Номер 1, страница 104 - гдз по английскому языку 4 класс книга для чтения Верещагина, Афанасьева

1. Read the text and say how the monkey got water on a hot summer day.

A Drink of Water

It was a very hot day in the forest. All the birds and animals were tired of sleeping. However, a small brown monkey could not sleep because he was very thirsty indeed.

He looked for some water to drink but couldn’t find it anywhere as it had been a very hot and dry summer. At last the monkey saw a big pot. Was there water in it? He couldn’t see any water, but then, it was very dark in there. The monkey put his hand into the pot and his long fingers felt cold water. What should he do? Imagine, the water was so near and yet so hard to reach.

The small brown monkey sat down on the stone near the pot and felt thirstier than ever. He knew there was the hippopotamus’s pond nearby. However, he knew that the water in it was very dirty, but then, he was very thirsty! He decided to go to the pond and when he got there, he discovered that he couldn’t drink the water. It was very dirty. “I can’t drink that,” he said as he sat down on the bank of the pond crying.

Now the hippopotamus was in the middle of the pond. She saw the monkey and heard him crying. She heard the monkey’s words and understood that he didn’t like her beautiful water. She couldn’t believe her ears and thought she didn’t like this proud monkey. Nevertheless, the hippopotamus had a kind heart and when she saw that the monkey was crying, she swam to the bank and said, “There, there, do you want a drink, then?”

The monkey looked up quickly and saw a large, smiling face which greeted him. In fact, he rather forgot his manners and just looked and looked at the hippopotamus. Then he quickly remembered himself and said, “Good afternoon. Yes, I would very much like a drink because I’m so hot and thirsty.” “Then just you wait for me. I’ll get out of the pond and I’ll help you to look for the water,” said the hippopotamus.

When she got out, there was much less water in the pond. The monkey looked at the pond and saw it too. “Oh, please, get in again!” the monkey said. “But I want to help you,” said the hippopotamus. “And so you will,” said the clever small brown monkey. The hippopotamus did not understand but was glad to hear the monkey’s answer. She went again into the pond and sure enough the water rose again in the pond.

“Hurrah!” shouted the monkey.

Then he remembered his manners again and said quietly, “Thank you for your help. Thank you very much indeed,” and ran to the tall fat pot as fast as he could.

Back at the pot he quickly gathered big stones which were near the pot, the biggest stones he could find. Then he began to put the stones into the pot, one by one. “Splash!” went the first one, “Splash!” went the second.

There were more and more stones in the pot, and soon the water was high and the monkey could drink the cold water. “And when the water gets low again,” he said happily to himself, “I can always put some more stones in.”

Isn’t he a clever monkey?

1. Прочитайте текст и скажите, как обезьяна достала воду жарким летним днем.

Ответ: The monkey got water by putting big stones into the pot. As he put more and more stones in, the water level rose, and he could finally reach and drink the cold water.

Обезьяна достала воду, бросая большие камни в горшок. По мере того как он бросал всё больше камней, уровень воды поднимался, и он наконец смог достать и выпить холодную воду.