5. What did Dorothy do when the house was flying in the sky?
29. «Three Men in a Boat» by Jerome K. Jerome
Vocabulary: lock шлюз, the rest остальное
Tenses to use: Present Simple, Past Simple, Future Simple, Present Continuous, Past Continuous. Present Perfect, Present Perfect Continuous, Past Perfect.
By four oclock we (do) our shopping. We (go) back to the boat and (move) off along the river again. At Hampton lock we (find) out that we (have) no water left. So, we (go) to ask the lock-keeper for some. George (speak) for us,
«Oh, please, can you give us a little water?»
«Of course,» the old man (say), «just take what you want and leave the rest».
«Thank you,» George (reply) and (look) around, «but where it (be)?»
«It (be) where it always (be),» (say) the man, «it (be) behind you».
«River?! But we cant drink the river!»
«Of course, not. But you can drink some of it and leave the rest».
We (get) some water in another house.
George (say) that he (see) many bits of food in the boat. He (promise) to make a good supper of what we (not/use) before. He (put) into the pan everything he (find). While he (cook), Montmorency (watch) all this. Then he (walk) away. He (come) back with a dead rat in his mouth. Harris (say), «It (be) all right if we (put) the rat in». But George (not/ want) to try new things.
We (have) a very good meal. After supper George and I (decide) to go for a walk in Henley as we never (be) there before.
Answer the questions:
1.What did the friends find out after they had done some shopping?
2.Why didnt they follow the lock- keeper advice?
3.What sort of supper did they cook that day?
4.Why did George refuse to put the rat into the pan?
30. «Three Men in a Boat» by Jerome K. Jerome
Vocabulary: lock gate ворота шлюза, seem казаться, be trapped застрять
Tenses to use: Present Simple, Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect
It (be) a lovely day. By the time we (come) to the lock in Wallingford, we already (pass) the locks in Streatley and Cleeve. We (plan) to spend evening in a nice little hotel.
There (be) a lot of boats in the lock, and a man (take) photos of them. I (not/see) him at first, but suddenly George (start) to fix his hair and brush his trousers. My first idea (be) that he (see) a girl he (know). But then I (see) the photographer. Our boat (be) the first in the lock, so I (want) to look nice in the photo, too. We (stand) there and (wait) for the important moment when somebody (cry),
«Hey! Look at your nose!»
I (have) a quick look at my nose. It (seem) all right. Then I (look) at Georges nose. It (be) all right, too. «Look at your nose, you stupid thing!» (cry) the same voice. Then another voice (call), «Push your nose out, you two, with the dog!»
Only then we (understand). We (come) too close to the lock gate, and the nose of our boat (be) trapped in the wooden gate. The water (rise), and our boat (begin) to turn over. Quickly, we (push) hard against the side of the lock to move the boat. It (not/ move), and George and I (fall) on our backs.
Nobody (buy) the photo, as our feet filled it. The photographer (not/be) very pleased.
Answer the questions:
1.What did the friends see when they came to the lock in Wallingford?
2.Why did George start to brush his trousers and fix his hair?
3.Why did not the narrator understand the man who cried «Look at your nose!»?
4.What had happened to their boat?
5. What did they do to free the nose of the boat?
6.Why did not people in the lock want to buy the photos?
31. «The Wizard of Oz» by Frank Baum
Vocabulary: stuff набивать, straw солома, tailor портной
Tenses to use: Present Simple, Past Simple, Future Simple, Past Continuous, Present Perfect, Present Simple Passive, Past Simple Passive
Dorothy and the Scarecrow (sit) by a small river. «Please, tell me about your country,» (ask) the Scarecrow.
Dorothy (tell) her new friend about grey Kansas prairie where everything (burn) by the hot sun and that (be) nothing like this beautiful land. Her story (listen) to with great interest. The Scarecrow (say), «I (not/understand) why you (want) to return to such dry and dusty place».
«Kansas (be) my homeland. There (be) no place like home,» (answer) Dorothy.
The Scarecrow (smile), «I (stuff) with straw. It (grow) in the field by the farmers. My clothes (make) by the tailor and my boots (make) by the shoe-maker. Where (be) my home?»
Dorothy (not/know) what to say, and they (be) silent for some time.
«Now you (tell) me something,» (ask) Dorothy.
The Scarecrow (look) at her. «My life (be) so short yet. I (take) to the field and (leave) there. At first the birds (frighten) of me, but soon they (stop) being afraid. One day I (tell) about the brains by one of the crows. Now this (be) what I (want) most of all brains. I (hope) that the Great Wizard (give) them to me».
Answer the questions:
1. What did the Scarecrow ask Dorothy about?
2. What did Dorothy tell him about her country?
3. What couldnt the Scarecrow understand?
4. Why couldnt the Scarecrow say where his homeland was?
5. What did he want most of all?
32. «Three Men in a Boat» by Jerome K. Jerome
Vocabulary: hide (hid, hidden) прятать, edge край, the rest of остальное
Tenses to use: Present Simple, Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect, Past Simple Passive,
We (sit) in the field near the river. Harris (prepare) the food and we (wait) with our plates.
«You (have) a spoon?» Harris (ask). «I (need) a spoon».
The basket (be) behind us and George and I both (turn) to get a spoon. It (take) five seconds. When we (look) back again, Harris and the food were gone. It (be) an open air, no trees, nowhere to hide. He (not/fall) into the river, because we (be) between him and the water. But Harris (disappear)!
Sadly, we (look) at each other and at the place where Harris and the food (be). And then, to our horror, we (see) Harriss head and only his head in the grass. The face (be) red and very angry.
«Say something!» George (cry). «You (be) alive or dead? Where (be) the rest of you?»
«Oh, dont be stupid!» Harriss head (say), «you (tell) me to sit there». And from the middle of the grass Harris (appear), dirty and wet.
Harris (not/know) that he (sit) on the edge of the hole. It (hide) by the grass. Then, suddenly, he (fall) backwards into it.
Harris still (believe) that George and I (plan) it.
Answer the questions:
1. What was each of the friends doing in the field near the river?
2. What happened when George and the narrator turned to get a spoon?
3. What did they see some time later? How did Harriss head look?
4. What had happened to Harris?
33. «Three Men in a Boat» by Jerome K. Jerome
Vocabulary: ladder лестница-стремянка, hammer молоток, nail гвоздь.
Tenses to use: Present Simple, Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect, Past Simple Passive, Future Simple Passive.