Task 3. Match the names of the following famous cats with their descriptions: 1. Dinah 2. Tom 3. The Cheshire Cat 4. Crookshanks 5. Puss in Boots 6. Garfield 7. Mrs Norris 8. The Cat in the Hat 9. Macavity. A. The cat with a squashed face who belongs to Harry Potter’s best friend. B. The cat that creates chaos when he comes to the house of two children, where he is away one of the characters of Dr. Seuss. C. The lazy, cynical, sarcastic orange fat cat who loves lasagna and hates Mondays—from a comic strip created by Jim Davis. D. The pet cat of Argus Filch, the caretaker of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, who helps her master to find misbehaving children. E. The criminal cat, also known as the Hidden Paw, one of the main characters in T. S. Eliot’s 1939 poetry book “Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats” and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical “Cats”. F. Alice’s loyal and curious pet in Lewis Carroll’s “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland”. G. The cat who is always at war with his neighbour, the mouse, and is one of the two main characters in the famous cartoons about them first created in the 1940s. H. The cat who keeps grinning (smiling) at Alice during her adventures in Wonderland, as well as disappearing and appearing over and over again until nothing is left of it but its grin. I. The cat in a fairy tale who uses trickery to help his poor master gain power, money and the hand of a princess in marriage.

Перевод задания: Соотнесите имена следующих известных кошек с их описаниями.

1. 1 — F: Dinah — Alice’s loyal and curious pet in Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. (Дайна — верный и любопытный питомец Алисы в «Приключениях Алисы в Стране чудес» Льюиса Кэрролла.)
2. 2 — G: Tom — The cat who is always at war with the mouse. (Кот, который постоянно враждует с мышью.)
3. 3 — H: The Cheshire Cat — The cat who grins at Alice and repeatedly disappears. (Чеширский кот, который улыбается Алисе и постоянно исчезает.)
4. 4 — A: Crookshanks — The cat belonging to Harry Potter’s best friend. (Кот, принадлежащий лучшей подруге Гарри Поттера.)
5. 5 — I: Puss in Boots — The fairy-tale cat who helps his poor master become rich and powerful. (Кот в сапогах, который помогает своему бедному хозяину разбогатеть и получить высокий статус.)
6. 6 — C: Garfield — The lazy orange cat who loves lasagna and hates Mondays. (Ленивый рыжий кот, который любит лазанью и ненавидит понедельники.)
7. 7 — D: Mrs Norris — Argus Filch’s pet cat at Hogwarts. (Кошка Аргуса Филча в Хогвартсе.)
8. 8 — B: The Cat in the Hat — The cat who causes chaos in the house of two children. (Кот, который устраивает беспорядок в доме двух детей.)
9. 9 — E: Macavity — The criminal cat known as the Hidden Paw. (Кот-преступник, известный как Скрытая Лапа.)

Ответ: 1–F, 2–G, 3–H, 4–A, 5–I, 6–C, 7–D, 8–B, 9–E.