Dogs (after Ogden Nash)
Vocabulary (make sure you know these words):
- to frown [fraʊn] - хмуриться;
- to rescue [ˈrɛskjuː] - спасать;
- to drown [draʊn] - тонуть;
- a leash [liːʃ] - поводок.
Task 1. Listen to the poem "Dogs", read and learn it by heart.
Dogs (after Ogden Nash).
The dog is man’s best friend.
He has a tail on one end.
Up in front he has teeth.
And four legs underneath.
Dogs like to bark.
They like it best after dark.
A dog that is indoors
Wants to be outdoors.
But let him out – and what then?
He wants to be in again.
Dogs cheer up people who are frowning
And rescue people who are drowning.
Dogs in the country have fun.
They run and run and run.
But in the city this species
Is walked around on leashes.
Dogs are friendly, loyal and honest.
Of all the pets I like them most.