Degrees of comparison (Продолжение)

(The Positive Degree - The Comparative Degree - The Superlative Degree)

10. Прилагательное far: far (дальний) – farther (более дальний) – the farthest (самый дальний) или:

far (далёкий) - further (дальнейший) - the furthest  (самый далекий).

11.Наречия, образованные от прилагательных с суффиксом – ly:

clearly - ясно:

more clearly — яснее (the) most clearly — яснее всего

less clearly — менее ясно (the) least clearly — наименее ясно

12. В сравнительных конструкциях, содержащих личные местоимения, последние употребляются в косвенном падеже вместо именительного. Разница в таком употреблении чисто стилистическая:

She is older than me. – Она старше меня. (неофициальный стиль). She is older than I am. – Она старше, чем я. (официальный стиль).

13. Есть прилагательные, от которых степени сравнения не образуются (uncomparable adjectives), например:

dead (мёртвый), excellent, empty (пустой), full (полный), impossible, perfect, round (круглый), wooden (деревянный), wrong и другие.

Exercise 7. Ask questions to the following text:

The thief rode over the nails. The tubes of the bike exploded. The thief fell off the bike. Jack called the police. The police officer arrested the thief. Jack and Jill were hero's of the day. All newspapers wrote about them. They also got 100 pounds from the City Bank. And Helen got her bike back.

Exercise 8. Translate into Russian:

1. Pooh is falling off the swing. 2. I know everything about it. 3. He is collec­ting coins. 4. The police arrested the thief. 5. The police officer hand­cuffed the thief. 6. Sherlock Holmes is the best detective of all times. 7. Let's pick mush­rooms! 8. Don't cheat! That's not fair. 9. How do we get to the airport? 10. Did you enjoy the film? 11. I have no further questions. 12. That is new to me. I did not know anything about it. 13. Just you wait, Jack! 14. That was that.

Exercise 9. Translate into English:

1. Расскажи мне об этом. 2. Я ничего об этом не знаю. 3. Это моя старшая сестра. 4. Это менее важно. 5. Это более важно для меня. 6. Он упал с вело­­­сипеда и ушибся. 7. Ты уже видел этот фильм? 8. Где ты был вчера вечером? 9. Я пойду туда завтра. 10. Что ты сказал? – Я ничего не говорил. 11. Ну-ну, и что тут у нас?

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25. Whose dog is it?

Helen: Hello, children. Welcome to Playtime. It's unit 25 today: "Whose dog is it?" Ah, the clock. The buns are ready. I must go to the kitchen and take the buns out of the oven.

Jill: Apple. This is a pear.

Helen: These are hot cross buns. I made them myself. It's teatime now. We are having buns with cream and jam or marmalade. Jack and Jill, it's time for tea! Aren't you hungry?

Jill: I'm busy.

Helen: What are you doing, Jill?

Jill: I'm doing my homework.

Helen: Ah, Jill is doing her homework.

Jill: These are cherries. Helen, how do you spell "cherries"?

Helen: Cherries? Wait a moment. I'll spell it for you. C-H-E-R-R-I-E-S.

Jill: Lemon, apple, pear, cherries. Finished!

Helen: Jack is late. Jill, do you know where Jack is?

Jill: Out somewhere.

Helen: Out somewhere? Huh! Anyway, I must go and do some shopping now. You can watch and listen to Jack and Jill while I do the shopping.

Jack: Walking in the street what do I see?

A little dog's barking at me – me – me.

Walking in the street what do I see?

Bark-bark-bark! A little dog's barking at me.

Hey! Careful! You knocked me over. The dog is barking. Be quiet! Would you like some chocolate? What's the matter with you? Are you lost? Poor dog. Well, I live here. Where do you live? All right, come in. Shhhh! You mustn't bark.

Words:

it's teatime now = it's time for tea – Пора пить чай; we are having buns – мы едим булочки с изюмом; jam – варенье, джем; marmalade – конфитюр, повидло; wait a moment – подожди минутку, just a moment! – одну минуту!; he's out somewhere – он где-то гуляет (его нет дома); anyway – как бы там ни было, так или иначе, we have little time but we'll do it anyway – у нас мало времени, но мы всё же сделаем это; bark – лаять; he knocked me over – он сбил меня с ног; you mustn't [mʌsnt] bark – не лай.

Exercise 1. Make the degrees of comparison of the following adjectives: poor, clear, quiet (2 variants), careful, hot, important, dead, impossible.

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Exercise 2. Ask questions to the following text:

It happened last Saturday. Helen and Jill were at home. Helen was baking hot cross buns. Jill was doing her homework. Jack went for a walk. Suddenly he saw a dog. Jack thought the dog was lost. He took the dog home.

Exercise 3. Translate into Russian:

1. I like a nice cup of tea in the morning. 2. Would you like some more cake? 3. They did nothing while I was away. 4. I must do some shopping now. 5. He took the dog out for a walk. 6. I read (/saw) it somewhere. 7. I'll do it myself. 8. Do it yourself. 9. You are tired, aren't you? 10. You are not tired, are you? 11. I can't wait to see you and to meet your family.

Exercise 4. Ask general questions to the following sentences:

1. There is a garden behind the house. 2. There was a garden behind the house. 3. There are many people in the park today. 4. There were many people in the park today. 5. There are some books on the table. 6. There is some butter in the fridge.

Exercise 5. Translate into English:

1. В нашем магазине (shop) есть яблоки (лимоны, груши, вишни)? 2. Её нет дома? Где она? – Она где-то гуляет (на улице). 3. Время пить чай. Я пью (have) чай с булочкой. 4. Что бы ты хотел, бутерброд с маслом или булочку с вареньем или повидлом? 5. Я не люблю мыть посуду (wash up), но я всё же (так или иначе, как бы там ни было) сделаю это, потому что мама очень занята. 6. Ты устал, не так ли? 7. Я вижу, ты не голоден, не так ли? 8. Сейчас мне надо сходить за покупками. 9. Не надо так (like that) кри­чать (shout). Я не глухой. 10. В холодильнике ещё осталось масло? 11. На рынке много людей? 12. Как бы там ни было, я это сделаю.

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Jill: Who's there?

J ack: Me, Jack.

Jill: What's that? The dog is barking.

Jill: Ugh! [ʊx]

Jack: Are you afraid of dogs?

Jill: No, I'm not. But whose dog is it?

Jack: It's my dog now. It's mine.

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Jill: You must be joking.

Jack: No, I'm not. He followed me home. He's lost.

Jill: You can't keep him. Helen doesn't like dogs.

Jack: I know. She's afraid of dogs.

Jill: Oh dear! Look at the carpet.

Jack: Don't worry. Our robot can clean the carpet.

Jill: Now everything is dirty. What a mess!

Jack: Look at his paws [pɔ:z]! They're [ðeə] dirty.

Jill: We must wash the dog. I'll get some water. The dog is playing with Pooh. Pooh is growling ['graʊlɪŋ] like a lion. Did you hear that noise?

Jack: What noise?

Jill: There it is again. It sounds like a lion.

Jack: Nonsense. That dog! He's torn the paper with our picture.

Jill: Come on, Jack. Give me some soap. Where's that dog?

Jack: He's under the table. Careful! He'll bite you.

Jill: No, he won't. He's a nice dog. Come here, dog. Have something to eat. Look what he's done to the carpet. We must wash your dirty paws.

Words: wel, wel, wel, who do we have here? – ну-ну, кто это тут у нас?;

joke – шутка: it's a good (/bad, old, silly, stupid) joke – это хорошая (/пло­хая, старая, глупая, дурацкая) шутка; joke – шутить: Are you joking? – Ты шу­тишь?; Are you joking me? – Ты подшучиваешь надо мной?; he followed me home – он пошёл за мной домой; follow me! – следуй за мной!; keep – хранить, остав­лять себе, продолжать ч.-либо делать: will you keep this for me? – не сохраните ли вы это для меня?; keep the change – сдачу оставьте себе; he kept walking in the direction of the park.- он продолжал идти в направлении парка; carpet – ковёр; clean – чистый; clean – чистить, убирать: I cleaned (up) the room – я убрал комнату; we must clean the carpet – мы должны почистить ковёр; dirty – грязный: the clothes are dirty – одежда грязная; dirty – загрязнять, пачкать: the dog dirtied the carpet – собака испачкала ковёр; paw [pɔ:] – лапа; growl ['graʊl] – рычать, ворчать, жаловаться: - the dog growled at the cat – собака зарычала на кошку; don't growl at me like that! – не рычи на меня так!; sound – 1.звук, 2. звучать: it sounds like a lion – судя по звуку, это лев; it sounds funny – это звучит странно (забавно); soap – мыло: wash your hands with soap – мой руки с мылом; have something to eat – съешь что-нибудь.

Exercise 6. Make the degrees of comparison of the following adjectives:

few, empty, important, easy, clean, beautiful, dirty, funny, impossible, nice, old.

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Exercise 7. Ask questions to the following text:

Jack came home with the dog. Jill was very surprised (удивлена) to see the dog. The dog had dirty paws. It didn't wipe (вытирать) its feet on the mat (коврик) by the door. The dog dirtied the carpet and the floor. Pooh was afraid of the dog. He growled at the dog like a lion. The children gave the dog something to eat.

Exercise 8. Translate into Russian:

1. I would like to have something to eat. 2. I don't like such jokes. 3. I don't see the joke. 4. Would you like to have something to drink? 5. It's not a joke. 6. That doesn't sound English. 7. Your idea sounds interesting. 8. Everybody laught at his joke. 9. They heard a strange (странный) sound. 10. I'm not joking. 11. He was not angry when we played a joke on him. 12. How do I look in this suit? 13. Can I try these jeans on? 14. Just don't tell it to her.

Exercise 9. Translate into Russian:

1. I can't do it myself. 2. You can see it yourself. 3. He looked at himself in the mirror. 4. She bought herself a new dress. 5. The monkey saw itself in the mirror and was very surprised. 6. We saw it ourselves. 7. You can go there yourselves. 8. They bought new clothes for themselves.

Exercise 10. Fill in myself … themselves:

1. They can't do everything … . 2. She is making up … . 3. He bought … a new suit. 4. I often ask … this question. 5. We tried to find work for … . 6. Children, did you do it … ? 7. Jack, look at … in the mirror! 8. I made … a cup of tea. 9. The cat hid … under the table. 10. She hurt … .

Exercise 11. Translate into English:

1. Мы сами это сделаем. 2. Это не шутка. 3. Если это шутка, то это плохая шутка. 4. Я дам тебе (что-то) поесть. 5. Посмотри на себя в зеркале. 6. Как я выгляжу в этом платье (/свитере)? 7. Он(о) сидит на (подходит - fit) тебе идеально (perfectly). 8. Ты можешь оставить деньги себе. 9. Она любит только себя. Вот почему она не может любить кого-нибудь ещё (anybody else). 10. Собака спряталась за деревом. 11. Это звучит хорошо (good). 12. Я видел, что они сделали всё (everything) сами. 13. Ты, наверное, шутишь. 14. Ну-ну, кто это тут у нас? – Это я, Джек.

Proverb: Barking dogs don't bite.

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Part 3

Tom: Oh where, oh where has my little dog gone?

Oh where, oh where can he be?

With his ears cut short and his tail cut long

Oh where, oh where is he?

Helen: Oh dear! My sausages! Whose dog is it? Do you know? What's the matter, dog? Oh, my book. Thank you.

Let's have a look at some pictures from our story now. The dog followed Jack home. Jack said to the dog, "You mustn't bark!"

Jill wanted to know, "Whose dog is it?" Jill doesn't believe that it's Jack's dog. She said, "You must be joking."

The dog's got very dirty paws. Look. That's why Jill said, "We must wash the dog." Where's the dog? He's under the table. Jack warned Jill, "Careful! He'll bite you."

Let's go back to Jack and Jill and watch our story again.

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Tom: My dog! My dog! I found you at last.

Jack: Look! It's Tom's dog.

Helen: Thanks goodness! It's Tom's dog. Our time is up. Goodbye, children. See you next Playtime.

Words:cut (cut – cut) – резать, стричь; short – короткий: the days are getting shorter – дни становятся короче; tail – хвост; long – длинный, долго: keep the book as long as you like – держи эту книгу у себя, сколько хочешь; it happened long ago – это произошло давно; I can't wait any longer – я не могу больше ждать; home 1. дом he is not at home – его нет дома; make yourself at home – будь как дома; 2. домой: we want to go home now – сейчас мы хотим идти домой; believe – (по)­верить: I don't believe you – я тебе не верю; I couldn't believe my eyes – я не мог поверить своим глазам; I believe he is not at home – я думаю, его нет дома; warn – предупреждать: I warn you, don't go there – я тебя предупреж­даю, не ходи туда; don't say I didn't warn you не говори, что я тебя не преду­преждал; at last – наконец-то: At last I found what I searched – наконец-то я нашёл, что искал; thanks to – благодаря: thanks to the internet you can get easily information about any topic – благодаря интернету можно легко получить информацию по любой теме; thanks goodness! – слава Богу!

Exercise 12. Make the degrees of comparison of the following adjectives:

easy, difficult, cheap, expensive, good,well, surprised, many, much, little, few, sad, happy, right, wrong.

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Exercise 13. Ask questions to the following text:

Tom was looking for his dog. He didn't know where it was. In the meantime the dog ran out of the house. It took away Helen's sausages. It was still (всё ещё) hungry and ate the sausages. At last Tom saw his dog. He cried, "I found you!" And the dog ran to its master (хозяин).

Exercise 14. Translate into Russian:

1. Just make yourselves at home. 2. I don't believe it. 3. Keep that book as long as you like. 4. Thanks to your help we had a wonderful time. 5. You mustn't do it. 6. You needn't do it now (You don't need to do it now – Am. E.). 7. It doesn't matter. 8. What's the matter with you? 9. Never mind! 10. I don't care! 11. Let's ride the merry-go-round (= roundabout). 12. I warn you, don't say you heard it from me. 13. He took the dog out for a walk. 14.Tell me – and I’ll forget, show me – and I’ll remember, let me do – and it will be mine forever (навсегда)!

Exercise 15. Pay attention to the following tag-questions:

1. He is good at English, isn't he? 2. He is not good at mathematics, is he?

3. You have got a smartphone, haven't you? 4. You haven't got a smartphone, have you? 5. They go for a walk, don't they? 6. They don't go for a walk, do they? 7. They are joking, aren't they? 8. They are not joking, are they? 9. He will come to the party, won't he? 10. He won't come to the party, will he? 11. We can go there, can't we? 12. We can't go there, can we?

tag-question – вопросительное предложение с "хвостиком"; (question) tag – вопросительный "хвостик". А какое значение слова tag мы уже знаем?

Почему правило употребления положительного или отрицательного "хвостика" называют "правилом батарейки"?

++Осн. предл. ↔ хвостик - - или - - Осн. предл. ↔ хвостик ++

Exercise 16. Translate into English:

1. Это (здесь) твоя собака, не так ли? 2. Это (здесь) твои друзья, не так ли? 3. Что это (там)? Это твой велосипед, не так ли? 4. Что это ( множ. число здесь, там)? – Это мои игрушки. 5. Его нет дома, не так ли? 6. Ты держишь какое-нибудь домашнее животное? 7. Ты любишь собак, не так ли? 8. Ты пойдёшь завтра в кино, не так ли? 9. Она не умеет играть в шахматы, не так ли? 10. Благодаря интернету я смог найти эту информацию.

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26. AT THE ZOO

Helen: Hello, children. Welcome to Playtime. It's unit 26 today: "At the zoo". Look, twenty … Oh, Jack! Twenty six.

Let's see what Jack and Jill are doing.

Jill: What's that? Oh, an animal puzzle. A kangaroo [­kæŋgə'ru:], a tiger, a giraffe, a zebra, a lion. Oh dear!

Helen: Oh dear, Jill. Here. Let me help you. Look. Here are some of the animals you can see at the zoo.

Here's a giraffe. Come and speak with me: a giraffe. And this is a zebra, a zebra. And here we have a lion. A lion. And what's this? – Yes, it's a goat. A goat. Here we have a kangaroo. A kangaroo. And this is a hippopotamus [hɪpə'pɒtəməs]. A hippopotamus. And what's this? Ha-ha! Yes, it's a monkey. A monkey. And this is a panda. A panda. Do you remember what this is? – Yes, it's a squirrel. A squirrel. And what's this? – Yes, it's a penguin ['peŋgwɪn]. A penguin.

Jack: Come on, Jill. Let's go to the zoo.

Jill: How far is it to the zoo?

Jack: About (около) ten minutes by bike.

Helen: Goodbye, Jack and Jill. Have fun at the zoo. Come and see the animals at the zoo. They are doing funny things.

Jill: Here's the ticket office.

Jack: There's nobody here.

Jill: Let's ring the bell. (Jack is ringing the bell.)

Jack: Two tickets, please.

Cashier: Here you are. Two tickets.

Jack: How much is it?

Cashier: Nothing. It's free today.

Jack: Free? Great!

Words:

zoo – зоопарк; kangaroo [­kæŋgə'ru:] – кенгуру; zebra ['zi:brə] or ['zebrə] – зебра; goat [gəʊt] – козёл; hippopotamus [hɪpə'pɒtəməs] – гиппопотам; panda ['pændə] – панда; penguin ['peŋgwɪn] – пингвин; funny – смешной, забав­ный: that's simply funny – это просто смешно; there is nothing funny about it – в этом нет ничего смешного; ticket office – касса по продаже билетов; ticket ['tɪkɪt] – билет: how much does a ticket to the museum cost? – сколько стоит билет в му­зей?; free – свободный, бесплатный; bell – звонок; cashier [kæ'ʃɪə] - кассир.

Exercise 1. Make the degrees of comparison of the following adjectives: funny, far, sweet, small, fair, pretty, black, empty.

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Exercise 2. Ask questions to the following text:

One day Jack and Jill decided (решили) to go to the zoo. The zoo was not far away (прочь) from their home. They wanted to see the animals at the zoo. The children went to the ticket office. They got two tickets for free and went to see the animals.

Exercise 3. Translate into Russian:

1. They took two tickets to the zoo (/for the museum). 2. Away with you (/with it)! 3. I haven't yet decided where to go for the holidays. 4. The Canary Islands are the place to go! 5. She decided to become (стать) an actress. 6. What would you like to become some day? 7. I don't remember where I put the tickets. 8. I bet (бьюсь об заклад, спорю) you can't solve this puzzle. 9. Are you talking about me? 10. Don't tell it to anyone, they can tell it to the teacher. 11. Just don't tell it to her… 12. It's the saddest story I ever read. 13. It's the most sad story ever. 14. Don't ask me why I did it. I don't know it myself.

Exercise 4. Translate into Russian, pay attention to the question tags:

1. I'm going with you on vacation, aren't I? (больше разговорное?) – I'm going with you on vacation, am I not? (реже, книжное?). 2. I'm not strong, am I? 3. You can help us, can't you? 4. He can't help us, can he? 5. Let's go to the cinema, shall we? 6. He told you nothing, did he? 7. You will help them, won't you? 8. You won't go to the party, will you? 9. You like it, don't you?

Exercise 5. Translate into English:

1. Давай пойдём в зоопарк, а? 2. Ты когда-нибудь был в зоопарке? 3. Вче­ра мы ходили (посетили) в зоопарк. 4. Я прав, не так ли? 5. Я опоздал, не так ли? 6. Я не опоздал, не так ли? 7. Ты не можешь решить эту проблему, не так ли? 8. Они могут это сделать сами, не так ли? 9. Она об этом ничего не знает, не так ли? 10. Он ничего не помнит, не так ли? 11. Ты всё расска­жешь ей, не так ли? 12. Ты же не пойдёшь на ярмарку, а? 13. Кем он хотел бы стать в будущем?

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Kangaroo: Welcome to our zoo!

Elephant: Come this way, please.

Jack: Oh, who are you?

Elephant: I'm the zookeeper.

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Jack: Where do you come from?

Elephant: I come from India. It's a big country. Well, have fun at the zoo.

Jack: Thank you. (Mind the paint!)

Did you ever, ever, ever, ever, ever,

D id you ever see a mouse paint a house?

No, I never, never, never, never, never,

No, I never saw a mouse paint a house.

Did you ever, ever, ever, ever, ever,

Did you ever see a snake bake a cake?

No, I never, never, never, never, never,

No, I never saw a snake bake a cake.

Did you ever, ever, ever, ever, ever,

Did you ever see a fish wash a dish?

No, I never, never, never, never, never,

No, I never saw a fish wash a dish.

Did you ever, ever, ever, ever, ever,

Did you ever see a goat sail a boat?

No, I never, never, never, never, never,

No, I never saw a goat sail a boat.

Jill: Look, Jack. The cage is open. Watch out!

Elephant: Don't be afraid.

Jill: Did you ever see a tiger catch a spider?

Jack: No.

Words:

welcome – добро пожаловать: welcome to Pskov (/to our school) – добро пожало­вать в Псков (/в нашу школу); he is welcome in Pskov (/at our school) – в Пскове (/в нашей школе) ему рады; you are welcome! – (в ответ на благодарность) пожалуйста!; (come) this way, please – (идите) сюда, пожалуйста; zookeeper – смот­ритель в зоопарке; country – страна, Russia is the biggest country in the world – Россия самая большая страна в мире: mind – 1. возражать: do you mind if I close the window? – вы не возражаете, если я закрою окно?; 2. быть осторож­ным: mind the paint! – осторожно – окрашено!; never mind! – ничего! не обра­щайте внимания!; paint – краска, красить; snake – змея; dish – блюдо, посуда: clear the dishes – убирать посуду; wash the dishes – мыть посуду; do the washing up – мыть посуду; sail – плыть под парусом; cage – клетка; open – открытый, открывать: are the shops open now? – магазины сейчас откры­ты? the museum opens at 11 o'clock – музей открывается в 11 часов.

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Exercise 6. Ask questions to the following text:

The zoo was big and beautiful. There were many cages with animals in the zoo. A kangaroo welcomed Jack and Jill. Then the children met an elephant. It came from India. The elephant was the zoo­keeper. It showed the children (/them) around (сопровождать, показывать) the zoo. They saw tigers, lions, zebras, monkeys, mice, snakes, goats and many other animals.

Exercise 7. Translate into Russian:

1. Come on, I'll show you around the school. 2. You never wash up after yourself! 3. He doesn't like to do the washing up. 4. She likes watering the plants. 5. It's your turn to clean the rooms, to vacuum ['vækjʊəm] the carpets and to dust the furniture ['fɜ:niʧə]. 6. I like watering the plants, but I don't like mopping the floors and dusting. 7. When do the shops open on weekdays?

Question tags (exceptions):

I am	aren’t I?	I am a manager here, aren’t I?
imperative	will / won’t	Open the window, will you? / won’t you? / would you?
Don’t	will you?	Don’t go there, will you? – Не ходи туда, ладно?
Let’s	shall we?	Let’s have some coffee, shall we?
This/That is	isn’t it?	This is great, isn’t it?
Everyone   Someone   Anyone   No one  (~body)	they	Everyone likes him, don’t they? Everybody knew it, didn't they?

Other question tags: right? OK? correct? no? innit?

Если мы произносим хвостик с восходящей интонацией, то мы ждём

подтверждения. Если мы произносим хвостик с нисходящей

инто­нацией, то мы ожидаем, что собеседник согласится с нашим

утверждением.

He is ill, isn't he↑? – Он вроде болен, а? (Ожидаем ответа)

You are busy, ↓aren't you? - Ты ведь занят, не так ли? (Видим, что занят).

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Exercise 8. Put the correct question tags:

1. He is collecting coins, …? 2. She has got a make-up bag, …? 3. They have no money, …? 4. Help us, …? 5. Don't shout at him, …? 6. Let's go to the zoo, …? 7. I'm right, …? 8. Nobody knew it, …? 9. They often watch TV in the evening, …? 10. Everybody saw it, …? 11. You haven't yet cleaned the room, …? 12. She can't skate, …? 13. You are happy, …? 14. I'm clever, …?

Part 3

Dogs must be kept on a lead.

Squirrel: Hey! Have you got a nut or two?

Jack: Yes, I have. Here's a hippopotamus.

Panda: Ice cream! Ice cream!

Jill: Ice cream?

Jack: Would you like an ice cream?

Jill: Yes, please.

Jack: Two, please.

Panda: Here you are.

Jill: Oh dear! A panda!

Panda: Won't you have an ice cream?

Jack: Come on!

Jill: Hospital.

Jack: An animal hospital? Here's a giraffe. She's got a scarf round her neck. Jill: She's got a cold.

Giraffe: Achoo!

Jill: What a funny zoo!

Helen: What a funny zoo! Did you ever see animals do such funny things? Let's have a look at some of the animals now.

Here's a mouse. I'll ask you now: Did you ever see a mouse paint a house? Now you can answer. It's easy. Just try to re­mem­ber the song. – No, I never saw a mouse paint a house. Thank you, Jack.

And here's our next picture. It's a snake. Did you ever see a snake bake a cake? – No, I never saw a snake bake a cake. And here's a fish. Did you ever see a fish wash a dish? – No, I never saw a fish wash a dish. And here's our next picture. It's a goat. Did you ever see a goat sail a boat? – No, I never saw a goat sail a boat.

And here's a very dangerous animal. It's a tiger. Did you ever see a tiger catch a spider? – No, I never saw a tiger catch a spider. Very good. Thank you.

Let's go back to Jack and Jill and watch the animals again.

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Our time is up. I hope you enjoyed watching Playtime. Goodbye, children.

By the way, did you ever see a penguin play the violin?

Words:

lead – 1. поводок 2. (led – led) вести; won't you have an ice cream? – не хотите мороженое?; hospital – больница, госпиталь; neck – шея; such – такой: it's such an interesting film! – это такой интересный фильм!; next – следующий: next summer (/year) – будущим летом (в будущем году); try – (по)пытаться: try it again! – попробуй ещё раз! try your best! – постарайтесь сделать всё как можно лучше!; dangerous – опасный: he is a very dangerous man – он очень опасный человек; it's a dangerous plan – это опасный план; by the way – между прочим.

Exercise 9. Ask questions to the following text:

A panda sold ice cream. The children visited also an animal hospital. They met a giraffe there. The giraffe was ill. It had a cold. Jack and Jill enjoyed their visit to the zoo very much.

Exercise 10. Translate into Russian:

1. Who's next? 2. What happened next? 3. Try this cake. 4. Try these shoes on. 5. Where is the fitting room? I would like to try this suit on. 6. Won't you have an ice cream? 7. Our visit to the zoo was fun. 8. Is it really that simple? 9. It really is that simple. 10. I wonder what they'll do next. 11. It's just that easy. 12. And that was that. 13. Do you know the proverb: When in Rome, do as the Romans do? 14. Would you like some tea? 15. Won't you have some tea?

Exercise 11. Мало and немного in English:

	Исчисляемые (множ. ч.)	Неисчисляемые
мало (недостаточно)	few: He has few friends in England.	little: He speaks little English. (существ. употр. без арт.)
немного (достаточно)	a few: He has a few friends in England.	a little: He speaks a little English.

Exercise 12. Translate into English:

1. У меня мало времени. 2. У неё есть немного денег. 3. У них мало англий­ских книг. 4. У них есть немного (несколько) русских книг. 5. У нас осталось мало масла. 6. В зоопарке только немного слонов. 7. Между про­чим, там много мышей. 8. У тебя есть немного времени для меня?

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