Изучаем английский через басни: чтение и практические упражнения

The man, the boy and the donkey.

1.Read the fable.

A man and his son were once going with their donkey to the market. When they were walking along a countryman passed them and said: “You fools, what is a donkey for but to ride upon?” So the man put the boy on the donkey and they went on their way.

Soon they passed a group of men, one of whom said: “See that lazy youngster, he lets his father walk while he rides.” So the man ordered his boy to get off, and got on himself.

They hadn’t gone far when they passed two women, one of whom said to the other: “Shame on that lazy man to let his poor little son walk along.” Well, the man didn’t know what to do, but at last he took his boy up before him on the donkey.

By this time they had come to the town, and the passers-by began to jeer and point at them. The man stopped and asked what they were laughing at. The men said: “Aren’t you ashamed of yourself for overloading that poor donkey of yourself and your son?” The man and boy got off and tried to think what to do. They thought and they thought, till at last they raised the donkey to their shoulders.

They went along till they came to the market bridge, when the donkey fell over the bridge and he was drowned. ”That will teach you,” said an old man who had followed them: “Please all, and you will please none.”

2.Read the words from the fable.

Donkey [ˈdɔŋkɪ]- осел

Market [ˈmɑ:kɪt]- рынок

Countryman[ ˈkʌntrɪmən ]- сельский житель

Youngster [ˈjʌŋstə] –мальчик,юноша.

toorder [ˈɔːdə] - приказывать (предписывать, командовать, приказать, велеть, распорядиться, распоряжаться)

Getoff|ˈɡet ˈɒf|- слезать, вылезать; сходить

Toshame [ʃeɪm] позорить (опозорить), пристыдить, посрамить

Lazy |ˈleɪzi| - ленивый

Poor [pʊə] - бедный

PASSER-BY [ ˈp:səˈbaɪ ]- прохожий, проезжий

To jeer [ʤɪə] - глумиться (насмехаться, высмеивать, издеваться)

Tolaugh [lɑːf] - смеяться (рассмеяться, засмеяться, посмеяться, расхохотаться)

To overload [’vr‚ld]- перегружать

3.Complete the words. Fill the missing letters.

f--ll

you-----r

sh-----r

p—r

m--k-t

4.Who are the main characters of the text?

5.Find in the list of the words nouns, verbs, and adjectives:

Walk , shoulders,.etc.

Ride, put, .etc.

Poor, little, etc.

6. Fill in the gaps in the sentences:

So the man…his...and… himself.

The man…and…what…at.

…went…came…, when…drowned.

7.Make up sentences with the words:

All, you, and, please, will please none.

Ordered, so, the man, boy, his, to get, and, off, and, on, got, himself.

Stopped, they, and, were, the man, laughhing at, what, asked.

8. Match the pairs of the words:

Laugh walk

Point at youngsister

Town city

Go jeer

Son show

9.Find the forms The Past Simple Tense and The Past Progressive Tense.

10. Agree or disagree with the sentences:

A man and his son were once going with their donkey to their donkey to the forest.

So the man put on the donkey the country man and they on their way went.

By this time they had come to the city.

11.Make 5 questions to the text.

12. Find the words in plurals in the text. Read and translate them into Russian,

13.What the main idea of the fable?

Работа с пословицами – краткая форма мудрости народа, его культуры.

Соедини разрозненные части пословиц и найди в русском языке эквивалент. (№ 1)

Roll my log a) so the echo.

Curiosity killed

Don't teach fishes

God helps them

As the call,

Four eyes see

Great ship

The more,

Too many cooks

An hour in the morning

a) so the echo.

b) ask (require) deep waters.

c) spoil the broth.

d) and I will roll yours.

e) the cat.

f) the merrier.

g) to swim.

h) who help themselves.

i) more than two.

j) is worth two in the evening.

Ключи: 1d; 2 e; 3 g; 4 h; 5 a; 6 I; 7 b; 8 f; 9 c; 10 j

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