Базовый курс английского языка - Эккерсли К.Э.
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The Priestleys have two children, John and Margaret. John is eighteen, six foot tall, and a fine manly fellow. He is at the university and is studying to be a doctor. He is a clever, hard-working student, a first-class footballer, boxer, and runner. He is strong both in body and character, and quiet and thoughtful like his father. He will make a good doctor.
Margaret is only eleven. She is a lovely little girl with golden hair and dark blue eyes and a spirit that is always bright and happy, full of joy and gaiety. She isn't fond of study of any kind, but she loves music and dancing and she sings very prettily. She is like a ray of sunshine in the house.
But here comes Mrs. Priestley. "Good morning, Mrs. Priestley; how are you?"
MRS. PRIESTLEY: Good morning, everyone. I'm very well, thank you. You want to know about my house. Well, I am very pleased to be here and I will gladly tell you something about it.
The house is rather big, and there is a lot of work in it, so I can't do everything alone. I have Susan and Lizzie to help me with the work.
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common sense - здравый смысл
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Lizzie is our cook, and she is a very good cook, but she is no good at all at housework. Now, Susan is very good at housework, but she can't cook at all-she can't even boil an egg.
But that is all right, for Lizzie gets on with her cooking, and Susan and I do the housework-and, believe me, we all work very hard.
Susan and Lizzie get up at a quarter to seven, and make the fires and open the windows. I get up at half past seven, and so does my husband, in time for breakfast at eight o'clock. We have breakfast in the breakfast-room. I like to begin the day well, so our breakfast is always a good one. My husband reads his newspaper and smokes a cigarette with his last cup of tea, before he begins his work at nine o'clock.
Then Lizzie and Susan begin to clean the house, wash up, make the beds, and get the vegetables ready for lunch. We have lunch at one o'clock.
After that I do some sewing, or go out for a walk, or go to see people.
We have afternoon tea about five o'clock, but for that we don't go into the dining-room. We go to the sitting-room, and Susan brings in the tea with plates of bread and butter and small cakes.
After tea we sit and talk or listen to the wireless or read. Sometimes we go to the cinema or the theatre. About seven or eight o'clock we have dinner or supper, and at eleven o'clock I generally go to bed, but my husband likes to sit up late and read or write in his study. Well, that is all for the present. I will tell you more about the house some other time.
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1. Вставьте пропущенные слова:
1. You___know Mr. Priestley the teacher and writer. 2. In this
lesson you___hear about his wife. 3. Today she_tell you______about
it. 4. Mrs. Priestley is a_looking woman of____forty. 5. She is kind
and____but she____her house very well. 6. The Priestleys have two_,
John and Margaret. 7. John is a fine______fellow. He is at the____.
8. Margaret is a__little girl with_hair. 9. She is always happy and
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full of__. 10. She isn't___of study of any kind. 11. She is like a__of
sunshine in the house. 12. The house is big and there is a____of work
in it, so I can't do everything____. 13. Susan can't even_____an egg.
14. Lizzie and Susan get the____ready for lunch. 15. After lunch I do
some_____or go out for a walk. 16. After tea we sit and talk or listen to
the___.
2. Ответьте на вопросы:
1. How old is Mrs. Priestley?
2. What colour are her eyes and her hair?
3. What does she manage very well?
4. How many children have the Priestleys?
5. What are their names?
6. How old is John and where is he?
7. What is he studying to be?
8. What is he fond of?
9. What does Margaret do?
10. Who does the cooking in the Priestleys' house?
11. What time do you generally go to bed?
12. What does Mrs. Priestley do after lunch?
13. What do they have for tea?
3. Выучите следующие идиоматические выражения, а затем придумайте на каждое из них предложение:
1. a pleasant-looking woman; 2. a hard-working student; 3. a first-class footballer; 4. common sense; 5. he will make a good doctor, 6. of any kind; 7. on the other hand; 8. Susan is very good at housework;
9. Lizzie is no good at all at housework; 10. that is all right, 11. Lizzie gets on with the cooking; 12. I get up at seven o'clock; 13. we get the vegetables ready, 14. we wash up and make the beds', 15. I go out fora walk', 16. Susan brings in the tea; 17. my husband likes to sit up late
4. Придумайте одно-два предложения со следующими словами и словосочетаниями:
Mrs. Priestley; John Priestley; Margaret; Lizzie; Susan; the Priestleys' house; their breakfast; their tea; their evening
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The Future Tense
В следующих предложениях даны примеры будущего времени:
You will hear about Mrs. Priestley.
She will tell you about her house.
I will gladly tell you about it.
Вот еще несколько примеров:
Richard Brown will be fourteen years old tomorrow.
