Контрольная работа по чтению "Подарки дядюшки Мэтью"
методическая разработка по английскому языку (9 класс) на тему

UNCLE MATHEW'S PRESENTS

1. The ship on which Uncle Mathew was travelling struck an iceberg, and all the passengers had to take to the boats. In the night one of the boats filled with water and the passengers were thrown into the sea. Uncle Mathew's boat went to the rescue, but by the time it got there everybody was drowned except a baby who was lying smiling happily on a life belt. Mathew collected the baby and wrapped her in his coat, and when they were at last rescued by a liner and taken to England, tried to find someone to own her.
2. That was the trouble. Nobody knew for sure whose baby she was; there had been other babies on board, and three were missing. «She must go to an orphanage», said everybody but Uncle Mathew had a better idea. He remembered that he had meant to bring his niece Sylvia back a present. Now what can be better than this? He waited while the adoption papers were made out, took the baby and went home to London.

2. Seeing nobody in the hall he called rather angrily for Sylvia. Sylvia in a moment was down the stairs with Nana panting behind. «Darling, why didn't you let me know you were coming?» she said. Her uncle kissed her and pushed the baby into her arms. - « Look! I've brought you a present.»
3. «A baby!» Nana almost jumped the two last stairs. «Really, sir I don't know what you'll be bringing to the house next. Who do you suppose has time to look after a baby?»

«I thought all women liked babies,» Uncle Mathew protested. There was some trouble over giving her a name. Silvia chose Pauline, as she said Saint Paul was rescued from the se&, so it was suitable.

4.        A year later Uncle Mathew brought Sylvia a second baby. On his travels this time his leg had given him trouble and he was put into hospital. There he had made friends with a Russian, Boris by name. His wife had died leaving him a small baby. When Boris was going to die too, the nurse in the hospital

were most concerned. «What will we do?» «Don't trouble about that,» Uncle Mathew answered airily. «We have one baby at home that I have adopted. We shall have another.* Sylvia called this baby Petrova, as it reminded her of the child's Motherland. «Very nice for Pauline to have a companion,» said Sylvia. Nana was firm. «Now, sir, before you go away, do get it into your head, if you bring one more baby, I'll leave this house.»

5. Uncle Mathew didn't want to create an unpleasant situation (he remembered too well what Nana had said), so the last baby he did not deliver himself. He sent her round by a messenger in a basket with a letter. The letter said:

«Dear Niece,

This is the little daughter of a dancer. The father has just died, and the poor young mother has no time for babies, so I said I would have her. All her mother had to give her child was the little pair of shoes enclosed. I regret not to bring the child myself, but today I am joining my friend who is visiting some strange islands, and expect to be away some years. Yours affectionate uncle, Mathew

P.S.: her name is Posy. Unfortunate  but  true.»

Test

1. True or false.

1. Uncle Mathew was drowned.
2. Uncle Mathew wanted to bring his niece flowers as a present.
3. The second baby was called Ivanova.
4. Uncle Mathew was a crazy man.

II. Choose the right variant and complete the table below.

0.        Uncle Mathew found the baby ______

a.        on the iceberg

b.        in the sea

c.        in a drowning boat

d.        on a liner

1.        Uncle Mathew took the baby because        __.

a.        he didn't want it to be parentless

b.        he wanted to give it to his niece Sylvia as a present

c.        there were many other babies on board the liner

      d.   it was easy to adopt it
2. Sylvia and Nana        .

a.        didn't expect uncle Mathew to return that day

b.        were happy to see him with the baby

e.        expected some presents from Uncle Mathew

d. were just coming down the stairs when he arrived

3.        Sylvia called the baby Pauline because        .

a.        Uncle Mathew wanted it that way

b.        she liked the name

c.        she wanted Saint Paul to look after her

d.        the baby had been found in the sea and so had Saint Paul

4.        The second baby was called Petrova because        .

             a.        it was Sylvia's favourite name

b.        the girl came from Russia

e.        it sounded very beautiful

d.       the name suited Pauline's companion

5.        Uncle Mathew didn't bring the third girl himself because____.

a.        the girl's mother gave him ballet shoes in addition

b.        he didn't want to see his niece

c.        he wanted to avoid trouble at home

d.        he was going to far-away countries

3. Find in the text.

1. найти кого - нибудь, кто возьмёт её;
2. документы на удочерение;
3. это было подходяще;
4. подружился;
5. сожалею, что не доставил малыша сам.

4. Translate into Russian.

Uncle Mathew didn’t want to create an unpleasant situation (he remembered too well what Nana had said), so the last baby he did not deliver himself.

5. Answer the question.

What kind of man was Uncle Mathew? (Name as many character features as you can and prove your  answer).

«3» - I, II, III.

“4”  - I, II, III, IV.

“5” - I, II, III, IV, V.