Английский разговорный шутя. 100 анекдотов на все случаи жизни - стр. 3

2. Fill in the blanks with the words from the text:

1. A farmer wanted to have his hens _______.

2. He was hoping he could get a _______ rooster.

3. Before setting him _______, he gave him a little talk.

4. He mounted all the horses at the same _______ pace.

5. In the pighouse he did _______.

6. His legs were _______ in the air, his eyes rolled_______.

7. A buzzard was already _______ above Randy.

8. The buzzard's _______ closer.

3. Say if the statement is true or false:

1. A farmer wanted to have his pigs serviced.

2. Randy here is the horniest rooster you will ever see.

3. So the farmer took Randy to the farm.

4. Before setting him loose, he had a long talk with Randy.

5. Having finished his way with each hen, Randy stopped.

6. The farmer, watching all of this, cried out, «O.K., Randy, carry on!»

7. A buzzard was circling above Randy.

4. Match the words and expressions in the left column to those in the right one:

5. Translate from Russian into English:

1. Он отправился на рынок в поисках петуха.

2. У меня как раз есть для тебя петух.

3. Я рассчитываю на тебя, что ты сделаешь свою работенку.

4. Ни слова не говоря, Рэнди с гордым видом направился в курятник.

5. Было много пронзительный криков и летящих перьев.

6. Рэнди закончил свои дела с каждой курицей.

7. Фермер смотрел на это все с недоверием.

8. Бедняга, ты убил себя. Я тебя предупреждал.

Любое предложение в английском языке, содержащее существительное, включает в свой состав и артикль – определенный, неопределенный или «нулевой»: А (неопределенный артикль) farmer wanted to have his («нулевой» артикль) hens serviced, so he went to the (определенный артикль) market looking for a rooster…

Проверьте свои навыки использования артикля, при необходимости обращаясь к грамматическому комментарию (раздел 1).

6. Insert articles where necessary:

1. _______ farmer wanted to have his _______ hens serviced, so he went to _______ market looking for _______ rooster.

2. He wanted to find _______ very good rooster to service all his _______ hens, and when he told this to _______ market vendor, man answered. «I've just _______ rooster for you.»

3. "Randy here i is greatest rooster you might have ever seen!"

4. So farmer took Randy back to the farm.

7. Render the joke.

A burglar had broken into a house late at night, in total darkness. He was working his way through the house making no noise when he heard a voice. He stopped and listened for a while and heard nothing. He continued his journey through the rooms looking for the one with all the «goodies» when he heard a voice again. This time he could faintly understand it. The voice said, «I see you and Jesus sees you.»