Упр.1 Юнит 4 Step 8 ГДЗ Rainbow English 11 класс
1 Listen to five speakers and match their names (1—5) with the statements (a—f).There is one statement you don’t have to use.
Решение #
Приведем выдержку из задания из учебника Баранова, Афанасьева, Михеева 11 класс, Дрофа:
1 Listen to five speakers and match their names (1—5) with the statements (a—f).There is one statement you don’t have to use.
1) James Stone
2) Kate Winslow
3) Anonymous
4) Douglas O’Brien
5) Alice Bell
a) This speaker is concerned about the fauna of a particular area.
b) This speaker is worried about a certain aspect of people’s lifestyle.
c) This speaker believes that the character of work will change in the future.
d) This speaker takes an active part in helping to solve an important problem.
e) This speaker expresses concern about possible changes in human character.
f) This speaker is talking about a problem of his home place.
Текст аудирования:
My name is James, James Stone. I’m a writer. I graduated from the University of Sussex where I studied English Literature. In my view, the main problem of the future is basic moral values that the mankind should have. I make a special accent on the issue of selfishness. People need success, they also feel they should survive in the world of IT achievements and look for their own interests. But we are social animals and need other people dearly. I often ask myself the question — aren’t we too self-absorbed? Though I admit some people are completely selfless, they can only give. So what will our future be like? Will it be the society of givers or takers?
Speaker 2
I’m Kate Winslow, I’m sixteen. I think one of the problems of the future is the problem of people’s eating habits. Everybody seems to know this slogan “We are what we eat”, and this is true. We live in the country of fast food culture. We are always in a hurry. We have no time to relax and enjoy a meal. And at the same time we want our meals to be tasty. But what is tasty is not always healthy. Doctors say that chips and pizzas are fattening, coca cola spoils our teeth and coffee shortens our lives. It’s true that many people nowadays spend a lot of time in gyms exercising, but then they rush to have a good snack. So eating habits may become extremely important in the future.
Speaker 3
It’s difficult for me to discuss the main problems of the mankind in the future. I’m quite young and I believe that such things are to be discussed by more experienced people. But I can easily give you an example of what will be a very serious problem in a definite place in one of European countries in the near future. I was born in Venice and I’m living in it now. The beautiful ancient buildings of Venice are in constant danger. You certainly know that we have a system of canals within the city and a large number of motor boats transport people and goods. The waves created by the boats gradually destroy the foundations along the canals. This is a serious environmental problem that can lead to a disaster.
Speaker 4
I’m sure there won’t be any problems in the future. I live in Ireland now and I admit that there are a lot of problems in my life. But if you ask me, Douglas O’Brien, about the future, I can predict it easily. Life will certainly become better. Robots will do all the dangerous and dirty work for us. Thus house chores will be much easier. Robots will sweep and clean floors, dust the furniture, wash the dishes. I’m absolutely sure they will cook too. Everything will be done for people and they will work creatively. No routine labour, only interesting projects that will develop us and our civilization.
Speaker 5
My name is Alice Bell, I’m from Canada. I’ve been interested in animals since when, I think, I was born. I’m sure lots of them are in danger now and the situation will be even worse in the near future. Take, for example, Polar bears. They spend their lives on sea ice. They are very strong. They are also very good swimmers and hunters. What can threaten the lives of these beautiful and clever animals? Man, of course. Alaska natives shoot 100 bears a year, Canada — about 500. Besides, water pollution and global warming are even more threatening than hunting. What will happen to these Arctic animals in the future? This is certainly my concern.