Номер 2, страница 24 - гдз по английскому языку 11 класс учебник Юхнель, Демченко

2. a) Read the chapter from personal memoirs. What were the author’s feelings when he was writing this piece? Why?

My grandmother’s house has a very special place in my heart. I lived with my grandmother for many years when I was little. Her house always seemed to have something about it that set it apart from all the rest. As you walked into the front door of her house you noticed a long, slender stairway that led up into the main hallway of the house. The strong smell of cigarette smoke was quite evident when you reached this point. Yes, my grandmother did smoke.

My grandmother’s house was always full of laughter and many cheers. Our family used to call it Grand Central Station. There was always someone over her house visiting – family or friends. My grandmother’s doors were always open to everyone no matter what. When my grandmother had company, she would tell us very seriously to act nicely in front of them or she would be very upset with us.

My grandmother always sat in the kitchen of her house. This is where she would drink her hot black coffee with no sugar and smoke her Virginia Slim cigarettes. She would sometimes sit in her kitchen for hours upon end and watch the ducks and the geese swimming by on the river and if it were warm enough outside, she would crumble up some bread and feed it a little at a time to them.

In the summer time, my grandmother and whoever happened to be at the house would sit out on the sundeck for hours and talk about anything and everything imaginable; she was known as the neighbourhood gossip queen. The sundeck was a place for everyone to sit and relax in the warm sunny breeze. My grandmother was a very spontaneous person, she did what she wanted to at the drop of a hat and nobody ever stopped her. She was always very active in many things like volunteering for Veterans Auxiliary, making crafts, cooking, cleaning, etc., but always had time for the ones she loved.

Living at my grandmother’s house was indeed a lot of fun because she was so easy-going with me. She allowed me to do all the things that I wanted to do and dreamed about. She was always willing to lend me a hand in anything that I needed. She was a highly giving person to everyone around her and she never asked for anything in return. She always had an ear-to-ear smile that would brighten up anyone’s day if it wasn’t going so well.

My grandmother had a very soft-hearted voice that I remember singing us to sleep when we were little. She would wait with us until we fell deep asleep, and in the morning, she would wake us with the smell of hot freshly cooked breakfast on the table. Even as we got older, she always tried to baby us when we were around her. My grandmother was the kind, gentle, loving, caring grandmother every child dreams about.

My grandmother passed away two years ago and it has been a very rough two years trying to cope with such a big loss. After she died, I moved out of her house because I was so overwhelmed by the thoughts of her not being there.

Even today, when I stop by, I still feel her presence inside the house. She always said that when she died, she would always be around to watch over us and to take care of us and I think that is exactly what happened. When I walk into the house, I can still smell the Virginia Slim cigarettes she smoked and sometimes I swear I can hear her talking. When I walk into her kitchen, I expect to see her sitting at the table drinking her coffee and smoking, but she is never there.

My grandmother was a very big influence on my life. She always instilled the finest qualities in me and always insisted that I be the best that I can be. She had a special knack for everything she did. She was always full of joy and tried to spread her happiness to everyone around her and I think that is what I miss most of all now that she is gone.

b) Why did the family call the house the Grand Central Station? What is the Grand Central Station like? Describe what one feels with all 5 senses there.

c) Guess what the other words in bold mean using the context. Discuss the meaning in pairs. Give more examples.

d) Pick out the words from the text which convey the happiness that the author feels. Pick out the words from the text which convey the sense of loss that the author feels.

e) What happened to the house after the grandmother passed away?

2. a) Прочитайте отрывок из личных мемуаров. Какие чувства испытывал автор, когда писал это произведение? Почему?

Ответ: The author felt a mix of love, nostalgia, and sadness. This is because they are fondly remembering their grandmother, who was a very positive and influential figure in their life, but they are also grieving her loss and missing her deeply.

Перевод: Автор испытывал смешанные чувства любви, ностальгии и грусти. Это потому, что он с теплотой вспоминает свою бабушку, которая была очень позитивной и влиятельной фигурой в его жизни, но в то же время он скорбит о ее потере и глубоко по ней скучает.

2. b) Почему семья называла дом "Центральным вокзалом"? На что похож Центральный вокзал? Опишите, что можно ощутить там всеми 5-ю органами чувств.

Ответ: The family called the house "Grand Central Station" because there were always visitors, family or friends, and the doors were always open to everyone. It felt like a busy hub.
Using the 5 senses:
Sight: Seeing many people, the grandmother in her chair, ducks and geese on the river.
Smell: The strong scent of cigarettes and the smell of freshly cooked breakfast.
Hearing: Sounds of laughter, cheers, and the grandmother's soft voice singing or talking.
Taste: The taste of hot black coffee and fresh breakfast.
Touch: Feeling the warm sunny breeze on the sundeck.

Перевод: Семья называла дом "Центральным вокзалом", потому что там всегда были гости, семья или друзья, и двери всегда были открыты для всех. Он ощущался как оживленный узел.
Используя 5 органов чувств:
Зрение: Видеть много людей, бабушку в ее кресле, уток и гусей на реке.
Обоняние: Сильный запах сигарет и аромат свежеприготовленного завтрака.
Слух: Звуки смеха, радостных возгласов и мягкий голос бабушки, когда она пела или разговаривала.
Вкус: Вкус горячего черного кофе и свежего завтрака.
Осязание: Ощущение теплого солнечного ветерка на веранде.

2. c) Угадайте по контексту, что означают другие слова, выделенные жирным шрифтом. Обсудите значение в парах. Приведите больше примеров.

Ответ:

Перевод:

2. d) Выберите из текста слова, которые передают счастье, которое испытывает автор. Выберите из текста слова, которые передают чувство потери, которое испытывает автор.

Ответ:

Перевод:

2. e) Что случилось с домом после того, как бабушка скончалась?

Ответ: After the grandmother passed away, the author moved out of the house because they felt "overwhelmed by the thoughts of her not being there."

Перевод: После того, как бабушка скончалась, автор съехал из дома, потому что чувствовал себя "подавленным мыслями о том, что ее там больше нет."