I. Reading, страница 86, часть 2 - гдз по английскому языку 6 класс учебник Демченко, Севрюкова

I. READING

1a. Read the story and say in a few sentences what it is about.

Australia has the most unusual collection of animals and plants on Earth, because it is located far away from the other continents. Almost half of the world's population of marsupials [mɑːˈs uːpɪəl z] (сумчатые / сумчатыи) are found only in Australia. Marsupials include koalas, kangaroos, wombats, and possums. The landscape in Australia is very varied [ˈveərɪd] (разнообразный / разнастайны). There are more deserts in Australia than on any other continent. Sometimes it doesn't rain in these areas for several years. More than half of Australia is covered by desert and many poisonous (ядовитый / атрутны) animals can be found there. Funnel web spiders are large and hairy. They are called like that because they build funnel-shaped webs to catch their food. Their bite is poisonous. There are 36 species of poisonous funnel-web spiders in eastern Australia. There are also 20 types of poisonous snakes, including the taipan, which attacks without warning and can kill its victim (жертву / ахвяру) in minutes. Kangaroos have strong back legs and huge tails. There are about 50 different kinds of kangaroos in Australia. The red kangaroo is one of the largest and can grow to over 2 m in height. They can jump for more than 10 metres in one hop and run up to 50 km per hour. They are called 'flyers' because they are fast-moving animals. Smaller members of the kangaroo family are called wallabies ['wpləbɪz]. There are more than 2,000 wildlife national parks in Australia, which cover 80 million hectares (197 million acres).

b. Answer the questions about the text.

1. Why is Australia an unusual continent?

2. Can you name at least three kinds of marsupials?

3. How did funnel-web spiders get their name?

4. How fast can the taipan kill its victim?

5. Why are kangaroos called flyers?

6. Is a wallaby bigger or smaller than a kangaroo?

7. How many wildlife reserves and national parks are there in Australia?

b. Ответьте на вопросы по тексту.

1. Почему Австралия — необычный континент?

2. Можете ли вы назвать хотя бы три вида сумчатых?

3. Как воронковые пауки получили свое название?

4. Как быстро тайпан может убить свою жертву?

5. Почему кенгуру называют «летунами»?

6. Валлаби больше или меньше кенгуру?

7. Сколько заповедников и национальных парков в Австралии?

Ответ:

1. Australia is an unusual continent because it is located far away from the other continents and has the most unusual collection of animals and plants.

2. Yes, three kinds of marsupials are koalas, kangaroos, and wombats.

3. They got their name because they build funnel-shaped webs to catch their food.

4. The taipan can kill its victim in minutes.

5. Kangaroos are called ‘flyers’ because they are fast-moving animals.

6. A wallaby is smaller than a kangaroo.

7. There are more than 2,000 wildlife national parks in Australia.

Перевод:

1. Австралия — необычный континент, потому что она расположена далеко от других континентов и обладает самой необычной коллекцией животных и растений.

2. Да, три вида сумчатых — это коалы, кенгуру и вомбаты.

3. Они получили свое название, потому что строят воронкообразные паутины для ловли своей добычи.

4. Тайпан может убить свою жертву за минуты.

5. Кенгуру называют «летунами», потому что они быстро передвигаются.

6. Валлаби меньше кенгуру.

7. В Австралии более 2000 национальных парков дикой природы.