Тексты для развития навыков чтения по английскому языку в 5 классе.

Агаркова Евгения Валентиновна, учитель английского языка

Тексты для развития навыков чтения в 5 классе к учебнику « Английский в фокусе» (Spotlight), авторы Ваулина Ю.Е., Дули Д., Подоляко О.Е., Эванс В. – М.: Express Publishing:Просвещение, 2014год.

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CLEVER MAX

Mike and Liza are going to visit their grandmother. It is her birthday today. They have cards and balloons. Mum is carrying a birthday cake. Dad is carrying a present. They are going to go to Grandma's house by car. Max, their dog, cannot go to Grandma's house with them. The car is very small.

Dad opens the car and puts the present on the roof of the car. They all get inside. And off they go! The present falls down on the ground.

They are at the grandma's house. She likes the cads and the balloons. She likes the cake, too. She is very happy. “Where is the present?” asks Mum. “I don't know”, says Dad.

There is a knock at the door. It's Max! He has Grandma's present. “You are a clever dog, Max!” they all say.

Grandma's present is new pullover. She likes it very much. “What a lovely pullover!” she says. The family is very happy. And Max is happy, too. Dad gives him a big piece of cake, “Here you are, Max. Thank you very much.”

1. Where are Mike and Liza going?

2. What is Mum doing? What is Dad doing?

3. Where is the present?

4. Who finds and brings the present?

5. What is the present?

Glossary

1. clever -умный

2. are going to visit – собираются навестить

3. carry – нести, носить

4. roof – крыша

5. fall down – падать вниз

6. car - машина

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MY BROTHERS

I have twin brothers, Tim and Tom. They are very similar and a lot of people don't know which twin is twin. They both have blonde hair and blue eyes, and they always wear jeans and T-shirts. They like wearing the same things, and they like doing the same things too. For example, they both like pop music and they're crazy about football and computers. They go to a football match every Saturday. They'd like to play computer games every night, but our mother says they can't because they have a lot of homework. Although they are twins, they aren't the same in every way. For example, Tim works hard at school, but Tom doesn't. He's a bit lazy. Our mother is often away from home because she travels a lot in her job, so we all help in the house. Most of the time it's fine, but sometimes we fight a little! Although they are noisy and sometimes naughty, I think it's fun to have twin brothers.

1. What are the names of the brothers?

2. Are they similar? Describe their appearance (Опиши их внешность).

3. What do they like?

4. What are their characters (характеристики)?

Glossary

1. twin – близнецы; двойня

2. similar – похожий

3. wear – носить одежду

4. same things – одинаковые вещи

5. They'd like to play … – Они бы хотели играть…

6. Although – хотя

7. work hard –работать усердно

8. travel – путешествовать

9. fight – драться, бороться

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A SEA HORSE

Alex has a big tank in his room. He keeps tropical fish in his tank. These fish are beautiful colours. Alex bought his first fish a year ago. Now he has ten. He spends all his pocket money on them.

Yesterday he bought a new pet. It was very expensive. It cost £50 (pounds).

While Alex was going to the pet shop, his mother and his sister were sitting in the kitchen. They were waiting for Alex because they wanted to see his new pet. Sally, his sister, opened the door when he rang the door bell. She saw his new pet and said, “Mum! Alex has bought a horse!” She was joking. It was not a horse. It was a sea horse. Alex was happy, “Look! Isn't it beautiful?”

1. What does Alex have in his room?

2. How many fish does he have now?

3. What did Alex buy yesterday?

4. Who was waiting for Alex at home?

5. Was Alex happy?

Glossary

1. tank - аквариум

2. keep - держать

3. colour - цвет

4. spend – тратить деньги

5. Yesterday he bought a new pet. – Вчера он купил нового питомца.

6. sea horse – морской конёк

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SAFARI PARKS

A safari park is like a large zoo, where the animals live in natural conditions (естественные условия). There are several safari parks in Britain and they are very popular places for visit. One of the most famous is at Windsor, which is close to London airport.

You can visit some parts of the safari park on foot. Here you can see the animals that are not dangerous: giraffes, zebras, camels and antelopes. The animals walk around as if they were (как если бы они были в…) in Africa.

Safari parks also have lions, tigers, leopards and other dangerous animals. They cannot live with the other animals, because they would (они бы…) eat them. They would also eat the visitors, so they have to drive (поэтому им приходится ездить в машине) through the parts where these animals live. You must not (нельзя) open the windows and you must not get out of the car.

Safari parks are much better than zoos, because the animals do not live in small cages.

1. What is a safari park?

2. What is the most famous safari park in Britain?

3. What animals can you see there?

4. Which of the animals are dangerous? Why?

Glossary

1. visit - посещать

2. on foot - пешком

3. dangerous - опасный

4. walk around – гулять поблизости

5. cage - клетка

6. much better –гораздо лучше

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A SCHOOL FAIR

Look! It is Woodside School. When the school year is over, the children have an unusual day. It is the day of their school fair. The children are outside in the school field. Lots of visitors come to spend the afternoon there.

There are lots of things to buy. The children have baked cakes and made sweets. They are delicious. Other children sell their books and toys to their friends.

There are games to play. You can win a prize. Throw a ring over one of the toys! Or if you are strong, try to ring the bell with a big hammer.

Some children are dressed as clowns. They play the guitar and sing songs. People give them a lot of money, and the children put them in their hats.

You can buy ice-creams and balloons. You can have a ride on a pony or jump on a trampoline.

Everyone has fun and helps to make lots of money for their school.

1. What do the children have when the school year is over?

2. What things do they buy?

3. What can you win there?

4. What do the clowns do?

5. What does everyone help to do?

Glossary

1. the school year is over – конец учебного года

2. school fair – школьная ярмарка

3. field - поле

4. to spend – провести время

5. to buy - покупать

6. cake – кекс, торт

7. delicious - вкусный

8. sell - продавать

9. win - выигрывать

10. clown - клоун

11. make lots of money – зарабатывать много денег

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LET ME HELP!

My little brother loves helping.

He always goes to the supermarket with Mum. He helps her with shopping. He usually sits in the trolley but if there are not many people in the shop, he runs around.

He enjoys helping in the kitchen, too. He loves cooking. Eggs are his favourite food. He often breaks them.

He loves helping Dad in the garden. He wants to be a gardener when he grows up. He is very good at picking flowers.

He loves helping me, too. When I'm doing my homework, he always wants to help. He is very good at colouring. He is a real artist.

At eight o'clock it's time for him to go to bed. Mum baths him and puts him in his pajamas. She always asks us the same question, “Harry is going to bed. Who wants to help?” And we always give the same answer, “We do!”

1. Where does Harry always go with Mum?

2. What is his favourite food?

3. What does he want to be when he grows up?

4. When does Harry go to bed?

5. Who baths Harry?

Glossary

1. trolley -тележка

2. enjoy –получать удовольствие

3. grow up – становиться взрослым

4. break -ломать

5. He is very good at –он успешен в

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CHILDREN'S HOBBIES

Emily Jones is eleven and her hobby is collecting dolls. Four years ago her aunt gave her a doll from India. It had a beautiful dress, long dark hair and gold earrings. Emily loved it and started collecting dolls from other countries. Now she has more than fifty dolls in her bedroom.

Jim Hobbs loves sport and his favourite sport is basketball. Six month ago he watched a basketball match on TV and he liked it very much. Now he plays every day. He plays at school and he plays at home. He has big posters of basketball players on his bedroom walls and he reads magazines about basketball. There is one problem – Jim is not very tall. But he is a good player. He plays in his school team, and last week they won their first match.

1. What is Emily's hobby?

2. How many dolls does she have now?

3. What is Jim's favourite sport?

4. Where does Jim play basketball?

5. What problem does Jim have?

Glossary

1. gold earrings - золотые серёжки

2. started collecting – начала собирать

3. favourite - любимый

4. posters - плакаты

5. team – команда

6. won - выиграли

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NIGHT WORKERS

At night you are sleeping in your warm bed. In the town lots of people are working.

The baker is making bread for your breakfast. He is putting bread into the hot oven.

An ambulance is taking a boy to hospital. The boy is ill. At the hospital the doctors and nurses are busy.

Firemen are driving quickly to a fire. The fire is in the shop.

Policemen are helping the shopkeeper.

In the office a reporter is writing a story.

A taxi driver is driving his taxi.

A street cleaner is cleaning the street.

Lots of people are working. And you are sleeping in your warm bed.

1. What are lots of people doing in the town at night?

2. Who is making bread for breakfast?

3. What is an ambulance doing?

4. Where are firemen driving quickly to?

5. Who is driving his taxi?

6. Who is cleaning the street?

Glossary

1. baker - пекарь

2. oven - духовка

3. ambulance – скорая помощь

4. nurse – медицинская сестра

5. firemen от fireman – пожарник

6. fire - огонь

7. shopkeeper – владелец магазина

8. street cleaner - дворник

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DOLPHINS

Dolphins live in water but they are not fish. They need air to breathe. They can stay under the water for many minutes but then they must come up to the surface. Some dolphins live in the sea; some dolphins live in rivers. They like warm water the best. Sometimes dolphins swim close to ships. They jump out of water again and again. They can swim very fast – up to 55 kilometres an hour. A number of dolphins swimming together are called a “school”. There are small dolphins and big dolphins: some are two or three metres long. Dolphins are not dangerous. They are very clever animals and they love playing. Dolphins have smiling faces.

1. What do dolphins need?

2. Where do dolphins live?

3. What do they like?

4. How fast do they swim?

5. How long are dolphins?

6. Are dolphins dangerous?

Glossary

1. breathe - дышать

2. stay under the water – оставаться под водой

3. surface – поверхность

4. close to ships – близко к кораблям

5. fast - близко

6. are called - называются

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THE CIRCUS MONKEY

The music plays. The lights shine. The children laugh and talk. The monkey runs into the circus ring. He wears a purple jacket and a funny little hat. He runs, he jumps, he walks on his hands. He stands on a big ball and holds and umbrella. He rides a pink bicycle and plays a trumpet. He waves to the children. They laugh and clap.

At night the monkey looks through the bars of his cage and sees the moon. He shuts his eyes and sleeps. He sees a forest, dark and green. He feels warm rain on his face. He hears a parrot, a snake, a tiger. He swings and swings and swings through the trees.

1. Where does the monkey play?

2. What colour is his bicycle?

3. What musical instrument does he play?

4. What does the monkey wear?

5. What does the monkey see when he sleeps?

Glossary

1. laugh - смеяться

2. wear – носить одежду

3. walk – гулять

4. hold - держать

5. ride a bicycle – ездить на велосипеде

6. play a trumpet – играть на трубе

7. swing - качаться

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BONEY

This is Boney. Boney is an African elephant. It is an actor in the circus. It works for THE WORLD CIRCUS. Boney works very much. Boney can ride a bike, juggle, and dance but it cannot play any instruments. It loves the circus and it works every day from 4:40pm to 12:00pm every evening. Before the shows it has fruit, bread, and water for dinner. Boney is a very good actor. Boney lives in the circus. He lives in a circus cage with other elephants. Its cage number is 33. Boney loves apples but it doesn’t like bananas. It loves sweets and chocolate too.

1. Where does Boney work?

2. What can it do?

3. What does Boney have for dinner?

4. Where does Boney live?

5. What is its favourite food?

Glossary

1. circus - цирк

2. ride a bike – ездить на велосипеде

3. juggle – показывать фокусы

4. cage - клетка