Контроль навыков чтения: Басня Заяц и Черепаха

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THE TURTLE AND THE HARE

(Aesop's Fable)

Once the Hare began boasting of his speed before the other animals. "Anybody has never won me in the race," said he, "I'm the fastest animal. I know that anybody can't run faster than I. I challenge everybody!"

The Turtle said quietly, "I accept your challenge."

"That is a good joke," said the Hare. "I will dance all the way, when you walk to the finish."

"Don't boast until you've won," answered the Turtle. "Shall we race?"

Everybody heard them. The race started. The hare ran away as fast as he can, but soon he stopped and laid down to have a break and a nap. He wanted to show his contempt for the Turtle. The Turtle didn't stop and ran and ran. She ran slowly but without any breaks. When the Hare awoke, he saw the Turtle nearing the finish line, and he could not catch up in time to save the race.

Plodding wins the race: who is not lazy and work hard that can always win.

Vocabulary:

accept [əksept] принимать

awake [əʹwəuk] просыпаться

boast [bəʊst] хвалиться

catch [kætʃ] поймать

challenge [ʹtʃælındʒ] бросать вызов, спор

contempt [kənʹtempt] презрение

fast [fɑːst] быстро

finish [ʹfınıʃ] заканчивать

hare [hɛə] заяц

joke [dʒəuk] шутка

lay [leı] стлать

line [laın] линия

nap [næp] дневной сон

near [nɪə] рядом

once [wʌns] однажды

plodding [ʹplɔdıŋ] трудолюбивый

quietly [ʹkwaıətlı] тихо

race [reıs] гонка

rest [rest] отдыхать, отдых

save [seıv] спасать

show [ʃəu] показывать

slowly [ˈsləʊli] медленно

speed [spi:d] скорость

start [stɑ:t] начало

that [ðæt] тот

turtle [ˈtəːtl] черепаха

until [ənʹtıl] пока не

way [weı] путь

Tasks:

Phonetics.

1. Find and write words with sound [ð].

(the, other, that, than, them, without).

2. Find in the text rhymes for the next words:

clever - (never)

chance - (dance)

roast - (boast)

expect - (accept)

slow - (show)

town - (down)

3. Find the words for transcriptions:

[wen] (when)

[ku:d] (could)

[sed] (said)

[su:n] (soon)

[bifo:] (before)

[nau] (know)

Grammar.

1. Find out irregular words in the text and write their infinitive.

(began - begin, said - say, ran - run, laid- lay, awoke - awake, saw - see, could - can).

2. Write down sentences with Present Perfect, underline the subject:

(Anybody has never won me in the race. Don't boast until you've won. )

3. Continue the line of pronouns:

Everybody - anybody - (somebody) - (nobody).

Vocabulary.

1. Match the pairs and write down the word combinations.

Good up

Catch a nap

Work away

Lay joke

Have hard

Run down

(good joke, catch up, work hard, lay down, have a nap, run away)

2. Find out the synonymous to the next words in the text:

Softly - (quietly)

End - (Finish)

Quickly - (fast)

Nice - (good)

after a little - (soon)

tortoise - (turtle).

3. Translate the sentences:

I'm the fastest animal. (Я - самый быстрый зверь (животное).

Don't boast until you've won. (Не хвались, пока не победишь).

She ran slowly but without any rest. (Она бежала медленно, но без передышки (отдыха).

Reading (understanding).

1. Choose the right answer the following questions:

1. Who began boasting of his speed before the other animals?

a. the Turtle

b. the animal

c. the Hare

2. What did the Hare do after start of race?

a. He ate sandwiches and drank cocoa.

b. He stopped and laid down to have a break and a nap.

c. He watched TV and played computer games.

3. Who wins the race?

a. plodding

b. sleeping

c. boasting.

2. Fill the gaps:

1. The Turtle said quietly, "I accept your ___________."

1. Challenge

2. Knowledge

3. Marriage

2.He wanted to show his __________ for the Turtle.

a. love

b. contempt

c.respect

3. Plodding wins the race: who isn't _____ and work hard that can always win.

a. smart

b. lazy

c.hungry.

3. Name the main roles of the fable.

(the Hare, the Turtle).

Additional tasks (advance).

1. Write the summary of the fable.

2. Image the continuing of the story and write it in 30-40 words.

3. Draw the main roles of the fable, make a comics.