Номер 2, страница 105, часть 1 - гдз по английскому языку 8 класс учебник Демченко, Севрюкова

2. a. Read the text. Which of the people from ex. 1 does it describe?

There are many inspiring stories of celebrities who came from nothing and worked their way out of financial hardship, but have you ever wondered what they do with the money once they get rich? Let’s take a look at three different stories.

Leon Spinks is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1977 to 1995. In his eighth professional fight, he became a heavyweight champion in 1978 after defeating Muhammad Ali. Spinks won a lot of medals in the light heavyweight division. During his career, he earned 4.5 million dollars. Less than 20 years after his match with Muhammad Ali, he lost it all. Leon became homeless, had problems with the law, and wasted most of his earnings on drugs. To make a living Leon had to work as a janitor at a YMCA (the Young Men’s Christian Association) in Columbus, Nebraska, and sometimes unloaded trucks at McDonald’s, and volunteered to help the homeless.

to earn – earnings (pl)

Hetty Green (21 November, 1834 – 3 July, 1916), nicknamed the witch of Wall Street, was an American businesswoman and financier [frɪˈnænʃɪə(r)] known as “the richest woman in America”. She was known for her wealth and was named by the Guinness Book of World Records as the “greatest miser”. She made a fortune buying real estate, investing in railroads and mines, and lending money to others.

However, her thriftiness (бережливость / беражлівасць) was legendary. Hetty Green never turned on the heat or used hot water. She wore one old black dress and underwear that she changed only after they had been worn out; she did not wash her hands and she rode in an old carriage. One tale claims that Green spent half a night searching her carriage for a lost stamp worth two cents. When her son Ned broke his leg as a child, Hetty tried to get him into a free clinic for the poor. As a result, his leg did not heal properly.

On the other hand, Hetty could be generous with her money at times, but not in a public way. She was known for lending money below market rates to help those in need and gave money to poor families. Her generosity was private and 100% real.

Bill Gates and his business partner Paul Allen founded and built the world’s largest software business, Microsoft. In the process, Gates became one of the richest men in the world. In February 2014, Gates announced that he was leaving Microsoft to focus on charitable work at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

In 2017, one of Gates’s firms invested $80 million into the development of a “smart city” near Phoenix [ˈfiːnɪks], Arizona. The city of Belmont will be designed with high-speed networks, driverless cars, high-speed digital networks, new manufacturing technologies and use solar energy for powering the tech-smart city.

a number – numerous
to influence – influential
to found – foundation
generous – generosity
charitable – charity

In April 2018, Gates announced that he was planning to work together with Google co-founder Larry Page to provide $12 million for a universal flu vaccine [ˈvæksɪn]. The Gates Foundation will also invest $1 billion by 2023 to fund research to end malaria [məlˈeərɪə].

Gates has received numerous awards for philanthropic [ˌfɪlənˈθrɒpɪk] work. Time magazine named Gates one of the most influential people of the 20th century.

b. Read the text again and say which of the people (Leon Spinks, Hetty Green, Bill Gates):

1. is famous for their charity work;
2. helped the poor, but didn’t speak a lot about it;
3. was extremely greedy;
4. is planning to fight global diseases;
5. stopped working to spend more time doing charitable work;
6. became as poor as a church mouse;
7. appeared in the Guinness Book of Records;
8. earned a lot of money as a result of a career in sports.

as poor as a church mouse
as busy as a bee
as easy as ABC

c. Work in pairs. Look at the words in bold. What do they mean? Check with the teacher.

2. b. Прочитайте текст еще раз и скажите, к кому из людей (Леон Спинкс, Хетти Грин, Билл Гейтс) относятся следующие утверждения:

1. известен своей благотворительной деятельностью;

2. помогал бедным, но не распространялся об этом;

3. был чрезвычайно жадным;

4. планирует бороться с глобальными заболеваниями;

5. оставил работу, чтобы уделять больше времени благотворительности;

6. стал бедным как церковная мышь;

7. попал в Книгу рекордов Гиннесса;

8. заработал много денег благодаря спортивной карьере.

2. c. Работайте в парах. Посмотрите на слова, выделенные жирным шрифтом. Что они означают? Сверьтесь с учителем.

Ответ:

2. b.

1. Bill Gates

2. Hetty Green

3. Hetty Green

4. Bill Gates

5. Bill Gates

6. Leon Spinks

7. Hetty Green

8. Leon Spinks

2. c.

Перевод:

2. b.

1. Билл Гейтс

2. Хетти Грин

3. Хетти Грин

4. Билл Гейтс

5. Билл Гейтс

6. Леон Спинкс

7. Хетти Грин

8. Леон Спинкс

2. c.