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Прочитать текст (The TV Blackout) и письменно ответить на вопросы после текста: The TV Blackout by Art Buchwald A week ago Sunday New York city had a blackout and all nine television stations in the area went out for several hours. This created tremendous crises in families all over New York and proved that TV plays a much greater role in people's lives than anyone can imagine. For example, when the TV went off in the Bufkins's house panic set in. First Bufkins thought it was his set in the living-room, so he rushed into his bedroom and turned on that set. Nothing. The phone rang, and Mrs. Bufkins heard her sister in Manhattan tell her that there was a blackout. She hung up and said to her husband, "It isn't your set. Something's happened to the top of the Empire State Building." Bufkins looked at her and said, "Who are you?" "I'm your wife, Edith." "Oh," Bufkins said. "Then I suppose those kids' in there are mine." "That's right," Mrs. Bufkins said. "If you ever got out of that armchair in front of the TV set you'd know who we are." "Oh! they've really grown," Bufkins said, looking at his son and daughter. "How old are they now?" "Thirteen and fourteen," Mrs. Bufkins replied. "Hi, kids!" "Who's he?' Bufkins's son, Henry, asked. "It's your father," Mrs. Bufkins said. "I'm pleased to meet you," Bufkins's daughter,Mary, said shyly. There was silence all around. "Look," said Bufkins finally. "I know I haven't been a good f ather but now that the TV's out I'd like to know you better." "How?" asked Henry. "Well, let's just talk," Bufkins said. "That's the best way to get to know each other." "What do you want to talk about?" Mary asked. "Well, to begin with, what school do you go to?" "We go to High School," Henry said. "So you're both in high school!" There was a dead silence. "What do you do?" Mary asked. 'abI m an accountant, ' Bufkins said. "I thought you were a car salesman," Mrs. Bufkins said in surprise. "That was two years ago. Didn't I tell you I changed jobs?" Bufkins said. "No, you didn't. You haven't told me anything for two years." "I'm doing quite well too," Bufkins said. "Then why am I working in a department store?" Mrs. Bufkins demanded. "Oh, are you still working in a department store? If I had known that, I would have told you could quit last year. You should have mentioned it," Bufkins said. There was more dead silence. Finally Henry said, "Hey, you want to hear me play the guitar?" "You know how to play the guitar? Say, didn't I have a daughter who played the guitar?" "That was Susie," Mrs. Bufkins said. "Where is she?" "She got married a year ago, just about the time you were watching the World Series." "You know," Bufkins said, very pleased. "I hope they don't fix the antenna for another couple hours.There's nothing better than a blackout for a man who really wants to know his family." Questions on the text 1) What did the blackout in New York city cause? 2) What was the result of it? 3) Why did the panic set in the Bufkins's house? 4) Why was Bufkins surprised to see his wife and children? 5) What did father learn about his children? 6) What did Bufkins tell the members of his family about himself? 7) Why didn't he know that his elder daughter had got married? 8) Why did Bufkins come to the conclusion that a TV-blackout is the best time for a man to get to know his family?

Answer 1

Ответ:

1) What did the blackout in New York city cause?
 All nine television stations in the area went out for several hours.
2) What was the result of it?
This created tremendous crises in families all over New York.
3) Why did the panic set in the Bufkins's house?
Bufkins couldn’t understand why the TV had gone off.
4) Why was Bufkins surprised to see his wife and children?
Bufkins spent all his time in front of the TV set and didn’t notice what was going on around him.
5) What did father learn about his children?
Bufkins learnt/learned that his children were 13 and 14 years old, that they both went to high school, that his son Henry could play the guitar, that his elder daughter had got married.
6) What did Bufkins tell the members of his family about himself?
Bufkins told that he was an accountant and had changed his job two years before.
7) Why didn't he know that his elder daughter had got married?
He was very busy watching World Series on TV.
8) Why did Bufkins come to the conclusion that a TV-blackout is the best time for a man to get to know his family?
He was watching TV all the time and had no time for his family.
Перевод:
1) Что вызвало отключение электроэнергии в Нью-Йорке?
Все девять телевизионных станций в этом районе отключились на несколько часов.
2) Каков был результат этого?
Это создало огромные кризисы в семьях по всему Нью-Йорку.
3) Почему в доме Бафкинсов началась паника?
Бафкинс не мог понять, почему телевизор выключился.
4) Почему Бафкинс был удивлен, увидев свою жену и детей?
Бафкинс проводил все свое время перед телевизором и не замечал, что происходит вокруг него.
5) Что отец узнал о своих детях?
Бафкинс узнал, что его детям 13 и 14 лет, что они оба учатся в средней школе, что его сын Генри умеет играть на гитаре, что его старшая дочь вышла замуж.
6) Что Бафкинс рассказал о себе членам своей семьи?
Бафкинс рассказал, что он бухгалтер и сменил работу два года назад.
7) Почему он не знал, что его старшая дочь вышла замуж?
Он был очень занят просмотром Мировой Серии ( решающей серии игр в сезоне Главной лиги бейсбола) по телевизору.
8) Почему Бафкинс пришел к выводу, что отключение телевизора - лучшее время для мужчины, чтобы познакомиться со своей семьей?
Он все время смотрел телевизор, и у него не было времени на свою семью.
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Answer 2

Answers to the questions:

1. The blackout in New York City caused all nine television stations in the area to go out for several hours.

2. The result of the blackout was a tremendous crisis in families all over New York, highlighting the significant role that TV plays in people's lives.

3. Panic set in the Bufkins's house because when the TV went off, Bufkins initially thought it was a problem with his own set. However, he later received a phone call from his sister-in-law, who informed him about the blackout.

4. Bufkins was surprised to see his wife and children because he had been so engrossed in watching TV that he had lost touch with his family. He had not been paying attention to their lives and was unaware of his daughter's marriage, his son's interest in playing the guitar, and even the basic details such as his children's ages and his wife's current job.