Иван Крылов – известный русский баснописец
Стрекоза и Муравей
Попрыгунья Стрекоза
Лето красное пропела;
Оглянуться не успела,
Как зима катит в глаза.
Помертвело чисто поле;
Нет уж дней тех светлых боле,
Как под каждым ей листком
Был готов и стол, и дом.
Все прошло: с зимой холодной
Нужда, голод настает;
Стрекоза уж не поет:
И кому же в ум пойдет
На желудок петь голодный!
Злой тоской удручена,
К Муравью ползет она:
«Не оставь меня, кум милый!
Дай ты мне собраться с силой
И до вешних только дней
Прокорми и обогрей!» –
«Кумушка, мне странно это:
Да работала ль ты в лето?» –
Говорит ей Муравей.
«До того ль, голубчик, было?
В мягких муравах у нас
Песни, резвость всякий час,
Так, что голову вскружило». –
«А, так ты...» – «Я без души
Лето целое все пела». –
«Ты все пела? Это дело:
Так пойди же, попляши!»
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2. Translate the words from English into Russian: summertime, run, hot, sky, play, field sing, hungry, warm, wet, rain.
3. Fill in the missing letters: s…n, s…mm…rt…me, st…p, r…n, h…t, pl…y, cr…ck…t, f…eld, s…ng, j…mp, fr…ends, o…ts…de, l…nch, h…ppy, sp…g, ra…n.
5 . Read the text and draw a picture.
It is summertime. The sun is hot. It’s a beautiful day. There is a field. There is green grass and colorful flowers in the field. There is a dog and a cat in the grass. They are playing with a ball. There are two yellow butterflies in the blue sky.
Text 4.6
Read, translate the text and do the post-reading exercises .
The Ant and Grasshopper
While a grasshopper was taking it easy in the shade one hot summer’s day, an ant struggled in the sun with a grain of rice that he was carring out of his nest.
«Hey, Mister Ant,» said the grasshopper. «Why don’t you take it easy, like me? You can work tomorrow.» The ant paused. «I’m saving up food now for the cold ahead, and if you know what’s good for you, you’ll do the same,» he said.
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Three or four months later winter came and it was very cold. While the ant was comfortably arranged in his nest, the starving grasshopper shivered under a pile of dead leaves and wished that he’d paid attention to the ant’s advice.
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Tasks.
1. Translate the words from English into Russian: a grasshopper, an ant, to struggle, to take it easy, to pause, to arrange, a nest, to shiver, a pile, an advice.
2. Unscramble the words and translate them from English into Russian: ysea, heads, tens, romotrwo, hdeaa, nthom, yngram, rinag, mremsu, odfo.
3. Unscramble the sentences and translate them from English into Russian.
1. Ant/Hey/ grasshopper/ the/ Mister/ said.
2. You/ Why/ easy/tomorrow/ take/it/ me/ don’t/ You/ can/ like/ work.
3. I’m/ up/ food/ good/ do/ you/ now/for/the/ahead/ and/ if/ know/for/you/ you’ll/ what’s/ saving/ the/ same/ he/ cold/ said.
4. Three/ later/ it/ came/ or/ moths/ winter/ was/ four/ very/ and/ cold.
4 . Make up the sentences with these words and word combinations: take it easy, a grasshopper, the ant, winter came, starving, the ant’s advice.
5. Fill in the gaps with the missing letters: gr…_ss…_opper, sh…_de, s…_mm…_r, g…_ai_, tom…_r…_ow, ad…_ic…_.
6. Fill in the table of irregular verbs .
| Infinitive | Past Simple | Translation |
| to take | ||
| to know | ||
| was, were | ||
| to come | ||
7. Decide if these statements are true (T) or false (F) .
| T/F | Sentences |
| While a grasshopper was taking it easy in the shade one hot summer’s day, an ant struggled in the sun with a grain of rice that he was crying out of his nest. | |
| «Why do you take it easy, like me? You can’t work tomorrow.» | |
| «I’m saving up food now for the cold ahead, and if you know what’s good for you, you’ll do the same.» | |
| Three or four months later, winter came and it was very hot. | |
| The starving grasshopper shivered under a pile of dead lives and wished that he’d paid attention to the ant’s advice. |
8. Match the two halves of the sentences: while a grasshopper was an ant struggled in the sun, taking it easy, in the shade, with a grain of rice, that he, one hot summer’s day, was crying out of his nest, «Hey, Mister Ant», and if you know what’s, I’m saving up food now, good for you, you’ll do the same», he said, for the cold ahead, three or four months later, the grasshopper said, winter came and it was very cold.
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9 . Correct the sentences.
1. While a grasshopper was taking it easy in the shade one cold winter’s day, an ant struggled in the sun with a grain of rice that he was crying out of his nest.
2. «Hey, Mister Ant,» the grasshopper said, «Why don’t you take a rest, like me? You can work tomorrow.»
3. «I’m saving up food now for the cold ahead, and if you know what’s good for you, you’ll do nothing,»he said.
4. Three or four months ago, winter came and it was very cold.
5. While the ant was comfortably arranged in his nest, the starving grasshopper shivered under a pile of dead lives and wished that he’d paid attention to the ant’s advice.
10. Unscramble the sentences and translate them into Russian.
1. «Hey,Mister Ant,» said thegrasshopper.
2. «Why don’t you take it easy, like me?»
3. Threeorfourmonths laterwintercameanditwasverycold.
4. The antpaused.
11 . Make up questions to the sentences .
1. The ant paused.
2. Three or four months later winter came and it was very cold.
3. «Why don’t you take it easy, like me?»
4. «I’m saving up food now for the cold ahead and if you know what’s good for you, you’ll do the same,» he said.
5. «Hey, Mister Ant,» said the grasshopper.
12 . Answer the questions .
1. Who was taking easy in the shade?
2. Who struggled in the sun with a grain of rice?
3. What did the grasshopper say to the ant?
4. What did the ant answered to him?
5. When did the winter come?
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Text 4.7
Read, translate the text and do the post-reading exercises .
The Talkative Frog
A long time ago in India there was a young king and a wise man who was the king’s friend. This king was a good man but talked too much. In fact sometimes the wise man could not stop him talking.
The wise man thought: «I must help the king to be less talkative. But how?» Not far away there was a lake. A frog and two birds lived near the lake and they were all good friends.
One day the bird said to the frog: «We are going to a beautiful mountain tomorrow. Would you like to come with us?»
The frog answered: «How can I go with you? I can’t fly.»
«We can take you,» the birds said: «Hold a stick in your mouth, and we’ll carry the stick between us.»
«Thank you. You’re very kind,» said the excited frog.
«Bite on the stick, and don’t talk. If you open your mouth, you’ll fall,» the birds said.
The next day, the king and the wise man saw two birds in the sky. «Look!» said the king, «Those birds are carrying something! What is it?»
The frog heard this and wanted to say: «I am a frog! I’m flying!» He opened his mouth to say it and fell to the ground. «It’s a dead frog!» said the king. «Why did it fall from the sky?»
The wise man answered: «This talkative frog couldn’t hold onto the stick because he couldn’t keep his mouth shut.» «Great king, it shows us how bad it is to talk too much.» The king said: «I understand you, my friend,» and after that he became a wiser and less talkative king.
Tasks.1. Translate the words from English into Russian: a tortoise, a lake, a mountain, to bite on, excited, the sky, to fall, a mouth, a king, the stick, the birds, a friend.
2. Decide if these sentences are true (T) or false (F).
| 1. A long time in Africa , there was the young king. | |
| 2. The king had a very wise friend. | |
| 3. The king liked to talk very much. | |
| 4. Not far away, there was a river. | |
| 5. The birds were going to the beach the next day. | |
| 6. The birds lived near the lake. | |
| 7. The frog could fly. |
3. Match the adjectives with people and animals:
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talkative, wise, kind, excited, young, surprised, good, silly.
| The frog | The birds | The king | The king’s friend |
4. Choose the correct answer.
1. The story is … .
a) instructive; b) true; c) not very good.
2. The king’s problem was that he was … .
a) not good; b) too talkative; c) very wise.
3. The birds asked the tortoise to … .
a) carry a stick; b) carry them; c) go to the mountain with them.
4.The frog … because he spoke.
a) flew; b) died; c) bit the stick.
5.The king saw the frog … .
a) spoke; b) fell down; c) shut its mouth.
6.After seeing the frog falling, the king … .
a) didn’t like animals; b) talked to the birds; c) didn’t talk as much.
Your answers: 1.__; 2.__; 3.__; 4.__; 5.__; 6.__.
Text 4.8
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The Lion and the Mouse
A lion, who was hunting in the forest, almost stepped on a mouse one morning. «Please, Mister Lion,» squealed the mouse, «Don’t eat me. I can be useful for you».
«You’re right,» said the lion, and he carefully stepped around the tiny creature. Later that same day, the mouse found the lion trapped in a net which had been set by hunters to capture wild animals. With his sharp teeth, the mouse soon gnawed through the tangles in the net and the lion was free. «Thanks a lot, little friend. Now, how can I repay you?» the lion asked. «Never mind,» the mouse said.
«After all, you let me go free earlier today and one good turn deserves another » .
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Tasks.
1. Translate the words from English into Russian: deer, stalking, squeale, bravely, carefully, tiny, creature, trapped, net, hunters, capture.
2.Unscramble the words and translate them from English into Russian: lid, refe, peray, imnd, oumse, leareir, rtun, servdees, noather, iwhch.
3. Decide if these statements are true (T) or false (F) .
| T/F | Sentences |
| A lion stepped on a mouse one morning. | |
| Next day, the mouse found the lion trapped in a net which had been set by hunters to capture wild animals. | |
| «Never mind,» the mouse said. | |
| The mouse soon gnawed through the tangles in the net, and the lion was free. | |
| Later that same day, the mouse found the fox trapped in a net which had been set by hunters to capture wild animals. |
4 . Make up questions to the sentences.
1. Later that same day, the mouse found the lion trapped in a net which had been set by hunters to capture wild animals.
2. A lion, who was stalking a deer in the forest, almost stepped on amouse one morning.
3. «Thanks a lot, little friend. Now, how can I repay you?» the lion asked.
5. Fill in the table of irregular verbs .
| Infinitive | Past Simple | Translation |
| was/were | ||
| to eat | ||
| had | ||
| said | ||
| set |
6. Unscramble the sentences and translate them from English into Russian.
1. The /said / «never mind,» /mouse.
2. The/stepped around / «You’re right,» /tiny / said the lion, / creature/and/carefully/he.
3. A lot, /now, /repay/ «Thanks/friend/Now can I/little/you?» /lion/the/asked.
7. Make up your own sentences with the given words: squeaked, net, hunters, mouse, lion.
8. Fill in the gaps with the missing letters: b…av…ly,d… …r,t… ...n...,n… …t,s… …al… …ing,tra… …ed,h… …nt… …rs, m… …se, … i… ….n.
9. Match the two halves of the sentences: «Please Mister Lion», the mouse said: «You’re right», said the lion, and one good turn deserves, «Don’t eat me. Why, another», «Never mind», and he carefully stepped, «After all, you let me go a round the tiny creature, free earlier today, I’d bravely be a mouthful for you», squeaked the mouse.
10. Match the opposites: mouse, wrong, morning, big, right, lion, little, enemy, friend, big.
11. Who says these sentences in the story?
1. «Please Mister Lion,»________
2. «Don’t eat me. Why, I can be useful for you.»_______
3. «You’re right.»_______
4. «Thanks a lot, little friend. Now, how can I repay you?»_________
5. «Never mind,»_________
12. Unscramble the sentences and translate them into Russian.
1. «Why, I’d bravelybeamouthful for you.»
2. Withhissharpteeth.
3. Whowasstalkingadeerintheforest.
4. Laterthatsameday.
5. «Nevermind,»themousesaid.»
6. «Afterall, youletmegofreeearliertoday.»
Text 4.9
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They were as White as Snow
Believe it or not but many years ago the raven and the owl were both as white as snow. One day they went to the forest. The raven says: «I am tired of being white and what about you?»
«I am tired of being white too.»
«I have a plan,» says the raven.
«Why don’t we paint each other a different colour?»
«All right,» answers the owl.
«We can try to do it.»
The raven was pleased.
«Good! Let’s begin. You paint me first and then I’ll paint you,» says the raven.
«Oh, no. It’s your idea. You must begin.»
«Very well,» the raven agreed.
He took some paint and started.
He painted many beautiful grey and black spots on each feather, large and small.
«Oh, how beautiful! I have made you, the owl!» cries he after finishing his work.
The owl was pleased the raven’s work.
«And now let me paint you too.»
But when the owl finished her work she saw that the raven was more beautiful than she was. The owl got angry and poured all painted over the raven and flew away.
«Oh, you are a bad owl,» cried the raven, «I made you nice, you made me blacker than night.» And from that day all ravens are black and they don’t like the owls.
Tasks.
1 . Translate the words from English into Russian: believe it or not, were both, went, forest, I am tired of being white, each, other, was pleased, idea, must, took, started, painted, have made, finishing, finished, saw, got angry, poured, blacker.
2. Unscramble the words and translate them from English into Russian : netw, refost, hiwte, ache, deia, okto, asw, thoer, ckerbla.
3. Decide if these statements are true (T) or false (F) .
| T/F | Sentences |
| Many years ago the raven and the owl were both as yellow as sun. | |
| The raven painted many beautiful grey and black spots on each feather of owl. | |
| The owl was pleased the raven’s work. | |
| One day they went to the park. | |
| When the owl finished her work she saw that the raven was more beautiful than she was. |
4. Make up questions to the sentences.
1. He took some paint and started.
2. He painted many beautiful grey and black spots on each feather, large and small.
3. The owl got angry and poured all painted over the raven and flew away.
5. Fill in the table of irregular verbs .
| Infinitive | Past Simple | Past Participle |
| been | ||
| to go | ||
| took | ||
| saw | ||
| got |
6. Unscramble the sentences and translate them from English into Russian .
1. And they/owls/From/ that day/are/all ravens/don’t like/black.
2. «I am/and/The raven says,/of/you?»/being white/tired/what about.
3. Don’t/each paint/ «Why/colour?» we/other/the/a/different.
7. Make up your own sentences with the given words:
I am tired of; must, an owl, to see.
8. Fill in the gaps with the missing letters: ans…_ers, p… …in…, r……v… …n, wh… ….t……, s… …o… …s, … …ea… …her, s… …a… …l, … …or… …, n… …c… …, a… …l.
9. Match the two halves of the sentences: the owl got angry and poured, some paint and started, Believe it or not but many, she saw that the raven was, I am tired of more beautiful than she was, He took some, all painted over the raven and, But when the owl finished, flew away, her work, being white too, many, years ago the raven and the owl were both as white as snow.
10. Match the opposites: white, bad, right, black, answer, wrong, good, stop, go, question.
11. Who says these sentences in the story?
1. «I am tired of being white and what about you?»_______________
2. «All right.»___________________
3. «I have a plan.»________________
4. «Oh, no. It’s your idea. You must begin.»______________
5. «We can try to do it.»________________
12 . Unscramble the sentences and translate them from English into Russian.
1. «Iamtiredofbeingwhiteandwhataboutyou?»
2. Onedaytheywenttotheforest.
3. «Oh,no.It’syouridea.Youmustbegin.»
4. Hetooksomepaintandstarted.
5. Theowlwaspleasedtheraven’swork.
6. «Imadeyounice,youmadeblackerthennight.»
Text 4.10
Read, translate the text and do the post-reading exercises.
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