Номер 2, страница 55, часть 2 - гдз по английскому языку 11 класс учебник Демченко, Бушуева

2. a. Look through the information about outstanding people of Belarus and try to guess who is who in the photos below.

a) 4 April 1557 – 7 July 1633;
b) 25 September 1765 – 15 October 1833;
c) 22 July 1895 – 15 September 1975;
d) 1110 – 1173;
e) 4 or 12 February 1746 – 15 October 1817;
f) 20 June 1928 – 14 February 2014;
g) 1490 – before 29 January 1552;
h) 28 November 1958 – 23 May 1996.

St Euphrosyne of Polotsk is considered the patron ['pɛɪtrən] saint of Belarus. It is amazing that being from a noble family, she became a nun at the age of 12 and chose to devote her life to helping the poor and building churches and monasteries across Belarus, serving God.

Francysk Skaryna was a Belarusian humanist, physician, translator, who laid the foundation for the development of the Belarusian language. It is unbelievable, but our countryman was one of the first to develop book printing in Eastern Europe and to translate the Bible ['baɪb(ə)l] into Belarusian.

Lev Sapega, who stood at the head of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, was one of the main founders of the Statute¹ of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (1588), which was actually the first European Constitution. It is amazing the Statute of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, written in the old Belarusian language, was the only full code of laws in Europe from Roman law until the Napoleonic Code, adopted in 1804.

Michal Kleofas Oginski was a brilliant statesman and military leader who became Ambassador to the Sejm (Сейм / Сейм) of Poland at the age of 20 and Head of the Treasury² of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania at the age of 28, as well as Extraordinary [ɪk'strɔːd(ə)n(ə)rɪ] Ambassador to the Netherlands. It is surprising that he is best remembered for his music, inspired by the beauty of traditional Belarusian folk ['fəʊk] songs. The most popular of his polonaises [,pɒlə'neɪzɪz], called A-minor, Farewell to the Fatherland, was written in his family estate in Zalessie (Grodno region of Belarus) before he had to leave the country after taking part in Kosciuszko's uprising against the tsarist Russia.

Tadeusz Kosciuszko, born in the village of Merechevshchina, Ivatsevichi district, Brest region, was a political and military figure ['fɪgə] of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, a leader of the uprising in 1794. It is remarkable that he is a national hero of Belarus, Poland and the USA and an honorary citizen of France.

Pavel Sukhoi was a Soviet aerospace ['eərɔʊˌspeɪs] engineer [,endʒɪ'nɪə], an inventor, a designer of military aircraft, a founder of the Sukhoi Design Bureau ['bjuərɔʊ], one of the creators of supersonic jets³, a designer of more than 50 original aircraft solutions, more than 30 of which were constructed and tested. It's really impressive!

Gavriil Vashchenko, born in the village of Chikalovichi, Gomel region, People's Artist of Belarus, a painter and a pedagogue ['pedəgɒg], is one of the founders of the monumental [,mɒnjʊ'ment(ə)l] decorative [ɪ'dek(ə)rətɪv] art school. He was named Person of the Year 1992 and Person of the 20^th Century (1993) by the International Biographical Centre of Cambridge. He became Person of the Year 1994 according to the American Biographical Institute.

Vladimir Karvat, who possessed the greatest gift of humanity and who sacrificed his life to save the lives of others, is worthy of admiration. When he was flying his training military aircraft Su-27p on 23 May 1996, the plane caught fire. Karvat was ordered to eject to safety. But he realised the plane would crash on villages. He steered [stɪəd] the plane away until it crashed one kilometre from the settlements of Arabovshchyna and Bolshoye Gatishche in Brest region. On 24 November 1996 Vladimir Karvat was posthumously² awarded the title Hero of Belarus.

b. Look at the highlighted sentences and answer the questions.

1. What do they mean?
2. Are they personal or impersonal?
3. What part of speech follows the introductory It is?

c. Check your answers in Grammar Reference on page 185 / 212.

d. Speak about the famous Belarusians. Say 2 sentences: 1 – about the person, 2 – about your attitude to him / her. Work in pairs.

Example: St Euphrosyne of Polotsk, who was from a rich family, devoted her life to helping the poor. It’s amazing how dedicated she was to serving God and humanity.

2. a. Просмотрите информацию о выдающихся людях Беларуси и попробуйте угадать, кто есть кто на фотографиях ниже.

2. b. Посмотрите на выделенные предложения и ответьте на вопросы.

1. Что они означают?

2. Они личные или безличные?

3. Какая часть речи следует за вводной конструкцией "It is"?

2. d. Расскажите об известных белорусах. Скажите 2 предложения: 1 — о человеке, 2 — о вашем отношении к нему/ней. Работайте в парах.

Ответ:

2. a.

2. b.

1. They express the speaker’s attitude, opinion or emotion (e.g. admiration, surprise) about a fact.

2. They are impersonal constructions. The subject It does not refer to anything specific.

3. An adjective follows the introductory It is.

2. d.

Francysk Skaryna was a Belarusian humanist and physician who was one of the first to develop book printing in Eastern Europe. It is unbelievable that our countryman was one of the first to translate the Bible into Belarusian.

Vladimir Karvat was a military pilot who sacrificed his life to save the lives of others. It is worthy of admiration how he steered the plane away from villages until it crashed.

Перевод:

2. a.

2. b.

1. Они выражают отношение, мнение или эмоцию говорящего (например, восхищение, удивление) по поводу какого-либо факта.

2. Это безличные конструкции. Подлежащее It не относится к чему-либо конкретному.

3. За вводной конструкцией It is следует прилагательное.

2. d.

Франциск Скорина был белорусским гуманистом и врачом, одним из первых, кто развил книгопечатание в Восточной Европе. Невероятно, что наш соотечественник одним из первых перевел Библию на белорусский язык.

Владимир Карват был военным летчиком, который пожертвовал своей жизнью ради спасения жизней других. Достойно восхищения то, как он уводил самолет от деревень до самого падения.