Номер 2, страница 154, часть 2 - гдз по английскому языку 11 класс учебник Демченко, Бушуева

2. a. Listen to the radio programme Focus on Britain and say if the following sentences are true or false. Many stereotypes are correct.

1. British people are known to have a small breakfast.

2. British cuisine is popular all over the world.

3. The British aren't as conservative as they are thought to be.

b. Listen to the programme again, check your answers and fill in the missing words.

We know a lot of (1. ...) concerning the United Kingdom and its natives. Using them we are able to create (2. ...) that British people are believed to present. Many stereotypes are wrong, but some of them seem to be good. We should be aware though, that some of them aren't true.

The typical British (3. ...) should be the tea lover. What is more, the tea should be drunk at an exact time. Most of the British drink their tea (4. ...). They are also known to have a big traditional breakfast. The breakfast consists of many toasts covered with (5. ...) , which seem to be typically British. We couldn't even imagine how various the British toasts can be. The other stereotype is connected with the traditional British cuisine and some (6. ...). British meals are considered to be completely tasteless. They are unlikely to be accepted by foreigners. The basic British dish is called (7. ...) but most tourists don't like it.

There are a number of stereotypes about British gentlemen. They appear to be too stiff and (8. ...). Moreover, they speak with a strange British accent. They call the accent Received pronunciation and it is thought to be a very distinguished one, but in fact it isn't. What is (9. ...) , the British sense of humour is very unique. It is presented mostly in such British films and TV series as Monty Python's Flying Circus, Mister Bean, and Black Adder. All of them present the stereotypes, which aren't often the truth.

The other stereotype is that the British youth are believed to be the clubbing lovers, which means that they (10. ...) from one club to another club or pub at weekends. It is a kind of modern British tradition, which is today observed in various countries. But British young people are believed to enjoy their lives.

In fact, the British young people turn out to be very different as the young people all over the world.

Summing up, the British aren't as conservative as they are thought to be. Their (11. ...) is that they are talkative and very friendly. They seem to be also pedantic, but about every other nation we can say the same. Every nation has the stereotypical positive features and negative ones.

Задание 2. a. Прослушайте радиопрограмму Focus on Britain и скажите, являются ли следующие предложения верными или неверными. Многие стереотипы верны.
1. Известно, что у британцев скромный завтрак.
2. Британская кухня популярна во всем мире.
3. Британцы не так консервативны, как о них думают.

Задание 2. b. Прослушайте программу еще раз, проверьте свои ответы и вставьте пропущенные слова.

Ответ:

2. a.

1. False

2. False

3. True

2. b.

1. stereotypes

2. a picture

3. person

4. with milk

5. marmalade

6. strange eating habits

7. fish and chips

8. pedantic

9. unique

10. go

11. truth

Перевод:

2. a.

1. Неверно

2. Неверно

3. Верно

2. b.

1. стереотипов

2. образ

3. человек

4. с молоком

5. мармеладом

6. странные пищевые привычки

7. рыба с картошкой

8. педантичны

9. уникально

10. ходят

11. правда