Рассказы на английском языке для 6 класса с заданиями

Сегодня предлагаю Вам подборку лексических и грамматических упражнений по английскому языку для 6 класса. Упражнения поделены на категории. К большинству заданий Вы найдете ответы в конце материала. Упражнения для 6 класса подобраны с целью повторить основные правила, которые должны знать ученики 6 класса.

Грамматические упражнения для 6 класса.

В этом разделе даны тренировочные задания по грамматике английского языка для учеников 6 класса. Начнем с повторения глагола to be и времен.

Упражнения на времена для 6 класса.

To be.

Упражнение 1. Выберите правильный вариант ответа.

1. Can I talk to Molly, please? — She _________ (is/are) busy now.
2. What ______ (am/is/are) you painting? — I_________ (am/is/are) not painting now.
3. My friends______ (am/are) working now.
4. Where __________ (am/is/are) uncle Patrick on a holiday? — In Kenya.
5. Why___________ (am/is/are) Nickolas crying? —He’s lost the

Present Continuous.

Упражнение 2. Определите предложения, в которых глаголы употреблены Present Continuous.

1. Frank gets up at 6 o’clock.
2. What is auntie Pam doing now?
3. At 4 o’clock Molly is doing her tests.
4. My friend often goes hiking.
5. Sandy’s going to eat less fatty food.

На сайте есть много упражнений на Present Continuous.

Past Simple.

Упражнение 3. Употребите  Present Perfect или Past Simple.

1. Meredith _________ (live) in Кenya last year.
2. The rain_________ (stop) two hours ago.
3. Masha_________ (buy) a new hat.
4. The wind _________ (to blow) off the old man’s hat, and he cannot catch it.
5. We just_________ (to meet) our math teacher.
6. Sergio _________ (to go) home.
7. He _______ (to leave) the room a moment ago.
8. Fred_________ (to change) so much.
9. Anything ______ (to happen)?

Больше упражнений на Past Simple.

Present Perfect.

Упражнение 4. Определите  предложения, в которых глаголы употреблены в Present Perfect.

1. My name is Lisa.
2. Sally has a lot of questions to ask.
3. Molly has never been to Tanzania.
4. I had a good holiday last year.
5. Have Sally and Molly ever been to North Africa?

Упражнение 5. Переведите предложения на английский язык.

1. Ты купил подарок бабушке?
2. Мередит еще не видела этот фильм.
3. Я только что разбил вазу.
4. Вероника только что вернулась из Парижа.
5. Петр уже сделал домашнее задание.

Упражнение 6. Задайте вопросы к предложениям.

1. I’ve been to Mir. — When
2. I’ve read this book. — When
3. I’ve just come from village. — How long
4. I’ve broken a vase. — What
5. I’ve met Kate. — Where

Больше упражнений на Present Perfect.

Past Continuous.

Упражнение 7. Underline Past Continuous forms.

1. When I saw Nick, he was writing a letter.
2. At 2 o’clock my mother Fiona was cooking soup.
3. The father was not sleeping when little Freddie opened the door.
4. At 10 o’clock, Samantha was doing homework.
5. When the old teacher came in, the children were talking.

Упражнение 8.  Complete the sentences using Past Continuous.

1. When my mother came home, I
2. On Saturday at 9 o’clock my brother
3. When the telephone suddenly rang, we still
4. When I met my friend yesterday, he
5. From 2 till 5 o’clock yesterday I

Больше упражнений на Past Continuous.

Комплексные упражнения на времена для 6 класса.

Упражнение 9. Выберите корректный вариант.

1. Не_________ (is/are) going to be a teacher. He likes children.
2. We’ll go on a bicycle__________ (last/next) Sunday.
3. What_______ (am/are) you going to do after school?
4. I think I (wan’t/won’t) go to the village next summer.
5. I_________ (am/is) going to go to the mountains.

Упражнение 10. Найдите в тексте 5 ошибок.

Summer is my favourite time of the year because it are vacation time. Last summer I go to my granny in Russia. We also go to Moscow. I loved staying in hotels. There is swimming pools there and I is very happy.

Упражнение 11. Вставьте last night, ever, just, yet, always в нужном месте:

1. My uncle went to Bosnia.
2. Scot has come back from America.
3. Have you been to Yemen?
4. You haven’t visited your granny.
5. I clean my teeth two times a day.

Упражнение 12. Подчеркните правильную опцию.

1. Why (do, have) you bought so much sugar?
2. What foreign language (have / do) you know?
3. Where (do, have) you celebrate New Year?
4. Why (do, have) you broken this toy?
5. What (do, have) you do every day?

Упражнение 13. Choose the correct word for each conversation.

1. (Would/Do) you like a cup of tea? Yes, please. I’m very thirsty.
2. (Would/do) you like steak? No, I don’t eat meat.
3. Tom (would like/likes) something to drink. I’ll bring mineral water.
4. What is your favorite meat?  I (would like/like) chicken.
5. Can I help you?  Yes? I (would like/like) an ice-cream.

Другие упражнения по грамматике для 6 класса.

Упражнение 14. Образуйте множественное число существительных

a wolf —     a bison — a sheep —

a tooth — a glass — an ox —

Больше упражнений на множественное число.

Упражнение 15. Образуйте степени сравнения.

short   —  

bad   —    

boring —

far –

Больше упражнений на степени сравнения.

Вопросительные предложения.

Упражнение 16.  Put the words in the correct order to make the questions.

1. Did, happen, when, the accident
2. Do, the boys, do, what, housework
3. Machines, what, you, can, use
4. Does, Molly, what, do, her, room, in
5. You, do, like, film, this

Упражнение 17.  Complete the questions with the words how much, how many.

1. _________ milk would you like?
2. _________ sweets have you eaten?
3. ________cabbage do you want to buy?
4. _________ biscuits have you bought?
5. _________ eggs have you added?

Упражнение 18. Complete the tail questions.

1. The book is very interesting,_______?
2. You haven’t seen The Lost World: Jurassic Park yet,________?
3. You can go to granny tomorrow, ________?
4. My brother thinks adventure stories are exciting, ________?
5. Kate really likes eating ice-cream, ________?

Упражнение 19. Ask questions.

1. Greg finished repairing his bicycle yesterday. — When __________?
2. Yesterday Nelly was working at her English from 5 till 7. — How long ?
3. My sister is in the kitchen. — Where ?
4. Little Millie is brushing her teeth at the moment. — What ?
5. Aunt Pam got a postcard from her cousin two days ago. — When ?

Больше упражнений на построение вопросов.

Упражнение 20. Fill in have to/has to, don’t / doesn’t have to, etc

1. Sandy________ buy any milk. Her sister melody has already bought it.
2. I don’t have a pencil. I________ ask somebody for a pencil.
3. Nick is studying literature. He______ read a lot of books.
4. ______ you______learn the poem by heart? No, I know it.
5. I_________ clean the blackboard. Tim has already cleaned it.

Лексические упражнения для 6 класса.

Упражнение 21. Соотнесите слова и их перевод.

A.

Abroad dangerous plant wild danger

a)                   опасный b)                   растение c)                   за границей d)                   опасность e)                   дикий

B.

comfortable population cross capital anthem

a) крест b) удобный c) столица d) гимн e) население

Упражнение 22. Fill in when or while.

1. Fred was watching TV, ________ Pit was reading.
2. _________ mother came into the room, Anthony was sleeping.
3. Melody was crying ______ Derek first saw her.
4. Gill was cooking _______ the phone rang.
5. _________ Steven was thinking, the train left.

Упражнение 23.  Match these verbs with the words.

1.       Do 2.       Make 3.       Clean 4.       Wash 5.       Water

a) the plants b) your homework c) the bed d) the dishes e) the house

Упражнение 24. Put these words into the most suitable column.

Steak, cucumber, onion, ham, potatoes, apple, lemon, carrot, bacon, grapes

Vegetable:                                                                                                                               

Fruit:

Meat:

Упражнение 25. Put the words into the correct order to make sentences.

1. has to, stay, Ann, at school, lessons, after
2. get, early, up, tomorrow, don’t, have to, I
3. the dates, have to, they, learn, by heart
4. have to, the, blackboard, clean, I
5. don’t, eat, have to, you, the soup

Упражнение 26. Use the words to complete the sentences.

 exciting, boring, amusing, touching, horror

1. The “Titanic” is a very _________ film.
2. The film was very_________- , so I fell asleep.
3. “Car” is an__________cartoon for the whole family.
4. The “Star wars” is a very__________ film, so I couldn’t stop watching it.
5. The “Dracula” was a __________ film, so I was not asleep.

Ответы.

Exercise 1.  1 is, 2 are / am, 3 are, 4 is, 5 is

Exercise 2.  2 /3 /5

Exercise 3.

1 lived, 2 stopped, 3 has bought, 4 has blown, 5 have just met, 6 has gone,  7 left, 8 has changed, 9 has … happened  

Exercise 4.  3 /5

Exercise 5.

1. Have you bought a present for your Granny?
2. Meredith hasn’t seen this film, yet.
3. I’ve just broken the vase.
4. Veronica has just come from Paris.
5. Petr has already done his homework.

Exercise 6.

1. When were you in Mir?
2. When did you read it?
3. How long have you been in the village?
4. What have you done? or What have you broken?
5. Where have you met Kate?

Exercise 7. Was writing, was cooking, was not sleeping, was doing, were talking

Exercise 8. Your own answers.

Exercise 9. 1 is, 2 next, 3 are, 4 won’t, 5 am

Exercise 10. it are vacation -> it is vacation, I go ->I went, also go -> also went, There is swimming -> there were swimming, I is very -> I was very

Exercise 11.

1. My uncle went to Bosnia last night.
2. Scot has just come back from America.
3. Have you ever been to Yemen?
4. You haven’t visited your granny, yet.
5. I always clean my teeth two times a day.

Exercise 12. 1 have, 2 do, 3 do, 4 have, 5 do

Exercise 13. 1 would, 2 do, 3 would like, 4 like, 5 would like

Exercise 14. Wolves, bison, sheep, teeth, glasses, oxen.

Exercise 15. 1 Shorter than – the shortest, 2 worse than – the worst, 3 more boring – the most boring, farther / further than – the farthest/ furthest

Exercise 16.

When did the accident happen?

What housework do the boys do?

What machines can you use?

What does Molly do in her room?

Do you like this film?

Exercise 17.

HOW	1.       much 2.       many 3.       much 4.       many 5.       many

Exercise 18.

1 isn’t it?

2 have you?

3 can’t you?

4 doesn’t he?

5 doesn’t she?

Exercise 19.

1. When did Greg finish repairing his bicycle?
2. How long was Nelly working at her English yesterday?
3. Where is your sister?
4. What is little Millie doing? Or What is little Millie brushing?
5. When did aunt Pam get a postcard from her cousin?

Exercise 20. 1 doesn’t have to, 2 have to, 3 has to, 4 do … have to, 5 don’t have to

Exercise 21.

A: Abroad – c,  dangerous – a, plant – b, wild – e, danger – d.

B: comfortable – b, population – e,  cross – a, capital – c,  anthem– d.

Exercise 22. 1 while, 2 when, 3 when, 4 when, 5 while

Exercise 23. 1 – b, 2 – c, 3 –e, 4- d, 5-a

Exercise 24.

Vegetable:  cucumber, onion, potatoes, carrot.

Fruit: apple, lemon, grapes

Meat: steak, ham, bacon, grapes

Exercise 26.  1 touching, 2 boring, 3 amusing, 4 exciting, 5 horror

Надеюсь эти лексические и грамматические упражнения для 6 класса были полезны для тренировки навыков английского языка.

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Чтение коротких рассказов на английском – один из самых эффективных методов изучения языка. Интересные истории на английском языке с переводом помогают расширить словарный запас и улучшить грамматику. Кроме того, это лучшая практика для тренировки изученных слов и закрепления правил.

Вот какую пользу дает чтение рассказов и историй на английском:

• чтение историй на английском расширяет словарный запас, позволяет понять специфику употребления многих идиом, разговорных оборотов, художественных приемов;
• во время работы с историями на английском развивается умение понимать главную идею написанного;
• чтение историй на английском языке позволяет увидеть практическое применение грамматических структур;
• при чтении историй на английском у читателя появляется возможность научиться понимать оценить стиль автора.

Читая истории на английском можно значительно повысить мотивацию к изучению: понимание текста на иностранном языке вдохновляет на дальнейшее обучение. Изучая английский, истории полезно читать для проверки своих знаний и умения понимать и интерпретировать иноязычную речь.

Методика работы с историями

Выбранную историю первый раз нужно прочитать бегло: попытаться понять общую идею прочитанного, не стремиться понять каждое слово;
во время чтения истории на английском во второй раз обратить внимание на интересные слова и структуры, употребление грамматики;
интересные фразы и слова из истории можно выписывать в отдельную тетрадь для того, чтобы в дальнейшем иметь возможность возвращаться к ним.

Если вы испытываете трудности с пониманием прочитанного или не понимаете большую часть, то скорее всего вам не хватает теоретических знаний. В таком случаем рекомендуем подтянуть ваш уровень пройдя бесплатный курс английского с нуля до разговорного уровня для занятых.

Для начинающих подходят истории на английском с простым сюжетом и несложными грамматическими конструкциями. Это могут быть истории-сказки, шуточные истории, простые сюжеты и рассказы о животных, детях, путешествиях. Мы подготовили для вас короткие, но интересные истории на английском языке с переводом. Но перевод находится под хайдом, чтобы вы не подглядывали во время чтения. Постарайтесь самостоятельно понять о чем история, и только потом открывать перевод.

A Good Lesson (Хороший урок)

Once a rich Englishwoman called Mrs Johnson decided to have a birthday party. She invited a lot of guests and a singer. The singer was poor, but he had a very good voice.
The singer got to Mrs Johnson’s house at exactly six o’clock as he had been asked to do, but when he went in, he saw through a door that the dining-room was already full of guests, who were sitting round a big table in the middle of the room. The guests were eating, joking, laughing, and talking loudly. Mrs Johnson came out to him, and he thought she was going to ask him to join them, when she said, «We’re glad, sir, that you have come. You will be singing after dinner, I’ll call you as soon as we’re ready to listen to you. Now will you go into the kitchen and have dinner, too, please?»

The singer was very angry, but said nothing. At first he wanted to leave Mrs Johnson’s house at once, but then he changed his mind and decided to stay and teach her and her rich guests a good lesson. When the singer went into the kitchen, the servants were having dinner, too. He joined them. After dinner, the singer thanked everybody and said, «Well, now I’m going to sing to you, my good friends.» And he sang them some beautiful songs.
Soon Mrs Johnson called the singer.
«Well, sir, we’re ready.»
«Ready?» asked the singer. «What are you ready for?»
«To listen to you,» said Mrs Johnson in an angry voice.
«Listen to me? But I have already sung, and I’m afraid I shan’t be able to sing any more tonight.»
«Where did you sing?»
«In the kitchen. I always sing for those I have dinner with.»

The Shoebox (Коробка от обуви)

A man and woman had been married for more than 60 years. They had shared everything. They had talked about everything. They had kept no secrets from each other except that the little old woman had a shoebox in the top of her closet that she had cautioned her husband never to open or ask her about.

For all of these years, he had never thought about the box, but one day the little old woman got very sick and the doctor said she would not recover.

In trying to sort out their affairs, the little old man took down the shoebox and took it to his wife’s bedside. She agreed that it was time that he should know what was in the box. When he opened it, he found two knitted dolls and a stack of money totaling $95,000.

He asked her about the contents.

‘When we were to be married,’ she said, ‘ my grandmother told me the secret of a happy marriage was to never argue. She told me that if I ever got angry with you, I should just keep quiet and knit a doll.’

The little old man was so moved; he had to fight back tears. Only two precious dolls were in the box. She had only been angry with him two times in all those years of living and loving. He almost burst with happiness.

‘Honey,’ he said, ‘that explains the dolls, but what about all of this money?

Where did it come from?’

‘Oh,’ she said, ‘that’s the money I made from selling the dolls.’

Hit the Floor! (Мордой в пол!)

Jenny and Robert Slater were on holiday in America. They were young and it was their first time away from home in England. They had a car and visited many famous and interesting places.

‘I want to see New York,’ Jenny said one morning. ‘Let’s go there.’

‘Mmm, I don’t know, love. Everybody says New York’s a dangerous place and there are a lot of very strange people there,’ her husband answered.

‘We’ll be careful,’ said Jenny. ‘Then we won’t have any problems.’

So they arrived in New York early in the evening and found a hotel. Later they went out and drove round the streets. They didn’t have any problems. ‘See,’ Jenny said. ‘Nothing to be afraid of.’

They had dinner in a good restaurant and then went to a cinema. They arrived back at their hotel at midnight. Under the hotel was a garage so they drove into it and left the car. It was quite dark there and they couldn’t see very well.

‘Where’s the lift?’ Jenny asked.

‘Over there, I think, near the door,’ Robert answered. ‘Come on, let’s go. I don’t like this dark place.’

Suddenly they saw a very tall young man with a big black dog. They were nervous and walked past him as fast as they could to the lift. The door of the lift opened and Jenny and Robert got in. Before the doors closed the man and the dog jumped in – three people and one big black dog in the lift.

‘On the floor, Girl!’ the tall man said. Jenny and Robert were afraid now, so they quickly got down on the floor. When the lift stopped at the next floor, they stood up, gave the man all their money and got out fast.

‘That man was a robber! Perhaps he had a gun… It’s dangerous here!’ Robert said. ‘We’re going to leave New York now!’

‘Yes, you’re right.’ Jenny answered. ‘There are some dangerous people in New York.’

First thing next morning they took their room key to the desk and gave it to the woman.

‘There’s nothing to pay, Mr Slater,’ she said. ‘A tall young man with a nice dog came to the desk late last night and paid for your room. Oh, wait a minute – he left this for you, too.’ She gave Robert an envelope.

He opened it carefully and took out a letter. They read it together: ‘Here’s your money and I’m very sorry you were afraid in the lift last night. “Girl” is the name of my dog.’

Will’s experience at the airport (Случай с Уиллом в аэропорту)

After his return from Rome, Will couldn’t find his luggage in the airport baggage area. He went to the lost luggage office and told the woman there that his bags hadn’t shown up on the carousel.

She smiled and told him not to worry because they were trained professionals and he was in good hands.

Then she asked Will, “Has your plane arrived yet?”

Fortune and the man (Фортуна и мужик)

One day a man was walking along the street. He carried an old bag in his hands. He was wondering why people who had so much money were never satisfied and always wanted more. “As to me,” he said, “if I had enough to eat, I should not ask for anything else.”Just at this moment Fortune came down the street. She heard the man and stopped.

“Listen,” she said, “I want to help you. Hold your bag, and I shall pour diamonds into it. But every diamond which falls on the ground will become dust. Do you understand?”

“Oh, yes, I understand,” said the man. He quickly opened his bag and stream of diamonds was poured into it. The bag began to grow heavy. “Is that enough?” asked Fortune. “Not yet.” The man’s hand’s began to tremble.

“You are the richest man in the world now.” Said Fortune.

“Just a few more, and a few more,” said the man. Another diamond was added and the bag slipped. All the diamonds fell on the ground and became dust.

Fortune disappeared, leaving the man in the street.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Сер Артур Конан Дойль)
Everyone has heard of Sherlock Holmes. Everyone has read stories about Sherlock Holmes at one time or another. Sherlock Holmes was a famous detective. Actually, he was the most famous detective of all times.The author of the Sherlock Holmes stories was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Once Sir Arthur arrived in Paris. He took a cab and asked the cabman to take him to the Ritz, the hotel where he was going to spend the night.The cabman brought him to the hotel. When he received the fare he said:
“Thank you very much, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.”
“How do you know who I am?” asked Sir Arthur. He was very much surprised.“Well, sir, I read in the newspaper yesterday that you were coming to Paris from the South of France. I also noticed that your hair was cut by a barber in the South of France. Your clothes and especialy your hat told me that you were English. I put all the information together and quessed that you were Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.”

“That is wonderful,” said Sir Arthur.
“You could recognize me though you knew very few facts.”

“Besides,” added the cabman. Your name is on both of your travelling bags. That also helped.”

So, the cabman played a good joke on Conan Doyle.

A present from the son (Подарок от сына)
Long ago there lived an old woman in England. She had a son who was a sailor. He went to different countries and always brought presents for his old mother.Once he went to China and brought some tea from that country.
At that time tea was very expensive and only rich people could buy and drink it. So the old woman was very happy to have such a nice present. But she didn’t know what to do with it as she had never bought tea before. She thought it was a vegetable. She told her friends about her son’s present and invited them to taste it with her. At last the day of the tea-party came. The woman called her guests to the dining-room and put a big dish of tea leaves on the table. The guests began to eat the leaves with salt just as they ate vegetables. Nobody liked it but didn’t tell the woman about it and continued to eat the leaves.Some tome later the sailor came into the room. When he saw that all the guests were eating leaves, he smiled.“What are you doing? Why are eating these leaves? Where is the tea?”
“Here it is, my son,” the old woman said.
“And where is the water in which you have boiled the leaves?” asked the man laughing.
“I threw it away, of course,” answered the woman.

Wrong car (Не та машина)

It happened about a year ago. Our family bought a new car, and parents decided to celebrate it all together in the cafe. We enjoyed great food, had a conversation and a lot of fun. Dad was happy and he told us many jokes, everybody laughed more and more. We played the fools and couldn’t stop.When it was time to go, Dad paid and left cafe to warm up the car, and Mom, her friend, my brother and I lingered in the cafe. When we went out, we realised that it was already dark outside — so we couldn’t see well. And the second thing we reailsed was the fact, that nobody can remember exactly, what our new car looks like! But Mom confidently went toward the black car, that was standing nearly. «Oh, Dad is waiting inside, it’s ours. Come on».
Just imagine: the company of four very noisy people, singing, talking loudly, laughing out, get into car. Mum turn to driver and exclaimed cheerfully: «Sasha, let’s go!»…The driver looked at us with eyes full of fear and cried out desperatly: «I am not Sasha, I am Egor!!! Who are you?!»Then we, absolutly confused and quiet, get in the right car, we told Dad about it. He couldn’t drive for 5 minutes becouse of laughing.

A Magic Ring (Волшебное кольцо)

Once upon a time there lived a young farmer. He worked very hard but was very poor. One day when he was far from home in the forest, an old woman looking like a peasant came up to him and said, «I know you work very hard, and all for nothing. I will give you a magic ring! It will make you rich, and your work won’t be in vain. When you turn the ring on your finger and say what you wish to have, you’ll have it at once! But there is only one wish in the ring, so think carefully before you wish.»

The astonished farmer took the ring given to him by the peasant woman, and went home. In evening he came to a big city. There he went to a merchant and showed him the magic ring. When the merchant heard the astonishing story, he thought of a plan. He invited the farmer to stay in his house for the night. At night he came up to the sleeping peasant, carefully took the ring off the man’s finger, and put on another ring, which looked exactly like the one he had taken off.

In the morning when the farmer had gone away, the merchant ran into his shop, shut the door, and said while turning the ring on his finger, «I wish to have a hundred thousand pieces of gold.» And down they came, on his head, shoulders, and arms, like a rain of gold! The frightened merchant tried to get out of the shop, but in vain. In a few minutes he was dead.

When the farmer returned home, he showed the ring to his wife. «Take a look at this ring,» he said. «It’s a magic ring! It will make us happy.”

The astonished woman could hardly say a word «Let’s try. Maybe the ring will bring us more land,» she said at last.

“We must be careful about our wish. Don’t forget there’s only one thing that we may ask for,» he explained. «Let’s better work hard for another year, and we’ll have more land.”

So they worked as hard as they could and got enough money to buy the land they wished to have.

Then the farmer’s wife thought of asking for a cow and a horse. They discussed the matter more than once.
“My good wife”, — said the farmer, — “we shall get a horse and a cow without the ring.”
They went on working hard for a whole year and again bought the things they wished to have.

«What happy people we are!» said the farmer.

“I don’t understand you,» answered his wife angrily. «There’s nothing in the world that we can’t have, and still we spend days and nights working as hard as before, because you don’t want to use your magic ring!”

Thirty, then forty years had gone by. The farmer and his wife had grown old. Their hair became as white as snow. They were happy and had everything they wanted. Their ring was still there. Although it was not a magic ring, it had made them happy. For you see, my dear friends, a poor thing in good hands is better than a fine thing in bad hands.

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My Family

Task I: read & comprehend the following story.

My name is Polly. I am ten. I am a schoolgirl. I go to school. I like learning English and playing puzzles. I would like to tell you about my family. It is neither big nor small. There are four of us.

I have got a mother. Her name is Jane. She is a teacher. She is very responsible and creative. She likes her work. Her hobbies are singing and shopping. My mother is fond of reading detective stories.

I have got a father. His name is Jack. He is a doctor. He is clever and hardworking. My father likes playing golf. He goes in for sport to be healthy and strong. He is fond of fishing too.

My brother Nick is small. He is only four. He likes playing toys. Usually we get on well with him, but sometimes he is very naughty.

On Saturdays and Sundays we like to be together. Last Sunday we went to the country. We had a good rest.

Task II: decide whether the following sentences are true or false, correct the false ones.

1. Polly’s mother is a doctor.

2. Polly has got a younger brother.

3. Her brother Nick is a pupil.

4. Polly is ten.

5. There are five people in Polly’s family.

6. Polly`s father is clever and hardworking..

7. Last Sunday Polly’s family went to the Zoo.

8. Last Sunday Polly’s family had a good rest.

Task III: answer the following questions.

1. What does the girl like?

2. What is Polly’s father fond of?

3. What did they do last Sunday?

My Mother’s Birthday

Task I: read & comprehend the following story.

My name is Kate. My family is a typical Russian family. There are four of us. I have got a mother. Her name is Ann. She is a teacher. She is very kind. Her hobbies are singing and shopping. My mother is fond of reading detective stories.

My father`s name is Peter. He is a driver. He is clever and sporty. My father is fond of fishing. My brother Nick is small. He is only four. He likes playing with his toys.

We are a close and friendly family. We like to spend time and holidays together.

Tomorrow it will be my mother’s birthday. My brother and I will go shopping together with our father. We are going to buy our mum a birthday present. It will be a nice scarf. She would like to have a white one. And we shall buy flowers for her, too.

Tomorrow my brother and I will clean the flat. We won’t be lazy. Father will help us. Then we’ll make our kitchen clean and bright. Tomorrow we will lay the table. We would like our mother to be happy.

Task II: decide whether the following sentences are true or false, correct the false ones.

1. There are five people in Kate’s family.

2. Kate’s father is helpful.

3. Tomorrow it will be Kate’s birthday.

4. Kate will get a present tomorrow.

5. Kate’s mother will get a red scarf for her birthday.

6. Tomorrow Kate and her brother will clean the flat.

7. Kate and her brother won’t be lazy tomorrow.

8. Tomorrow the family will lay the table.

Task III: answer the following questions.

1. Whose birthday will the family celebrate tomorrow?

2. What present will mother get for her birthday?

3. Do you think Kate’s family is friendly? Why?

The man and the monkeys.

Task I: read & comprehend the following story.

One day a man who made caps went to the market to sell them. It was a long way to go. The man passed by a long river. When he was in the forest, he decided to rest a little, as the day was very hot and he was very tired.

The man saw a large tree. He decided to rest under it.

As the sun was very hot, the man put on one of the caps on his head and put all the other caps on the ground under the tree. The man had lunch, then lay down and soon was asleep. When he woke up, he could not find the caps.

“Where are my caps?” he cried. He could not find them anywhere.

Suddenly he looked up. And what did he see? He saw many monkeys in the tree, and each monkey had the man’s cap on its head!

“Give me back my caps!” cried the man. But the monkeys could not understand the man. They laughed, jumped and played with the caps.

The man asked and asked the monkeys to give him back his caps, but the monkeys didn’t understand him. They only laughed.

The man got very much angry with the monkeys. He took off his cap, threw it on the ground and cried: “If you want my caps, you may take this one, too!”

And do you know what the monkeys did? They took off the caps and threw them on the ground!

That’s how the man got back all his caps.

Certainly, he was very glad. He quickly took all his caps and went away.

Task II: decide whether the following sentences are true or false, correct the false ones.

1. One day a man went to the baker`s to sell caps.

2. The man passed by a lake.

3. The day was very hot and the man was tired.

4. The man saw a large mountain.

5. When the man woke up he didn`t find the caps.

6. Each monkey had the cap on its head.

7. The monkeys understood him well.

8. The man went away without his caps.

Task III: answer the following questions.

1. Where did the man put his caps?

2. What did monkeys do with the caps?

3. How did the man get his caps back?

The Bear in School

Task I: read & comprehend the following story.

One day a boy found a brown bear-cub in the forest. He was very little and looked like a puppy. The boy carried him home.

Every day the boy went to school. The bear-cub went with him and waited for the boy in the field.

At first the other boys were afraid of the bear-cub, but soon they became great friends. Many of them brought food to school and gave the bear-cub some bread and butter.

The bear-cub lived with the boy for a long time. But one day he went to the forest and did not come back. Everybody was very sorry for the bear-cub.

Many years passed. New schoolboys came to the old school. One very cold winter day the door opened, and a large brown bear walked into the classroom. The boys were afraid. Some ran to the door, others jumped out of the window.

But the bear did not touch the pupils. He walked up to the fire and warmed himself. He felt quite at home. He was very glad to get into such a warm room. He sat by the fire, and then walked up to the table and ate some bread. Then the bear walked out of the house.

Some young men of the village came with their guns to kill the bear. They soon found him but did not kill him. They saw some marks on his skin and understood that the bear was the old friend of their schooldays. They let him go back into the forest.

Task II: decide whether the following sentences are true or false, correct the false ones.

1. One day a boy found a tiger in the forest.

2. The boy carried him to the Zoo.

3. The bear-cub went with the boy to school and waited for him.

4. At first the other boys were not afraid of the bear-cub.

5. One day he went to the forest and did not come back.

6. One warm spring day a large brown bear walked into the classroom.

7. The bear did not touch the pupils.

8. The young man found the bear and kill him.

Task III: answer the following questions.

1. What did the boys do when they saw a big bear?

2. What did the bear do in the room?

3. Did the young man kill the bear? Why?

A Day in the Life of Simon Carrot

Task I: read & comprehend the following story.

First of all, I must tell you about myself. I am thirteen and I am in the third class at a Grammar school in Manchester

What a terrible day! I woke up late and didn’t have time to eat my breakfast. I couldn’t find my books or my school cap. At last I found my books in the bathroom; and at last, I found my cap — my dog was playing with it! I was nearly late for school.

The first lesson on Monday morning is maths. What a ter­rible way to start the week! Mr Green, the maths teacher, took our homework. He saw that my exercise — book was dirty. He was very angry and gave me a bad mark for it.

Then he gave us some tasks to do. I sat next to Jane, who was fat and not very pleasant — but very good at maths. I asked her to tell me the answers, but she didn`t want.

The next lesson was French. I like French. It’s nice to be able to talk to somebody in another language.

At last, it was eleven o’clock: time for break. Nell gave me a piece of cake to eat with my milk. She also gave me her Latin homework to copy. I think she likes me and she’s a nice girl.

After break, we had two lessons of Latin! They are bad: I hate Latin!

Mr Williams punished me for talking to Nell.

Task II: decide whether the following sentences are true or false, correct the false ones.

1. Simon is fourteen.

2. He goes to a Grammar school in London.

3. He woke up late and didn’t eat his breakfast.

4. The first lesson on Monday morning is maths.

5. Jane is very good at French.

6. Simon ate a piece of cake with milk.

7. Nell gave him her English homework to copy.

8. Simon hates Latin.

Task III: answer the following questions.

1. What class is Simon in?

2. Why was Mr Green angry?

3. Why does Simon like French?

A Day in the Life of Simon Carrot

Task I: read & comprehend the following story.

At 12: 30 pm was time for lunch. I was very hun­gry! I sat down at the table feeling very happy because the Latin lessons were over. And then I saw what was for lunch: meat pie, boiled potatoes and cabbage. I hate vegetables! But I ate a little, because I was so hungry.

Then I went into the playground with my friends Pete Sharp and John Ford and we played football.

After lunch we had a history lesson. I don’t usually like history, but I liked this lesson very much. We learned about the Battle of Hastings in 1066. We were on holiday in Hastings last summer. I said I would bring some photographs of our holiday to school the next week.

At three o’clock it was time for my favourite lesson of the week: games. We played a very exciting game of football but it ended in a draw.

After school at four o’clock, Pete and I bought some sweets and I went to his house to listen to music.

Mum was angry because I didn’t arrive home till half past seven. She doesn`t like when I come home late. My supper was cold.

I did my French homework but I didn’t do my history homework. There was an interesting programme on television.

Task II: decide whether the following sentences are true or false, correct the false ones.

1. He had pancakes with caviar and cream for lunch.

2. He hates vegetables.

3. Simon liked a history lesson very much.

4. He played football with Pete Sharp and John Ford.

5. At two o’clock was his favourite lesson.

6. They played a very exciting game of cricket.

7. Simon went to Pete`s house to play computer games.

8. He did his math homework.

Task III: answer the following questions.

1. What is Simon`s favourite lesson?

2. Why was Simon`s mum angry?

3. Did he do his history homework? Why?

In a Small Town

Text 1

Toscanini was a great musician. He lived in America. One day he came to a very little
town. He was walking along the street when he saw a piece of paper in one of the windows.
He read:

MRS.SMITH.MUSIC LESSONS.

TWO DOLLARS A LESSON.

Then Toscanini heard the music. Somebody was playing Tchaikovsky.

“Mrs. Smith is playing,” he thought, “she isn’t a very good musician. She
doesn’t play Tchaikovsky well. I must show her how to play it.”

He went up to the door of the house and rang. The music stopped and soon a woman opened
the door.

“Are you Mrs. Smith?” asked Toscanini. “My name is Toscanini and I want to show
you how to play Tchaikovsky.”

Mrs. Smith was very glad to meet the great musician. She asked him to come in.
Toscanini played Tchaikovsky for her and went away.

A year later Toscanini visited the same town again. When he went up to the house where
he had played Tchaikovsky the year before he again saw a piece of paper. Now it read.

MRS.SMITH. (TOSCANINI’S PUPIL)

MUSIC LESSONS.

FOUR DOLLARS A LESSON.

1. Put “+” if the sentence is right and “-“if it is wrong.

1. Toscanini came to a very little town.
2. He liked how Mrs. Smith was playing.
3. He wanted to play the piano for her.
4. Tchaikovsky visited Mrs. Smith one day.
5. Mrs. Smith was a teacher of music.

2. Write the sentences in the right order.

1. Mrs. Smith was very glad to meet the great musician.
2. He lived in America.
3. The music stopped and soon a woman opened the door.
4. The music stopped and soon a woman opened the door.
5. “Mrs. Smith is playing,” he thought, “she isn’t a very good musician.

3. Answer the questions.

1. Where did Toscanini live?
2. Toscanini was a great musician, wasn’t he?
3. Did he want to show Mrs. Smith how to play?
4. What did he see in one of the window?
5. Did he think that Mrs. Smith was playing well?

4. Write down the ending of the sentence.

1. One day he came…
2. I must show her…
3. The music stopped and soon…
4. Toscanini played Tchaikovsky for …
5. Four dollars…

5. Make up 5 questions to the text.

Shmily Text 2

My grandparents were married for over half a century, and played their own special game
from the time they had met each other. The goal of their game was to write the word
“Shmily” in a surprise place for the other to find. They took turns leaving
“Smily” around the house, and as soon as one of them discovered it, it was their turn
to hide it once more.

They dragged “Smily” with their fingers through the sugar and flour containers to
wait whoever was preparing the next meal. They smeared it in the dew on the windows
overlooking the patio where my grandma always fed us warm, homemade pudding with blue food
coloring. “Shmily” was written in the steam left on the mirror after a hot shower,
where it would reappear bath after bath. At one point, my grandmother even unrolled an
entire roll of toilet paper to leave Shmily on the very last sheet.

There was no end to the places “Shmily” would pop up. Little notes with
“Shmily” scribbled hurriedly were found on dashboards and car seats, or taped to
steering wheels. The notes were stuffed inside shoes and left under pillows. “Shmily”
was written in the dust upon the mantel and traced in the ashes of the fireplace. This
mysterious word was as much a part of my grandparents’ house as the furniture.

It took me a long time before I was able to fully appreciate my grandparents’ game.
Skepticism has kept me from believing in true love- one that is pure and enduring.
However, I never doubted my grandparents’ relationship. They had love down pat. It was
more than their flirtatious little games; it was way of life. Their relationship was based
on a devotion and passionate affection which not everyone is lucky enough to experience.

Grandma and grandpa held hands ever chance they could. They stole kisses as they bumped
into each other in their tiny kitchen. They finished each other’s sentences and shared
the daily crossword puzzle and word jumble. My grandma whispered to me about how cute my
grandpa was, how handsome an old man he had grown to be. She claimed that she really knew
“how to pick ‘em”. Before every meal they bowed heads and gave thanks, marveling at
their blessing: a wonderful family, good fortune, and each other.

But there was a dark cloud in my grandparents’ life: my grandmother had breast
cancer. The disease had first appeared ten years earlier. As always, Grandpa was with her
every step of the way. He comforted her in their yellow room, painted that color so she
could always be surrounded by sunshine, even when she was too sick to go outside.

Now the cancer was once again attacking her body. With the help of a cane and my
grandfather’s steady hand, they still went to church every morning. But my grandmother
grew steadily weaker until, finally, she could not leave the house anymore. For a while,
Grandpa would go to church alone, praying to God to watch over his wife. Then one day,
what we all dreaded finally happened. Grandma was gone. “Shmily. It was scrawled in
yellow on the pink ribbons of my grandmother’s funeral bouquet. As the crowd thinned and
the last mourners turned to leave, my aunts, uncles, cousins, and other family members
came forward and gathered around Grandma one last time. Grandpa stepped up to my
grandmother’s casket and, taking a shaky breath, he began to sing to her. Though his
tears and grief, the song came, a deep and throaty lullaby.

Shaking with my own sorrow, I will never forget that moment. For I knew then that,
although I couldn’t begin to fathom the depth of their love, I had been privileged to
witness its unmatched beauty. S-H-M-I-L-Y: See How Much I Love You

Thank you , Grandpa and Grandma, for letting me see.

Laura Jeanne Alien

1. Answer the questions.

1. What was the goal of the game have been played by the grandparents?
2. Where could this mysterious word be found?
3. What disease had grandmother?
4. What song did grandfather sing to grandma when she had died?
5. What color did grandpa paint their room when grandma was sick and why?

2 . Find sentences which prove that grandparents had true love.

3. Write the sentences in the right order.

1. The grandpa sang a lullaby to grandma on her grave when she died.
2. The author of this story was proud to witness the beauty of true love.
3. The grandparents were married about fifty years.
4. As usually grandpa helped her every step of the way.
5. I never doubted my grandparents relations.

4. Find in the text:

1. С помощью трости и твердой руки моего дедушки,
   они все еще каждое утро ходили в церковь.
2. Это мистическое слово являлось такой же частью
   дома бабушки и дедушки, экак и мебель.
3. они любили друг друга до гробовой доски.
4. Затем день, которого мы все страшились,
   наступил.
5. Они обменивались поцелуями, если сталкивались
   друг с другом на своей крошечной кухне.

5. Make up 5 questions to the text.

Text 3

In 1608 an Englishman whose name was Thomas Coryate visited Italy. He liked the country
and noted down every interesting thing he found. But there was one thing which he found
more interesting than the others. In his diary Thomas wrote, “When the Italians eat
meat, they use small forks. They don’t eat with hands because, as they say , do not
always have clean hands”.

Before leaving for England, Thomas Coryate bought a few forks.

At home Thomas gave a dinner party to show the invention to his friends. When the
servant brought the steak, he took out a fork and began to eat like they did in Italy.

Everybody looked at him in surprise. When he told his friends what it was, they all
wanted to take a good look at the strange thing. All his friends said that the Italians
were very strange people because the fork was very inconvenient.

Thomas Coryate tried to prove the opposite. He said it was not nice to eat with one’s
fingers because they were not always clean.

Everybody got angry at that . Did Mr. Coryate think that people inEngland always had
dirty hands? And weren’t the ten fingers they had enough for them?

Thomas Coryate wanted to show that it was very easy to use the fork. But the first
piece of meat he took with the fork fell to the floor. His friends began to laugh and he
had to take the fork away.

Only fifty years later people in England began to use forks.

1. Translate the following sentences into Russian:

1. In 1608 an Englishman whose name was Thomas Coryate visited Italy.
2. But there was one thing which he found more interesting than the others.
3. He said it was not nice to eat with one’s fingers because they were not always clean.
4. But the first piece of meat he took with the fork fell to the floor.

2. Answer the questions:

1. Why did the Italians eat with the forks?
2. What did he give at home to show the invention of the Italians?
3. Why did his friends begin to laugh?
4. When did people in England begin to use forks?

3. Correct according to the contents of the text :

1. They eat with the hands because, as they say, do not always have clean hands.
2. Everybody got happy at that.
3. Only seventy years later people in England began to use forks.
4. When the servant brought the steak, he took out a knife and began to eat like they did
   in Italy.

4. Put 5 questions to the text.

London Text 4

London is the capital of Great Britain. London is a very old town. London is two
thousand years old. Many years ago London was a small town on the Thames. There were a lot
of villages round it. After many years London and three hundred villages grew into a very
large city. Some of the names of those villages are the names of the streets in modern
London-Kensington, Westminster.

Now London is a beautiful city with large squares and parks. The city of London is the
business centre. East End includes the poor districts. West of London is the West End
where rich people live.

Trafalgar Square is in the centre of the West End of London. In the centre of Trafalgar
Square there is the column made of granite. On the top of the column there is a
17-feet-tall statue of Admiral Nelson who defeated the French at the Battle of Trafalgar
in 1809. The total high of the monument is 184 feet (44 meters).On the pedestal is a
bronze relief cast from a captured French cannon, representing Nelson’s victory.

On the North side of Trafalgar Square is the National Gallery.

The National Gallery has one of the finest collections of pictures in the world.

Trafalgar Square is one of the busiest place in London, where people go to and from the
work, it is hard to cross the street.

1. Ответьте на вопросы по тексту.

1. What is the capital of Great Britain ?
2. How many years is London?
3. What includes the poor districts?
4. Where do rich people live?
5. Where is the Admiral Nelson column?

2. Продолжите предложение.

1. On the top of the column …
2. London is two…
3. On the north side…
4. The total high…
5. There were…

3. Какие предложения соответствуют содержанию
текста “+”, а какие не соответствуют “-”

1. London is a new town.
2. London is on the Thames.
3. The West End of London is a place where rich people live.
4. In London there aren’t a lot of squares and parks.

4. Найдите в тексте

1. Национальная галерея имеет одну из
   прекраснейших коллекций в мире.
2. Трефальгарская площадь находится в центре Вест
   Енда в Лондоне.
3. Сейчас Лондон –один из красивейших городов с
   большими площадями и парками .
4. Спустя много лет Лондон и три сотни деревень
   превратились в один большой город.
5. Некоторые из этих деревень стали названиями в
   современном Лондоне.

The Christmas Tree Text 5

No one _1_ for sure who decorated the first Christmas tree . The_2_ of bringing an
evergreen tree indoors and _3_ it at Christmas started in Germany. One _4_ says that
Martin Luther started the practice. Luther was an important Christian_5_ . According to
the story, he noticed the starlit sky as he walked home one Christmas Eve about the year
1513.He thought the stars looked as if they were shining on the branches. When he arrived
home, Martin Luther placed a small fir tree _6_ his house. He decorated it with lighted
candles.

Decorating Christmas trees became _7_ in Germany. Prince Albert of
Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha, the German husband of Queen Victoria, took the tradition to England.
Both German and English people brought it to America. And now nearly every family in Great
Britain and the USA has a _8_ tree.

The biggest Christmas tree in Britain is put up in Trafalgar Square in _9_ .

The people of Norway still give this tree every year to the _10_ to thank them for
helping Norway against Hitler in the second World War.

1. Chose the right answer:

2. Answer the questions:

Where was started the tradition of decorating Christmas tree?

Who started this tradition?

Who brought it to Britain?

Why do people of Norway still present a tree to Britain?

3.  Ask 5 questions .

Text 6

THE STORY OF MY TROUBLES

From my childhood I was an easily taught and obedient boy. My kindness was so
noticeable that my friends made fun of me. I was especially fond of animals and had a
great number of pets. With these I spent most of my time, and never was so happy as when
feeding and playing with them. My character did not change much when I grew up.

I married early, and was happy to find in my wife a character very much like my own.
Seeing my love for pets she never lost a chance of getting the most pleasant animals. We
had birds, gold-fish, a fine dog, rabbits, a small monkey, and a cat.

This cat was a remarkably large and beautiful animal, quite black and surprisingly
clever. In speaking of his cleverness, my wife, who was a superstitious woman, often
mentioned the old popular belief, which considered all black cats to be in disguise.

Pluto- this was the cat’s name-was my favourite pet and playmate. I alone fed him,
and he followed me everywhere about the house. It was even with difficulty that I could
prevent him following me through the streets.

Our friendship lasted for several years, during which my character (I blush to confess
it) had changed for the worse. I became day by day more moody and irritable. It often
happened that I hurt the feelings of others; I suffered myself as I was rude to my wife.
At last I even hit her.

My pets, of course, could feel the change in my character. In fact, I began to treat
them cruelly. As for Pluto, I held back from cruelty as I did treat cruelly the rabbits,
the monkey, or even the dog when they came in my way. But my illness took hold of me- for
what other illness is like alcohol!- and at last even Pluto ,who was now becoming old,
even Pluto began to feel the effects of my temper.

1. Answer the questions:

1. What kind of pets do they have?
2. What was the cat’s name?
3. What illness had the author?
4. Was he a kind man?
5. How long did their friendship last?

2. Ask questions.

1. Yes/No
2. Who
3. Where
4. or
5. “tag” question

3. Translate:

1. I married early, and was happy to find in my wife a character very much like my own.
2. Our friendship lasted for several years, during which my character (I blush to confess
   it) had changed for the worse.
3. In speaking of his cleverness, my wife, who was a superstitious woman, often mentioned
   the old popular belief, which considered all black cats to be in disguise.

4. Name antonyms:

Happy, beautiful, kind, black, begin.

5. Find in the text:

I got day by day more changeable.