The elephant (be) very, very big, but Nadya (not/be) afraid. The German (come) to her and (say),
«Good morning, Miss. Dont be afraid. Tommy (be) very good and he (like) children.»
«Hello, Tommy,» (say) the girl. The elephant (nod).
«He (understand) everything?»
«Absolutely everything, Miss. I (have) a daughter, too, and she (be) as big as you. Her name (be) Lisa. Tommy and she (be) very good friends. The best of friends.»
«Lets have some tea, Tommy,» (say) Nadya.
«He (not/drink) tea, Miss. But he (like) sugar water and buns.»
When the elephant (eat) buns, his little eyes (become) smaller with pleasure. The girl (laugh).
When dinner time (come), the girl and the elephant (eat) together at the table. The girl (have) some soup, and Tommy (have) vegetables and salad. After dinner one of the fathers friends (come). When he (know) about the elephant, he (not/believe) it, but when he (see) Tommy, he (leave) very quickly.
Evening (come). It (be) time for the little girl to go to bed, but she (not/want) to leave the elephant. She (fall) asleep near him, and her father (take) her to her room.
The next morning the girl (wake) up and (ask) about the elephant. Her mother (say) that Tommy must be in the circus where he (work), and where Nadya can visit him when she (get) well.
Nadya (smile) and (say), «Tell Tommy that I (be) well now!»
Answer the questions:
1. What does the doctor say to Nadyas mother?
2. What does the girl want one day? Why doesnt she like the elephant that her father brings her?
3. Why does the father go to the circus?
4. Why does the owner of the circus understand Nadyas father?
5. When does the elephant come to the girls house? What do they do together?
6. Where does the girl go to sleep that evening?
7. What does she ask to tell Tommy the next morning?
2. «The Wizard of Oz» by Frank Baum
Vocabulary: scarecrow пугало, to be surprised удивляться, to be tired уставать, brains мозги, straw солома, lighted match горящая спичка.
Tenses to use: Present Simple
Dorothy (be) on the way to the Emerald City. She (be) tired. She (sit) near the field. In the middle of the field she (see) a scarecrow. It (look) nice and funny.
«Good afternoon», she (hear) suddenly.
«Can you speak?» Dorothy (be) surprised because scarecrows (not/speak) in Kansas.
«Not very well», (answer) the Scarecrow. «Who you (be)?»
«I (be) Dorothy. I (want) to go back home, but I (not/know) the way. I (want) to ask the Wizard of Oz for help.»
«Where the Emerald City (be) and who the Wizard (be)? I dont know anything because I (have) only straw in my head. I (want) to have brains very much. You (think) the Wizard can help me?»
Dorothy (be) very sorry for the Scarecrow.
«Please, come with me», she (say).
Dorothy (help) the Scarecrow with his first steps and now they (be) on their way to the Emerald City. The Scarecrow (carry) Dorothys basket.
«I (be) never tired», he (say). «I (not/eat), (drink) or (sleep). There (be) only one thing I (be) afraid of».
«What it (be)?» asked Dorothy.
«It (be) a lighted match», (answer) the Scarecrow.
Answer the questions:
1. Where does Dorothy go? What does she want to do?
2. Why does she sit near the field? What does she see in the middle of the field?
3. What does the Scarecrow want and why?
4. Why does the Scarecrow carry Dorothys basket?
3. «The Adventures of Tom Sawyer» by Mark Twain
Vocabulary: dark темный, easy легкий, turn зд. превращаться, pipe трубка.
Tenses to use: Present Simple, Present Continuous*
It (be) summer. There (be) no school. Tom (not/want) to think about Muff Potter, but it (not/be) easy. He (see) his face in the dark and cant sleep.
One summer day Tom and Joe (be) by the Mississippi River. They (watch) the boats and (talk). They (talk) about Jackson Island. They (want) to go and live there.
The next morning they (be) on the island. Tom, Huck and Joe (swim), (play), (fish) by the river.
In the evening Huck (take) his pipe and (begin) to smoke.
«Can we smoke, too?» (ask) Tom, «I (want) to learn.»
So, now the three boys (sit) by the river. They (smoke). But after ten minutes the boys faces (turn) an interesting colour. They (go) «for a little walk» into the forest and (come) back an hour later.
After that they (not/smoke) their pipes again.
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* Жирным шрифтом выделено время, встречающееся в упражнениях впервые.
Answer the questions:
1. What does Tom think about all the time? Why cant he sleep?
2. What are the boys doing by the river? What are they talking about?
4. What do they do when they get to the island? What do they do in the evening?
6. Where do the boys go after they smoke their pipes?
4. «The Adventures of Tom Sawyer» by Mark Twain
Vocabulary: dig копать, treasure сокровище, robber грабитель, upstairs наверху, downstairs внизу, hill гора.
Tenses to use: Present Simple, Present Continuous
There (be) a time in every boys life when he (want) to go and dig for treasure. And this time (come) to Tom. So, one hot summer day he (go) to Huck Finn. Huck (like) the idea of treasure.
«Where you (want) to dig?» he (ask).
«At the old dead tree on Cardiff Hill».
«Why you (think) the treasure (be) there?»
«The robbers (put) the treasure under old trees and then (not/come) back to take it.»
The boys (come) to the old tree tired and hot. But after two hours they (understand) that there (be) no treasure under the tree. They (stop). Tom (look) down at a small house at the foot of the hill.
«Hey, look!» he (say),» nobody (live) in that old house. Lets go there. Old houses (be) always good for treasure».
The friends (come) into the house and (go) upstairs. Suddenly they (hear) the noise.
«Sh-h-h! Somebody (walk) downstairs,» (say) Tom. Through the holes in the floor they (see) two men. One of them (sit) on the floor. He (take) money out of the box. The second man (move) big stones from the floor.
Upstairs the two boys (watch) them.
When night (come) the two men (carry) the money away.
Tom and Huck (not/go) after them. They (be) very afraid.
Answer the questions:
1. What idea does Tom have one day? Does Huck like it?
2. Where does Tom want to dig? Why does he think that the treasure is under the old tree?
3. What do the boys understand after two hours of digging?
4. Where do they decide to go next?
5. Who do they see in the old house?
6. What is each of the men doing?
7. What do the men do when the night comes?
8. Why do not the boys go after the men?
5. «Three Men in a Boat» by Jerome K. Jerome
Vocabulary: agree соглашаться, scratch чесать, hurry торопиться, as if как будто, shout зд. вопль.
Tenses to use: Present Simple, Present Continuous