Lesson 13, страница 31 - гдз по английскому языку 5 класс книга для чтения Верещагина, Афанасьева

Rumpelstiltskin. Part I - страница 31.

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LESSON 13

Read the first part of the tale and say why the King got interested in the working man's daughter.

Rumpelstiltskin

(An English Tale)

Part 1

NEW WORDS

pretty	['prɪtɪ]	— хорошенький
smart	[sma:t]	— остроумный, находчивый
thus	[ðʌs]	— поэтому
to boast	[bəʊst]	— хвастать
to bake	[beɪk]	— печь хлеб, торт и т. д.
to spin	[spɪn]	— прясть
straw	[strɔ:]	— солома
immediately	[ɪ'mi:dɪətlɪ]	— немедленно

Once upon a time, there was a poor working man who was very proud of his daughter. She was a pretty child, but her father thought she was the most beautiful child in the world. She was smart, but her father thought she was the smartest child in the world. She was sweet and nice and kind and good, but her father thought she was the sweetest, nicest, kindest and best child in the world. The man loved to talk about all the wonderful things his daughter could do and especially about her beautiful garden full of different flowers: yellow daffodils, pink and white daisies, red and purple poppies, primroses, lilies, snowdrops, chrysanthemums and a bush of honeysuckle. All these flowers were in blossom in different seasons and thus her garden smelt pleasant and looked wonderful all the year round. The working man's daughter loved her garden and looked after it carefully.

Unfortunately, her father was fond of boasting and he told everybody he met what wonderful things his daughter could do:

"She can swim like a fish,

She can sing like a bird,

She can bake a cake,

She can speak Chinese,

She can do anything,

Yes, she can

And she can spin straw into gold."

Everybody who heard that was very much surprised at this. They could hardly believe their ears. "Straw into gold! What a wonderful thing!" everybody repeated.

When the King of that kingdom heard that there was a girl who could spin straw into gold, he sent for her father immediately.

King: I have heard your family is not very large.

Father: No, it isn't. It consists of my daughter and me. My daughter is a wonderful girl! I love her. And what a beautiful garden she has! She has poppies and lilies, daffodils and daisies, chrysanthemums, snowdrops and a bush of honeysuckle as well.

King: I have heard many other things about her. I have heard she can do many things. Many unusual things.

Father: Yes, she can, she can. She can swim like a fish, she can sing like a bird, she can speak Chinese.

King: Yes, yes. I've heard that. But she can do other things, unusual things. I hear she spins straw into gold.

Father: Umm ... Umm ...

King: Does she or doesn't she? Is it really true? Can she do such a thing?

Father: Well, yes, of course, of course, she can.

King: Then bring her here. I must see for myself if she can spin straw into gold.

And so the father went home and told his daughter that the King wanted to meet her. The girl couldn't understand why the King wanted to see her. Her father asked her to sing for the King. The girl agreed. And so the father took his daughter to the palace.

Read out as few sentences as possible to give the summary of the first part of the tale.

Решение.