Today we are going out into the world. It is the first time Dad and Mum take us with them. We walk together. Then we see two very big ostriches. They are walking too. They are coming to us. Now we can see three small chicks with them. They are all girls. Our parents stop. They talk to the big ostriches. They say, "Oh, what beautiful daughters you have got! Their necks are so long! Their feathers are so soft! Their beaks are so thick!" The big ostriches smile and say, "And your daughters are so cute! They have got long legs and small bodies. Their smiles are so nice! And your sons are so strong! Their eyes are so clever! Their heads are so round!" I look at my brother, at his eyes and head, and I say, 'That is not true! We can't be strong because we are very small. We can't be clever because we are very young. And our heads aren't round because they are square. Why do you say that?' Dad is looking at me. I can feel that. And he is very angry. But why? I look at him and ask, "Dad, why are you angry with me?" "Because you are rude, my son," – he answers. "Why am I rude?" "I don't know," he says. "I think it is because you are too small, too young, and your head is too square." I don't understand my Dad. Sometimes grown-ups are so strange! Ex.1. How many big ostriches do we see? How many chicks have the big ostriches got? Have they got any sons? Who talks to the big ostriches? How many daughters have our parents got? Who is angry with Humpty? Why is he angry? Does Humpty understand his Dad? Ex.2. Look at __________! I'm beautiful. The birds are strong. _________ beaks are thick. We love ________ daughters. Don't listen to _______. She always says silly things. We are angry with _______, and he is angry with _______. He is looking at ________, and they are looking at _______. He is small. ________ brother is small too. Dad is looking at ________. Ex.3. Round, oval, square, small. Son, daughter, grown-up, father. Rude, nice, bad, angry. Smile, laugh, talk, smell. Nose, beak, neck, feather. Look, talk, see, jump. Ex.4. Mum and Dad take the chicks with them again. They can see five ostriches. Mum and Dad talk to the big ostriches. Humpty and Dumpty have got round heads.

Ex. 1. Answer the questions (Ответьте на вопросы)

1. How many big ostriches do we see? We see two big ostriches. Мы видим двух больших страусов.

2. How many chicks have the big ostriches got? The big ostriches have got three small chicks. У больших страусов три маленьких птенца.

3. Have they got any sons? No, they haven't got any sons. They have got three daughters. Нет, у них нет сыновей. У них три дочери.

4. Who talks to the big ostriches? Mum and Dad talk to the big ostriches. Мама и папа разговаривают с большими страусами.

5. How many daughters have our parents got? Our parents have got two daughters. У наших родителей две дочери.

6. Who is angry with Humpty? His Dad is angry with Humpty. Его папа сердится на Хампти.

7. Why is he angry? He is angry because Humpty is rude. Он сердится, потому что Хампти ведёт себя невежливо.

8. Does Humpty understand his Dad? No, Humpty doesn't understand his Dad. Нет, Хампти не понимает своего папу.

Ex. 2. Fill in the missing words (Вставьте пропущенные слова)

Правильные местоимения выделены жирным шрифтом.

1. Look at me! I'm beautiful. Посмотри на меня! Я красивый.

2. The birds are strong. Their beaks are thick. Птицы сильные. Их клювы толстые.

3. We love our daughters. Мы любим наших дочерей.

4. Don't listen to her. She always says silly things. Не слушай её. Она всегда говорит глупости.

5. We are angry with him, and he is angry with us. Мы сердимся на него, а он сердится на нас.

6. He is looking at them, and they are looking at him. Он смотрит на них, а они смотрят на него.

7. He is small. His brother is small too. Он маленький. Его брат тоже маленький.

8. Dad is looking at me. Папа смотрит на меня.

Ответы по порядку: me, their, our, her, him, us, them, him, his, me.

Ex. 3. Circle the odd word out (Найдите лишнее слово)

1. Round, oval, square, small.

Лишнее слово — small (маленький).

Объяснение: round (круглый), oval (овальный), square (квадратный) обозначают форму, а small — размер.

2. Son, daughter, grown-up, father.

Лишнее слово — grown-up (взрослый).

Объяснение: son (сын), daughter (дочь), father (отец) обозначают родственные отношения, а grown-up — возрастную категорию.

3. Rude, nice, bad, angry.

Лишнее слово — nice (милый, приятный).

Объяснение: rude (грубый), bad (плохой), angry (сердитый) имеют отрицательное значение, а nice — положительное.

4. Smile, laugh, talk, smell.

Лишнее слово — smell (нюхать, чувствовать запах).

Объяснение: smile (улыбаться), laugh (смеяться), talk (разговаривать) связаны с выражением эмоций или общением, а smell — с обонянием.

5. Nose, beak, neck, feather.

Лишнее слово — feather (перо).

Объяснение: nose (нос), beak (клюв), neck (шея) — части тела, а feather — перо, покрывающее тело птицы.

6. Look, talk, see, jump.

Лишнее слово — jump (прыгать).

Объяснение: look (смотреть), talk (разговаривать), see (видеть) связаны с восприятием или общением, а jump — с физическим движением.

Ответы по порядку: small, grown-up, nice, smell, feather, jump.

Ex. 4. True or False? (Верно или неверно?)

1. Mum and Dad take the chicks with them again.

False (Неверно).

Correct sentence: Mum and Dad take the chicks with them for the first time.

Правильный вариант: Мама и папа впервые берут птенцов с собой.

Объяснение: в тексте сказано: «It is the first time Dad and Mum take us with them». Это означает, что родители впервые берут птенцов на прогулку.

2. They can see five ostriches.

True (Верно).

Они видят пять страусов.

Объяснение: герои встретили двух больших страусов и трёх маленьких птенцов. Всего пять страусов (2 + 3 = 5).

3. Mum and Dad talk to the big ostriches.

True (Верно).

Мама и папа разговаривают с большими страусами.

Объяснение: родители останавливаются и начинают разговаривать со встреченными страусами, хвалят их дочерей.

4. Humpty and Dumpty have got round heads.

False (Неверно).

Correct sentence: Humpty and Dumpty have got square heads.

Правильный вариант: У Хампти и Дампти квадратные головы.

Объяснение: Хампти говорит, что их головы не круглые, а квадратные: «Our heads aren't round because they are square».

Ответы по порядку:

1. False

2. True

3. True

4. False

Таким образом, в первом упражнении нужно ответить