Елена Миклашевская - Зачем им столько времен?

«So mysterious. Where it (be)?» (say) Harris.

In the end, George (get) behind Harris, and he (see) it.

«There it (be)!» he (cry). «It (be) there all the time!»

«Where?» (cry) Harris, spinning around.

«Stand still!» (roar) George, flying after him.

And they (get) the butter off Harris and (pack) it into the pot again.

The packing (finish) at 12 o’clock, and we (go) to bed. «Wake us at 6.30, George,» (say) Harris. George (make) no answer, and we (find) out that he (be) asleep for some time already.

Answer the questions:

1. Why was the narrator disappointed when the packing started?

2. What made him angry when he had locked the suitcase?

3. What was the problem with the toothbrush?

4. What proved that George and Harris were not very good at packing?

5. How did they manage to lose the butter? How was it found?

Vocabulary: maze-лабиринт, give up hope – терять надежду.

Tenses to use: Past Simple, Future Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect, Past Perfect Continuous, Future-in-the-Past Simple, Future Perfect, Past Continuous Passive, Future-in-the-Past Simple Passive.

When we (come) to Hampton Court Palace, Harris (ask) me if I ever (be) to the maze there. He (say) he (be) to there once to show a friend the way. He (study) the map of the maze carefully before he (go) there, so he (be) sure that the way out (find) very quickly. Harris (say) to his friend, «We (go) in and (walk) around for some time. By lunch time we (come) out of the maze.»

Soon after they (go) in, they (meet) some people. Those people (say) that they (be) there for an hour and they (have) enough of it. Harris (tell) them they (bring) out very quickly. More and more people (join) Harris. They (give) up all hopes of seeing their families and friends again.

They (walk) around for some time when they (see) a piece of cake on the ground. Harris’s friend (say) that they already (pass) it earlier. Harris (get) angry and (start) again. He now (follow) by about twenty people. Ten minutes later they (find) themselves in the center of the maze.

After that, every time they (try) again, they (arrive) back in the center. In the end, they all (start) to shout, and a keeper (come). He (climb) the ladder, and (call) to them, «Wait there! I (get) you out soon!»

But he (be) a young keeper who (work) in the maze for a very short time, so he (get) lost, too. They (have) to wait for one of the old keepers to let them out…

Harris (say) it (be) fine) to get George into the maze on the way back.

Answer the questions:

1. What did Harris tell the people in the maze who couldn’t find the way out?

2. What did the piece of cake on the ground show them?

3. How did all their attempts to leave the maze end?

4. What did they have to do in the end?

Vocabulary: knocker – дверной молоток

Use the variety of tenses in Active and Passive Voice.

That evening Scrooge (have) his dinner in the little eating house where he always (go) in the evening. He (read) his newspapers and (go) home to bed. He (live) in the rooms that once (belong) to his dead partner. By the time of the story Marley (be) dead for seven years.

When Scrooge (come) to his house, he (see), to his great surprise, that the knocker (not/be) a knocker any more, but (become) the face of Jacob Marley! As Scrooge (stand) there, it (become) the knocker again. Scrooge (unlock) the door and (go) up the stairs.

He (sit) in front of the fire when he (see), with great surprise and horror, that the bell (move) slowly from side to side. But it (not/pull) by anyone. Suddenly, a strange figure (appear) in front of him. It (be) Marley’s ghost! The death-cold eyes (look) at Scrooge.

«What you (want)?» (ask) Scrooge, trying to pretend that he (not/be) afraid, «who you (be)?»

«In life I (be) your partner, Jacob Marley. The spirit of every man who (not/help) people (travel) endlessly through the world after death. I (be) dead for seven years. For seven years I (travel) on the wings of the wind. All that time I (carry) my chains. Since I (die), I (have) no peace, no rest. And although you (not/see) your chains, you (carry) them since you (begin) to be interested in money more than in anything in your life. Listen to me, Scrooge. By midnight I (leave) you, but remember what I (tell) you. By Christmas you (visit) by three spirits. At one o’clock the spirit of Christmas Past (come) to visit you. Then the ghost of Christmas Present (appear). By the time they (leave) you, you (remember) all your life. Then you (visit) by the spirit of Christmas Yet To Come. You never (see) me again, but for your own peace after death, remember me!»

The spirit (walk) to the window which (begin) to open. Outside, the air (be) full of spirits. They all (cry) sadly. Scrooge (close) the window, (go) straight to bed and (fall) asleep immediately.

Answer the questions:

1. How did Scrooge usually spend his evenings?

2. What surprised him when he came home and was about to open the front door?

3. What frightened him when he was sitting by the fire?

4. What did Marley’s ghost warn Scrooge about?

5. Who was Scrooge going to be visited?