Dad, of course I understood everything, I'm not stupid after all! My great-grandfather was a monkey!
Vocabulary:
curious любознательный
to surround окружать
to ask questions задавать вопросы
constantly постоянно
space космос
animal животное
plant растение
patient терпеливый
educated образованный
to answer отвечать
theory теория
to explain объяснять
great-grandfather прадедушка
monkey обезьяна
to descend from происходить
perplexed растерянно, озадаченно
alien инопланетянин
famous известный
scientist учёный
to prove доказывать
ancestor предок
to decide решать
to check проверять
meaning значение
cheerfully весело
stupid глупый
Answer the questions:
1) How old was John? What kind of boy was he?
2) What was he interested in?
3) What were his parents like?
4) What did his father explain to him and how?
5) How did the father decide to check what his son had learned?
6) What did John answer?
Express the same in English:
1) любознательный мальчик;
2) интересоваться всем;
3) постоянно;
4) задавать вопросы о космосе, животных и растениях;
5) терпеливые и образованные люди;
6) отвечать на все вопросы сына;
7) одним днём;
8) объяснять теорию эволюции;
9) стараться объяснять простыми словами;
10) прадедушка;
11) происходить от обезьяны;
12) инопланетянин;
13) в недоумении (растерянно);
14) знаменитый учёный;
15) доказывать;
16) предки;
17) спустя день;
18) проверять изученное;
19) объяснять смысл;
20) весело отвечать;
21) глупый.
Retell the story.
Granny's teeth
A lot of parents often face the problem that their children refuse to eat healthy food, such as porridge or soup. The Miller family was no exception. The mother was constantly worried, as her daughter ate very badly. The family members wanted to teach the girl to finish her meals.
One day the girl began to play up as usual:
Eat your own beetroot with meatballs, it's disgusting! I want chocolate!
The mother of the child was tired from work and tried to make a deal with her daughter:
Once you have eaten your food, then you will get some chocolate and can go for a walk with your friend. If you dont, then you will be punished: you will not get chocolate and will have to stay at home alone to play.
Without another word, her mother left the kitchen. The stubborn girl burst into tears, pushed the plate away, pouted and went silent. The grandmother was always very worried when her granddaughter cried, so she decided to calm the sad child down:
Don't worry, honey! When I was a child, I also did not want to eat healthy food. My mother scolded me and even punished me, hitting me on the bottom or on the back of the neck and I had to stand in the corner.
Suddenly the girl wiped her tears and said compassionately:
Ah, grandma, that's why you're wearing false teeth!
Vocabulary:
problem проблема
to refuse отказываться
food еда
healthy полезный
porridge каша
soup суп
exception исключение
worried обеспокоенный
constantly постоянно
family member домочадец, член семьи
to teach приучать
as usual как обычно
to play up капризничать
beetroot свёкла
meatball котлета
disgusting отвратительный
chocolate шоколад
tired уставший
to make a deal договориться
to punish наказывать
to leave покидать, уходить
stubborn упрямый
to burst into tears расплакаться
to push away отодвигать, отталкивать
plate тарелка
to pout дуться
to go silent замолчать
granddaughter внучка
to cry плакать
sad грустный, печальный
to calm down успокаивать
to be worried переживать
to scold ругать
to hit someone on the bottom ударять по попе
to hit someone on the back of the neck давать подзатыльник
to stand in the corner стоять в углу
to wipe tears вытирать слёзы
compassionately с сочувствием
to wear носить
false teeth вставная челюсть
Answer the questions:
1) What problem do many parents often have?
2) Why was the mother constantly worried?
3) What did the girl start doing one day?
4) What did she want to eat? What didn't she want to eat?
5) What did the mother offer the girl in exchange for eating her food?
6) How did the girl react to what her mom said?
7) What did the grandmother do after that and why?
8) How did grandmother reassure her granddaughter?
9) What did the grandmother's mother do when grandmother was a child and did not want to eat healthily?
10) What did the girl answer?
Express the same in English:
1) отказываться есть полезную пищу;
2) каша;
3) суп;
4) быть исключением;
5) постоянно беспокоиться;
6) домочадцы;
7) говорить с сочувствием;
8) доедать еду до конца;
9) однажды;
10) капризничать;
11) свёкла с котлетой;
12) отвратительный;
13) уставшая после работы мать ребёнка;