The wedding supper

The Frog and the Mouse (invite) their friends to their wedding. The wedding supper was held outside under a big oak-tree. The bride was (wear) a beautyful wedding dress and the bridegroom a nice wedding suit. The guests (гости) (come), (give) their wedding gifts to the bride and the groom and (con­gratulate) them on their wedding. The first to come (be) Mr Moth. He (eat) a hole in the table cloth. The next to come (be) a Bumblebee. And then (come) Mr Cat. The wedding cake (be) great. Everybody (have) much fun and (like) the wedding supper very much. And Mr and Mrs Frog (live) a very long and happy life.

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23. Camping

Helen: Hello, everybody. Welcome to Playtime. It's unit 23 today. Camping. Jack and Jill want to go camping with Tom and Diana.

Hi ho heave! Whoo-woo-woo-woo-woo!

What a noise! I see, the children are playing cowboys and Indians.

Jill: We are Indians and you're [jɔ:] cowboys. Come on, let's hide.

Diana: Try to find us. Count to one hundered.

Helen: The Indians are hiding and the cowboys must find the Indians.

Jack: One hundered. Here we come. Where are they?

Two little Indians hide behind the tree.

With two red feathers, just like me.

Tom: Look, Jack. They're [ðeə] hiding behind the tree.

Helen: The children have finished playing and they are going camping now. Jack, don't forget your picnic now and your sleeping bag.

Jack: Where are we going to meet?

Tom: Here. Take this map. Look, this is my uncle's farm. And this is the place where we can put up the tents.

Jack: All right. See you later.

Helen: Jack and Jill want to meet their friends at the egg farm. Uh! Tom has marked the spot where they are allowed to put up their tents.

Let's see what happens to Jack and Jill.

Jill: Where are we?

Jack: I don't know.

Jill: We are lost.

Jack: Nonsense. Look, it's here on the left. Let's put up our tent.

Jill: But there's nobody here.

Jack: Don't worry. They'll be here soon.

Jill: All right.

Words:

camping – кемпинг; camp – лагерь; camp – временно останавливаться в палатке; noise – шум; cowboy – ковбой; Indian – индеец, индейский; feather ['feðə] – перо; slee­ping bag – спальный мешок; map – карта; place – место; put up the tent – поста­вить палатку; allow [ə'laʊ] – разрешать: I cannot allow you to do that – я не могу разре­шить тебе делать это; that is not allowed – это не разрешено; we are lost – мы за­блудились; left - левый, левая сторона: on the left – слева, go to the left – идти налево; worry – беспокоиться: don't worry – не беспокойся.

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Exercise 1. Make questions to the text and answer them:

1. The children, go, the cinema, want? 2. What, do, children, now? 3. How, you, play, cowboys and Indians? 4. How, the children, are, dressed? 5. What, take, Jack and Jill, with them? 6. What, Jack, get, from, Tom? 7. Where, the children, want, camp? 8. Where, Jack and Jill, want, meet, Tom and Diana? 8. Jack, can, read, the map? 10. Meet, Diana and Tom?

Exercise 2. Analyse the following sentences: now or in the future?

1. They are playing cowboys and Indians. 2. Where are we going to meet? 3. I'm not sure where I'm going on holiday. 4. What are you going to do on Saturday evening? 5. What are you planning to do after clas­ses (/after school – после занятий) today? 6. What are you laughing at? 7. What is he looking for?

Conclusions: 1. Pre­sent Continuous обозначает продолжительное действие в настоящем. 2. Pre­sent Continuous может обозначать будущее действие или намерение лица сделать что-то в будущем. При этом теряется значение длительности действия.

Exercise 3. Use something, anything or nothing in the following sentences:

1. There is ….. in the box. 2. I knew ….. about it. 3. I can't see ….. . 4. There is ….. like a nice cup of tea in the morning (Нет ничего приятнее …). 5. There is ….. wrong (Что-то тут не так). 6. I've got ….. to do with it (Я не имею к это­му никакого отношения). 7. We must do ….. . 8. Did they talk about ….. im­por­tant? 9. Would you like ….. else? 10. There is ….. new (Нет ничего ново­го).

Part 2

Jill: Which is your sleeping bag?

Jack: The green one. Come on, hold the tent pole, please.

Cuc-koo! Cuc-koo!

Jill: Listen …

Jack: It's a cuckoo. Hurry up!

Jill: It's getting darker and darker.

Jack: Ouch!

Jill: Have you hurt yourself?

Jack: No, I haven't.

Jill: Hey, look. There is a hole in our tent.

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Jack: No, it's a window.

Jill: No, it isn't. It's a hole.

Jack: Girls … I'm hungry. What's in the basket?

Jill: A loaf of bread, some sausages, four apples, a bag of nuts and a watermelon. What would you like?

Jack: I'd like a sausage, please. Oh dear!

Jill: Your trousers! You've torn your trousers. Boys …

Jack: I can see that. Give me the sausage, please.

Jill: Go away, bumblebee. Go away! Did you see that?

Jack: It was only an owl. A hungry owl.

Jill: Hey, where is our bread?

Jack: I don't know. Let's have some nuts. (Tu-whit tu-whoo …)

Jill: I don't want to stay here. There are ghosts here.

Jack: Never take sisters camping.

Jill: Listen. I can hear voices. There are ghosts here.

Jack: Quick! Let's hide inside. (Tu-whit tu-whoo …)

Diana: There you are. You've put up your tent on the wrong side.

Children: Hi ho heave! Whoo-woo-woo-woo-woo!

Words:

cuckoo ['kʊku:] – кукушка; cuc-koo! ['kʊ'ku:] – ку-ку!; pole – шест, стойка; it's getting darker and darker – становится всё темнее; Ouch [aʊʧ]! – Ой! (при боли); basket ['bɑ:skɪt] – кор­зинка; loaf [ləʊf] – буханка; sausage ['sɒsɪʤ] – сосиска; nut – орех; chestnut ['ʧesnʌt] – каштан (плод), chestnut tree – каштан (дерево); water­melon – арбуз; tear ['teə](tore [tɔ:] – torn [tɔ:n] – рвать; owl [aʊl] – сова; tu-whit tu-whoo [tə 'wit tə 'wu:] – крик совы; voice – голос; side – сторона.

Exercise 4. Make questions to the text and answer them:

1. Who, put up, tent? 2. Why, hurry up? 3. Jack, hurt, himself? 4. Window, in the tent? 5. Who, hungry? 6. What food (еда), have  got, in their picnic basket? 7. Who, take away, food? 8. Jill, afraid, of animals? 9. Why, the children, hide, the tent? 10. Who, come?

Exercise 5. Translate into Russian:

1. We are lost. – Nonsense. I know the way home. Don't worry. 2. Can you help me put up the tent? 3. There is a chestnut tree here. Let's pick some chestnuts. 4. Would you like some nuts? 5. Do they want to stay here? 6. Don't leave your things about. 7. Don't leave your toys around (/about). 8. Do not leave your things around the house. 9. Don't leave your computer on

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when you don't use it. 10. Don't leave the TV on when no one is watching it. Turn it out. 11. Put your glasses on. 12. Take your sunglasses off. You don't need them. 13. There really is nothing to do. 14. This is my fave team since I was young. 15. And that was that!