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SHE CAN’T BUY THE ZOO

A rich woman comes to London. She has three child­ren - two boys and a girl.

They are noisy. They run, jump, and often don’t listen to their mother. Today they don’t know what to do. They ask their mother:

“Can we go to the Zoo, mother? Can you take us there?” “Yes, we can go to the Zoo,” she says.

And she takes the children to the Zoo in the afternoon.

The children look at the animals, laugh and feed them. They make funny faces, when they see monkeys. The children like big animals: the elephant, the giraffe, the rhino, the tigers and the lions.

They ask their mother: “Can you buy the Zoo for us?”

“I think I can,” the rich woman answers.

The woman goes to the Zoo director and says: “My children like your Zoo. I want to buy it for them. How much must I pay for it?”

The Zoo people do not like the woman. They do not like her children. So the director says:

“We can’t sell the Zoo. We can’t sell the animals. But we can buy your children for the Zoo.”

rich-богатая

noisy-шумные

make funny faces [meik] корчить смешные рожицы

sell [sel] продавать

I.Complete the sentences.

1. A rich woman comes to..

2. She has got three children..

3. And she takes the children to the Zoo..

4. They make funny faces..

5. The children like big animals..

6. The Zoo people..

7. We can’t sell..

II.Give short answers to the questions.

1. Has the woman got three children?

2. Can the mother take the children to the Zoo?

3. Can she buy the Zoo for them?

4. Can the Zoo people sell the Zoo?

5. May the children feed the animals?

6. Do the Zoo people like the woman?

7. Can the Zoo people buy the children?

III.Say if the sentences are true or false according to the text.

1. They are in England.

2. The children’s mother is a rich woman.

3. The children always listen to their mother.

4. They like big animals.

5. They want to buy the animals.

6. The woman didn’t go to the director.

7. The Zoo buys the children.

IV.Answer the questions.

1. Where does a rich woman come?

2. How many children has she got?

3. Where do they go in the afternoon?

4. What do they do at the Zoo?

5. Do they like the Zoo?

6. What do they ask their mother to buy?

7. Do the Zoo people like the children?

8. Why can’t the mother buy the Zoo for her children?

V. Imagine that you are in a big city and at the Zoo with your mother. Say:

• what your mother can buy for you;
• what animals you can see;
• what you mustn’t do at the Zoo.