ПОМОГИТЕ ПОЖАЛУЙСТА, БУДУ ОЧЕНЬ БЛАГОДАРНА, ОЧЕНЬ НАДО A Wonderful Discovery. Sarah had a son of ten,...

A.

1. True
2. False
3. True
4. True

B.

1. No, there was never nothing interesting on television for Jack.
2. No, Jack's results were not better when his mother made him do his homework.
3. Jack's mother tested him to make sure he had done his homework properly.
4. Jack's answer was funny because he made a joke about watching television by candlelight.

Конечно, давайте разберем текст и ответим на вопросы.

A. Укажите, верны или ложны следующие утверждения

1. Jack had a lot of homework.

   • True. В тексте говорится, что у Джека всегда было много домашнего задания, хотя он говорил, что его немного: "At first Sarah had allowed Jack to watch television instead of starting his homework first, but soon she discovered that he never had a little homework – it was always a great deal."

2. He did not do his homework well because he was not a clever boy.

   • False. В тексте не говорится, что Джек был не умным. Проблема заключалась в том, что он не хотел делать домашнее задание и делал его небрежно: "he did his work quickly and carelessly as he wanted to finish it quickly and get back to his beloved television."

3. Jack’s mother made him do his homework.

   • True. Сара заставила Джека делать домашнее задание: "Sarah then decided to make him do it first."

4. Jack enjoyed doing his homework about Thomas Edison.

   • True. В тексте говорится, что на этот раз ему было легче сесть за уроки, потому что тема была связана с телевидением: "But this time, it was less of a battle than usual to make Jack sit down and go over what he had learnt carefully, because it had strong connection with television."

B. Ответьте на следующие вопросы

1. Was there sometimes nothing interesting on the television for Jack?

   • No. В тексте говорится, что для Джека никогда не было времени, когда по телевизору не было бы чего-то интересного: "there was never a time when there was nothing interesting on television."

2. Were Jack’s results better when his mother made him do his homework?

   • No. Даже когда его мать заставляла делать домашнее задание, результаты всё равно были плохими, так как он делал его быстро и небрежно: "The result was the same as when he left his homework until last; bad work, which he was punished for the next day at school by getting low marks."

3. What did Jack’s mother do to stop him being punished at school?

   • She tested him after he finished his homework. Мать Джека начала проверять его после выполнения домашних заданий, чтобы убедиться, что он действительно все сделал правильно: "When he had homework that consisted of learning facts, his mother began to test him when he finished, to try to make sure that he had really done the work properly and not left anything out."

4. Why was Jack’s answer funny?

   • Jack’s answer was funny because he mixed up the historical fact with a humorous twist related to his love for television. Он сказал, что если бы не Томас Эдисон, все бы смотрели телевизор при свечах, что, конечно, невозможно, так как телевизоры требуют электричества, которое и изобрел Эдисон: "Well," Jack answered happily, “first of all, if it were not for Edison, we’d all be watching television by candlelight.”

Надеюсь, это поможет вам с выполнением задания. Удачи!

A.

1. True
2. False
3. True
4. False

B.

1. According to the text, there was never a time when there was nothing interesting on television for Jack.
2. Yes, Jack's results were better when his mother made him do his homework.
3. Jack's mother tested him to make sure he had really done the work properly and not left anything out.
4. Jack's answer was funny because he made a humorous connection between Thomas Edison's inventions and the use of television.