Задание 21 Юнит 15 ГДЗ Вербицкая Forward 7 класс
21 Read the tale. Check your predictions. Discuss the questions in groups. 1 What do you think the tale teaches us, what is the message?
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Приведем выдержку из задания из учебника Вербицкая, Гаярделли, Редли 7 класс, Вентана-Граф:
21 Read the tale. Check your predictions. Discuss the questions in groups.
1 What do you think the tale teaches us, what is the message?
2 Why does the Stonecutter use the phrase “I wish ...” and not “I’d like ...”?
The Stonecutter
(a Chinese tale)
In a faraway village, there lives a Stonecutter. Every day the Stonecutter cuts stones from the mountain and puts them in his cart. The Stonecutter works hard all day with his hammer. All day, every day the Stonecutter works.
The day is hot, the sun is hot, and the Stonecutter is tired. He says, “How I wish I could be strong and powerful like the Sun!”
It just so happens that a mountain spirit lives nearby. When the mountain spirit hears the Stonecutter’s wish, he says to him, “Your wish is granted! You’ll become the Sun!” And the Stonecutter becomes the Sun ... He says, “Look at me! I am the Sun! I am powerful! I am strong! I am the most powerful thing in the world!”
Just then a cloud floats in front of the Stonecutter. He says, “With that Cloud in front of me, I cannot shine brightly. The Cloud is more powerful than the Sun. How I wish I were the Cloud!” And as before, the wish is granted, and the Stonecutter becomes the Cloud. He says, “It is fun to be a cloud. I can rain upon the mountains and gardens. I am very powerful.”
Just then a strong Wind blows and pushes the Cloud across the sky. The Stonecutter says, “The Wind is so strong. It is stronger than the Cloud. How I wish I were the Wind!” And as before, the wish is granted, and the Stonecutter becomes the Wind!
Then the Wind bumps into the Mountain, and the Stonecutter says, “Aha! The Mountain is stronger than the Wind! I wish I were the Mountain!” The Stonecutter becomes the Mountain and he cries, “Look at me! I am a strong and powerful Mountain!”
Just then, the Stonecutter feels something. He looks down and sees a man with a chisel and a hammer. The man is cutting the stones from the Mountain and is placing them in his cart. The Stonecutter exclaims, “Who dares to cut away stones from this Mountain? I see now that the Stonecutter is stronger than any Mountain. How I wish that I could be a mighty Stonecutter!”
His wish is granted. The Stonecutter cuts stones from the mountain and puts them in his cart. He works hard all day with his hammer, and he says, “I am a mighty Stonecutter. I am strong and powerful!” And after that the Stonecutter never makes another wish.