Упр.1 Юнит 4 Step 5 ГДЗ Rainbow English 10 класс
1 Listen and decide whether the facts below are true, false or not stated. 1) The narrator is sure to remember her journey to Galloway House till her last days.
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Приведем выдержку из задания из учебника Баранова, Афанасьева, Михеева 10 класс, Дрофа:
1 Listen and decide whether the facts below are true, false or not stated.
1) The narrator is sure to remember her journey to Galloway House till her last days.
2) The narrator says that common people could hardly afford going for a summer holiday in the middle of the last century.
3) The narrator was used to travelling without her parents unlike the other schoolchildren.
4) Galloway House didn’t make any impression on the schoolchildren.
5) The narrator’s room was called Powton after the hill that was near Galloway House.
6) All the schoolchildren in Galloway House were pupils of one and the same school situated in Glasgow.
7) All the pupils in Galloway House felt homesick.
8) The narrator returned to Galloway House with her own family.
Текст аудирования:
I don’t think I will forget my first journey on a train which I had in 1959. When I was a small girl, I suppose people didn’t travel so much as they do now. The price Of a summer holiday was much beyond most familiestask budgets. Some lucky children might have a day trip to the country not far from Glasgow.
But I was going by train to have a real summer holiday in Galloway House which is situated in one of the most beautiful parts of Scotland. I travelled with many other primary schoolchildren. I can still remember the excitement we felt. The journey was rather long and seemed never-ending, and honestly speaking, we were all feeling a bit scared. None of us had ever been away from our parents before and most of the children had never even been on a train. Indeed, many had never left Glasgow where we all lived.
At last we arrived at about four o’clock in the afternoon. Coaches were waiting for us and we were driven through the beautiful Galloway countryside until we reached the Galloway House. It was and still is to this day a remarkable place to visit. To us, Glasgow children, it was the biggest house we had ever seen in our lives and we stood looking at it in admiration.
Inside we ran up the stairs to our rooms. These all had names. And I remember that the one I occupied was called Powton. At that time I can remember I thought that it was a very strange name.
When we went to dinner in the big dining room, we met some of the pupils from other Glasgow schools who were on holiday with us. There were three pupils from each of the three schools to each table. We all got to know each other so well sitting round that table during our meals together. Here we were able to tell each other about the things we liked or disliked to do. If someone was feeling a bit homesick, then this was where it was talked about and we would all try to cheer up the person who was feeling a little bit sad. Back in the fifties an ear у sixties no one had telephones at home, not to mention mobiles.
A few years age, my husband, our children and Calloway House when we were on holiday in the area. I was glad to see that they were just as impressed with the mansion house as I had been all years before. They couldn’t believe that I had once stayed in that strikingly awesome house, and they wanted to hear about every detail.
The house was run as a residential school for children as far on as 1976. Then, for economic reasons, it was sold. In 1985 the house changed hands once again, this time to be used as a private residence. The gardens are open to the public though. Perhaps if you ever find the time to visit the grounds, you may be able to imagine all those little children running around in what was once our big park.