Gingerbread Man Once a granny made a Gingerbread Man. He jumped out of the oven and ran out of the house. Soon the Gingerbread Man met a cow. The cow said, “Glad to see you, Gingerbread man. I want to eat you”. But he said, “No, I am the Gingerbread Man. You can’t catch me”, and he ran along the road.
Soon he met a horse. The horse said, “I want to eat you, the Gingerbread man”. But he said, “No, I am the Gingerbread Man and you can’t catch me”. And he ran along the road.
Soon he met a goat. The goat said, “I want to eat you, the Gingerbread man”. But he said, “No, I am the Gingerbread Man and you can’t catch me”. And he ran along the road.
Soon he met a fox. The fox said, “I want to eat you, the Gingerbread man”. But he said, “No, I am the Gingerbread Man and you can’t catch me”. The fox said, “I can’t hear you well. Can you jump on my tongue, so that I can hear you well?” and opened her mouth wide. The Gingerbread Man said, “Oh, yes, I can”. The fox opened her mouth wide. The Gingerbread Man jumped on her tongue and the fox closed her mouth quickly. That was the end of Gingerbread Man.
LISTENING COMPREHENSION VARIANT 62
1. Listen to the text and decide if the statements are true or false. Once a woman made a Gingerbread Man.
He jumped out of the oven.
He ran along the road.
At first he met a cow.
The cow couldn’t eat the Gingerbread Man.
Next he met a fox.
The horse ate the Gingerbread Man.
The goat didn’t want to eat the Gingerbread Man.
The fox couldn’t hear the Gingerbread Man well.
The fox ate the Gingerbread Man.
2. Choose the correct answer to complete the sentences. Once a granny … a Gingerbread Man.
baked b) made c) roasted
… jumped out of the oven.
the pie b) the cake c) the Gingerbread Man
The cow … the Gingerbread Man.
liked b) wanted to eat c) didn’t want to eat
The horse … the Gingerbread Man.
caught b) ate c) didn’t eat
The Gingerbread man … along the road.
ran b) jumped c) went
… the Gingerbread Man met the goat.
suddenly b) at last c) soon
The last he met … .
a wolf b) a fox c) goat
The fox was … .
sly b) kind c) shy
The fox wanted … the Gingerbread Man.
to play with b) to eat c) to sing with
The Gingerbread Man was … .
clever b) silly c) sly
