The story of Willie the Kid.
UNIT 47
Willie the Kid arrived in Dodge City one evening. He walked slowly into the saloon, looked slowly around the room. Everybody was afraid. Willie had two guns. The Sheriff was in his office. He was asleep. The saloon barman rushed into the sheriff’s office.
“Willie the Kid’s in town!” The Sheriff hurried to the saloon. The Sheriff shouted to Willie, “Give me your guns, Willie!”
“The town is too small for both of us”, Willie replied calmly.
They walked slowly into the street. The sheriff waited. Willie moved his hand towards his gun. The Sheriff pulled out his gun. He fired twice. The first bullet missed Willie, the second killed him. Two cowboys carried Willie away. That was the end of Willie the Kid.
UNIT 48
Ann’s a student at London University. She studies Spanish and she goes to Spain every summer. She lies in the sun; she drinks a lot of wine and eats a lot of Spanish food. She always flies by British Airways.
Her mother and father went to Italy last year. They toured Italy by coach. They saw a lot of interesting places. They ate spaghetti in Rome, drank coffee in Venice and took a lot of photographs. The sun shone every day. They went to Italy by coach.
Professor Hopkins teaches Ann at London University. He went to India last year. He saw the Tadge Mahal and rode on an elephant. He wrote post – cards to all his friends. He flew by Air India.
Rob is Ann’s boy – friend. He hitch – hiked around the United States last summer. He stayed there for a month. Of course, he ate hamburgers and drank coca – cola. He met a lot of interesting people. He bought a lot of American pop – records and brought them back to England. He flew there by Pan American.
The eight o’clock news
UNIT 52
- Good evening and here is the eight o’clock news.
Last night there was a revolution in Mandanga. The rebels attacked the president’s palace, shot the president and burnt the building. The air force bombed the capital.
The United States sent ships to the area this morning. The Soviet Union protested in the United Nations.
The Scottish police are looking for two climbers in the Highlands. The climbers left yesterday morning to climb Ben Nevis. It began to snow heavily yesterday afternoon.
The police sent out a search party yesterday evening. They spent the night on the mountain but they didn’t find the climbers.
The Queen opened a new hospital in London today. She met all the doctors and nurses and spoke to the first patients. The Queen wore a yellow dress and a green hat.
And next, football. This afternoon at Wembley stadium England played against Wales. England lost by four goals to nil. The English captain broke his leg. The Welsh team played well. David Evans scored three goals for Wales.
A SCIENCE FICTION STORY
The spaceship flew around the new planet several times. The planet wasblue and green. They couldn’t see the surface of the planet because there weretoo many white clouds. The spaceship descended slowly through the clouds and landed in the middle of a green forest. The two astronauts put on their spacesuits, openedthe door, climbed carefully down the ladder and steppedonto the planet.
The woman lookedat the small control unit on her arm. «It’s all right», she saidto the man. «We can breathe the air… it’s a mixture of oxygen and nitrogen”. Both of them took off their helmets and breathed deeply.
They looked at everything carefully. All the plants and animals lookednew and strange. They couldn’t find any intelligent life.
After several hours, they returnedto their spaceship. Everything lookednormal. The man switchedon the controls, but nothing happened. «Something’s wrong», he said.
«I don’t understand… the engines aren’t working». He switched on the computer, but that didn’t work either.
«Eve», he said, «we’re stuck here… we can’t take off!» - «Don’t worry, Adam», she replied.
«They’ll rescue us soon».
Vocabulary
surface of the planet – поверхность планеты
descended- спустились
put on their space suits – надели свои скафандры
ladder – приставная лестница
it’s a mixture of oxygen and nitrogen – это смесь кислорода и азота
«we’re stuck here… we can’t take off!» - «мы застряли тут … мы не можем взлететь!»
rescue – спасать
Past continuous tense
| Use | Example |
| Actions happening at a particular moment in the past | At five o'clock, I was readingmy new book. |
| Temporary situations in the past | Greg was livingin London at the time. |
| Annoying past habits (usually with always) | When we were young, my brother was always borrowingmy toys. |
| Actions in progress over a period of time | Daniel was playingvideo games all morning yesterday. |
| Two actions in progress at the same time | WereUlla and her friends playingMonopoly while we were playingdraughts? |
| Background information in a story | The sun was shiningand the birds were singing.Lisa opened the window and looked out. |
Упражнение № 1
Make sentences using Past Simple, Past Continuous
1. By eight o'clock yesterday I (to do) my homework and at eight I (to play) the piano. 2. By six o'clock father (to come) home and at six he (to have) dinner. 3. By nine o'clock yesterday grandmother (to wash) the dishes and at nine she (to watch) TV. 4. When I (to meet) Tom, he (to eat) an ice-cream which he (to buy) at the corner of the street. 5. When I (to come) home, my sister (to read) a book which she (to bring) from the library. 6. When mother (to come) home, the children (to eat) the soup which she (to cook) in the morning. 7. When I (to ring) up Mike, he still (to learn) the poem which he (to begin) learning at school. 8. When I (to look) out of the window, the children (to play) with a ball which Pete (to bring) from home. 9. By ten o'clock the children (to settle) comfortably on the sofa and at ten they (to watch) a TV film. 10. When father (to come) home, we (to cook) the mushrooms which we (to gather) in the wood. 11. When I (to see) Ann, she (to sort) the flowers which she (to pick) in the field. 12. When I (to come) home yesterday, I (to see) that my little brother (to break) my pen and (to play) with its pieces. 13. When I (to open) the door of the classroom, I (to see) that the teacher already (to come) and the pupils (to write) a dictation.
Упражнение № 2
Translate from Russian into English:
1. Когда она проснулась, солнце ярко светило.
2. Учительница объясняла правило, когда в класс вошел директор.
3. Когда мы ушли, они все еще обсуждали эту проблему.
4. Что ты делала в четыре часа? Я позвонил тебе, но никто не ответил. – Меня не было дома. Я готовилась к докладу в библиотеке.
5. Он проснулся из-за какого-то звука. Звонил телефон.
6. Как тебе не стыдно? Почему ты не остановил их когда они дрались?
7. Пока они обсуждали, что делать, я приготовила чай.
8. Я не слышал телефон: у меня работал пылесос.
9. Она все время над ним насмехалась. Бедный мальчик очень страдал.
10. У него было такое чувство, что за ним кто-то идет.
11. Дети тихонько открыли дверь и заглянули внутрь. Мама накрывала на стол, а папа раскладывал подарки под елкой.
Упражнение № 3
Write questions.
-At 10 o’clock I was reading. (a newspaper).
Were you reading a newspaper?
-When I saw Peter he was eating. (what)
What was he eating?
1. When I went into Pat’s office, she was writing. (letters)
2. At lunchtime Joe was shopping. (where)
3. At 8.30 Ann was cooking. (what)
4. When I arrived, all the children were crying. (why)
5. At midnight, Mary and Jack were driving. (to Scotland)
UNIT 56