Разбираем известный курс американского автора AJ Hoge, который называется «Effortless English». Основная рекомендация автора — слушать урок каждый день в течение недели и дольше, чтобы слова и фразы вошли в вас более глубоко!!!
На прошлых уроках мы прослушали аудио и разобрали перевод. Сегодня мы составляем вопросы к тексту и отвечаем на них. На следующем уроке мы будем учиться пересказывать.
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Разберите вопросы и ответы. Используя таблицу в качестве основы, потренируйтесь с партнером задавать вопросы и отвечать на них. Таким образом, вы лучше запомните нужные слова и фразы и подготовитесь к пересказу:
| What is the main problem that this woman is writing about to dear Abbey? | The main problem is that this woman has a meddling mother-in-law. |
| What doesn’t she know how to do? | She doesn’t know how to politely tell her mother-in-law to stop doing her laundry. |
| How did this story start? | It all started when the woman was on bed rest because of her pregnancy. |
| What help didn’t she mind her mother-in-law doing at that time? | She didn’t mind her mother-in-law doing a load of laundry from time to time to help them out. |
| What does her mother-in-law do every time she comes to watch the kids? | She washes their clothes every time she visits their house. |
| What is the young woman picky about? | She’s very picky about how to do her laundry. |
| What is the main reason why she doesn’t want her mother-in-law to help her with the/her laundry? | The main reason is that the wife does her laundry in her own special way. |
| What would she prefer her mother-in-law to do during her visits? | She would prefer her mother-in-law to play with their children. |
| Where does her mother-in-law put laundry away? | She puts laundry away in the wrong places. |
| What else does she put in the wrong places? | She puts dishes in the wrong places as well. |
| What did she once tell her mother-in-law not to worry about? | She told her not to worry about the laundry. |
| What explanation did she give? | She explained to her mother-in-law that she wasn’t done sorting the clothes yet/ She explained to her mother-in-law that she hadn’t sorted the clothes yet. |
| How did her mother-in-law respond to her explanation? | She took it upon herself to do the laundry anyway. |
| How does the young woman characterize her mother-in-law’s personality? | She described her as a strong-willed woman. |
| What additional problems do she and her husband have with his mother apart from the laundry? | Another problem they have with his mother relates to her not respecting their parenting. |
| Why is it difficult for the young parents to explain their wishes and preferences to the old woman? | It’s hard for them to tell her about their preferences because she often takes things the wrong way. |
| Why are they afraid to tell the woman that her help is not needed anymore? | They can’t tell their mother that they don’t need her help around the house because they’re afraid to offend her/to hurt her feelings. |
| What advice do they ask from dear Abbey?What advice do they hope to get from dear Abbey? | They are asking dear Abbey what is the best way to tell their mom about their decision concerning her help with housework.They hope dear Abbey will give them advice on how to tell about their decision politely and keep a good relationship with mother. |
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