Зачем им столько времен?

3. What does the Scarecrow want and why?

4. Why does the Scarecrow carry Dorothy’s basket?

3. «The Adventures of Tom Sawyer» by Mark Twain

Vocabulary: dark – темный, easy – легкий, turn – зд. превращаться, pipe – трубка.

Tenses to use: Present Simple, Present Continuous*

It (be) summer. There (be) no school. Tom (not/want) to think about Muff Potter, but it (not/be) easy. He (see) his face in the dark and can’t sleep.

One summer day Tom and Joe (be) by the Mississippi River. They (watch) the boats and (talk). They (talk) about Jackson Island. They (want) to go and live there.

The next morning they (be) on the island. Tom, Huck and Joe (swim), (play), (fish) by the river.

In the evening Huck (take) his pipe and (begin) to smoke.

«Can we smoke, too?» (ask) Tom, «I (want) to learn.»

So, now the three boys (sit) by the river. They (smoke). But after ten minutes the boys’ faces (turn) an interesting colour. They (go) «for a little walk» into the forest and (come) back an hour later.

After that they (not/smoke) their pipes again.

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* Жирным шрифтом выделено время, встречающееся в упражнениях впервые.

Answer the questions:

1. What does Tom think about all the time? Why can’t he sleep?

2. What are the boys doing by the river? What are they talking about?

4. What do they do when they get to the island? What do they do in the evening?

6. Where do the boys go after they smoke their pipes?

4. «The Adventures of Tom Sawyer» by Mark Twain

Vocabulary: dig – копать, treasure – сокровище, robber – грабитель, upstairs – наверху, downstairs – внизу, hill – гора.

Tenses to use: Present Simple, Present Continuous

There (be) a time in every boy’s life when he (want) to go and dig for treasure. And this time (come) to Tom. So, one hot summer day he (go) to Huck Finn. Huck (like) the idea of treasure.

«Where you (want) to dig?» he (ask).

«At the old dead tree on Cardiff Hill».

«Why you (think) the treasure (be) there?»

«The robbers (put) the treasure under old trees and then (not/come) back to take it.»

The boys (come) to the old tree tired and hot. But after two hours they (understand) that there (be) no treasure under the tree. They (stop). Tom (look) down at a small house at the foot of the hill.

«Hey, look!» he (say),» nobody (live) in that old house. Let’s go there. Old houses (be) always good for treasure».

The friends (come) into the house and (go) upstairs. Suddenly they (hear) the noise.

«Sh-h-h! Somebody (walk) downstairs,» (say) Tom. Through the holes in the floor they (see) two men. One of them (sit) on the floor. He (take) money out of the box. The second man (move) big stones from the floor.

Upstairs the two boys (watch) them.

…When night (come) the two men (carry) the money away.

Tom and Huck (not/go) after them. They (be) very afraid.

Answer the questions:

1. What idea does Tom have one day? Does Huck like it?

2. Where does Tom want to dig? Why does he think that the treasure is under the old tree?

3. What do the boys understand after two hours of digging?

4. Where do they decide to go next?

5. Who do they see in the old house?

6. What is each of the men doing?

7. What do the men do when the night comes?

8. Why do not the boys go after the men?

5. «Three Men in a Boat» by Jerome K. Jerome

Vocabulary: agree – соглашаться, scratch – чесать, hurry – торопиться, as if – как будто, shout – зд. вопль.

Tenses to use: Present Simple, Present Continuous

I (like) cats. This (be) the only thing I can’t agree with my dog, Montmorency. He (not/like) them. When I (meet) a cat, I (say) hello to it and (scratch) it between the ears. The cats (like) this and there (be) love and peace. When Montmorency (meet) a cat, everybody (know) about it and a lot of bad words (be) used.

At the moment we (go) from the river. We (see) a cat. It (walk) along the road. It (not/look) at us. Montmorency (give) a shout of real happiness and (start) to run after it. The cat (not/hurry). It (not/understand) that its life (be) in danger. It (look) at Montmorency as if it (say), «Yes? You (want) me?»

Montmorency (stop) suddenly. The cat (sit) in the middle of the road and (watch) him. They (not/speak) of course, but I imagine what they (say).

The Cat: «I (can) (do) anything for you?»

Montmorency: «No… no, thanks.»

The Cat: «You (be) sure that you (not/want) anything now?»

Montmorency: «No, thank you… no… very kind of you… Good morning.

The Cat: Good morning.

Then the cat (stand) up and (walk) away. Montmorency (walk) behind me, unhappy and afraid.

Answer the questions:

1. What does the narrator (автор) do when he sees a cat? What happens when Montmorency meets a cat?

2. Where are the narrator and Montmorency going now?

3. What does Montmorency start to do?

4. Is the cat afraid of Montmorancy? What does it do?