Номер 1, страница 84 - гдз по английскому языку 4 класс книга для чтения Верещагина, Афанасьева

1. Read the text and say why Ginger wrote a letter to her granny.

Shoes for Ginger

Ginger liked shoes. But she only had two pairs. She had a brown pair for school and a black pair for occasions¹ but didn’t think that two pairs were enough. So, one day, Ginger said to her mother, “I have only two pairs of shoes. I need more.” “You are still growing,” said her mother. “Two pairs of shoes are enough.”

Then Ginger got an idea. “Maybe grandmother will help me,” she thought. So Ginger sat down and started this letter:

Dear Grandmother,
You asked what I wanted for my birthday this year. I would like some new shoes. I take a size two. Please tell all my aunts and uncles. I can use any kind of shoes. I like all colours.
Please come for a visit soon,
Ginger

Ginger had many, many aunts and many uncles too. When they got the news, all her aunts and uncles ran out to buy shoes for Ginger and her grandmother bought her a pair of shoes too.
On Ginger’s birthday many boxes arrived at her house. Ginger smiled as she opened the first box. But as she opened the other boxes, she laughed. In every one of the boxes was a pair of new shoes!
Ginger had shoes to match all her clothes. She had red shoes, green shoes, blue shoes and black shoes. She had party shoes, school shoes, work shoes and play shoes. She even had boots for rain and snow. Ginger had a lot of shoes and all of them were a size two.

Now Ginger had so many shoes she had to look for places to keep them. Soon she began leaving shoes and shoe boxes all over the house. She left shoes on the TV and under the chairs and she even left a pair of shoes out in the rain.

Ginger liked her shoes, but they needed a lot of work. She had so many shoes to put on and take off and she had to clean every pair. Some days Ginger didn’t even have time to play.

Then one morning Ginger put on her blue shoes. “Oh-h!” she cried. “I can’t keep these shoes on because they hurt!” She put on her red shoes. “Oh! Oh!” cried Ginger. “This pair hurts too!”
Ginger’s mother looked at the shoes and said, “I’m afraid they are too little. Size two isn’t right for you anymore. I’ll have to buy you some bigger shoes.”
At the shoe shop Ginger got a pair of brown shoes for school and a pair of black shoes for occasions. This time her shoes had to be size three. “What will we do with all of my size two shoes?” asked Ginger and her mother said, “You can take them to school when they ask for old clothes.”

Ginger was so glad to give the shoes away. Now she had only two pairs of shoes to clean. “No grow- ing girl needs more than two pairs of shoes,” thought Ginger. “Next birthday I think I’ll ask for hats.”

1. Прочитайте текст и скажите, почему Джинджер написала письмо своей бабушке.

Ответ:

Ginger wrote a letter to her granny because she wanted new shoes for her birthday. She thought her grandmother could help her get them, especially since her mother believed two pairs were enough, but Ginger wanted more.

Джинджер написала письмо своей бабушке, потому что хотела новые туфли на свой день рождения. Она думала, что бабушка может помочь ей их получить, особенно учитывая, что ее мама считала две пары достаточными, но Джинджер хотела больше.