Номер 2, страница 120, часть 2 - гдз по английскому языку 9 класс учебник Демченко, Юхнель

2. a. Read the letter of a 16-year-old girl from the 19th century. What is the biggest difference between her and you? What are the means of communication she uses?

25 May 1844

Dear Mother,

I take a pen in my hand to write to you of my new life in Lowell, Massachusetts. I meant to write sooner, but most evenings I’m so tired.

Monday through Friday, I start work at five o’clock in the morning and finish at six or seven o’clock at night. On Saturday, we work eight hours more. Even on dark winter nights we will work, for the rooms are lighted by oil lamps. Our lives are ruled by the clang of the bell – it rings us in and out of the mill¹. When we leave the mill at night, the sound of the machinery still rings in my ears.

How odd everything seemed to me in the beginning! When I first arrived, they set me do to very simple things. I have improved enough so that I can take care of one loom² now. My feet ache from standing so much, but I suppose I shall get accustomed³ to that too. I expect to be paid two dollars each week for all my hard labour; I hope soon to have more, so I will be able to send some to you.

We work hard, but Lowell’s founders have created a pleasant city with beautiful bushes and flower gardens lining the mill buildings and canals – we are not so far from nature here as you might suppose.

Within a short walk from the mill is Merrimack Street, which is wide enough for four horse-drawn carriages¹. Here in Lowell, there are seven churches, a city hall, a high school, several banks, and shops that sell everything you can imagine. I can buy medicines for a cold, purchase bread from the baker or meat from the butcher, have a dress made or repaired by the tailor, or obtain gloves, cloth, hats, combs, and dancing shoes from any of several merchants². And, lots of the girls attend concerts and lectures, subscribe to newspapers, or borrow books from the library.

Still, I hope one day to return to our quiet New Hampshire farming town and to live a more peaceful life on a farm of my own.

Give my greetings to all who know me.
Affectionately,
Eliza

b. Mark the statements below true, false or no information available.

1. Eliza doesn’t apologise for not writing sooner.

2. Eliza is ready to put up with hard work on condition that she will be sending money to her family.

3. She wants to get a larger amount of money.

4. Eliza is used to working from morning till night.

5. She is thankful to the founders of the city for the job they have done.

6. In contrast to her home town, she lives far from nature in Lowell.

7. She doesn’t approve of the city she lives in.

8. She appreciates the little comforts she has in Lowell.

9. She keeps going to concerts and lectures.

10. She reads books and newspapers.

11. She isn’t looking forward to coming back home.

c. What does this letter tell you about the life in industrial America in the 19^th century?

2. a. Прочитайте письмо 16-летней девушки из 19-го века. Какая самая большая разница между ней и вами? Какие средства связи она использует?

Ответ: The biggest difference lies in the lifestyle, working conditions, and available technologies. She works long hours in a mill, while a modern teenager's life is typically centered around school and digital entertainment. The means of communication she uses is writing letters.

Перевод: Самая большая разница заключается в образе жизни, условиях труда и доступных технологиях. Она много часов работает на фабрике, в то время как жизнь современного подростка обычно сосредоточена на учебе и цифровых развлечениях. Средство связи, которое она использует, — это написание писем.

2. b. Отметьте приведенные ниже утверждения как истинные, ложные или нет информации.

Ответ:

1. False

2. True

3. True

4. False

5. True

6. False

7. False

8. True

9. No information available

10. No information available

11. False

Перевод:

1. Ложь

2. Истина

3. Истина

4. Ложь

5. Истина

6. Ложь

7. Ложь

8. Истина

9. Нет информации

10. Нет информации

11. Ложь

2. c. Что это письмо говорит вам о жизни в индустриальной Америке в 19 веке?

Ответ: The letter portrays life in 19th-century industrial America as demanding and harsh, with long working hours in mills from early morning to late at night, six days a week. It also highlights the migration of young people from rural farms to industrial cities for work. Despite the difficult labor, these new cities offered amenities and a sense of community, with access to shops, churches, schools, and cultural activities like concerts and libraries, which were a contrast to rural life. However, there was still a longing for the simpler, more peaceful life left behind.

Перевод: Письмо изображает жизнь в индустриальной Америке 19-го века как требовательную и суровую, с долгими рабочими часами на фабриках с раннего утра до поздней ночи, шесть дней в неделю. Оно также подчеркивает миграцию молодежи с сельских ферм в промышленные города в поисках работы. Несмотря на тяжелый труд, эти новые города предлагали удобства и чувство общности, с доступом к магазинам, церквям, школам и культурным мероприятиям, таким как концерты и библиотеки, что контрастировало с сельской жизнью. Однако оставалась тоска по более простой и мирной жизни, оставленной позади.