The street market

Helen: Hello, children! Welcome to Playtime. Huh, I'm late today.

Jill: What's the time?

Jack: It's quarter to four.

Jill: Helen is late today.

Helen: It's quarter to four.

I must phone Jack and Jill.

Jill: The phone's ringing. Go and answer the phone, please.

Jack: No, I can't. I'm busy.

Helen: There is no answer. I wonder where they are. I must hurry up.

Jill: I've got an idea.

Jack: What?

Jill: There is a street market around the corner. Let's go there and sell our old toys.

Jack: Great! Let's put the toys in here.

Jill: A doll, a ball, a snake, a mouse, a giraffe, a monkey.

Jack: A car, Snakes and Ladders, a book.

Jill: Hurry up, Jack!

Jack: I'm coming.

Jill: Oh dear!

Helen: Hello! Where are Jack and Jill? Ah, there is a letter. It's from Jack.

Dear Helen,

We are at the street market this afternoon.

See you later.

Lots of love from Jack and Jill.

Ah, I remember. There is a street market around the corner every Saturday. Oh dear. The toy box is empty. Jack and Jill want to sell their toys at the street market. Let's see if anyone wants to buy them.

Exercise 1. Answer the following questions:

1. Does Helen come in time or is she late today? 2. What time is it (in the text)? 3. Why does Jack not answer the phone? What is he doing? 4. The children want to go to the street market. What do they want to sell? 5. What day of the week is it?

Exercise 2. Make up sentences with the following words:

1. She, late, today, why, is? 2. I, go, home, must, now. 3. The phone, answer, please. 4. You, busy, are? 5. Wonder, I, doing, they, what, are. 5. This, a, is, good, very, idea. 6. They, market, the, to, go, and, old, sell, toys, their.

7. Street market, a, is, there, Saturday, around, corner, the, every.

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Conjugation of the verb "to have" (иметь):

I have (I've got) we have (we've got)

you have (you've got) you have (you've got)

he, she, it has (he's / she's got) they have (they've got)

He has a car (в письм. речи). He's got a car (в устной речи, разговорное).

(Has he a car?) Does he have a car? Has he got a car? (Последнее разговорн.).

He has no car. He doesn't have a car. He hasn't got a car. (Посл. разговорное).

Exercise 3. Ask questions and give negative answers:

1. She has got a book. 2. They have many toys. 3. You have this game.

Part 2

Roll up girls! Roll up boys!

Come and buy our pretty toys.

Jack: Can I help you?

Diana: Yes. Have you got any books?

Jack: Yes, I have. I've got a very exciting book. Here. "Ghosts in Scotland".

Diana: How much is it?

Jill: Only 30p.

Diana: 30p? I haven't got any money.

Jack: What a pity!

Roll up girls! Roll up boys!

Come and buy our pretty toys.

Jack: Can I help you?

Lucy: I'd like the ball, please. How much is it?

Jack: This ball? 25p. No, only 20p for you.

Lucy: 20p? All right. Here you are.

Jill: Thank you.

Sam: Oh, what a beautiful doll. How much is it?

Jill: It's 90p.

Jack: Let's say 80p for you. What about this game?

Sam: Oh. Snakes and Ladders… I don't like Snakes and Ladders.

Jack: I don't like it either. Here. You can have it for nothing.

Hot cross buns!

Hot cross buns!

One a penny, two a penny.

Hot cross buns!

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If your daughters don't like it,

Give it to your sons.

One a penny, two a penny.

Hot cross buns!

Jill: I'm so hungry. Let's buy some hot cross buns (булочки с изюмом).

Jack: Two buns, please.

Jim: Sorry. What did you say? How many buns?

Jack: Two, please.

Parrot: Two, please. Two, please.

Jack: Listen to the parrot.

Jill: He can speak.

Jack: Let's buy the parrot.

Jill: Excuse me. How much is the parrot, please?

Parrot: I like you. I like you. I'm hungry. I'm hungry.

Exercise 4. Make up sentences with the following words:

1. You, me, help, can? 2. He, a, very, has got, book, exciting. 3. They, lot, a, have got, of, toys. 4. We, money, not, have got. 5. Have, got, any, you, money? 6. Do, have, you, car, a? 7. I, a, have, car, don't. 8. He, a, doesn't, laptop, have. 8. Do, they, many, have, books? 9. No, books, they, many, haven't.

Exercise 5. Translate into English:

1. Который час? – Без четверти пять. 2. Я сегодня очень занят. 3. Это (здесь) книги, а это (там) игрушки. 4. У тебя есть деньги? – Нет, у меня нет денег. 5. Сколько стоит эта игрушка?. 6. Он продаёт свой (его) компьютер. 7. Мы покупаем попугая. 8. Вам нравится попугай? 9. У неё много кукол? – Нет, у неё не много кукол. 10. У них есть машина? – Нет, у них нет машины. 11. У них есть сын и дочь.

Proverb: A hungry man is an angry man.

Part 3

Helen: Hot cross buns! Hmm, delicious! Come and sing with me.

Hot cross buns! Hot cross buns!

One a penny, two a penny. Hot cross buns!

If your daughters do not like them, give them to your sons.

One a penny, two a penny. Hot cross buns!

How many hot cross buns are there? Let's count them. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen. There are 13 buns in the basket.

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Parrot: I'm hungry. I'm hungry.

Jack and Jill are taking, unnoticed [ʌn'nəʊtɪst] by Helen, two buns out of the basket.

Helen: Oh, what's that? There are two buns missing. Who's got them? Do you know? Tell me.

Now let's have a look at some pictures from our story. Jack and Jill went (пошли) to the street market to sell their toys.

Diana asked (спросила) Jack, "Have you got any books?" Jack has got an exciting book but Diana said (сказала), "I haven't got any money".

Lucy wants the ball. Lucy asked, "How much is it?" Do you remember how much the ball is? Yes, it's 20p. It's a special price for Lucy. Now let's go back to the street market...

Hello! What's your name?

Parrot: My name is Polly, Polly, Polly …

Helen: Polly the Parrot? Pretty Polly, welcome to Playtime!

Goodbye, children. Our time is up, I'm afraid.

Till next Playtime.

Parrot: Playtime! Playtime! Playtime!

Exercise 6. Make up sentences with the following words:

1. If (если), are, in, you, Pskov – me, phone. 2. If, need, you, these, don't, toys – can, sell, you, them. 3. I, him, ask - if (ли), hungry, he, is. 4. I, know, don't – if, help, can, I, you. 5. You, have, do, books, any, English? – No, I, books, have, English, no. No, I, books, any, have, don't, English. 6. She, does, any, have, money? – Yes, she, some, has, money. 7. This, an, book, interesting, is. 8. Are these, books, interesting. 9. Let, help, me, you. 10. Tired, you, are? 11. You, have, can, nothing, for, it.