A GOOD FINDER
One day two
friends went for a walk. One of them had a dog. “See here, John,” one of the
men said. “I am going to put this coin here in the ground. I know my dog will
find it.” He put the coin in the ground on the road. Then the two friends went
on.
In half an
hour the man took out the coins he had in his pocket and said to his dog: “I
lost a coin, Rex. Go and look for it, quick!” The dog ran back along the road
and the two friends went home.
At that
time a traveller drove along the road. His horse kicked the coin from the
ground and the traveller picked it up. The dog scented out the coin in the
pocket of the traveller’s trousers and ran after him. Soon they came to an inn.
The
traveller thought: “Poor dog. It lost its master.” As he liked the dog very
much he took it to his room and gave it a good supper. Then the traveller took
off his clothes. He put his pyjamas and his night
cap on and was ready to go to bed.
The dog
stood at the door. The man thought: “The dog wants to go out,” and he opened
the door. The dog snatched the man’s trousers and ran out of the room. The man
ran after it with his night cap on.
The dog ran
to its master’s house. The man ran after it. He was very angry.
“Sir,” said
the dog’s master, “my dog is very clever and if it ran away with your trousers,
it is because you have in them the money which is not yours.”
The traveller
became still more angry. “I’m sorry”, said the other, ”but
I know there is the coin in your trousers’ pocket which you picked up on the
road. It’s my coin. That’s why my dog brought me your trousers.”
The
traveller was amused. He laughed together with the dog’s master. Then he took
out the coin and gave it to him. He took his trousers and went to his inn.
I
Listen to the text and put “+” if the sentence is right and “-“if one is
false.
1.
One day three friends went for a walk.
2.
One of them had a dog.
3.
He put a coin in the ground on the road.
4.
At that time a traveller drove along the road.
5.
The dog found the coin near the tree.
6.
The dog ran after the traveller.
7.
The dog wasn’t very clever.
II Choose the
correct answer.
1. What did the traveller
think the dog lost?
a) its bone
b) its home c) its
friend d) its master
2. Where did he take the dog?
a) to his house b) to his yard c) to his flat d) to his room
3. What did the traveller give the dog?
a) some meat
b) a tasty dinner c) a good supper d) a little water
4. Was the traveller ready to go to...?
a) the park
b) bed c) the
bathroom d) the dining room
5. What did the dog snatch?
a) his shirt
b) his night cap c) his pyjamas d) his trousers
6. Where did the dog run?
a) to the wood b) along the road c) to its master’s
house d) to another room
7. Did the dog take his trousers because there was ...
in his pocket?
a) a coin
b) a bone c) a
candy d) an apple
III Fill in
the gaps using the words from the box. One of the words is extra one.
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Rex,
money, amused, dog,
kicked, coin
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1. I put this ... on the ground.
2. I lost a coin, …
3. The traveller’s horse ... the coin from the ground.
4. That’s why my ... brought me your trousers.
5. The traveller was...
IV Ask five
questions to the text.
THE
FIRE ON THE HILL
Long, long ago there was a lake of cold water in Kenya. Many animals came at night to the lake to drink some
water. But people never came to
the lake at night: the animals could kill and eat
them.
Now, a rich man who had a beautiful daughter
once said: „The young man, who
will go to the lake in the evening and stay in the cold water till morning, will have my daughter for his
wife."
There lived a poor
young man who loved the rich man's daughter very
much. He said to his mother, „I shall try to stay all night in the lake and then marry my dear girl".
„No, no", the
mother said, „you are my only son!". The water in the lake is very cold, and the animals will eat you
up. Don't go there!" She cried and cried, but her son said: „Mother,
don't cry, I must try. I love her
so much!"
So the young man went to the girl's
father. He told him that he wanted to go to
the lake and stay in the cold water all night. The rich man sent his
servants to the place where they could watch the young man.
When night carne, the
young man went to the lake and his mother followed him, but he didn't see her. There was a hill forty paces away from the place where the young man
went into the water. The woman
climbed up the hill and made up a fire there. The wild animals saw the fire and were afraid to go near
that place.
The young man saw the
fire too. He understood that his mother
was there. He thought of his mother's love, and it was easier for him to stay all night in the very cold
water.
Morning came. The
young man went to the rich man's house. The rich man saw him and said, „My servants say that
there was a fire on the hill forty paces from the lake. It warmed you and that is why you could stay all night in the water. So
you can't marry my daughter.
Good-bye".
The young
man was very
angry. He went to the
judge. “Well”,
the judge said, „this is a very simple case".
The next morning the
young man with his mother and the rich man with his servants came before the judge. There
were many people there who
wanted to hear the case.
The judge asked for a
pot of cold water. Then he walked forty paces from the pot and made a fire. „Now", he
said, „we shall wait a little until the water is warm". The people cried: „But the fire is so far away, it can't warm the water in the
pot". Then the judge said:
„How could that young man warm himself at a fire
forty paces away?"
So the case was over,
and the young man married the
rich man's daughter. They lived happily for many years.
I Read the text and put “+” if
the sentence is right and “-“if one is
false.
1. There was a river of cold water in Kenya.
2. A rich man had a beautiful daughter.
3. A poor young man loved his daughter very much.
4. Mother wanted that her son married the rich man’s daughter.
5. The rich man sent his servants to the lake.
6. There was a hill thirty paces away from the lake.
7. The mother made a fire to warm the place.
II Find the correct answer.
1. What was the lake famous for?
a) for its good
clear water; b) for its animals living
close to it; c) for the fact that people were afraid to go there
at night; d) for the fact that the
lake was very old.
2. What did a rich man want the young man to do?
a) to go to the lake; b) to stay in
the cold water; c) to stay in the river all night; d) to marry his daughter
3. Why did the mother cry?
a) because
she worried about her son; b) because she was afraid of animals; c) because the water was too cold. d) because
she wanted her son to marry.
4. Where did the mother go?
a) to the lake; b) to the forest; c) to the rich man; d) to the hill
5. What
helped the young man to stay in the lake all
night?
a) wild animals; b) the servants; c) his mother's great love; d) his love to the girl
6. Who came before the judge?
a) the young man, his mother, servants and the rich man; b) the rich man and his daughter;
c) people who wanted to hear the case; d) the young man and the servants who
watched him
8.
What did the judge prove?
a) that
there was no fire on the hill;
b) that the water in the
lake was warm;
c) that
the young man loved the girl; d)
that the fire couldn't warm the water in the lake
III Complete
the sentences with the correct words
1. Many animals came at night to the lake to...
2. The young man said: “I’ll try to stay all night in the lake and then ...
3. His mother followed him but at first he ...
4. The wild animals saw the fire and ...
5. They lived happily for ...
IV In several
sentences prove that mother really loved her son.
HOW THE PAINTER REMBRANDT WAS
DISCOVERED
In a museum in Holland one can see a pair of wooden shoes with funny little figures of animals
drawn on them.
Those drawings helped to discover the great painter
Rembrandt.
When he was still a boy, Rembrandt worked to
become a painter and travel
in foreign countries.
One day at school,
instead of listening to the teacher, he was drawing pigs and chickens on the wooden shoes of the
pupil sitting next to him. Seeing this, the
teacher got angry with him and said he would tell his mother.
In the afternoon Rembrandt was sitting on the top of a hill quite near his house, watching the traffic in the streets.
When he saw his teacher coming towards his father’s
house, he was sure that his teacher had come to speak to his parents. His
father called him and the
young Rembrandt saw his teacher with one of the wooden shoes in his hand. All eyes were turned on him as
he came near. To his great
surprise, his mother spoke to him kindly, saying, "Do you really want to be a painter, my child?" The
boy could not believe his ears,
his heart was full of happiness.
His teacher told him
that he liked his excellent drawings and wanted him to study painting with a famous artist in the
town.
Later
Rembrandt painted wonderful pictures, but he died a poor man.
I Listen to
the text and put “+” if the sentence is right and “-” if one is false
1.
In a museum in Holland
one can see two pairs of shoes.
2.
The drawings helped to discover the great painter Rembrandt.
3.
When he was a boy, Rembrandt wanted to be a teacher.
4.
One day at school he was drawing pigs and chickens on his boots.
5.
The teacher was angry and punished him.
6.
In the afternoon
Rembrandt was sitting on the
top of a hill.
II Choose the
correct answer
1. What can one see in a museum in Holland?
A. One can
see a pair of wooden shoes.
B. One can
see a pair of wooden boots.
C. One can
see a wooden shoe.
D. One can see a pair of leather shoes.
2. What is drawn on the shoes?
A. Little figures of animals.
B. Little
figures of children.
C. Little figures of birds.
D. Little
figures of fish.
3. What helped to discover the painter?
A. The animals. C. The shoes.
B.
The drawings. D. The birds.
4. What was Rembrandt doing at the lesson one day?
A. He was listening to the teacher.
B. He was reading.
C. He was drawing pigs.
D. He was
writing.
5. Where was Rembrandt sitting in the afternoon?
A. He was sitting in the park.
B. He was sitting on the roof of the house.
C. He was sitting in the tree.
D. He was sitting on the top of a
hill.
6. What was he
doing on the top of a hill?
A. He was watching people in the street.
B. He was watching the traffic in the
street.
C. He was watching birds in the
street.
D. He was
reading.
III
Fill in the gaps using the words from the box. One of the words is extra one
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Afternoon, turned, ears, wooden, behaviour, painter
|
1.
In a museum in Holland one can see a pair of … shoes.
2.
In the … Rembrandt was sitting on the top of a hill.
3.
All eyes were … on
him as he came near.
4.
The boy could not believe his … .
5.
He wanted to be a … .
BOOKS AND TV
Some people think that as more and more people
have televisions in their homes; fewer
and fewer people will buy books and newspapers. Why read an article in the newspaper, when the TV news can bring you the
information in a few minutes and with pictures? Why read a novel, when a play on television can tell you same
story with colour, picture and
action?
Why read the biographies of famous men and
women, when an hour-long television programs can tell you all that you want to know?
Television has not killed reading, however. Today,
newspapers and magazines are sold in very
large numbers. And books of every kind are sold more than ever before. Books
are still a cheap way to get information and entertainment. Although some books
with hard covers are expensive,
many books are published today as paperback books, which are reasonably cheap. A paperback novel, for
example, is almost always cheaper than an evening
at the cinema or theatre, and you can keep a book forever and read it many
times.
Books at home are a wonderful source of
knowledge and pleasure and some types
of books should be in every home. Every home should have a good dictionary. Every home should have an atlas of the world,
with large clear maps. It might be expensive, but a good encyclopedia is useful, too, because you can find
information on any subject. In
addition, it is useful to have on your bookshelves other non-fiction books such as history books, science textbooks,
cookery books, books about medicine and
health, etc. It is equally important to have some fiction on your shelves, too.
Then you can relax with a
good story, or from time to time you can take a book of poems off your shelves and read the thoughts and feelings of
your favourite poets.
I Match the
words on the left with their definitions on the right
1. ...an article a) a book that is used to study a school subject
2.
...an
atlas b) a publication that comes out weekly or monthly
3.
...a biography c) a book with maps
of the world
4.
...a novel d) usually a
cheap book with a soft cover
5.
...a textbook e) a story about a
real person
6.
...a
dictionary f) a piece
of writing in a newspaper
7.
...a poem g) a book of word definitions
8.
...a
paperback h)
usually a short piece of writing expressing a deep
feeling or thought
9. ...a magazine i) a story about people who are not real
II Choose the best
answer according to the information in the passage
1. Which is easier to get the news
from?
a) a newspaper
b)the television
2. Which is usually quicker?
a) to read a biography of a famous person
b)to watch a television programme about a famous
person
3. Which is usually cheaper?
a) a paperback
b)an evening at the cinema
4. Which is usually cheaper?
a) a paperback
b)a hardcover book
5. Which is it most important to
have in your home?
a) non-fiction books, such as a dictionary and an
encyclopedia
b)fiction, such as novels, short stories and books
of poems
c)a mixture of both good non-fiction and your
favourite fiction.
III Which
of the following are non-fiction and which are fiction? Put the words into the two columns
Atlas, novel, short story,
textbook, play, dictionary, encyclopedia, poem.
IV Write a short review of the book you've read
and liked very much. Be sure to mention
the title of the book, say a few words about the author, describe the scene of the action, main characters and ideas.
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