The Fox in the Well

One day a red fox goes for a walk. He comes to a well. He wants to drink. He doesn’t know that there is no water. The Fox looks down and falls into the well. He cannot get out of it and begins to cry.
But then he hears that somebody comes to the well.
It is a goat. The Fox is very clever and has a plan how to get out of the well.
The Goat looks down and sees the Fox.
‘Hullo, Mr Fox! What are you doing there?’ he asks.
‘Hullo, Mr Goat. I am having a good time here,’ says the Fox. ‘The grass in the well is very good.’
‘Do you eat grass?’ asks the Goat.
‘No, I don’t. But you can come down and eat it. It is very good.’
‘Oh, you are so kind. Thank you,’ says the Goat.
And he jumps down into the well. Then the Fox jumps on the Goat’s back, gets out of the well and runs away.

1 Прочитай текст “The Fox in the Well”.
2 Повтори следующие слова и выражения.
one day — однажды
to go for a walk — прогуляться
a well — колодец
cannot get out of — не может вылезти из
goat — козел
grass — трава
to come down — спускаться
to jump down — прыгать вниз
back — спина
to get out — вылезать
to look down — посмотреть вниз
to be kind — быть добрым
3 Подбери к английским словам и выражениям их русские эквиваленты.
1) one day
2) to go for a walk
3) a well
4) cannot get out of
5) goat
6) grass
7) to come down
to jump down
9) back
10) to get out
11) to look down
12) to be kind
a) спина
b) прыгать вниз
c) спускаться
d) быть добрым
e) посмотреть вниз
f) вылезать
g) колодец
h) прогуляться
i) однажды
j) трава
к) козел
1) не может вылезти
4 Прочитай текст еще раз.
5 Выбери окончание предложения, выражающее основную идею текста.
The text is about
a) the red Fox who falls into the well.
b) the Goat who wants to eat grass in the well.
c) the clever Fox and the silly Goat.
6 Выбери правильные ответы на вопросы.
1) Where does the Fox come to?
a) He comes to a well.
b) He comes to a wall.
c) He comes to a house.
2) Who comes to the well then?
a) the Wolf
b) the Rabbit
c) the Goat
3) Why does the Goat jump down into the well?
a) Because he wants to drink.
b) Because he wants to help the Fox.
c) Because he wants to eat grass.
7 Закончи предложения.
a) One day the Fox goes for a _________.
b) The Fox_____________into the well.
c) The Goat _______________and sees the Fox.
d) ‘I am having a good_______________’, says the Fox.
e) The Fox asks the Goat to__________ and eat grass.
f) The Goat _______________into the well.
g) The Fox jumps on the Goat’s ______________.
8 Выполни тест на понимание прослушанного текста.
Если утверждение верно, то рядом с номером поставь знак «+», если нет, то знак «—».
a) The Fox wants to drink.
b) The Fox looks down and sees the Goat in the well.
c) The Goat wants to help the Fox.
d) The Fox has a plan how to get out of the well.
e) The Goat falls into the well too.
f) The Fox jumps on the Goat’s back and gets out of the well.
g) The Fox helps the Goat to get out of the well.
9 Ответь на вопрос.
Who is clever, a goat or a fox?

Keys
3 1) i; 2) h; 3) g; 4) 1; 5) k; 6) j; 7) c; b; 9) a;
10) f; 11) e; 12) d.
5 c).
6 1) a; 2) с; 3) c.
7 a) walk; b) falls; c) looks down; d) time; e) come
down; f) jumps down; g) back.
8 a) +; b) – ; c) – ; d) +; e) 0 +; g) ~.