Сборник рассказов на английском языке для чтения и обсуждения

Сборник рассказов на английском языке для чтения и обсуждения

М. М. Битюкова

Данное пособие представляет собой сборник коротких рассказов на английском языке. Состоит из двух частей. В первой части представлены рассказы на общеобразовательные темы – города и страны, ежедневные дела, виды транспорта и т.д. Вторая часть состоит из юмористических рассказов (анекдотов). После каждого рассказа предлагаются интересные задания на понимание прочитанного и обсуждение. Уровень – Elementary. Пособие подойдет для начинающих изучать английский язык и может послужить дополнением к пособию "Сборник упражнений по английскому языку" (Части 1 и 2) Битюковой М.

Part 1

Story One

Daily routine

Max Portman lives in Oxford. He is married and has two small children. He teaches in a secondary school. He gets up early and has breakfast at 7 o'clock. He starts work at 8 o'clock and leaves work at 4 o'clock.

He likes his job because he likes teaching children. But he doesn't teach every day.

Thursday he stays at home with his children.

Johanna Portman is Max's sister. She doesn't have children. She's only 23. And she doesn't live in Britain. She lives in Spain. She works in a travel agency in Madrid. She doesn't get up early. She starts work at 10 o'clock. She doesn't have breakfast. She has a sandwich for lunch at 12 o'clock. She likes her job because it is very interesting. At weekends she visits her boyfriend, Pablo. He lives in Barcelona.

Practice:

A. Complete these sentences about Max and Johanna:

1. Max ......... in Oxford.

2. He ............ in a secondary school.

3. He ........... two small children.

4. He ............. up early.

5. He ............ breakfast at 7 o'clock.

6. He ............ work at 4 o'clock.

7. Johanna ........... ............ in Britain.

8. She ................. ........... children.

9. She ................ ............ up early.

10. She ................ .

11. She ................ ............ work at 4 o'clock.

B. Make Questions about Max and Johanna (both Yes-No and WH – question)

E.g. Does Max live in London? Where does he work?

C. Talk about your Daily Routine.

Story Two

Bob's busy day

Bob's day begins at 6:30. He gets up, takes a shower and gets dressed. He always has breakfast and drinks a cup of coffee. Then he goes to the university for his classes.