.

Dhara: I feel half British, half Indian, torn between the two cultures.

Jaskiran: I don’t think I could ever live in India. I can’t speak Punjabi² very well and I feel like an outsider there.

Sheridan: About ten years ago people threw bottles at my uncle because he was dating a white girl.

Dunjhaise: I don’t think the BNP will get into power because Britain is so multicultural and I don’t think the population will support them. They don’t make me angry. I just think they’re stupid.

Word Building

1. В составе многих английских прилагательных встречается суффикс -ive.

Сравните:

expense — expensive	negate — negative
relate — relative ['relətɪv]	inform — informative
administrate — administrative [ədˈmɪnɪstrətɪv]	invent — inventive

2. Как вы уже знаете, в настоящее время с помощью конверсии образуются новые слова по модели Adj → N, когда на базе имени прилагательного возникают имена существительные, которые употребляются с определённым артиклем и обозначают группы людей.

Например:

Adjective	Noun
old	the old [старые (люди), старики]
young	the young [молодые (люди), молодёжь]
rich	the rich [богатые (люди), богачи]
poor	the poor [бедные (люди), бедняки]
deaf [def]	the deaf [глухие (люди)]
blind [blaɪnd]	the blind [слепые (люди)]
dumb [dʌm]	the dumb [немые (люди)]
unemployed [ʌnɪmˈplɔɪd]	the unemployed [безработные (люди)]

These picture books are for young readers.
Jack is my old friend. } adjectives

The old and the young do not always understand each other.
The rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer.
How much money do the unemployed get in this country? } nouns

Решение 1.

Решение 2.

Решение 3.

6. A. Ответьте на эти вопросы.

Что такое расизм? Как вы думаете, существует ли он в Британии?

Ответ:

Racism is prejudice or discrimination against a person based on their race. Yes, according to the text, racism still exists in Britain. The text mentions the British National Party (BNP), whose members attack black and Asian people, and it also shares stories from teenagers who have experienced racism.

Расизм — это предубеждение или дискриминация по отношению к человеку на основании его расы. Да, согласно тексту, расизм все еще существует в Британии. В тексте упоминается Британская национальная партия (БНП), члены которой нападают на чернокожих и азиатов, а также приводятся истории подростков, столкнувшихся с расизмом.

6. B. Прослушайте текст (65), затем прочитайте его и объясните, в чем заключается идея БНП (Британской национальной партии) об иммигрантах и почему она неверна.

Ответ:

The BNP's idea is to "preserve the future of Britain by sending ethnic minorities back to the countries they come from." They claim that black and Asian people are stealing jobs. This idea is wrong because, as the text explains, most of these people are British citizens who were born in the UK. They get jobs through fair competition by getting a good education. Also, many immigrants were invited to Britain in the past to do jobs that other people did not want.

Идея БНП заключается в том, чтобы «сохранить будущее Британии, отправив этнические меньшинства обратно в страны, из которых они приехали». Они утверждают, что чернокожие и азиаты крадут рабочие места. Эта идея неверна, потому что, как объясняется в тексте, большинство этих людей — британские граждане, родившиеся в Великобритании. Они получают работу в честной конкуренции, получая хорошее образование. Кроме того, многие иммигранты были приглашены в Британию в прошлом, чтобы выполнять работу, которую не хотели делать другие.