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      Study the words and expressions given below:

      bull бык

      to satisfy удовлетворять

      local местный

      population население

      heifer телка

      to relax расслабляться

      to line up выстраивать(ся)

      feed trough кормушка

      gal сленг girl девушка

      ma'am разг.madam мадам

      pretty excited разг. сильно возбужденный

      here is how it works вот как это работает

      in a nice orderly fashion чинно; стройными рядами

      feeding time время кормления

      Hang on! разг. Погоди!

      a few more еще немного

      is gonna разг., сленг is going to

      this is gonna work это будет работать

      to show respect показать (выказать) уважение

      Sure! Точно! / Конечно!

      to make sure удостовериться, делать наверняка

      1. Answer the questions to the text:

      1. How many bulls were there?

      2. What were their names?

      3. Why was George pretty excited?

      4. Where did he want to go and why?

      5. Why did Sam suggest that they wait until the heifers were lined up at the feed trough?

      6. Where did Sam and George plan to meet?

      7. Did they meet?

      8. Wasn't Sam a real gentleman?

      9. Wasn't George a gentleman, either?

      2. Fill in the blanks with the words from the text:

      1. There were two bulls, a young _______ named George and an old _______ named Sam.

      2. It was that time of year _______ the local female population.

      3. Young George was _______ excited.

      4. George, _______.

      5. We'll wait _______ they're lined up at the feed trough.

      6. Feeding time came and all the heifers were _______ up.

      7. Now, George, here is how this is _______ work.

      8. One more important thing _______.

      9. He remembers Sam's instructions about _______ polite.

      3. Match the two parts of each sentence:

      4. Match the words and expressions in the left column to those in the right one:

      5. Translate from Russian into English:

      1. Молодой Джордж был здорово возбужден.

      2. Пришло время кормления.

      3. У Сэма было еще несколько советов.

      4. Вот как это будет работать.

      5. Встретимся в середине.

      6. Погоди, Джордж. Стоит запомнить еще одну важную вещь.

      7. Окажи им уважение и будь вежлив.

Revise English Grammar

      В предложениях There were two bulls… It was that time of year… мы имеем дело с конструкциями, в которых в качестве формального подлежащего используются местоимения there и it, сочетающиеся как со сказуемым с глаголом to be.

      Проверьте, правильно ли вы используете эти конструкции в утвердительных и отрицательных предложениях (при необходимости см. грамматический комментарий; раздел 6).

      6. Fill in the blanks:

      1. How many bulls (was, were) _______ there on the farm?

      2. (It, There) _______ was that time of year when bulls were pretty excited.

      3. (It, There) _______ was the heifers that were lined up at the feed trough.

      4. There (was, were) _______ a bull and some heifers there.

      5. (There, It) _______ is one more important thing to remember.

      6. (There, It) _______ was spring and the bulls were pretty excited.

      7. (There, It) _______ was George who well remembered Sam's instructions about being polite.

      7. Put the verbs in brackets into appropriate forms:

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