Reading The first term Form 9
The Boy and the Door small shop in a little street in an old town.
There was a In the shop there were beautiful things made of silver and gold. The small shop had a door that opened on the little street. The shopkeeper was standing at the open door.
"Come and buy! Come and buy!" called the shopkeeper. "Come into my shop and see all the beautiful things!" again he called. "Come in! I shall show you beautiful things made of silver and gold."
One day the shopkeeper had to go away to the king's palace. The king wanted a beautiful gold ring and a silver cup from the shop. The shopkeeper called the boy who work for him. "I'm going to the king's palace," he said. "You must stay here. Do not leave the door of the shop whatever happens. Do you understand?"
"Yes, I understand," said the boy.
The shopkeeper went away, and soon he came to the king's palace. He gave the king, the ring and the cup. Then he went home. Soon he was back at his shop. He stopped and looked up in astonishment. "What is this?" he cried. "Why are so many people going into my shop?" Then the shopkeeper saw that the door of the shop was gone and so was the boy who work for him. Just then, the shopkeeper saw the boy. He was in the street near
the shop. The boy had the shop door on his back. He was standing in the square looking at some men who were doing tricks. The shopkeeper ran to the boy. "I told you not to leave my
shop," he cried.
"No," said the boy. "You told me not to leave the door. I did just as you said. I did not leave the door. I have the door here with me."
Завдання до The Boy and the Door
Task 1. Choose the correct answer to the questions.
1. What did the shopkeeper sell? food/things 2. What were the things made of? glass / metal
3. Where did the shopkeeper go one day? market / palace
4. What did the shopkeeper tell the boy to do? not to leave
the door / not to leave the shop
5. What did the shopkeeper see when he came back? the shop was closed / the shop was open
6. Where was the boy standing? in the shop / in the square
7. Did the boy understand the shopkeeper's words exactly?
yes/no
Task 2. Say if the statements are true or false. Correct the false
statements.
1. It was a big new shop.
2. The shopkeeper usually stood at the open door. 3. The things in the shop were beautiful and expensive.
4. The shopkeeper asked the boy not to leave the door.
5. The shopkeeper went to the king's palace.
6. When the shopkeeper came back, his shop was ruined.
7. The boy took the door with him.
8. The boy did what the shopkeeper had told him.
Task 3. Answer the questions.
1. What did the shopkeeper do to attract clients to his shop?
2. Why did the shopkeeper go to the palace? 3. What was the boy doing when the shopkeeper came
back?
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Ответы
Task 1:
1. What did the shopkeeper sell? - **things**
2. What were the things made of? - **metal**
3. Where did the shopkeeper go one day? - **palace**
4. What did the shopkeeper tell the boy to do? - **not to leave the door**
5. What did the shopkeeper see when he came back? - **the shop was open**
6. Where was the boy standing? - **in the square**
7. Did the boy understand the shopkeeper's words exactly? - **yes**
Task 2:
1. It was a big new shop. - **False** (It was a small shop in an old town.)
2. The shopkeeper usually stood at the open door. - **True**
3. The things in the shop were beautiful and expensive. - **True**
4. The shopkeeper asked the boy not to leave the door. - **True**
5. The shopkeeper went to the king's palace. - **True**
6. When the shopkeeper came back, his shop was ruined. - **False** (The shop was open and crowded.)
7. The boy took the door with him. - **True**
8. The boy did what the shopkeeper had told him. - **True**
Task 3:
1. **What did the shopkeeper do to attract clients to his shop?**
- The shopkeeper called out, "Come and buy! Come and buy! Come into my shop and see all the beautiful things made of silver and gold."
2. **Why did the shopkeeper go to the palace?**
- The king wanted a beautiful gold ring and a silver cup from the shop.
3. **What was the boy doing when the shopkeeper came back?**
- The boy was standing in the square with the shop door on his back, looking at some men who were doing tricks.