2_______ “Because of the numbers. I always choose the same numbers.”
3_______ “Can I help you, madam?”
4_______ “Because he’s got this week’s winning lottery ticket.”
5_______ “Hullo – police?”
6_______ “How do you know that it’s your ticket?”
7_______ “I see. Well, I’m going to send a policeman to talk to you, Mrs. Carter.”
8_______ “My name’s Mrs. Emma Carter. A young man stole my handbag on Saturday. I can see him on television now.”
9_______ “Thank you very much.”
10______ “Why is he on television, madam?”
11______ “Yes, I’m sure. And he’s got my lottery ticket.”
Exercise 4. Translate the following passages from the text into Russian.
a) p. 1. From “It was a quiet town …” to “…with Emma’s bag under his arm.”
b) p. 1. From “Did anybody see this young man?..” to “ …Sandwich Road for 38 years.”
c) p. 1. From “Jason Williams came home …” to “… Today he was angry.”
d) p. 2. From “And now for this week’s lottery winner …” to “…I’m going to go to New York, Miami…”
Exercise 5. Retell chapters 1-2.
Exercise 6. What are your impressions of these chapters? Can you guess what will happen next? Write 5 sentences about your predictions.
Lesson 1. Tasks on vocabulary
Exercise 1. Find words from the text in the square below. There are 7 words across and 8 words down. Make up sentences with these words.
Exercise 2. Match the words in column A with the words in column B to form the phrases from the text.
A B
1. make a. shop
2. lottery b. down
3. shoe c. station
4. bag d. a call
5. write e. ticket
6. feel f. snatcher
7. police g. tired
Exercise 3. Fill in the gaps with prepositions where necessary.
1. She was pleased … my work.
2. He ran … to me and snatched my bag.
3. They looked at her … a second and then left the room.
4. What did you watch … TV yesterday?
5. There are some funny pictures … the top of the page.
6. She came home, took a telephone and made … a call.
7. Would you like to go … a walk with me?
8. The students took their pens and wrote … the sentences.