1. What does the woman think about her dog?
2. What did the vet return with?
3. In what way did the cat perform his test?
4. How much did the doctor think the woman owed him?
5. How much was the cat scan?
2. Fill in the blanks with the words from the text:
1. How can he _______ dead?
2. «Isn't there some other test you can _______?»
3. The vet _______ and returns with a case, and a large
cat.
4. The cat _______ around the dog's head.
5. After a minute or _______ the cat returns.
6. I _______ you're right.
7. At _______ I did my best.
8. How much do I _______ you?
9. All you did was perform a cat _______.
3.Say if the statements are false or true:
1. The dog hasn't moved all week.
2. The vet says, «I'm sorry. I'm afraid your dog is ill.»
3. He was just fine yesterday.
4. The vet leaves and never returns.
5. He opens the case and a large cat emerges.
6. After a minute or two the vet returns to its cage.
7. «How much do I owe you?» – «$530.»
4. Match the words and expressions in the left column to those in the right one:
5. Translate from Russian into English:
1. Доктор, я думаю, с моей собакой что-то неладно.
2. Она целый день не двигалась.
3. Доктор осмотрел собаку.
4. Вы уверены, что она умерла?
5. Нет ли других анализов, которые вы могли бы провести?
6. Он открыл коробку, и появился большой кот.
7. Кот понюхал вокруг собачьей головы.
8. Что вы сделали такого, что стоит 230 долларов?
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6. Find English equivalents to the Russian words in the scanword. The hidden words are positioned both horizontally and vertically, as well as on diagonals:
1. (r…) петух, 2. (f…) перья, 3. (с…) любопытный, 4. (m…) неподвижный, 5. (s…) включать, 6. (f…) замерзать, 7. (s…) обслуживать, 8. (f…) яростный, 9. (r…) возобновлять, 10. (е… ) появляться.
В предложениях A woman goes to the vet; Doctor, I think there's something wrong with my dog используется так называемое простое настоящее время;
в предложении Не hasn't moved all day — настоящее совершенное время;
в предложении She is coming to grips with what happened — настоящее длительное время.
Проверьте, правильно ли вы используете три основные формы настоящего времени (в случае необходимости воспользуйтесь грамматическим комментарием; раздел 3).
7.Fill in the blanks with appropriate Present forms of the verbs given in brackets:
1. The woman (to visit)the vet every other day.
2. The dog (not to move)since yesterday.
3. The vet (to examine)the dog at the moment.
4. (to be)my dog dead?
5. What test you (to run)now?
6. "I (to leave)at the moment, and will return
in a minute," said the vet.
7. "What you (to carry)in this case?" asked
the woman.
8. I (to open)this case every morning.
9. You (ever to see)such a cat before?
10. No, I (never to see)such a cat in all my life.
11. What he (to sniff)around at present?
12. Why he (to circle)my dog?
13. How much I (to owe)you?
Женщина, пришедшая к ветеринару, задает множество вопросов, которые подразделяются на несколько видов:
Основные виды вопросительных предложений – общий и специальный вопросы.
Проверьте навыки постановки данных вопросов, при необходимости обращаясь к грамматическому комментарию; раздел 3.
8.Make general questions to the sentences given below:
1. A woman goes to the vet.
2. There's something wrong with my dog.
3. He hasn't moved all day.
4. I'm afraid your dog is dead.
5. The vet leaves and returns in a moment.
6. He opens the case.
7. A large cat is emerging.
8. The cat is plodding over to the dog.
9.Make as many special questions as you can to the sentences given below:
1. The dog hasn't moved all day.
2. The vet leaves and returns in a moment.
3. After a minute or two the cat returns to its cage.
10.Render the joke.
Section 4
The Parrot And The Magician
A magician was working on a cruise ship in the Caribbean. The audience would be different each week, so the magician allowed himself to do the same tricks over and over again.
There was only one problem: the captain's parrot saw the shows each week and began to understand how the magician did every trick. Once he understood he started shouting in the middle of the show.
«Look, it's not the same hat.»
«Look, he is hiding the flowers under the table.»
«Hey, why are all the cards the Ace of Spades?»
The magician was furious but couldn't do anything; it was, after all, the captain's parrot.
One day the ship had an accident and sank. The magician found himself on a piece of wood in the middle of the ocean with the parrot, of course.
They stared at each other with hate, but did not utter a word. This went on for a day, and another and another.
After a week the parrot said. «OK, I give up. Where's the boat?»
Study the words and expressions given below:
magician фокусник
cruise круиз
to stare уставиться
to allow oneself позволять себе
over and over again снова и снова
to start shouting начинать кричать
the Ace of Spades карт. туз пик
to utter a word произносить слово
to give up сдаваться
1. Answer the questions to the text:
1. What sort of a ship the magician was working on?
2. What did the magician allow himself to do each week?
3. What did the captain's parrot begin to understand?
4. What did he shout in the middle of the show?
5. Why couldn't the magician do anything?
6. Where did the magician find himself after the ship had sunk?