Section III

Task 1: Learning to Predict

1. Answer: It‘s good exercise. Keeps you fit.

Reason: The word ―yeah‖ suggests that the boy will say something in agreement with the woman‘s comment.

2. Answer: We turn the music up really loud and start dancing.

Reason: The phrase ―why not‖ suggests that the boys will simply dance in the street. 3. Answer: They can‘t do it like me yet.

Reason: The word ―but‖ suggests an opposite meaning. 4. Answer: It‘s a very old book.

Reason: The word ―actually‖ also suggests an opposite meaning.

5. Answer: Write down your address and I‘ll get the boy to bring them round.

Reason: The conversation takes place in a store. If the store owner agrees to deliver the goods, the only thing he wants to know will be the address of the customer. 6. Answer: Tell us all about it over dinner.

Reason: The woman sounds very much interested in the man‘s experience. So she will certainly ask the man to tell her something about it. Task 2: Dictation

The Foolish Frog

Once upon a time a big, fat frog lived in a tiny shallow pond. He knew every plant and stone in it, and he could swim across it easily. He was the biggest creature in the pond, so he was very important. When he croaked, the water-snails listened politely. And the water-beetles always swam behind him. He was very happy there.

One day, while he was catching flies, a pretty dragon-fly passed by. You‘re a very fine frog,‘ she sang, but why don‘t you live in a bigger pond? Come to my pond. You‘ll find a lot of frogs there. You‘ll meet some fine fish, and you‘ 11 see the dangerous ducks. And you must see our lovely water-lilies. Life in a large pond is wonderful!‘

Perhaps it is rather dull here,‘ thought the foolish frog. So he hopped after the dragon-fly.

But he didn‘t like the big, deep pond. It was full of strange plants. The water-snails were rude to him, and he was afraid of the ducks. The fish didn‘t like him, and he was the smallest frog there. He was lonely and unhappy.

He sat on a water-lily leaf and croaked sadly to himself, I don‘t like it here. I think I‘ll go home tomorrow.‘

But a hungry heron flew down and swallowed him up for supper.

Lesson 3

Section I

Task 1: I Don’t See It That Way A. Conversation 1:

1. Choose the best answer for each of the following statements.

(1) — (2): ba

2. Give brief answers to the following questions.