Summary

Jack and Jill are at home. They are playing Ludo. The children are quarreling. Jack is winning and Jill is losing the game. She's crying. She thinks that Ludo is a silly game.

In the afternoon they are going to the toy museum. It's a funny museum. The children can see a teddy bear, a rocking horse and dolls there. But they like the dolls' house best.

They can see the cats' family. Mother Cat is reading the paper. Father Cat is making a cake. Kate is washing her hands and Tom is playing the drums. What a funny family! Grandpa ['græn'pa:] Cat is fixing his motorbike behind the house. Jack and Jill are going home by motorbike. They like their visit to the toy museum very much.

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8. A train ride

Helen: Hello, everybody! Welcome to Playtime.

Jill: Hello, children!

Jack: Hi, children!

Helen: What's the time?

Jill: It's playtime…

Helen: Yes, you're [jɔ:] right, Jill. It's playtime. But what's the time on the clock? It's 9 o'clock.

What's going on here? Ah, I see. Jack and Jill are packing their suitcases. Jack is closing his suitcase. Let me help you, Jill.

Look, this is a suitcase. Here are Jill's pyjamas. And here's a toothbrush. These are Jill's jeans, a T-shirt and a pullover.

Look, I'm putting Jill's jeans, T-shirts and pullover into the suitcase. Here you are, Jill. Your suitcase is ready.

And what about Jack? Are you ready, Jack?

Jack: Yes, I am.

Helen: Good. Jack and Jill are going on holiday.

They're [ðeə] visiting Grandpa ['græn'pa:] in Scotland. And they're [ðeə] going to Scotland by train.

Conjugation of the verb "to be" (быть):

I am (I'm) we are (we're [wɪə])

you are (you're [jɔ:]) you are (you're [jɔ:])

he is (he's)

she is (she's) they are (they're [ðeə])

it is (it's)

Exercise 1. Translate into Russian:

What? Who? Where? When? Why? Which? How? How many?

Exercise 2. Answer the following questions:

1. What time is it in the text? And what's the time right now?

2. Are Jack and Jill at home? Are they playing "Ludo"?

3. What are they doing?

4. Who is helping Jill?

5. What is Helen putting into Jill's suitcase?

6. Is Helen helping Jack?

7. Where are Jack and Jill going?

8. Are they going to Scotland by car?

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Exercise 3. Transcribe the following words:

hello, welcome, time, clock, pack.

Exercise 4. Translate into Russian:

1. You are right. 2. You are wrong. 3. What's going on here? 4. He's closing his suitcase. 5. Let me help you. 6. Here you are, Jill. 7. Your suitcase is ready. 8. And what about Jack? Are you ready, Jack? – Yes, I am. 9. They are going on holiday. 10. They are visiting Grandpa in Scotland.

Exercise 5. Fill in the gaps with the verb "to be":

1. You …… wrong. 2. She ….. right. 3. They .… ready. 4. It ….. funny. 5. We ….. at home. 6. I ….. in the living room. 7. He ….. playing on the computer.

Part 2

Jack: When is the train leaving?

Helen: It's leaving at 10 o'clock. It's a long train ride to Scotland. But I've got a picnic for you, in case¹¹ you get hungry or thirsty on your train ride. Here you are, Jill.

Jill: Thank you.

Jack: Where are the tickets?

Helen: Here are the tickets from London to Edinburgh¹² in Scotland. Here you are, Jack. Catch!

Be careful and have a nice time in Scotland!

Train, rain round the train.

We don't care, it's sun or rain.

Rain, rain, round our way

On the train to Scotland.

Helen: Now look and listen to Jack and Jill.

Jill: When is the train leaving?

Jack: It's leaving at 10 o'clock.

J ill: Come on, Jack. Let's play.

Jack: No. I want to read my book.

Jill: What are you reading?

Jack: "Ghosts in Scotland".

Jill: What's the time?

Jack: It's 12 o'clock.

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Exercise 6. Translate into Russian:

1. The train is leaving at 10 o'clock. 2. I've got a picnic for you, in case you get hungry or thirsty. 3. Here you are, Jack. 4. Be careful. 5. Have a nice time in Scotland. 6. I don't care what you think. 7. They are sitting on the train to Scotland. 8. Come on, Jack. Let's play. 9. I want to read my book.

Exercise 7. Answer the following questions:

1. When is the train to Scotland leaving? 2. Is it a long ride from London to Edinburgh? 3. What is Helen giving to Jack and Jill? 4. Who has got the train tickets? 5. What's the weather like? Is it raining or is it snowing? 6. The children are sitting in the train. What is Jill doing? 7. And what about Jack? What is he doing? 8. Are the children quarreling?

Exercise 8. Make up sentences with the following words:

1. I, reading, like. 2. She, cooking, like, doesn't. 3. They, playing football, to be. 4. You, like, do, playing, bakugans, with? 5. It, rainy, be. 6. We, dancing, be. 7. He, read, want, to, the paper.

Learn the idiom:

It's raining cats and dogs (досл.: идёт дождь из кошек и собак) = дождь льёт как из ведра.

Part 3

Jill: Look out of the window, Jack. There is a river. There are boats on the river. We are going over a bridge. Are you hungry, Jack?

Jack: No, I'm not… You are silly!

Guard: Hello. Tickets, please.

Jack: Where are the tickets? Have you got the tickets, Jill?

Jill: No, I haven't. You've got them.

Jack: I can't find the tickets.

Jill: Are they in your book?

Jack: No, they are not.

Jill: Look under your raincoat.

Jack: I can't find the tickets.

Jill: Here they are. In your cap.

Guard: Thank you. Ah, you are going to Edinburgh. What are you doing there?

Jack: We are visiting Grandpa.

Guard: Well, have a good time.

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Jack: Thank you.

Jill: Look, Jack! A castle.

Jack: A castle? Where?

Jill: You can't see the castle now. We are going through a tunnel.

Jack: It's a long tunnel. Where is the castle?

Jill: There it is. Behind you.

Jack: It's Edinburgh castle.

Guard: Come along, children. The train is arriving in 5 minutes.

Jill: Where's Grandpa? Hello, Grandpa!

Helen: Goodbye, children. See you next Playtime.

Exercise 9. Translate into Russian:

to, by, into, in, at, on, for, from, about, with, behind, over, through, out, of, under.

Exercise 10. Translate into Russian:

1. Look out of the window! 2. There is a river. 3. There are boats on the river. 4. We are going through a tunnel. 5. I can't find the tickets. – Here they are, in your cap. 6. Where is the castle? – There it is. Behind you. 7. The train is arriving in 5 minutes. 8. Have a nice trip (поездка, путешествие)!

Exercise 11. Fill in the gaps with "is" or "are":

1. There ….. a bird in the tree. 2. There ….. two bedrooms upstairs. 3. ….. there a book on the table? 4. There ….. a kitchen downstairs. 5. There ….. flowers and a box of chocolates on the table. 6. How many books ….. there in your library? 7. There ….. a newspaper on the table. 8. ….. there a piano in the living room? 8. There ….. an armchair in the corner (в углу).

Exercise 12. Describe Jack and Jill's Grandfather. What is he wearing?

(Shoes, colourful stockings, a checked skirt, a coat, a tie, a beret ['berei]).