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   Many years ago a rich man named Llewellyn lived in the mountains of Wales. He had a little son two years old, whom he loved very much. Gelert, a large dog, was always near the boy. He was ready to protect him at any moment.
   One morning, as Llewellyn prepared to go hunting, he couldn’t find Gelert. So, Llewellyn had to go without him. That day the hunt was not good because his favourite dog was absent. When Llewellyn came back home late in the afternoon, Gelert came running to meet him. There was blood on his muzzle and head. Llewellyn hurried to the room where the child slept.
   The master could not see the child. The bed, chairs and tables were overturned. Here and there he could see blood on the floor.
   Llewellyn turned to Gelert and said, “You have killed my child!” So he killed the dog. But a few minutes later he found his son in his overturned bed. He was all right. Then he saw the body of a large grey wolf lying in a dark corner of the room.
   Then Llewellyn understood everything. Gelert had killed the wolf before it attacked the child.
   Llewellyn laid a great stone in his yard as a monument to his dog Gelert.
Vocabulary
Llewellyn – [‘lu:’elın] – м. Луелін
to protect – захищати
to go hunting – ходити на полювання
blood – кров
muzzle – морда (собаки)
overturned – перекинутий

Task I. Mark the right statements “True” and the wrong ones “False”.

1. Many years ago a rich man named Llewellyn lived at the river of Wales.
2. One day the dog went hunting with Llewellyn.
3. Gelert was ready to protect the child at any moment.
4. Llewellyn’s son was four.
5. One morning Llewellyn went for a walk.
6. Llewellyn came home early in the afternoon.
7. He saw the dog. There was blood on his muzzle and head.
8. Llewellyn saw the body of a large grey wolf lying in the middle of the room.
9. He could easy find a child. He was all right.
10. Llewellyn killed the dog, because he thought that he had killed the child.
11. Gelert had killed the wolf before it attacked the child.

Task II. Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to each question:
1. Many years ago _____ named Llewellyn lived in the mountains of Wales.
A. a poor boy
B. a rich man
C. a rich woman
D. a young man
2. He had a little _____ two years old
A. daughter
B. brother
C. sister
D. son
3. Llewellyn had a very large _____ that was always near the boy.
A. monkey
B. dog
C. cat
D. parrot
4. One morning, as Llewellyn prepared _____, he couldn’t find Gelert.
A. to go swimming
B. to go hiking
C. to play football
D. to go hunting
5. That day the hunt was _____ because his favourite dog was absent. When
A. not good
B. not bad
C. not exciting
D. not boring
6. Llewellyn came back home _____.
A. early in the afternoon
B. late in the afternoon
C. late in the evening
D. early in the evening
7. The bed, chairs and tables were _____.
A. overturned
B. in order
C. in their right places.
D. a mess
8. Here and there he could see _____ on the floor.
A. carpets
B. water
C. mud
D. blood
9. But a few _____ later he found his son in his overturned bed.
A. hours
B. minutes
C. days
D. seconds
10. Then he saw the body of a large grey _____ lying in a dark corner of the room.
A. rabbit
B. wolf
C. fox
D. cat
11. Llewellyn laid a great stone in _____ as a monument to his dog Gelert.
A. his yard
B. his street
C. his house
D.his kitchen garden