BLACKIE Mr. and Mrs. Brown were going abroad for their holiday. They had a dog called Blackie which they were very fond of but they could not take him abroad with them , so they looked for a good place to leave him while they were away , and at last found a place which looked after the dogs well while their owners were away. They took Blackie there just before they left for their holidays, and sadly said goodbye to him.
At the end of their holiday they got back to England very late at night, and as they thought that the place where Blackie was staying might be closed at the late hour they decided to wait until the next morning before going to get him. So the next morning Mr. Brown got into his car and drove off happily to collect Blackie.
When he reached home with the dog, he said to his wife , “You know , dear, I do not think Blackie have enjoyed his stay at that place very much. He barked all his way home in the car as if he wanted to tell me something.” Mrs. Brown looked at the dog carefully and then answered, “You are quite right, dear. He was certainly trying to tell you something. But he was not trying to tell you that he had not enjoyed his stay at that place. He was only trying to tell you that you were bringing the wrong dog home. This is not Blackie!”
LISTENING COMPREHENSION VARIANT 95
1. Listen to the text and decide if the statements are true or false. The Browns were going abroad for their holiday.
They were very fond of their dog.
The Browns wanted to take Blackie with them.
They said goodbye to their dog and left for the holiday.
At the end of their holiday they got back to England very early in the morning.
The next morning Mr. Brown took Blackie back home.
They thought their dog had not enjoyed his stay at that place very much because he barked all the way home.
In the car the dog was trying to tell Mr. Browns something.
The dog was trying to tell that he had enjoyed his stay at that place.
