THE BOY AND THE DOOR (9-th form)
READING COMPREHENSION
There was a small shop in a little street in an old town. In the shop there were beautiful things made of silver and gold. The small shop had a door that opened on the little street. The shopkeeper was standing at the open door.
“Come and buy! Come and buy!” called the shopkeeper. “Come into my shop and see all the beautiful things!” again he called. “Come in!
I shall show you beautiful things made of silver and gold.”
One day the shopkeeper had to go away to the king’s palace. The king wanted a beautiful gold ring and a silver cup from the shop. The shopkeeper called the boy who work for him. “I’m going to the king’s palace,” he said. “You must stay here. Do not leave the door of the shop whatever happens. Do you understand?”
“Yes, I understand,” said the boy.
The shopkeeper went away, and soon he came to the king’s palace. He gave the king, the ring and the cup. Then he went home. Soon he was back at his shop. He stopped and looked up in astonishment. “What is this?” he cried. “Why are so many people going into my shop?” Then the shopkeeper saw that the door of the shop was gone and so was the boy who work for him.
Just then, the shopkeeper saw the boy. He was in the street near the shop. The boy had the shop door on his back. He was standing in the square looking at some men who were doing tricks.
The shopkeeper ran to the boy. “I told you not to leave my shop,” he cried.
“No,” said the boy. “You told me not to leave the door. I did just as you said. I did not leave the door. I have the door here with me.”
TASKS FOR Reading Comprehension
Exercise 1. Choose the correct answer to the questions.
What did the shopkeeper sell? food / things
What were the things made of? glass / metal
Where did the shopkeeper go one day? market / palace
What did the shopkeeper tell the boy to do? not to leave the door / not to leave the shop
What did the shopkeeper see when he came back? the shop was closed / the shop was open
Where was the boy standing? in the shop / in the square
Did the boy understand the shopkeeper’s words exactly? yes / no
Exercise 2. Say if the statements are true or false. Correct the false statements.
It was a big new shop.
The shopkeeper usually stood at the open door.
The things in the shop were beautiful and expensive.
The shopkeeper asked the boy not to leave the door.
The shopkeeper went to the king’s palace.
When the shopkeeper came back, his shop was ruined.
The boy took the door with him.
The boy did what the shopkeeper had told him.
Exercise 3. Answer the questions.
What did the shopkeeper do to attract clients to his shop?
Why did the shopkeeper go to the palace?
What was the boy doing when the shopkeeper came back?
Exercise 4. Give your opinion on who was right: the boy or the shopkeeper.
Exercise 5. If you were a boy and wanted to go away, what would you do?
On Sunday afternoons in every major city many families go to the zoo with kids. They always have a lot of fun, see many rare animals, funny monkeys, tall giraffes, huge elephants and cute koalas. But what is going on with animals? On the one hand, animals are safe in zoos, which means they cannot be hurt in their cages. Secondly, animals have enough food, for example, they can always eat in a zoo, while they may be starving in nature. Furthermore, many poachers kill animals for their skin, fur and meat, but they cannot do it to animals in zoos. What is more, there are many species that are almost exterminated, but zoos help them reproduce and keep their species existing. The last but not least, if the natural habitat of some species is destroyed, ruined or is no longer for living in, zoos make cages that look exactly like the natural habitat. On the other hand, animals are kept away from their natural place of living. For instance, lions can never live in Berlin. Another major disadvantage of keeping animals imprisoned is too much noise and stress for them. Many people come to see them. For example, kids come near the cages and tease them, so they have a very stressful life unlike their natural way of living. Not to mention the fact that animals are not free. They are trapped in their cells like in prisons. In conclusion, there are many advantages and disadvantages of keeping animals in zoos and everyone is to judge by himself. However, before that think about yourself being kept in a cage and being seen just as an amusement!
2. In an economic sense, intensity may mean the levels of input per unit of output.
3. He had to examine the relationships between various important items in the balance sheet.
1. ферма должна быть достаточно большой, чтобы поддерживать более одной семьи.
2. В экономическом смысле, интенсивность может означать отношение вложений к единице продукции.
3. Он должен был изучить соотношения между различными основными пунктами в балансовом отчёте.