April Cottage, Devon

This lovely cottage is 500 years old. It is in the country, one mile from the village of Parkham Gross, where there is a Post Office and a small shop. There are some very good pubs and restaurants in the area.

The cottage has a big garden with flowers and trees, where children can play safely. There are two double bedrooms, a bathroom, and a toilet The living room has traditional and antique furniture, and an open fire.

Phone O984 6552

colour TV garage electric cooker sea three miles away

Jenny Paul, look at this cottage!

Paul That's nice, (a) Where is it?

Jenny It's in Devon. Isn't it beautiful?

Paul Yes, it is. But is it big enough? (b) ___________ are there?

Jenny (c) ___________ two. That's just right for the four of us.

Paul The living room is nice, with antique furniture in it.

But where do we eat? (d) _____________________dining room?

Jenny I don't know. But (e) ___________ a TV, and a cooker in the kitchen.

and (f) ___________ where the children can play.

Paul Mm. (g) ________________ near a village?

Jenny Yes. The village of Parkham Cross is one mile away.

Paul What about shops? (h) ________________________ in the village?

Jenny Yes, there are. It looks lovely. Paul OK. Why don't we book it?

Jenny Good idea!

Paul (i) __________________________ ?

Jenny 09846552.

Paul Right!

Упражнение 3 Reading and speaking

Pre-reading task What do teenagers like doing in your country? Think of three things and tell the others in the class.

Ivan Mirsky is thirteen and he is the number 13 chess player in the world.

He was born in Russia but now lives in America with his father, Vadim. They live in a one-room flat in Brooklyn. Ivan doesn't go to school and his father doesn't have a job. They practise chess problems all day, every day, morning, afternoon, and evening. Ivan was different from a very young age: he could ride a bike when he was eighteen months old and read before he was two. He could play cards at three and the piano at four. When he was twelve, he was the under-20 chess champion of Russia. His father can't speak English and can't play chess, either! Ivan translates for him. Vadim says, 'I know that I can't play chess, but I can still help Ivan. He and I don't have any friends-we don't want any friends. Other teenagers are boring! We don't like playing sports or watching TV. We live for chess!'

Jaya Rajah is fourteen, but he doesn't go to school. He studies medicine at New York University in a class of twenty-year-olds. Jaya was born in Madras in India but now lives in a house in New York with his mother, father, and brother. They can all speak English fluently. His father is a doctor. Jaya was different from a very young age. He could count before he could say 'Mummy' or 'Daddy'. He could answer questions on calculus when he was five and do algebra when he was eight. Now he studies from 8.15 to 4.00 every day at the university. Then he studies at home with his father from 6.30to 10.00 every evening. Jaya doesn't have any friends. He never goes out in the evenings, but he sometimes watchesTV. He says/I live for onething-1 want to be a doctor before I am seventeen. Other children of my age are boring. They can't understand me.'

Comprehension check

a How old is he? b Does he go to school?

с Where was he born? d Where does he live now?

e Who does he live with? f What does his father do?

g How was he different when he was very young? h What does he do in the evening?

i Can his father speak English? j Does he have any friends?