Сборник рассказов на английском языке для чтения и обсуждения

М. М. Битюкова

Данное пособие представляет собой сборник коротких рассказов на английском языке. Состоит из двух частей. В первой части представлены рассказы на общеобразовательные темы – города и страны, ежедневные дела, виды транспорта и т.д. Вторая часть состоит из юмористических рассказов (анекдотов). После каждого рассказа предлагаются интересные задания на понимание прочитанного и обсуждение. Уровень – Elementary. Пособие подойдет для начинающих изучать английский язык и может послужить дополнением к пособию "Сборник упражнений по английскому языку" (Части 1 и 2) Битюковой М.М.

Part 1

Story One

Daily routine

Max Portman lives in Oxford. He is married and has two small children. He teaches in a secondary school. He gets up early and has breakfast at 7 o'clock. He starts work at 8 o'clock and leaves work at 4 o'clock.

He likes his job because he likes teaching children. But he doesn't teach every day. On Tuesday and

Thursday he stays at home with his children.

Johanna Portman is Max's sister. She doesn't have children. She's only 23. And she doesn't live in Britain. She lives in Spain. She works in a travel agency in Madrid. She doesn't get up early. She starts work at 10 o'clock. She doesn't have breakfast. She has a sandwich for lunch at 12 o'clock. She likes her job because it is very interesting. At weekends she visits her boyfriend, Pablo. He lives in Barcelona.

Practice:

A. Complete these sentences about Max and Johanna:

1. Max ......... in Oxford.

2. He ............ in a secondary school.

3. He ........... two small children.

4. He ............. up early.

5. He ............ breakfast at 7 o'clock.

6. He ............ work at 4 o'clock.

7. Johanna ........... ............ in Britain.

8. She ................. ........... children.

9. She ................ ............ up early.

10. She ................ ........... breakfast.

11. She ................ ............ work at 4 o'clock.

B. Make Questions about Max and Johanna (both Yes-No and WH – question)

E.g. Does Max live in London? Where does he work?

C. Talk about your Daily Routine.

Story Two

Bob's busy day

Bob's day begins at 6:30. He gets up, takes a shower and gets dressed. He always has breakfast and drinks a cup of coffee. Then he goes to the university for his classes. When he finishes his morning classes, he usually eats lunch at 12:00 in the cafeteria. At lunch, he sometimes talks with his friends. After lunch he goes to his afternoon classes. He usually comes home at about 5:00. He eats dinner and relaxes for a while. Sometimes he takes a walk or goes running. For the rest of the evening he reads and does his homework. Bob goes to bed about 11:00 pm. What a busy day!

Practice:

A. Choose the correct answer:

1. What time does Bob get up?

a) 7:00 a.m

b) 6:30 a.m.

c) 12:00 noon

d) 11:00 p.m.

2. What does Bob do after he eats breakfast?

a) He gets dressed.

b) He takes a shower.

c) He reads.

d) He goes to class.

3. At lunch, Bob sometimes....

a) talks to his friends.

b) has a cup of tea.

c) studies for his afternoon classes.

d) listens to music.

4. What time does Bob go home?

a) 11:00 p.m.

b) 7:00 a.m.

c) 5:00 p.m.

d) 5:00 a.m.

5. After dinner Bob ....

a) does homework.

b) relaxes.

c) lifts weights.

d) goes home.

6. What time does Bob go to bed?

a) 11:00 p.m.

b) 11:00 a.m.

c) 12:00 midnight.

d) 11:30 p.m.

Story Three

Helena’s usual day

Hello. My name is Helena Lopez. I work in a large company in Monterrey, Mexico. We make bottles and cans for soft drinks. I am a secretary. I answer the telephone and take messages. I also use a fax machine and a computer. My first language is Spanish but sometimes I speak English. Many of our clients are from the United States. My supervisor is Mr. Gonzalez. He is an engineer. I start work at 8:00 am. I usually drive to work. I have lunch from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm. I finish work at 5:30 pm. I go home and help my mother prepare dinner. We have dinner at 9:00 pm. After dinner I usually watch television for a