(Part Two)
You remember me, don't you? I'm Betty Brown, and I often go baby-sitting, but only on Saturdays. I'm still at school. Oh! That's the telephone. Excuse me. "Hallo? Yes, Betty Brown is speaking. Mrs. Goodchild? I must ask my mother... Yes, I can come on Saturday night."
It's Saturday night, and the time is 6 o'clock. Mr. and Mrs. Good-child are going to the theatre. Mr. Goodchild is an actor. He plays Romeo in 'Romeo and Juliet'. Mrs. Goodchild is going to the theatre to watch him.
"Ah, there you are, dear," says Mrs. Goodchild. She's wearing a beautiful dress!
"Now look after Tootsie. She likes biscuits and milk at 9 o'clock."
"Come on, dear," says Mr. Goodchild. "If we don't go soon, there'll be no Romeo in 'Romeo and Juliet'."
But Mrs. Goodchild goes on talking to me:
"Tootsie has milk and biscuits at nine. At about 10 o'clock she has a run in the garden."
"Yes, Mrs. Goodchild," I say. "Is Tootsie in bed?" "No, no, she's in the kitchen," says Mr. Goodchild. "Come along, dear, I must be at the theatre in five minutes."
"I'm coming," says Mrs. Goodchild. "Oh, Betty, give Tootsie a chocolate. Good-bye!" And off they go.
Actors are funny! They go off for the evening and leave their Tootsie in the kitchen! I must put her to bed. Milk and biscuits at nine very well, but a run in the garden? Of course, Tootsie is an actor's child, and actors are funny people. Well, I must go into the kitchen, get Tootsie, and put her to bed.
There is nobody in the kitchen yes, there is. A black poodle is asleep in a basket.
"Tootsie?" I say.
She wags her tail, and goes back to sleep. She is still asleep at 9 o'clock, so I have the milk and biscuits instead. At 10 o'clock she is still asleep. At 11 o'clock, when Mr. and Mrs. Goodchild come home, I'm asleep myself.
"Thank you very much!" says Mrs. Goodchild.
Another ten shillings for my summer holidays!
I Find in the text English equivalents for the following words and expressions ( ):
1) ; 2) , ; 3) ; 4) ; 5) ; 6) ; 7) ; 8) ; 9) ; 10) ; 11) ; 12) ; 13) ; 14) ; 15) -.
II Give Russian equivalents for the following words and expressions from the text and use them in sentences of your own ( ):
1) bed time; 2) to go downstairs (upstairs); 3) to turn off the television set; 4) he plays Romeo; 5) look after Tootsie; 6) she has milk and biscuits at nine; 7) she has a run in the garden; 8) in (five) minutes.
III Answer the questions ( ):
1) Does Betty want to have money of her own? Prove it.
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2) Do boys want to sleep?
3) Was Mrs. Smith a good woman? Why?
4) Were the boys good children?
5) Who is Tootsie?
6) Who drinks milk and eats biscuits and why?
IV Retell the text on the part of ( ):
1) the author; 2) Betty; 3) Bettys mother.
V Grammar Task ( ).
1.Ask questions about the words in bold type ( ):
a)She and Mr. Smith aregoing to the cinema.
b )I can hear Mr. and Mrs. Smith at the door.
c )She opens the door and looks in.
d)I can come on Saturday night.
e)At about 10 oclock she has a run in the garden.
f)There is nobody in the kitchen.
2. Open the brackets ( ):
a) He (to know) us very well.
b) Hallo! Who (to speak)?
c) She (to be) in bed at last.
d) She (to play) Juliet in Romeo and Juliet.
e) We (to go) to the theatre on Sunday.
f) He usually (to have) tea at 5 oclock.
3. Underline the correct form ( ):
a) Look! Your kittens are playing / play under the table.
b) We are having / have breakfast at 7 oclock every morning.
c) My little sister is going / goes to the theatre in a week.
d) Boys and girls like running / are liking running in the street.
e) This black dog sleeps / is sleeping in a basket now.
f) It always sleeps / is sleeping in a basket.
4. Translate from Russian into English ( ):
a) .
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c) 11 ?
d) .
e) .
f) .
Unit 4
THE HISTORY OF LONDON
(by I.N. Vereshcagina, O.V. Afanasyeva)
The Romans went to England many, many years ago. They built a town on the River Thames. The name of the town was Londinium. The Romans built
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Londinium near the river. The place for the town was very good. Soon the Romans built a bridge over the River Thames.
Londinium got bigger and bigger. The Romans built a lot of roads from Londinium to other parts of Britain.
By the year 400, there were fifty thousand people in Londinium. Soon after 400, the Romans left Britain. We do not know very much about Londinium between the years 400 and 1000.
The River Thames has always been part of London's history. In Roman times Londinium was a small town with the Thames in its centre. Now London is a very large City (a very big town) but the River Thames is still in the centre of London.
Until 1749, there was only one bridge over the river: London Bridge. The old London Bridge looked very strange. There were houses and shops on the bridge. In the nineteenth century there were already many new bridges in London. Now there are more than twenty bridges over the Thames.
At the beginning of the 11th century England was already a big country and London was a very important city. In 1066 William the Conqueror and his people went to England from Normandy in France.
William the Conqueror became King of England. The King lived in London. Many of his people lived in London too. But William was afraid of the English, of the people of London and he built the White Tower to live in it. Now it is one of the most important and beautiful buildings of the Tower of London As it is very famous, many people visit it every year.
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All Kings and Queens of England lived in London. It became the biggest city in England. By 1600 there were more than two hundred thousand (200000) people in London.
In those days people usually built houses of wood, and they often were near one another. Sometimes there were fires in the city, but they were usually very small. Then came 1666, the year of the Great Fire of London.
On Saturday, 2nd September 1666 there was a strong wind from the river and a big fire began. It started in the house of the king's baker, near London Bridge.
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The baker's wife woke up in the middle of the night because the house was on fire. Soon the next house started burning and then the next and the next... The fire burnt until Thursday. Many houses in London were burnt. The fire burnt for four days and destroyed 80% of the city. More than 250 thousand people didn't have home any more.
After the Great Fire people built a new city. The city became larger and larger. By 1830 there were more than one and a half million people in London. The railways" came and London became richer and richer, but it didn't become nicer. The city became dark and dirty and people lived in bad houses.
There are still poor people and dirty places in London today, but life is better now as there are many new houses and flats. The city is also much cleaner.
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I Find in the text English equivalents for the following words and expressions ( ):
1) ; 2) ; 3) ; 4) ; 5) ; 6) ; 7) ; 8) ; 9) ; 10) ; 11) ; 12) ; 13) ; 14) .
II Give Russian equivalents for the following words and expressions from the text and use them in sentences of your own ( ):
1) be afraid of smb. (smth.); 2) there was a strong wind; 3) be on fire.
III True, false or dont know (, , )?
1) There are many bridges over the Thames now.
2) There were many bridges over the Thames in Roman times.
3) The Romans came to England in the 19th century.
4) Londinium was a very beautiful town in old times.
5) The Romans built few roads in England.
6) Londinium is the old name of London.
7) There were many cinemas on London Bridge.
IV Answer the questions ( ):
1) When did England become a great country?
2) Where did William the Conqueror come from?
3) Where did William the Conqueror live when he was king?
4) What is the white tower?
5) How many people lived in London by 1600?
6) Where and when did the Great Fire of London start?
7) What is life like in London today?
