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л у i/f КНИГА ДЛЯ ЧТЕНИЯ К учебнику «Счастливый английский Книга 1; для 5-6 классов средней школы Составители Т.Б.К лементьева, Б.Монк Рекомендовано М инист ерст вом о бразования Российской Федерации 2-е издание Москва «Просвещение» 1993 Contents The Three C a t s M illions o f C a t s .The Tale of Peter R a b b i t ■ The Tale of Two Bad M i c e The Hen and the R o s e The Story o f Doctor D o l i t t l e 11 The Frog P r i n c e 13 The Magic F i s h - b o n e 17 Peter P a n 20 Jack, and the B e a n s t a l k .21 Alice in W onderland 24 Mary Poppins 28 K e y 32 Учебное издание КНИГА ДЛЯ ЧТЕНИЯ к учебнику «Счастливый английский Книга 1» для -6 классов средней школы • С ост ави т ели К л е м е н т ь е ва Т а т ья н а Б ори совн а Монк Брюс Зав.редакцией Н Н К узнецова Редактор Л.М Узунова Х удожник О.В.Орехова Обложка Л.М.Чернышева Оператор Б.Р.М ихальчук Художественный редактор Л.Ф.Малышева Технический редактор И Ю Щукина Корректор Л.П.Батакова ИБ № 14922 Н абор и верстка выполнены на компьютерной технике с использованием редаки,ионно-издательскоЙ системы Wave Bestinfo, Inc Подписано к печати с деапозитавов 19.03.92 Ф ормат X '/le- Бум офс № Гари, тайме П ечать оф сетная У ел печ л 2,34 Уел кр.-отт 10,!• Уч.-изд л 1,77- Тираж 440 000 экз Зак аз № 1173 Ордена Трудового Красного Знамени издательство «Просвещение» М инистерства печати и информации Российской Федерации 127521, М осква, 3-й пр Марьиной рощи, 41 Отпечатано с диапозитивов на Тверском ордена Трудового Красного Знамени полиграфкомбинате детской литературы им 50-летия СССР М инистерства печати и информации Российской Ф едерации 170040, Тверь, проспект 50-летия О ктября, 46 ББК 81.2АНГЛ-93 К53 Рецензенты: доктор психологических наук, профессор Зимняя И.А., кандидат педагогических наук Верещагина И H., канди­ дат филологических наук Афанасьева О.В., учитель сред­ ней школы Буртаева H.A., методист Медведева О.И Книга для чтения к учебнику «Счасглиный английский К53 Книга 1.» для 5-6 классов средней школы / Сост Т Б Клемен­ тьева, Б Монк 2-е изд.— М.: Просвещение, 1993.— 32 с.: ил.— 18ВЫ 5-09-004807-Х Книга для чтения является составной частью учебного комплекта «Счастливый английский Книга 1» для 5-6 классов средней школы Она содерж ит сказки, отрывки из произведений всемирно известных англий­ ских детских писателей к ключ для самопроверки При работе с книгой реком ендуется пользоваться словарем учебника «Счастливый английский Книга 1» ™ ‘^ ь м о ~ , доп N IS B N -0 -0 -Х Б Б К 81.2А нгл-93 © С о ставл ен и е, о б р аб о тка К л ем ен ть ев а Т Б., М онк Б., 1992 Listen and then read tbe text, complete the table and answer the questions The Three Cats Jane is an English girl She lives in the country Jane has three pets She likes them very much They are cats Their names are Sooty, Smoky and Tiger One is white, one is black and one is black and white The name o f the white cat is not Sooty Sooty is not black and white, and Tiger is not black and white 1) W hat colour is Sooty? 2) W hat is the name o f the black and white cat? 3) What colour is Tiger? Com plete the table C at’s colour Cat’s name white black and white black Sooty Smoky Tiger p 32 Listen to the fairy tales, re a d and continue them Find the m eaning of the words you d o n ’t know in the vocabulary in the P u p ils ' book Millions of Cats Adapted f r o m a story by Wanda G a’g Once upon a time there was a very old man and a very old woman They lived in a nice clean house which had flowers all round it But they cou ld n ’t be happy because they were so very lonely “If only we had a ca t!” said the very old woman “A c a t? ” asked the very old man “ Yes, a sweet little cat,” said the very old woman “I will get you a cat, my dear,” said the very old man And he went over the hills to look for one He walked a long long time and he came to a hill which was covered* with cats Cats here, cats there, cats and kittens everywhere, hundreds of cats, thousands of cats, m illions and billions and trillions of cats “ O h ,” cried the old m an happily, “ Now I can choose the p ret­ tiest cat and take it home with m e!” So he chose one It was white But he saw another one all black and white and it was as pretty as the first So he took this one too But then he saw a grey kitten which was as pretty as the others, so he took it too A nd just then the very old m an found a kitten which was black and very beautiful So he took it A nd then he saw a brown and yellow cat “I m ust take it!” cried the very old m an, and he did So it happened that every time the very old man looked up, he saw another cat which was so pretty, and he chose them all And so he went back to show all his pretty kittens to the very old woman They came to a pond “ Mew, mew! We are th irsty !” cried the hundreds of cats, thousands of cats, m illions and billions and tril­ lions of cats “W ell, here is a lot of w ater,” said the very old man Each cat drank some water, and the pond was gone!^ “ Mew, mew! Now we are hungry!” said the hundreds of cats, thousands of cats, m illions and billions and trillions of cats “There is a lot of grass on the h ills,” said the very old man Each cat ate some grass and nothing was left!^ The very old woman saw them coming “ My d ear!” she cried ^ was covered fkAvad] — был покрыт ^ was gone — зд исчез ^ nothing['nA0n]] was left — ничего не осталось 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) *6) 7) “W hat are you doing? I asked for one little cat, and what I see? Cats here, cats there, cats and kittens everywhere, hundreds of cats, thousands of cats, m illions and billions and trillions of ca ts.” Answer the questions 8) What did the cats drink and eat on Where did the very old woman and the way? the very old man live? 9) Was the old woman happy to see so Why weren’t they happy? many cats? Why you think so? Where did the old man go one day? 10) Have you got a cat or any other What did he find? pet? Do you like your pet? How many cats were there on the hill? Look at the pictures and tell the What colour were the first five cats story about the m illions of cats the old man chose? How many cats did the old man take Act out the tale home? The Tale of Peter Rabbit After Beatrix Potter Once upon a time there w ere four little rabbits and their names were Flopsy, M opsy, Cotton-tail and Peter They lived with their m other under a very big tree “ Now, my d e a rs ,” said old Mrs Rabbit one m orning, “ you may go into the forest but d o n ’t go into Mr M cG reg o r’s garden; your father was put* in a pie by Mrs M cGregor Now run along I am going o u t.” was put — был положен T hen old Mrs R abbit took a basket and her um brella, and went through the forest to the b a k e r’s She bought a loaf of brown bread and five buns Flopsy, Mopsy and Cotton-tail, who were good little bunnies, went to gather blackberries But Peter, who was very naughty, ran to Mr M cG regor’s garden First he ate some lettuces and some beans, and then he ate some radishes But suddenly whom should he m eet but Mr McGregor! Mr M cGregor was w atering young c a b ­ bages He ran after Peter calling out, “ Stop thief!” Peter was afraid; he ran all over the garden and c o u ld n ’t find the way back home He lost one of his shoes among the cabbages, and the other shoe among the potatoes He ran into the tool-shed and jum ped into a can which had a lot of water in it Then he jum ped out of a window The window was too small for Mr M cGregor, and he was tired of ru n ­ ning after Peter He went back to his work Check your facts 1) Four little rabbits lived a) in a field, b) in a garden, c) under a very big tree 2) Old Mrs Rabbit went a) to the baker’s, b) to the market, c) to the supermarket 3) Flopsy, Mopsy and Cotton-tail went a) to play football, b) to gather blackberries, c) to Mr McGregor’s gaiden 4) In Mr McGregor’s garden Peter ate a) some cheese, b) some lettuces, c) some cabbages and cucumbers, d) some beans and radishes 5) Peter ran into a) Mr McGregor’s house, b) a tool-shed 6) The naughty bunny jumped a) into a can, b) from the balcony, c) out of a window Answer the questions 1) Where did the four rabbits live? 2) Where did Mrs Rabbit go? 3) Where did the bunnies go? 4) Which of the bunnies was naughty? Why you think so? 5) What did Peter in Mr McGre­ gor’s garden? 6) Did he run away from Mr McGregor? 7) What you think his mother said to him at home? You a re Flopsy, Mopsy or C o tto n ­ tail Look at the p ictu res and tell the story of your naughty b ro th e r L isten to the fairy tales and stories, then re a d them Find the m eaning of the words you d o n ’t know in the vocabulary in the P u p ils ' book The Tale of Two Bad Mice After Beatrix Potter Once upon a time there was a very beautiful d o ll’s house: it was red with white windows, and it had real m uslin curtains and a front door Two dolls called Lucinda and Jane lived there Jane was the cook; but she never did any cooking, because the dinner was bought* ready-m ade There were two red lobsters, some ham, a fish, a pudding, some pears and oranges They were not real, but they were very beautiful ^ was bought [bo:t] —noxyna;ica One m orning Lucinda and Jane went out There was no one in the nursery Tom Thum b put his head out of the hole near the fireplace Tom Thum b was a m ouse A minute later, Hunca M unca, his wife, put her head out, too The d o ll’s house was not far from the fireplace Tom Thum b and Hunca M unca came into the house and went upstairs to the living room Such a lovely dinner was on the table! There were spoons, and knives and forks, and two dolly-chairs — all so comfortable! Tom Thum b wanted to cut the ham, but it was very hard “ Give me some fish, H unca M unca!” said Tom Hunca M unca tried every spoon but the fish d id n ’t come off the plate T hen Tom Thum b lost his temper.* He put the ham on the floor, and broke it with the shovel — bang, bang, smash, smash! The ham flew all into pieces, for under the paint there was nothing but p la s ­ ter! Tom Thum b and Hunca Munca broke up the pudding, the lo b ­ sters, the pears and the oranges Then they went to the d o lls ’ bedroom Tom Thumb took J a n e ’s clothes out of the chest of draw ers and he threw them out o f the window W ith Tom T h u m b ’s help Hunca Munca brought a chair, a bookcase, a birdcage, and some other small things to the mouse hole The bookcase and the birdcage d id n ’t go into it Hunca Munca left them behind the house, and went to get a cradle Suddenly the dolls came into the nursery The mice ran back to their hole Now Hunca M unca has got the cradle and some of L uc in d a ’s clothes, So that is the story of the two Bad Mice, — but they were not so very, very naughty Tom Thumb paid for everything he broke He found a sixpence^ under the rug; and upon Christm as Eve, he and Hunca M unca put it into one of the stockings of Lucinda and Jane ' lost his tem per ftempa] — п о терял терпение ^ sixpence ['sikspens] — ш естипенсовая монета The Magic Fish-bone Adapted f r o m a fa iry story by Charles Dickens There was once a king and he had a queen They had nineteen childrea They were from seven to seventeen years old A licia, the oldest, took care of them all One day the king w a s on his way to work and he stopped at the fishm onger’s to buy a pound and a half of fish M r Pickles, the fishm onger, said, “Good m orniog, sir A pound and a half of fish, certainly Do you want anything else ? ” The king d id n ’t want anything else and he went oh h i s way to w o r k He was not very happy because his children did not have any new clothes Just then an old lady came up She was in very expensive clothes “ King W atkins the F irst? ” said the old lady “W atkins is my n a m e ,” said the king “ Father of the beautiful A licia?” “And of eighteen other c h ild ren ,” said the king “ You are going to your w ork,” said the old lady The king thought that the old lady m ust be a fairy or how could she know that The old lady read the k in g ’s thoughts again and said, “ You are right I am the good fairy G randm arina W hen you go hom e to dinner tonight invite Princess Alicia to have some of the fish you have jus* bought When the beautiful Princess A licia eats the fish you will find she will leave a fish-bone on her plate Tell her to wash it and keep it It is a present from me She must take care o f it.” The king did not really understand what the old lady wanted to say The old lady read his thoughts again and said, “Tell Princess A licia that the fish-bone is a magic present It will give her anything that she wants But this can happen only once and it m ust be at the right time That is all.” The king wanted to ask G randm arina a question But where was 17 she? She was not there The king went on his way to work There he wrote and wrote and it was time to go home again At hom e he invited Princess A licia to eat some fish She enjoyed it very much The king saw the fish-bone on the plate and he told A licia to wash it and to take good care of it “ It is a m agic fish­ b o n e ,” he said, “ and it will bring you anything you want but only once and the time m ust be rig h t.” The next day the queen was not very well “Oh dear, my head, my h ead,” she said Princess Alicia took care of her mother She cooked her a good breakfast, a delicious lunch and a wonderful dinner She took care o f all her brothers and sisters But the queen was not well for a very long time and every day A licia was very, very busy There were not many people to help her because the king had no money Every evening when the queen was not well A licia sat with her father next to her m o th e r’s bed One evening the king said to A li­ cia, “W here is the magic fish-bone?” “In my p o cket.” “ You h a v e n ’t forgotten it then?” “ No, I h a v e n ’t, father,” Alicia said Another time one of the young princes cut his hand badly Alicia took care of him and put his hand in a bowl of cold water She washed and cleaned his hand and it was soon much better When the king saw this he said to Alicia, “What are you doing, Alicia?” “One of the young princes cut his hand badly have washed and cleaned his hand,” she said, “and now it is much better.” “Where is the magic fish-bone? Have you forgotten about it?” asked her father “No, I haven’t forgotten, father It is in my pocket.” Other things happened and each time the king asked Alicia if she still had the magic fish­ bone Each time Alicia answered that she still had it in her pocket One day Princess A licia said to her brothers and sisters, “Today you will all be cooks.” All the children baked bread and cooked the meal They had a wonderful time and danced and sang in the kitchen But Alicia saw her father at the door He was so unhappy A licia spoke to her brothers and sisters They quietly went out of the kitchen and left Alicia with their father “W hat is the m atter?” she asked “I haven’ t any money and the children need new clothes,” said the king “ Have you no m oney at all?” “ None, my child.” “C a n ’t you get any from anyw here?” “I have tried very hard I have tried e v e ry ­ th in g ” W hen she heard these last words, Princess Alicia began lo put her hand into her pocket where she kept the magic fish-bone " F a ­ th e r,” said Alicia, “ when we have tried very, very hard and w hen i 18 wc have done our very best, I think it is time to ask others for h e lp ” As she took the fish-bone out of her pocket the good fairy G rand­ marina cam e into the room in her beautiful clothes “ You have always been a good and clever girl,” said the old lady, “ and you have alw ays helped your family and friends Now you have found the secret o f the m agic fish-bone.” G rand­ marina turned to the king and said, “ Do you understand why Alicia did not need the magic fish-bone before?” The king said he did and that he was very sorry Then the queen and all the children came into the room They were dressed in new clothes The last words that the old lady said to them were,“ Clothes are not everything Be good and try your best and you will be happy ever after.” Check your facts 2) “It is a magic fish-bone,” he said, 1) Alicia kept the magic fish-bone in “and it will bring you anything you a) her bedroom, b) her bag, c) her want at any time.” pocket, d) the kitchen 3) When we have tried hard and have 2) The king bought a) a pound and a done our best, I think we shouldn’t half of meat, b) a pound and a half ask for help of potatoes, c) a pound and a half of Say who did the following tomatoes, d) a pound and a half of 1) took care of her mother fish 2) was very, very busy 3) The king thought that Grand­ 3) was in very expensive clothes marina was a fairy because a) she 4) cut his hand badly said she was, b) she could read his 5) began to put her hand into her thoughts pocket 4) The young prince cut a) his hand, 6) didn’t want anything else b) the bread, c) his foot Answer the questions 5) The queen was not well for a) two 1) What did the king buy? days, b) two weeks, c) three hours, 2) Who was Grandmarina? d) a very long time 3) Why did Alicia take care of her br­ Check your v o c abulary Can you others and sisters? w rite these w ords from the text 4) How did the magic fish-bone help correctly? the family? neetneevs, tentogrof, luftieaub 5) Do you agree with Grandmarina’s • " p 32 words “Be good and try your best C o rrec t these sentences from the and you will be happy ever after”? text You are Alicia Tell the story of 1) She cooked her a nice breakfast, a the fish-bone to your friend good lunch but a bad dinner 19 Peter Pan Adapted f ro m a story by James M Barrie If you ask your m other if she knew about Peter Pan when she was a little girl, she will say, “Why, of course I did, ch ild ” A nd if you ask her if he rode on a goat in those days, she will say, “ W hat a foolish question to ask C ertainly he d id ” Then if you ask your grandm other if she knew about Peter Pan w hen she was a girl, she also says, “W hy, of course I did, ch ild ” But if you ask her if he rode on a goat in those days, she says that she never heard that he had a goat Perhaps she has forgotten, ju s t as she som etim es forgets your name and calls you M ildred which is your m o th e r’s name G oat or no goat it shows that Peter is very old but that really he is always the same age His age is one week W hen he was seven days old he went out of the window and flew to Kensington G a r­ dens If you think that he was the only young child who wanted to this it shows how you have forgotten your own young days Think very hard and you will rem em ber that you wanted to go back to the trees just as the birds W hen Peter Pan stood on the windowsill he could see the trees in K ensington Gardens W hen he saw them he forgot that he was a little boy in pyjamas and he started to fly He flew over the houses to the gardens It is wonderful that he could fly without wings He came down on the grass and started to play He already d id n ’t know that he was a little boy He thought that he was a bird When he tried to catch a fly he c o u ld n ’t because he tried with his hand which a bird never does He saw a lot o f fairies They were all very busy and d id n ’t see him He was thirsty now, so he flew to the pond to have a drink He tried to drink like a bird but forgot that he d id n ’t have a beak but a nose Then he wanted to sleep At first it was hard to be c o m ­ fortable on the branches of the trees but soon he learnt and fell asleep He woke up in the night As everybody knows what seem s a warm night to a bird is a cold night to a boy in pyjam as Peter wanted to talk to the fairies but to his surprise they all ran away and hid when he came near They shouted, “ T h e re ’s a boy in the p a rk ” Peter never thought for a m om ent that he was the boy because he was a bird He wanted to talk to the birds bal he couldn't 20 find any to talk to They all flew away Every living thing ran away or flew away from him Poor little Peter Pan! He sat down and cried But even if he thought he was a bird he did not sit as a bird does Happily he did not know this and so he d id n ’t lose his faith in the fact that he could fly Why can birds fly and we c a n ’t? It is only because they have faith, because to have faith is to have wings 1) Peter Pan was the only child who wanted to fly to Kensington Gard­ ens 2) Peter had two wings with which he could fly 3) He thought that he was a bird 4) He was thirsty, so he flew to the pond to have a drink and he drank like a bird 5) What seems a warm night to a bird is a cold night to a boy in pyjamas 6) Peter wanted to talk to the fairies and they liked his company Answer the questions 1) How old is Peter Pan? 2) What they say he rode on? 3) Who did he meet in Kensington Gardens? 4) Why did he sit down and cry? 5) What the words “to have faith is to have wings” mean? 1, Check your facts 1) When Peter Pan stood on the windowsill he could see a) the pond in Kensington Gardens, b) the fairies in Kensington Gardens, c) the trees in Kensington Gardens, d) the birds in Kensington Gardens 2) When Peter Pan went out of the window he was a) two years old, b) two months old, c) seven years old, d) seven days old 3) Peter Pan thought he was a) a cat, b) a bird, c) a parrot 4) Peter Pan went to sleep a) in the pond, b) on the grass, c) on the bran­ ches of the trees Say which of these sentences are r ig h t and which a re wrong C o r ­ re c t the w rong sentences Jack and the Beanstalk Jack and his m other did not have very much money At last the day came when they n eeded to sell the one cow they had in order to' buy bread So J a c k ’s m other sent him to m arket to sell the cow and try to get a lot of money for it Jack was lazy and d id n ’t like the long walk to m arket On the way he met a inan who looked at the cow “I ’ll give you these beans for your c o w ,’’ said the man The beans were blue, black and red “They are very special b ean s.” Jack was not always very clever He took the beans and the man took the cow W hen Jack came hom e with the beans and no m oney or food ' in o r d e r ro:da] to -для того чтобы 21 his m other was not very happy She threw the beans into the garden Both Jack and his m other went to bed hungry Next m orning w hen Jack woke up and went into the garden he was very surprised at what he found He ran back into the house to tell his m other “The beans have grow n,” he said “Their stalks have m ade a sort o f ladder You c a n ’t see the end of the stalks because they are so tall They are higher than the c lo u d s.” Jack ran into the garden again “I wonder* where the end is ,” he said to him self “I ’ll clim b up and se e.” So Jack clim bed up and up and up Above the clouds he came to the door o f a great palace and there stood a tall giantess “W hat you want and where you come from? D on’t you know my h u s ­ band is a giant and he eats little boy s? ” “Oh please I ’m so hungry Could I have som ething to e a t? ” “Are you that lazy son o f the wom an in the house dow n below? I think you came here to take back the harp that talks and the hen that lays the golden eggs.” “The harp that talks and the hen that lays the golden eggs?” “ Yes, my husband took them from your father years and years ago ju st before he died He took some m oney, too He w o n ’t give them back you know Rem em ber, h e ’s a giant and y o u ’re only a boy But y o u ’re strong and I need somebody to work for me Come in I ’ll give you b rea k fa st.” “ Yes, I ’m very, very hun g ry ” “ But when my husband the giant comes in you m ust hide Get into the great oven Quickly! Here he comes Into the oven H e ’ll never look there.” There was a lot o f noise and in came the biggest giant you could ever see “W ife, is there anybody here? I ’ll eat him for my d inner.” “T h e re ’s nobody here I ’ve made a m eat pie for your dinner, Eat it all I t ’s delicious There is beef in it and a lot o f onions.” A fter dinner the giant took out his gold and started to count it Then he went to sleep Jack came out of the oven, took the bags of m oney and ran to the beanstalk He climbed down as fast as he could to his own garden His m other was so happy to see him and to get the m oney back A fter a week Jack decided to clim b the beanstalk again He wanted to find the harp that talks and the hen that lays the golden eggs J a c k ’s m other told him to be very careful because the giant was very dangerous Jack climbed up and up and cam e to the dooi * I w onder fw A n da] — H H T ep ecH O 22 of the palace He saw the giantess but she did not see him She was busy in the kitchen Jack hid in the cupboard There was a lot of noise and the giant came in The giant sat down and ate his dinner A fter dinner he told his wife to bring him the harp that talks and the hen that lays the golden eggs The giant told the hen to lay him a golden egg “T h a t’s fine,” he said He told the harp to play him beautiful music The music was so beautiful that the giant and the giantess quickly went to sleep Jack came out of the cupboard and took the harp that talks and the hen that lays the golden eggs He ran to the door of the palace and started to climb down the beanstalk There was now no beau­ tiful m usic in the kitchen and the giant woke up He saw Jack on the beanstalk and ran after him Jack climbed very quickly down the beanstalk to his garden and ran into the house to get a big knife He could see the giant on the beanstalk He took the big knife and cut the beanstalk The giant fell from the beanstalk and made a big hole in the garden That was the end o f the giant Jack and his mother lived happily together and were never hungry again 23 Check your vocabulary Can you write these words from the text correctly? nedarg, steanbalk, setangis p 32 Say who did the following 1) sent him to market to sell the cow 2) was often lazy 3) went to bed hungry 4) climbed up and up and up 5) took out his gold and started to count it 6) climbed very quickly down the beanstalk to his garden 7) fell from the beanstalk and made a big hole in the garden Answer the questions 1) How many rooms you think there were in the giant’s palace? 2) Can you say what there was in the rooms? Act out the story Check your facts 1) In the giant’s pie for dinner there was a) beef and tomatoes, b) beef and carrots, c) beef and onions, d) beef and potatoes 2) Jack took from the giant’s palace a) beans and the harp that talks, b) beans and the hen that lays the golden eggs, c) beans and bags of money, d) bags of money, the harp that talks and the hen that lays the golden eggs 3) The giant told the harp to a) make him some gold, b) cook dinner, c) play beautiful music, d) sell the cow 4) Jack sold the cow for a) the harp that talks, b) the hen that lays the golden eggs, c) blue, black and red beans Alice in Wonderland Adapted f r o m a story by Lewis Carroll I Alice sat next to her sister under some trees She had nothing to She looked at her s is te r’s book but it had no pictures in it Alice thought it w a sn ’t very interesting to look at a book with no p ic ­ tures The sun was hot and Alice felt a little sleepy Suddenly a white rabbit with pink eyes ran by Well that w a s n ’t so strange Alice also d id n ’t think it curious when she heard the rabbit say, “Oh dear, oh dear, I shall be late.” But then the rabbit took a watch out of its pocket Alice thought this was very strange She stood up and ran after the white rabbit and was ju st in time to see it go down a large rabbit hole Alice went after the rabbit She did not think how dangerous this was The rabbit hole was just like a long passage Suddenly Alice fell She fell and fell She had a lot of time to look around her as she went down She saw that on the walls of the hole there were cupboards 24 and bookshelves There were also some maps and pictures Down, down, down she fell “ How m any miles have I fallen?” thought Alice At last she stopped She d id n ’t break anything when she fell She felt fine It was dark but she could just see the white rabbit The rabbit ran down a long passage Alice heard the rabbit say, “Oh, how late i t ’s g etting.” A lice was ju st behind the rabbit Suddenly it went round a corner and disappeared Alice was now in a long hall with many lamps There were many doors but they were all closed Alice did not know how to get out On a table by one of the doors was a golden key but Alice co u ld n ’t open the doors with the key Then she found a low curtain and behind it a little door only fifteen inches* high Yes, the key opened this door But Alice c o u ld n ’t even get her head through the door W hat could she do? She went back to the table to look for another key but there were no other keys This time she found a little bottle “ Drink m e,” said the words on the bottle “ Oh, but what if it is po iso n ? ” thought Alice Alice tried it and it was so nice that she drank it all “ How c u rious,” thought Alice “I ’m getting sm aller.” Now she was only ten inches tall But the key was on the table and now she was too short This was too m uch and Alice sat down and cried But then she saw a little glass box under the table She opened it and found a small cake with the words “ Eat m e ” on it “W ell, I ’ll eat it,” thought Alice “I have nothing to lose If I am bigger I can get the key If I am smaller then I can go under the d o o r.” She ate the cake and was big again ' inch [intf] — HK)HM (2 ,5 cm ) 25 II Alice came to the house of the M arch Hare Under a tree there was a tea table At the table w ere the M arch Hare and the Hatter.* A Dormouse^ was betw een them but he was asleep The table was very large but the three were all together at one corner “No room No room ” They cried out when they saw Alice “T h e re ’s a lot of ro o m ,” said Alice and sat down in a large armchair “Have some w ine,” said the March Hare “I d o n ’t see any,” said Alice “There is n ’t any,” said the March Hare “Then that w asn’t very nice of you to ask,” said Alice “It w a sn ’t very nice of you to sit down without an invitation,” said the M arch Hare And so it continued It was the strangest tea party W hen she left they d id n ’t say goodbye She saw three gardeners dressed as playing cards “Why are you painting the roses?” Alice asked them “The roses should be red but this one is white If the Queen finds out she will chop off our h ead s,” said the gardeners “That is why we are painting the roses red ” Then they heard a great noise It was the Queen and her soldiers First came ten soldiers They walked two by two Then came the white rabbit and last of all the King and Queen of Hearts.^ When they all came opposite Alice they stopped and looked at her ' the Hatter ['hasta] — Шляпник Dormouse ['do:maus] — Соня ( грызун, больше похож на бедку, чем на мыш ь) King and Queen of Hearts [ha:ts] — Червонные Король и К оро­ лева 26 “ W h o ’s this?” said the Queen to a soldier He ju s t smiled “Id io t,” said the Queen “W h a t's your name, child?” “ My n a m e ’s Alice, Your M ajesty,” * said Alice very politely But she thought, “Why, th e y ’re only a pack of ca rd s.” “And who are th ese ? ” said the Q ueen when she saw the garden­ ers “I d o n ’t know ,” said Alice The Queen was very angry and shouted, “O ff with her head!”^ “ N onsense,” said Alice “ S h e ’s only a child, my dear,” said the King The Queen spoke to the three gardeners “W hat are you d o ing?” she said to them They started to tell her but before they could finish the Queen said, “ O ff with their heads.” A lice quickly put the three gardeners into a large flowerpot that stood near to them The soldiers looked for the gardeners but could not find them The Queen shouted that it was time to start the trial “ W hat trial?” Alice asked the Duchess “ D o n ’t you k now ?” said the Duchess “I ’m afraid I d o n ’t,” said Alice “D o n ’t you know that somebody has taken the Q u e e n ’s tarts?” This was all too much for Alice but more was to come The Queen said that A lice must speak at the trial They asked her some very strange questions In the end Alice said, “Oh, this is all nonsense Y ou’re only a pack of c ards” ' Your M ajesty fmaedfeasti] — Ваше Величество ^ O ff with her head! — Отрубите ей голову! 27 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) Suddenly the whole pack of cards started to fly and they came dow n on Alice She woke up under the trees next to her sister There were some leaves from the trees on A lic e ’s dress “W ake up, A lice ,” said her sister “W hat a long sleep y o u ’ve h a d ” “ Oh, I ’ve had such a curious dream ,” she said and started to tell her sister all that she could rem em ber o f her strange time in W onderland “One day w hen I have ch ild ren ,” she thought, “it will m ake a w onderful story Alice in W onderland.” C o rre c t these sentences from the Check your facts text The white rabbit took out of his po­ 1) “Eat me,” said the words on the cket a) a handkerchief, b) a watch, bottle c) gloves ) But the key was under the table and As Alice fell she saw that on the now she was too tall walls of the hole there were 3) The roses should be white but this a) lamps, b) cupboards and book­ one is red shelves, c) coats and hats, d) maps 4) They asked her some very strange and pictures questions and Alice answered them She then came to the house of the Say who did the following March Hare Under a tree there was 1) looked at her sister’s book a) a sofa, b) a tea table, c) a bed 2) then came to the house of the March Hare Then they heard a great noise It was 3) took a watch out of his pocket a) the March Hare and the Hatter, 4) was between them but he was as­ b) the white rabbit, c) the Dormouse, leep d) the Queen and her soldiers 5) was very angry and shouted, “Off Suddenly the whole pack of cards with their heads!” started to a) dance, b) sleep, c) fly Act out the story Mary Poppins Adapted f r o m a story by Pamela L Travers If you want to find Cherry Tree Lane you should ask the p o lic e ­ man at the crossroads He will say, “ First to your right, second to your left, then right again and y o u ’re there.” And if you what he tells you you will come to Cherry Tree Lane On one side of the street there are houses, on the other side there is a park and there are cherry trees in it If you are looking for num ber seventeen you will very soon find it It is the only one that 28 needs a new coat of paint Mr Banks, who lives in the house, said to his wife, Mrs Banks, that they could have a nice clean, com fortable house or four children but that they did not have enough money for both Mrs Banks thought about this and decided to have Jane, Mi chael, John and Barbara So that was that and the Banks family came to live at num ber seventeen with Mrs Brill to cook for them, Emma to lay the tables for them and clean for them, and Robertson, the gardener, to cut the grass and grow vegetables and flowers And, of course, there was also Katie Nanna who should not really come into the story because at the time that I am speaking she is just leaving the house and going down the road to the station “I am not w orking with those c hildren,” she said as she left “Oh, what shall we ? ” said Mrs Banks “Just write to the M orning Paper,” said Mr Banks, “ and say that Jane, M ichael, John and Barbara Banks need a kind nanny to take care of them Now I must go to w ork.” Mr Banks said goodbye to his wife, left the house and went down the street to the station with his black bag in his hand Mrs Banks went into the living room, sat down and wrote letters all day to the newspapers She wrote that the family needed a nanny U p­ stairs in the house Jane and Michael sat near the window They watched the birds in the cherry trees and talked about their nanny “I ’m happy that Katie Nanna has gone,” said M ichael “I never liked her She was never k in d ” At the end of the afternoon Mrs Brill and Emma came to give them their dinner and to bath the two youngest children After dinner the children sat at the window again and waited for their father to come home “There he is!” said Michael “T h a t’s not daddy,” Jane said “I t ’s somebody else ” They could now see that it was a woman with a bag in one hand The wind was strong W hen she came into the garden a strange thing happened The wind seemed to take her, lift her up and throw her at the house “I ’ve never seen that happen b e fo re ,” said Michael W hen she came down at the door the whole house shook “L e t ’s go and see who it is!” said Jane and they went to the stairs from where they could see everything and everybody in the hall 29 They saw their m other in the hall with a visitor The lady had black hair She was thin and had large feet and hands and blue eyes “Y o u ’ll find that they are very nice children,” said Mrs Banks “ They are never a problem ” They could see that their m other did not really think this was true and they felt that the visitor u n ­ derstood it too “ Have you a letter from the house where you worked before?” said Mrs Banks “Oh, I never have those letters,” said the visitor Mrs Banks did not know what to say “I thought people usually have such letters when they come to work in a new house.” “ Not these days, you know ,” answered the visitor Mrs Banks did not want her guest to think that she did not the same as everybody else, so she quickly said, “T h a t’s fine then I d o n ’t think we need a letter The children are upstairs in their bedroom ” And she went upstairs Then Jane and M ichael saw a very strange thing Mrs Banks saw nothing as she did not look behind her The visitor sat on the banisters and slid up them with her bag in her hand The children often slid down the banisters but to slide up them was something really new The visitor got to the children’s bedroom at the same time as their mother “ Everything will be fine,” said Mrs Banks “W hy, children, what are you doing here? I ’d like you to meet your new nanny, Mary Poppins Jane, M ichael, say how you do! And these are the youngest children, John and Barbara.” Mary Poppins looked at the children and thought for several m inutes, then she said, “ Yes, I ’d like to work here.” “ And we will be very happy if you work here,” said the c h ild re n ’s mother Mrs Banks then left Mary Poppins with the children and went downstairs “ How did you come h ere?” Jane asked “It looked as if the wind brought y ou.” “It d id ,” said the new nanny as she took off her coat and hat Then Mary Poppins started to open her bag “W h y ,” said Jane, “ th e re ’s nothing in it!” “ Nothing in it, did you say?” She did not look very pleased and started to take things from the bag First she took out some soap, then a toothbrush, then a small armchair and so on The children just looked Could all this be true? 30 Магу Poppins then took out a large bottle There were the words “One Teaspoon at B edtim e” on it Mary Poppins poured from the bottle “Is that for you?” M ichael asked “ No, i t ’s for yo u ,” Mary Poppins answered “I d o n ’t want it I d o n ’t need it I w on’t!” But Mary Poppins looked at him and M ichael quickly discover­ ed that there was no other way There was something very strange and special about their new nanny He closed his eyes and drank from the spoon A happy smile came to his face “ Straw berry ice ,” he shouted “ More, more, m ore!” But Mary Poppins poured some for Jane “R aspberry,” said Jane “ D elicious!” Mary Poppins turned to the youngest children Jane and M ichael could tell that in the spoon this time there was milk Then Mary Poppins poured out some m ore and took it herself “ N ow ,” she said, “ into b e d ” In a m inute the children were in bed Check your facts 2) When Mary Poppins came into the 1) Robertson was the a) gardener, garden a strange thing happened b) cook, c) nanny The wind seemed to take her, lift her 2) In Jane’s teaspoon at bedtime was up and throw her at the house a) milk, b) strawberry ice, c) rasp­ Say who did the following; berry 1) said goodbye to his wife 3) Mr Banks told his wife to write to 2) is just leaving the house and the a) Afternoon Paper, b) Evening going down the road to the station Paper, c) Morning Paper 3) led him to the stairs from where 4) The Banks family lived at number they could see everything a) fifty, b) ten, c) seventeen 4) took out a large bottle Check your v o c abulary Can you Answer the questions write these w ords from the text 1) How many people were there in the c o rrectly? Banks’ house? Can you name them? harmcair, redboom, isitorv 2) How did Mary Poppins go up the p 32 stairs? Say which of these sentences are 3) What did Mary Poppins give the r ig h t and which are w rong children at bedtime? C o r r e c t the w rong sentences 4) What you have at bedtime? 1) The words “Two Teaspoons at Din­ Act out the story ner Time” were on the bottle 31 ... кр.-отт 10 ,!• Уч.-изд л 1, 77- Тираж 440 000 экз Зак аз № 11 73 Ордена Трудового Красного Знамени издательство «Просвещение» М инистерства печати и информации Российской Федерации 12 75 21, М осква,... учебнику «Счасглиный английский ? ?53 Книга 1. » для 5- 6 классов средней школы / Сост Т Б Клемен­ тьева, Б Монк 2-е изд.— М.: Просвещение, 19 93.— 32 с.: ил.— 18 ВЫ 5- 09-004807-Х Книга для чтения является... mouse hole 10 ) went to bring a cradle 11 ) ran back to the hole 12 ) found a sixpence under the rug 13 ) put the sixpence into one of the stockings of Lucinda and Jane Answer the questions 1) Who