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                                           ОШ № 2 (Анасенко Н. А. )

Text 1.

                                                               A mitten

  Once upon a time there lived an old man. One day he lost his mitten.

  A mouse ran along. She entered the mitten and set there. A frog jumped by and asked , “Who is there in the mitthen?” “I'm a Scratching mouse. And who are you?” “I'm  a Croacking Frog. Let me in”. “ Come in”.

   A hare rang along. “Who is there in the mitten?”,he asked.  “I'm a Scratching Mouse, Im' a Croaking Frog. And who are you?” “I'm a Long-Eared Hare. Let me in. “ “ Come in.”

    A fox ran past. “who is there in the mitten?”, she asked. “I”m a scratching Mouse, I'm a Croaking Frog, I'm a Long-Eared Hare. And who are you?” “I'm a Sister Fox. Let me in.” And they were seated there.

   A wolf ran by and asked , “Who is there in the mitten?” “I'm a Scratching Mouse, I'm a Croaking Frog, I'm a Long-Eared Hare, Im' a Sister Fox. And who are you?” “I'm a Brother Wolf. Let me in.” “Come in”.

   A bear went past, hummed and asked , “Who is there in the mitten?” “i'm a  Scratching Mouse, I'm a Croaking  Frog, I'm a Long-Eared Hare, Im' a Sister Fox. I;m a Brother Wolf . And who are you?” “I'm a Roaming Bear. Let me enter your mitten.” “Come in”. And he entered the mitten.

  

1.  How do you understand the expressions? Make up sentences with them.

  To run along, to jump by, to go past, to enter smth, to run by.

2. Form the pairs of synonyms:

to enter                               to sit

to be seated                        to put a question

to ask                                 to come into

past                                    by

 

3. Form the pairs of antonyms:

a sister                    young

to come in               short

to ask                      to answer

old                          a brother

long                        to go out

 

4. Answer:

1) What did the old man lose?

2) Whom did the mitten become a home for?

3) What are the names of the mouse, the frog, the hare, the fox, the wolf, the bear in the tale?

 

5/ Retell the text.

 

Text 2.

                                                  The Squirrel

  When you walk in the forest look at the trees.  You can see a squirrel in a tree.  Th e squirrel makes home in the tree. It is very interesting ti look at the squirrels.  They jump from tree to tree.  Squirrels are very good animals. There are red squirrels and grey squirrels. They are small. They do not sleep in winter, but when it is very cold in winter- they sleep.  When it is a warm winter  day and the sun is bright, they go out to jump and play/ Squirrels like to eat nuts.

 

1. Answer:

1) Is squirrel a domestic animal? 2) What colour is it? 3) How do they sleep in winter?  4) What do they like to eat?

2. True/false

1) The squirrel is a big animal. 1) Squirrels make home in the trees. 3) It is interesting to look at the squirrels. 4) They cannot jump.  5) Squirrels are good animals.  6) There are red squirrels and grey squirrels.  7) They sleep in winter.  8) Squirrels do not like nuts.

 

3. Match:

There are red squirrels              to look at the squirrels

Squirrels like                             home in the trees

In a warm winter day                in winter

The squirrel makes                   and grey squirrels

It is very interesting                  they go out to jump and play

They do not sleep                      to eat nuts

 

 

 

Text 3.

                                                         The bag secret

   Billy and his mother are on the bus now. They are going to visit Billy's grandmother. They sit on the chair and they can see all the people in the bus. Billy looks at the people.

   There is a man on the chair. He has a book.

   On another chair there is a woman. She has a lot of things in her hands: a big bag, three boxes, two books and red flowers. Billy can not see her face. He can only see two flowers on her hat.

    And Billy sees an old woman. She has a white bag in her hands. It is very interesting. The bag does not sit still.  This bag dances!

    “What can it be?” Billy thinks.

     This is a big question, a big secret.

     “Who? Why? What?” Billy thinks.

     He sits very still and looks at the bag. The bus stops and Billy hears a loud “Mew!”. Then he sees two little black ears, and a little pink nose, and two green eyes. “It is a kitten!” Billy says and laughs.

 

1. Answer:

1) Where are Billy and his mother?

2) What are they going to do?

3) Who does Billy look at?

4) What does a woman have?

5) What is in the bag?

 

 

2. Describe the kitten, using the table:

                                                                   nose

                                               little            black

             is               a               pink            green

It           has            two          kitten           ears