Exercise 3. (Text 2). Answer each question with a sentence from the story.

1. Why can’t Joseph Emmons use his eyes?

2. Why is Buster called a ‘seeing-eye dog’?

3. Why isn’t Mr Emmons’ handicap a big problem?

4. Why doesn’t Buster let Mr Emmons talk very long?

5. Why do the people usually buy new brooms every time that Mr Emmons comes?

6. Why does Mr Emmons like his job?

7. Why is he so healthy?

8. Why does Mr Emmons have a problem selling brooms?

9. Why is he proud of his brooms?

10. Why should you sell people something good?

Exercise 4. (Text 2). Answer the questions about Mr Emmons’ daily routine.

1. How often does Mr Emmons work?

2. How often does Buster work?

3. What time does Mr Emmons get up every day?

4. What does he do next?

5. What time does he leave the house every day?

6. How often does Mr Emmons visit each house?

7. How often do most people buy brooms?

8. How often does he get a new supply of brooms?

Exercise5.

(Text 2). Pretend that you are a newspaper reporter and you are talking to Mr Emmons. Ask questions which would produce the answers below.

Reporter: .....?

Mr Emmons: No, my blindness is not a new problem. I’ve been blind since I was a child.

Reporter: .....?

Mr Emmons: I earn money by selling mops and brooms.

Reporter: .....?

Mr Emmons: In this part of the city.

Reporter: .....?

Mr Emmons: My dog Buster leads me where I want to go.

Reporter: .....?

Mr Emmons: Every day except Sunday.

Reporter: .....?

Mr Emmons: Every four months.

Reporter: .....?

Mr Emmons: People like my brooms because they last so long.

Reporter: .....?

Mr Emmons: Blind people do.

Reporter: .....?

Mr Emmons: Yes, I like my job very much.

Reporter: ..... ?

Mr Emmons: It keeps me busy and I can stay outside most of the time.

Exercise 6. (Text 3). Make a question with the information and the question word given in each number below.

1. Halloween means «holy evening». (What)

2. It’s not really a church holiday; it’s a holiday for children. (What kind of)

3. Children pick large orange pumpkins. (What)

4. They cut faces in the pumpkins. (What)

5. They carry boxes or bags from house to house. (What)

6. Some children think of other people on Halloween. (Who)

7. They ask for money to help poor children all around the word. (Why)

Exercise 7. (Text 3) Below are the answers to some questions, but the questions have been left out. Make a question to go with each answer.

e.g. Every year

How often do Americans celebrate Halloween?

1. Every October 31.

2. Every November 1.

3. Every autumn, when the vegetables are ready to eat.

4. Every Halloween.

5. Every time they come to a new house.

6. Every time the children come to the door.

7. Every time they help UNICEF.

Exercise 8. (Text 3). Match the words on the left with the definitions on the right. Then make complete sentence definitions, using the present tense.

jack-o’-lantern pumpkin monster treat autumn Halloween All-Saints Day mask adult UNICEF

the season which comes after summer and before winter an autumn holiday for children a religious holiday that people celebrate on November 1 a large, round, orange vegetable a pumpkin with a face cut in it a false face an unusual, frightening creature a gift such as money or candy a United Nations group which helps poor children around the world a person who is grown up

Exercise 9. (Text 4). Look at the following questions. Are they polite or not polite you meet someone for the first time?

1. What does your wife do?

2. Do you believe in God?

3. How much money do you earn?

4. How many children do you have?

5. Why aren’t you married?

6. Do you like baseball?

7. How old are you, Mr Lee?

8. Are you a Democrat or a Republican?

9. How much was your watch?

Exercise 10. Dictation-translation.

A: B:

Секретарь помогает своему шефу планировать время и заканчивать работу. Служащий гостиницы отводит гостей в их комнаты, и они обычно дают ему какие-то деньги за его помощь. У повара часто есть помощники, чтобы резать овощи, выпекать хлеб € готовить мясо. Хирург работает в больнице; он оперирует больных людей. Бизнесмен узнает о покупке, продаже и производстве товаров. Пожарные спешат, чтобы потушить пожар и спасти людей. Музыканты читают ноты с листа и играют до тех пор, пока музыка не зазвучит хорошо. Рабочий-строитель следует строительному плану для постройки зданий, квартир и магазинов. Фотографии манекенщиц появляются в газетах и журналах. Манекенщицы надевают новую одежду и позируют перед фотокамерами. Мистер Эммонз не видит. Он слепой. За мистера Эммонза видит Бастер, собака-поводырь. У мистера Эммонза есть работа, и он зарабатывает собственные деньги. Он работает каждый день, кроме воскресенья. Хотя мистер Эммонз – инвалид, это не является большой проблемой. Он держит Бастера и идет от дома к дому. Он несет с собой щетки и веники. Бастер не позволяет мистеру Эммонзу разговаривать с людьми очень долго. Чтобы обойти каждый дом в этой части города, ему надо четыре с половиной месяца. Он забирает новую партию щеток каждую неделю.