Номер 2, страница 179, часть 2 - гдз по английскому языку 9 класс учебник Демченко, Юхнель

2. a. Are the following statements true or false?

1. It can't be true that members of the British royal family can knit.

2. There are more than 10 million knitting enthusiasts in the UK now.

3. Knitting got the status of a female hobby in the 19^th century.

4. Acting and knitting have nothing in common.

5. Yarn bombing is decorating structures in public places with knitted material.

b. Read the extracts taken from different articles and check your ideas. How close were your guesses?

In 2013, Kate Middleton took up knitting, but it didn't go very well. 'I'm really bad. I should be asking for tips!' she told a fan. Kate could probably turn to her own grandmother-in-law for tips, after all, the Queen has been knitting since she was only Princess Elizabeth. During WWI and WWII, knitting was more than just a hobby - it was a way to show patriotism. Soldiers needed sweaters, gloves, hats, scarves, and lots of socks and women were encouraged to spend their leisure time knitting those items. Princess Elizabeth and her sister were photographed knitting on numerous occasions, likely to set a good example for other children. And Queen Victoria herself was a lifelong keen knitter.

According to the UK Hand Knitting Association, about 1 million people have taken up the hobby since the start of the pandemic and now the country has 7 million knitters. One of the new knitting enthusiasts is Tom Daley, a diver who won a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympic Games. At the press conference he described how his passion for knitting helped him keep on track and called it his 'secret weapon'. He also produced his knitted medal cosy with the Union Jack on one side and the Japanese flag on the other. The pictures when Daley was cheering his fellow athletes and knitting a doggy jumper went viral, encouraging more men to get involved.

Knitting is on the rise and the craze is catching on in Ireland as well. The public image is still very much that knitting is for grey-haired grannies and is part of domestic work. However, these days people are knitting for reasons other than economy. The average age of knitters has dropped from 58 only four years ago to under 37. More and more both boys and girls are into knitting. And it seems that the story of knitting is gradually going back to its origins. Historians believe that men were the main knitters up to the Middle Ages and it was only by the late 1800s that knitting had become a fashionable leisure activity for Victorian ladies.

You might be surprised by how many Hollywood celebrities knit in real life, not just 'for pretend' in a movie. When asked what her favourite relaxation was, Christina Hendricks, said simple, 'I knit.' For Russell Crowe knitting is a form of anger management. As a young child, David Arquette was taught to knit by his grandmother. David is such a passionate knitter that he appeared on the cover of Celebrity Scarves 2. The book where celebrity knitters share their favourite scarf patterns and thoughts on their favourite pastime is entertaining to read. It also makes you feel good as a portion of the sales goes to support cancer research. Whether it's a way to spend time or give to others, famous actors and actresses knit because they can and because they want to.

Through the Knit-a-Square project, knitters all over the world send squares to be made into blankets that are donated to homeless shelters, nursing homes, hospitals and day care centres. Knitters have even supported animals in need, making sweaters for fairy penguins and mittens for rescued from oil spills in Australia. The Remembering Tree is an annual project in Stratford-upon-Avon, UK, that raises funds for charity. Colourful squares (half made in the UK and half by poor women in South Africa) are sold to celebrate your loved ones and then used to yarn bomb a tree overnight. After six weeks, the squares are removed from the tree, washed, and sewn into blankets for those who need them in both Africa and the UK.

c. Read again and answer the questions.

1. How was knitting connected to patriotism?

2. What do Olympic gold medals and knitting have in common?

3. How is the image of knitting changing nowadays?

4. How are knitters involved in volunteering?

5. What reasons why people take up knitting as a hobby are mentioned in the extracts from the articles?

6. What facts mentioned in the articles do you find surprising?

с. Прочитайте еще раз и ответьте на вопросы.

1. Как вязание было связано с патриотизмом?

2. Что общего у олимпийской золотой медали и вязания?

3. Как в наши дни меняется образ вязания?

4. Как вязальщицы и вязальщики участвуют в волонтерстве?

5. Какие причины, по которым люди начинают заниматься вязанием как хобби, упоминаются в отрывках из статей?

6. Какие факты, упомянутые в статьях, вы находите удивительными?

Ответ:

1. During WWI and WWII, knitting was a way to show patriotism. Women were encouraged to spend their leisure time knitting items like sweaters, gloves, hats, and socks for soldiers.

2. Tom Daley, a diver who won a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympic Games, is a keen knitter. He knitted a cosy for his medal with the Union Jack on one side and the Japanese flag on the other.

3. The image of knitting is changing from a hobby for "grey-haired grannies" to one enjoyed by younger people, including boys and men. The average age of knitters has dropped from 58 to under 37 in just four years.

4. Knitters are involved in volunteering by participating in charity projects like "Knit-a-Square" where they create blankets for homeless shelters and nursing homes. They also make sweaters for animals in need, like penguins rescued from oil spills, and participate in fundraising projects like "The Remembering Tree". Some celebrities sell knitted items to support cancer research.

5. The articles mention several reasons: for relaxation (Christina Hendricks), as a form of anger management (Russell Crowe), to help keep on track or as a 'secret weapon' (Tom Daley), as a way to spend time, to give to others, or simply because they can and want to.

6. It is surprising that historically, men were the main knitters up to the Middle Ages. It is also surprising that celebrities like Russell Crowe use knitting as a form of anger management, and that volunteers knit sweaters for penguins rescued from oil spills.

Перевод:

1. Во время Первой и Второй мировых войн вязание было способом проявить патриотизм. Женщин поощряли проводить свое свободное время, вяжа для солдат такие вещи, как свитера, перчатки, шапки и носки.

2. Том Дейли, прыгун в воду, завоевавший золотую медаль на Олимпийских играх в Токио, является заядлым вязальщиком. Он связал чехол для своей медали с флагом Великобритании на одной стороне и флагом Японии на другой.

3. Образ вязания меняется: из хобби для «седовласых бабушек» оно превращается в занятие, которым увлекаются более молодые люди, включая мальчиков и мужчин. Средний возраст вязальщиков снизился с 58 до менее 37 лет всего за четыре года.

4. Вязальщики участвуют в волонтерстве, принимая участие в благотворительных проектах, таких как "Knit-a-Square", где они создают одеяла для приютов для бездомных и домов престарелых. Они также делают свитера для нуждающихся животных, например, для пингвинов, спасенных от разливов нефти, и участвуют в проектах по сбору средств, таких как «Дерево памяти». Некоторые знаменитости продают вязаные вещи для поддержки исследований в области рака.

5. В статьях упоминается несколько причин: для расслабления (Кристина Хендрикс), как форма управления гневом (Рассел Кроу), чтобы помочь оставаться в тонусе или как «секретное оружие» (Том Дейли), как способ провести время, чтобы дарить другим, или просто потому, что они могут и хотят это делать.

6. Удивительно, что исторически основными вязальщиками вплоть до Средневековья были мужчины. Также удивительно, что знаменитости, такие как Рассел Кроу, используют вязание как форму управления гневом, и что волонтеры вяжут свитера для пингвинов, спасенных от разливов нефти.