XII Give the literary translation of the extract: p. 47. “There is nothing at all, your Majesty …and nobody – except the King – need know.”

XIII Agree or disagree with the following statements. Use the words from Appendix 1.

1 Jane was in bed because she was punished and was not allowed to stand up.

2. The kids saw a goat in the Lane.

3. The Cow had an uncomfortable and full of troubles life until a star fell on its horn.

4. The Cow was always dancing and it made her feel uncomfortable.

5. Having lost her star, the Cow felt happy because she could live her ordinary life.

6. Now the Cow is roaming about the world looking for her star.

XIV. Answer the following questions.

1 What kind of life did the Red Cow lead?

2. What happened one day?

3. What feeling did she have while dancing?

4. What made her give up her talent?

5. Characterize the King. What kind of person was he?

6. How did the Cow feel having lost her star?

XV Give the retelling of the text as if you were:

• Mary Poppins;

• One of the kids;

• The Red Cow;

• The King.

XVI. Write an essay giving your opinion on the problem: “What is better – to love a sedate but routine life or to have a talent and live restlessly?”

Chapter 6

Bad Tuesday

I.Read, translate and transcribe the following words, give explanation of their meaning. Say in what situations these words and combinations are used.

Bedclothes

To increase

To be muffled by smth

To twitch

To be in disgrace

To do smth purposely

To neglect to do smth

To wash behind one’s ears

To let out the water

To swell

To kick

To knock smth out of smth

A clumsy

To mop up the water

I meant to

To go right/wrong with smb

To scrape

To scream

A rolling-pin

To be ashamed of smb

To beg smb’s pardon

To bump into smb

To be sound asleep

To do a forbidden thing

To scribble on the blotter

To knock against smth

To upset an inkpot

Not to feel the least bit sorry

To put out one’s tongue at smb

To crawl

To dawdle

To get out of bed the wrong side

To scoff

Mr. Smarty

To pull oneself together

To anticipate smb’s visit

To share smb’s dinner

To fling up one’s hands in surprise

To drop in

To try one’s strength against smb

To shrug one’s shoulders

To serve smb right

II.Replace the following words with their synonyms from the given list.

To call in; to be a deserved punishment for smb; to wait for smb’s call; to bump into smb; to upset smth; an awkward person; to feel the shame; to write on the blotter; to show smb one’s tongue; to compete with smb; to concentrate; to sleep tight; to do smth that is not allowed; to have dinner together with smb; to remove the water; to grow larger; to yelp; to have a bad mood; to creep.

III.Give the three forms of the following verbs, translate and transcribe them.

To wake, to know, to make, to take, to go, to bathe, to let, to swell, to meet, to bend, to mean, to tell, to begin, to lose, to sniff, to choose, to tie, to run, to give, to burst, to dust, to forbid, to upset, to find, to stand, to speak, to shut, to hear, to dare, to swagger, to shine, to swing, to draw, to see, to hold, to lie, to lay, to spin, to wear, to sit, to lead, to fling, to ring, to spread, to think, to rise, to raise, to flicker, to break, fry, to spend, to beat, to flee, to outrun, to burn, to withdraw, to loom, to catch, to throw, to beseech, to smell.