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Task 15. Bill’s daughter

   Bill was thirty years old when his wife died. Their daughter, little Minna, was only four then. Bill was a carpenter. His carpenter’s shop was near his house and all day while he worked there, Minna played in the street. Bill prepared dinner, washed Minna’s clothes and sometimes played with her. When Bill was very busy, his neighbours looked after his daughter.
   When the girl was seven, Bill took her to school every morning and brought her back in the afternoon. Minna was about eight, when Bill fell ill. Once he decided to visit a doctor. When he came back, he sat quietly in his shop for a long time.
   The doctor told him that he would die in six months. The next day Bill went to another doctor. The other doctor told him the same. Bill did not know what to do with Minna. He had a sister, who lived in another city. She was an old tired woman. She will not be able to help him. And he had only six months left.
   The whole nights Bill was thinking about his little and helpless Minna at her bed. Soon he made a decision. His daughter had to be adopted by nice people! He wrote a note into a local newspaper.
Vocabulary
a carpenter – тесля
neighbours – сусіди
brought back – забирав

Task 3. Air Pollution

   Until about 150 years ago, the air was pure and clean – perfect for the people and animals of the Earth to breathe.
   Then people started building factories. Those factories and many of the things they produced, like cars, put a lot of harmful gases into the air. Then people started driving cars, which added more pollution to the air.
   Today the air is so polluted in some places that it’s not always safe to breathe! Many cities round the world have air filled with pollution called “smog”. This is so strong in some places that the air, which should be a beautiful blue, actually looks brown.
   Polluted air is bad not only for people and animals, but also for trees and other plants, as well. In some places it is even damaging farmers’ crops – the food we eat. So it’s very important for us to “clean up our act”, and clean up the air we all breathe.

Task 2. A Journey with Mark Twain

   One day Mark Twain met a friend at the races in England. The friend came up to him and said: “I’m broke. I wish you would buy me a ticket back to London.” “Well,” Mark Twain said, “I’m nearly broke myself, but I will tell you what we’ll do. You can hide under my seat in the train and I’ll hide you with my legs.” The friend agreed.
   Mark Twain, however, went to the ticket-office and bought two tickets. When the train pulled out his friend was safely under the seat. The inspector came around for the ticket. When Mark Twain gave the inspector two tickets, he asked: “Where is the other one?” Looking at the inspector the humorist said in a loud voice: “That is my friend’s ticket. You see, he’s a little eccentric and likes to hide under the seat.”

Task 14. A Real Friend

   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 13. A Letter from London

  1. David spent his summer holidays in England.
  2. David’s classes at school began on the 1st of September.
  3. David Smith had a good time in Ukraine.
  4. David’s father is reading a newspaper.
  5. The sister is watching TV in her room.
  6. David is reading a letter from his Ukrainian friend.
  7. Oleg’s family is big: a mother, a father two sisters and a grandmother.
  8. Oleg’s mother is talking with her friend over the telephone.
  9. Oleg’s father is watching TV.
  10. Sister Nadia is doing her homework for the next day.
  11. Grandmother Svitlana is reading a book to her granddaughter.
  12. Oleg is writing a letter to his British friend.