Which word or phrase in the song means…? 1.the way you pronounce the words of a language - accent
2.a wooden stick to help you walk -
3.a person who is not a citizen of the country in which they live/ a being from another planet -
4.“rules” of good, polite behaviour -
5.“not knowing anything” (noun) -
6.“it doesn’t matter what” (phrase) -
7.the opposite of vanity -
8.something which burns to give you light -
9.clothes a soldier wear -
10.to face something, not run away from it -
Once upon a time there was a horse whose name was Reginald.Every morning he was delivering milk, he usually met his friend Blackie, who was a little black dog.
Reginald didn’t want to be a milkman’s horse.He wanted to be a racehorse and win the Derbi. And Blackie, who had rather short legs, wanted to be able to run very fast, like a hound.
One afternoon they were sitting in Reginald’s stable.Suddenly Blackie said that he had, an idea.
«Why do we not eat coal?» — he said. «Trains eat coal a run fast.»
They thought about this for a long time, and at last Reginald said: «Let’s try it,»
So they went down to the coal cellar. They were going to take some some coal, when Mrs Marry, the landlady, came in.
«What! You are stealing my coal!» — she began to cry, and she picked up a piece of coal and threw it at them.They ran away. They had never run so fast in their lives before.
Just then the Mayor was looking out of the window.
«Oh, that horse can run fast I’m sure it can win the Derby, look at the dog; it’s a real hound I’ll give them each a medal.» And he did.
1) Don't worry about the letter I have already posted it. (Не переживай о письме, я уже отправил его).
2) Nina has been learning English for 2 years. (Нина учила (и до сих пор учит) английский 2 года.
3) She has been playing tennis since she was eight.
4) The birds have already flown to the South.
5) The train has just come.
6) She has been teaching at this school for twenty years.
3) I have been reading Tolstoy stories in the park for two hours.
4) I have read three stories.
5) Granny has been waiting in the living room since morning.
6) She has knit a sweater for me.
7) My sister has been skating since childhood.
8) She has taken part in many competitions.