Упражнение №12 - Раздел 1 по Английскому языку 9 класса - Афанасьева О.В.

Английский язык для 9-го класса
Предмет:	Английский язык
Класс:	9 класс
Автор учебника:	Афанасьева О.В. Михеева И.В.
Год издания:	2007
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Look at the texts in exercise 11 again and say in what way the following ideas ere expressed in them.

1. Our forefathers were rather untidy, lazy people spending most of their time doing nothing waiting for history to begin.
   • Answer: In the text about Native Britons, this is expressed when the author says: "Our ancestors were a pretty scruffy, lazy lot, spending most of their time hanging around waiting for history to begin. They only ate what stumbled right in front of them and, unlike their posh relatives in the south of France and Spain, didn’t even try to cheer up their caves by painting those daft-looking animals on their walls."
2. They only ate what they found by accident and, unlike their relatives who consider that they are people of a high social class...
   • Answer: In the text about Native Britons, the idea is expressed by the following sentence: "They only ate what stumbled right in front of them and, unlike their posh relatives in the south of France and Spain, didn’t even try to cheer up their caves by painting those daft-looking animals on their walls."
3. ...those silly-looking animals on their walls.
   • Answer: In the first text, the idea is expressed as "daft-looking animals on their walls". In the second text, the idea is not expressed.
4. Mind you, there are some amongst us... who believe that they did good to the caves.
   • Answer: In the first text, it is expressed by the phrase: "Mind you, there are some amongst us, mentioning no names, who believe they did the caves a favour!"
5. However, when they really had nothing to do, they did do strange things with huge stones putting them so that they stand one on top of another in circles or lines...
   • Answer: In the first text, it is stated that when our ancestors had nothing to do, "they did do strange things with huge stones; stacking them in circles or lines like those at Stonehenge? or Avebury, probably for no better reason than to drive everyone crazy centuries later trying to work out why they did it." In the second text, it is mentioned that Stonehenge is "a group of very large, tall stones put in circles which stand on Salisbury Plain, South England. They were put there in prehistoric times, perhaps as a religious sign or perhaps as a way to study the sun, the moon and stars."
6. ...probably for no better reason than to drive everyone crazy centuries later trying to understand why they did it.
   • Answer: In the first text, this idea is expressed as "probably for no better reason than to drive everyone crazy centuries later trying to work out why they did it". In the second text, it is expressed as "Some people think that they were used for religious ceremonies by Druids, although this is not generally accepted by scientists".
7. With time the first tourists started turning up. These dark-skinned continentals didn't have to go through Customs... They didn't even have to state how long they meant to stay.
   • Answer: In the first text, the idea is expressed by saying "Eventually, the first tourists started turning up. These swarthy continentals didn’t have to go through Customs. No ships, no ports — therefore no Customs. They didn’t even have to state how long they intended staying." In the second text, the idea is expressed by saying "Once the new visitors began to settle in, life went quite smoothly until England was invaded properly for the first time by the Celts. They came here in 650 BC from Central Europe apparently looking for tin? — please don’t ask me why!"
8. This began in 4000 years BC, a century more, a century less.
   • Answer: This idea is expressed in the text as "give or take a century".
9. ...the new visitors had more brains than the poor old native Britons.
   • Answer: In the text it is expressed by saying "No ships, no ports — therefore no Customs. They didn’t even have to state how long they intended staying. This began in 4000 years BC, give or take a century. In those days they always said BC after the date. “B” stood for “before” and “C” stood for “Christ”. God knows how they knew he was coming. Simply the fact that they turned up in boats of some kind proves that the new visitors had more brains than the poor old native Britons, which wasn’t difficult.”
10. Later they invented clothes, wheels, refrigerators... and very sharp iron weapon like a stick with a pointed end which made killing our poor forefathers (and foremothers) with this sharp weapon much quicker and easier.
    • Answer: In the text, it is stated that later, the newcomers invented clothes, wheels, and refrigerators (which is stated in a humorous manner). It is also stated that they invented very sharp iron weapons which made killing their predecessors much quicker and easier.
11. First “upright” man made a sort of tool out of a bit of a hard grey stone.
    • Answer: In the first text, this idea is expressed in the sentence: "500,000 BC — First “upright” man made a sort of tool out of a bit of flint."
12. The Celts set up home in the south of England building new and impressive-looking wooden forts which the poor stupid locals could only walk about in a confused way in great respect and admiration mixed with fear and envy.
    • Answer: The idea is expressed in the following way: "The Celts set up home in the south of England building flash wooden forts which the poor boneheaded locals could only mill around in awe and envy."
13. Then in 55 BC great Julius Caesar, who is dead now.. arrived with a couple of legions from Rome, Italy.
    • Answer: The idea that Julius Caesar was dead and arrived with a couple of legions from Rome, Italy in 55 BC is expressed in the texts by stating "the late great Julius Caesar - star of stage and screen - arrived with a couple of legions from Rome, Italy."
14. The cultured and polite Romans were forced to stop attacking and move back... by impolite Celts behaving in an offensive way.
    • Answer: In the first text, it is implied that the Celts were rude and crude, which angered the refined Romans, making them have to move back. In the second text, it is suggested that the Celts repelled the Romans, in more ways than one.

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