Reading test “Mike’s daily routine”
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Mike is an American boy. He lives in Los Angeles, California. He lives with his family in a new house. He is eleven years old and he has got an older brother, David, and a younger sister, Emma.
He starts his day at about half past seven. He gets up, goes to the bathroom, takes a shower, brushes his teeth and gets dressed. Then he has breakfast and at a quarter to eight he leaves home and catches the bus to school.
Classes begin at half past eight. He usually has lunch at the school canteen at half past twelve. After school, at a quarter past five, he goes home. There he does his school homework and when he finishes it he helps his Mum laying the table. At half past seven the family dines together.
Mike is a very helpful boy, so he helps his mother cleaning up everything after dinner.
He usually watches TV for a while after dinner and at about ten o’clock the most he brushes his teeth again, puts on his Spider-Man pyjamas and goes to bed. His parents always kiss him goodnight before he gets asleep. Mike is a very happy boy!
Exercise 1. True or False?
Mike is an American boy.
He lives in a modern flat.
He is eleven years old.
He has got two brothers.
Mike wakes up at eight o’clock.
He walks to school.
His classes begin at half past eight.
Mike and his family have dinner at half past seven.
Exercise 2. Answers the questions to the text.
Where does Mike live?
What’s his sister’s name?
What time does he wake up?
Does he have breakfast at home?
What time does Mike leave home?
Where does he have lunch?
When does Mike return home?
Does he do his homework at school or at home?
Is he a helpful boy?
What’s your daily routine like? (5 – 10 sentences)
THE THREE BILLY GOATS
В сказке вы также встретите следующие слова, передающие звук шагов разной интенсивности:
pitter-patter– легкий, чуть слышный звук
rat-a-tat-tat – (здесь) топ-топ-топ
clump-clump-clump– гулкий сильный звук
Once upon a time there were three Billy Goats. Their names were Big Bill, Will, and Little Billy. One day they decided to visit their favorite hill and look for something good to eat. Before they could get to the hill, they had to cross a bridge. Under the bridge lived a mean, ugly troll. The troll liked to fight and bite and slap and kick and he especially liked to eat anything, including goats.
Soon the three Billy Goats came to the bridge. Little Billy was the first to cross. The troll heard the pitter-patter of Little Billy's feet and shouted, “Who's there? What’s that? The troll threatened to eat the little goat up, but Little Billy said, “Oh, no. Don't eat me, I’m too small, but you’ll like my brother Will. He’s much bigger and fatter”.
The troll let Little Billy cross the bridge and waited for Will to come along . Soon the troll heard the rat-a-tat-tat of Will’s feet and shouted, “Who's there? What’s that?” The troll threatened to eat the goat up, but Will said, Oh, no. You don’t want me. You should wait and see my big, fat brother. You'll just love him”.
The troll let Will cross the bridge and waited for Big to come along. Soon the troll heard the clump-clump-clump of Big Bill's feet and shouted, “Who's there? What's that?” The troll looked up at Big Bill and saw that he was big and fat. He was perfect for dinner. Big Bill answered the troll and he asked him to come up on the bridge. Big Bill told the troll that goats were smarter than trolls, and the troll got very angry. They were arguing, Big Bill asked the troll to take a little step closer to him so he could hear better. Soon, when the troll got near the edge of the bridge, Big Bill gave him a big push and the troll fell down into the water. The three Billy Goats were able to cross the bridge and eat at their favorite hill, and nobody ever saw the troll again.
Упражнения к сказке.
Упражнение 2. Исправьте неверные предложения
Once upon a time, there were two Billy Goats
The youngest Billy Goat's name was Little Bobby
Big Bill didn't like to eat anything.
When Little Billy tried to cross the bridge, the troll ate him up.
Will said that Little Billy was the biggest goat
The troll pushed Big Bill off the bridge.
Упражнение 3. Дополните следующие предложение правильным окончанием
1. The three goats came to their favorite hill to look for
a) something good to drink
b) something good to eat
c) friendly trolls
d) a mean and ugly troll
2. The troll liked
a) to play with goats
b) to play hide-and-seek
с) to eat anything, including goats
d) to eat grass on hills
3 The troll threatened
a) to bite and kick the goat
b) to fight and slap the goat
с) to push the goat off the bridge
d) to eat the goat up
4. When the troll got near
a Big Bill gave him a big kick
b Big Bill gave him a big push
с Big Bill bit him
d Big Bill slapped him
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