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Text «The Ant and the Grasshopper»

( за підручником О. Карп'юк «English» 6 клас, стор. 156)
Once upon a time there was a grasshopper who played the violin. Like all grasshoppers, he loved
the summer. He didn't work at all but when the sun was hot, he played his violin and sang and
danced all day.
An ant lived near the grasshopper. She was very different from her neighbour. Did she like music
and singing and dancing? No, she didn't.
The ant worked hard. She worked from morning until night. She picked up food and carried it to her
house in the anthill.
The grasshopper laughed at her. «You've been working for days and days. Why don't you sing and
dance like me? » he said. «The sun is hot. The sky is blue. It’s summer. Don’t work so hard. » But
the ant said: «After summer comes autumn, and after autumn comes winter. I must work. You must
work. »
The grasshopper didn't listen to the ant. He laughed and started to sing and play and dance again.
The hot summer passed slowly and then it was autumn. The weather was colder but the grasshopper
still played his violin and sang and danced.
The winter arrived. The grasshopper stopped playing his violin. It began to snow. The grasshopper
was cold and he was very hungry, too.
Then he remembered the ant and all the food in the anthill. He walked through the snow. He arrived
at the ant's house and knocked on the door.
«Please, please, »said the grasshopper, «can I come in? I am so cold and hungry. I have nothing to
eat. »
But the ant said: «I worked hard through the summer. You didn't. You played your violin and sang
and danced. You laughed at me in the summer. Well, now it is winter. Tell me, who is laughing
now? »
She closed her door and the grasshopper walked slowly away through the snow to look for a kinder
friend.
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Text «The Ant and the Grasshopper»
Tasks
I Match
1. to play violin a) закривати двері
2. to pick up food b) танцювати
3. to dance c) любити музику
4. to close the door d) стучати у двері
5. to like music e) збирати їжу
6. to knock on the door f) грати на скрипці
I I Complete the sentences
a) There was a grasshopper who played …
b) The violin;
c) The guitar;
d) Games.
1) The grasshopper lived near…
a) An aunt;
b) The anthill;
c) An ant.
2) An ant was very….from her neighbour
a) Stronger;
b) Different;
c) Kind.
3) An ant said: "I must work. You must…"
a) Play;
b) Sing;
c) Work.
4) When winter came, the grasshopper remembered about…
a) An ant;
b) Food in the anthill;
c) Friend.
5) An ant closed…
a) Her door;
b) Her corn-bin;
c) Her eyes.
III Choose a correct answer
1) Did an ant like music and singing and dancing?
a) Yes, she did;
b) No, she didn’t;
c) Yes, she does.
2) Why didn’t the grasshopper work?
a) He liked to sing and dance;
b) He liked to laugh;
c) He liked to walk.
3) Were the grasshopper and an ant friends?
a) No, they weren’t;
b) Yes, they were;
c) No, they aren't.
4) Did an ant work hard?
a) Yes, it does;
b) Yes, it was;
c) No, it didn’t.
5) What did an ant say to the grasshopper?
a) She said “Who is playing now? “;
b) She said “Who is singing now? “;
c) She said “Who is laughing now? “.
6) What did the grasshopper decide to look?
a) He decided to look for a clever friend; for
b) He decided to look for a kinder friend;
c) He decided to look for a stronger friend.
IV Render the text in Ukrainian.
How do you think: what does it mean «to have a real friend»? Express your opinion.