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Giraffes
There are different kinds of animals on our
planet, and all of them are very important for
it. For example, everybody knows that the
sharks are dangerous for people, but they are
useful for cleaning seawater. There are two
types of animals: domestic (or pets) and wild.
People keep pets in their homes. And some
wild animals are very dangerous. Domestic
animals live next to people, whereas wild
animals’ “homes” are forests, jungles, oceans
and so on.
 Big ben
• The big clock on the tower of the Palace of Westminster
in London is often called Big Ben. But Big Ben is really
the bell of the clock. The clock bell is called Big Ben
after Sir Benjamin Hall. He had the job to see that the
bell was put up.
• One day he said in Parliament, «Shall we call the bell
St. Stephen’s?» St. Stephen’s is the name of the tower.
• But someone said for a joke, «Why not call it Big
Ben?» Now the bell is known all over the world by that
name.
 Text №1
Read the text and answer the questions.
• CLEVER MAX
• Mike and Liza are going to visit their grandmother. It is her birthday today.
They have cards and balloons. Mum is carrying a birthday cake. Dad is
carrying a present. They are going to go to Grandma’s house by car. Max,
their dog, cannot go to Grandma’s house with them. The car is very small.
• Dad opens the car and puts the present on the roof of the car. They all get
inside. And off they go! The present falls down on the ground.
• They are at the grandma’s house. She likes the cads and the balloons. She
likes the cake, too. She is very happy. “Where is the present?” asks Mum. “I
don’t know”, says Dad.
• There is a knock at the door. It’s Max! He has Grandma’s present. “You are a
clever dog, Max!” they all say.
• Grandma’s present is new pullover. She likes it very much. “What a lovely
pullover!” she says. The family is very happy. And Max is happy, too. Dad
gives him a big piece of cake, “Here you are, Max. Thank you very much.”
 Glossary______
•clever -умный
•are going to visit – собираются
навестить
•carry – нести, носить
•roof – крыша
•fall down – падать вниз
•car — машина
•Where are Mike and Liza
going?
•What is Mum doing? What is
Dad doing?
•Where is the present?
•Who finds and brings the
present?
•What is the present?
 Text №2
Read the text and answer the questions. 
• CHILDREN’S HOBBIES
• Emily Jones is eleven and her hobby is collecting dolls. Four
years ago her aunt gave her a doll from India. It had a beautiful
dress, long dark hair and gold earrings. Emily loved it and
started collecting dolls from other countries. Now she has more
than fifty dolls in her bedroom.
• Jim Hobbs loves sport and his favourite sport is basketball. Six
month ago he watched a basketball match on TV and he liked it
very much. Now he plays every day. He plays at school and he
plays at home. He has big posters of basketball players on his
bedroom walls and he reads magazines about basketball. There
is one problem – Jim is not very tall. But he is a good player. He
plays in his school team, and last week they won their first
match.
_____Glossary_____
•gold earrings — золотые серёжки
•started collecting – начала
собирать
•favourite — любимый
•posters — плакаты
•team – команда
•won — выиграли
• What is Emily’s hobby?
• How many dolls does she have
now?
• What is Jim’s favourite sport?
• Where does Jim play
basketball?
• What problem does Jim have?
 Exercise: Underline the verbs in the
present simple tense with one line, and
in the present continuous with two lines.

• AT THE SEASIDE
• Every summer we go to the seaside for two weeks. We
usually stay at the hotel. And here we are now. My
sister is sitting in the armchair and reading a book, her
little son is playing in the sun with his friend. One big
boy is swimming to a big black rock. I am not
swimming. I am helping my mother with dinner. But I
like swimming in warm water very much.
• Task I: read the following story.
• My name is Polly. I am ten. I am a schoolgirl. I go to school. I
like learning English and playing puzzles. I would like to tell
you about my family. It is neither big nor small. There are four
of us.
• I have got a mother. Her name is Jane. She is a teacher. She is
very responsible and creative. She likes her work. Her hobbies
are singing and shopping. My mother is fond of reading
detective stories.
• I have got a father. His name is Jack.  He is a doctor. He is
clever and hardworking. My father likes playing golf. He goes
in for sport to be healthy and strong. He is fond of fishing too.
• My brother Nick is small. He is only four. He likes playing
toys. Usually we get on well with him, but sometimes he is
very naughty.
• On Saturdays and Sundays we like to be together. Last Sunday
we went to the country. We had a good rest.
• Task II: decide whether the following sentences are true or false,
correct the false ones.
• Polly’s mother is a doctor.
• Polly has got a younger brother.
• Her brother Nick is a pupil.
• Polly is ten.
• There are five people in Polly’s family.
• Polly`s father is clever and hardworking..
• Last Sunday Polly’s family went to the Zoo.
• Last Sunday Polly’s family had a good rest.
• Task III: answer the following questions.
• What does the girl like?
• What is Polly’s father fond of?
• What did they do last Sunday?