The music teacher

Once Paderewski came to a small town in the state of New York to stay with some close friends for a few days. One morning he went for a walk to have a look at the town. He had been told that the park was very pretty, and that near it there were a few quiet streets with fine old houses well worth seeing. The park was rather far from his friends' house, so when he reached it he was a little tired, and sat down on a bench, looking with pleasure at the beautiful flower-beds. After a short rest he got up, crossed the park and soon found himself in a quiet street with some lovely old houses, well worth seeing indeed. Suddenly he heard someone play the piano in one of them. He came nearer the house and saw the card in the window. The card read as follows: 'Miss M. Black. Piano lessons - 50 cents an hour." He stood there and listened for a while. One of Chopin's mazurkas was being played, but rather badly, with a lot of mistakes. Paderewski rang the door-bell, the music stopped and Miss Black answered the door. She knew the great pianist at once, was delighted and asked him in. He went straight to the piano, sat down and played the mazurka as only he could. Then he asked Miss Black to play it again and stayed for over an hour correcting her mistakes. At last, when her playing had become much better, he left the house after the delighted and graceful music teacher had thanked him again and again for his kindness.

A few months later Paderewski came once more to the small town in the state of New York and took a walk as before. After a short rest in the park he went on. When he reached the house in the quiet street where the music teacher lived, he saw a new card in the window. This time it read as follows: “ Miss M. Black (Paderewski's pupil). Piano lessons - 2 dollars an hour.

Task 8.Ответьте на вопросы по содержанию текста:

1. What was Paderevski’s occupation?

2. Why did Paderevski come to a small town in the state of New York?

3. What had he been told about?

4. What attracted his attention in a quiet street?

5. Was Chopin’s mazurka being played badly or excellently?

6. Why did Paderevski decide to visit Miss Black?

7. What did the card in Miss Black’s window read a few months later?

Task 9. Задайте к следующим предложениям все виды вопросов (общие, специальные, альтернативные и разделительные):

1. Paderevski rang the door bell.

2. Those fine old houses were well worth seeing.

Контрольная работа №6 Для специализации зонп/ зртк

I. Употребите правильную видо-временную форму глагола данного в скобках. Переведите предложения на русский язык

1. Vegetarians are people who (not/eat) meat.

2. Look! She (wear) the same shoes as me!

3. Why (you look) at me like that?

4. I can’t walk. I (hurt) my leg.

5. When the teacher came into the classroom nobody (translate) the text year.

6. When I live in Moscow I often (go) to the concerts.

7. She (leave) school a year ago.

8. Amazing news! Scientists (discover) a new planet.

9. Do you know when Columbus (discover) America?

10. We (have dinner) when Tom (phone).

1 l. At school Max (study) German; now he (learn) French.

12. I (not / read) her latest book. Can you give it to me?

13.They never (see) an elephant.

14. Who (give) Shakespeare his first job?

15.Last month I (spend) a week in hospital.