3. My parrots will teach your parrots to stop saying that terrible phrase.
4. Your female parrots will learn to play.
5. The lady brings her female parrots to the priest's house.
6. The priest's two male parrots are holding a party in their cage.
7. The lady puts her female talking parrots in with the male talking parrots.
4. Match the words and expressions in the left column to those in the right one:
5. Translate from Russian into English:
1. Одна дама подходит к священнику и говорит ему: «Отец, у меня проблема».
2. Они только и знают, что говорить «Привет!»
3. «Это ужасно!» – воскликнул священник.
4. Мои попугаи отучат ваших говорить эти ужасные вещи.
5. Отложи Библию.
6. Наша молитва была услышана.
В предложении I will put them with my two male talking parrots, and my parrots will teach your parrots to stop saying that phrase используется одна из форм будущего времени английского глагола – простое будущее время.
Проверьте свои знания этой формы (при необходимости воспользуйтесь грамматическим комментарием; раздел 5).
6. Fill in the blanks with appropriate Future forms of the verbs given in brackets, where necessary:
1. The lady (to visit) _______ the priest next Tuesday.
2. These parrots never (to say) _______ such things again.
3. The priest's two male talking parrots (to pray and read the Bible) _______ from six till seven tomorrow.
4. My parrots (to teach) _______ your parrots to stop saying that terrible phrase.
5. They (to teach) _______ them to pray and worship by next Sunday.
6. «I will solve your problem,» the priest said, «if you (to bring) _______ your parrots over to my house.»
7. Tell me, when you (to bring) _______ your parrots.
7.Make as many special questions to the sentences given as possible:
1. I will buy these two talking female parrots.
2. But I will have a solution to your problem.
3. I will put them with my two male talking parrots.
4. My parrots will teach your parrots to stop saying that terrible phrase.
5. Your female parrots will learn to pray and worship.
8.Insert articles where necessary:
1. One lady approaches _______ priest.
2. Father, I have _______ problem.
3. I have these two _______ talking female parrots.
4. "What do they say? _______ priest asked.
5. Do you want to have some _______ fun?
6. I have _______ solution to your problem.
7. Thank you, _______ Father!
8. The priest's two male _______ parrots are holding rosary beads.
9. Render the joke.
Section 6Two bulls
There were two bulls, a young one named George and an old one named Sam. It was that time of year to satisfy the local female population, and young George was pretty excited.
«Sam, Sam, can I go down to those heifers over there?» asked George.
«George, relax. Here is how it works. We'll wait until they're lined up at the feed trough so we can have our way with the ladies in a nice orderly fashion,» said Sam.
«Okay, I can do that,» George answered.
Well, feeding time came and all the heifers were lined up just like Sam said, and George was all excited to go down there, but Sam had a few more instructions.
«Now, George, here is how this is gonna work. I'll start at one end, and you can start at the other. We'll meet in the middle,» said Sam.
«OK, OK, let's go!» said George.
«Hang on, George! One more important thing to remember. These gals will let us have our way but you have to show some respect and be polite. OK?» said Sam.
«Sure,» says George.
Well, they go on down to the heifers all lined up. George starts at one end and Sam at the other. George is pretty excited, but he remembers Sam's instructions about being polite, so as he is going along he makes sure to say, «Thank you ma'am, thank you ma'am, thank you ma'am, thank you ma'am, thank you ma'am, sorry Sam, thank you ma'am…»
Study the words and expressions given below:
bull бык
to satisfy удовлетворять
local местный
population население
heifer телка
to relax расслабляться
to line up выстраивать(ся)
feed trough кормушка
galсленг girl девушка
ma'amразг.madam мадам
pretty excitedразг. сильно возбужденный
here is how it works вот как это работает
in a nice orderly fashion чинно; стройными рядами
feeding time время кормления
Hang on!разг. Погоди!
a few more еще немного
is gonnaразг., сленг is going to
this is gonna work это будет работать
to show respect показать (выказать) уважение
Sure! Точно! / Конечно!
to make sure удостовериться, делать наверняка
1. Answer the questions to the text:
1. How many bulls were there?
2. What were their names?
3. Why was George pretty excited?
4. Where did he want to go and why?
5. Why did Sam suggest that they wait until the heifers were lined up at the feed trough?
6. Where did Sam and George plan to meet?
7. Did they meet?
8. Wasn't Sam a real gentleman?
9. Wasn't George a gentleman, either?
2. Fill in the blanks with the words from the text:
1. There were two bulls, a young _______ named George and an old _______ named Sam.
2. It was that time of year _______ the local female population.
3. Young George was _______ excited.
4. George, _______.
5. We'll wait _______ they're lined up at the feed trough.
6. Feeding time came and all the heifers were _______ up.
7. Now, George, here is how this is _______ work.
8. One more important thing _______.
9. He remembers Sam's instructions about _______ polite.
3. Match the two parts of each sentence:
4. Match the words and expressions in the left column to those in the right one:
5. Translate from Russian into English:
1. Молодой Джордж был здорово возбужден.
2. Пришло время кормления.
3. У Сэма было еще несколько советов.
4. Вот как это будет работать.
5. Встретимся в середине.
6. Погоди, Джордж. Стоит запомнить еще одну важную вещь.
7. Окажи им уважение и будь вежлив.
В предложениях There were two bulls… It was that time of year… мы имеем дело с конструкциями, в которых в качестве формального подлежащего используются местоимения there и it, сочетающиеся как со сказуемым с глаголом to be.
Проверьте, правильно ли вы используете эти конструкции в утвердительных и отрицательных предложениях (при необходимости см. грамматический комментарий; раздел 6).
6. Fill in the blanks:
1. How many bulls (was, were) _______ there on the farm?
2. (It, There) _______ was that time of year when bulls were pretty excited.
3. (It, There) _______ was the heifers that were lined up at the feed trough.
4. There (was, were) _______ a bull and some heifers there.
5. (There, It) _______ is one more important thing to remember.
6. (There, It) _______ was spring and the bulls were pretty excited.
7. (There, It) _______ was George who well remembered Sam's instructions about being polite.
7. Put the verbs in brackets into appropriate forms:
1. Two bulls (to want) _______ to satisfy all the local female population last year.
2. Sam (to go) _______ down to those heifers over there yesterday.
3. We (to wait) _______ until they're lined up at the feed trough.
4. We (to have) _______ our way with the ladies in a nice orderly fashion in five minutes.
5. Feeding time (just to come) _______. Line up!
6. Sam (to start) _______ at one end, and George started at the other.
7. We (to meet) _______ very soon. You'll have to wait a little.
8. Are you (to show) _______ respect to these ladies?
8. Find English equivalents to the Russian words in the scanword:
1. (p… ) население, 2. (t… ) кормушка, 3. (s… ) удовлетворять, 4. (r… ) расслабляться, 5. (f… ) кормление, 6. (r.. ) уважение, 7. (f…) особь женского пола, 8. (е…) восклицать, 9. (а…) позволять, 10. (р…) молиться.
9. Render the joke.
Section 7Pig farm
A farmer got a good deal on a dozen pigs at an auction. When he got them home he realized they were all females so he talked to his neighbor to see if he could bring his girl pigs over to meet with his boy pigs so this man could get some babies. The neighbor agreed and so the farmer loaded the girl pigs in his truck to visit the neighbor's pigs.
That night he went back to pick them up and he asked his neighbor, «How will I know if they are going to have little pigs?» The neighbor said that they would start acting real different and that he could just tell. So next morning he went and checked his pigs and they were just acting normal so he took them back to the neighbor's again. Next morning same thing no change so he took them back.
Next morning he was sitting at the table and he said to his wife, «Honey, look out the window and see if the pigs are acting different.» She looked out the window and said, «Well, I don't know how different you mean but eleven of them are in the back of the truck and one is behind the wheel honking the horn!!!»