Елена Миклашевская - Зачем им столько времен?

Our chief (settle) the matter with a five-pound note, which (be) a month’s profit of the paper. The lady (leave), taking her damaged son with her.

Answer the questions:

1. What sort of newspaper did the narrator work in?

2. What question did he have to answer one day?

3. Who came to their office a week later? What did the narrator understand?

4. How did the chief settle the matter?

Vocabulary: counter – прилавок, sign – зд. вывеска, comb – гребень.

Tenses to use: Present Simple, Past Simple, Past Continuous, Future Simple

One dollar and eighty seven cents. That (be) all. The next day (be) Christmas. Delia (sit) in her room and (cry) because she (not/have) money to buy a present for Jim. At last she (stop) crying, (go) to the window and (look) out. She (have) an idea. She (put) on her coat and (leave) the house.

Delia (walk) along the street when she (see) a sign «Madam Eloise – HAIR». She (come) in. A fat woman (sit) at the counter.

«You (buy) my hair?» (ask) Delia.

«I (buy) hair», (say) Madam Eloise. «20 dollars», she (say) when she (touch) beautiful brown hair that (fall) like a coat around Delia.

The next two hours Delia (shop) for Jim’s present. At 7 o’clock the dinner (be) ready and Delia (wait). «Oh, I (hope) he (think) I (be) still beautiful», she (think).

The door (open) and Jim (come) in. She could not understand the look on his face.

«Jim, don’t look at me like this!» she (cry). «My hair (grow) very quickly! Look, what a wonderful present I (have) for you!» And Delia (give) Jim a lovely gold chain for his watch. Jim (not/say) a word. He (take) something from his pocket. There (be) the combs – the combs for her beautiful hair. But she (not/have) her long hair!

«Delia», Jim (say),» let’s keep our presents for a time. I (sell) my watch to buy you the combs. And now let’s have dinner».

Answer the questions:

1. Why was Delia sitting in her room crying?

2. What idea did she have suddenly?

3. How did Delia spend two hours after she left Madam Eloise?

4. Why did Jim look at Delia with a strange expression on his face?

5. Why could not Jim and Delia use their presents?

Vocabulary: tent – палатка, quiet little corner – зд. тихий уголок

Tenses to use: Past Simple, Future Simple, Future Continuous.

We (decide) to start on Saturday. Harris (say), «I (go) to Kingston in the morning. George (meet) us at Chertsey». The next question (be) where to sleep at night. George and I (not/want) to sleep in hotels.

«How beautiful», we (say). «We (sleep) by the river, with the birds, the flowers, trees around us…» I (think) about it…

…At the end of the day the world (be) peaceful and quiet. Our boat (move) into a little corner of the river. There we (put) up our tent, (cook) and (eat) our simple supper. Then we (sit) and (talk) quietly. Sometimes we (stop) for a moment or two and (listen) to the water. The silver moon (shine) down on us. The sound of the water (send) us to sleep and we (dream)…

Then I (imagine) a rainy day…

…We (be) very wet. There (be) a lot of water in the boat. We (get) out of the boat and (try) (put) up a tent. It (be) difficult to put up the tent in a good weather, but in wet weather it (be) impossible. When at last the tent (be) up, we (carry) the things out of the boat. Supper (be) mostly rainwater – rainwater bread, rainwater soup…

So, we (decide) to sleep out in tent on fine nights and in hotel in bad weather.

Answer the questions:

1. When did the friends decide to start their journey?

2. What was the next question to discuss?

3. How does the narrator imagine the end of the day on the river in good weather? In bad weather?

4. What did the friends finally decide?

Vocabulary: expensive – дорогой, witness – свидетель, blood – кровь

Tenses to use: Present Simple, Past Simple, Present Continuous, Past Continuous, Future Simple

1

For Sherlock Holmes, there (be) only one woman in the world. He (not/love) her, but after their meeting he (not/forget) her.

One evening in March I (visit) my friend at his home in Baker Street. We (sit) and (talk) when there (be) a knock at the door. A tall, strong man (come) into the room. He (wear) expensive clothes and a mask over his face.

«You (can) call me Count von Cramm,» he (say),«a very important person (send) me to ask for your help. I (talk) about the King of Bohemia».

«I (know), Your Majesty,» (say) Holmes. He quietly (smoke) his cigar.

«What! «the man (cry), «you (know) who I (be)!» He (pull) the mask off his face.

«You (be) right. Why I (hide) it? I (be) the King of Bohemia, Wilhelm von Ormstein. I (come) to see you myself because it (must) be a secret. You (understand)?»

«Very well, Your Majesty. Go on,» (say) Holmes.

«Five years ago I (meet) a woman called Irene Adler. I (love) her for a while. After I (leave) her, I (write) her some letters. And she (have) a photograph with us both.»

«That (be) a mistake, Your Majesty».

«I (know). But I (be) very young. Soon I (go) to marry Clotilde Lothman, daughter of King of Scandinavia. She never (marry) me if she knows about Irene… But you (not/know) Irene Adler. She can be as hard as a man. She (be) angry when I (leave) her, and she (not/want) me to marry another woman. I (be) sure she (send) that photograph to Clotilda’s family, and there (be) a terrible scandal. We (must) get the photo before she sends it.»

«I (be) sure we (find) it», (say) Holmes. «And the address of the young woman?»

«Briony Lodge, Serpentine Avenue, St. John’s Wood, London».

«Good night, Your Majesty, (say) Holmes, «I (hope) to have some good news for you soon».

Answer the questions:

1. Who came to Sherlock Holmes’s house that day?

2. Why was the man wearing the mask?

3. Did Holmes believe that the man was Count von Cramm?

4.What was the King’s story?

5.Why was the photo dangerous for him?

6.Why did the King think that Irene could send the photo?

2

When I (arrive) the next day, Holmes (not/be) there. I (wait) in his room when the door (open) and a very strange servant (come) in. He (wear) old, dirty clothes, but when I (look) at him carefully…

«Holmes!» I (cry).

«I (be) outside Miss Adler’s house,» he (answer) with the smile, «servants (be) always ready to talk, and I (learn) a lot about the young woman. She (have) a friend, Godfrey Norton, who often (visit) her. While I (be) there, Norton (arrive). After a short time he (leave) and (jump) into the taxi.

«To the church of St. Monica, as fast as you (can)!» he (shout). Two minutes later Miss Adler (run) out of the house, (jump) into another taxi and (say),

«To the church of St. Monica, quickly!»

I (take) a taxi and (go) after them.

«Come here, now!» Mr Norton (ask) me as I (come) into the church. They (need) a witness, and a servant from the street (be) better than nobody. Well, tonight, my dear Watson, I (need) your help».

«Of course, Holmes,» I (answer).

«Later, we (go) to Briony Lodge together. When we are there, Irene (ask) me to go into her house. You must wait outside, and when I shout „Fire!“, you (throw) this thing into the window». And he (give) a smoke-stick. «After that wait for me at the corner of the street».

Answer the questions:

1. Why did not Watson recognize his friend when he entered the room?