Биболетова 3-4 класс – Учебник – Unit 11 – Understanding Each Other – Section 3 – Reading for Pleasure

1) Once upon a time – в давние времена
2) The best cheese in all the land – лучший сыр на всей земле
3) Everyone could smell that cheese – каждый мог почувствовать запах сыра
4) The king called the wise men – король собрал мудрецов
5) How to get rid of the mice – как избавиться от мышей
6) That’s easy – это легко

С – 6, 5, 2, 1, 3, 7, 4.

a) How can I get rid of these mice? (the king)
b) We know how to get rid of them. It’s easy, (the wise men)

1B, 2D, ЗА, 4C, 5E.

1) What did the wise men say for the first time? They said to bring in cats to the palace for the first time.
24) Who did the wise men take to the palace for the second time? The wise men took dogs to the palace for the second time.
3) What do you think the wise men did then? They took bog animals (wolves, lions, tigers) to the palace.

The wise men brought in lions: big lions, little lions, fat lions, thin lions. The lions chased every dog out of the palace. Now the lions were very happy. They liked living with the king. But the king was not happy. He didn’t like living with the lions. The king called in his wise men. “How can I get rid of these lions?” he asked them. “We know how to get rid of them,” said the wise men. “It’s easy.” The wise men brought in elephants: big elephants, little elephants, fat elephants. The elephants chased every lion out of the palace. Now the elephants were very happy. They liked living with the king. But the king was not happy. He didn’t like living with the elephants. The king called in his wise men. “How can I get rid of these elephants?” he asked them. “We know how to get rid of them,” said the wise men. “It’s easy.” The wise men brought in mice: big mice, little mice, nice mice, fat nice. The mice chased every elephant out of the palace. Now the mice were very happy. They liked living with the king. But the king was not happy. He didn’t like living with the lions. “Oh, no! They are here again.”

How did the king solve the problem?
Не made a deal with the mice. He learned how to get along with them. The king shared his cheese with the mice and the mice learned to eat with very nice manners.

c) There is always a way to get along with each other.

If you read the fairy-tale “The King and the Cheese” you can see there is always a way to get along with each other. The king didn’t like the mice but he learned to get along with the mice. The mice learned to get along with the king. The king shared his cheese with the mice and the mice learned to eat with very nice manners. If you want to be happy and have friends you must learn to get along with people.