Упр.3 Юнит 4.1 ГДЗ Starlight Баранова 11 класс
3 RNE Read the text and complete tasks 1-7. In each task choose number 1, 2, 3 or 4. First days From the moment we returned from the violent heat of East Africa we were soaked by the continuous drizzle of a fine English summer.
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3 RNE Read the text and complete tasks 1-7. In each task choose number 1, 2, 3 or 4.
First days
From the moment we returned from the violent heat of East Africa we were soaked by the continuous drizzle of a fine English summer. It was not a particularly promising introduction to life back in England after three years of being baked under the Kenyan sun. Nevertheless, the leaden skies of August could not make me any less enthusiastic about my fast approaching return to British education. I was about to enter a South London comprehensive.
At the time I was totally unaware of the shock that was awaiting me. one much worse than adapting to the dismal climate. I was just looking forward to making lots of new friends and getting stuck into school life. I was under the impression that toe other pupils would be interested in my stories about Africa and would instantly warm to my sparkling personality. Unfortunately, however, I had realty boon looking at things through rose tinted glasses and it wasn’t long before I experienced a much darker, unappealing side of things.
On the first day of term I bounded into the noisy assembly hall eager to size up my new classmates. As I scanned the room, which was packed with huddled clusters of teenagers, I got my first suspicions that becoming part of their cosy groupings might not be as easy as I had imagined. They all seemed to have an air of belonging as they laughed and chatted together. I tried to look retaxed and carefree but no one so much as glanced in my direction, let alone tried to introduce themselves. It turned out to be an uncomfortable morning in my now class, but as the hours dragged by. I tried to work out what would be a good plan of attack lor getting in on the action.
It began to dawn on me that what was needed was a little effort on my part. So at break, I swallowed my pride and strolled over to a group of boys standing by the gates to say hello. The tallest was a dark-haired lad with a permanent sneer on his face. “Where did you got your shiny shoes, mate?” was all he said. I looked down at my new leather shoes and noticed that everyone else was wearing the latest trainers. Before I could think of something amusing to say. they had begun to wander back to class leaving me red-faced and dumbfounded by the gate.
At the end of my first day. I stormed out of the classroom as soon as the final bel rang, almost knocking over a girl who was passing along the condor. I was furring, I had arrived that morning full of hopes for a bright new future, only to have them dashed on the hard rocks of teenage indifference. The dark clouds above my head seemed to settle around me as I trudged back home, reminding me of how grim the day had been. I was so enraged that I almost didn’t he» someone calling my name and I turned round to see a boy from my class, Brian, running to catch up with me.
“You haventaskt exactly been made to feel welcome today, have you?" he said, beaming at me. “You could say that," I replied sarcastically. He laughed and suggested I give him my mobile number and he would text me later. “But I haventaskt got a mobile!” I told him, my heart sinking once again. A look of utter amazement spread across his face and he suddenly went very quell while I waited for him to reply. Finally, he took a deep breath. “Look, if I were you, I’d get a mobile. Everyone has one! And while you’re at it, sort yourself out with a docent pair of trainers.” Then he was gone.
I walked into the house and flung my blazer and bag down in the hall. My mum popped her head round the living room door and asked how my first day had gone. “Can you please tell me why I need a mobile phone and trainers if I want to make any friends?" I replied. I was so stony-faced that I think she knew better than to reply, so she just stood there looking confused as I stomped up the stairs and slammed my bedroom door shut.
1 In paragraph 1 the writer says that he was optimistic despite the bad weather.
1 he was pleased to be back In a cooler climate.
2 he was unsure of his feelings about being back In England.
3 he was optimistic despite the bad weather.
4 he was nervous about starting school.
2 The phrase ‘looking at things through rose-tinted glasses’ (line 12) means only seeing the pleasant aspects of something.
1 only seeing a situation from your own point of view.
2 seeing things in a very simple way.
3 only seeing the pleasant aspects of something.
4 having too much confidence in yourself.
3 When the writer first met his classmates, he realised It might take some time before they accepted him.
1 felt a little afraid of them.
2 suspected he had little In common with them.
3 realised It might take some time before they accepted him.
4 found he lacked the confidence to Introduce himself.
4 When the writer approached the group of boys, how did they respond?
1 They made fun of him.
2 They made a joke.
3 They Ignored him.
4 They complemented him.
5 The writer uses the phrase ‘I stormed out of the classroom’ (line 30) to show that he left a room quickly and noisily because he was angry.
1 quickly and noisily because he was angry.
2 as soon as he could.
3 without anyone seeing him leave
4 without looking where he was going.
6 On the way home, a boy from the writer’s class gave him some advice.
1 offered him an apology.
2 gave him some advice.
3 lost his temper with him.
4 criticised his attitude.
7 Which best sums up the writer’s response to his experience?
1 amazement
2 confusion
3 embarrassment
4 disappointment