5. Jill's birthday

Helen: Hello, children. Welcome to Playtime. Hello, Jack. It's Jill's birthday today. And Jack's playing "Happy birthday". Jill's birthday is in April. When is your birthday, Jack?

Jack: My birthday is in July.

Helen: Jack's birthday is in July.

Jack: When is your birthday?

Helen: My birthday is in December. No, Jack. No. You can't open the parcel. It's a present for Jill. It's my present for Jill. What's your present for your sister? A basket? I see, it's a surprise.

Ah, here's Jill. Hello, Jill. Happy birthday to you. How old are you today?

Jill: I'm six.

Helen: Jill is six today. And how old is your brother Jack?

Jill: He is nine.

Helen: Look, Jill. I have a surprise for you.

Jack: Happy birthday, Jill.

Jill: Thank you.

Helen: A doll from Jack. How nice. And this is my present for Jill. It's a magic box. And this is the key. A magic key. And this is the magic hat. You put on the hat.

You put the key into the lock and say: Turn the key, turn the key, turn the key around. Turn the key, open the box and listen to the sound. You can use this magic box for your birthday parties.

Jack: What a good idea!

Helen: No, Jack. Don't touch. It's Jill's birthday present. Jill, how many children are coming to your party?

Jill: Four.

Helen: And who is coming to the party?

Jill: Lucy, Diana, Tom and Harry.

Helen: Ah, here are the cards. Look: the cat for Lucy, the mouse for Diana, the elephant for Tom and the dog for Harry.

There's a doorbell. Go and answer the door, Jill.

Exercise 1. Find the following sentences in the text:

1. Сегодня у Джил день рождения. 2. Когда у тебя день рождения? 3. Не открывай пакет. Это подарок для Джил. 4. А у тебя какой подарок для сестры? 5. Корзинка? Понимаю, это сюрприз. 6. У меня для тебя сюр­приз. 7. Поздравляю тебя с днём рождения. 8. Сколько тебе исполнилось лет? 9. А сколько лет твоему бра­ту? 10. Сколько детей придёт на твою вечеринку? 11. Звонок в дверь. 12. Иди и открой дверь.

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Exercise 2. Answer the following questions:

1. Whose [hu:z] (чей?) birthday is it today? 2. How old is Jill today? 3. Helen is giving Jill a present. What is it? Is it a magic box, a magic hat, a magic cloak ['kləʊk] (накидка) or a wand [wɒnd] (волшебная палочка)? 3. Has Jack got a present for his sister? What is it? Is it a surprise? 4. Is Jill giving a birthday party today? 5. Are her friends coming to the party? Who is coming to the party? 6. How old are you? 7. When is your birthday?

Exercise 3. Possessive [pə'zesɪv] adjectives ['æʤɪktɪvz]:

Притяжательные местоимения:

I my мой we our наш

you your твой you your ваш

he his его

she her её they their их

it its его

1. My birthday is in October. 2. Is it your car? – No, it's their car. 3. This is her magic box. 4. Come to our party. 5. This is his house.

Part 2

Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to you!

Happy birthday, dear Jill! Happy birthday to you!

Jill: Thank you. Thank you. Thank you everybody. Come in.

Tom: How old are you, Jill?

J ill: I'm six today.

Diana: Oh yes, there are six candles on the cake.

Tom: I'm eight.

Jack: I'm nine.

Jill: Oh, roller skates. Super!

Jack: But they are too small for you.

Diana: They are not for Jill. They are for Pooh.

Jill: Thank you, Diana.

Jack: Let's sit down and have some cake.

Jill: Yes, sit down everybody. Have some orange juice or some hot chocolate⁵.

Diana: What's that, Jill?

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Jill: It's my magic box. It's a present from Helen.

This is my magic hat.

Now close your eyes. Turn the key, turn the key, turn the key around. Turn the key, open the box and listen to the sound.

Tom: Where are you, Diana?

Diana: I'm here.

Tom: What are you doing?

Diana: I'm eating Jill's birthday cake.

Jack: Let's play now.

Jill: Let's play circus⁶.

Jack: It's your turn, Lucy.

Jill: It's your turn, Tom.

Elephant, elephant, turn around.

Elephant, elephant, touch the ground.

Elephant, elephant, touch your nose.

Elephant, elephant, touch your toes.

Jack: It's Harry's turn now.

Jill: Where's the key?

Exercise 4. Find the following sentences in the text:

1. Всем вам спасибо. 2. На торте шесть свечей. 3. О, роликовые коньки. Это супер! 4. Но они слишком маленькие для тебя. 5. Садитесь все.

6. Угощайтесь апельсиновым соком или какао. 7. Это подарок Хелен. 8. А теперь закройте глаза. 9. Давайте поиграем в цирк. 10. Поздравляем с днём рождения!

Exercise 5. Translate into Russian:

1. Come in everybody. 2. It's his birthday present. 3. Who is coming to the party? 4. You can use this box for your birthday parties. 5. These are her magic hat, cloak and wand. 6. How many candles are there on the cake? 7. These roller skates ['rəʊlə'skeɪts] are too big for me. 8. Listen to the sound. 9. Where are our friends? 10. Have some cake and hot chocolate. 11. Have fun at the party! 12. The children are having fun at the party. 13. Their party was super. 14. He has got birthday in July. 15. Who has got birthday in summer?

Exercise 6. Translate into English:

1. Это её шляпа. 2. Это их дом. 3. Это наши друзья. 4. Это мой подарок. 5. Чей это ключ? 6. Это твой ключ? 7. Это ваши роликовые коньки?

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Part 3

Helen: What a funny party. They are playing circus at Jill's birthday party. Джил превратила своих друзей в животных.

Look. Here's Diana. What is she now? Yes, she is a mouse.

Here's Harry. What is he now? Yes, he's a dog.

Here's Lucy. What is she now? Yes, she's a cat.

And here's Tom. What is he now? Yes. he's an elephant.

What about you? Вы тоже хотите поздравить Джил? Happy birthday, Jill. Том спросил Джил, сколько ей лет. How old are you? Джил ответила: I'm six today. And you? How old are you? I'm five. I'm six. I'm seven. I'm eight. I'm nine. Our Playtime program is for children from five to nine. And older, of course.

It's Pooh on his roller skates. He has got a letter. For me? Give me the letter, Pooh. Thank you. "Jill has lost the key. Come and help. Jack".

Oh dear, I must go and find the key. Come on, Pooh. Come and help Jack and Jill. Come and listen again.

Jill: Where's the key?

Jack: Hi, Helen. Come here. We can't find the key.

Jill: We are looking for the key. We can't find it.

Helen: Look, here's the key. Turn the key, turn the key, turn the key around. Turn the key, open the box and listen to the sound.

Lucy: What a funny birthday party!

Harry: Thank you for the party.

Jill: And thank you for the presents.

Helen: Goodbye everyone and don't forget to watch next Playtime. Bye!

Exercise 7. Translate into Russian:

1. Jill is doing magic (/ magic tricks). 2. She turns her friends into animals. 3. Her friends turn into animals. 4. Happy birthday, Jill! 5. Jack is three years older than his sister. 5. He can play chess very well, and he knows it, of course. 6. Jill has lost⁷ the key. Come and help. 7. Look at me! 8. We are looking for the key. We can't find it. 9. What are you looking for? 10. Thank you for the presents. 11. Pooh is roller skating. He loves it (= he likes it very much). 12. Where is chalk? I want to draw a hopscotch pattern. 13. Number the sections.

Exercise 8. Transcribe the following words:

the birthday, a cake, a candle, a present, a party.

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