The Cat and the Cock Once upon a time there lived a cat and a cock and they were really good friends. The cat played the violin and the cock sang. When the cat went to get something to eat, the cock stayed at home and looked after the house. When the cat was going out he always told the cock:
- Do not let anybody in and do not go out even if somebody calls.
-Ok, ok. - said the cock. He went to the house and waited for the cat to come back home.
The fox visited the cock and decided to decoy him. She came up to the window when the cat was not at home and said:
- Come here, dear cock, come here to me. I have gold wheat and honey water.
And the cock answered:
- No, no, no, the cat said no!
The fox saw that it did not work. Once she scattered gold wheat near the window and sat behind the bushes. The cock saw that nobody was there. As the cock went out, the fox caught him and ran to her house.
LISTENING COMPREHENSION VARIANT 53
1. Listen to the text and decide if the statements are true or false. 1. The cock and the cat were really good friends.
2. The cat sang and the cock played the violin.
3. The cock stayed at home and looked after the house.
4. The fox visited the cat.
5. The fox decided to decoy the cat.
6. The fox scattered gold wheat near the door.
7. The fox scattered gold wheat and sat behind the trees.
8. As the cock went out, the fox caught him.
9. The cock went out to pick some wheat.
10. The fox caught the cock and ran to the forest.
2. Choose the correct answer to complete the sentences. 1. Who were really good friends?
a) a cat and a fox;
b) a cock and a fox;
c) a cock and a cat.
2. Who played the violin?
a) a cock;
b) a cat;
c) a wolf.
3. What did the fox scatter near the window?
a) gold wheat;
b) some pieces of bread;
c) some seeds of sunflower.
4. Where did the fox sit?
a) behind the trees;
b) behind the house;
c) behind the bushes.
5. Who stayed at home and looked after the house?
a) the fox;
b) the cat;
c) the cock.
6. Who went to get something to eat?
a) the cock;
b) the cat;
c) the fox.
7. What did the cock do when the cat went out?
a) He went to the house and waited for the cat.
b) He opened the gate and looked around.
c) He picked some wheat.
8. Whom did the fox catch?
a) the cock;
b) the cat;
c) the hen.
9. Where did the fox run?
a) to her house;
b) to the forest;
c) in the village.
10. What did the fox decided to do?
a) to decoy the cock;
b) to visit the cock;
c) to eat the cock.
