A Barking Dog Does Not Bite One Sunday morning a father and a son were at home.
“Sam,” said the father, “put on your cap and coat and let us go for a walk”.
Sam was happy. He liked to go out with his father. He put on his cap and a coat quickly and said:
“Father, I’m ready.” Sam and his father went out into the street.
Suddenly they saw a big black dog. The dog began to bark. Sam was very afraid of the dog. He wanted to run home but his father said:
“Don’t be afraid, Sam. Don’t you know the proverb: “A barking dog does not bite?”
“Oh, yes,” said Sam, “I know the proverb, you know the proverb, but does the dog know the proverb?”
LISTENING COMPREHENSION VARIANT 54
1. Listen to the text and decide if the statements are true or false. Sam and his father put on their caps and their coats and went out for a walk.
Sam was happy.
He liked to go out with his mother.
Sam and his father went out into the yard.
They saw a big black and white puppy.
The puppy began to bark.
Sam was not afraid of the dog.
Sam’s father wanted to run home.
Sam knew the proverb.
The dog didn’t know the proverb.
2. Choose the correct answer to complete the sentences. 1. This story is about… .
a. Sam and a dog
b. Sam and his father
c. Sam, his father and a dog
2. Sam put on:
a. his cap and his jacket.
b. his cap and his coat.
c. his hat and his coat.
3. Sam and his father went… .
a. for a walk
b. in for sport
c. into the street
4. Sam was … .
a. sad
b. ready
c. happy
5. He liked… .
a. to go for a walk
b. to play with his father
c. to go out with his father
6. In the street they saw… .
a. a big white dog
b. a big brown dog
c. a big black dog
7. The dog began … .
a. to bite
b. to bark
c. to run
8. Sam wanted … .
a. to run home
b. to run to his father
c. to run
9. Sam’s father said: … .
a. “Don’t be sad, Sam”
b. “Don’t cry, Sam”
c. “Don’t be afraid, Sam”
10. The proverb knew… .
a. Sam.
b. Sam and his father.
c. Sam, his father and a dog
