Номер 1, страница 103 - гдз по английскому языку 9 класс учебник Вербицкая, Маккинли

Dialogue of Cultures 2 - номер 1, страница 103.

Условие.

1 Read the extract from the book and choose the best summary.

1 There are many accents in the English-speaking world.

2 It is amazing how many different accents there are in the British Isles.

3 People in Britain are not sure how to pronounce the word house.

ACCENTS IN THE BRITISH ISLES

Glossary	accents	dialect	drop a letter	misunderstanding	national standard
	pronounce	pronunciation

No place in the English-speaking world has more dialects than Britain and Ireland. According to some linguists, there are ‘no less than thirteen’ quite distinct dialects in Britain. Others put the number of dialects at forty-two – nine in Scotland, three in Ireland and thirty in England and Wales; but there could be even more. In only six counties in the north of England, seventeen separate pronunciations of the word house have been recorded. It would be no exaggeration to say that there are greater differences in pronunciation in the north of England between the Rivers Trent and Tweed (200 miles) than in the whole of North America.

Bill Bryson

Scotland

In Scotland most people pronounce the ‘r’ strongly, even in words where the English do not pronounce it. ‘I drrove my carr to the parrkk’ means, ‘I drove my car to the park.’ The Scots also have their own words for many things, so ‘Och aye, it’s a bonny wee loch’ means, ‘Oh yes, it’s a pretty little lake.’

North of England (Manchester)

In the North of England most people pronounce the ‘uh’ sound in some or bus like the ‘oo’ in book. Like people in the London area, they also tend to drop the ‘h’ at the beginning of words. So ‘ee ‘ad soom foon,’ means ‘he had some fun.’

Ireland

Many Irish people pronounce ‘th’ as ‘t’ or ‘d’. So ‘I tink dere are tirty tree of dem’ means ‘I think there are thirty three of them.’

London

Many speakers in the London area do not pronounce the ‘t’ clearly. They say ‘a bo’le of wa’er’ instead of ‘a bottle of water’. They may also pronounce ‘th’ as ‘f’ or ‘v’. So ‘I fink it’s your muvver,’ means, ‘I think it’s your mother.’ They often drop the ‘h’ at the beginning of words. So ‘ee ‘as long ‘air’ means, ‘He has long hair.’

4 DC T003 Read the fact boxes again and identify what these people are

Решение.