Номер 2, страница 232 - гдз по английскому языку 9 класс учебник Лапицкая, Демченко

2a. 🎧 Listen to the story told by an adult. What was unusual about the mobile phone conversation he heard?

2b. Read the sentences from the story. Guess the meaning of the words in bold.

We had one phone in our house. It was not only wired to the wall, it was on the wall and had a very short cord.

If you wanted to call someone you stood facing the phone to dial the number.

You never knew if one or more neighbours were listening as all they had to do is pick up their receiver to eavesdrop on your conversation.

Back then teenage conversations weren't so important. Any adult wanting the line could interrupt you.

Unfortunately, there were no other options for communicating. There were no personal computers, no internet, no e-mail, no text messaging or chat rooms. That landline phone was all we had.

Still trying to avoid eavesdropping, I turned sideways trying not to listen to either of them.

You see, I'm old enough to control my behaviour but not old enough to have poor hearing. I could not help hearing their conversation.

2c. Find the words in bold in ex. 2b which mean

1) telephone line which travels through either metal wire or optical fibre, as distinguished from a mobile cellular line, where signals are sent and received via radio waves;

2) one thing which can be chosen from a set of possibilities, or the freedom to make a choice;

3) to stay away from (someone or something), or prevent (something) from happening or not allow yourself to do (something);

4) to stop (a person) from speaking for a short period by something you say or do, or to stop something from happening for a short period;

5) covered wire which connects electrical equipment to an electrical supply or other equipment;

6) to listen to someone's private conversation without them knowing;

7) to operate a telephone or make a telephone call to (someone) by pressing a particular series of numbered buttons, or moving a numbered disc, on the telephone;

8) were not able to control or stop something.

2c. Найдите в упражнении 2b выделенные жирным шрифтом слова, которые означают следующее:

Ответ:

1) landline

2) options

3) avoid

4) interrupt

5) cord

6) eavesdrop

7) dial

8) could not help

Перевод:

1) стационарный телефон

2) варианты

3) избегать

4) прерывать

5) шнур

6) подслушивать

7) набирать номер

8) не мог удержаться