Saturday morning
Saturday morning was fresh, and the world was full of happy life. The
flowers and trees were very beautiful that morning. Tom wanted to go to Cardiff
Hill, beyond the village; but he came out of the house sadly. He had a brush in one
hand and a bucket in the other. The bucket contained a lot of whitewash and Tom
had to use it on the fence. It was thirty yards long and nine feet high. Life was very
sad for Tom. He put the brush into the whitewash and moved it across the wood.
Then he looked up and saw Jim. Jim was carrying a bucket. He was going to get
the day’s water at the pump. Tom remembered that there were other boys at the
pump. Jim could talk to them. But there were no other boys at the fence. “Jim!”
Tom called. “I’ll get the water if you help me with this paint”. Jim said no. “The
old lady said I mustn’t paint the fence,” he replied. “She said I must get the water.”
“Oh, she always talks like that”, Tom cried. “Give me that bucket. Let me bring the
water. I’ll give you a marble, Jim”. “A marble!” Jim said. He was less certain now
because he liked marbles. “But I’m afraid of the old lady”, he said.
I. Which of these sentences are true (T) and which are false (F)? Write T or
F.(верно – не верно?)(спиши предложения, напротив каждого
предложения поставить true-верно (T) или false-не верно (F)
1. Tom wanted to go to Cardiff Hill, but it was raining.
2. Tom looked sadly at the fence, because it was 30 yards long and 9 feet high.
3. Tom saw Jim who was going to the river with other boys.
4. Tom promised to get the water if Jim went away and not laughed at him.
5. Jim liked marbles and was ready to help Tom, but he was afraid of the old lady.
If you look at the map of Europe you will see that Great Britain is not large. It takes 6 hours to travel in a fast train, from London, the capital of England, to Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. And the June from London to Plymouth takes a little over 4 hours by train.
There are 4 part of Great Britain England, the capital is London, Scotland the capital is Edinburgh, Wales the capital is Cardiff and Northern Island the capital is Belfast. Great Britain lies not far from continent. It is separated from Europe by the North Sea and England Channel. The channel in it's narrowest part The Strait of Dover is only 32 kilometers.
Great Britain has a very good geographical position, as it lies on the crossways of the sea routes from Europe to other parts of the World.
The sea connects Britain with most European countries such as: Belgium, Holland, Denmark, Norway, Russia and some other countries. The main sea route from Europe to America also passed thought the channel.British climate is mild and damp. It often rains frogs are quit frequent especially in the West and south-west. The Gulf Stream a warm ocean current warms to seas around the British coast moderating the climate, giving it cold Summers mild winters. The temperature in winter seldom falls below zero and the field and meadow are green all year round.
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