Номер 5, страница 86, часть 2 - гдз по английскому языку 10 класс учебник Демченко, Юхнель

5. a. Imagine that Belarusian journalists are compiling a list of top 100 living geniuses. The criteria for choosing the candidates are:

1. popular acclaim (praise for the person and their achievements);

2. intellectual power;

3. achievement and cultural importance.

Who would you include in the list? Discuss in pairs.

b. Find the people in the photos in the list below. Would you agree that they are geniuses?

Tim Berners-Lee (British), computer scientist, inventor of the World Wide Web;

Matt Groening (American), satirist and animator, creator of the Simpsons;

Nelson Mandela (South African), politician and diplomat;

Steven Hawking (British), physicist;

Grigory Perelman (Russian), mathematician;

Larry Page and Sergey Brin (American), publishers, creators of Google;

Garry Kasparov (Russian), chess player;

The Dalai Lama (Tibetan), spiritual Leader;

Steven Spielberg (American), film maker;

Hiroshi Ishiguro (Japanese), roboticist;

Avram Noam Chomski (American), philosopher and linguist;

Bill Gates (American), businessman;

Meryl Streep (American), actress;

Placido Domingo (Spanish), opera singer;

Paul McCartney (British), musician;

Stephen King (American), writer;

Steve Wozniak (American), engineer and co-founder of Apple Computers;

George Lucas (American), film maker;

Ivan Marchuk (Ukrainian), artist and sculptor;

J.K. Rowling (British), writer;

Quentin Tarantino (American), filmmaker.

c. Compare the part of "The Telegraph" Top 100 Living Geniuses' list with yours.

d. Describe the people from the list using the adjectives from the lesson.

e. Compare your ideas with the class.

5. b. Найдите людей на фотографиях в списке ниже. Вы согласны, что они гении?

Ответ:

Photo 1 is Paul McCartney.

Photo 2 is J.K. Rowling.

Photo 3 is Nelson Mandela.

Yes, I would agree that they are geniuses. All three have achieved immense popular acclaim and have had a profound cultural impact, which aligns with the given criteria for a genius.

Перевод:

На фотографии 1 — Пол Маккартни.

На фотографии 2 — Дж. К. Роулинг.

На фотографии 3 — Нельсон Мандела.

Да, я бы согласился, что они гении. Все трое добились огромного всеобщего признания и оказали глубокое культурное влияние, что соответствует приведенным критериям гениальности.