THE MOTHER DOG AND THE KITTENS. Англійське читання 3 клас
The dog lives in the yard. A box stands in the yard. The dog has got two little puppies in this box. The cat lives in the sameyard. A basket stands near the box. The cat has got three little kittens in this basket.
One day the cat goes out of the yard and does not come back. “Where is our mother?”, ask the little kittens. And they cry and cry. The dog comes up to their basket. “Don’t cry”, says the dog. “I want to help you”. And the dog takes one of the little kittens and puts it into the box.
The little kitten looks at the puppies. The puppies look at the little kitten. The dog goes to the basket again, and again takes one of the little kittens and puts it into the box. Now two puppies and two kittens are in the box.
The dog goes to the basket again and takes the last little kitten. It puts the kitten into the box, too. “Now you are my children”, says the dog. “I am your mother, and these puppies are your brothers. Play with them”.
And the kittens do not cry. Now they have got a mother and two brothers.
| l. yard | [ja:d] | Двір |
| 2. box | [b?ks] | коробка, ящик |
| 3. puppy | цуценя, песик | |
| 4. same | [seim] | однаковий |
| 5. basket | [?ba:skit] | кошик |
| 6. near | [ni?] | поблизу |
| 7. to come back | [k?m b?k] | повертатися |
| 8.to cry | [krai] | плакати, кричати |
| 9. to want | [w?ntl | хотіти, бажати |
| 10. to help | допомагати | |
| 11. to look at ... | подивитися напоглянути | |
| 12. again | [e'gein] | знову |
| 13. to put | [putl | класти |
| 14. the last | [la:st] | останній |
| 15.these | Ці |
1. Дай відповіді на запитання до тексту.
1. Where does the dog live?
2. How many puppies has she got?
3. How many kittens has the cat got?
4. What is the house for the puppies?
5. What is the house for the kittens?
6. Why do the kittens cry?
7. Who helps the kittens?
8. What does the dog do with the little kittens?
2. Постав до речень запитання, що починаються словами who? і what? Запам’ятай, що запитанняwho? — хто?, what? — що? у реченні стоять на першому місці, замість підмета.
Наприклад:
The dog lives in the yard. Who lives in the yard?
A box stands in the yard. What stands in the yard?
1. The cat lives in the same yard.
2. A basket stands near the box.
3. The cat has got three little kittens.
4. The dog comes up to the basket.
5. The little kitten looks at the puppies.
3. Якщо ти маєш домашнього улюбленця, скажи, як про нього піклуєшся. Використай наступні речення.
1. I give him food every day.
2. I give him water every day.
3. I give him a warm mat to sleep on.
4. I go for a walk with him.
5. I give him a clean place to sleep in.
6. I give him a cool place to sleep in summer.
4. До слів із першого рядка добери слова із другого рядка, що з ними римуються.
1) near do dry some
2) come cry too dear
