English tales
.pdf~ Donald Bisset
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3.What did а тап paint?
4.Zebra licked the little tiger, didn't she?
5.What was the end?
DOWN - уоu will read the пате о! the main hero.
ТНЕ PIG WHO TRIED ТО FLУ
ПОРОСЕНОК,
КОТОРЫЙ ПЫТАЛСЯ ЛЕТАТЬ
Опсе uроп а timea pig гап Ьу the Wishing-Well. «1 want to fly!»
Не wished with аН his heart that he could fly. «Уоu сan fly if уоu want to. But 1will change уоu into а bird!»
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«But 1 want to Ье а pig that flies!» «Pigs can't flу!»
The pig was very sad. Не walked home.
Не wondered what he could do to Ье аЫе to fly. Next morning he went to the forest.
Не asked the birds to give him some of their feathers.
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«Are уои going to fly?»
Не tied the feathers together to make wings.
Не climbed to the top of а hiH near the sea. А cat and а rat, а frog and а dog сате to watch him. Не waved the wings and rose into the air.
Не was happy. АН animals cheered, too.
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That Wishing-Well was wrong. «Pigs сап fly!» Не flew so close to the sun that it burnt his wings.
They fell down in flames. The pigfell down into the sea. Splash!
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«Nеуег mind! Уои did fly. 1 like уои best as уои аге!» said his mother. 1 love уои as уои аге!
VOCABULARY
the Wishing-W еН - волшебный колодец sad [sred] - печальный.
could [ku:d] - мог
to Ье аЫе [elbl]·- быть способным, в состоянии
а feather ['feo3"] - |
перо, перышко |
to сНтЬ [klюm] - |
взбираться |
wings [WI1JZ] - крылья
to rise [rюz] roze [rouz] - подниматься
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to cheer [tSIЗ"] - приветствовать to {аН [f~:l], {еН [fell] - падать
flame [fleIm] - пламя Splash! [sрlеЛ - плюх!
N ever mind! - Ничего! Не беда!
STEPl
Agree (+) ог disagree (-):
1.The Pig went to the Wishing Тгее, didn't he?
2.The Wishing-Well could give the Pig two wings, couldn't it?
3.Did the Pig want to Ьесоте а bird?
4.Where did the Pig go to have the birds' feathers?
5.What did he do with the feathers?
6.Did the animals help the Pig?
7.What did the animals do at the bottom of the hill?
8.Did the Pig rise into the air?
9.Did he flу too high?
10.Whathappenedthen?
11.Did the Pig {аН down into the sea?
12.Was he lucky? Was he happy?
STEP2
Answer the questions:
1.Have уои got any dream?
2.Do уои want уоиг dream to соте true?
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3.Is your dream extraordinary?
4.Does your mother understand уои?
5.Do уоu want anybody to help уои?
6.Have уоu got а real friend?
7.Does he (she) understand уои?
8.Do уоu need to learn much for your dream?
9.What are уои doing to соте closer to your dream?
STEP3
Show the way of the Pig who tried to fly:
Дремучий
лес
Море
STEP4
Fancy that Pig in the ХХ! century.
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Сап heuse |
an airplane |
to get closer |
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а helicopter |
to the 8un? |
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а computer |
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а bicycle |
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Explain why. |
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ТНЕ USEFUL I)RAGON
ПОЛЕЗНЫЙ ДРАКОН
Once upon а time there lived а dragon. Не could breathe fire. АВ the people who lived near were afraid of him. The dragon .had six feet. Не wore three pairs of shoes and every shoe creaked. 80 whenever the dragon went the people were sure to know. They could always hear him walking.
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Опе day he met а girl who wasn't afraid of him. уои breathe fire?»
~Ineverthoughtabout
it. Shall 1 stop? »
«Yes, please. Good-
Ьуе!»
And she went home. 1t was beginning to get dark. But the lamplighter was still in bed.
It was dark in the streets and the people were afraid of darkness.
Then the gir1 had ап idea!
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She rantothe сауе where the dragon lived.
She took him to the town. Не breathed fire оп each lamp and lit it. Now the people were not afraid of darkness and of the dragon.
VOCABULARY
а dragon [dпеg.:r-ll] - |
дракон |
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to breathe [bri:o] - |
дышать, выдыхать |
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fire [fю.:r-] - огонь |
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. to ~r~ak [kri:k] - |
скрипеть |
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to Ье sure [fu.:r-] - |
быть уверенным |
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to get dark [da:k] - |
темнеть |
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а lamplighter [lremр'lюt.:r-] - ' тот, кто зажигает
. фонари
а cave [keIv] - пещера
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to Ье afraid [~freld] of - бояться чего-то
STEPl
Say which sentence is correct:
1.The Dragon had four feet in the boots.
2.The Dragon flew and had wings.
3.It liked to walk along the streets at daytime.
4.It had six feet in the creaked shoes.
5.The Dragoon lived in the town.
6.It lived in а block of·flats.
7.The Dragon lived in the cave.
8.It could breathe fire.
9.Nobody was afraid of the Dragon.
10.The little girlliked the Dragon.
11.The lamplighter was ill.
12.The lamplighter was in bed and wanted to sleep.
13.It was beginning to get dark.
14.It was raining hard.
15.The girllearnt to breathe fire.
16.The Dragon breathed оп each lamp and lit it.
17.The Dragon Ьесате useful.
STEP2
Look at the pictures, put the numbers and say 1-2 sentences about each picture.
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