Charlie Misha and Lena like to skate. Every Sunday they go to the skating-rink.
One Sunday when they come to the skating-rink, they see a very interesting scene. A man teaches a monkey to skate. The monkey looks very funny. He has a red coat and a red cap on. Many boys and girls look at them, laugh and cry, "Well, Charlie! You can skate very well!"
When Lena sees the monkey at the skating-rink, she says, "Look, Misha! A Monkey is on the skates! Come nearer and look at him!" They come up and look at Charlie. They like Charlie.
The trainer asks the children, "What can you say about my pupil?"
"Oh, he is a very good pupil!" they say.
"And Charlie can play hockey well, too. Who wants to play hockey with Charlie? But he plays hockey only with the boys and not with the girls." Very many boys want to play with Charlie. The trainer gives them hockey-sticks and they begin to play. The boys and Charlie are happy. Charlie likes children. He likes to play with them. But soon the trainer says, "Now, Charlie, say good-bye to the children, it is time to go home!"
LISTENING COMPREHENSION VARIANT 76 1. Listen to the text and decide if the statements are true or false. Misha and Lena like to skate.
Every Monday they go to the skating rink.
One Sunday they come to the skating rink.
A man teaches a monkey to ski.
A monkey looks very funny.
Children laugh and cry.
Misha and Lena don’t like Charlie.
The trainer asks the children “What can you say about my pupil?”
Charlie likes to play hockey only with the boys.
Charlie likes children.
2. Choose the correct answer to complete the sentences. Misha and Lena like to _____.
a) ski; b) skate; c) cycling.
They come to the skating rink on ______.
a) Monday; b) Saturday; c) Sunday.
A man teaches _____.
a) a dog to skate; b) a monkey to ski; c) a monkey to skate.
A monkey has _____.
a) a blue coat and a red cap on; b) a red coat and a red cap on;
c) a red coat and a blue cap on.
Many children laugh and ____.
a) smile; b) cry; c) shout.
Misha and Lena come up and _____.
a) look at Charlie; b) laugh at Charlie; c) speak about Charlie.
The man is _____.
a) a teacher; b) a trainer; c) a driver.
The man asks the children: “What can you say about my ____”
a) dog; b) monkey; c) pupil.
Charlie can play _____.
a) football very well; b) hockey very well; c) chess very well.
The trainer give them ____.
