Никоненко Тамара Петрівна

   When he was a strong young cat he caught many mice. The mice were afraid of him then. But in time he grew old and could not catch mice any more.
   One day he decided to play a trick on the mice. He lay on his back and did not move at all. A mouse saw him and thought he was dead. She ran to her friends and said, “The cat is dead! Let us dance and play.” And all the mice began to dance and play. They were very happy, they danced and danced round the cat; and the cat did not move. Then one of the mice jumped on the cat’s head. “Look at me! Come nearer, all of you! The bad cat is dead! Let us dance on his head!”
   But suddenly the cat jumped up and caught the foolish mouse. The other mice ran away as quickly as they could.
   Mice! Never believe a cat! Don’t forget!
Vocabulary
sly – хитрий
mice – миші
play a trick – обдурити, обманути
foolish – дурний
Mark the right statements “True” and the wrong ones “False”.
1. When he was a strong cat he caught many birds.
2. The mice were afraid of him then.
3. But in time he couldn’t catch mice any more.
4. But in time he didn’t want to catch mice any more.
5. One day the cat decided to make friends with the mice.
6. He lay on his back and did not move at all.
7. A mouse saw him and thought that he was dead.
8. And all the mice began to cry.
9. They were very happy and they began to dance around the cat.
10. The cat did not move.
11. Then one of the mice jumped on the cat’s back.
12. But suddenly the cat jumped up and caught the foolish mouse.

   Ann is little. She has many toys: a top, a doll and a flag. Her top is on the desk. Her doll is very big and good. It is in the box. The box is on the bed. Ann’s dress is on the bed too. Ann’s flag is little and red. It is in her left hand.

1. Ann is big.
2. She has many toys: a top, a doll and a flag.
3. Her top is on the bed.
4. Ann’s doll is nice and little.
5. The doll is in the bag.
6. The doll is in the box.
7. The box is on the desk.
8. Ann’s dress is on the bed.
9. Ann’s flag is big and red.
10. The flag is in her right hand.
11. The flag is in her left hand.

English texts for listening and reproduction (Photocopiable) = Збірник текстів для аудіювання в 5-11 класах загальноосвітніх шкіл зі сторінками для копіювання/ Упоряд. Л.Б. Крамаренко. – Х.:Веста: Видавництво “Ранок”, 2003. – С. 5

   We have a nice park. The children go to the park. They see benches in the park. They sit in the park under the trees.
   Ann has many apples in her bag. The apples are green and red. The children take the apples. They like the apples. The apples are big and sweet.
   The children play in the park. They run in the park. They are happy. The dog sees the children. The dog runs to the children. Nick takes a stick. The dog sees the stick. It takes the stick and runs to the pond.
Vocabulary
to run – бігти
sweet – солодкий

   Pete and Jane have a little sister. Her name is Nelly. Their little sister doesn’t go to school. She cannot read, she cannot write; she is only four years old.
   In the morning Pete and Jane take their bags with books and exercise-books and go to school. Little Nelly says, “Oh, Pete, give me your bag! I want to go to school with you. I do not want to stay at home. I don’t want to play with my toys. I want to read books. I want to look at the pictures in Jane’s English book. Take me with you”.
   But the children say, “You are very little, Nelly! We come back after school, and we read books for you and play with you”.
Vocabulary
to come back – повертатися

   1. This room is big. There is a nice table with a vase on it in the room. There are six chairs, a sofa and a TV-set in this room. You can see a cupboard with cups and plates and a bookcase with English and Ukrainian books in this room. The room has a big window. There is a clock on the wall.
   2. This room is not very big. You can see two beds, a wardrobe with dresses and other clothes, a mirror and two lamps on the wall. You can see a carpet on the floor in this room.
   3. This room is small. There is a sofa and a desk with a chair at it. You can see shelves with books and textbooks. On the desk there is an English textbook, some exercise books, pens and pencils. There are some toys on the floor. You can see a computer in this room too.
   4. There is a big table and six chairs round the table in this room. There is a cupboard with dishes at the wall of the room. You can see some plates with soup, bread and spoons, and cups with tea on the table.
   5. This room is little. You can see a little table and four chairs at the window. There are some shelves with cups, glasses, jugs and plates on them. There is a gas cooker, cold and hot water taps in this room too. You can see a fridge in this room.
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