Номер 1, страница 241 - гдз по английскому языку 9 класс учебник Лапицкая, Демченко

1. Listen and read the introduction to the extract from a novel. Have you ever heard the name of the author? Have you read his books or seen films made after his books?

Nick Hornby (born 17 April 1957) is an English novelist and essayist. He is best known for the novels High Fidelity, About a Boy, and for the football memoir Fever Pitch. His work frequently touches upon music and sports.

High Fidelity – his first novel – was published in 1995. The novel, about a record collector and his relationships, was adapted into a 2000 film starring John Cusack and a Broadway musical in 2006.

His second novel, About a Boy, published in 1998, is about two “boys” – Marcus, a teenager from a single-parent family, and Will Freeman, an immature and selfish man in his mid-thirties who becomes better through his growing relationship with Marcus. Hugh Grant and Nicholas Hoult starred in the 2002 film version.

Slam is a novel published in 2007. The book is written from the perspective of a teenager, Sam, who gets into trouble.

1. Прослушайте и прочитайте вступление к отрывку из романа. Вы когда-нибудь слышали имя автора? Вы читали его книги или смотрели фильмы, снятые по его книгам?

Ответ: The text introduces the author Nick Hornby. It mentions his novels High Fidelity, About a Boy, and Slam, as well as the football memoir Fever Pitch. Films based on his books include High Fidelity (2000) and About a Boy (2002).

Перевод: В тексте представлен автор Ник Хорнби. В нем упоминаются его романы «Фанатик» (High Fidelity), «Мой мальчик» (About a Boy) и «Slam», а также футбольные мемуары «Футбольная горячка» (Fever Pitch). Фильмы, снятые по его книгам, включают «Фанатик» (High Fidelity) (2000) и «Мой мальчик» (About a Boy) (2002).