Название: Английский разговорный шутя. 100 анекдотов на все случаи жизни
Автор: Отсутствует
Жанр: Иностранные языки
isbn: 978-5-17-064604-3, 978-5-271-26535-8
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cute милый, славный
loose свободный
to fit подходить по размеру (об одежде)
loose-fitting свободного покроя
pink розовый
sleeveless без рукавов
strap тесьма, лямка
аре обезьяна
exhibit выставка, экспозиция
аре exhibit обезьянник
gorilla горилла
bars решетка
to grunt ворчать, сердиться
to pound колотить
chest грудь; грудная клетка
obviously очевидно
to notice замечать
excitement возбуждение
to suggest предлагать
to tease дразнить
poor бедный
fellow парень
to pucker морщить (губы), складывать (губы) в гримаску
to lift поднимать
thigh бедро
to drive двигать, понуждать
crazy сумасшедший, чокнутый
to grab хватать, захватывать
to rip рвать; раскрывать
to fling толкать, бросать
to wiggle one's bottom крутить задом
to go ape обезьянничать
to play along играть до конца
to wake the dead разбудить мертвого
to tear the bars down сносить решетку
to drive sb crazy сводить кого-л. с ума
1. Answer the questions to the text:
1. What sort of a dress was the wife wearing?
2. How did the gorilla start to behave when the couple was passing its cage?
3. What was the ape excited by?
4. What did the husband suggest that his wife do when he noticed the gorilla's excitement?
5. What did the husband suggest she do with the straps of her dress?
6. What drove the poor gorilla absolutely crazy?
7. Do you think the wife had really had many headaches?
2. Fill in the blanks with the words from the text:
1. A man and his wife are visiting the _______ zoo.
2. She's wearing a cute, _______ dress.
3. They walk through the _______ exhibit.
4. The gorilla is _______ excited at seeing the lady.
5. The man suggests that his wife _______ the poor fellow.
6. Then the husband suggests that she _______ one of her straps fall.
7. This drives the gorilla absolutely _______.
3. Say if the statements are true or false:
1. As they pass in front of a very large gorilla, the gorilla falls asleep.
2. The gorilla is obviously excited at seeing the pretty lady in the pink dress.
3. The husband, noticing the excitement, suggests that his wife tease the poor fellow.
4. Mr. Gorilla gets even more excited, making noises that would kill the alive.
5. This drives the poor gorilla away.
6. The husband grabs the gorilla, rips open the door to the cage, and flings her in with the wife.
4. Match the words and expressions in the left column to those in the right one:
5. Translate from Russian into English:
1. На ней красивое, свободного покроя платье без рукавов, на лямках.
2. Горилла начинает обезьянничать.
3. Горилла явно возбуждена при виде дамы в розовом платье.
4. Муж предлагает жене подразнить бедного парня.
5. Он производит шум, который разбудил бы и мертвого.
6. Горилла готова снести решетки.
7. Он быстро хватает ее и толкает в клетку.
В сложных предложениях с союзом that (The husband suggests that his wife СКАЧАТЬ