Тема 5. Британия и британцы 1. Измените предложения, используя пассивный залог (см. Грамматический справочник §10). Переведите.
Образец: The Atlantic Ocean washes Great Britain. Атлантический океан омывает Великобританию.
Great Britain is washed by the Atlantic Ocean. Великобритания омывается Атлантическим океаном.
1. Napoleon described the English as a bit weird nation.
2. The English policemen don’t carry guns.
3. The tourists will visit the Madame Tussauds museum.
4. On the fifth of November the English burn effigies of unpopular politicians.
5. Henry Hemming wrote the book “In Search of English Eccentrics”*.
*Words:
«In Search of English Eccentrics» - «В поисках английского чудака»
care about = are worried about - заботятся
solitary - уединённый
kayak - байдарка
hermit- отшельник
solstice - равноденствие
pagan – язычник
1. The English were described by Napoleon as a bit weird nation.
Англичане были описаны Наполеоном как немного странная нация.
2. Guns are not carried by the English policemen.
Оружие не носят английские полицейские.
3. The Madame Tussauds museum will be visited by the tourists.
Музей Мадам Тюссо посетят туристы.
4. The effigies of unpopular politicians were burned by the English on the fifth of November.
Чучела непопулярных политиков были сожжены англичанами пятого ноября.
5. The book “In Search of English Eccentrics” was written by Henry Hemming.
Книга «В поисках английского чудака» была написана Генри Хеммингом.
2. Прочитай текст, выберите заголовок для каждого абзаца.
а) A definition of eccentrics
б) A twenty-first century king
в) Eccentric men and women
г) A solitary life
д) Talking to eccentrics
е) An interesting book
ж) A book about eccentrics
1. Most of us have very ordinary daily lives. We get up at the usual time, spend hours at school or work and come home at the same time every evening. In his book on English eccentrics Henry Hemming looks at unusual people with very different lives from ours.
2. According to Hemming, eccentrics are not mad. They are “unusual” or behave differently from how society expects. They see the world differently from us, have their own personal timetables and are not worried about people's opinions of them.
3. In his book, Hemming looks at our national tradition of eccentrics and meets lots of different eccentric people. He interviews a professional boxer in aristocratic clothes, an adventurous inventor, a successful fashion designer and a famous rock musician.
4. Hemming finds people like Tom Leppard, the Leopard Man. Ninety-two percent of his body has tattoos. Tom lives alone on a beautiful, windy Scottish island in a cabin. He does not need a watch or a clock because he has no obligations. He gets up and goes to bed when he wants to. 'I can do what I like and when I like,' he says. 'And that is paradise.' On a typical day, Tom feeds the birds or goes for a swim in the sea. Every two weeks he goes to town in his kayak. He goes to the bank, gets food and then goes back home. Tom is a hermit 'but I never get lonely here,' he says.
5. Hemming's favourite eccentric is the friendly John Rothwell, now called King Arthur after the sixth century British king. 'King Arthur' does not work and has no routine or typical day. He rides around Britain on his motorbike and campaigns to save historic monuments and trees. 'I don't have a home,' says Arthur. 'I never sleep two nights in the same bed.' He does not need a diary to plan his life and his only important date is 21 June, the summer solstice. Then, Arthur goes to Stonehenge to see his 'people', the hippies and pagans at the festival.
6. Hemming's book is full of wonderful characters and is often very funny. It is definitely worth reading.
3. Переведите вопросы к тексту. Напишите ответы на русском языке.
1. Who are eccentrics?
2. Why does Tom Leppard look unusual?
3. Why doesn’t he need a clock or watch?
4. How often does he see other people?
5. Where does ‘King Arthur’ live?
6. What does he do?
7. Where and why does he go on the 21st of June?
8. Does the reviewer think it is a good book?
4. Поставьте предлоги и подчеркните (см.: Грамматический справочник §11).
The Queen of Britain has two birthdays. Elizabeth was born at 2:40 in the morning on 21 April 1926. In 1901 it has been is a tradition to celebrate the Monarch’s birthday publicly in summer. So the Queen’s birthday is celebrated in June on Saturday. They choose the first or the second Saturday when the weather is better. In 2013 Elizabeth II marked her Diamond Jubilee: she was on the throne for 60 years. A solemn water parade took place on the river Thames during this celebration.
5. Напишите эти предложения во множественном числе: (изменить надо артикль, существительные, местоимения, глаголы: см. Грамматический справочник § 1, 2, 3, 4, 5).
There is one zoo in that city. It is big.
This woman has a child. He paints a fox.
That man takes a photo of his wife and baby.
