Стр.155 Unit 12 ГДЗ Комарова Ларионова 11 класс
Practise your English A Read the text in В quickly and answer these questions. What is eBay? What was the first thing ever sold on eBay?
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Приведем выдержку из задания из учебника Комарова, Ларионова 11 класс, Русское слово:
Practise your English
A Read the text in В quickly and answer these questions.
What is eBay?
What was the first thing ever sold on eBay?
B Now read and complete the text using the correct form of the words in capitals.
eBay
eBay is the worldtasks biggest online auction and shopping website. It is a marketplace where anyone who 1) wants to buy or sell anything can go. All over the world, both individuals and businesses trade goods on eBay every day.
It caters for everyone: buyers, sellers, browsers and collectors. As a place to buy, you can find anything you need or want at bargain prices. It is also a place to sell 2) your unwanted items. New or old, you can sell almost anything on eBay. You can be sure there is someone out there who wants to buy it.
The 3) first thing that ever sold on eBay when it started in 1996 was a broken laser pointer. The story goes that the seller warned the buyer that the laser pointer 4) was broken and the buyer said that he was, in fact, a collector of broken laser pointers! Proving that there is nothing you cannot sell on eBay, finally, it is a place for collectors. It is the worldtasks 5) largest market of rare, hard to find items.
Whether ittasks stamps you collect or vintage cars, youtaskll find it on eBay. It 6) has been such a success that its website claims that there are 7) more than 120 million users of the site worldwide!
Quick chat
Is there anything you would be interested in buying or selling on eBay? What?
C Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Use the word given.
1 I cantaskt afford this coat.
This coat is too expensive for me.
2 I dontaskt have a lot of money, you know.
I’m not made of money, you know.
3 Shetasks very happy. She sings all the time.
Shetasks so happy that she sings all the time.
4 I love the way she does her hair.
Her hair is amazing dontaskt you think?
D Choose the best answer.
1 Your new outfit is amazing! It really suits you.
A goes
В tits
C suits
D matches
2 I have a huge debt I owe more than €1.000.
A borrow
В lend
C debt
D doubt
3 Sorry, I cantaskt lend you any money. I’m broke.
A broke
В ripped
C ripped off
D loaded
4 That top looks too big. You should take it in.
A get it in
В put it up
C take it up
D take it in
5 Accessories can make an outfit look better.
A Clothes
В Noserings
C Necklaces
D Accessories
6 There are always lots of bargains in the shops when the sales are on.
A in
В up
C on
D at
7 I dontaskt have enough money for this. Can you lend me some?
A enough
В too
C many
D so
8 I have a little money left. How much do you need?
A a lot
В much
C a little
D a few
9 It’s too cold to go swimming. Wetaskll freeze!
A too
В very
C so
D enough
10 Your jeans are really nice.
A are
В is
C be
D was