Номер 2, страница 62 - гдз по английскому языку 10 класс учебник Юхнель, Наумова

2. a) Read the essay and say what goals the author has. Which of these goals do you think are most important/least important?

GPA – от grade point average средний балл (в школе, университете)

scholarship – 1) financial aid provided for a student 2) the position of a student who gains this financial aid

Goals in Life

High school is a very important time in a person’s life. This is the time to set goals. We not only set goals, but set out to find solutions. My first goal in no particular order is to become a good athlete. My next goal is to be a good student and graduate from high school, with a 3.0 GPA. There’s a last goal, but I am saving it for later. My goals are simple, but not as easy to achieve.

Athletics are fun, and may help count towards another goal in life. Sports may be fun, but you need hard work to become good at it. There is a chance that one day I may be able to get a scholarship for college even though I haven’t decided on a sport yet I should have one by the end of the year. Sports take up time, and at some points are hard and may be a burden, but it is all worth it in the end. Becoming an athlete is a goal of mine, but there are goals more important and the next one is.

In only having sports and not education it would be like owning a car, but without an engine inside. I want that engine; therefore I must get my education and maintain a high GPA. I could accomplish this by doing all my work (I am working on this at the time being). Also not only doing my work, but doing it on time and as neat as I can get it (also working on these two at the time being). My goal may also be accomplished by paying attention in class (there are a lot of things to learn that school teaches us), and trying to do more listening and less talking. All of this makes a great recipe for at least a 3.0 GPA.

Have you ever had to use a combination lock? If you have you know that there are three numbers, well the combination for my success in life is first education, then athletics, and last but definitely not least, going to a four-year college. This is the perfect goal in life, besides that fact my two other goals fit right in this category. Sports may help me get an athletic scholarship which may make my parents happier at least financially. The next goals – education – you can’t get an athletic scholarship if you don’t have the grades. Even without sports you can still get an academic scholarship, but that takes a lot of hard work (that’s my goal anyway) and sacrifice. During college I plan on majoring in psychology, and becoming a psychologist. The reason of becoming a psychologist is that I like to hear what people have to say and maybe I can help them. The ideal location would probably be the city such as Los Angeles or New York. First things first, I got to graduate from high school. These goals are pretty simple, but will be tough to accomplish. All I know is it that I will make it.

b) Read the text again and say what steps the author is going to undertake to achieve his goal.

2. a) Прочитайте эссе и скажите, какие цели есть у автора. Какие из этих целей, по вашему мнению, самые важные/наименее важные?

b) Прочитайте текст еще раз и скажите, какие шаги автор собирается предпринять для достижения своей цели.

Ответ:

a) The author's goals are: to become a good athlete, to be a good student and graduate high school with a 3.0 GPA, to go to a four-year college, and to become a psychologist. The author states that education is the most important goal, followed by athletics and attending college. The text does not specify a least important goal.

b) The steps the author plans to take are: to work hard at sports, to do all his work on time and neatly, to pay attention in class, to listen more and talk less, to maintain a high GPA, and to graduate from high school before majoring in psychology.

Перевод:

a) Цели автора: стать хорошим спортсменом, быть хорошим учеником и окончить среднюю школу со средним баллом 3.0, поступить в четырехгодичный колледж и стать психологом. Автор утверждает, что образование является самой важной целью, за которой следуют спорт и учеба в колледже. В тексте не указана наименее важная цель.

b) Шаги, которые автор планирует предпринять: усердно заниматься спортом, выполнять всю свою работу вовремя и аккуратно, быть внимательным на уроках, больше слушать и меньше говорить, поддерживать высокий средний балл и окончить среднюю школу, прежде чем специализироваться на психологии.