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A Lost BalloonBoy: Can you see everything in the sky with this telescope?Man: Yes, my boy.Boy: Then where’s the balloon I lost this morning?

Balloon – воздушный шарик

Memorize the proverbs.1.If the sky falls we shall catch larks. – Если бы небеса упали, мы поймали бы жаворонков. (Если бы, да кабы.)2.Saying and doing are two things. – Одно дело – сказать, другое сделать. (Скоро сказка сказывается, да не скоро дело делается.)

Assignments

• I. Questions.1.Who is speaking to the man? 2.About what does the

boy ask the man? 3.Does the boy ask whether the man can see everything with the telescope? 4.What does the man answer? 5.What did the boy lose? 6.Did the boy lose his balloon? 7.Does the boy ask the man to find his balloon? 8.Can the man find the boy’s balloon? 9.Can the man see everything in the sky with his telescope? 10.What do we use telescopes for?

• II.Retell.

It Doesn’t Matter

Bessie is a little girl. She is only five. She doesn’t go to school, and, of course, she doesn’t know how to read and write. But her sister Mary is a schoolgirl. She is ten.

One day Mary sees her little sister at the table with a pen in her hand and a big sheet of paper in front of her. “What are you doing, Bessie?” she says.“I am writing a letter to my friend Kitty,” says Bessie.“But how can you?” says her sister. “You don’t know how to write.” “Well,” says Bessie, “it doesn’t matter, because Kitty doesn’t know how to read.”

Memorize the proverb.Nothing is impossible to a willing heart. – Для сердца, которое жаждет, нет ничего возможного. (Была бы охота, а возможность найдётся.)

Assignment

• I. Questions.1.How old is Bessie? 2.Does she go to school? 3.Does Bessie know how to

read and write? 4. Who is Bessie’s sister? 5. Is Bessie Mary’s sister? 6.How old is Mary? 7.What does Mary see one day? 8.Where is Bessie sitting? 9.What does Bessie have in her hand? 10.What does Mary ask Bessie? 11.What does Bessie answer?

• II. Read the text in the Past Tense.

• III. Ask and answer the above questions in the Past Tense.

The Float

Once a keen angler went fishing and took his friend with him. The man knew nothing of fishing, but decided to try his luck.

The two friends came to the river and began to fish. Suddenly the man who went fishing for the first time in his life said: “I say, how much do those little red things cost?” “You mean the floats? Oh, they are cheap. Why do you ask me?”“I owe you for one. Mine has just sunk.”Float - поплавок, angler - рыболов , to try one’s luck – попытать удачи , cheap - дешёвый , I owe you – я должен тебе.Memorize the proverb.Neither fish nor flesh. – Ни рыба, ни мясо

Assignment

• I. Questions.1.What did the two friends do one day? 2.Was one of them a good angler?

3.Did the other know much about fishing? 4.Why did he decide to join his friend? 5.Was he going to try his luck? 6.Did he know what floats are used for? 7.What did he say when he saw that his float had sunk? 8.What did his friend answer him? 9.Why did he say he owed his friend for one float? 11.Do you often go fishing? 12.Do you go fishing in winter?

• II. Retell.

No AlligatorsThe Florida Beach and blue sky looked inviting to the tourist from the north. He was going to swim. So he asked his guide:“You are certain there are no alligators here, aren’t you?”“No, no,” replied the guide smiling. “There are no alligators here.”The tourist was no longer afraid. He stepped into the water and began to swim. Then he asked the guide again: “What makes you sure there aren’t any alligators?”“They’ve got too much sense,” answered the guide. “They are afraid of the sharks.”

•Alligator – разновидность крокодила•Florida - Флорида•Beach – взморье, пляж•Inviting – заманчивый, привлекательный•Tourist - турист•Guide – гид, проводник•They’ve got too much sense – у них хватает ума