Mary Poppins / Мэри Поппинс. Книга для чтения на английском языке

“I’ll stay till the Wind changes[14 - I’ll stay till the Wind changes ['tʃeındʒız] – Я поживу (у вас), пока не переменится ветер],” she said. Then she turned off the light[15 - turned off the light – выключила свет] and got into bed.

And that is how Mary Poppins came to live at Number Seventeen, Cherry-Tree Lane.

EXERCISES

1. Practice the pronunciation of the following words.

2. Agree or disagree.

1. The family consists of Mr. Banks, Mrs. Banks and their three children.

2. Mr. Banks went to the City every day except Sundays.

3. Mrs. Banks went into the drawing-room and read a book.

4. Upstairs in the Nursery, Jane and Michael stood at the window and looked into the street.

5. When the woman opened the gate of the garden, she quickly walked to the door of the house.

6. The children went out of the Nursery to the corridor.

7. The woman had blond hair, small feet and hands, and large blue eyes.

8. Mrs. Banks went upstairs, and the woman followed her.

9. Jane and Michael could slide up the banisters and often did it.

10. She took out of the empty bag an apron and tied it round her waist.

3. Put the following sentences in the right order.

1. Mary Poppins took many things out of the empty bag.

2. Then she turned off the light and got into bed.

3. Mr. and Mrs. Banks and their four children lived at Number Seventeen in Cherry-Tree Lane.

4. In the evening a strong East Wind was blowing, and the trees were bending.

5. “Children,” said Mrs. Banks, “this is your new Nurse, Mary Poppins.”

6. One day their nurse left the house.

7. “I’ll stay till the Wind changes,” said Mary Poppins.

8. A woman came up to the gate of their house.

9. Mr. Banks went to the City every day except Sundays.

10. “Mary Poppins,” said Michael, “will you never leave us?”

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12. Mrs. Banks wrote letters to the newspapers, asking to send a nurse for the children.

13. The children went out of the Nursery to the landing and looked down into the hall.

14. The children remained at home with Mrs. Banks and the nurse.

15. Mrs. Banks went upstairs, and the woman followed her.

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