Упр.1 Unit 2 Чтение ГДЗ English Кузовлев 10-11 класс
1. The book Animal Farm by George Orwell is a brilliant example of political satire. The author describes the life at the farm where animals made a revolution under the leadership of two pigs, Snowball and Napoleon.
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1. The book Animal Farm by George Orwell is a brilliant example of political satire. The author describes the life at the farm where animals made a revolution under the leadership of two pigs, Snowball and Napoleon. The owner of the farm, Mr Jones, left it and the animals started a new order.
1) Before reading the text, match the words and their definitions in the left column with the Russian equivalents in the right column. Use a dictionary if necessary.
to reveal — to make known
to reduce — to make less
a commandment — a divine (божественный) command
unalterable — in a way that cannot be changed
equal — the same in status
an agreement — a situation in which people have the same opinion
by heart — from memory
essential — necessary, most important
2) What important decision did the animals make? (reading for the main idea)
The animals had their breakfast, and then Snowball and Napoleon called them together again. “Comrades,” said Snowball, “it is half past six and we have a long day before us. Today we begin the hay harvest (сенокос). But there is another matter that must be done first.” The pigs now revealed that during the past three months they had taught themselves to read and write from an old spelling book which had belonged to Mr Jones’s children. They explained that by their studies of the past three months the pigs had succeeded in reducing the principles of Animalism to seven commandments. These seven commandments would now be written on the wall; they would form an unalterable law by which all the animals on Animal Farm must live for ever after. With some difficulty (for it is not easy for a pig to balance himself on a ladder) Snowball climbed up and set to work. The commandments were written on the wall in great white letters that could be read thirty yards away. They ran thus:
Snowball read it aloud for the benefit of the others. All the animals nodded (кивали) in complete agreement, and the cleverer ones at once began to learn the commandments by heart.
It was soon found that many animals such as the sheep, hens and ducks were unable to learn the Seven Commandments by heart. After much thought Snowball declared that the Seven Commandments could be reduced to a single saying, namely: “Four legs good, two legs bad.” This, he said, contained the essential principle of Animalism.
3) What shows that the document was law for the animals and it was necessary to follow it?
"Shall" as a modal verb (Shall как модальный глагол)
Когда в официальных документах выражается необходимость поступать так, а не иначе в силу закона, в них используются словосочетания you shall/he (she, it) shall/we shall/they shall. Эта функция не характерна для разговорной речи.
No animal shall drink alcohol.
Животные не должны принимать алкоголь.
4) Do you think that the principles of Animalism are just (справедливые)? Why?
5) What can the commandments result in? Why? Use a dictionary.
6) The commandments gradually changed.
Do they justify (оправдывают) your suggestions?
No animal shall sleep in a bed with sheets.
No animal shall kill any other animal without cause.
No animal shall drink alcohol to excess.
Four legs good, two legs better.
All animals are equal.
But some animal are more equal than others.
7) Do you think there can be a society where some of its members are more equal than the others?