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УДК 373.167.1:811.111 ББК 81.2АНГЛ-922 А94
Афанасьева, О. В.
А94 Английский язык. 4 класс : книга для чтения к учебнику О. В. Афанасьевой, И. В. Михеевой / О. В. Афанасьева, И. В. Михеева. — М. : Дрофа, 2016. — 71, [1] с. : ил. — (Rainbow English).
ISBN 978-5-358-15519-0
Книга для чтения является составной частью УМК по английскому языку для 4 класса авторов О. В. Афанасьевой, И. В. Михеевой серии «Rainbow English».
Она содержит сказки, стихи, песенки, снабженные различными заданиями, и предназначена для совершенствования навыков учащихся в чтении и устной речи.
УДК 373.167.1:811.111 ББК 81.2 Англ-922
ISBN 978-5-358-15519-0
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Reading Class One
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Прочитай текст о семье Эмили (Emily). Подумай и скажи, какие из утверждений после текста верны, а какие нет. Скажи Yes или No.
Emily and Her Family
Emily, the elf, has a big family. You know her sister Emma, but you don’t know her parents Tom and Meg and her grandparents Sam and Victoria. They don’t live with Emily in Green Wood. They live near Long Lake in an old house under a big tree.
In summer Emily and Emma go to Long Lake to meet their parents and grandparents. They swim in the lake and fly in the wood. They are very happy together.
1) Emma is Emily’s sister.
2) Emily and Emma have parents but they have no grandparents.
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3) Tom and Meg live near Long Lake.
4) Emily and Emma go to Long Lake in autumn.
5) The elf family like to be together.
Как ты думаешь, какое из двух озёр называется Long Lake?
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Скажи, что семья эльфов может делать возле озера. Помни, что они вполне современны.
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They сап…
Бабушка Виктория (Victoria) часто читает внучкам сказки по вечерам. Прочитай и ты одну из этих сказок.
Ihe Princess and the Brave Boy
A young princess [,prin’ses] lives in a castle [’ka:sl] high in the mountains [‘mauntinz]. The princess is very beautiful and rich [rifl but she is not happy: she is lonely [‘lounli].
A lot of young men try to help the princess but they can’t. The mountains are very high…
One day a young boy says: ‘T can go and help the beautiful princess.” He is not a prince and he is not rich but he is very brave [breiv]. He goes up [лр] and up the mountain. He is
принцесса замок, горы
богатый
одинокий
храбрый
вверх
hot and tired, hungry and thirsty but he doesn’t stop [stop].
Suddenly [’sAdnli] the boy sees a big strong bird. He grabs [graebz] the bird’s legs and flies with it into the sky. The bird’s nest is near the princess’s castle. Now the boy is by its door. He is very happy. He sees the beautiful girl and falls [fo:lz] in love.
She falls in love too. She thanks the boy. Now they are husband and wife and live together high in the mountains. They are very happy.
останавливаться
внезапно
хватает
влюбляется
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Вспомни события сказки и скажи, в каком порядке должны следовать эти утверждения.
a) The young boy is tired, hot, hungry and thirsty.
b) The princess lives high in the mountains.
c) The bird’s nest is high in the mountains.
d) A lot of young men can’t help the princess.
e) The princess and the young boy are very happy.
f) The boy is not rich but he is very brave.
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в этом четверостишии перепутаны все строчки, кроме первой. Расставь их по порядку.
a) That’s my mother, that’s my father (1)
b) My two cousins and
c) My brown doggy friend
d) My little sister, my big brother
A. Прочитай текст известной детской песенки.
Bingo
А farmer has а dog And Bingo is his name.
And Bingo is his name, o!
B-I-N-G-O B-I-N-G-0 B-I-N-G-O
And Bingo is his name, o!
A farmer…
(clan [klaep]) -I-N-G-0 (clap) -I-N-G-0 (clap) -I-N-G-0 And Bingo is his name, o!
A farmer…
(clap, clap) -N-G-0 (clap, clap) -N-G-0 (clap, clap) -N-G-0 And Bingo is his name, o!
A farmer…
(clap, clap, clap) -G-0 (clap, clap, clap) -G-O (clap, clap, clap) -G-O And Bingo is his name, o!
A farmer…
(clap, clap, clap, clap) -O (clap, clap, clap, clap) -O (clap, clap, clap, clap) -O And Bingo is his name, o!
хлопок в ладоши
А farmer…
(clap, clap, clap, clap, clap)
(clap, clap, clap, clap, clap)
(clap, clap, clap, clap, clap)
And Bingo is his name, o!
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В. Попробуйте вместе подобрать мелодию к этой песенке и спойте её.
Прочитай описание клоунессы (Lady Clown) и раскрась картинку.
This is Lady Clown. Her hat is blue and green. Her blouse is blue and orange. Her boots are purple. Her belt is dark green. Her socks are red and brown. She is by a grey chair with a big purple and red ball in her hands.
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Reading Class
Прочитай текст о наших сказочных героях и выбери правиль-ный вариант, чтобы закончить предложения после текста.
Harry Goes to Long Lake
As you know, Harry, the troll, lives in Green Hill. Harry has a very good friend. Her name is Emily and she is an elf. Today Harry’s day begins very early. He gets up, takes a shower and has breakfast. After breakfast he rides his bike to Long Lake where Emily’s parents and grandparents live. Harry likes to go to Long Lake. He likes to be with Emily and her family. Emily’s mother Meg usually cooks nice food. Emily’s grandfather Sam teaches Harry to fish and Emily’s grandmother Victoria knows a lot of fairy tales. Now Harry, Emma and Emily are sitting near Victoria and listening to a new fairy tale.
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1) Harry’s day begins … .
a) late b) early
2) Harry takes a … .
a) shower b) hot shower
3) Harry … to Long Lake.
a) drives a car
b) rides his bike
c) runs
4) Meg cooks … .
a) well b) not very well
5) … knows a lot of fairy tales,
a) Meg b) Ann
c) very early
c) cold shower
c) little
c) Victoria
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Гарри (Harry) остался погостить в семье Эмили на следующий день. Скажи, что делают друзья в разное время суток. Ты можешь пофантазировать.
Образец: It is 3 o’clock a.m. Harry is sleeping and Emily is sleeping too.
1) It is 9 o’clock a.m. …
2) It is 10 o’clock a.m. …
3) It is afternoon. …
4) It is 3 o’clock p.m. …
5) It is 8 o’clock p.m. …
Прочитай про себя вторую сказку бабушки Виктории и ответь на вопрос в конце сказки.
Little Red Hen
Little Red Hen and her yellow chicks live on the farm. One day she sees five grains [greinz]. She is very happy. “Cluck, cluck, cluck,” says Little Red Hen. “I can have a lot of bread [bred] from these grains. But I can’t do this work alone [o’loun].”
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Little Red Hen goes to her friend Little White Duck for help. “Quack, quack, quack,” says the Duck, “I can’t help you. Fm swimming in my little lake. I don’t have time to help you.”
Little Red Hen goes to her friend Big Brown Cow for help. “Moo, moo, moo,” says the Cow. “I can’t help you. Fm eating my green grass [gra:s]. I don’t have time to help you.”
Little Red Hen goes to Little Grey Dog for help. “Bow-wow, bow-wow, bow-wow,” says the Dog. “I can’t help you. I’m playing with my tail.”
Little Red Hen goes to Big Black Cat for help. “Mew [mju:], mew, mew,” says the Cat. “I can’t help you. Little Red Hen. I’m drinking my milk. I don’t have time to help you. But I can watch your chicks for you.”
“Cluck, cluck, cluck,” says Little Red Hen. “Thank you. Big Black Cat, but my chicks are coming with me. They are my helpers.”
трава
Little Red Hen and her chicks do all the job. It’s autumn now. The plants are big and tall. Now Little Red Hen can bake [beik] a lot of bread for her family. But all her friends come to her house to eat the bread.
Little Red Hen looks at her friends and says: “No, no, no! You are bad friends. This bread is for me and my chicks.”
I think Little Red Hen is right [rait]. And what do you think?
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Скажи, какие звуки издают герои сказки «Little Red Hen», сравни их с русскими.
Скажи, что делают друзья курочки в тот момент, когда она просит их о помощи.
1) Little White Duck … .
2) Big Brown Cow … .
3) Little Grey Dog … .
4) Big Black Cat … .
Вычеркни no одному лишнему слову из каждого ряда.
1) bread, breakfast, milk, egg, lemon
2) begin, take, wash, home, finish
3) ant, horse, cat, dog, turtle
4) player, runner, skier, skater, shower
5) home, house, nurse, hungry, happy
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А. Прочитай слова популярной детской песенки.
This Is the Way
This is the wav I wash my face.
Wash my face, wash my face.
This is the way I wash my face,
So early in the morning.
This is the way I brush my teeth.
Brush my teeth, brush my teeth.
This is the way I brush my teeth.
So early in the morning.
This is the way I comb [koum] my hair. Comb my hair, comb my hair.
This is the way I comb my hair.
So early in the morning.
This is the way I always dress, I always dress, I always dress. This is the way I always dress. So early in the morning.
This is the way I go to school. Go to school, go to school.
This is the way I go to school. So early in the morning.
способ, лицо
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В. Попробуйте вместе подобрать мелодию к этой песенке и спойте её.
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Ответь на вопросы, чтобы узнать о себе больше.
Questions Never 0 Some- times 1 Often 2
1) Do you swim?
2) Do you sing?
3) Do you skate?
4) Do you walk?
5) Do you dance?
6) Do you ride a bike?
7) Do you play ping-pong or tennis?
Do you run?
9) Do you listen to music?
10) Do you read books?
11) Do you play the piano?
12) Do you play football or basketball?
13) Do you get up early in the morning?
14) Do you help about the house?
15) Do you do sport?
16) Do you watch films?
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Сосчитай, сколько очков ты набрал(а), и узнай свой результат.
1—5: нужно меньше лениться!
6—13: тебе нужны новые увлечения.
14—20: твой результат идеален.
21—26: подумай, не слишком ли много у тебя занятий.
27—32: тебе необходимо больше отдыхать.
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Reading Class Three
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Прочитай текст и скажи, какая мебель есть в спальне Виктории. Подумай, какое заглавие можно дать этому тексту.
Emily and her grandmother Victoria are at home. The house where Victoria and her husband live is very cosy. It is not very big. They have two bedrooms and a bathroom upstairs. Their living room and kitchen are downstairs. Emily, their granddaughter, often comes to grandparents to help her granny and grandad.
Victoria: Emily, dear, where are my specs? They are usually on the table by my bed but today I can’t see them.
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Emily: Oh, Granny, I’m doing the living room^ downstairs and I can’t help you now. Are your specs on the shelf?
Victoria: No, they aren’t.
Emily: Are they in the cupboard?
Victoria: No, they aren’t.
Emily: Are they under the armchair?
Victoria: No, they aren’t.
Emily: Can they be behind the sofa?
Victoria: They aren’t behind the sofa. I don’t know what to do.
Прочитай окончание диалога Эмили и Виктории и скажи, где Эмили нашла очки своей бабушки.
Emily: OK, I’m coming upstairs. Not on the shelf, not in the cupboard, not under the armchair, not behind the sofa. Where are your specs? Oh, here they are, on the floor, in the middle of the carpet.
Victoria: Thank you, Emily dear. Now I’m ready to read to you a new fairy tale.
Прочитай про себя третью сказку бабушки Виктории и скажи, какие из этих утверждений соответствуют её содержанию.
1) The lion and the mouse live in the jungle.
2) The mouse is white.
3) The mouse is weak but brave.
4) The lion doesn’t like the mouse.
5) Under the net the lion is happy.
6) The mouse is a good friend.
The Lion and the Mouse
A little grey mouse lives in a big jungle [‘флдд!]. She has a lot of friends and loves to run and play with them.
джунгли
to do the room — убирать комнату
А lion lives in the jungle too. He is big and strong but he has no friends. He looks down at all animals. One bright afternoon, when the lion is sleeping in the sun, the little grey mouse runs near him and wakes [weiks] him up. Now the lion is not happy at all. He is ready to eat the little mouse.
“Oh, please, Mr Lion, don’t eat me,” says the little grey mouse, “I’m thin and I’m small. I’m not pleasant to eat at all. And you know what? I can help you one day.”
“What? You can help me? How can a small and weak animal help me, the king?” says the lion. But he is not hungry and he likes the brave mouse. “OK,” he says. “Run away [o’wei] but never wake me up again.” “Oh, thank you, Mr Lion,” says the little grey mouse and runs away. In a few days early in the morning the mouse runs under a big green tree and she hears [hioz] the lion’s cry [krai], “Oh, help me! Help me!” The little grey mouse is ready to help the lion. She runs and runs and sees her friend and her king under a big net. The lion is very sad. He doesn’t know what to do. But the little mouse knows that. “I can help you,” she says and begins to make [meik] a hole [haul] in the net. The hole is very big. Now the lion can run home.
“Thank you, little Mouse,” says the lion. “Now I know how good it is to have friends. Friends can always help you.”
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Скажи, в каком порядке следует расположить следующие утверждения, чтобы они соответствовали тексту сказки «The Lion and the Mouse».
a) The mouse sees the lion under the net.
b) The lion is ready to eat the mouse.
c) The little grey mouse runs near the sleeping lion.
d) The mouse makes a hole in the net.
e) The lion and the mouse live in a jungle.
f) The lion can run home.
Прочитай это стихотворение, a затем постарайся повторить его, не глядя в текст.
То the Cuckoo
Cuckoo, cuckoo, what do you do? In April I open [’эирэп] my bill In May I sing all day In June I change mv tune In July away I fly In August away I must.
открываю свои клюв
меняю свою песню прочь
я должна улететь
А. Прочитай слова популярной детской песенки.
The Muffin Man
Oh, do you know the muffin [’тлйп]
man.
the muffin man, the muffin man? Oh, do you know the muffin man. Who lives in Drury Lane?
Oh, yes, I know the muffin man, the muffin man, the muffin man. Oh, yes, I know the muffin man. Who lives in Drury Lane.
булочка
Now two of us know the muffin man, the muffin man, the muffin man.
Now two of us know the muffin man. Who lives in Drury Lane.
Now three of us know the muffin man, the muffin man, the muffin man.
Now three of us know the muffin man. Who lives in Drury Lane.
Now we all know the muffin man, the muffin man, the muffin man. Now we all know the muffin man. Who lives in Drury Lane.
двое из нас
трое из нас
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В. Попробуйте вместе подобрать мелодию к этой песенке и спойте её.
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А. Прочитай информацию о Лондоне и его традициях в прежние времена.
1. Drury Lane [,druri ’lein] — это название одной из улиц в Лондоне. Улица известна тем, что на ней находится один из старейших лондонских театров. Слово lane часто обозначает узкие извилистые улицы в городе или тропинки в загородной местности.
2. В Англии словами muffin man в былые времена называли пекарей, которые пекли и продавали с лотков горячие булочки. Булочки было принято есть, намазав их маслом и/или джемом.
В. А какие лакомства продавали лоточники в прежние времена в России?
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а) The teddy is next to the doll.
b) The teddy is in the bed.
c) The teddy is under the bed.
d) The teddy is behind the cupboard.
e) The teddy is in the middle of the room.
f) The teddy is on the chair.
g) The teddy is in front of the car.
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Reading Class Four
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Прочитай, как выглядит садик бабушки Виктории, и скажи, чего не хватает на этом рисунке.
Victoria’s Garden
Emily’s grandmother Victoria has a little garden near Green Wood. She likes her garden a lot. There are some roses and a lot of ferns in the garden. Near it there are apple trees and plum trees. There is a little fish pond there too. Every morning Victoria feeds the fish and watches them when they are swimming and jumping in the clear water. In hot summer Victoria waters her little garden and it always looks green, tidy and beautiful. Victoria and her husband Sam come to the garden in the evening, sit on a low bench and speak about their children and grandchildren.
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Прочитай продолжение текста о садике бабушки Виктории и скажи, какое из следующих утверждений верно.
1) Victoria’s grandchildren like her apple jam.
2) Victoria’s grandchildren like her apple pie.
3) Victoria’s grandchildren like her ice cream.
Victoria’s Garden
Emily, Emma, Harry and their friends like to come to Victoria’s garden and have tea together at the low table under a green fern. They usually drink tea with plum or apple jam or with some apple pie. Victoria can bake apple pie very well. Sometimes they eat hot apple pie with cold ice cream. They all love it. After tea Victoria often tells her granddaughters and their friends interesting fairy tales. Here you can see one of them.
Прочитай про себя четвёртую сказку бабуш Виктории.
Stone Soup
А soldier [’soulc^o] is coming home to his family after a big war [wo:]. He is hungry but has no food to eat. “I’m so hungry I can eat stones,” he says.
Now the soldier sees a small house. There is a tidy garden near it. A woman is watering the flowers in the garden.
“You have a nice garden. Let me rest here, please,” says the soldier to the woman who lives in the house.
“I can let you rest here,” says the woman, “but I can’t feed you. There’s no food in the house.”
солдат
война
поливает
Позволь мне отдохнуть
“No food?” asks the soldier. “That is very sad. But I can help you. I have a magic [‘таефхк] stone and I can make [meik] some very good soup from it. Give me a pot of hot water.”
Now the woman gives him hot water. Our soldier puts a the pot and begins to cook.
“The soup is nearly ready,” soldier after some time. “Can you give me some beans [bi:nz] to put them in the pot?” he asks. “Yes,” says the woman. So, the beans go into the pot too.
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“Сап you give me some meat [mi:t] to put it into the pot?” asks the sol-
dier again. The woman gives him some meat. It goes into the pot too.
A lot of men and women see the soldier in the woman’s garden. “What is he doing?” they ask. “He is mak-
ing soup from a stone,” the woman says. And the soldier asks the men and women to give him some food to make the soup better [‘beta]. They all give him the little he asks for
and that food goes into the pot too.
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Now the soup is ready, it is very good and there is a lot of it. So, they all eat it and thank the soldier for his “magic” stone soup.
Реши, какая мораль больше всего подходит к сказке «Stone Soup», и скажи почему.
a) Soldiers never go hungry.
b) Stone is good to make soup.
c) Sometimes even^ stone can help you.
Ответь на вопросы по сказке.
Л. Who says it?
1) You have a nice garden. 2) I can let you rest here.
3) Give me a pot of hot water. 4) The soup is nearly ready. 5) What is he doing? 6) He is making soup from a stone.
B. Who does it?
1) Who lives in a small house? 2) Who sees a woman in the garden? 3) Who is watering the flowers?
4) Who asks for food and rest? 5) Who puts a stone in the pot? 6) Who eats stone soup?
Прочитай загадку и попробуй её отгадать. Отгадку ты можешь найти на одной из этих картинок.
There is а And in the There is a And in the There is a And in the There is a And in the There is a
little green house, little green house little brown house, little brown house little yellow house, little yellow house little white house, little white house little heart [ha:t].
сердечко
even [‘i:vn] — даже
А. Прочитай слова популярной детской песенки.
There Is а Room in Му House
There is a room in my house.
It’s a very fine room,
It’s a very fine room indeed [m’di:d].
в самом деле, действительно
There’s а bed in a room.
In a room in my house.
It’s a very fine bed indeed.
There’s a lamp by my bed.
In a room in my house.
It’s a very fine lamp indeed.
There’s a cupboard by my lamp.
By the bed in a room in my house. It’s a very fine cupboard indeed.
There’s a table by the cupboard.
By the lamp, by the bed.
In a room in my house.
It’s a very fine table indeed.
There’s a chair by the table.
By the cupboard, by the lamp.
By the bed in a room in my house. It’s a very fine chair indeed.
There’s a person [‘p3:sn] on a chair. By the table, by the cupboard.
By the lamp, by the bed.
In a room in my house.
It’s a very fine person indeed.
There’s a person on a chair.
By the table, by the cupboard.
By the lamp, by the bed.
In a room in my house.
That person on a chair is me.
E. Попробуйте вместе подобрать мелодию к этой песенке и спойте её.
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Reading Class Five
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Сначала прочитай весь текст про себя, а затем выбери и прочитай вслух только те предложения, в которых говорится о том, чем похожи наши герои.
Emily and Harry are very good friends. They like to play and to walk in the wood together. Harry often comes to see Emily in her house. They make tea and drink it with bread and butter or jam.
But Emily and Harry are not alike [o’laik]. Look at them: Emily is taller than Harry and Harry is shorter. Emily is thinner and Harry is fatter, but he is stronger than Emily. Emily is weaker.
Harry eats a lot. He likes his food. He enjoys ham and cheese sandwiches and eggs. Emily is not a big eater. She likes to eat sweets, chocolate and jam.
Harry enjoys afternoon sleep and doesn’t like to sing or dance. Emily sings and dances a lot. Now you see they are not alike at all. But they can be very happy when they are together. It is wonderful to have a good friend.
Прочитай текст ещё раз и реши, какой из заголовков лучше к нему подходит.
a) They Live in the Wood
b) Two Friends
c) He and His Good Friend
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1) Harry’s house is bigger/smaller than Emily’s,
2) Emily’s bike is newer/older than Harry’s.
3) Emily’s family is bigger/smaller than Harry’s.
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4) Harry’s kitchen is cleaner/dirtier than Emily’s,
5) Harry’s garden is narrower/wider than Emily’s,
6) Emily likes her tea hotter/colder than Harry.
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Прочитай про себя пятую сказку бабушки Виктории.
The Magic Ring
One father has three sons. The two older sons are clever. They go traveh ling [’traevolig] and soon come home rich [[rilj]. The youngest son is not clever at all but he would like to be rich too.
отправляться в путешествие богатый
So he goes travelling and comes to a small town. He sees two farmers. The farmers are chasing [‘^eisig] a dog. “Give me the dog,” says Johnny (that is the boy’s name). The farmers give him the dog.
Then Johnny sees a woman chasing a cat. “Give me the cat,” he says. The woman gives him the cat and the three travel together.
After some time they see a man and a snake [sneik]. The man is chasing the snake. “Give me the snake, says the boy. “OK, you can have it, answers the man. So the three happy animals and Johnny travel on together.
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The snake lives in the Snake King’s castle and is the King’s favourite. She takes her new friends to the Snake King. He is happy to see his friend again and gives Johnny a magic ring as a present. “Rub [глЬ] the ring,” says the King, “and you can have all you would like.”
So, Johnny thanks the King and goes home with his new friends. There he gives his father a bigger house with a nice garden, a cow, some horses, pigs and sheep. Johnny is rich now. He thinks he can mar-ry [’maeri] the princess. She is very beautiful.
The princess doesn’t love Johnny. But he is rich and he has the magic ring. So, she says “yes” to Johnny. Johnny is happy. The beautiful princess would like to have the magic ring. She steals [sti:lz] it and runs to her father. What can Johnny do? He understands the princess is not good and doesn’t love him.
Johnny asks his friends, the dog and the cat, to bring [Ьгщ] him the magic ring. The dog and the cat run
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to the princess’s castle and bring Johnny the ring. Johnny rubs his magic ring and says, “I wouldn’t like to be rich. I wouldn’t like to marry the princess. I would like to be happy again.”
Расставь эти утверждения в логическом порядке. Если нужно, прочитай сказку ещё раз.
a) The dog and the cat run to the princess’s castle.
b) Johnny and the three animals go to the Snake King.
c) Johnny sees two farmers.
d) Johnny gives a new bigger house to his father.
e) The woman gives Johnny a cat.
f) The princess steals the magic ring.
A. Прочитай слова популярной детской песенки. Постарайся дойти до её конца.
Miles from Home
We’re ninety-nine miles^ from home.
We’re ninety-nine miles from home.
We walk a mile; we rest awhile^.
We’re ninety-eight miles from home.
We’re ninety-eight miles from home.
We’re ninety-eight miles from home.
We walk a mile; we rest awhile.
We’re ninety-seven miles from home.
We’re ninety-seven miles from home.
We’re ninety-seven miles from home.
We walk a mile; we rest awhile.
We’re ninety-six miles from home.
1 mile [mail] — миля (одна сухопутная миля равна 1 км 609 м)
2 awhile [a’wail] — зд,: немного
We’re ninety-six miles from home. We’re ninety-six miles from home. We walk a mile; we rest awhile. We’re ninety-five miles from home.
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В. Попробуйте вместе подобрать мелодию к этой песенке и спойте её.
Прочитай стихотворение и закончи его.
This Is the Key of the Kingdom^
This is the key of the kingdom:
In that kingdom there is a city.
In that city there is a town.
In that town there is a street.
In that street there is a lane Fleinl.
In that lane there is a yard [ja:d].
In that yard there is a house.
In that house there is a room.
In that room there is a bed.
On that bed there is a basket [’barskit] In that basket there are some flowers. Flowers in a basket.
Basket on the … .
Bed in the … .
Room in the … .
зд,: район города переулок двор
корзина
the key of the kingdom [‘kii^dam] — ключ от королевства
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House in the … .
Yard in the … .
Lane in the … .
Street in the … .
Town in the … .
City in the … .
Of the kingdom this is the key.
Прочитай текст и реши, иллюстрацией к нему.
какая картинка могла бы служить
Му name is John Brown. I’m eighteen. I have three brothers. They are all younger than me. We live with mum and dad in a block of flats.
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Прочитай текст и скажи, почему день рождения Виктории празднуют в доме. Подумай, какое заглавие можно было бы дать этому тексту.
Today is Victoria’s birthday. All the family are in her house. Victoria has a lot of presents, flowers and a big box of chocolates. She likes chocolates very much. Now her granddaughters are singing the birthday song for their granny.
Look at the table! There are a lot of tasty things on it. You can see a big birthday cake, some grapes, apples, oranges and Victoria’s favourite hot chocolate.
Today the weather is not very good. It is windy and rainy. There are a lot of clouds in the dark sky. There is no sunshine.
But yesterday the weather was fine. There were no clouds in the clear blue sky. It was not windy. The day was sunny, dry and warm. Victoria was in her garden.
But today her family don’t want to go there. They want to be in the living room where it is so cosy. And Victoria is ready to read a fairy tale to her granddaughters as she always does before they go to bed.
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Посмотри на рисунок и скажи, в чём ошибся художник: что было, а чего не было на столе у бабушки Виктории.
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Прочитай про себя шестую сказку бабушки Виктории. Какое заглавие можно придумать для этой сказки?
One bright day the Wind meets the Sun and says, “Fm stronger than you, Sun.” “No, you are not,” answers the Sun. “I am stronger than you.”
They don’t know who is right but they want to know it. Then the Sun says, “Wind, can you see that man down there? He has a warm coat on. Can you make him take off his coat?”
“Yes,” says the Wind. “I can do that. It’s very easy [’i:zi]. Now you can see that I am stronger than you. Sun.” So the Wind begins to blow.
заставить
Это очень легко.
It blows, and blows, and blows. But what’s the result [ri’zAlt]? “Oh! How cold that wind is!” says the man. The man doesn’t take off his coat. More than that, he puts on his scarf [ska:f] and his hat. The Wind begins to blow stronger. The man can’t stand on his feet, but he doesn’t take off his coat, he doesn’t take off his hat and his scarf. He is cold. The Wind says, “No, I can’t make the man take off his coat. Now you try [trai].”
The Sun smiles and begins to shine in the sky. It gets warmer and warmer. Now it is hot. The man is very hot in his warm coat and he opens up his coat, takes off his scarf and his hat. Now the Sun is brighter and hotter. Soon [su:n] the man is so hot that he takes off his coat.
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Скажи, какие утверждения соответствуют тексту сказки.
1) The Wind says he is the strongest of all.
2) The Sun says he is stronger than the Wind.
3) The Wind is stronger than the Sun.
4) The Sun is stronger than the Wind.
Какая мораль больше всего подходит к этой сказке?
1) The Sun is the strongest of all.
2) Kindness [’kaindnis] works better than force [fo:s].
3) The man likes the Sun more than the Wind.
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Послушай и прочитай это стихотворение, а затем постарайся его повторить, не глядя в текст. Что можно изобразить в качестве иллюстрации к этому стихотворению?
Ihe Clouds
White sheep, white sheep,
On a blue hill.
When the wind stops.
You stand still.
You walk far away When the winds blow:
White sheep, white sheep.
Where do you go?
A. Прочитай слова популярной детской песенки.
неподвижно
If you are happy and clap your If you are happy and clap your If you are happy and and you really If you are happy and clap your
you know it, hands! (clap-clap) you know it, hands! (clap-clap) you know it, want to show it, you know it, hands! (clap-clap)
If you are happy and you know it,
slap your knees! (slap-slap) If you are happy and you know it,
slap your knees! (slap-slap) If you are happy and you know it,
and you really want to show it. If you are happy and you know it,
slap your knees! (slap-slap)
If you are happy and you know it,
stamp your feet! (stamp-stamp) If you are happy and you know it,
stamp your feet! (stamp-stamp)

If you are happy and you know it,
and you really want to show it. If you are happy and you know it,
stamp your feet! (stamp-stamp)
If you are happy and you know it,
snap your fingers! (snap-snap) If you are happy and you know it,
snap your fingers! (snap-snap) If you are happy and you know it,
and you really want to show it. If you are happy and you know it,
snap your fingers! (snap-snap)
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If you are happy and you know it, say OK! (O-K)
If you are happy and you know it, say OK! (O-K)
If you are happy and you know it,
and you really want to show it.
If you are happy and you know it, say OK! (O-K)
If you are (clap-clap).
If you are (clap-clap).
If you are and
If you are
you know it, do all five! (stamp-stamp),
(snap-snap), (O-K) you know it, do all five! (stamp-stamp),
(snap-snap), (O-K) you know it, want to show it, you know it,
do all five!
(clap-clap), (slap-slap), (stamp-stamp),
(snap-snap), (O-K)
happy and (slap-slap),
happy and (slap-slap),
happy and you really happy and
B. Попробуйте вместе подобрать мелодию к этой песенке и спойте её.
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Прочитай вопросы и совмести их с ответами.
Questions
1) Which letter of the ABC has a lot of water?
2) What has a face and two hands but no arms or legs?
3) Which month has twenty-eight days?
4) What flowers have two lips?
5) Four children and their dog are walking under a small umbrella but they are not wet. How?
Answers
a) Tulips.
b) All of them.
c) It is not raining.
d) A clock.
e) The letter C.
буква
руки; ноги
губы
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Reading Class Seven
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Прочитай текст и скажи, что нового ты узнал из него о тролле.
Harry, the troll, lives in Green Hill. He’s Emily’s good friend. Sometimes when summer comes, Harry travels to Grandma Victoria’s place to visit her and her granddaughters. Harry travels on his bike and always has a lot of nice presents for Victoria and the girls. Usually they are some flowers for Victoria and sweets for Emma and Emily. Harry is a funny troll. He never talks a lot but he likes to listen: he is a very good listener. Harry enjoys Victoria’s tales. He can listen to them all day long^. He likes to ask questions too.
Now Harry is visiting Emily’s family. Emily is happy to see him. They are talking about tomorrow and you can read what they are saying.
Прочитай, о чём говорят друзья, и ответь на вопросы после текста.
Harry: What are we going to do tomorrow?
Emily: What would you like to do?
Harry: I’d like to go to the lake in the middle of the wood. It’s hot. I’d like to take a swim.
Emily: Good! We’ll swim in the lake and have a picnic there. I’ll make sandwiches and a pie.
Harry: What will we drink?
Emily: We’ll drink juice and water.
Harry: What pie will you make?
Emily: I’m going to make an apple pie.
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Harry: Can you make a cherry pie? You know it’s my favourite.
Emily: OK. I’ll make your favourite cherry pie.
Harry: Thank you. And what will we do in the evening? Are you going to ask Victoria to read a fairy tale to us?
Emily: I’ll do it. This evening granny will read to us the best story of all, you’ll see.
Harry: That’s wonderful.
Questions
1) Where is the lake?
2) What are the friends going to have after they swim in the lake?
3) What pie does Emily make?
4) Are they going to drink tea?
5) What are they going to drink?
6) What will the friends do in the evening?
Прочитай про себя седьмую сказку бабушки Виктории.
The Princess and the Pea
A young prince wants to marry. He travels here and there, visits a lot of places but there is no girl he would like to have for his wife. So he is very sad. He can’t meet a true [tru:] princess.
горошина
настояш;ая,
истинная
One dark night the weather is very bad. It is windy and rainy. The king, queen and the prince are in their warm and cosy castle. They are waiting for their dinner. Suddenly they see a young girl at the door of the castle. The girl is cold, water is running down her face.
“Good evening,” says the girl. “Can I, please, come in? I am so cold.”
“What is your name, young lady [leidi]?” asks the king.
“I am Fran,” she answers. “My father is King Helmut.”
“Then you are a princess?” asks the queen.
“A true princess,” answers the girl.
She has dinner with the family and they see how good she is and like her manners [’maenoz] very much, манеры The prince begins to think she is the best girl in the world [w3:ld]. мир
“But is she a true princess?” thinks the queen. She wants to know it. The queen puts twenty mattresses матрасы [’maetrisiz] on Fran’s bed and under twenty mattresses she puts a small pea.
In the morning the queen sits at the breakfast table with the king and the prince. Fran comes to the table too. She doesn’t look very good.
“What’s the matter, child?” asks the king.
“It was a very bad night,” answers the girl. “I didn’t sleep at all. My bed was not comfortable.”
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The queen is very happy. Now she knows that Fran is a true princess. “Fd like to talk to you,” she says to her son. “Fran is a true princess. Only [’ounli] true princesses can be so delicate [‘delikot]. There were twenty mattresses on her bed. A small pea was under them. And the princess couldn’t sleep at all! Fran can be your wife!”
Now the prince is the happiest man in the world. “Will you marry me?” he asks Fran. She says “yes.” Now they are husband and wife.
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Скажи, какие из этих утверждений соответствуют содержанию сказки «The Princess and the Pea».
1) The prince is going to marry Fran.
2) Fran is a true princess.
3) The king and the queen don’t like Fran.
4) The king, queen and the prince live in a castle.
5) Fran and the prince are going to travel.
тихии
беззвучно
Прочитай текст и ответь на вопросы, которые в нём заданы.
How to Put а Bell on the Cat?
All the mice who live under the kitchen floor meet to decide what they can do about the Cat who lives in the kitchen where there is a lot of bread, butter, milk and cheese. The cat is very quiet [‘kwaiot]. It comes into the kitchen silently [‘saibntli], and the mice can’t always run away.
The mice don’t know what to do about it. A young mouse stands up and says she has a very good plan.
She says her plan will help them all to understand when the cat comes into the kitchen. She says they must hear when the cat comes in, then they can run away. The mouse says they must get a small bell and put it around [o’raond] the cat’s neck [nek]. Then when the cat comes near, they will hear the bell. All the mice are happy.
They say that the plan is very good.
The clever young mouse is happy too.
Suddenly an old mouse stands up and says that the plan is not bad indeed, but she wants to know who is going to put the bell on the Cat. No mouse wants to do it. The old mouse says, “It’s easy [’i:zi] to make plans but not all of them work.”
The mice think again and the little grey mouse says, “We can sing a sweet song together. The Cat will sleep to our song and we’ll put the bell around his neck.”
The big mouse with a long tail says, “We can write a letter to the
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Cat where we’ll say that now all cats have beautiful bells round their necks. The Cat will like this idea [ai’dia] and put the bell around his neck.”
The fat mouse with a short tail says, “We know that the Cat loves cream. We’ll have some cream in our hole [haul]. The Cat’ll come and put its head [hed] into the narrow hole. Then we can put the bell around his neck.”
Do you like the mice’s plans? Do you think they can work?
идея
нора
голова
A. Прочитай слова популярной детской песенки.
The More [тэ:] We Are Together
больше
The more we are together, together, together. The more we are together, the happier we’ll be. For your friends are my friends.
And my friends are your friends.
The more we are together, the happier we’ll be.
B. Попробуйте вместе подобрать мелодию к этой песенке и спойте её.
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Прочитай старое английское стихотворение и выбрав подходящий вариант из предложенных.
Black Sheep
закончи его,
(1) black sheep,
Have you any wool [wul]?
Yes, sir, yes, sir.
Three (2) … full [ful];
One for the master [‘maisto] And one for the dame [deim]. And one for the (3) … boy Who lives down the lane.
шерсть
полный
хозяин
зд. хозяйка
зд. на этой улице
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1) а) moo, moo
2) а) bags
3) а) little
b) baa, baa b) hats b) high
c) mew, mew c) caps c) low
Прочитай шутливые вопросы и ответы на них.
1) — What is the difference between an elephant and a plum?
— An elephant is grey.
2) — How do you get an elephant into the fridge?
— Open the door. Then put the elephant in the fridge and close the door.
3) — How do you put a giraffe into the fridge?
— Open the door of the fridge. Take the elephant out. Put the giraffe in and close the door.
4) — How do you know there is an elephant in the cafe?
— Its bike is near the door.
5) — What is more difficult than to put an elephant into a mini car?
— To put two elephants into a mini car.
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Supplementary Material
Вы прочитали семь сказок бабушки Виктории. Теперь вы можете поставить маленькие спектакли по любой или каждой из них. Распределите роли, подумайте о костюмах и не забудьте, что ваши мини-спектакли получатся хорошо, только если каждый выучит свою роль и постарается сыграть её как можно лучше.
ITie Princess and the Brave Boy
Cast^: the narrator^, the princess, the young boy, the bird.
Scene^ One (the narrator, the young boy, the princess)
Narrator: A young and beautiful princess lives in a castle.
Princess {very sad): My castle is high in the mountains. It’s wonderful. There are a lot of beautiful rooms in it. I’m rich but I’m not happy. I’m so lonely. {The princess leaves.)
Narrator: Our princess has no family. A lot of young princes want to visit the princess and be her friends but they can’t because the mountains are very high.
Young boy {comes onto the stage): I’m not a prince. I’m not rich, but I want to help the princess, so I am going to the castle high in the mountains.
Narrator: So the young boy goes up and up the mountain.
a cast [ka:st] — действующие лица a narrator [no’reits] — рассказчик a scene [si:n] — сцена
Scene Two (the narrator, the young boy, the bird)
Young boy: Oh, it’s so hot in the mountains. I’m thirsty, I’m hungry, but I don’t want to stop.
Narrator: Suddenly, the young boy sees a big strong bird.
Young boy: Hello, bird. Can you help me? Take me to the castle where the princess lives.
Bird: OK. I can help you. My nest is near the castle where the princess lives. I know this place. She is a nice girl and she is very lonely.
{The bird takes the boy to the castle.)
Scene Three (the narrator, the young boy, the princess)
Narrator: Now the young boy is by the door of the castle. The princess opens the door, the boy is very happy.
Young boy: Good afternoon! I’m here to help you, to be your friend. You are so beautiful, and I think I love you.
Princess: I think I love you too. You’re very brave and I’m not lonely now. Thank you.
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Little Red Hen
Cast: the narrator,
Little Red Hen, First Chick,
Second Chick, Third Chick,
Little White Duck, Big Brown Cow, Little Grey Dog, Big Black Cat.
Scene One (the narrator. Little Red Hen, Little White Duck)
Narrator: Little Red Hen and her yellow chicks live on the farm. It is spring. One day the hen sees five grains.
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Little Red Hen {showing the grains to her chicks): Cluck, cluck, cluck, I am very happy. In autumn I can have a lot of bread from these grains. Cluck, cluck, cluck. But I can’t do this work alone.
Narrator: Little Red Hen goes to her friend Little White Duck for help.
Little Red Hen: Cluck, cluck, cluck, dear Duck. I have five grains and I want to have a lot of bread but I can’t do this work alone. Can you help me?
Little White Duck (swimming): Quack, quack, quack, I’m sorry but I can’t help you. Can’t you see? I’m swimming in my little lake. I don’t have time to help you.
Scene Two (the narrator. Little Red Hen, Big Brown Cow)
Narrator: Little Red Hen goes to her friend Big Brown Cow for help.
Little Red Hen: Cluck, cluck, cluck, dear Cow. I have five grains and I want to have a lot of bread but I can’t do this work alone. Can you help me?
Big Brown Cow (chewing): Moo, moo, moo, I’m sorry but I can’t help you. I’m eating my green grass. I don’t have time to help you.
Scene Three (the narrator. Little Red Hen, Little Grey Dog)
Narrator: Little Red Hen goes to Little Grey Dog for help.
Little Red Hen: Cluck, cluck, cluck, dear Dog. I have five grains and I want to have a lot of bread but I can’t do this work alone. Can you help me?
Little Grey Dog (playing with its tail): Bow-wow. Bow-wow, bow-wow. I’m sorry but I can’t help you. Can’t you see? I’m playing with my tail.
Scene Four (the narrator. Little Red Hen, Big Black Cat)
Narrator: Little Red Hen goes to Big Black Cat for help.
Little Red Hen: Cluck, cluck, cluck, dear Cat. I have five grains and I want to have a lot of bread but I can’t do this work alone. Can you help me?
Big Black Cat (drinking milk): Mew, mew, mew. I can’t help you. Little Red Hen. I’m drinking my milk. I don’t have time to help you. But I can watch your chicks for you.
Little Red Hen: Cluck, cluck, cluck, thank you. Big Black Cat, but I don’t think it’s a good idea. My chicks are coming with me. They are my helpers.
Narrator (to the audience): You see. Little Red Hen is very clever. She understands that Big Black Cat can eat her chicks. So Little Red Hen and her chicks do all the job.
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Scene Five (the narrator. Little Red Hen, three Chicks,
Little White Duck, Big Brown Cow, Little Grey Dog, Big Black Cat)
Narrator: Spring is over. Summer is over. It’s autumn now.
Little Red Hen: Now I have a lot of bread for my family. (Gives bread to her chicks.)
First Chick: Mummy, how nice your bread is!
Second Chick: Mum, I like this bread very much.
Third Chick: Mummy, I would like some more bread, please.
Narrator: All the Hen’s “friends” come to her house to eat the bread.
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Duck, Cow, Dog, Cat (together): We would like to have some bread too, Little Red Hen!
Little Red Hen: No, no, no! You are bad friends. This bread is for me and my chicks.
Narrator (to the audience): I think Little Red Hen is right. And what do you think?
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The Lion and the Mouse
Cast: the narrator, the lion, the mouse.
Scene One (the narrator, the mouse, the lion)
Narrator: A little grey mouse lives in a big jungle.
Mouse: I live in the jungle. I have a lot of friends and I love to run and play with them.
Narrator: A lion lives in the jungle too.
Lion: I’m a lion. I’m big and strong. I live in the jungle too. I have no friends. You know. I’m the king of all the animals in the jungle. They are weak, they aren’t clever. I always look down at them. (The lion lies down to sleep.)
Narrator: One bright afternoon, when the lion is sleeping in the sun, the little grey mouse runs near him and wakes him up.
Lion: What’s up? Who is here? Little Grey Mouse, why are you running near me when I’m sleeping? I don’t like it at all. I’m ready to eat you.
Mouse: Oh, please, don’t eat me, Mr Lion, I’m so sorry. And then I’m thin and I’m small. I’m not good
to eat at all. And you know what? I can help you one day.
Lion: What? You can help me? How can a small and weak animal help me, the king?
Narrator: Now the lion is not hungry and he likes the brave mouse.
Lion: OK, Little Grey Mouse, run away but never wake me up again.
Mouse: Oh, thank you, Mr Lion, bye-bye.
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Scene Two (the narrator, the mouse, the lion)
Narrator: In a few days early in the morning the mouse runs under a big green tree and she hears the lion’s cry.
Lion (from under the net): Oh, help me! Help me!
Narrator: The mouse hears the lion’s cry and stops. The little grey mouse is ready to help the lion when she sees her friend and her king under a big net. The lion is very sad.
Lion: Oh, Little Grey Mouse, I don’t know what to do.
Narrator: But the little mouse knows that.
Mouse: Don’t be sad, my king! I know what to do and I can help you. (The mouse starts making a hole in the net.)
Narrator: The mouse is making a hole in the net. Now the hole is very big and the lion can be free and run home.
Lion: Thank you. Little Grey Mouse. Now I know how good it is to have friends. Friends can always help you.
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Stone Soup
Cast: the narrator, the soldier, the woman,
5 farmers (men and women).
Scene One (the narrator, the soldier, the woman)
Narrator: A soldier is coming home to his family after a big war. He is hungry but has no food to eat.
Soldier: I have no food to eat and I’m so hungry I can eat stones. {The soldier picks up^ a stone.)
Narrator: Now the soldier sees a small house. There is a tidy garden near it. A woman is watering the flowers in the garden.
Soldier: Good morning, lady. You have a nice garden. Let me rest here, please.
Woman: I can let you rest here but I can’t feed you. There’s no food in the house.
Soldier: No food? That is very sad. But I can help you. I have a magic stone and I can make some very good soup from it. Give me a pot of hot water, please.
Narrator: Now the woman gives him a pot of hot water. Our soldier puts a stone in the pot and begins to cook.
Scene Two (the narrator, the soldier, the woman)
Soldier: The soup is nearly ready. Can you give me some beans to put them in the pot?
to pick up — поднимать
Woman: Yes, I have some beans. Here they are. Put them in the pot.
Narrator: So, the beans go into the pot too.
Soldier: The soup is nearly ready. Can you give me some meat to put it in the pot?
Narrator: The woman gives him some meat. It goes into the pot too.
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Scene Three (the narrator, the soldier, the woman, the men,
the women)
Narrator: A lot of men and women see the soldier in the woman’s garden.
Farmer 1: Who is he?
Farmer 2: Where does he come from?
Farmer 3: What’s his name?
Farmer 4: He’s new here.
Farmer 5: What is he doing?
Woman: He is making soup from a magic stone. Come and have a look. (The men and women come closer and look into the pot)
Soldier: You, good men and good women, can you give me some food to make the soup better? (The men and women go away, then come back.)
Farmer 1: Here is salt^.
Farmer 2: Here are some peas^.
Farmer 3: Here is a carrot^.
Farmer 4: You can have two tomatoes.
Farmer 5: And here is some rice.
1 salt [sDilt] — соль
2 peas [pi:z] — горох
carrot [‘kaerat] — морковка
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Narrator: They all give him the little he asks for and that food goes into the pot too.
Now the soup is ready, it is .very good and there is a lot of it. So, they all eat it and thank the soldier for his “magic” stone soup.
Farmer 1: Your soup is great, thank you.
Farmer 2: Thanks a lot.
Farmer 3: It’s the best soup ever. Thank you, soldier. Farmer 4: Very nice soup.
Farmer 5: Your stone can work magic indeed!
The Magic Ring
Cast: the narrator, the father, Johnny, the first farmer, the second farmer, the woman, the man, the princess, the dog, the cat, the snake, the Snake King.
Scene One (the narrator, the father)
Narrator: One father has three sons.
Father: My two sons, my older boys, are so clever. They are not at home now. They are travelling, and I think they are all right and happy now. I’d like to see them back home soon. My youngest son, Johnny, is not clever at all. He is at home with me.
Scene Two (the narrator, the father, Johnny)
Johnny {coming): Father, where are you?
Father: That is Johnny calling me. I’m here, son, just near the house.
Johnny: Father, I would like to go travelling too. I want to become rich.
Father: All right, son. Go and come back rich and happy.
(The father and Johnny are hugging.)
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Scene Three (the narrator, Johnny, the first farmer,
the second farmer, the dog)
Narrator: So Johnny goes travelling and comes to a small town. He sees two farmers. The farmers are chasing a dog.
First farmer: You, bad dog, we don’t want you here.
Second farmer: Go away and don’t come back!
Dog: Don’t chase me. I’m tired. Please, please stop.
Johnny: Give me the dog, please.
First Farmer: Take it. It’s a bad dog.
Second farmer: Yes, take it. We don’t want to feed it.
Johnny: Dog, dear dog! Let’s travel together.
Scene Four (the narrator, Johnny, the woman, the dog, the cat)
Narrator: So, Johnny and his dog travel together. Then Johnny and his dog see a woman chasing a cat.
Woman: You, bad cat, where is my milk now?
Dog: Look, Johnny, a woman is chasing a cat.
Cat: Don’t chase me. I’m tired! I don’t know about your milk.
Johnny: Give me the cat, please. Don’t chase it!
Woman: OK. Take it. It’s a very bad cat. It drinks my cow’s milk.
Johnny: Little cat, little cat, let’s travel together.
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Scene Five (the narrator, Johnny, the man, the dog,
the cat, the snake)
Narrator: The woman gives him the cat and the three travel together. After some time they see a man and a snake.
Dog: Look, Johnny, look!
Cat: The man is chasing the snake.
Man: I hate snakes!
Snake: Don’t chase me. I’m tired.
Johnny: Give me the snake, please.
Man: OK, you can have it.
Johnny: Come and travel together with us, little green snake.
Snake: You know, Johnny, I live in the Snake King’s castle. My King loves me. Let’s go to my King together.
Johnny: It’s a good idea. I’d like to meet the King.
Narrator: So Johnny and the three happy animals travel together.
Scene Six (the narrator, johnny, the dog, the cat, the snake, the Snake King)
Narrator: So, the snake takes her new friends to the Snake King. He is happy to see his friend, the little green snake again.
Snake: Good afternoon. King! These are my new friends.
Johnny, dog, cat: Good afternoon, sir!
Snake King: Oh, my dear snake. I’m happy to see you. I’m glad to meet your new friends. Johnny, take this magic ring as a present.
Johnny: Thank you. King, thank you very much.
Snake King: Rub the ring and you can have all you would like.
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Scene Seven (the narrator, Johnny, the father,
the dog, the cat)
Narrator: So, Johnny thanks the King and goes home with his dog and his cat.
Johnny: Father, I am back. These are my new friends.
Dog, cat: Good afternoon! We are glad to meet you.
Johnny: I am rich now. Father. Now you can have
a new house with a big garden.
Father: Thank you, son. I’d like a new house and
a nice garden too.
Johnny: And you can have a lot of farm animals — a cow, some horses, pigs and sheep.
Father: Thank you, son. You are rich now. I think
you can marry the princess.
Johnny: Yes, I think I can. The princess is very beautiful.
Scene Eight (the narrator, Johnny, the princess)
Narrator: So Johnny goes to the princess.
Johnny: Hello, princess. My name is Johnny. I’m rich. I have a magic ring. I want to be happy and marry you.
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Princess’. Are you really rich? Do you really have a magic ring? I think I can marry you.
Narrator: But the princess doesn’t love Johnny. She marries him because he is rich and because he has the magic ring. So, she says “yes” to Johnny.
Johnny: I’m the happiest man!
Princess: But now I would like to have the magic ring. Give it to me!
Johnny {giving her the ring): Take it, my dear.
Narrator: Johnny gives her the magic ring. The princess takes it and runs to her father. What can Johnny do?
Johnny: I understand now that the princess doesn’t love me. I’m so unhappy!
Scene Nine (the narrator, Johnny, the dog, the cat)
Narrator: Johnny is very sad. But he has an idea.
Johnny: My dear dog, my dear cat! Go to the princess’s castle and bring me my magic ring.
Dog, cat {together): Yes, master.
Narrator: The dog and the cat run to the princess’s castle and bring Johnny the ring.
Dog: Here is your ring, master.
Narrator: Johnny rubs his magic ring.
Johnny: I wouldn’t like to be rich. I wouldn’t like to marry the princess. I would like to live with my family. I would like to meet a girl who can love me and I would like to be happy with her!
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The Wind and the Sun
Cast: the narrator, the man, the Wind, the Sun.
Scene One (the narrator, the Wind, the Sun)
Narrator: One bright day in spring the Wind meets the Sun.
Wind: Hello, my friend! How are you?
Sun: I’m fine, dear Wind, thank you. I love spring. Spring is my time. In spring I’m strong and happy.
Wind: Strong? Do you know that I’m stronger than you. Sun?
Sun: No, you are not, I am stronger than you, a lot stronger.
Narrator: They don’t know who is right but they want to know it. Then the Sun has an idea.
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Scene Two (the narrator, the Wind, the Sun, the man)
Sun: I have an idea. Wind.
Wind: Well, what’s your idea?
Sun: Can you see that man down there? He has a warm coat on. Can you make him take off his coat?
Wind: Yes, I can do that. It’s very easy. Now you can see that I am stronger than you. Sun.
{The Wind begins blowing.)
Narrator: So the Wind begins to blow. It blows, and blows, and blows. But what’s the result?
Man: Oh! How cold that wind is! And how strong! I’m happy I have this warm coat on.
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Narrator: The man doesn’t take off his coat. More than that, he puts on his scarf and a hat. Now the Wind begins to blow stronger. The man can’t stand on his feet, but he doesn’t take off his coat.
Man (shaking): I am so cold!
Wind: No, Sun, I can’t make the man take off his coat. Now you try.
Narrator: The Sun smiles and begins to shine in the sky.
Sun (performing magic): It’s getting warmer and warmer. Now it is hot.
Narrator: The man is very hot in his warm coat. He opens up his coat, takes off his scarf and his hat. As the Sun gets brighter and hotter he takes off his coat.
Man (taking off his things): It’s a warm sunny day, I love this weather.
Wind: OK, Sun, you win.
Sun: Kindness works better than force.
Narrator: Yes, kindness works better than force. Think about it.
The Princess and the Pea
Cast: the king, the queen, the prince, ^ the girl (Fran).
Scene One (the king, the queen and the prince)
King: My dear son, you’re a big boy now. It’s time for you to have a wife.
Queen: Listen to your father. You’re going to be king some day and every king has a queen.
Prince: I know. I’d like to have a wife but I want a true princess. I’m trying to meet a true princess but can’t do it. There are no true princesses any more.
Queen: My poor boy!
Scene Two (the king, the queen, the prince and the girl)
Girl: Please open the door. Can I, please, come in? Help me! I’m so cold and the night is so dark and rainy.
King: I’ll go and open the door. The poor girl is asking for help.
Prince: No, dad. I’ll do it. (To the girl.) Please come in. Who are you?
King: What’s your name?
Girl: I’m Fran. My father is King Helmut.
Queen: Then you are a princess?
Girl: A true princess.
Queen (to the king): We’ll see about it. (To the girl.) I’ll take you upstairs to the visitor’s room. You can change there and then come downstairs to have dinner with us.
Girl: Thank you.
Prince: That’s a very good idea, mum.
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Scene Three (the king, the queen, the prince and Fran at breakfast)
King (to the girl): Good morning, child!
Queen (to the girl): Good morning, dear!
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Prince {to the girl): You don’t look very happy.
King: What’s the matter, child?
Fran: It was a very bad night. My bed wasn’t comfortable at all. I didn’t sleep well.
Queen: It’s wonderful! The girl is a true princess. Yesterday night I placed a little pea under 20 mattresses on the girl’s bed. Only a true princess can be so delicate.
Prince: I’m the happiest man in the world! {To Fran.) Will you marry me, Fran?
Fran: Yes, I’ll be happy to be your wife, dear Prince. King: And we’ll all live happily ever after.
Children’s Poetry
Дорогие школьники
Маленькие шедевры, которые вы можете прочитать и выучить наизусть, входят в золотую коллекцию английской детской поэзии. Все они в старину назывались «песнями матушки Гусыни» или «стишками матушки Гусыни» (Mother Goose Songs / Rhymes). Загадочная фигура «матушки Гусыни» своим происхождением обязана тому, что традиционной сказительницей в прошлом часто была старуха крестьянка, пасшая деревенских гусей. Таких песенок-стишков собралось более тысячи. Некоторые из них смешные, некоторые трогательные, в некоторых содержатся мудрые наставления. Все они выразительны и музыкальны. Теперь вы можете убедиться в этом сами.
Some Traditional English Poems to Learn
{from Mother Goose Rhymes)
Humpty Dumpty
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the king’s horses and all the king’s men Cannot put Humpty Dumpty together again.
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The Black Hen
Hickety, pickety, my black hen,
She lays eggs for gentlemen; Gentlemen come every day To see what my black hen doth lay. Sometimes nine and sometimes ten, Hickety, pickety, my black hen.
A Pig
As I went to Bonner,
I met a pig
Without a wig
Upon my word and honour.
The Flying Pig
Dickory, dickory, dare.
The pig flew up in the air;
The man in brown soon brought him down, Dickory, dickory, dare.
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The Cat and the Fiddle
Hey, diddle, diddle.
The cat and the fiddle.
The cow jumped over the moon;
The little dog laughed To see such sport.
And the dish ran away with the spoon.
Cockcrow
The cock crows in the morn To tell us to rise.
And he that lies late Will never be wise;
For early to bed.
And early to rise
Is the way to be healthy.
Wealthy and wise.
Diddle, Diddle, Dumpling
Diddle, diddle, dumpling, my son John Went to bed with his trousers on;
One shoe off, and one shoe on.
Diddle, diddle, dumpling, my son John.
Hector Protector
Hector Protector was dressed all in green; Hector Protector was sent to the Queen. The Queen did not like him.
Nor more did the King;
So Hector Protector was sent back again.
Bat, Bat
Bat, bat.
Come under my hat.
And I give you a slice of bacon; And when I bake,
Г11 give you a cake If I am not mistaken.
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Ding, Dong, Bell
Ding, dong, bell. Pussy’s in the well! Who put her in? Little Tommy Lin.
Who pulled her out?
Little Johnny Stout.
What a naughty boy was that.
To try to drown poor pussycat.
Who never did him any harm.
But killed the mice in his father’s barn
Ключи к заданиям книги для чтения
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Reading Class One
Ex. 1. 1) Yes; 2) No; 3) Yes; 4) No; 5) Yes.
Ex. 2. Long Lake — название озера, изображённого на второй картинке.
Ех. 3. (sample): Emma can fly in the sky. Emily can cook dinner.
Tom can ride his bike. Meg can listen to music. Sam can play a game. Victoria can help Emily to cook. They can dance and sing songs.
Ex. 5. 1b, 2d, 3f, 4a, 5c, 6e.
Ex. 6. la, 2d, 3b, 4c.
Reading Class Two
Ex. 1. Ex. 2.
1c, 2a, 3b, 4a, 5c.
(sample): 1) Harry and Emily are getting up. 2) Harry is swimming in the lake and Emily is jumping into the lake. 3) Harry and Emily are playing in the wood. 4) Emily and Harry are eating. 5) Emily and Harry are watching TV.
Ex. 3. I think Little Red Hen is right / not right.
Ex. 4. 1) The duck says, «Quack, quack, quack.» (кря-кря)
2) The cow says, «Moo, moo, moo.» (му-му) 3) The dog says, «Bow-wow, bow-wow, bow-wow.» (гав-гав) 4) The cat says, «Mew, mew, mew.» (мяу-мяу) 5) Little Red Hen says, «Cluck, cluck, cluck.» (ко-ко/кудах-кудах)
Ex. 5. Little White Duck is swimming in the little lake. Big Brown Cow is eating its/her grass. Little Grey Dog is playing with Its tail. Big Black Cat is drinking milk.
Ex. 6. 1) breakfast; 2) home; 3) ant; 4) shower; 5) nurse.
Reading Class Three
Ex. 1. 1) Furniture — table, bed, shelf, cupboard, sofa, armchair.
2) Title (sample): Victoria’s Specs.
Ex. 2. In the middle of the carpet on the floor.
Ex. 3. True statements — 1, 3, 4, 6.
Ex. 4. 1e, 2c, 3b, 4a, 5d, 6f.
Ex. 7. B. Пироги, баранки, бублики, пряники и др. Ех. 8. 1с, 2f, ЗЬ, 4д, 5d, 6а, 7е.
Reading Class Four
Ex. 1. Ex. 2. Ex. 4. Ex. 5.
Ex. 6. Ex. 8.
Ha рисунке отсутствуют bench, fish pond. Number 2.
A. 1) The soldier does. 2) The woman does. 3) The soldier does. 4) The soldier does. 5) A lot of men and women do. 6) The woman does.
B. 1) The woman does. 2) The soldier does. 3) The woman is. 4) The soldier does. 5) The soldier does. 6) The woman, the soldier and a lot of men and women do.
Number 3.
I) seventy; 2) fifty; 3) eighty; 4) ten; 5) eighteen; 6) forty; 7) fifteen; twenty; 9) ninety; 10) thirty;
II) sixty.
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Reading Class Five
Ex. 1.
Ex. 2. Ex. 3.
Ex. 5. Ex. 7.
They like to play and to walk in the wood together. They make tea and drink it with bread and butter or jam. They can be very happy when they are together.
b.
1) bigger; 2) newer; 3) bigger; 6) colder.
1c, 2e, 3b, 4d, 5f, 6a.
4) dirtier; 5) wider;
Basket on the bed. Bed in the room. Room in the
house. House in the yard. Yard in the lane. Lane In the
street. Street in the town. Town in the city. City in the
kingdom.
Ex. 8. 1
Reading Class Six
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Ex. 1.
Ex. 2.
3.
4.
5.
6. 8.
Ex.
Ex.
Ex.
Ex.
(sample); 1) The weather is not very good, it is bad. It is windy and rainy. There are a lot of clouds in the dark sky. There is no sunshine. 2) Victoria’s Birthday
There is a birthday cake, some grapes, apples, oranges, hot chocolate. There are no tomatoes, cucumbers, ice cream, plums, chocolates.
(sample): The Wind and the Sun or Who Is Stronger?
2, 4.
2.
(sample): the sky, clouds, the wind, hills, sheep.
1e, 2d, 3b, 4a, 5c.
Reading Class Seven
Ex. 1. (sample): When Harry goes to Victoria, Emily and Emma, he has a lot of nice presents for them. Usually they are some flowers for Victoria and sweets for Emma and Emily. He never talks a lot but he likes to listen: he is a very good listener. Harry enjoys Victoria’s tales. He can listen to them all day long. He likes to ask questions too.
Ex. 2. 1) It’s in the middle of the wood. 2) They are going to have a picnic. 3) Emily makes a cherry pie. 4) No, they are not. 5) They are going to drink juice and water. 6) They will listen to Victoria’s fairy tale.
Ex. 4. 1, 2, 4.
Ex. 7. 1b, 2a, 3a.
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Reading Class One ………………………………….. 3
Reading Class Two ………………………………….. 8
Reading Class Three ……………………………….. 15
Reading Class Four ………………………………… 21
Reading Class Five ………………………………… 27
Reading Class Six …………………………………. 35
Reading Class Seven ……………………………….. 41
Supplementary Material ……………………………… 48
The Princess and the Brave Boy ………………….. 48
Little Red Hen ………………………………….. 49
The Lion and the Mouse …………………………. 52
Stone Soup ……………………………………… 54
The Magic Ring ………………………………….. 56
The Wind and the Sun …………………………….. 61
The Princess and the Pea …………………………. 62
Children’s Poetry ……………………………….. 64
Ключи к заданиям книги для чтения ……………………. 68
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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;
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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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Малыши с радостью познают окружающий мир, впитывая в себя все, что в нем происходит. Воспользуйтесь этой искренней любознательностью и добавьте в окружение малыша английскую речь, читая с ним рассказы на английском для детей. Небольшие английские сказки дадут ребенку возможность ознакомиться со звучанием языка, узнать новые слова и фразы, научиться читать и понимать по-английски. В сегодняшнем материале вы найдете легкие и интересные детские рассказы на английском языке с переводом текста на русский, а также полезные рекомендации по проведению таких занятий.

Учим английский язык по сказкам и рассказам

Прежде чем привлекать малыша к чтению на английском, необходимо тщательно продумать план своего занятия и отобрать подходящие материалы.

Детишкам, только начинающим знакомство с иностранным языком, рекомендуется брать адаптированную литературу на английском языке для детей. Эти сказки переработаны и упрощены до минимума: текст написан короткими предложениями, с часто повторяющимися словами и яркими вспомогательными картинками.

Не забывайте и о том, что у сказки для детей на английском обязательно должен быть перевод. Так и вы, и малыш, будете чувствовать себя увереннее, зная, что всегда можно свериться с правильным значением слов.

Чтобы привлечь непосед к чтению или прослушиванию сказок, используйте игровые методы и свою неограниченную фантазию. Главное, постоянно взаимодействовать с ребенком и не дать ему заскучать. Просматривайте с малышом красивые картинки и играйте в «вопросы и ответы» (кто/что это?), прочитывайте реплики героев разными голосами, вместе заучивайте новую лексику и старайтесь строить небольшие диалоги.

Необязательно изучать рассказы для детей и истории на английском только в текстовом формате. Сочетайте все возможные методы познавания языка: прослушивайте аудиоверсии сказок, записанные носителями языка, или отвлекайтесь на просмотр красочных и динамичных видеороликов с текстом сказки.

Усвоив все приведенные выше советы, перейдем к воплощению их на практике. Далее приводим короткие рассказы на английском с параллельным русским переводом.

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The Goose that laid the Golden Eggs (Гусь, несущий золотые яйца)

Once upon a time, a man and his wife had the good fortune to have a goose. It was not an ordinary goose. This goose laid a golden egg every day.

Однажды мужу и жене посчастливилось купить гуся. Это был не обычный гусь. Этот гусь каждый день нес золотые яйца.

It was a great luck! But the man and his wife soon began to think they were not getting rich fast enough.

Удача улыбнулась им! Но вскоре муж и жена начали думать, что так они еще долго не станут зажиточными богачами.

They imagined that if the bird must be able to lay golden eggs, its insides must be made of gold. And they thought that if they could get all that precious metal at once, they would get mighty rich very soon.

Они вообразили себе, что раз птичка несет золотые яйца, то, наверняка, она и изнутри вся золотая. И они решили, что можно сразу добыть весь драгоценный металл и сиюминутно разбогатеть.

So the man and his wife decided to kill the bird. However, upon cutting the goose open, they were shocked to find that its innards were like that of any other goose!

Так муж и жена решились убить птицу. Однако, разделывая гуся, они были сильно удивлены: изнутри он был точно такой же, как и все подобные ему птицы!

The crocodile (Крокодильчик)

There was once a baby crocodile. He had a beautiful shiny tail. All the other crocodiles were jealous of him.

Жил-был на свете маленький крокодильчик. У него был очень красивый и блестящий хвостик. Другие крокодилы страшно завидовали его красоте.

One day the little baby crocodile counted all his beautiful shiny scales and there were a thousand. A lot more than he thought.

Однажды малыш-крокодил посчитал все свои блестящие чешуйки, и получилась их целая тысяча. Их было намного больше, чем он думал прежде.

He counted all the other crocodiles and there were twenty. He decided that he had many scales and could spare forty from his tummy.

Он подсчитал других крокодилов. Всего их было 20. Он решил, что у него слишком много чешуи, и, пожалуй, он мог бы поделиться 40 чешуйками со своего животика.

He wished for forty of his scales to be on his pillow by morning, but there weren’t any. Even three weeks later there weren’t any.

Крокодильчик загадал перед сном, чтобы на подушку выпало 40 чешуинок. Но этого не случилось. Не выпали они и через три недели.

Then one day a magic crocodile granted him a wish. He wished for forty of his scales to be on his pillow.

И вот в один прекрасный день волшебник-крокодил подарил малышу одно желание. Он снова загадал, чтобы 40 чешуечек оказались у него на подушке.

He woke up. There were forty beautiful shiny scales on his pillow! He gave all twenty crocodiles, two scales each. From then on everybody was kind to the little baby crocodile.

Крокодильчик проснулся, и о чудо! На подушке лежало 40 блестящих чешуек. Он раздал их 20 крокодилам: каждому по 2 чешуйки. С тех пор все подружились с добрым малышом-крокодильчиком.

The boy who cried “Wolf!” (Мальчик, который кричал «Волки!»)

Once upon a time there lived a little boy. He lived in the village, and looked after sheep. But he was not a good boy because he often told lies.

Однажды жил на свете маленький мальчик. Он жил в деревне и следил за овечками. Но он не был очень хорошим мальчиком, потому что он часто врал.

He had a joke which he often played on the people. The boy ran down and cried out very loudly: Wolf! Wolf! Help me anyone! There is a wolf!”

У него была одна шутка, которую он часто играл с людьми. Мальчик бежал вниз и очень громко выкрикивал: Волк! Волк! Помогите мне кто-нибудь! Здесь волк!

The neighbors ran very fast to him because they wanted to save his life. But when they came the boy laughed at them. He was playing the same trick again and again.

Соседи быстро бежали к нему, потому что они хотели спасти жизнь мальчика. Но когда они приходили, сорванец смеялся над ними. Он проделывал этот трюк снова и снова.

Once upon a time there was a wonderful warm day. The boy was sleeping at the tree. Suddenly he heard a strange sound. The boy woke up and saw a big dark animal. It was a wolf.

Однажды выдался замечательный теплый денек. Мальчишка спал под деревом. Вдруг он услышал странный звук. Мальчик проснулся и увидел крупного серого зверя. Это был волк.

Теперь мальчик действительно обеспокоился.

«Аааа!»– кричит он. –«Умоляю, кто-нибудь придите и помогите мне! Пожалуйста! Волк гонится за мной!»

But nobody came to save the boy this time. Because there is no believing a liar, even when he speaks the truth. When the boy didn’t return home at night the people went to look for him. But they never found the boy.

Но на этот раз никто не пришел спасать мальчика. Потому что никто не поверит лгуну, даже если он вдруг решит сказать правду. Когда мальчик не вернулся ночью домой, люди отправились его искать. Но им так никогда и не удалось отыскать мальчишку.

Надеемся, что вам были полезны приведенные рассказы и сказки на английском для детей. Успехов и до новых встреч!

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