The Book of Riddles. Лексические задачки - стр. 3
essay сочинение; after the summer holidays после летних каникул; spend (spent, spent) проводить; vacation каникулы; almost почти; hour час; yet тем не менее; be sure быть уверенным; how the teacher would take it как учительница это воспримет
And indeed, when the teacher opened his exercise book, she frowned, because she saw something she never expected to see. This is what she saw:
But the next moment she smiled and said to herself, “This little rascal is really very talented. I hope he liked his stay in—”
In what country? Where did Johnny spend his summer holidays?
indeed в самом деле; frown хмуриться, нахмуриться; expect ожидать; the next moment в следующее мгновение; smile улыбаться; said to herself сказала сама себе; rascal негодник, шельмец, плут; talented талантливый; hope надеяться; his stay in его пребывание в
9. One plus One Makes One
Arrange these three pictures in the right order.
arrangeздесь: расположить; order порядок ◊ intherightorder в правильном порядке
10. The Ant Throws a Party
One day, the Ant decided to throw a party. The Grasshopper, the Bee and the Ladybug came, even the Dragonfly showed up.
ant муравей; throw a party устроить вечеринку; decide решить, принять решение; grasshopper кузнечик; bee пчела; ladybug божья коровка; dragonfly стрекоза; show up появиться
The host asked the guests to wipe their feet, and they did so without complaining. Only one guest didn’t like it. Guess who.
host хозяин; guest гость; wipe вытереть, вытирать; and they did so и они так и сделали; complain жаловаться ◊without complaining без жалоб, безропотно; guess догадаться, угадать
11. The Masked Ball
One day, the animals decided to have a masked ball.
The Wolf soon got tired of dancing. He approached a group of animals, and suggested a game of cards. Several animals agreed to keep him company.
masked ball бал-маскарад; decide решить, принять решение; soon вскоре; gеt tired of dancing устать танцевать; approach подойти, приблизиться; suggest предлагать; a game of cards партия в карты; several несколько; agree соглашаться; keep him company составить ему компанию
“But I warn you,” said the Wolf, taking out a deck of cards from his pocket. “If I catch any of you cheating, the swindler is going to get it in his impudent, ginger snout.
warn предупреждать; deck колода; pocket карман; if если; catch поймать; any of you кого-либо из вас; cheat обманывать, мошенничать ◊catch cheating поймать за обманом; swindler мошенник; impudent наглый; ginger рыжий, рыжеватый; snout морда (животного)