Практикум по аудированию к учебно-методическому комплексу Афанасьевой О.В., Английский язык, VI класс
учебно-методический материал по английскому языку (6 класс) на тему

Практикум по аудированию

к учебно-методическому комплексу Афанасьевой О.В., Английский язык,

часть VI      

Пояснительная записка

В стандарте основного общего образования по иностранному языку предъявляются следующие требования по обучению аудированию:

Восприятие на слух и понимание несложных текстов с разной глубиной и точностью проникновения в их содержание (с полным пониманием, с пониманием основного содержания, с выборочным понимание) в зависимости коммуникативной задачи и стиля текста.

Формирование умений:

• Выделять основную информацию в воспринимаемом на слух тексте и прогнозировать его содержание;
• Выбирать главные факты, опуская второстепенные;
• Выборочно понимать необходимую информацию прагматических текстов с опорой на языковую догадку, контекст;
• Игнорировать неизвестный языковой материал несущественный для понимания.

Данное учебное пособие представляет собой методические рекомендации по обучению аудированию.

Пособие преследует следующие практические цели:

Совершенствование умения аудирования с целью использования полученной информации в продуктивной речи;

Развитие умения говорения на основе аудиотекста;

Совершенствование лексических навыков и расширение тематического вокабуляра.

Тематика пособия изложена по содержанию УМК Афанасьевой О.В., часть VI.

Материал предназначен для учителей английского языка, работающих по УМК English для 6 класса школ с углубленным изучением английского языка авторов О.В.Афанасьевой и И.В.Михеевой, и содержит дополнительные упражнения ко всем текстам раздела Listening Comprehension.

Listening Comprehension to Lesson 1

«Why Does It Rain on the Road?"

A small boy called Tom and his father were having a walk in the

country. The sun was shining brightly in the cloudless sky. The day was nice and calm, as the weather forecast said “dry and warm in the morning with possible showers in the afternoon”. But we all know that weathermen sometimes make mistakes and it is a fact that weather in Europe has become really changeable. So, though Tom and his father didn’t expect any rainstorm it suddenly began to rain very hard. The father and the son did not have their umbrellas with them, and there was nowhere to hide from the rain. Soon they were very wet, and the small boy did not feel happy.

For a long time while they were walking home through the rain, the boy was thinking. Then at last Tom turned to his father and asked, “Why does it rain, Father? It isn’t very nice, is it?”

“No, it isn’t very nice, but it’s very useful, Tom,” answered his father.

“It rains and the fruit and vegetables grow for us and the grass grows for the cows and the sheep.”

Tom thought about his father’s words for a few seconds, and then he said, “Then, why does it rain on the road, Father?”

1.  Answer the following questions:

1. Where were the father and son walking?
2. What has become changeable?
3. What was the weather like on the day of Tom and his father’s walk?
4. How did the boy feel walking through the rain?
5. Why is the rain useful?

2.  Correct the words in bold type: 

1. A small boy called Tom and his father were having a walk round the town.
2. The sun was shining brightly in the cloudy sky.
3. The day was nice and warm.
4. But we all know that scientists sometimes make mistakes.
5. The weather in Europe has become really windy.
6. The father and the son did not have their umbrellas with them, and there was nowhere to hide from the sun.
7. Soon they were very tired, and the small boy did not feel happy.

Listening Comprehension to Lesson 2  

“How Climate Can Influence Meals” (#12)

In southern countries, where there is a lot of sunlight and it is usually hot, many people like eating their meals in the fresh air. In these areas

people often eat under trees or big umbrellas during the day because the heat is generally very strong. While in the evening they eat under the moon and stars which produces a romantic effect on people. This, for  example, is often done in Italy. The restaurants put tables in a garden or in the street and most people eat there and not inside the restaurants.

Renato was born in Italy and lived in a small town on the sea coast.

When he was thirty-two, he moved to London and bought a restaurant there. At first London seemed huge, grey and unfriendly to him. But by and by he began to like this city. Though he couldn’t forget Italy and his home town.

So, it’s not surprising that one day he put some of his tables out in the street. As you know it rains much more in England than it does in

Italy. That’s why Renato’s idea was not really good and did not work.

What happened to Mr Jenkins, a Londoner, one rainy afternoon, proves it. Mr Jenkins went to Renato’s restaurant and in the evening he said to his wife, “I had lunch at that new Italian restaurant today, and it rained all the time. It took me twenty-five minutes to drink my soup.”

1. Say if the sentences are “True” or “False”:

1. People like eating outdoors in southern countries.
2. Eating under the moon and stars produce a romantic effect on people.
3. Renato had a restaurant in a small town on the sea coast in Italy.
4. At first Renato liked London.
5. Renato put some of the tables out in the street.
6. Renato’s idea didn’t work because of a lot of rain in Italy.
7. Mr Jenkins’s soup had a lot of rainwater in it.

2. Answer the following questions:

1. Why do many people like eating their meals in the fresh air in southern countries?
2. Where was Renato born?
3. Why wasn’t Renato’s idea really good?

Listening Comprehension to Lesson 3

“Mice and Lions”

It was a beautiful morning in early spring. The sun was shining so brightly that it was impossible to stay in. That was the reason why Tom Robinson, who was a young biology teacher, decided to take his class to London Zoo. He phoned his pupils and said that he would meet them at the zoo. He wanted to show his class some rare species of animals, especially mammals, as that was the subject they were doing at the moment. So Tom Robinson took his class directly to the cages where animals of savannas were kept. Not far from the cages there were big baskets for rubbish, where people who bought ice creams and other things could throw the papers from them. While Tom was looking at the lions and thinking of those beautiful huge creatures, he forgot about his pupils for a second.

When he turned to them again, he was surprised to see that there was nobody near the lions’ cages. But he was even more surprised when he saw a crowd around the rubbish basket.

He went towards the crowd. They were his class. He looked over their heads and saw a little mouse which was running about among the pieces of paper in the basket and looking for bits of food. It was only a few centimeters from the children, but it was not afraid, and the children were happy and more interested in this small, common mouse than the wonderful lions.

Fill in with a word or phrase according to the text:

1. It was a beautiful morning in early ________ , so it was impossible to stay in.
2. Tom Robinson decided to take his class to _________.
3. He wanted to show his class some rare _________, as that was the subject they were doing at the moment.
4. Not far from the cages there were big baskets for _________.
5. Tom was looking at the lions and thinking of those huge _________.
6. He saw a crowd around the rubbish basket who were his _________.
7. The children were more interested in the ________ than the ________.

Answer the following questions:

1. What was the weather like?
2. Why did Tom Robinson decide to take his class to London Zoo?
3. What did he want to show his class?
4. What were there at the cages?
5. What were children more interested in?

Listening Comprehension to Lesson 4

“Why Don’t We Stop Him”

The Women’s Club had a meeting every Friday. And every Friday they invited someone to come and talk to them about important things. After that they had tea and asked questions. One Friday a gentleman came and talked to the club about different problems of ecology. He spoke about air and water pollution, acid rains and the greenhouse effect and then he mentioned the growth of population and shortage of food. “There is not enough food in the world for everybody,” he said. “More than half the people in the world are hungry. After that he spoke about cars and buses — their positive and negative effects. He said that cars bring help quickly and this is very important for the police and fire brigades and ambulances. Cars and buses do important work — they transport goods, take people to and from work. But they are dangerous, noisy, expensive and unhealthy. And there are often traffic jams. They do a lot of harm to the city atmosphere and ruin the beauty of the countryside because many new roads are built everywhere. Though the cars are very convenient and comfortable and they are much faster than trains and boats, people suffer a lot from them because nowadays people don’t have much exercise. Everybody knows that it is much healthier to walk or to ride a bicycle. But fewer people every year do that. Most of us prefer to go by car. “And there are more and more cars produced each year!” the gentleman said. “Just imagine a car producer is making a car every minute day and night somewhere in the world. How can we solve the problem?” He waited for a few seconds before he continued, but before he began to speak again, one of the club members, a young woman, had a ready answer. “Well, why don’t we find that man and stop him?”

Choose the right variant:

1. Every day the Women’s Club invited somebody …

a) to have tea with them
b) to talk to them about important things.

2)   One Friday a gentleman came to speak about different …

a) cars, buses and other means of transport
b) problems of ecology.

3)   He spoke about pollution, the greenhouse effect, acid rains and …

a) growth of fire brigades and ambulances
b) growth of population and shortage of food.

4)   Cars do important work because they …

a) transport people and goods 
b) produce traffic jams.

5) People suffer from cars because they …

a) ride bicycles 
b) walk less.

6)   The man said that a car producer is …

a) doing harm to the city atmosphere and ruins the beauty of the countryside
b) making a car every minute day and night somewhere in the world.

Listening Comprehension to Lesson 5

“Choosy Mr. White”

You know that the British climate is very mild and the British don’t see much snow during the winter. So when it begins snowing hard it can become a real disaster.Last winter happened to be especially frosty and one night there was a heavy snowstorm. So when Mr White woke up in the morning, he saw that his garden was full of snow. The snow was so deep that Mr White couldn’t take his car out. That’s why he paid a man to clear the snow away from the path that led from his garage to his gate. He said to this man, “Don’t throw any snow on that side, because it will spoil the bushes in my garden and they will look ugly; and don’t throw any on the other side, because it will damage my fence. And don’t throw any into the street, or the police will be angry.” Then Mr White walked to his office and the man set to work.When Mr White came back, the path was clean and the snow from it was not on the bushes, or the fence, or the street. Mr White was pleased until he opened the garage to get the car out.You can imagine how shocked Mr White was when he saw that all the snow from the path was piled on top of his car. The garage was so full of it that Mr White had to dig his car from under the snow.

  Choose the right variant:

1) The British don’t see …

a)  winter
b)  snow
c)  climate.

2)   Last winter it was very … and one night there was a heavy snowstorm.

a)  frosty
b)  windy
c)  snowy.

3)   The snow in Mr. White’s garden was …

a)  nice
b)  deep
c)  heavy.

4)   He asked the man not to throw any snow into the street because …

a)  the police will be angry   
b)  it will spoil the bushes   
c)  it will damage his fence.

5) When Mr. White came back …

a)  he walked to his office 
b)  the path and garden were clean
c)  he saw the garden full of snow.

6)   Mr. White was shocked because…
a)  the man had disappeared      
b)  the snow was cleared away
c)  all the snow was in his garage

Listening Comprehension to Lesson 8

“Playing with God”

Neil was five years old. He lived with his parents in the North of England not far from the city of York. The place where they lived had very attractive scenery with some beautiful hills and valleys, green meadows and a wonderful river with a lot of small waterfalls. Neil and his parents loved and admired the place very much. But there was one little problem. There were no neighbours near their house and as Neil had no brothers or sisters, there was nobody for the boy to play with. Neil’s father worked in the University of York, and his good friend Mr Fred Brown often visited him and his family. Mr Brown was a politician and a member of the government. But as he didn’t have his own children, he loved to talk to Neil when he came to visit his parents.

One Sunday Mr Brown had lunch with the family, and then Neil’s mother went into the kitchen and washed the dishes, and his father went to his study and had a very important telephone talk. “Stay here and talk to Mr Brown,” Neil’s father said to him.“And show him your toys,” his mother said. Neil showed Mr Brown his toys, and they talked for half an hour. Then Neil said to Mr Brown, “I’m going to go out and play with God in the garden now.”Fred Brown was surprised. “How do you play with God, Neil?” he asked him.

“Oh, it’s very easy but quite exciting,” Neil answered. “I just throw the ball up, and then God throws it back down to me.”

1. Fill in with the necessary information according to the text:

1. He lived with his mother and father in ___________ not for from __________.
2. The place where he lived had very attractive __________.
3. Neil and his parents ___________ the place very much.
4. The problem was that there were no __________ near their house and Neil had nobody to play with.
5. Mr. Brown was a good friend of Neil’s father and worked as a ________ and a member of the ________.
6. When Neil talked to Mr. Brown he told him that he was going to _________.
7. Mr. Brown was ________ with the boy’s words.
8.  Neil said that the game was very easy but ________.

2.  Say if the statements are “True” or “False”. If they are false – correct them.

1. Neil was nine years old.
2. Neil and his parents loved and admired the place where they lived very much.
3. Neil’s father worked in the University of York.
4. Mr Brown was a policeman.
5. Mr Brown loved to talk to Neil when he came to visit his parents.
6. Neil played with God in the garden.

Listening Comprehension to Lesson 9

"Driving to the Royal Hotel"

Paul, a businessman from France, told his friend Ian he wanted to visit London and see its places of interest. He added he was going to travel by car. Ian knew how much his friend was interested in the British Royal Family and everything connected with the Crown. Ian was sure that Paul should see the official royal residence in Buckingham Palace and the rest of the palaces that the Queen owned. He advised Paul to visit the British Museum, the Tower of London and Hyde Park. But he reminded his friend that all those places were in the centre of London and driving in London was very difficult. Paul was not afraid and said he would easily find all those places and his hotel. He was going to stay at the Royal Hotel, one of the best in the city. On his way to the hotel Paul stopped to have a look at the bright procession walking along the Mall. Paul admired the procession and even followed it in his car and then, suddenly, he understood that he had lost his way. He looked at the city map, but it didn’t help much: he couldn’t find his hotel. He drove round and round for an hour and then he stopped and got out of his car. A taxi came, and Paul stopped it. “Take me to the Royal Hotel,” he said. But he didn’t get into the taxi; he got back into his car. The taxi man laughed, but then he drove to the Royal Hotel. And Paul followed him in his car. They got to the hotel in two minutes.

Say if the sentences are “True” or “False”:

1. Paul was a businessman from Germany.
2. He was going to travel by taxi.
3. Jan recommended Paul to see some places of interest not far from London.
4. Driving in London was hard.
5. Paul was going to stay at the Ritz hotel, one of the best in the city.
6. Paul lost his way because he followed some bright procession in his car.
7. Paul followed the taxi and got to the hotel he had stayed in in 2 minutes.

Listening Comprehension to Lesson 10

"How to Make Everybody Happy"

Kevin lived in a big city and earned his living working for a large company. But Kevin didn’t like living in a city. He didn’t like the noise and the traffic and the crowds in the streets. He got so tired of the city that he decided to go away for a short while. Once he decided to visit his Uncle Ronald who lived in the country and stay with him for a few weeks. It was a very good idea because Uncle Ronald lived in a wonderful little village situated on the bank of a small river. The village consisted of several twin cottages that looked exactly the same and there was a lovely church on the top of the hill. Kevin loved it there so much that he felt sorry he didn’t know much about poetry, so that he could describe the countryside in a poem.

Anyway, Kevin enjoyed his stay in the country. Often he and his uncle went for a walk or for a drive in the car, and Kevin was so happy that he sang at the top of his voice, and Uncle Ronald sang along. They both laughed, and Kevin never felt stupid. Once Kevin noticed a strange thing: whenever they passed somebody, his uncle waved. Kevin was surprised and said, “Uncle Ronald, you know everybody here! Where did you meet all these people?” “I don’t know all of them,” said his uncle. “Then, why do you wave to them?” asked Kevin. “Well,” answered his uncle, “when I wave to somebody and he knows me, he is pleased. But when I wave to someone and he doesn’t know me, he is surprised and he starts asking himself, ‘Who is that man? Why did he wave to me?’ So he has something to think about during the rest of his journey, and the journey seems shorter to him. So I make everybody happy.”

Put the sentences in the logical order according to the text:

1. Kevin loved the countryside very much and enjoyed his stay in the country.
   2)  Once Kevin decided to visit Uncle Ronald.
   3)  Whenever they passed somebody, Uncle Ronald waved.
   4)  Uncle Ronald said he wanted to make everybody happy.
   5)  Kevin was surprised.
   6)  Kevin earned his living working for a large company.
   7)  Uncle Ronald said he didn’t know all the men he waved to.
   8)  Kevin and his uncle often walked or drove, and sang songs.
   9)  Kevin didn’t like the noise and the traffic.

Listening Comprehension to Lesson 11

 “The Wrong Family”

Jim was a clever young man who hated to work. He preferred to earn his living in a different way. He became a thief, but he didn’t want to steal things himself. So he found wicked people who were rather stupid and explained to them his plans saying what exactly they should do. One day Jim got interesting information about the head of the glove-making factory who had a teenager daughter and lived in a large and beautiful house just outside the town. The house was situated on the bank of the river, and there were no other buildings nearby. Jim was pleased to get the information and sent one of his people to the house to get the exact details, to check the information, just to watch the house for a while. It was evening, and when the man looked through one of the windows, he saw a man and a girl playing a duet on a piano. When he went back to Jim, he screamed at the top of his voice, “That’s the wrong family. They can’t have much money. Two people were playing on the same piano there.”

1.  Say if the statements are “True” or “False”. If they are false – correct them.

1)  Jim liked to earn his living at a glove-making factory.
2)  Jim wanted other people to steal things for him.
3)  Jim found clever young men and explained his plans to them.
4)  There were no other buildings near the glove-maker’s house.
5)  The man was sent to the house to listen to music.
6)  When the man came back to Jim he said that the family couldn’t have much money.

2.  Complete the sentences:

1) Jim was a _____________ who _____________.
2) He preferred to ________________.
3) Jim didn’t want to ________________ but found _________________.
4) The house of the head of the glove-making factory was situated _______________.
5) A man and a girl were playing____________________.

Listening Comprehension to Lesson 13

He Didn’t Like Saying “No”

Jim and Tim were good friends. But they were very different. Jim was hard-working, smart and modest. He was a loyal friend too. But Tim was very lazy and slow, though he was devoted to Jim and kind. The contrast between the young men was so striking that people couldn’t understand how Jim and Tim could be friends. Once the two friends were camping together. They found a picturesque place at the foot of a huge rock and put up a tent there. In the evening Jim said to Tim, “Here’s some money. Go to the village and buy some meat.”“I’m so tired,” answered Tim. “You go.” Jim didn’t say a word but went to the village and bought some meat and bread. When he came back, he said to Tim, “Here’s the meat. Could you please cook it?” But Tim answered that he wasn’t good at cooking. Jim had nothing to do but cook the meat himself. Cooking the meat kept Jim so busy that he asked his friend to cut the bread. “I don’t want to,” answered Tim, so Jim cut the bread. Then he said to Tim, “I’d like you to go and get some water, please.”“No, I don’t want to get my clothes dirty,” Tim answered, so Jim got the water. Finally Jim said, “The meal is ready. Come and eat it.”“Well, I’ll do that,” answered Tim. “I don’t like saying ‘No’ all the time.”

Say if the statements are “True” or “False”. If they are false – correct them.

1. Tim was hard-working, smart and modest.
2. Jim was very lazy and slow.
3. Jim and Tim were good friends.
4. When friends were camping together, they found a picturesque place at the foot of a huge rock.
5. Tim went to the village and bought some meat and bread.
6. Jim was good at cooking.
7. Tim didn’t like saying ‘No’ all the time.”

Listening Comprehension to Lesson 14

"Three Answers"

Three Answers Ed Newby was a very smart journalist and worked for a popular newspaper. As a journalist Ed had to travel a lot. He had been to the most picturesque places of the world, climbed high Rocky Mountains, taken part in rescue expeditions, crossed dangerous rivers and streams and wrote about all that in his articles. He was very nice and strikingly modest. But Ed had one weak point: he liked arguing very much. He argued with anybody and about anything. Sometimes the people whom he argued with were as smart as he was, but often they were not. When arguing with stupid people Ed realized that they sometimes said very unusual and funny things. Once Ed had an argument with a man who was not very clever. At the end of the argument the man said something which Ed couldn’t forget. He said, “Well, sir, you should never forget this: there are always three answers to every question: your answer, my answer and the correct answer.”

Match the beginning of the sentence with the correct ending according to the text:

1. Ed had to                                             a)  dangerous rivers and streams
2. Ed had climbed                                    b)  arguing very much
3. Ed had crossed                                    c)  a stupid man
4. Ed had taken part in                             d)  answers to any question
5. Ed was                                                e)   travel a lot
6. Ed liked                                               f)   rescue expeditions
7. Once Ed argued with                           g)  high rocky mountains
8. There are usually three                         h)  very nice and strikingly modest

Listening Comprehension to Lesson 16

" How Had We All Met"

When Dick was six years old, he went and stayed with his great grandparents on their farm for a few weeks in the summer. The farm was situated on the bank of the mighty Mississippi which rises in the north of the US. Dick talked a lot with his great-grandmother while he was there, and she told him a lot of interesting things about their family which he had not known before. When he came home again to his own parents, who lived in New York, the city of skyscrapers, he said to his father, “Is it true that I was born on the shores of Lake Michigan?”

“Yes, it is, Dick,” his father answered.

“And were you really born in Germany?” Dick asked. “Yes, that’s right,” his father answered. “I was.” “And is it true that Mummy was born in Ireland, in a small village on the coast of the Irish Sea?” Dick continued.

His father said, “Yes, it is. It was a very small village then without any attractions but for beautiful green meadows stretching for long distances and a small chain of hills. But why are you asking me all these questions?”

Dick answered, “Because when Granny told me all those things while I was with her, I couldn’t understand how we had all met with such a mixture of birthplaces.”

Choose the correct answer:

1)  When Dick was … years old he went to his great-grandparents.

a) sixteen
b) seven
c) six

2) His great-grandparents lived …

a) in the summer
b) on the farm
c) in the village on the caost of the Irish Sea

3)  It was situated

a) in Germany
b) in New York
c) on the north of the USA

4)  Dick’s father was born in …

a) New York
b) Germany
c) Ireland

5)  Dick was born …

a) in Ireland
b) on the shores of Lake Michigan
c) in Germany

6)  The boy couldn’t understand

a) his Granny
b) his family
c) how they all met

Listening Comprehension to Lesson 20

"Worse Than a Small Child"

Mr and Mrs Harris had four children. One Saturday Mrs Harris thought that it would be a good idea to take the children to a funfair in the park. At first Mr Harris didn’t want to go: he worked five days a week except Saturdays and Sundays and got very tired. But Mrs Harris and the children were very eager to go. Naturally, Mr Harris had to agree. He took out his automobile, and the family drove to the park. The territory of the park was vast and very beautiful. Mr Harris was forty-seven years old but he enjoyed the funfair more than the children. He ate a lot of sweets, nuts, apricots, peaches and ices. He went from one ride to another. Most of all he liked the roller coaster and least of all — the shooting competition. But generally he enjoyed every minute of it.

Mrs Harris and the children looked at him in surprise and then one of the children said to her mother, “Daddy’s just like a small child, isn’t he, Mummy?” Mrs Harris was quite tired after she had followed her husband from one ride to another and she answered, “He’s worse than a small child, Mary, because he’s got his own money.”

Answer the following questions:

1)  How many children did Mr. and Mrs. Harris have?
2)  When did the action take place?
3)  Why didn’t Mr. Harris want to go?
4)  How old was Mr. Harris?
5)  Why were Mrs. Harris and the children surprised?

Listening Comprehension to Lesson 21

“He Never Told a Lie”

Once there lived a teacher who had worked at school for very many

years. He was an extremely good teacher but then he became old

and retired. Now he had a lot of free time and often went for a walk

in the park. This was the most suitable place to escape from the city

noise.

One day he was taking his usual walk in the park and noticed a group

of young boys standing near the bushes. In one of the bushes there was

a graceful small cat that resembled his own cat Pussy. The old gentleman

came to the boys and asked what was happening. One of the boys explained

to him, “We are having a competition. We’re telling lies, and the one who

tells the biggest lie will keep the cat.”

The old gentleman was just like all grown-ups: he thought it was a

good chance to teach the boys a useful lesson, so he said to them, “This

is quite an extraordinary competition. But you know, boys, I’ve never told

a lie in my life.” All at once there was a great laughter from the boys,

and they cried, “You’ve won! Now you can take the cat.”

b) Listen to the text again and do the tasks from the section

Make the right choice: ‘True’, ‘False’ or ‘Don't Know’.

1. He worked at college for many years.
   2)  He fell ill and retired.
   3)  He sometimes went for a walk in the park.
   4)  He liked to go to the park very much.
   5)  The boys were sitting on the bench.
   6)  The boys had a cat called Pussy.
   7)  The man organized a competition among the boys.
   8)  The man wanted to teach the boys a useful lesson.
   9)  The said he had never told a lie in his life.
   10) The man took the cat.

Listening Comprehension to Lesson 22

" Don’t Speak Too Soon"

Jack was a young man. He worked in an office. Every day Jack looked through a lot of mail: telegrams, telexes, periodicals and official papers. He often got tired and used to say, “Sitting on a chair for eight hours every day and then sitting at home in the evening is not very good for health.” Every summer during a holiday he went to some faraway picturesque places by train and then walked every day for five or six hours or rode a horse.

Last spring he took a map to his stepbrother Nick and said, “Nick, you’ve been to many continents and countries. You have walked the Alps and the Rockies. I am going to America in August and I would like to walk from this place to this place on the day of my arrival.” And Jack showed Nick the places on the map. “Can I borrow your rucksack?” Jack asked.

“You certainly can,” answered Nick. “But how can you do it in one day? The map is flat and the mountains are not.”

Choose the right variant:

1)  Jack was:

a) old
b) young

2)  He often

a) in the office
b) at the post office

3)  Jack got tired:

a) to sit at work
b) to read mail

4)  Every summer he went … on holiday.

a) to his stepbrother Nick
b) to some faraway picturesque places

5)  Jack brought … to Nick.

a) a rucksack
b) a map

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