NOTES: Earn - зарабатывать
Tired- усталый, уставший, утомлённый
Looking for- искать что-либо
master- хозяин
policy- политика
Exercises and Assignments on the Text Assignment № 1 Give English equivalents for the following words and expressions from the text and use them in the sentences of your own: быть честным –
приятный человек –
которого никто не знал–
даже на хлеб –
к вечеру –
отдохнуть –
мне было нечем заняться –
сразу догадаться –
через десять минут –
готов заплатить –
я должен забрать собаку –
вернул собаку хозяину –
Assignment № 2 Give Russian equivalents for the following words and expressions from the text and use them in the sentences of your own: earn some (a lot of, little) –
become great friends –
be in need for smth –
wear a uniform –
it takes (took, will take) smb. some time to
do smth. –
to be angry with –
with joy –
Assignment № 3 Answer the following questions: 1) Whom did the author meet at his friend’s house one day?
2) Did General Miles recognise the author? Why could not he?
3) Prove that the author’s childhood was very hard?
4) Why did the boy find himself in the hotel one day?
5) Who ran into the hall suddenly? It was a funny little dog, was not it?
6) Why did the boy sell the dog to General Miles for three dollars?
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7) What happened ten minutes later?
8) What brilliant idea came to the boy's mind?
9) How did he manage to take the dog back?
10) Did the boy's behaviour prove his words, "Never ask for money you haven't earned"?
