E) Read the following story: Bob is a young sailor. He lives in England, but he is often away with his ship. One summer he comes back from a long voyage and finds new neighbors near his mother's house. They have a pretty daughter, and Bob soon loves her and he wants to marry her when he comes back. Bob promises the girl to send a present from every port. Bob's first port is Capetown in Africa, and he sends the girl a parrot from there. The parrot speaks three languages. When Bob's ship reaches Australia, a letter comes from the girl. The letter says, “Thank you for the parrot, Bob. It tasted much better than a chicken.” a) Write the story again. Use THE SIMPLE PAST. b) Answer the questions about the story: 1. What was Bob? He was a young sailor. 2. What change did he find when he was back home? 3. How was their daughter? 4. How did Bob feel about the girl? 5. What did Bob tell the girl? 6. What did Bob send the girl from Capetown? 7. Where is Capetown?

Перевод задания: Прочитайте рассказ. а) Перепишите рассказ, используя простое прошедшее время. б) Ответьте на вопросы по рассказу.

a) The story in the Past Simple

Bob was a young sailor. He lived in England, but he was often away with his ship. One summer he came back from a long voyage and found new neighbours near his mother's house. They had a pretty daughter, and Bob soon loved her. He wanted to marry her when he came back. Bob promised the girl to send her a present from every port. Bob's first port was Capetown in Africa, and he sent the girl a parrot from there. The parrot spoke three languages. When Bob's ship reached Australia, a letter came from the girl. The letter said, “Thank you for the parrot, Bob. It tasted much better than a chicken.”

Перевод: Боб был молодым моряком. Он жил в Англии, но часто уходил в плавание на своём корабле. Однажды летом он вернулся из долгого плавания и обнаружил новых соседей возле дома своей матери. У них была хорошенькая дочь, и вскоре Боб влюбился в неё. Он хотел жениться на ней, когда вернётся. Боб пообещал девушке присылать ей подарок из каждого порта. Первым портом Боба был Кейптаун в Африке, и оттуда он послал девушке попугая. Попугай говорил на трёх языках. Когда корабль Боба достиг Австралии, от девушки пришло письмо. В письме было сказано: «Спасибо за попугая, Боб. Он оказался гораздо вкуснее цыплёнка».

b) Answers

1. Bob was a young sailor. (Боб был молодым моряком.)
2. He found new neighbours living near his mother's house. (Он обнаружил, что возле дома его матери поселились новые соседи.)
3. Their daughter was pretty. (Их дочь была хорошенькой.)
4. Bob soon fell in love with her. (Боб вскоре влюбился в неё.)
5. He told her that he would send her a present from every port. (Он сказал ей, что будет присылать ей подарок из каждого порта.)
6. He sent her a parrot. (Он послал ей попугая.)
7. Capetown is in Africa. (Кейптаун находится в Африке.)