Kitobni o'qish: «Уютные истории на английском. А1. Читаем с удовольствием и повышаем уровень»

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Story 1. The Cat in the Café

Lisa had a hard time with her small café. It was in Garden street. The café was nice and warm, but very quiet. Lisa made good coffee and cakes.

Every morning, Lisa opened her café at 7 o’clock. She liked her work, but not many people came to her café. Lisa often felt sad.

One cold morning, Lisa saw a cat. The cat was orange and white. It sat near the café door. The cat looked hungry.

“Poor cat,” said Lisa. “Are you hungry? Come in!”

The cat looked at Lisa. Its eyes were big and green. Lisa gave the cat some milk. The cat was happy.

“You can stay here,” said Lisa. She named the cat Tom. He slept on the blue chair. He walked around and looked at people. People liked Tom very much. They said:

“What a nice cat!”

Tom was friendly.

More and more people came to the café. They wanted to see Tom and drink coffee. Children came to play with Tom.

Lisa was happy. The café was always full now. People called it “The Cat Café.”

Lisa took care of Tom very well. Tom was her best friend.

Every evening, when Lisa closed the café, she said to Tom: “Thank you, Tom. You changed everything.”

And Tom? He drinks milk and feels happy too.

Полезные выражения
▶ to have a hard time – испытывать трудности
▶ to come in – входить
▶ to take care – заботиться
▶ to change everything – изменить все

Упражнения

1

Прочитайте утверждения и напишите верно или неверно:

1. Lisa’s café was full from the beginning. ___

2. Tom was a black and white cat. ___

3. The cat came to the café on a rainy day. ___

4. Lisa saw Tom near the door. ___

2

Заполните пропуски:

1. Lisa had a small _______ in Garden Street.

2. The cat looked very _______ when Lisa first saw it.

3. More people _______ to see Tom.

4. Tom and Lisa became good _______.

5. Tom _______ Lisa’s life.

3

Ответьте на вопросы:

1. What time did Lisa open her café every morning?

2. What did Lisa give to Tom when he first came?

3. Where did Tom like to sleep in the café?

4. Why did more people come to the café?

5. What did people call Lisa’s café later?

Story 2. The Childhood Bicycle

David walks in his old street. He comes to his small town after twenty years. The houses are different now.

He stops and looks. There is a red bicycle near house number 12. The bicycle is old but nice. David likes this bicycle!

A man stands near the house. “David? Is that you?”

David looks at the man. “Alex? My old friend?” They smile and say hello.

“This bicycle looks like my old bicycle,” says David.

Alex laughs. “This IS your bicycle! You gave it to me when you moved to a new city. I have had it for many years. Look at your name here.”

David looks at the bicycle. Yes! His name is there – ‘David’.

“My son likes this bicycle,” says Alex. “I tell him about you and me. We were friends. We went to school together. We played in the park.”

“Yes! And we liked ice cream,” says David. “We ate ice cream every Friday.”

“Why are you here?” asks Alex.

“I have a new job here. I work near our old school.”

Alex smiles. “Good! My son wants to ride this bicycle. Can you help us?”

“Yes, of course!” says David.

Now David has his old friend and his old bicycle. Some good things never change.

Полезные выражения
▶ to stop and look – останавливаться и смотреть
▶ to smile and say hello – улыбаться и здороваться
▶ to look like – выглядеть как / быть похожим на
▶ to give it to somebody – отдать это кому – то
▶ to look at – смотреть на
▶ can you help us? можешь нам помочь?