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М. 3. Биболетова, О. А. Денисенко
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Книга для чтения
к учебнику английского языка
для 5-6 классов общеобразовательных учреждений
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ББК 81.2 Англ-922 Б59
УДК 802.0(075.3)
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First published by A&C Black (Publishers) Ltd, 35 Bedford Row, London, WC1R 4JH, England, 1999
Биболетова M. 3., Денисенко 0. A.
Б59 Книга для чтения к учебнику англ. яз. “Enjoy English-3” для 5-6 кл. общеобраз. учрежд.— Обнинск: Титул, 2006.— 80 с.; ил.
ISBN 5-86866-157-5
Книга для чтения является составной частью УМК “Enjoy English-3" для 5-6 классов общеобразовательных учреждений при начале обучения со 2 класса. В книгу вошли оригинальные рассказы для детей и подростков из серии “Rockets" английского издательства А&С Black: “Uncle-and-Antie Pat”, “Granny’s Jungle Garden", “Jenny the Joker", “Grandad's Boneshaker Bicycle” автора Колин Вест.
Повествование ведется в увлекательной эмоциональной форме от лица главного героя, который попадает в ситуации, близкие и понятные школьникам 10-12 летнего возраста. К каждому рассказу предлагаются разнообразные упражнения, которые позволяют обучать не только чтению, но и говорению и письму. Книга снабжена большим количеством иллюстраций. В конце каждого рассказа в разделе “Word and Expressions" приводятся русские аналоги выделенных в тексте слов и выражений, что снимает трудности при чтении аутентичных текстов и облегчает понимание живой английской речи.
ББК 81.2АНГЛ-922
М. 3. Биболетова, О. А. Денисенко
Книга для чтения
К учебнику английского языка
для 5-6 классов общеобразовательных учреждений
Редактор К. И, Кауфмзи
Корректен; Г А. Киселева. Г. П. Мартыненко
Макет, верства КиН
Художественный редактор Е. А. Валяева Лицензия ИД № 00416 от 10.11.99.
Санитарно*элидемиопогическое заключение о соответствии санитарным правилам РФ № 77.99,02.953.Д.00в553.12.05 от 15.12.2005.
Подписано в печать 27.01.2006. Формат 60x64/8. Гарнитура ‘Прагматика”.
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Отпечатано с готовых /^1апозитивов в ОАО 'Тверской ордена Трудового Красного Знамени полиграфкомбинат детской литературы им. 50-летия СССР* 170040. г. Тверь, лр. 50 лет Октября, 46. Яы
ISBN 5-86866-157-6 (рус.) ISBN 0-7136-4979-8 (англ.) ISBN 0-7136-4980-1 (англ.) ISBN 0-7136-4981-X (англ.) ISBN 0-7136-4982-8 (англ.)
© Colin West, 1999.
© М. 3. Биболетова, О. А. Денисенко, 2001. © Издательство “Титул”, 2001.
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Contents
Page
Chapter One...................4
Chapter Two...................6
Chapter Three.................8
Chapter Four.................10
Chapter Five.................13
Chapter Six..................14
Exercises...................16
Words and Expressions.......21
This is a story about my uncle and aunt. And guess what? They’re both called Pat!
Last year. Mum and Dad agreed I’d stay with Uncle-and-Auntie Pat during the summer holidays.
Uncle-and-Auntie Pat live at Wishing Well' Farm, way out of town. It isn't an easy place to find. Dad must have driven straight past without realising^
Before long, we were completely lost, and had to ask the way.
We followed the man’s long list of directions. We drove through one village..
...and then another
...over two bridges...
...and down a twisty^ lane'’
.past a huge^ out-of-town superstore'*.
Finally we spotted^ a half-hidden** broken sign’.
We drove up a muddy‘‘’ track”, and found Uncle-and-Auntie Pat feeding the animals. ..
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“You managed to find us, then,” said Uncle Pat.
“Only just\" muttered'- Dad.
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Everyone greeted’’ each other, and then just as quickly. Mum and Dad were saying their goodbyes.
1 stood and waved as their car disappeareddown the dirt track.
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Cbdpfiei* Two
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Uncle-and-Auntie Pat soon made me feel at home. They cooked me a slap-up'^ meal - heaps'* of scrambled egg, jacket potatoes and fresh vegetables followed by strawberries and cream.
Then they told me about Wishing Well Farm.
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They showed me to my room, up in the attic. I had a great view of the farmyard.
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1 couldn’t help noticing'^ that the farm shop was very quiet. In fact, I didn’t see a single customer all day.
That evening, when I came down to say goodnight, I overheard'** Uncle Pat talking with Auntie Pat.
They both looked glum'** as they pored^ over their accounts-'.
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I felt sad, but I slept soundly-^ that night, and lost myself in dreams of the old wishing well.
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In the morning, I was still thinking about the well.
“Uncle Pat, does the wishing well really work?" 1 asked.
Uncle Pat chuckled-'*.
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“How old is it then?’’ I asked.
“Older than the farm and that’s over three hundred years old,’’ replied Auntie Pat.
“Wow!" I exclaimed. “Have you ever tried making a wish?’’
They both burst out laughing'^
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I knew Uncle-and-Auntie Pat hadn’t money to spare^**, but I still had some of last week’s pocket money.
I reached'^' in my jeans. There it was a shiny ten pence piece.
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I went outside to the well. It looked rather tatty'”, but I tried to convince'' myself it could be magical.
on the farm. 1 fed the geese, I picked some fruit and 1 dug up" some potatoes.
I took my ten pence coin and tossed it in...
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After a few seconds, I heard it splash" into the water deep'^ below.
It was hard work. How I wished my wish would start working.
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That night I fell asleep the moment my head touched the pillow. I had some magical dreams...
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I dreamt the geese laid golden eggs.
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I dreamt the fruit trees grew five pound notes.
And I dreamt I dug up some buried treasure along with the potatoes!
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But in the morning when I woke up, 1 realised they were only dreams.
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The following day, it was scrambled
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eggs again!
It’s just as well I love eggs. But I did begin to wonder if the wishing well genie had heard my wish.
After breakfast, 1 helped tidy up the shop. Things were as quiet as ever.
28
I decided to have a word with the wishing well genie.
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“I’m still waiting for my wish to come true,’’ I whispered.
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I decided 1 might as well shout'*'!
30
Then a thought came to me: if the genie was at the bottom” of the well, he might not be able to hear me. Maybe I should talk a little louder. Or a lot louder.
I ran to give Uncle-and-Auntie Pat the message.
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‘He could be right,’’ said Auntie Pat.
“Give me a sign, give me a sign,’’ the wishing well echoed”.
“You need a new sign,’’ 1 said.
“So that motorists don’t just w'hizz^' by.’’ Uncle Pat scratched^- his head.
“1 suppose it’s worth a try^\’’ he said at last.
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So we got to work.
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We didn’t stop at making just one sign.
We made lots and lots and lots.
It took us all afternoon to put up the signs. They looked great.
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No one could miss Wishing Well Farm now!
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The next day, business began to pick up. Not dramatically^, but bit by bit^\
A sack‘d of potatoes here...
...and a punnet^’
of strawberries
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At one time we actually had three customers in the shop at once. That must have been a record!
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DA<|cy
By the next week, things were even better. Word had spread^ about Wishing Well Farm.
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lincle-and-.Auntie Pat weren’t likely to become millionaires, but business was better than it had been for years'".
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My stay at Wishing Well Farm couldn’t last forever^', and one afternoon I spotted Dad’s car in the queue“ of vehicles”'^ in the farmyard.
It was great to see Mum and Dad again.
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I showed them round the farm.
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“And last but not least^, this is the famous wishing well,” I told them.
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They both laughed out loud. Maybe it ИШ just a silly old legend after all.
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I went and packed my bag whilst” the others had a cup of tea. Then I said my goodbyes to Uncle-and-Auntie Pat.
I decided to visit the wishing well one last time. Just in case there was a genie, I shouted “goodbye" really loudly.
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“Goodbye, goodbye...” he shouted back.
“It's been nice meeting you...”
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Exercises
Uncle-and-Auntie Pat
-(^ Chapter One У
(. Before reading
Where do you usually spend your summer holidays? On the beach? In the country?
In the camp? Discuss with your partner your last summer holidays.
II. Read Chapter One (p. 4-6)
III. While-reading tasks
1. Check your memory. Choose the right answer:
1) They’re both called...
a) Rat b) Pat c) Fat
2) They live at...
a) Wishing Well Farm
b) Wishing Tree Farm
c) Wishing Track Farm
3) The boy and his parents drove through...
a) 3 villages, over 2 bridges and down a twisty lane
b) 1 village, over 3 bridges and a huge half-hidden sign
c) 2 villages, over 2 bridges and past a huge out-of-town superstore
4) They found Uncle-and-Auntie:
a) playing with their birds
b) feeding the animals
c) watering their garden
2. Match the words and the definitions:
1) superstore a) a narrow path, road or way
2) sign b) a place where water can be taken from underground
3) track c) a very large shop
4) well d) a standard mark, symbol giving information, directions
3. Fill in the correct word / phrase from the text:
1) It isn’t ... to find.
2) Before long, we were....., and had to ask the way.
3) Finally we ... a half-hidden broken sign.
4) We drove up..........and found Uncle-and-Auntie Pat.
5) I stood and waved as their car....the dirt track.
IV. Post-reading task
You are writing a screenplay for a film about summer holidays. Write the dialogue between the members of the family.
a) Mummy. Dad and their son are discussing their visit to Wishing Well Farm.
b) Mummy, Dad and their son are completely lost. They are asking a man to help them.
c) Mummy, Dad and their son are talking with Uncle-and-Auntie Pat on their arrival on the farm.
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Exercises
Uncle-and-Auntie Pat
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I. Before reading
Have you ever visited any farnn? What did you see there?
Did you enjoy the time you spent there?
Could you tell your partner a funny story that happened to you on the farm?
II. Read Chapter Two (p. 6-8)
III. While-reading tasks
1. Answer the following questions.
1) What did Uncle-and-Auntie Pat cook for breakfast?
2) What did they tell the boy about their farm?
3) Where was the boy’s room?
4) Did he have a great view?
5) Why did Uncle-and-Auntie Pat look glum in the evening?
6) The boy didn’t see a single customer all day, did he?
7) Did he feel sad that night? Why?
2. a) Write down the list of the animals which the boy saw on the farm,
b) What domestic animals do you know?
What do people use the animals for?
Write it down.
e.g. Farmers use cows for giving milk.
Scientists use mice and cats for testing medicine.
3. Match the words and the descriptions:
1) veg a) a yard surrounded by farm buildings
2) farmyard b) a sum of money kept in a bank
3) account c) something which is lent, especially when some money is borrowed
4) loan d) vegetable
IV. Post-reading task
Imagine what the boy could write in his first letter to his parents about Wishing Well Farm.
-(^Chapter Three}-
I. Before reading
Do you know any old legend or magical dream?
Tell your partner one of them.
II. Read Chapter Three (p. 8-10)
III. While-reading tasks
1. Write T (true) of F (false) next to each of these statements:
I I In the morning the boy was thinking about his parents. I I Uncle Pat said that Wishing Well sometimes worked.
I I The Farm is three hundred years old.
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Exercises
Uncle-and-Auntie Pat
I I Uncle-and-Auntie Pat always try making a wish.
I I They haven’t got money to throw away.
I I The boy noticed a shiny ten pence piece near the well.
2. Find the English equivalents for the following Russian phrases;
• карманные деньги...................................
• кормить гусей......................................
• собирать фрукты....................................
• копать картошку........................
• нести золотые яйца.....................
• зарытое сокровище......................
Write down your own sentences using these phrases.
3. Put the events of the story in the correct order: [d
a) The boy had some of last week’s pocket money.
b) The boy had some magical dreams.
c) He heard his coin splash into the water deep below.
d) In the morning they were still talking about the well.
e) He went outside to the well.
IV. Post-reading task
Do you have any relatives on a farm?
Do you like to help them? Imagine, what Uncle-and-Auntie Pat could write about their nephew in their letter to the boy’s parents?
-(^ Chapter Four У
\. Before reading
Do you think that Wishing Well really works and the boy’s dream will come true? Why?
II. Read Chapter Four (p. 10-12)
III. While-reading tasks
1. Find the answers to these questions in the text.
1) What did the boy eat for breakfast? Why?
2) Whom did he want to have a word with? Why?
3) What did he ask the genie about?
4) What message did he run to give Uncle-and-Auntie Pat?
5) How many signs did they make?
2. Correct these sentences.
1) The following day, it was cereal again!
2) Things were as noisy as ever.
3) The boy decided to have a word with his parents.
4) Then a thought came to the genie.
5) What this farm needs is a new well.
6) It took them a minute to put up a sign.
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Uncle-and-Auntie Pat
IV. Post-reading task
Imagine, you are going to open a new farm shop.
What signs do you need? Write them down.
e.g. A new shop: a shop-assistant wanted.
-Q Chapter Five
I. Before reading
How often do you go shopping? Do you like it? Why?
II. Read Chapter Five (p. 13)
III. While-reading tasks
1. Put the events in the right order:
a) The takings were good every day.
b) They didn’t need the bank loan after all.
c) At one time they had three customers in the shop
d) Business began to pick up.
e) The things were better by the next week.
2. Choose the best title for the chapter? Explain why.
a) A record! b) Bit by Bit! c) It’s better than the Superstore.
3. Role-play the conversation between the boy and the customers in the shop
IV. Post-reading task
Write an advertisement for a new farm shop.
Give the shop a name and describe some of its goods.
Use the following guidelines:
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shop is opening on
farm this evening.
Come and enjoy fresh.
Present your advertisement to your classmates.
Chapter Six
I. Before reading
Have you ever spent your holidays with your Uncle and Aunt? What did you do together? Do you miss your parents and friends when you are away from them? Why?
II. Read Chapter Six (p. 14-15)
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Exercises
Uncle-and-Auntie Pat
III. While-reading tasks
1. Fill in the correct word / phrase from the text:
1) One afternoon I spotted Dad’s car ... in the farmyard
2) This place is certainly ... to find with the ... .
3) I showed them ....
4) Maybe it was just ... after all.
5) Then I said ... to Uncle-and-Auntie Pat.
6) I decided to visit ... one last time.
2. Write T (true) of F (false) next to each of these statements:
I I a) Dad spotted the boy in the queue of customers in the shop.
I I b) It was great to see the new signs again!
I I c) Uncle-and-Auntie Pat showed the visitors round the farm.
I I d) Then the boy said his goodbyes to the pigs, geese and Gertie.
3. Role-play a conversation between the boy and his parents. The boy is showing them round the farm.
IV. Post-reading task
You are going to spend your holidays on a magical farm.
In groups of 3-4, make up a story “A Fantastic Farm”.
Write it down. Make a wall chart with your stories. Discuss them with your classmates.
Summary
1. Retell the story by putting these sentences in the right order.
a) The boy noticed that the farm shop was very quiet.
b) The boy said his goodbyes to the farm.
c) It wasn’t an easy place to find.
d) Uncle-and-Auntie Pat told the boy many interesting things about Wishing Well Farm.
e) Their business in the shop was terrible.
f) They made lots of new signs.
g) This was a story about a little boy and his Uncle-and-Auntie Pat.
h) The boy decided to try making a wish.
i) Finally the boy and his parents spotted a half-hidden broken sign.
J) He tossed his ten pence in the Well.
k) Uncle-and-Auntie lived at Wishing Well Farm.
l) No one could miss Wishing Well Farm.
2. Which of these titles would be suitable for the story. Explain why.
a) A Genie and a boy
b) Wishing Well Farm
c) A Farm shop
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Words and Expressions
Wishing Well — колодец “Загадай желание”
Dad must have driven straight past without
realising. — Должно быть, отец проехал
мимо, не заметив.
huge fhiu;c!^| — огромный
superstore ('surpasto:] — универмаг
twistj' I'twisti] — извилистый
lane [lein] — узкая дорога
spot [spot) — разглядеть
half-hidden — наполовину скрытый
sign |sain| — знак, вывеска
muddy I'mAdil — грязный
track [traek] -- проселочная дорога
mutter ['тл1э] — ворчать
greet lgri:t| — приветствовать, здороваться
disappear [.disa'pia] — исчезать
slap-up ['slsepAp) — шикарный
heap |hi:p) — куча
couldn’t help noticing — не мог не заметить overhear |,3uva'hia| (overheard) — нечаянно услышать
glum [glArn] — мрачный
pore [рэ:| — сосредоточенно изучать
account [a'kaunt] — счет
loan [bun] — заем (в банке)
soundly — крепко
chuckle [tjAkl] — хихикать
genie l'45i:ni] — джин
grant [grant] — (зд.) исполнить
burst out laughing [baist] — рассмеяться
spare [spea] — тратить
reach [rctf] — (зд.) пошарить
tatty I'taetij — ветхий, неухоженный
convince [kan'vinsj — убеждать toss [tDs] — бросать ” splash [splaej] — шлепнуться ” deep [di:p] — глубокий ” dig up (dug) -- выкапывать ^ be exhausted [ig'zoistid] — быть без сил ” bottom [Ъп1эт] — дно
I might as well shout — пожалуй, я прокричу
echo ['екэи] — отдаваться эхом trouble — (зд.) проблема whizz [wiz] — проноситься scratch [skraetj] — чесать(ся), скрести(сь) it’s worth а try — это стоит попробовать ** dramatically — слишком быстро bit by bit — потихоньку sack [saek] — мешок punnet ['pAnit] — круглая корзинка (для фруктов)
spread [spredj — распространять(ся) takings — выручка Uncle-and-Auntie Pat weren’t likely to become millionaires, but business was better than it had been for years.— Маловероятно, что дядюшка и тетушка Пэт собирались стать миллионерами, но дела шли намного лучше, чем в предыдущие годы, forever [fs'reva] — (зд.) вечно queue [kju:] — очередь ” vehicle [Vi:kl] — (зд.) автомобиль
last but not least — последний, но, тем не менее, важный whilst [wailst] — пока
Mind:
borrow ['Ьпгэи] — брать взаймы lend — давать взаймы, одалживать
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Contents
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Chapter One.................23
Chapter Two.................26
Chapter Three...............28
Chapter Four................31
Chapter Five................33
Exercises...................35
Words and Expressions.......41
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This is a story about my granny. I’m not sure how old she is. When I ask her, all she says is, “I’m older than yesterday, but younger than tomorrow.”
I often go round to visit Granny.
She lives in a semi-detached' house not far from us.
Her house is like all the others in the avenue...
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Next door to Granny lives Mr Smart. He keeps his garden very tidy.
His flowers all stand to attention' in neat rows...
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And for three years in a row'\ he’s won the Silver Watering Can Award'"*.
Like Mr Smart, Granny spends a lot of time in the garden. But unlike Mr Smart, she doesn’t spend much time actually'” gardening.
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All the same, I could see that she was getting a bit worried-' by all his hints. So at the beginning of the summer holidays, I offered to lend a hand''.
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Together. Granny and I got to work on the garden. We chopped'* down the nettles'*’.
We cut back the brambles'^
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We dug up'** the weeds.
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We mowedthe lawn and we rolled it flat'".
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We worked long and hard every day for a fortnight''
At last Granny's garden looked almost as neat'- as Mr Smart's. We sat in deckchairs and looked around us. “It certainly looks tidy." said Granny. “It certainly does,” I agreed.
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Even Mr Smart was impressed.
19
And it certainly did.
27
But Granny noticed there weren’t as many little visitors to her garden.
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The weeks went by, and with a little help. Granny’s garden began to look more like it used to”.
When Mr Smart saw how overgrown it was getting, he wasn’t at all pleased.
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He suggested a few things.
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But this time, Granny didn’t take any notice of him. She sat back and watched the grass grow.
She liked the daisies’^..
...and she adored^^' the dandelions^^ that grew on her lawn.
As the nettles returned, so did the beetles^** and the butterflies.
26
And as the brambles returned, so did the birds and the bees
We wanted to encourage"' even more wildlife, so we put up a bird table...
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...then we dug a hole...
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...and lined it with plastic to make a
Soon we were watching birds feeding...
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...and frogs and newts'" playing in the pond.
Not everyone \\"лъ pleased, though. Mr Smart for instance.
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But Granny was happier than ever. She loved spotting grasshoppers’- and ladybirds"’.
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Granny even made friends with a hedgehog who came to visit her every night. Her new improved jungle garden was her pride"” and joy.
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One afternoon. Granny and 1 were putting scraps ' out for the birds when 1 heard voices coming from Mr Smart's garden.
Suddenly a stranger^’ popped' his head over the fence"***.
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‘Wildlife Sanctuary?” said Granny.
The stranger said his name was Duncan Bennett.
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Just then Mr Smart appeared^' at the fence. He didn’t look very happy.
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Duncan Bennett went on:
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Mr Smart began to fume^- quietly.
Duncan explained about the competition.
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"May I come round?” asked Duncan. ‘Please do!” said Granny.
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Granny and I showed Duncan round.
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As Duncan explored” the jungle garden, he got more and more excited.
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He made lots of notes, and then at last he asked;
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Granny was almost lost for words”, but at last managed to mutter” “yes”.
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Everyone, that is'”’, except Mr Smart.
He didn’t agree with the result.
A week later. Granny received the Silver Watering Can Award from Duncan Bennett. Everyone was overjoyed.
But there was nothing he could do about it.
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News soon spread about Granny’s garden. Before long she was giving guided tours to complete strangers.
Other people in the avenue now appreciate Granny’s garden too.
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But most importantly, the birds, bees and butterflies all agree Granny’s Jungle-Garden-Wildlife-Sanctuary is the best thing in all of Giggleswade.
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Exercises
Granny’s Jungle Garden
-Q Chapter One У
i. Pre-reading task
Do your parents or your grandparents have a garden? Do they usually work in their garden or just have a rest? And you?
II. Read Chapter One (p. 23-26)
III. While-reading tasks
1. Choose the right word / phrase;
1) Granny lives in a ... .
a) semi-detached house b) flat c) cottage
2) Mr Smart is ... .
a) Granny’s friend b) Granny’s gardener c) Granny’s neighbour
3) Mr Smart’s lawn is as smooth as ... .
a) ice b) a snooker table c) glass
4) Every Tuesday Mr Smart ....
a) measures the grass b) clips his front hedge c) waters his flowers
5) Mr Smart enters the “Best kept Garden in Giggleswade” Competition
a) every year b) every 3 years c) every 5 years
2. Write T (true) of F (false) next to each of these statements:
I I 1) Granny’s house is different from the others.
I I 2) Granny’s garden is overgrown.
I I 3) Mr Smart keeps his garden very tidy.
I I 4) Granny spends much time gardening.
I I 5) Mr Smart pays no attention to Granny’s garden.
Ц 6) Mr Smart prefers to sit quietly and listen to the insects buzzing.
I I 7) The grandson was getting a bit worried by all his Granny’s hints.
3. Put in the missing words / phrases.
1) I call it my....
2) There he goes,.....again!
3) The flowers all stand to attention in...
4) What a......day!
5) Lovely weather for ...!
6) We really ... your weeds.
a) sweeping the lawn
b) jungle garden
c) lovely sunny
d) weeding
e) neat rows 0 dig
IV. Post-reading task
Write a letter to the grandson from the point of view of;
a) Granny
b) Mr Smart Start like this:
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Granny’s Jungle Garden
---------------------------Chapter Two ^------------------------------
Pre-reading task
Do you like gardening? Do you help your relatives in the garden? What do you do there? (Chop down the nettles? Cut back the brambles? Dig up the weeds? Mow the lawn?)
II. Read Chapter Two (p. 26-28)
III. While-reading tasks
1. Choose the right word.
1) We worked long and hard every day for;
a) a week
b) a fortnight
c) a month
2) At last Granny’s garden looked almost as neat as:
a) Mr John’s
b) Mr Lazy’s
c) Mr Smart’s
3) There weren’t as many little ... to her garden.
a) visitors
b) strangers
c) passers-by
2. Complete the sentences using the text.
1) Granny and I chopped down ....
2) We cut back ....
3. Agree or disagree.
1) Mother, Father and I worked in the garden.
2) They chopped down the nettles, cut back the brambles, dug up the weeds
3) When the garden was neat, they sat in the armchairs.
4) Mr Smart was impressed by their garden.
3) We dug up ..
4) We mowed ..
Exercises
Granny’s Jungle Garden
-{^Chapter Three)-
I. Pre-reading task
What plants and flowers do you or your parents grow in the garden? What birds and animals do you see there?
Look at the pictures throughout the chapter and say what it is going to be about.
II. Read Chapter Three (p. 28-31)
III. While-reading tasks
1. Choose the correct answer.
1) When Mr Smart saw how overgrown the garden was getting...
a) he was very glad
b) he wasn’t pleased
c) he didn’t care
2) Mr Smart...
a) wanted to kill all bugs
b) was fond of bugs
c) paid no attention to bugs
3) Granny...
a) was glad when Mr Smart got insecticide
b) was angry with him
c) didn't take any notice of him
4) The beetles, the butterflies, the birds and the bees:
a) died
b) disappeared
c) returned
2. Fill in the correct word using the text.
1) This ... is great!
2) ... and she adored the dandelions that ... on her lawn.
3) We wanted to encourage even more wildlife, so we put up ... .
4) Granny even made friends with ... who came to visit her every night.
3. Make a list of insects and plants which were in the Granny’s garden.
Insects
Plants
What plants and insects can be found in your garden. Write down their names.
IV. Post-reading task
Think of a beautiful park or garden that you know. Do you have a photo of it?
Describe this natural place. Speak about the plants, insects and animals that live there. Write a short composition “My green friend”.
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Exercises
Granny’s Jungle Garden
-(^ Chapter Four ^
I. Pre-reading task
What do you think of Mr Smart’s and Granny’s gardens? Which one do you like?
Do you think it is good to have a lot of different plants, insects, birds and animals in the garden?
II. Read Chapter Four (p. 31-33)
III. While-reading tasks
1. Choose the right word / phrase.
1) Duncan Bennett judged ... Award.
a) the Gold Watering Can
b) the Silver Weeding Can
c) the Silver Watering Can
2) Mr Smart began ... quietly, a) to applaude b) to fume c) to smile
3) This year they want to give the award for
a) something more adventurous
b) something more adventitious
c) something more adventageous
4) They are looking for ... in Giggleswade!
a) the Greenest Wildlife Sanctuary
b) marvellous daisies
c) the Greenest Garden
2. Put the sentences in the correct order:
1) Just then Mr Smart appeared at the fence.
2) Even Mr Smart was impressed.
3) As Duncan explored the jungle garden, he got more and more excited.
4) One afternoon. Granny and I were putting scraps out for the birds, when I heard voices coming from Mr Smart’s garden.
3. Give the Russian equivalents of the following words and phrases. Make up your own sentences using them.
1) a Wildlife Sanctuary...........................................................
2) chemical fertilisers...........................................................
3) a lovely pond..................................................................
4) scraps.........................................................................
5) an honour......................................................................
6) to pop one’s head..............................................................
7) to fume........................................................................
8) to explore.....................................................................
4. Role-play the conversation between Duncan Bennett and Granny.
Start like this:
Bennett: Wow! What a wonderful Wildlife Sanctuary!
Granny: Wild Sanctuary? I’d never thought of it as that.
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Granny’s Jungle Garden
IV. Post-reading task
Write a questionnaire on the best garden. Prepare about 10 questions. Here are some possibilities.
Do you...
I I like a jungle garden?
I I like an overgrown garden?
I I get excited about tulips?
In your class do a survey to find out the top 3 features of the best garden.
-(^ Chapter Five
I. Pre-reading task
Do you think Duncan Bennett was right to give the award for Granny’s jungle garden?
Why / why not?
II. Read Chapter Five (p. 33-34)
III. While-reading tasks
1. Choose the right answer.
1) Granny received the Silver Watering Can Award Everyone...
a) was angry as they thought that it was Mr Smart who should have been awarded
b) was envious
c) was delighted, except Mr Smart
2) Why do you think Mr Smart was disappointed?
a) he thought that he deserved this award because he worked hard in his garden
b) he hated disorder
c) he didn’t like Granny
3) Who liked Granny’s garden most of all?
a) strangers
b) her neighbours
c) birds and butterflies
2. Complete the sentences using the text. Put them in the right order.
1) News soon spread about ....
2) Everyone was ....
3) She was giving guided tours to ... .
4) Mr Smart didn’t agree with ....
5) But most importantly, the birds, bees and butterflies all agree ....
3. Do you think it was fair to give the award to Granny or would you give it to Mr Smart? Why? Role-play a conversation between somebody who wants to give the award to Granny and somebody who feels sorry for Mr Smart?
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Granny’s Jungle Garden
IV. Post-reading tasks
Imagine that you are a journalist. Write a report about the Silver Watering Can Award ceremony. Characterise Granny’s garden beginning with:
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Summary
1. Retell the story by putting these sentences in the right order.
a) She called it her jungle garden.
b) Once Granny and her grandson worked long and hard in the garden.
c) Mr Smart spent much time gardening.
d) Granny’s garden was very different from the other garden.
e) With a little help Granny’s garden began to look more like it used to.
f) Duncan Bennett was judging the Silver Watering Can Award this year.
g) He kept his garden very tidy.
h) Duncan explored the jungle garden.
i) Granny preferred to sit quietly and listen to the insects.
j) The boy often went round to visit his Granny.
k) At last Granny’s garden looked almost as neat as Mr Smart’s.
l) Next door to Granny lived Mr Smart.
m) But Granny noticed there weren’t as many little visitors to her garden.
n) Granny received the Silver Watering Can Award from Duncan Bennett.
2. What do you think is the main idea of the story. Why? Explain your choice.
1) In my hause I can do whatever I like.
2) We should always keep the place where we live tidy.
3) We are all different but we all enjoy nature as we understand it.
3. Is it sad when an animal, an insect or a plant becomes extinct? Is it really bad if we lose some animals and plants? What do you know about the dinosaurs that disappeared millions of years ago. Write a short essay on this problem. Use the words from the box:
• on earth • a tremendous atomic explosion
• a hundred million years ago • a huge wave
• die out • vast, black dustclouds
• be not quite sure • could have hidden
• a huge rock • the sun
• hit the earth • almost everything
• near Mexico • for years
• disappear
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Words and Expressions
semi-detached (house) ('semidi'taetft| — два особняка, имеющие общую стену overgrow ['эцуэ'дгэи] (overgrew, overgrown)— шрастать сорняком jungle ['ф\1]д1| — джунгли lawn (b:n| лужайка, газон to stand to attention — стоять по стойке смирно
smooth [smu:6| — гладкий, ровный snooker table ['$пи:кэ1 — бильярдный стол clip — стричь
hedge Ihecjjl — живая изгородь
measure Гтезэ] — мерить, измерять
if it needs cutting — нужно ли ее подстричь
enter — участвовать
in а row [гэи] — подряд
award (a'wadj награда
deserve (drz3;v| — заслуживать, быть
достойным
actually — (зд.) именно
buzz — жужжать
drop [drop] — ронять, бросать
hint [hint] — намек, совет
weed |wi:d] — I) полоть. 2) сорняк
point out — (зд.) показывать
fancy prices [Tasnsij — баснословные цены
get worried — беспокоиться
to lend a hand — (зд.) помочь
chop (t/np] — рубить, резать
nettle [netlj — крапива
bramble [’braembal] — ежевика
dig up (dig) (dug) — выкопать
mow |тэи] (mowed, mown) — косить
flat [flastj — (зд.) плоский, ровный
fortnight [‘fo:tnait| —две недели
neat [ni:t] — аккуратный ” to look more like it used to — выглядеть, как раньте
daisy I'deizi] — маргаритка buttercup ['Ьлгэклр! — лютик adore |эУэ;] — обожать ” dandelion ('daendilaian] — одуванчик beetle |bi:tl) — жук
encourage (in'kArKfel — (зд.) привлечь, поощрить
newt [nju:t| — тритон disgrace [dis'greis] позор grasshopper ['дго;5,Ьпрэ| — кузнечик ■*' ladybird ('leidibaidj — божья коровка pride [praidj — гордость scraps [skraeps] — кротки stranger — незнакомец pop Ipop] — внезапно появиться fence I fens] — забор, изгородь Wildlife Sanctuary — уголок дикой природы
judge — быть в составе жюри appear [э'рю] — появляться, показываться fume (fju:mj — раздражаться, кипеть от злости
tulip l'tju:lipl — тюльпан ^ fertiliser ('fsitilaizs] — удобрение ” explore |iks'pb:| — обследовать ^ accept — принимать ” be lost for words — не находить слов ^ mutter ('тл1э| — бормотать honour [’ппэ] — честь ^ that is — то есть sob — рыдать “ sigh — вздыхать
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Jenny tie Joier
Colin West
Contents
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Chapter One..................43
Chapter Two..................45
Chapter Three................47
Chapter Four.................49
Chapter Five.................52
Exercises...................55
Words and Expressions.......61
This is a story about my cousin Jenny. When I heard she was coming to stay, [ wasn’t exactly over the moon'.
You see, Jenny enjoys all sorts of girlish- things, and I’m expected to join in^.
She likes horse riding...
...and dolls’ houses...
...and, worst of all, dressing up!
So when the doorbell rang
I didn’t rush'’ to answer it.
Then Mum called from the kitchen,
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I went to the front door with a heavy heart. But when I opened it, I had a surprise...
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It wasn’t Jenny at all. It was a little old man with a moustache^, a beaky’ nose and glasses.
“Can I help you?” 1 asked as he shuffled** his feet.
Suddenly the “little old man” whipped off his glasses, his beaky nose and his moustache, and burst out iaughing**.
I had quite a shock.
It Jenny after all"’.
“Fooled you, fooled you!” she chortled", as she carried in her bags. I didn’t think it was all that funny actually. She took off her coat.
“Now, aren’t you going to give your cousin a hug'’?” asked Jenny sweetly.
Before I could answer, she flung'’ her arms around me and gave me a big sloppy kiss''*.
Just then Mum came in. I noticed she didn’t get the same enthusiastic hug that I did.
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I felt I must be a little bit special in Jenny’s eyes'^ Although I did wonder'^’ why she giggled’’ so much when 1 turned my back to her.
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At supper time. Mum, Dad, me and Jenny sat round the kitchen table. 1 was really enjoying my tomato soup until...
“Don’t shout or everyone will want one!” laughed Jenny.
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Jenny scooped’’ it out and dried it off. It was only a joke plastic fly, you see. Everyone thought it was extremely funny, except me.
When it came to crackers and cheese, 1 had trouble taking a bite.
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I might have known-’ — the cheese was another of Jenny’s jokes. It was made of rubber.
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I kept an eye on Jenny from then on. I wasn’t going to be fooled again. “All right, no more pranks--!’’ Jenny promised.
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“Okay,” I agreed.
But I should have known better.
As I sunk^^ into the armchair, a rude noise echoed-'’ round the room.
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Jenny fell about laughing. She had even brought a whoopee-- cushion-^’ with her, it seemed.
With all her practical Jokes’^ Jenny had certainly changed. I began to think the old Jenny wasn’t so bad after all.
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‘As you wish,” said Jenny casually^*
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“Promise not to stick a silly sign^ on my back?” I asked.
“Cross my hearf«,” replied Jenny.
So with that, I went to give her a little peck^'... ^
...but as I leant over,
I felt a squirP of water up my nose.
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“Do you like my squirting rose?” she giggled. 1 didn’t bother to answer’’.
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“Goodnight, Jenny,” I said at last when I’d dried my face.
“Night night, sleep tight, mind the bugs’'* don’t bite’ll” chanted’* Jenny.
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Next morning as I lay in bed, I was wary оГ^ the day ahead with Jenny.
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Would there be itching’” powder’"* in my underwear?
Would the soap leave my face dirty?
Would my fried egg be made of plastic?
I felt rather nervous as I got dressed and washed. But nothing dreadful happened. When I went downstairs, Jenny was already there.
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T sat down very carefully. I wasn’t going to be caught out again.
As I poured'**’ milk on my cereal, I half expected the breakfast bowl"*' to explode"*’.
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But I still didn’t trust Jenny. She was far
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“Well, what shall we do today?” asked Mum as she sipped^ her tea. I didn’t want Jenny to play any more silly jokes on me, so I quickly made a suggestion. “How about going horse riding?”
“GREAT! said Jenny
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“Great!” said Mum.
“Er... great,’ I said.
So Mum drove us to the local riding centre.
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Of course, Jenny was more used to horses than I was...
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As Mum drove us home, I was still wary of Jenny and her practical jokes. What was for tea, I wondered.
Chattering teeth on toast...
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As it happened, we had a lovely
joke-free tea. But Jenny was far too quiet
for my liking.
What
...followed by a plastic jam tart*''.
...washed down with fruit juice from a dribble^’ glass?
We did play cards that evening. Jenny won every game. I was sure those cards were marked.
I was tired after all that riding, and every bone^'* in my body ached^'^.
1 decided on an early night. “Goodnight,” I said to Jenny. She didn’t ask for a kiss this time. She just sang.
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The following morning, I felt certain Jenny was brewing up* some major practical joke.
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Would it be stink^' bombs in the bathroom?
Or sneezing^’ powder on the napkins?
Or an ink blot’^ on the new carpet?
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But whatever Jenny had planned. I was determined‘s 1 wouldn't be fooled again.
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After breakfast we discussed what to do.
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“How about visiting the Toy Museum?” I suggested before Jenny could speak.
"Great!" said Jenny. “Great!" said Mum. ■'Er... great." I said.
Actually there was a lot more in the museum than dolls and dolls’ houses.
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(Mind you, some of those dolls’ houses were fairly^ amazing'^!)
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Back home, we all tucked'^'' into a takeaway. I was almost beginning to forget Jenny’s practical jokes.
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1 even beat Jenny at cards that evening marked cards or no marked cards.
And when Jenny offered me a toffee"'...
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...it only just crossed my mind'^’ that it might be a jump-apart sweet.
But it wasn’t.
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“Goodnight, Jenny,” 1 said at last. “Night night, sleep tight, mind the bugs don’t bite!” came the familiar reply.
As 1 got ready for bed, Jenny’s words echoed in my head.
“That’s it!” I thought. “Jenny is up to her tricks after all. 1 bet'’’ she’s put joke beetles''- in my bed.”
1 pulled back the duvet'’’ carefully...
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...but I couldn’t find a single bug. What was Jenny up to?
It bothered me all night long.
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Next morning. I was convinced’' Jenny was planning some super-mega practical joke for her final day with us.
So even before we had breakfast, 1 made a suggestion.
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Great!” said Jenny.
“Great!” said Mum
i “Er... great,” I said.
After breakfast Mum brought down a bundle'’^ of old clothes, curtains and bits''’ and pieces.
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It was surprisingly good fun. Jenny lent me her joke disguise'’^ 1 thought 1 made a convincing spy.
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And Jenny was great as Long John Silver.
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By the end of the day, 1 felt that Jenny and I were really good friends.
As Jenny packed her things, I asked her why she had played all those silly jokes on me. Jenny smiled.
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‘But I like those things too!” I said.
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“The real you?" 1 asked.
“Yes,” she went on, “the one who likes horse riding, and dolls’ houses and dressing up.”
Jenny was right. I didn’t think I liked those things a few days ago. It just shows what you can learn in a week.
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When it was time for Jenny to say goodbye, I felt strangely sad.
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“Don't worry." said Mum when she had gone. “Jenny can come again soon."
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That night, when 1 climbed into bed,
1 pulled back the duvet, and guess what?
Needless to say, it was one of Jenny's joke tarantulas.
“Hmph!” 1 thought as I tried to squash’" it flat, “Jenny iHd catch me out again after all!"
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Exercises
Jenny the Joker
-(^ Chapter One У
I. Pre-reading task
How often do you visit your relatives and friends? Why? Why not?
Do your relatives and friends often visit your place? Why do you think people invite guests?
II. Read Chapter One (p. 43-45)
III. While-reading tasks
1. Find the English equivalents of the following Russian words / phrases:
• шутница.......................................................................
• “я не был в восторге”.........................................................
• “девчачьи штучки”.............................................................
• усы, крючковатый нос и очки...................................................
• с тяжелым сердцем...............................................................
Write down your own sentences using these words.
2. Do you think the following sentences are true (T) or false (F);
I I a) Jenny hates all sorts of girlish things.
I I b) Mum rushed to answer when the doorbell rang.
I I c) Jenny flung her arms around the boy and gave him a big
sloppy kiss.
I I d) The boy felt he must be a little bit special in Jenny’s eyes.
3. Act out the first dialogue between Jenny and her cousin.
IV. Post-reading task
Imagine what Jenny could write in her letter to her friend about the first day together with her cousin.
Start like this:
Dear Emma,
First of all, let me tell you that...
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Exercises
Jenny the Joker
-(^ Chapter Two У
I. Pre-reading task
Do you think Jenny and her cousin will make friends?
Why? Why not?
Do you like to play pranks on people?
Which practical jokes do you usually play on the First of April (April Fools’ Day)?
il. Read Chapter Two (p. 45-47)
III. While-reading tasks
1. Find the English equivalents of the following Russian words / phrases:
• сколько шума из-за маленькой букашки...............
• жесткий, как “старый башмак”.......................
• быть одураченным снова.............................
Write down your own sentences using these words.
2. Put the sentences in the correct order:
I I Everyone thought it was extremely funny.
I I Jenny brought a whoopee cushion with her.
I I It was only a joke plastic fly.
I I He felt a squirt of water up his nose.
I I The cheese was made of rubber.
I I “Night night, sleep tight, mind the bugs don’t bite!"
3. Match the words and the definitions:
a cushion which makes a rude noise when you sit on it, used when playing jokes on people
a playful but foolish trick, not intended to harm
a hurried kiss
a small creature with no bones, six legs a body divided into three parts and usually two pairs of wings, such as an ant or a fly
IV. Post-reading task
How many Jenny’s jokes do you remember?
Do you like her tricks? Why? Why not?
Write down your thoughts in the diary about that day. Describe any two of her tricks as if you are the boy / Jenny.
Use:
feel rather foolish, kind, unfriendly, curious, be like, unpleasant, caring, polite, creative, make friends with, cruel, impolite, clever.
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Jenny the Joker
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I. Pre-reading task (MC
Look through the pictures of the chapter /j v
Which jokes do you think Jenny is going to play on her cousin?
II. Read Chapter Three (p. 47-49)
III. While-reading tasks ih ’lA
1. Do you think the following sentences are true (T) or false (F)?
I I The soap left the boy’s face dirty.
I I He felt rather nervous as he got dressed. i.
I I The boy was going to be caught out again.
I I Jenny wanted to play more silly jokes on him.
I I Mum drove them to the local swimming pool.
I I They had a lovely Joke-free tea.
2. Find the English equivalents of the following Russian words / phrases:
• лежать в постели.............................................................
• доверять ....................................................................
• предложение..................................................................
• великолепно..................................................................
3. Маке up а dialogue between two friends. One friend does a lot of sport and is trying to persuade his friend, who never does sport, to come with him. Use the words from the boxes:
the most risky sports be a coach potato
be exhausted tone the muscles
dull exercises good way of meeting people
pull a muscle be a part of a team
to persuade smb to give up sport make the body more flexible
could get a tooth broken increase stamina
get sore eyes help to be in good mood
IV. Post-reading task
Have you ever ridden a horse? Would you like to try it? What kind of sport do you think is boring? Why? Write a short letter to your friend describing a sporting event you took part in or watched it.
Use:
athletics football skating
badminton hockey cycling
boxing skiing wrestling
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Exercises
Jenny the Joker
Chapter Four У
I. Pre-reading task
Look throughout the pictures of the chapter:
What are the children going to do?
Which museums have you ever visited?
Do you like them and why?
II. Read Chapter Four (p. 49-52)
III. While-reading tasks
1. Choose the right answer:
1) After breakfast they decided to go to...
a) the garden
b) the local riding centre
c) the picture gallery
d) the Toy Museum
2) Some of those dolls’ houses were:
a) old and funny
b) dark and cracked
c) fairly amazing
d) really entertaining
3) After dinner Jenny offered him...
a) a toffee
b) a jump-apart sweet
c) a joke beetle
2. Do you think the following sentences are true (T) or false (F)?
[ I The boy felt certain Jenny was brewing up some major practical joke.
I I He decided he wouldn’t be fooled again.
I I Jenny suggested visiting the Toy Museum before her cousin could speak. [ I There were a lot of interesting things in the museum.
I I The boy was a winner at cards that evening.
I I He didn’t sleep well that night.
IV. Post-reading task
Do you remember your favourite old toys? Write a short letter to your old toy friends. Start like this:
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