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Упражнение
Even small and clean towns as Saddleboro from the story Who Really Killed Cock Robin? by the American writer Jean Craighead George have some environmental problems.
- Which environmental problems does the Mayor try to cope with?
- For statements 1–7, choose the correct alternative (a, b, c or d) to complete them.
- Tony made his notes because ... a he loved birds. b he did his research. c his elder brother had asked him to make them. d he wanted his brother to praise him.
- In his notes Tony wrote ... a everything that was connected with the environment of the town. b about his walks around the town. c everything usual and unusual that happened in his life. d about the streets and yards of Saddleboro.
- For the latest period the number of robins ... a hadn't changed. b had got fewer. c had increased. d had not been counted by anyone.
- Saddleboro was considered a model town because ... a the campaign against gas emission was a success. b the Mayor did a lot to improve the environmental situation in the town. c people didn't use their cars but walked to work. d because people did not use DDT.
- The pair of robins made a nest ... a in the Mayor's garden. b in the tree. c on the Mayor's house. d in the Mayor's hat.
- The word "gimmick" in paragraph 6 means ... a a poster. b a motto. c something unusual to draw people's attention. d an election programme.
- On discovering a nest, the Mayor was ... a surprised. b angry. c disappointed. d glad.
Решение
- выбросы автомобильных газов (automobile gas emission): сам ходит на работу пешком, чтобы не выбрасывать углекислый газ;
- загрязнение реки Миссатоник сточными водами (sewage pollution): получил средства от штата и города и построил станцию очистки;
- ДДТ: запретил его, потому что ДДТ очень долго не разлагается и попадает по цепочке от растений к рыбам, курам и людям. Дети по его указанию собирали в городе банки с ДДТ.
- Тони вёл записи для старшего брата Иззи, который не успел закончить исследование: Иззи сам просил его делать заметки. Ответ c.
- Иззи велел записывать погоду, растения, всё необычное и обычное, то есть всё, что связано с природой города. Ответ a.
- Тони увидел, что там, где раньше было много пар малиновок, теперь их очень мало. Ответ b.
- Все считали Saddleboro образцовым городом, потому что мэр Джо и его партия многое сделали для чистоты окружающей среды. Ответ b.
- Самка начала строить гнездо в шляпе мэра (Stetson hat). Ответ d.
- Gimmick — новая необычная идея, чтобы привлечь внимание к мэру перед выборами. Ответ c.
- Мэр воскликнул "Providence!" и поспешил в редакцию, значит, обрадовался. Ответ d.
Ответ
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- Выбросы автомобильных газов, загрязнение реки сточными водами, использование ДДТ.
— c; — a; — b; — b; — d; — c; — d
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Grammar.
- In the text, find and translate the sentences in the perfect tenses and explain their usage. Use GS, p. 217.
- Read some more information about the town of Saddleboro. Use the words in brackets in the correct form (Present Perfect, Past Perfect, Present Perfect Progressive and Past Perfect Progressive).
- Before Mr Lamberty got formal notice, he ... (dump) sewage from the Missatonic Factory into the river killing thousands of fish every year.
- Tony told the Mayor about his brother, Izzy, and the notes he ... (take) for him.
- Tony showed the Mayor the insects that he ... (catch) in the park.
Решение
- Izzy, who had been drafted into the Army before he had been able to finish his research. — Иззи, которого призвали в армию раньше, чем он смог закончить исследование. Past Perfect Passive: действие произошло раньше другого действия в прошлом (finish его исследования).
- He had often taken Tony on his rounds. — Он часто брал Тони с собой на обходы. Past Perfect: действие предшествует моменту в прошлом.
- Izzy had been surprised by his powers of observation and had praised him. — Иззи был удивлён его наблюдательностью и похвалил его. Past Perfect: действие раньше другого прошлого действия (When he came home).
- Six months had passed since then. — С тех пор прошло полгода. Past Perfect: срок, закончившийся к моменту в прошлом.
- Where there had been many pairs of robins ... — Там, где раньше было много пар малиновок. Past Perfect: состояние, предшествовавшее моменту в прошлом.
- Mayor Joe and his Party had come into power. — Мэр Джо и его партия пришли к власти. Past Perfect: событие до прошлого времени рассказа.
- Mayor Joe had been elected after campaigning ... — Мэр Джо был избран после кампании. Past Perfect Passive: событие до другого прошлого события.
- Mayor Joe had organized the children to find every can that contained DDT. — Он организовал детей на поиск каждой банки с ДДТ. Past Perfect: действие раньше момента, когда все согласились, что река стала чище.
- He and the editor had been trying to think up a new gimmick. — Он и редактор пытались придумать новую идею. Past Perfect Progressive: действие длилось до момента в прошлом.
- COCK ROBIN HAS PICKED Dambrowski. — Малиновка выбрала Дамбровски. Present Perfect: результат важен сейчас, в газетном заголовке.
- Before Mr Lamberty got formal notice, he had been dumping sewage from the Missatonic Factory into the river killing thousands of fish every year. Действие длилось долго и закончилось до другого прошлого события, поэтому Past Perfect Progressive.
- Tony told the Mayor about his brother, Izzy, and the notes he had been taking for him. Это длительный процесс до момента рассказа мэру, поэтому Past Perfect Progressive.
- Tony showed the Mayor the insects that he had caught in the park. Ловля завершилась до показа насекомых, поэтому Past Perfect.
💡 Почему так
Past Perfect (had + V
Ответ
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- Предложения в Perfect: had been drafted, had been able, had often taken, had been surprised, had praised, had passed, there had been, had come, had been elected, had organized, had been trying, has picked.
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- had been dumping;
) had been taking;
- had been dumping;
- had caught
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