Choosy Mr White

Vocabulary (make sure you know these words):

• choosy [ˈtʃuːzi] - разборчивый, капризный;
• path [pɑːθ] - дорожка, путь;
• gate [ɡeɪt] - ворота;
• spoil the bushes - испортить кусты;
• damage the fence - повредить изгородь;
• mild climate - умеренный климат;
• a heavy snowstorm - сильная снежная буря;
• clear the snow away - очистить от снега;
• set to work - приняться за работу;
• dig [dɪɡ] - копать.

Task 1. Listen to the text "Choosy Mr White", and say what lesson Mr White was taught.

Task 2. Listen to the text once again and complete these sentences:

1. You know that the British climate…
2. When it begins snowing hard it can become…
3. One night there was…
4. When Mr White woke up in the morning he saw…
5. Mr White couldn't…
6. Mr White paid a man… from the path.
7. Don't throw the snow on that side, because…
8. Mr White was pleased until…
9. All the snow from the path was…
10. Mr White had to dig his car out…

Task 3. Tell the story on the part of Mr White or on the part of the man who was paid to do the job. You may use the task 2 as an outline.

 

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