Любимые английские сказки / My Favourite English Fairy Tales: читать начало книги онлайн

1. Newtown was full of rats.

2. The Mayor and the town council desided to hunt rats.

3. The Piper was tall and thin.

4. Piper’s clothes was all black.

5. The Mayor promised to pay Piper twenty pounds.

6. The Piper led children to the forest.

2) Fill in the gaps using words in brackets.

1. Even beer in the barrels ............... (to be) not safe from them.

2. The Mayor and the town council ...................... (to be) desperate.

3. They were ...................... (to sit) one day in the town hall .................. (to try) to figure up what to do.

4. His clothes ................... (to be painted) in all colours of the rainbow.

5. The Piper .............. (to lay) his pipe to his lips and started .................. (to play) it.

6. In and out among the oak trees ............... (to be heard) the laughter of the children.

3) Write down a plural form:

Example: dog – dogs

cat – __________________________________

mouse – __________________________________

rat – __________________________________

horse – __________________________________

pig – __________________________________

chicken – __________________________________

bird – __________________________________

goose – __________________________________

fish – __________________________________

4) Translate the following sentences:

1. На свою беду он узнал, что обещания надо выполнять.

2. У дудочника был пронзительный взгляд и пёстрая куртка.

3. Всё то время, что дети были в доме, она пряталась в кладовой.

4. Мэр разрешил провести дудочника внутрь.

5. Вокруг амбара росли дубы и широко раскинувшиеся буки.