I. Reading, страница 36, часть 2 - гдз по английскому языку 8 класс учебник Демченко, Севрюкова

I. READING

1. Read an extract from a book written by a Yeoman Warder. What should the Ravenmaster have in his opinion?

Darkness now completely covered the Tower. I stopped in the centre of Tower Green and called out in raven-ish. Merlina didn’t reply. I looked for Merlina in her favourite places to see if she was playing hide-and-seek as she likes to do when she wants to hold me up (задержать / затыкать). First I searched the holly tree – no sign of her. Then I searched both Christmas trees on Tower Green. I’d seen her climb up the centre of them a number of times during December and pop the light bulbs with her beak. Again nothing. I decided to climb the steps of the Bloody Tower to see if she was on top of Raleigh’s Walk. (She likes to watch the boats going up and down the Thames.) But Merlina wasn’t up the wall.

Time was getting on. At this rate, I was going to miss my birthday meal. Our table was booked for 21:00. I had less than an hour to find the raven, get ready for the night out, and get to the restaurant. Not absolutely impossible but my window of opportunity was closing fast.

I walked towards Tower Green again. Suddenly I heard a sound, then again. It was Merlina. “Fantastic!” I thought. I have found her.” It was a Christmas miracle (чудо / цуд). But the miracle was short-lived when I realised where she was. She had got into an 8-inch gap under the platform that leads into the lower part of the Wakefield Tower. I had no idea how I was going to get her out. The platform sits above a big cesspit (выгребной ямой / памыйная ямай) that collects rainwater and tourist rubbish. And now it stood between me and my birthday celebrations. I had to lie down on the wet grass but at this stage

I didn’t care. My legs hurt as I had walked what seemed miles looking for Merlina. I was wet to the skin... What more could possibly go wrong?

The raven was sitting right at the back of a tiny crack and I couldn’t get her. I had to go into the pit, something I certainly didn’t want to do as I had no desire to drop into cold dirty water. Then I saw a set of narrow steps. I lowered myself onto the first step to see if it could take my weight. No problem. Second step. Good. Third step. Crack! The next thing I remember was sinking down into the water.

When I got out of the freezing water I couldn’t believe my luck – Merlina had left her hiding place and was directly above me. I’ve seen it many times in my life: when things just can’t get any worse, for some reason you just start laughing. And this was one of those moments.

My wife and I never got out for my birthday dinner. Fortunately, she saw the funny side of the story. We stayed in that night for an unromantic meal of beans on toast for two. That’s another thing you need as a Ravenmaster: a sense of humour.

2. Read out the extract that describes what happened to the Ravenmaster when he was trying to get the raven from under the platform?

3. Are the statements true or false?

1. The events described in the story happened in the morning.

2. Merlina was hiding in the centre of the Christmas tree.

3. The man had spent quite a lot of time before he found Merlina.

4. It was easy to get Merlina from the place where the bird was sitting.

5. The man and his wife had a nice birthday dinner at the restaurant.

4. Answer the questions

1. What season was it? 2. What was Merlina’s favourite game? 3. What plans did the man have for the night? 4. Where did the man find the raven? 5. How did the man react to what had happened to him?

4. Ответьте на вопросы

1. Какое это было время года?

2. Какая была любимая игра Мерлины?

3. Какие планы были у мужчины на вечер?

4. Где мужчина нашел ворона?

5. Как мужчина отреагировал на то, что с ним случилось?

Ответ:

1. It was winter.

2. Merlina's favourite game was hide-and-seek.

3. The man had plans for a birthday dinner at a restaurant.

4. He found the raven in an 8-inch gap under the platform that leads into the lower part of the Wakefield Tower.

5. He started laughing.

Перевод:

1. Это была зима.

2. Любимой игрой Мерлины были прятки.

3. У мужчины был запланирован ужин в ресторане в честь его дня рождения.

4. Он нашел ворона в 8-дюймовой щели под платформой, ведущей в нижнюю часть башни Уэйкфилд.

5. Он начал смеяться.