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Unit 4. Make your choice, make your life. Section 3. Are extreme sports fun to you? - номер 62, страница 169.

Условие.

UNIT 4 Section 3

62 Read the rest of the interview between Dave and Tom. Then find the words and word combinations that describe BASE jumping as a dangerous sport. Do you think Tom is tolerant of the people around him? Use phrases from the text.

Dave: The sport you are doing now... it's called BASE jumping, isn't it? What kind of sport is it? And how did it get the name BASE?

Tom: It's the most extreme of the extreme sports. It's like skydiving but no planes or helicopters are used. People jump from buildings, antennas, bridges (or spans) and cliffs (high parts of the Earth). This is why it's called BASE. Its name is made from the first letters of Building, Antenna, Span and Earth.

Dave: It seems awfully dangerous to me.

Tom: It's obvious that the chance of injury is very high. Some jumpers say that it is as high as 90% and a bad injury or death is just a matter of time. Sometimes it happens that the parachute opens too late or doesn't open at all, or the jumper miscalculates the speed of the wind or fails to notice something that can make the jump fatal.

Dave: It's a very risky activity. Do you intend to quit it?

Tom: No, the feeling I get during the jump means too much to me.

Dave: Are there many excited fans who are watching you when you are jumping?

Tom: If we jump from some cliffs somewhere in the countryside, only my mates are there. But when we jump from buildings and antennas, there are a lot of people watching us. There have been some jumps from Nelson Column and St Paul's Cathedral. Can you imagine that?!

Dave: Tom, I've got one last question. Do you realise that BASE jumping in cities can be a life-threatening activity not only for you but for people around you? The fact is that you can cause serious traffic accidents or other dangers. People can get injured. They haven't chosen to do this sport but they still can suffer the consequences. It's really not fair.

Tom: Well, I have to admit that I've never thought about it that way before...

Решение.

Решение 2.

62 Прочитайте оставшуюся часть интервью между Дэйвом и Томом. Затем найдите слова и словосочетания, которые описывают БЕЙС-джампинг как опасный вид спорта. Как вы думаете, терпим ли Том к окружающим его людям? Используйте фразы из текста.

Ответ:

1. Words and word combinations that describe BASE jumping as a dangerous sport:

Слова и словосочетания, которые описывают БЕЙС-джампинг как опасный вид спорта:

• awfully dangerous (ужасно опасный)
• the chance of injury is very high (шанс получить травму очень высок)
• a bad injury or death is just a matter of time (серьезная травма или смерть — лишь вопрос времени)
• make the jump fatal (сделать прыжок смертельным)
• a very risky activity (очень рискованное занятие)
• a life-threatening activity (занятие, угрожающее жизни)
• cause serious traffic accidents or other dangers (вызвать серьезные дорожные аварии или другие опасности)

2. I don't think Tom is tolerant of the people around him. He is very focused on his own feelings and doesn't consider how his actions might affect others. The phrase from the text that proves this is his final line: "Well, I have to admit that I’ve never thought about it that way before...". This shows that until that moment, he hadn't thought about the danger he poses to other people, which is not a tolerant or considerate attitude.

Я не думаю, что Том терпим к окружающим его людям. Он очень сосредоточен на своих чувствах и не задумывается, как его действия могут повлиять на других. Фраза из текста, которая это доказывает, — его последняя реплика: «Что ж, должен признать, я никогда раньше не думал об этом с такой стороны…». Это показывает, что до этого момента он не думал об опасности, которую представляет для других людей, что нельзя назвать терпимым или внимательным отношением.