Part 1

cow fly(n) eye hut

Somewhere above there lives an old man. He has a cow. The cow is big and white. She has big black spots on one side. Her eyes are green her nose is large. Cow’s proud is her long tail. The cow uses it to wave away the flies.

One day the old man becomes weak and cannot looking for the cow. The cow is staying careless now. So she decides to come far away from the man to find a new house for herself.

She goes and sees the hut. Very old woman goes out the door and says:

– What do you want young cow? Are you getting lost?

– Oh no, mistress. I am looking for the new house. – says the cow.

– Ok. Let’s live with me!

And now the cow stays live with the woman.

Vocabulary:

careless ['kls] adj. – небрежный old [ld] adj. – старый

decide [d'sd] v – решать proud [prad] v – гордиться

find [fand] v – находить side [sad] n – сторона

have [haev] v – иметь so ['s] adv. – так, итак

house [has] n – дом spot [spt] n – пятно

get lost ['et ' lst] v – потеряться want [wnt] v – хотеть

live [lv] v – жить wave away [wev 'we] v – отмахиваться

man [maen] n – мужчина, человек weak [wik] adj. – слабый

mistress ['mstrs] n – хозяйка what ['wt] pron – что, какой

new [nju] adj. – новый young [j] adj. – молодой

Match the first part of the word in A to the second part in B / Соедини первую часть слова (колонка А) с его второй частью (колонка В):

A B

F.ex. ha de

1. si self

2. de man

3. care ve

4. hou cide

5. wo ud

6. pro se

7. her less

2. Join the word with its right translation / Соедини слово с правильным переводом:

F.ex. eyes решать

1. house дом

2. cow человек, мужчина

3. decide гордиться

4. man шерсть

5. wool корова

6. side глаза

7. proud бок

Look at these words. Find the odd one out in each line / Посмотри на слова. Найди лишнее слово в каждой линии:

F.ex. a) cow b) dog c) cat d) fly

1. a) big b) large c) man d) young

2. a) nose b) eye c) tail d) ear

3. a) hut b) decide c) live d) stay

4. a) man b) go c) woman d) mistress

5. a) live b) cow c) go d) see

4. Read the sentences. Choose the best answer (a, b, c) for each space / Прочитай предложения. Выбери правильный ответ (a, b, c) в каждой линии:

F. ex. Somewhere above there lives

a) old man b) old cow c) old man

The cow is

a) big and white b) big and black c) small and black

Cow’s eyes are

a) green b) blue c) brown

The cow can fly away

a) bees b) flies c) people

The cow goes to find the new

a) mistress b) friends c) house

So, the cow stays to live with

a) the woman b) old man c) new friend

5. Put the words into the missing place from the text / Вставь нужные слова в пропуски из текста:

F.ex. There are black __SPOTS___ on her side.