Lesson 16, страница 39 - гдз по английскому языку 5 класс книга для чтения Верещагина, Афанасьева

The Old Woman and the Doctor - страница 39.

Условие.

LESSON 16

Read the fable and prove that the Old Woman was clever.

The Old Woman and the Doctor

(Aesop's fable)

NEW WORDS

totally ['təʊtəli]	— совсем
blind [blaɪnd]	— слепой
treatment ['tri:tmənt]	— лечение
promised ['prɒmɪst]	— обещанный
the court [kɔ:t]	— суд
defence [dɪ'fens]	— защита
to prove [pru:v]	— доказать

An Old Woman became almost totally blind because of an illness of the eyes. She went to consult [kən'sʌlt] a Doctor. The Doctor examined the woman. She said she would pay him a lot of money if she recovered and nothing if she didn't.

The Doctor began his treatment and every time he paid the Old Woman a visit, he took away with him some furniture or some picture, a silver plate or a silver cup, forks, knives or spoons.

When the treatment was over, there was nothing left. The Old Woman saw that the house was empty and she refused to pay the Doctor the promised money. The Doctor took the Old Woman to the court, but she was ready with her defence.

The woman said, "The Doctor has told you the right facts. I agreed to pay him a lot of money if I recovered and nothing if I didn't. Now the Doctor says I have recovered, but I say that I'm blinder than ever. I can prove what I say. When my eyes were bad, I could at any rate¹ see well enough to know that there is much furniture and other things in my house. But now I can't see anything there at all."

1. Complete the questions and answer them.

1) An Old Woman became totally blind, ...?

2) The Doctor began his treatment in a strange way, ...?

3) Soon there was nothing left in the house, ...?

4) The house was empty, ...?

5) In the court the Old Woman was ready with her defence, ...?

6) The Doctor has told the court the right facts, ...?

7) The Old Woman didn't want to pay the Doctor anything, ...?

8) The Old Woman can't see anything in the house, ...?

2. Do you think the Old Woman or the Doctor will win?

Решение.