The Sleeping Bag
On the outside grows the fur side, on the inside
grows the skin side;
So the fur side is the outside, and the skin side
is the inside.
As the skin side is the inside, and the fur side
is the outside;
One "side" likes the skin side inside, and the
fur side on the outside.
Others like the skin side outside, and the fur side
on the inside;
As the skin side is the hard side, and the fur side
is the soft side.
If you turn the skin side outside, thinking you
will side with that "side"
Then the soft side, fur side's inside, which some
argue is the wrong side.
If you turn the fur side outside, as you say it
grows on that side;
Then your outsiders next the skin side, which
for comfort's not the right side;
For the skin side is the cold side, and your
Out side’s not your warm side;
And two cold sides coming side by side are not
right sides one “side” decides,
If you decide to side with that “side”, turn
the outside, fur side, inside;
Then the hard side, cold side, skin side s, beyond
all question, inside outside.
Herbert George Ponting
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²Activity 5. Listen to the words and repeat them after the speaker
paying attention to the difference in spelling.
sick – sight mite – might bite – bright
fit – fight site – sight nine – night
brick – bright line – light five – fight
nick – night tie – tight ride – right
sit – sight hit – high fine - flight
tie – tied – tide – tight. We saw a high tide. He has a bright tie.
lie – lied – life – light. We saw a bright light. His life was bright.
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child |
kind |
grind |
behind |
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mild |
mind |
bind |
hind |
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wild |
find |
blind |
rind |
Sign – sine – benign – design.
He signed the design of this fine building.
fine – fin – fir – fire – fight – find – fierce – field
bite – bit – birth – bind – bright – blind – birch – blink
mine – mint – mirth – mind – might – misfit – misfire – misinform
Activity 6. Read the sentences. Mind the reading rules.
The child is mild.
I admire his kind smile.
He is blind to the fault of his child.
I don’t mind the light inside.
I find him mild and kind.
She bought a bright skirt and a nice T-shirt.
I admire the design of this fine bright tie.
Childish behaviour is silly.
On the right-hand side you see a sign.
I can't find the right sight.
She sighed and signed the paper.
Activity 7. Read the words in bold type, explain the reading rules of the letter “I”. Read the rhymes observing the reading rules.
In dismay the cat sighed Little kittens, Little kittens
And decided to find mice, Where are you mittens?
It was a thrilling sight We are silly kittens,
She tried thrice. We lost our mittens.
²Activity 8. Read the words in bold type, explain the reading rules of the letter “I”. Read the poems observing the reading rules.
MY NEEDS
I need so little and so much,
I need the sun, it’s warning touch,
A pine, a birch tree and a song.
A little birdie in the mom,
I need the day, I need the night,
I need the sunset, thoughtful, bright.
I need the summer and the spring,
The fall, the winter, and the wind,
I need a little patch of land
That would be large enough to stand,
The azure sky over my head,
And I need some one who desires
To get my energy and fire.
I need a home, it’s light and force,
A good and loving friend, of course,
And I need energy to live,
To learn, to love and to believe.
Jane Kislovskaya
Just below my window
Stands a birch tree white
Under show in winter
Gleaming silver bright.
S. Esenin
Activity 9. Read the similes. Which one do you like most of all?
And
why?
Activity 10. Read the words in bold type, explain the reading rules of the
letter “I”. Read the poem according to the reading rules.
Out of Sight, Out of Mind
The rarer seen, the less in mind,
The less in mind, the lesser pain,
The lesser pain, less grief I find,
The lesser grief, the greater gain,
The greater gain, the merrier I;
Therefore I wish thy sight to fly.
The further off, the more I joy
The more I joy, the happier life,
The happier life, less hurts annoy,
The lesser hurts; pleasure most rife;
Such pleasures rife shall I obtain
When distance doth depart us twain.
Barnabe Googe
Activity 11. Complete the idea of the sentences. Use the Present Perfect.
0. I’m delighted… (I have climbed to the top of a mountain) …
1. I’ m thrilled ... 6. I’m kind…
2. I’m astonished… 7. I’m terrified ...
3. I’m surprised… 8. I’m bewildered…
4. I’m frightened… 9. I’m tired…
5. I’m silly… 10. I’m interested in …
Activity 12. Role play Liar!. Find someone who……lied!
Ask your group-mates the questions and find a liar.
1. Have you ever ridden a camel or an elephant?
2. Have you ever climbed to the top of Everest?
3. Have you ever seen a tiger or a lion in the wild?
4. Have you ever knitted a woolen jacket?
5. Have you ever met knights?
6. Have you ever whistled in competitions?
7. Have you ever stricken your friends with brilliant ideas?
8. Have you ever visited China or Brazil?
9. Have you ever written a letter to Elizabeth the Second?
10. Have you ever missed the plane?
11. Have you ever driven a BMW?
12. Have you ever lived in India?
13. Have you ever inherited a castle in Ireland?
14. Have you ever committed a crime?
15. Have you ever striven to study in Cambridge?
16. Have you ever given silly advice?
17. Have you ever tried any spicy exotic dish?
18. Have you ever forgiven your friends for breaking their promises?
19. Have you ever striven to keep your self-control?
20. Have you ever cried in public?
Activity 13. Group Work-competition. Read the information.
For example: T- shirts, wine, sticks, expensive things…
Activity 14. Read the words and cross out the word with a different
sound.
[ ai ] twice, cried, might, deny.
[ i ] inch, wind, slim, find, niece.
[aiƏ] desire, satire, fir, admire, wire.
[Ə:] fir, firm, confirm, flirt, fire.
[ai ] mine, mind, mint, mild, mile.
[ai] bide, bind, bin, blind, blight.
[ i ] sin, since, sing, sign, sink.
[ai ] tie, tickle, tide, tight, tidy.
Activity 15. Read the proverbs according to the reading rules.
Can you find Russian versions for them?
