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IS8N 978-5-3112-4041-8
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Elementary
Английский клуб
Льюис Кэрролл
Алиса
в Стране
Чудес
Адаптация текста, комментарий,
словарь Г. К. Магидсон-Степановой
Упражнения Е. В. Коишановой
Москва
АЙРИС ПРЕСС
2010
S c a n n e d b y S h o k o la d n its a . 2 0 1 2
УДК 811.111(075)
ББК 8 1 .2 А н гл -9 3
K 98
С е р и я «Английский клуб» в к л ю ч а е т к н и г и и у ч е б н ы е п о с о
б и я , р а с с ч и т а н н ы е на п я ть э т а п о в и з у ч е н и я а н г л и й с к о г о
я з ы к а : E l e m e n t a r y (для н а ч и н а ю щ и х ) , P r e - I n t e r m e d i a t e
(для п р о д о л ж а ю щ и х п е р в о г о у р о в н я ) , In te r m e d i a te (для
п р о д о л ж а ю щ и х в т о р о ю у р о в н я ) , U p p e r I n te r m ed ia te (для
п р о д о л ж а ю щ и х т р е т ь е г о у р о в н я ) и A dv a n ce d (для с о в е р
ш енствую щ ихся).
С е р и й н о е о ф о р м л е н и е Л. М. Драгового
Кэрролл, J1.
К98 А ли са в С т р а н е Чудес |= Alice in W o n d e r la n d | / Л ь ю и с К э р
ро л л ; а д а п т а ц и я т е к с т а , к о м м е н т а р и й , с л о в . Г. К. М а г и д с о н -
С т е п а н о в о й ; у п р а ж н е н и я Е. В. К о ш м а н о в о й . — М . : А й р и с -
п р е с с , 2 0 1 0 . — 192 с.: ил. — ( А н г л и й с к и й к л у б ). — ( Д о м а ш н е е
чтение).
ISBN 978-5-8112-4041-8
Книга представляет собой адаптацию известной повести англи йского

писателя Л ы оиса Кэрролла о необы чны х приклю чениях маленькой д ев о ч
ки по имени Алиса в волш ебной стране чудес.
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ку понимания текста, отработку лексики и грамматических конструкций,
развитие н авы ков устной речи. П особие содержит постраничный ком м ен
тарий и ан гл е -русский словарь. А дресовано учащ имся 5 6 классов ш кол,
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Chapter One
DOWN THE RABBIT-HOLE
A lic e 1 was s ittin g on th e grass by her s is
te r who was reading a book. A lice did not like
th e book because th ere were no p ictu res in it.
“W h a t’s the use of a book w ithou t p ictu res
in i t ? 2” th ou g h t A lice. “Sh all I get up and go
1 Alice ['aelis] — Алиса

2 W h at’s the use of a book without pictures in
it? — Какая польза от книжки без картинок?
3
to pick some flo w ers1, or shall I not? No, the
day is too h o t2. Oh, I am so s le e p y ...”
Suddenly a w hite rab b it w ith pink eyes ran
past her.
“Oh, I shall be la te 3! I shall be late!” he
cried.
A rabbit th a t can talk! A lice did not th ink
it very funny at f i r s t .4 B u t when the R abbit
took a watch out of its pocket, and looked a t it,
A lice jumped to her fe e t5. She started a fte r the
R ab bit. It ran to a rabbit-hole in the ground and
jumped into it. Alice went down a fte r it at once.
B u t she did not go down th e hole, she fell.
She fell down, down, down.
She was fallin g very slowly, so she had tim e
to th in k , and to look about. A t fir s t she tried
to look down and see what was in the hole. B u t
it was too dark and she could see nothing. Then
she looked at the walls and saw a lot of shelves
1 Shall I get up and go to pick some flowers

[flauaz] — He встать ли мне и не нарвать ли
цветов
2 the day is too hot — слишком жарко
3 I shall be late — я опоздаю
4 Alice did not think it very funny at first. — Сна
чала (Сперва) Алисе это не показалось очень за
бавным.
5 jumped [ d^Ampt] to her feet — вскочила на ноги
4
on them . There were maps and pictures here and
th e re 1. On one of the shelves she saw a ja r . She
took it from the sh elf and read “M arm alade2”.
B u t th ere was no marm alade in it. She did
not w ant to drop th e ja r . She was a fra id to kill
somebody — she was still fa llin g down. So she
put th e ja r on an oth er sh e lf as she was fallin g
past i t 3.
“W e ll4,” th ou g h t A lice, “a fte r th is fall
I shall not be a fra id to jum p from tr e e s .”
Down. Down. Down.
“Am I fa llin g through th e e a r th ? ” said A l
ice. “It will be so funny to see the people on
th e o th e r side o f th e e a r th .5 Do they walk with
th e ir heads down?6 I shall not know where
I am. I shall ask them politely to tell me the
1 here and there — то здесь, то там

2 Marmalade ['ma:moleid] — Джем (особ, апельсин
ный)
3 as she was falling past it — в то время, как она
падала мимо нее
4 Well — зд . Ну
5 It will be so funny to see the people [ pi:p(3)l] on
the other side of the earth [з:0]. — И забавно же
будет поглядеть на людей, живущих на той сто
роне земного шара.
6 Do they walk [wo:k] with their heads down? — Х о
дят ли они вверх ногами (букв, вниз головой)?
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name of th e ir cou n try. They will th in k th a t
I am a very stupid g ir l.” Down, down, down.
T here was n oth in g else to do1, so A lice soon be
gan to talk again.
“Poor D in ah 2! W h a t will she do w ithou t me
th is ev en in g ?” (Dinah was h er c a t.) “I hope they
will not fo rg e t to give h er some m ilk to drink.
D inah, my dear! I am so so rry 3 you are not
here w ith me! Oh, bu t w hat can ca ts eat here?
I am su re4 th ere are no mice in th e a i r .”
Suddenly the fall was over5. A lice jumped to
her feet. B efo re her eyes there lay a long c o r ri
dor. The W h ite R abbit was running along it.
“Q u ick ,” th ou g h t A lice. “I m ust be quick!6”
And she ran a fte r th e R a b b it. The R ab b it
tu rned th e c o rn e r7, and she heard the words:
“I t ’s so la te , so late!”
A lice could not run so quickly as th e R a b
b it. And soon it was out of s ig h t8.
1 There was nothing else to do — Делать больше

было нечего
2 Dinah ['daina] — Дина (имя)
3 I am so sorry — Мне так жаль
4 I am sure [)bo] — Я уверена
5 the fall was over — падение кончилось
6 I must be quick! [kwik] — Надо торопиться!
7 turned the corner — повернул за угол
8 it was out of sight [sail] — он скрылся из виду
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Activities
Checking Comprehension
W h o said it?
1) “A fte r th is fa ll I shall not be a fra id to

jum p from tr e e s .”
2) “I shall be late!”
3) “I am sure there are no mice in the a ir .”
Say who:
1) was s ittin g on the g rass by h er s iste r.

2) was reading a book.
3) ran past A lice.
Say tr u e , fa ls e or I d o n ’t k n o w .
1) T h ere were no p ictu res in the book A l

ic e ’s s is te r was reading.
2) A lice liked th at book very m uch.
3) A lice dropped the ja r when she saw th a t
th ere was no marm alade in it.
4) Dinah (A lic e ’s cat) was th ree years old.
P u t th e sen tences in the righ t order.
1) I t was very dark th ere and at f ir s t she

could see nothing.
2) A lice started a fte r the R ab b it.
3) Alice was sitting on the grass by her sister.
4) She followed th e rab b it and jum ped into
th e rabbit-hole.
5) Suddenly a w hite rabb it ran past her.
5 A nsw er the questions.

1) W hom did A lice see when she was s i t
tin g on th e grass?
2) Could the R a b b it ta lk ?
3) W h a t could A lice see on th e walls of
th e hole?
4) W hat did she take from one of the shelves?
5) W as th ere any m arm alade in th e ja r ?
6) W h at did Alice do when the fall was over?
^ Working with Vocabulary

and Grammar
1 W h a t is the opposite? M atch the words in

two colum ns.
down sh o rt
quick with
late up
fo rg e t clever
stupid slow
long rem em ber
w ithout last
f ir s t early
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2 Com plete th e sentences. The words from
th e box can help you.
side
nothing
use
sig h t
m arm alade
1) “W h a t ’s th e _______________ of a book
w ithou t p ictu res in i t ? ”
2) It was very dark and A lice could see
3) T h ere was no _______________ in th e ja r .

4) “I t w ill be so fu n n y to see th e peo
ple on th e o th e r _______________ of the
e a r t h .”
5) Soon th e R ab bit was out o f ____________ .
3 P u t the verbs in b rack ets into th e co rre ct

tense form .
1) Suddenly a white rabb it w ith pink eyes

(run) past A lice.
2) The R a b b it (take) a watch out of its
pocket and (look) at it.
3) A lice (th in k ) it very fu n ny and (sta rt)
a fte r th e R ab bit.
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4) She (jum p) in to the rabbit-hole and (be
gin) to fall down.
5) A lice (try ) to look down and see w hat
(be) in the hole.
6) It (be) too dark and she (can) see nothing.
4 Say w hat th e italicized words m ean.
1) A lice did not w ant to d ro p th e ja r .

2) She was s till fa llin g down.
3) “/ am so so r ry you are not here w ith
me!”
4) “J am su re th ere are no mice in the
air.
5 Fill in the m issing prepositions.
1) A lice th o u g h t th a t she was fa llin g

_______ th e ea rth .
2) “It will be so fu n ny to see the peo
ple _______ th e oth er side _______ the
e a r th .”
3) “W h a t will poor Dinah do _______ me
th is ev en in g ?”
4) W h en th e fa ll was over, A lice jum ped
_______ her fe e t.
5) The W h ite R a b b it was ru n n in g _________
th e corrid or.
6) A lice ran _______ the R a b b it.
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t> Discussing the Text
1 E xp lain why:
1) A lice d id n’t like th e book her s is te r was

reading.
2) A lice ran a fte r th e R ab b it.
2 P rove th a t:
1) th e W h ite R ab bit was a very unusual

rabb it.
2) A lice loved her cat.
3 Im agine th a t you are A lice. Speak about:
1) th e W h ite R ab bit.
2) the rabbit-hole.
3) th e people on th e o th er side of the
e a rth .
4 R ead and draw .
Draw a p ictu re of th e people on th e o th er

side o f th e earth w alking w ith th e ir heads
down.
Chapter Two
ALICE GROWS SMALL
A g a in A lice looked ab o u t. Sh e was in
a v e ry , v e ry la rg e room now. T h e re were
m any doors in it. A lice trie d to open th em ,
b u t th ey w ere all lo ck e d 1 and she had no keys
to th em .
“How shall I get out of h e re ? ” she th ou g h t.
1 they were all locked — все они (двери) были за

перты
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Suddenly she noticed a sm all table which
had only th ree legs. There wras a little gold key
on it. She took th e key and tried to open each
door again. B u t th e key was too large fo r some
of th e doors and too small fo r the o th ers. Then
she saw an oth er little door. She tried to open
it w ith th e little gold key. T his tim e 1 th e door
opened and A lice saw a b eau tifu l garden. A lot
of b rig h t flow ers grew th ere. A lice wanted to
get in to th e garden through the open door, but
th e door was so sm all th a t she could not even
get her head th rou gh it.
“I am so sorry I c a n ’t sh u t up like a te le
scope2,” she th ou g h t.
A lice waited by the little door fo r some tim e
and then went back to the table. She hoped to
find another key or a book of rules which could
teach her how to shut up like a telescope.
T h is tim e she found a little b o ttle on the
table. She took th e bottle and saw th e words
“D R IN K M E ” on it.
A lice drank a little . It was nice. She drank
some m o re.3 Then she drank it all.
1 This time — На этот раз

2 shut up like a telescope ['teliskaup] — складывать
ся, как подзорная труба
3 She drank some more. — Она отпила еще не
множко.
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“How fu n n y!” she said. “I th in k I am s h u t
tin g up like a telesco p e.”
She was grow ing sm a lle r1 and sm aller.
Very soon she was very, very sm all, and she
th o u g h t: “Now I can get to th a t b eau tifu l g a r
den th rou gh th e little d oor.”
But she was so sm all now th a t she could
not take the key from th e tab le. She sa t down
on th e floor and began to cry .
“I m u stn ’t cry , I m u stn ’t cry !” she said to
h erself.
Suddenly she noticed a little box under the
table. She opened it and found a very sm all
cake w ith th e words “E A T M E ” on it.
“I ’ll eat it,” said A lice, “and perhaps
I shall grow larg er a f te r th a t. Then I ’ll take
the key, open the door and get in to th a t b e a u ti
ful garden. Or perhaps I shall grow s till sm aller
and then I ’ll get in under the d o o r.”
A lice took a b ite 2. N othing happened. She
took an oth er b ite. B u t still n oth in g happened.
“W h y doesn’t an y th in g happen?” th ou gh t
A lice as she finished o f f 3 th e cake.
1 was growing smaller — уменьшалась

2 took a bite — откусила кусочек
3 finished [' fimjt] off — доела (off придает гл а го л у
зн ачен и е законченност и дей ст ви я; букв, прикон
чила)
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Activities
L J Checking Comprehension
M ake th e rig h t choice.
1) A lice noticed a table which had _________
a) th ree legs.
b) fo u r legs.
c) fiv e legs.
2) W h en she opened one o f th e doors, she

s a w ________________________________________
a) a b eau tifu l lake.

b) a b e a u tifu l garden.
c) a b e a u tifu l castle.
3) W h en A lice drank from the b o ttle , _____
a) n oth in g happened.
b) she began to grow larg er.
c) she began to grow sm aller.
4) A lice cou ld n ’t take th e key from th e t a

ble because _______________________________
a) th e table was too fa r from her.

b) she was very sm all.
c) the key was too heavy fo r her.
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2 P u t the sen tences in the rig h t order.
1) But the door was too sm all and she

cou ld n ’t get into th e garden.
2) Then she noticed a tab le and a little
gold key on it.
3) Now she becam e so sm all th a t she
co u ld n ’t ta k e th e key fro m th e tab le.
4) She drank som ething from th e bottle
which she found on th e table.
5) W hen A lice looked about, she saw many
doors.
6) She opened one o f th e doors w ith the
key and saw a b e a u tifu l garden.
1) W h a t did A lice see when she found h er

self in a very large room ?
2) Could she open the doors?
3) W hat did she hope to fin d on th e
ta b le ?
4) W h a t did she find?
5) W h a t happened when she drank som e
th in g from the b o ttle?
6) Did she find an y th in g in th e box under
the table?
7) W h a t was w ritten on th e cake?
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Working with Vocabulary
and Grammar
1 How well do you know the rules of reading?

W h ich of the words in each line is the Odd
One O ut?
[a:] large garden heard fa r start dark after

[ai] like nice bite cry notice time bright

through
b eau tifu l
noticed
bite
key
1) A lice _______________ a small table which

had only th ree legs.
2) She found a little gold ______________ on
th e table.
3) The door opened and she saw a
_______________ garden.
4) A lice couldn’t get into the garden
_______________ the open door.
5) W hen she found a cake, she took a
_______________ but n oth in g happened.
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3 How well do you know irre g u la r verb s?
a) Give the second and th e th ird form s of
the verbs below.
be
take
grow
drink
find
eat
b) Find in the sto ry the sen tences with

these verbs and read them out loud.
1) A lice was a very large room

now.
2) She saw a table and a little gold key
it.
3) The key was too large some of the
doors and too small the others.
4) A lice wanted to get th e beau ti-
fu l garden.
5) She sat down th e flo o r and be-
gan to cry.
6) Then she noticed a little box the
table.
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fk Discussing the Text
5 E xp lain why:
1) A lice couldn’t open th e doors at fir s t .

2) she couldn’t get in to th e garden.
3) she wanted to shut up like a telescope.
6 R ead and draw.
1) Draw a p ictu re o f th e b eau tifu l garden

w hich A lice saw th rou gh th e open door.
2) Draw a p o rtrait o f A lice d rin k in g from
th e b o ttle and sh u ttin g up like a te le
scope.
Chapter Three
THE LAKE OF TEARS
“How fu n n y!” cried A lice. “Now I am open
ing up like a large telescope!1 Good-bye, fe e t!”
H er fee t were alm ost out of sig h t now. “Oh, my
poor little fe e t, who will put on your shoes fo r
you now2? I c a n ’t do it. You are too fa r away!”
1 Ср. с прим. 2 на стр. 13

2 who will put on your shoes [fu:z] for you now —
кто теперь будет вас обувать
A t th is m om ent her head h it the ceiling.
She at once took th e key from the table and ran
to th e garden door.
Poor Alice! She could not get th rou gh the
door because she was too big now. She lay down
on th e floor and looked into th e garden th rou gh
the open door. W h a t else could she do?
Then she sa t up and began to cry .
“You silly g irl!” she said to h erself. “You
m u stn ’t cry! Stop th is m om ent1, I tell you!”
B u t she cried and cried. H er te a rs fell one
a fte r an oth er. Soon th ere was a lake around
her.
Suddenly she heard a noise. A lice dried
h er te a rs, she wanted to see who was com ing.
It was th e W h ite R ab bit again. It was w alking
very quickly. The R ab bit was dressed2 in nice
cloth es. I t had w hite gloves in one hand and
a large fan in th e other. The W h ite R ab b it was
ta lk in g again.
“Oh, th e D uchess, the D uchess, she will be
so angry w ith me3!”
1 Stop this moment — Сию же минуту перестань

(плакать)
2 was dressed [drest] — был одет
3 she will be so angry [ aepgri] with me — она так
рассердится на меня
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A lice wanted to get out of th e room. She
was about to a s k 1 th e R a b b it to help her. W hen
the W h ite R a b b it came n ea rer, she said:
“P lease, sir! Can you help m e?”
But she only frig h ten ed th e R a b b it. It
stopped fo r a m om ent, th en dropped its white
gloves and th e fan and ran away.
A lice took up th e fan and th e gloves. She
began to fan her face because it was very hot
in the room. A gain she began to talk to h erself:
“Everything is so funny to-day. And what is
the m atter with m e?2 A t one moment I am big, at
another I am small. Am I Alice or am I some oth
er g irl3? And if I am not Alice, who am I? Am
I A da?” (Ada was one of A lice’s friends.) “No,
I am not Ada! I know so much and Ada knows so
little. She is she and I am I. I know my arith m et
ics very well and she doesn’t. Let me see4:
“F o u r tim es fiv e 5 is twelve ... and fo u r
tim es six is th irte e n ... and fo u r tim es seven
1 She was about to ask — Она была уже готова

попросить
2 And what is the m atter with me? — Что же та
кое происходит со мной?
3 am I some other girl — не стала ли я какой-ни
будь другой девочкой
4 Let me see — Сейчас соображу
0 Four times five — Четырежды пять
is ... Oh, I am sure th a t th is is all w rong1. Let
me s e e ... Do I know the nam es of the cou n tries
and th e ir cap itals? London is the cap ital of G er
many, and G erm any is the capital of E n g lan d ...
No, th is is all w ro n g ... I am sure I am not A l
ice. I am Ada now .”
P oor A lice wanted to cry again. B u t a t th a t
m om ent she looked down at her hands. She saw
one of th e W h ite R a b b it’s little gloves on her
rig h t hand.
“I put it on when I was ta lk in g ,” said A l
ice. “B u t the gloves are very sm all. Am I small
a g a in ? ” She looked a t her fee t and saw th a t
they were grow ing sm aller and sm aller. She
th o u g h t: “P erh ap s I am grow ing sm aller because
I am fan n in g m yself with the R a b b it’s f a n ? ”
She quickly dropped the fan . She was
a fra id 2 to grow too small again.
“And now fo r the gard en 3, ” she cried and
ran to th e little door. B u t the little door was
locked ag ain 4 and th e little gold key was still
on th e table.
1 this is all wrong [rmj] — это никуда не годится

(букв, это все совершенно неправильно)
2 She was afraid [a'freid] — Она боялась
3 And now for the garden — Ну, а теперь в сад
4 the little door was locked again — маленькая
дверь оказалась снова запертой
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“Now I am too sm all and I cannot get to
th e k e y ,” th o u g h t th e poor child. “W h a t shall
I do?”
Suddenly her foot slipped and in a m om ent
she was up to her neck in w a te r1. A t f ir s t she
th ou g h t th a t it was th e sea. B u t th e n e x t mo
m ent she understood th a t she was in th e lake of
te a rs.
“W h y did I cry so m u ch ,” she th ou g h t.
“W h a t shall I do now? How shall I get out of
th is la k e ?”
Suddenly she noticed th a t som ething was
sw im m ing in fro n t of her. A t f i r s t she th o u g h t
th a t it was a crocodile. B u t soon she understood
th a t it was only a little mouse.
Activities
Щ Checking Comprehension
1 W h o said it?
1) “You silly girl! You m u stn ’t cry. Stop

th is m om ent, I tell you!”
1 in a moment ['msumsnt] she was up to her neck

in water ['waits] — в одно мгновение она оказа
лась по шею в воде
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2) “Oh, the D uchess, the D uchess, she will
be so angry w ith me!”
3) “P lease, sir! Can you help m e?”
2 Say who:
1) was opening up like a large telescope.

2) was w alking very quickly.
3) had w hite gloves in one hand and
a large fan in th e oth er.
4) th o u g h t th a t she was Ada.
3 P u t the sentences in th e rig h t order.
1) Suddenly she heard a noise.

2) W h en her head h it th e ceiling, she sat
down and began to cry .
3) A lice took up the fan and began to fan
her face.
4) B u t th e R ab b it was frig h ten ed and ran
away.
5) She becam e small again and ran to the
little door.
6) Sh e saw th e W h ite R a b b it who had
a large fan and asked it to help her.
7) A lice was opening up like a large te le
scope now.
8) Soon th ere was a lake around her.
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4 A nsw er th e questions.
1) W h a t did A lice do when her head h it

the ceilin g?
2) W hom did she ask to help h er?
3) W h y did the R a b b it run away?
4) W h a t did th e R ab b it drop?
5) W ho was A da?
6) How did A lice understand th a t she was
grow ing sm all again?
7) W h a t did A lice see in fr o n t o f h er when
she was sw im m ing?

and Grammar
W h a t is the opposite? M atch the words in

two colum ns.
open little
fa r begin
stop shut
hot rig h t
much near
wrong cold
1) She a t o n c e took the key from the table.
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2) “Y ou m u stn ’t cry! Stop th is m om en t,
I tell you!”
3) A lice took up the fa n and th e gloves.
4) She began to f a n h er face.
5) “W h a t is t h e m a t t e r w ith m e?”
6) A t fir s t she th ou gh t th a t it was a cro co
dile.
3 The words in th e sentences below a re ju m

bled up. R e-w rite th e sen tences, p u ttin g
the words in the rig h t order.
1) A lice, a, suddenly, heard, noise.

2) Up, took, and, the, she, th e, fan , gloves.
3) In , room, was, hot, very, it, the.
4) B egan, h erself, she, to , ta lk , to.
5) A fra id , she, to , was, sm all, again , too,
grow.
4 R ep ort the sentences in in d irect speech.
1) “I am opening like a large telesco p e,”

cried A lice.
2) “The D uchess will be so angry with
m e,” said th e R abbit.
3) “Can you help m e?” said A lice to the
R ab b it.
4) “Now I am too small and I cannot get
to th e k e y ,” th ou gh t th e poor child.
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t? Discussing the Text
1 Say why:
1) A lice couldn’t g e t th rou gh th e door in to

the b eau tifu l garden.
2) A lice began to cry.
3) A lice began to fan her face.
4) A lice th ou g h t th a t she was Ada.
5) she still couldn’t get in to th e garden
even a fte r she grew sm all again.
2 Look a t the sen tences in “ W ho said i t ? ”

exercise and describe th e situ atio n s in
which they were said in m ore detail.
7 A little bit of geography.
Do you know the European co u n tries and

th e ir cap itals? T ry to rem em ber and name
them .
Chapter Four
“WHERE IS MY CAT?”
“How did the mouse fa ll into the lake of
te a r s ? ” th ou g h t A lice. “Shall I speak to it? E v e
ry th in g is so fu n n y to-day. I am sure the mouse
can t a l k .”
So she began: “Tell me, dear M ouse, do you
know how to g et out o f th is la k e ? ”
The Mouse looked at A lice, but said nothing.
“I don’t th in k it understands E n g lis h ,”
th ou g h t A lice. “P erh ap s it is a F ren ch Mouse.
Very well, I shall speak F ren ch to i t . ”
But A lice knew only one sentence in
F ren ch : “Ou e st ma c h a t te ? 1” It was th e f ir s t
sentence in h er F ren ch school-book.
So she said to the Mouse: “Ou est ma ch atte?”
The Mouse suddenly jum ped out of w ater.
“Oh, I am so s illy ,” th ou g h t A lice. “W h y
did I speak to th e Mouse about a ca t? A ll mice
are afraid of c a t s .”
“I am so sorry , dear M ouse,” cried A lice.
“I fo rg o t. I know th a t m ice do not like c a t s .”
“You fo rg o t!” cried th e Mouse an g rily .
“D on’t you know2 th a t ca ts eat m ice? How can
mice like c a ts ? ”
“Oh, yes, dear M ouse,” said A lice, “you are
quite rig h t3. B u t my Dinah is a very nice cat.
I am sure you will like her. She is so clean and
p retty. She washes her face so o fte n .” A lice was
talkin g as she was swim m ing4 about the lake.
“And Dinah catches mice so ... Oh, I am very
1 Ou est ma chatte? {(pp.) = Where is my cat?

2 Don’t you know — Разве ты не знаешь
3 you are quite right [rail] — ты совершенно права
4 as she was swimming — в то время, как она пла
вала
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so rry ,” cried A lice again because the Mouse was
now very angry, “we shall not speak about cats!”
“W e!” cried the Mouse. “You spoke about
cats, not I. I do not want to hear the word c a t .”
“Y ou will not hear th e word c a t from me,
I tell y o u ,” said A lice quickly. “L e t ’s speak
about som ething e ls e .1 Do you like d ogs?”
The Mouse did not answ er. So A lice began
to ta lk again.
“There is such a nice little dog near our
house. It has nice long brown hair. And when
you throw th in gs, it brings them back. And it
kills all the rats in the house... Oh, I am so rry ,”
cried A lice. B u t it was too late. The Mouse was
swimming away from her as quickly as it could2.
“D ear M ouse,” cried A lice, “please come
back! W e shall not speak about cats or dogs if
you don’t like th e m .”
W h en th e Mouse heard these words, it
turned and swam back to A lice.
I t said: “L e t ’s get out of th e lake, and then
I shall tell you my story. Y ou will understand
why I don’t like ca ts and d og s.”
1 Let’s (Let us) speak about something else. — По

говорим о чем-нибудь другом.
2 as quickly as it could — изо всех сил {букв, так
быстро, как могла)
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It was tim e to get out o f th e la k e1 because
now it was fu ll o f2 bird s and anim als. A lice saw
a Crow, a C anary, a F lam in go , and a Hedgehog.
“L e t ’s get out of the lake all to g e th e r,”
said A lice. The M ouse, th e Crow, th e Canary,
the Flam ingo and the Hedgehog swam a f te r her.
Activities
Ш Checking Comprehension
1 M ake th e rig h t choice.
1) A lice saw som ething sw im m ing in fro n t

of her. It was ____________________________
a) a crocodile.
b) a mouse.
c) a cat.
2) A lice began to talk to it a b o u t __________
a) the b eau tifu l garden.

b) books.
c) her ca t Dinah.
1 It was time to get out of the lake — Пора было

(уже) выходить из озера
2 it was full [ f u l ] of — оно (озеро) кишело (букв.
было полно)
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3) The Mouse
a) d idn’t like cats b u t loved dogs.

b) didn’t like dogs bu t loved ca ts.
c) liked n eith er cats nor dogs.
4) W hen Alice saw all the anim als, she

said: _______________________________________
a) “L e t ’s get out o f the la k e .”
b) “L e t ’s sta y h e re .”
c) “I ’ll show you th e b eau tifu l g a rd e n .”
2 P u t th e sen tences in th e rig h t order.
1) Then A lice understood th a t th e Mouse

didn’t like dogs eith er.
2) B u t the Mouse didn’t answ er.
3) The Mouse turned and swam back to Alice.
4) Then A lice asked in F ren ch : “W h ere is
my c a t ? ”
5) She promised not to talk about cats or
dogs.
6) W h en A lice noticed a mouse she tried
to talk to it.
7) The Mouse suddenly jum ped out o f the
w ater because it didn’t like cats.
1) W h a t languages did A lice try to talk to

th e Mouse?
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2) W h a t did she talk about?
3) Did th e Mouse w ant to hear th e sto ry
about D inah? W h y ?
4) Did th e Mouse like dogs?
5) W hom else did A lice see in the lake of
tears?
6) W h a t did th ey all decide to do?
>§k Working with Vocabulary

and Grammar
1 How well do you know th e ru les of read

in g? W h ich of the words in each line is
the Odd One O ut?
[au] mouse out about know now

[i:] speak clean swim key sea see

a) Give the second and the th ird form s of
th e verbs below.
fo rg e t
say
know
catch
speak
throw
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b) Find in th e story th e sen tences with
these verbs and read them ou t loud.

the box can help you.
quickly
sure
to g eth er
full
understands
tim e
1) “I am ____________ th e Mouse can t a lk .”

2) “I don’t th in k it ____________ E n g lis h .”
3) The Mouse was sw im m ing away as
_____________ as it could.
4) It was ____________ to get out of the
lake.
5) The lake was ____________ of birds and
anim als.
6) “L e t ’s g e t out of th e lake all __________.”
4 R ep ort th e sentences in in d irect speech.
1) “I shall speak F ren ch to the M ou se,”

th o u g h t A lice.
2) “A ll m ice are afraid o f c a t s ,” she said
to h erself.
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3) “Dinah washes her fa ce very o ft e n ,”
said A lice.
4) “Do you like d ogs?” A lice asked the
Mouse.
5) “Please come back!” cried A lice.
Discussing the Text
Say why:
1) A lice said “Ou est ma c h a tte ? ”

2) the Mouse jum ped out o f the w ater.
3) it was tim e to get out of th e lake.
R ole-play.
W o rk in pairs and act out th e dialogue be

tween A lice and the Mouse.
R ead and w rite.
Have you got any pets a t home? Do you

like it (them )? W r ite some sentences about
it (them ).
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Chapter Five
WAS THE MOUSE’S TAIL SAD?
W hen they got out o f th e lake, A lice was
very cold1. H er clothes were wet and she did
not know how to dry them . The birds and a n i
mals were as cold and as wet as A lice w as.2
1 Alice was very cold — Алиса озябла

2 The birds and animals were as cold and as wet as
Alice was. — Птицы и животные озябли и про
мокли так же, как и Алиса.
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“W h ich of you can tell us how to get
d ry ? 1” asked A lice.
“I shall make you d ry2, ” said th e Crow.
“L e t ’s play gam es or run a ra ce3. Then we shall
get dry very so o n .”
But nobody counted “One, two, th re e, —
ru n !” So th ey did not s ta r t to g eth er. Everybody
sta rte d and stopped when th ey liked.
A fte r tw enty m inutes th ey were qu ite dry.
The Crow shouted: “The race is over!” They
all sa t down.
“W ho is th e f i r s t ? ” everybody asked.
“Everybody is!” cried th e Crow. “W e m ust
all have p riz e s.”
“Y e s, everybody m ust have a prize!” cried
th e birds and anim als. Then th ey stood around
A lice and shouted: “P riz e s, prizes!”
Alice did not know what to do. She put her
hand into her pocket and found some sweets
there. She gave them as prizes to th e birds and
anim als.
1 Which of you can tell us how to get dry? — Кто

из вас {букв, который из вас) скажет, каким об
разом нам обсушиться?
2 I shall make you dry — Я обсушу вас {букв. Я
сделаю вас сухими)
3 or run a race — или бежать наперегонки (race —
состязание в беге)
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“B u t you m ust have a prize to o ,” said the
Mouse.
“W h a t else have you in your p o ck et?”
asked the Crow.
“Only a p en cil,” answered A lice.
“Give it to m e ,” said th e Crow.
The Crow took the pencil from A lice. Then
they all looked up at A lice and the Crow gave
it back to her:
“W e are happy to give you th is prize!” she
said.
“They are giving me my pencil as a prize!”
th ou gh t A lice. “I t is so silly!”
B u t she was a fraid to laugh. So very po
litely she took th e pencil and said, “T hank you
very m uch!”
Then all th e birds and anim als ate th e ir
sweets. A f te r th a t they asked th e Mouse to tell
them its story.
“Tell u s ,” said A lice, “why you don’t like С
and D. (She was a fra id to say Cats and D ogs.)”
“My tale is long and sad ,” began the Mouse.
“Oh, yes, it is a long t a i l 1,” said A lice and
looked a t th e M ouse’s tail. “B u t why do you
call it sad ?”
1 С лова tale [teil] — рассказ и tail [teil] — хвост
имеют оди н ак овое звучан и е. А ли са реш ает , что
речь идет о хвост е.
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“Oh, you are not lis te n in g ,” cried the
Mouse. “You are not try in g to understand me.
You are a very silly g irl!”
And th e Mouse got up and walked away.
“Please come b a c k ,” said A lice, “come back
and fin ish your sto ry , we want to hear i t . ”
B u t th e Mouse only walked a little qu icker.
“I am so sorry th a t Dinah is not h e r e ,”
said A lice.
“And please1, who is D in a h ?” asked th e Ca
n ary.
A lice liked her ca t so m uch th a t she was
always ready to speak about D inah. So she said:
“Dinah is our cat. She catch es mice and birds
and she eats t h e m ...”
Suddenly A lice saw th a t all th e bird s and
anim als began to walk away. The Crow said:
“The n ig h t a ir is bad fo r m e.2 I m ust go hom e.”
The Canary said to its ch ild ren : “Come
away, my d ears, it is tim e to go to b ed .”
They all went away, and soon A lice was
quite alone.
“Oh, why did I speak about Dinah to the
b ird s?” she th o u g h t. “I am sure she is th e best
1 And please — Прошу прощения (букв. Пожалуй

ста)
2 The night air is bad for me. — Ночной воздух
вреден для меня.
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cat in E ngland, bu t nobody likes h er here. Oh,
my dear Dinah! How I want to see you!”
Here poor A lice began to cry again. Su d
denly she heard a noise.
“Is th e Mouse com ing b a c k ? ” she th ou ght.
Activities
ffil Checking Comprehension
1 W ho said it?
1) “I shall m ake you dry. L e t ’s play games

or run a r a c e .”
2) “Y es, everybody m ust have a prize!”
3) “My tale is long and sa d .”
2 Say who:
1) was cold and wet.

2) got a pencil as a prize.
3) was Dinah.
3 P u t the sen tences in the righ t order.
1) The birds and the anim als were as cold

and as wet as A lice was.
2) A fte r twenty minutes they were quite dry.
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3) Sh e gave them as prizes to th e birds
and anim als.
4) They decided to run a race.
5) A lice found some sweets in her pocket.
6) W h en they got out of th e lake, A lice
was very cold.
7) A f te r th e race everybody wanted to
have a prize.
1) W h a t did A lice get as a prize?

2) W h a t was stra n g e about th e prize?
3) W h a t did the Mouse say about its story?
4) W h a t did the Canary say to its children?

and Grammar
1 How well do you know th e ru les of re a d

in g? W h ich of th e verbs in each line is the
Odd One O ut?
[-t] stopped laughed wanted asked liked

[-d] answered killed cried sta rted turned
2 Say w h at th e italicized words m ean.
1) Sh e did not know how to d r y them .

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2) “I shall m ake you d r y ,” said th e Crow.
3) “My t a le is long and sa d ,” began the
Mouse.
4) “Oh, yes it is a long t a i l , ” said A lice.
3 F ill in the m issing prepositions.
1) A lice put her hand _______ her pocket

and found some sweets th ere.
2) She gave them as prizes _______ the
birds and anim als.
3) A lice looked ________ th e M ouse’s ta il.
4) A lice was always ready to speak _______
Dinah.
5) “The n ig h t a ir is bad _______ m e,” said
the Crow.
4 The words in the sentences below a re jum

bled up. R e-w rite the sen tences, p u ttin g
1) A n im als, th e, A lice, as, as, was, were,

cold, birds, and.
2) A , m u st, everybody, prize, have.
3) A sked, th ey, Mouse, its , te ll, th e, to,
sto ry , them .
4) Cry, began, poor, to , again , A lice.
5) W as, ready, to , A lice, about, always,
speak, D inah.
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1 Say why:
1) A lice didn’t laugh thou gh she th o u g h t

th a t i t was silly to g et h er own pencil
as a prize.
2) A lice asked th e Mouse to tell them
a sto ry about С and D (but not about
Cats and Dogs).
3) th e Mouse said th a t its tale was sad.
4) th e bird s and anim als w ent away.
5) A lice wanted to speak about h er ca t.
2 P rove th a t:
1) A lice loved h er c a t D inah.

2) th e birds and anim als were a fra id of
c a ts and dogs.
3 Im agine th a t you a re A lice. Speak about:
1) th e race.
2) your prize.
4 Look a t th e sen ten ces in “W ho said i t ? ”

which they w ere said in m ore detail.
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R ead and draw.
Draw a p ictu re o f all th e bird s and anim als

g e ttin g th e ir prizes. A re th ey q u ite happy?
Chapter Six
ALICE IN THE WHITE
RABBIT’S HOUSE
B u t it was th e W h ite R a b b it again. He was
looking f o r 1 som ething. And again A lice heard
the same words: “The D uchess, th e Duchess! She
will be so angry! I am sure she will tell h er sol
1 to look for — искать; ниже: to look about — ог

лядываться но сторонам, осматриваться
diers to kill me. B u t I m u st fin d my gloves.
W here did I drop th e m ? ”
“The R abbit is looking fo r the fan and the
gloves,” said A lice to herself. She wanted to help
the R ab bit to find the fan and the gloves. So she
began to look about her but could not see them .
V ery soon the R ab b it noticed A lice. He said
in an angry to n e 1:
“M ary A n n 2, w hat are you doing h ere? R u n
home and b rin g me my w hite gloves and my
fan. Q uick, now!”
A lice was so frig h ten ed 3 th a t she ran o ff at
once.
“He is ta k in g me fo r4 his s e rv a n t-g ir l,” she
th ou gh t as she ran. “How can I know where his
house is? B u t I shall try and find it and I shall
bring him his fan and gloves.”
Sh e ran as quickly as she could. A fte r some
tim e she saw a p retty little house. On its door
she read th e name “W . R a b b it” .
A lice was a fra id to m eet M ary A nn, the
R a b b it’s real serv an t-g irl. She did not knock at
the door, b u t quickly opened it and went in.
1 in an angry tone — сердитым голосом

2 Mary Ann ['те(э)п 'aen] — Мария Анна {ж енское
имя)
s was so frightened — так испугалась
1 He is taking me for — Он принимает меня за
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She was in ap retty little room now. There
was a tab le at the window. On th e table she saw
very sm all white gloves and a fan .
She quickly took th e gloves and th e fan
and was ready to go out when she noticed a l i t
tle b o ttle th a t stood near the m irro r.
T h is tim e 1 she d idn’t see the words
“D R IN K M E ” on it. B u t s till she opened the
b o ttle and put it to her m outh 2.
“I am sure something will happen to m e,” she
thought. “Shall I grow larger now? I hope I shall.
I don’t want to stay as small as I am now.”
A lice was r ig h t. Sh e began to grow la rg e r
and la rg e r. T hen h er head h it th e c e ilin g . A l
ice q u ick ly put down th e b o ttle , b u t it was too
la te .
The room was too sm all fo r her now. She
lay down on the floor. Then she opened the
window and put one arm out o f i t 3.
“Oh, what will happen to me now ?” said
poor A lice. “It was m uch n icer at home. There
I did not grow la rg e r or sm aller every m inute.
M ice and rab b its d id n ’t tell me to b rin g them
1 This time — На этот раз

2 put it to her mouth ['mauG] — поднесла ее (бу
тылку) ко рту
3 put one arm out of it — высунула из него (окна)
одну руку
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gloves and fan s. W h y did I go down th a t ra b
bit-hole? Somebody m ust w rite a book about
ev ery th in g th a t is happening to me. W h a t shall
I do? How shall I get out o f th is h ou se?”
A fte r a few m in u tes1 she heard a voice.
She listened . It was th e R a b b it’s voice.
“M ary A nn, M ary A n n ,” said th e R ab b it.
“W here are you? B rin g me my gloves at o n ce.”
Poor A lice was very much a fra id of the
R ab bit. She fo rg o t th a t now she was a hundred
tim es as large as the R a b b it2.
The R ab bit came up to the door and tried
to open it but the door didn’t open. A lice was
lying on the floor and her back was again st the
door3. The R ab bit pushed and pushed the door
but it did not open. Then A lice heard the R ab
b it’s voice again. The voice came from under the
window.
“I shall get into the room th rough th e w in
dow.”
“Oh, no, you w on’t 4, ” th o u g h t A lice.
1 After a few [fju:] minutes — Спустя несколько

минут
2 a hundred times as large as the Rabbit — в сто
раз больше кролика
3 her back was against [э geinst] the door — спина
ее была прижата к двери
1 you won’t = you will not — это тебе не удастся
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She put her hand out o f th e window and
tried to catch th e R a b b it by th e ear. She did
not catch it but she heard a cry and a fa ll.
Then she heard th e R a b b it’s an gry voice:
“P a t 1! P at! W h ere are yo u ?”
A n o th er voice answered: “I am w orking in
the garden, s ir !”
“P a t is th e g a rd e n e r,” th o u g h t A lice.
“Come h e r e ,” cried th e R a b b it. “Now tell
me, P a t, w h a t’s th a t in th e window?”
“It is an arm , s ir !”
“An arm! W h a t a silly answ er. Can an arm
be as large as t h a t ? 2”
“I am su re, s ir, it is an arm !”
“Go and take it aw ay,” said the R ab b it.
T here was no answ er from the gard ener fo r
a long tim e. Then A lice heard his voice:
“I ’m so rry , s ir, I c a n ’t do it! I am sure,
I c a n ’t!”
“Do w hat I tell you, you stupid th in g 3!”
said the R a b b it.
A lice put her hand out o f th e window again
and tried to catch one of them by th e ear.
1 Pat [past] — Пэт (мужское имя)

2 Can an arm be as large as th at? — Может ли ру
ка быть такой большой?
3 you stupid thing — дуралей ты этакий
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B u t th e m aster of the house and th e g a r
dener were not th ere. A fte r some tim e they
came back and began to talk again.
“W h a t will th ey do now ?” th ou g h t A lice.
“W ill th ey try to pull me out o f the window?
No, they c a n ’t do th a t!”
Suddenly somebody began to throw little
stones th rou gh th e window. Som e of them h it
her in th e face.
“I ’ll put a stop to th is 1,” she said to h e r
self, and shouted out: “Don’t do th a t again , or
you will be sorry fo r th a t2. My c a t Dinah will
catch you and ea t you up!”
A lice looked a t th e stones which were lying
on th e flo o r around her.
“W h a t is th is ? ” she said. “They are not
stones b u t cakes now!”
A b rig h t idea came into h er h ead .3
“I ’ll try one little cake. I am sure som e
thing will happen to me again. I hope I shall
grow s m a lle r.”
She ate one o f th e cakes and began to grow
sm aller. W h en she was quite small again , she
ran out o f the house. A lot o f little anim als
1 I’ll put a stop to this — Я положу конец этому

2 you will be sorry for that — вы пожалеете об этом
A bright idea [ai'dis] came into her head. — Блес
тящая мысль пришла ей в голову.
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and birds were w aitin g a t the door and sta rted
a fte r her. A lice ran o f f as quickly as she could
and soon she was out o f sig h t.
Alice ran fo r some time and a t last came to
a dark forest. She was very hot and tire d .1 She
wanted to rest a little. So she sat down under
a tree. Then she took a green leaf and began to
fan her hot face with it. W hen Alice rested a lit
tle, she said to herself: “W h at shall I do now?
F irs t I m ust grow a little larger again. I m ust be
as large as I was at home. Then I must find th at
beautiful garden with the pretty flowers in it.
I think th a t will be the best plan.”
Y es, it was a very good plan. But how
could she grow la rg e r? She did not know.
Activities
ffi Checking Comprehension
1 M ake th e rig h t choice.
1) The W h ite R a b b it was looking fo r ______

a) A lice.
b) M ary A nn.
c) th e fan and th e gloves.
1 She was very hot and tired ['taiad]. — Ей было

очень жарко, и она очень устала.
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2) W h en A lice came to th e W h ite R a b b it’s
house, she saw ___________________________
a) a little b o ttle.
b) a little cake.
c) M ary A nn.
3) P a t was th e W h ite R a b b it’s _____________

a) frien d .
b) se rv a n t-g irl.
c) gardener.
4) The W h ite R ab bit and P a t began to ____

a) pull A lice by her arm .
b) throw stones through the window.
c) run around the house.
P u t th e sen ten ces in th e rig h t order.
1) A lice ran o ff; a fte r some tim e she saw

a p retty little house.
2) She began to look fo r the fa n and the
gloves, bu t she couldn’t see them .
3) A lice wanted to grow la rg e r, t h a t ’s why
she put the bottle to h er m outh.
4) W h en th e W h ite R ab b it noticed A lice,
he ordered h er to b rin g him his gloves.
5) She was ready to go out when she no
ticed a little bo ttle near th e m irro r.
6) A lice saw th e W h ite R ab b it and wanted
to help him.
7) She cam e in to th e house and took the
gloves and th e fa n .
1) W h a t was the W h ite R ab bit looking for?

2) Did he notice A lice?
3) W h a t did he say to her?
4) W h a t happened to A lice in th e W h ite
R a b b it’s house?
5) W h o was P a t?
6) W h a t happened to th e stones?
7) W h a t did A lice decide to do when she
cam e to a dark fo re st?

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two colum ns.
angry fin ish

a fte r b rig h t
large w orst
out before
dark kind
s ta r t small
best in
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2 P u t th e verbs in b rack ets into th e co rre ct
tense form .
1) A lice (begin) to look about her bu t (can

not) see th e gloves.
2) T he W h ite R ab b it (say) in an angry
tone: “W h a t are you doing h e re ?”
3) A lice (run) as quickly as she (can).
4) She (take) th e gloves and th e fan and
(be ready) to go out.
5) Suddenly she (notice) a b o ttle th a t
(stand) n ear th e m irro r.
6) A lice (open) th e bo ttle and (put) it to
her m outh.
7) A f te r a few m inutes she (hear) a voice.
3 Com plete the sentences. The words from

pull
gardener
through
re st
b rig h t
catch
sig h t
1) “ I shall get in to th e room _____________

th e window.”
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2) A lice tried to _____________ th e R a b b it
by th e ear.
3) “P a t is the ________________ th ou g h t A lice.
4) A lice th o u g h t th a t the W h ite R ab b it
and P a t wanted to _____________ h er out
o f th e window.
5) A _____________ idea cam e in to her head.
6) A lice ran o f f very quickly and soon she
was out o f _____________
7) A lice was very tired and wanted to
_____________ a little .
t> Discussing the Text
1 Say why:
1) the W h ite R ab b it called A lice M ary

A nn.
2) A lice drank fro m the little bo ttle.
3) A lice th o u g h t it was m uch n icer at
home.
4) A lice ran o f f as quickly as she could
when she was quite sm all again.
2 P rove th a t:
1) A lice was a fra id o f th e W h ite R a b b it.

2) A lice wanted to help th e W h ite R a b b it.
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3 Add m ore d etails to these.
1) The W h ite R ab bit noticed A lice.

2) A lice opened the b o ttle and put it to
h er m outh.
3) Somebody began to th rough little stones
th ro u g h th e window.
4) A t la st A lice came to a dark fo re s t.
4 R ole-play.
W o rk in pairs and a ct out th e dialogue be

tween th e W h ite R ab bit and his gard ener
P a t.
Chapter Seven
ALICE TALKS
TO A CATERPILLAR
“I t h in k ,” said A lice again , “I m ust ea t or
drink som ething. B u t w h at?”
She looked about. A t f ir s t she saw n o th
ing th a t she could eat or drink. Then she saw
a large m ushroom in fro n t o f her. It was as big
as A lice was. A large blue c a te rp illa r was s i t
tin g on it.
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The C aterp illar and A lice looked at each
o th e r1 fo r some tim e and said n oth in g . A t last
the C aterp illar asked:
“W ho are yo u ?”
Poor Alice thought fo r a m inute and an
swered politely: “I do not know m yself2 who
I am, sir. I know who I was in the m orning
when I got up. B u t fir s t I grew big, then I grew
sm all, then I grew big again, then I grew sm all,
and now I ca n ’t tell you who I a m .”
“I don’t u n d erstan d ,” said the C aterp illar.
“Y o u r words are very s illy .”
“I don’t understand it m y se lf,” said A lice
very politely. “I grow big and th en I grow sm all
every ten m inutes. It is very fu n n y .”
“No, it is n ’t , ” said th e C aterp illar.
“I th in k it i s ,” said A lice again.
“You th in k ,” said th e C aterp illar. “And
who are you? T h is is the second tim e th a t I am
asking you. W ill you give me an an sw er?”
A lice saw th a t the C aterp illar was very an
gry now. She th o u g h t: “B u t I gave it th e an
swer th e f i r s t tim e .” Now she was angry too.
“You m ust tell me, who you are, fir s t,”
said A lice to the C aterp illar.
1 at each [i:tf] other [лдэ] — друг на друга

2 I do not know myself — Я и сама не знаю
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“W h y , m ust I ? 1” asked th e C aterp illar.
A lice did not know w hat to say. So she
said n oth in g and walked away fro m th e C a te r
pillar.
“Come b a c k ,” cried the C aterp illar. “I w ant
to tell you so m eth in g .”
A lice tu rned and cam e back. “I hope th e
C aterp illar will tell me how to grow la r g e r ,” she
th ou g h t.
“You m ustn’t be angry2,” said the Caterpillar.
“Is th a t all you wanted to tell m e?” said
A lice.
F o r some tim e the C a terp illar said n oth in g ,
then it spoke again.
“You say you grow bigger or sm aller every
ten m inutes. Is th a t r ig h t? 3”
“Y e s, s i r ,” answered A lice.
“Do you w ant to stay as big as you are
now4? ” asked th e C aterp illar.
1 Why, must I? — Неужели должен? (why здесь

не вопрос, а восклицание, выражающее у д и в л е
ние)
2 You m ustn’t be angry — Ты не должна сер
диться
3 Is that right? — Правильно я тебя понимаю?
(букв. Это правильно?)
4 as big as you are now — такого роста (букв, та
кой большой), как ты сейчас
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“I want to be a little larger, sir,” answered
she.
The C aterp illar got down o ff th e m ush
room 1 and went in to th e grass. A lice waited fo r
some tim e. Then th e C aterp illar said:
“One side will make you la rg e r, and the
o th er will make you sm a lle r.”
“One side of w h a t?2” th ou g h t poor A lice.
“The o th er side of w hat? I don’t u n d erstan d .”
She was a fra id to ask.
“Of the m ushroom ,” said the C aterp illar
suddenly. And in an oth er m om ent3 it was out
of sig h t.
A lice looked at th e m ushroom fo r a long
tim e. She tried to understand the C aterp il
la r ’s words. “B u t th e mushroom is ro u n d ,” she
th ou ght. “W h ere is one side and where is the
o ther? I don’t know .”
She broke o ff a piece of th e mushroom
with h er rig h t hand and a n o th er piece w ith her
le ft hand. Then she took a bite from th e piece
in h er rig h t hand. The n e x t m om ent she was
1 got down off the mushroom — сползла вниз с

гриба (off в данном случае у к а зы ва ет на у д а л е
ние с поверхност и предмета)
2 One side of what? — Одна сторона чего?
in another moment — в следующее же мгновение
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very, very sm all. She grew sm all so suddenly
th a t her chin h it h er foot. A lice at once took
a b ite from the piece in her le ft hand. The n ex t
m om ent she was very, very big.
She could not see her fe e t now. And she
could not see her shoulders, th ey were too fa r
away.
Activities
1 S a y t r u e , f a l s e or I d o n ’t k n o w .
1) A lice th o u g h t th a t she had to eat or

drink som ething.
2) She looked about and saw a large flow er
in fro n t of her.
3) A lice saw a large blue ca te rp illa r.
4) A lice didn’t w ant to tell the C aterp illar
who she was.
5) The Caterpillar was about 3 m etres long.
2 P u t the sentences in the rig h t order.
1) The C aterp illar and A lice looked at each

o th er fo r some tim e.
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2) The C aterp illar got angry and A lice
went away.
3) A lice looked about, b u t she saw n oth ing
th a t she could eat or d rink.
4) B u t A lice didn’t know the answ er to the
question.
5) B u t th e C aterp illar wanted to tell her
som ething, and she came back.
6) Then she saw a big m ushroom with
a large blue ca te rp illa r on it.
7) A t la st th e C aterp illar asked who A lice
was.
1) W hom did A lice see on the m ushroom ?

2) W as it large?
3) W hat did th e C aterp illar asked A lice
about?
4) Did A lice know the answ er?
5) W h a t did th e C aterp illar ask A lice to
come back fo r?
6) Did it give a good advice to A lice?
7) W h a t was th e advice?
8) W h a t happened to A lice when she took
a b ite from th e piece in her rig h t hand?
And when she took a b ite from the
piece in h er left hand?
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and Grammar
1 How well do you know the rules of re ad

ing? W h ich of the words in each line is
the Odd One O ut?
[as] back A lice understand hand stand want

[e] said tell ten le ft fe e t n ex t
2 Say w h at the italicized words m ean.
1) “I do not know m y s e l f who I a m .”

2) “I want to tell you s o m e t h i n g .”
3) “Do you w ant to s t a y as big as you are
now ?”
4) “I w ant to be a little la r g e r .”
5) A lice waited f o r s o m e tim e .
6) A lice looked at th e m ushroom f o r a lo n g
tim e.
3 The words in the sentences below a re ju m

bled up. R e-w rite the sen ten ces, p u ttin g
1) The, A lice, th a t, very, saw, was, C a ter

p illar, angry.
2) W h a t, A lice, n ot, to , know, say, did.
3) B e, to , little , a, w ant, larg er, I.
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4) Took, fro m , her, she, a, b ite , piece,
hand, th e, in , rig h t.
5) V ery, m om ent, th e, was, n e x t, A lice,
sm all.
1) The C aterp illa r asked A lice, “W ho are

yo u ?”
2) “I don’t understand it m yself,” said Alice.
3) “Y ou m ust tell me, who you a r e ,” said
A lice.
4) “I w ant to tell you so m eth in g ,” cried
th e C aterp illar.
5) “Do you w ant to stay as big as you are
now ?” asked th e C aterp illar.
6) “I w ant to be a little la rg e r, s i r ,” a n
swered she.
Discussing the Text
1 Say why:
1) A lice th o u g h t th a t she had to eat or

drink som ething.
2) A lice d id n’t know who she was.
3) the C aterp illar got angry.
4) A lice got angry.
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5) A lice couldn’t understand th e C aterp il
la r ’s words.
2 P rove th a t:
1) A lice tried to be polite w ith th e C ater

pillar.
2) th e C aterp illar helped A lice at last.
3 Role-play.

tween A lice and the C aterp illar.
4 W h a t is your opinion?
W h a t do you th in k about th e dialogue be

tween A lice and th e C aterp illar? W ho tried
to be polite? W ho wanted to seem clever?
W h a t would you do in th e situ a tio n like
th a t?
Chapter Eight
“I AM NOT A SERPENT,
I AM A LITTLE GIRL”
A lic e ’s neck was very, very long now.
W hen she looked down, she could see only her
long neck. She could not see her body.
“W h a t is the m a tter w ith m e?” th ou g h t A l
ice. “W h ere are my shoulders and where are my
poor arm s and hands? I c a n ’t see them . They
are too fa r aw ay.”
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She trie d to put her hands on her head,
b u t she could not do it: h er neck was too long.
Then she tried to put h er head down to her
hand s1. How nice! H er neck could now tu rn up
and down, rig h t and le ft like a serp en t.
“My neck is like a b eau tifu l zigzag now ,”
th o u g h t A lice. “B u t w hat is th is ? ” She saw
some green leaves before her.
“T r e e s ,” she th o u g h t. “It is nice to have
a long neck, I can look at th e birds in th e ir
n ests now .” A lot o f birds were fly in g around
her head. Suddenly som ething h it her in the
face. I t was a bird.
“A serpent!” cried the bird. It looked very
much frightened2, “there is a serpent in the tree!”
The o th er birds were also cry in g : “T h ere is
a serp ent in th e tree. I t is looking fo r eggs!”
“I am not a serp en t!” said poor A lice.
“I am a little g irl!”
“You are a serp en t,” cried the birds again
and they all were flying around her head. “W e
saw little girls before, but they were sm all.
T h eir necks were short. T heir heads did not h it
1 put her head down to her hands — дотянуться

головой до своих рук
2 It looked very much frightened — У нее (птицы)
был очень испуганный вид
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the trees. W e know you are looking fo r b ird s’
eggs. You want to eat them . You are a serp en t.”
“L ittle g irls also eat e g g s ,” began A lice.
She did not fin ish because th e birds quickly
flew away to th e ir nests.
A lice th o u g h t: “They are a fra id o f me be
cause I look like a serpent w ith my long n e ck 1.
B u t I still have th e pieces of m ushroom . I can
grow sm all a g a in .”
She quickly took a bite from th e piece of
m ushroom in her rig h t hand. She a t once began
to grow sm aller. Soon she was quite sm all.
A lice sta rte d to walk along the road and a f
te r some tim e she saw a house in fro n t o f her.
Activities
1) A lice couldn’t put her hands on her

head because her neck was too long.
2) She cou ld n ’t put her head down to her
hands eith e r.
1 I look like a serpent ['s3:psnt] with my long neck

я похожа на змею из-за моей длинной шеи
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3) Her neck was about two m etres long now.
4) A lice wanted to get some eggs from the
n ests.
5) The birds were a fraid of A lice.
6) A lice th o u g h t th a t she was a serp ent.
7) A lice wanted to grow sm aller again.
1) The bird th o u g h t th a t A lice was a s e r

pent.
2) Suddenly som ething h it h er in th e face.
3) She couldn’t see her body and her hands.
4) A lice took a b ite from th e m ushroom
and grew sm aller.
5) A lic e ’s neck was very long now.
6) It was a bird.
7) B u t she could see green leaves before
her.
8) It was very afraid o f A lice and flew
away to its n est.
1) W h y couldn’t A lice see her body?

2) Could she see h er arm s and hands?
3) W h a t did she see before h er?
4) W h a t h it h er in the face?
5) W h a t did th e bird cry?
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6) W hy did the birds fly away to th e ir
n ests?
7) W h a t did A lice do when th e birds flew
away?

and Grammar

nests
along
away
eggs
neck
serpent
1) “W h ere are my arm s and hands? They

are too fa r _______________ .”
2) A lic e ’s _______________ could now tu rn up
and down, rig h t and le ft.
3) A lice could look a t th e birds in th e ir
4) The birds th ou gh t th a t A lice was look

ing fo r _______________ .
5) “You are not a little g irl, you are a
_______________ !” cried th e birds.
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6) A lice sta rted to walk th e
road.

a) W rite the m issing form s of the verbs
below.
could
see
put
flew
th in k
h it
had
begin
b) Find in the sto ry the sentences with

these verbs and read them ou t loud.
3 F ill in th e m issing prepositions.
1) “W h a t is th e m a tte r _______ m e?”

2) A lice couldn’t put her hands _______ her
head.
3) A lot _______ birds were fly in g _______
her head.
4) “T here is a serp en t _______ the tre e !”
cried th e bird.
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5) “W e know you are looking _______
b ird s’ e g g s,” cried th e birds.
6) The birds flew a w a y _______ th e ir nests.
tl7 Discussing the Text
1 E xp lain why:
1) A lice cou ld n ’t see her body and hands.

2) A lice th o u g h t th a t it was nice to have
a long neck.
3) th e birds were afraid o f A lice.
4) the birds flew away from A lice.
5) A lice wanted to grow sm all again.
2 R ead and draw .
1) Draw a p ictu re of b ird s ’ n ests w ith eggs

and A lice looking a t them .
2) Draw a picture of a serp ent eatin g
b ird s ’ eggs.
3 A little bit of biology.
W h a t do you know about serp en ts? Do all

o f them ea t b ird s ’ eggs? A re th ere any s e r
pents dangerous to a human being? T ry to
find out some fa c ts about serp en ts.
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Chapter Nine
THE CAT THAT CAN GRIN
For a m inute or two Alice stood and looked
at the house. She did not know what to do n e x t1.
Suddenly a serv an t in liv ery 2 ran out of
th e fo re st. He had th e face o f a fish , b u t A lice
knew th a t he was a serv an t because he was in
1 what to do next — что делать дальше

2 livery [ liv(9)ri] — ливрея; одежда особого покроя,
обычно обшитая галунами, которую носили лакеи
livery. He knocked a t the door o f th e house.
A n oth er serv an t in livery opened it. He had
a round face and large eyes like a fro g .
They looked so fu n n y!1 A lice cam e a little
n earer. Sh e wanted to see and hear b e tte r.
The F ish -S e rv a n t had a g re a t le tte r under
his arm . He gave it to th e F ro g -S erv a n t and
said:
“From th e Queen. She is asking th e D uch
ess to come to play croqu et2.”
Then th ey bowed to each oth er.
I t was so fu n ny th a t A lice began to laugh.
She laughed and laughed.
“I m ust run back in to the f o r e s t,” she
th ou g h t. “They will hear m e.”
W h en she cam e back, th e F ish -S e rv a n t was
not th ere. The F ro g -S erv a n t was s ittin g on the
ground near th e door. He was looking up in to
the sky.
A lice went up to the door and knocked.
“D on’t knock!” said the Frog-Servan t. “I am
on th is side of the door. W ho will open the door
1 They looked so funny! — Они выглядели ужасно

смешно!
2 croquet ['krouk(e)i] — крокет; игра двух участни
ков или двух команд, в которой каждый игрок
ударами деревянного молотка старается первым
провести свой шар через ряд проволочных ворот
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fo r you? And the people in the house are m aking
such a noise, th a t nobody will hear you!”
He was r ig h t .1 There was a g reat noise in
the house. They were shouting and sneezing!
They were breaking dishes and plates to pieces2...
“P le a s e ,” said A lice politely, “how can I get
in to th e h ou se?”
There was no answer from the Frog-Servan t.
“How can I get into th e h ou se?” asked
A lice again.
“I shall sit here fo r a long tim e3, ” answered
the F ro g -Serv an t. “I shall sit here all day.”
At th is m om ent th e door opened and
a large plate flew out o f th e house. It h it the
s e rv a n t’s nose, fell on th e ground and broke to
sm all pieces.
“I th in k I shall s it here all day to-m orrow
to o ,” the serv a n t said in th e same tone4. He
was looking up in to th e sky all th e tim e, and
A lice th ou g h t:
“I am su re he does not see w hat is happen
ing in fr o n t of his nose because he is always
looking u p .”
1 He was right. — Он был прав.

2 to pieces [pi:siz] — на куски
3 for a long time — долго
4 in the same tone — тем же тоном
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“How can I get into th e h o u se?” asked
A lice a th ird tim e.
“W h y do you w ant to get into th e h ou se?”
asked th e Frog.
A lice did not like his tone.
“All these anim als ta lk too m u ch ,” she
th ou gh t.
B u t the F ro g -S erv a n t did not w ait fo r her
answer.
“I shall s it h e r e ,” he said, “m any, many
days and n ig h ts .”
“B u t w hat shall I do?” asked A lice.
“W h a t do you want to d o?” asked th e Frog.
“W h y am I ta lk in g to h im ? ” th o u g h t A lice.
“He is very stu p id .”
And she opened the door and went in.
She was in a large k itch en now. It was
very hot th ere. The Duchess was s ittin g in the
middle o f it on a ch air which had only th ree
legs. She had a baby in her arm s. The cook was
cooking som ething in a large pot.
“The pot is fu ll of sou p ,” th o u g h t A lice,
“and th ere is too much pepper in th a t soup.”
She began to sneeze. And she sneezed and
sneezed because th ere was pepper in the air.
Even th e D uchess sneezed. The poor baby was
sneezing all the tim e. It cried and sneezed,
sneezed and cried. B u t the cook did not sneeze.
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A large ca t was s ittin g on th e floo r. It was
g rin n in g from ear to e a r .1
“Please, will you tell m e2, ” asked A lice po
litely , “why your c a t g r in s ? ”
“B ecause i t ’s a C heshire c a t3,” answered the
D uchess. “P ig !”
She cried out th e last word so sudden
ly th a t A lice jum ped up. The n e x t m om ent she
saw th a t th e D uchess was speaking to th e baby,
and not to her.
A lice began again : “How fu n ny th a t cats
can g rin !”
“They all c a n ,” said th e D uchess, “and m ost
of them do4.”
“I did n’t know t h a t ,” A lice said very p olite
ly. She was glad to talk to th e D uchess.
1 It was grinning from ear to ear. — Она улыба

лась во весь рот {букв, от уха до уха).
2 will you tell me — будьте добры сказать мне
{для вы р аж ен и я просьбы в английском я зы к е ч а с
то упот ребляет ся гл а го л will)
3 Cheshire [ tfcjb] cat — Чеширский кот; Чешир —
графство в Англии, где продавался сыр в форме
головки смеющегося кота
4 most of them do — большинство из них это и де
лают {вспом огат ельны й гл а го л do упот реблен
здесь для того, чтобы избеж ат ь повт орения г л а
го л а grin)
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“You don’t know m u ch ,” said th e D uchess,
“and th a t is a f a c t .”
A lice did not like her tone. She wanted to
talk about som ething else. Suddenly the cook
began to throw plates and dishes a t th e Duchess
and the baby. The Duchess did not look angry
when th ey h it h er. B u t A lice jum ped up and
cried:
“Oh! W h a t are you doing?”
“You may play with the baby for a few m in
utes i f you lik e 1. I must go and get ready2 to
play croquet with the Queen,” said the Duchess
and threw the baby at A lice. Alice caught the
baby and went out w ith it into the open a ir3.
“I m ust tak e th is child away w ith me, or
th ey will kill i t , ” thou ght A lice.
The baby was not cry in g , bu t suddenly it
began to g ru n t like a pig4.
“D on’t g r u n t,” said A lice, “you are not
a pig, you are a b ab y .”
B u t when she looked at the child she saw
th a t it was not a baby. It was a little pig.
1 if you like — если хочешь

2 I must go and get ready [ redi] — Я должна пой
ти и приготовиться
3 into the open air — на свежий (букв, открытый)
воздух
4 like a pig — как свинья
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“W h a t shall I do w ith th e pig at h om e?”
th o u g h t A lice. “No, I c a n ’t tak e it w ith m e.”
She put th e little anim al on th e g ra ss, and it
ran away in to th e fo rest.
A lice walked in to th e fo re s t. Suddenly she
saw th e C heshire Cat. It was s ittin g in a tree.
The Cat asked A lice:
“W ill you play croquet w ith the Queen to
day?”
“I like to play croquet very m u ch ,” an
swered A lice, “but I don’t know th e Queen and
th e Queen doesn’t know m e .”
“You will see me th e r e ,” said th e Cat and
disappeared. A lice waited fo r some tim e and a f
te r a few m inutes th e Cat appeared again.
“B y th e b y 1, w hat becam e of th e baby ?”
asked th e Cat.
“It becam e a p ig ,” answered A lice.
“T h a t’s r ig h t2, ” said the Cat.
Su d d en ly th e end o f th e C a t ’s ta il d isa p
p e a red . T h en its body d isa p p e a re d , th e n its
h ead . Now A lic e could see in th e a ir o n ly th e
C a t ’s g r in . But soon th e g r in d isap p ea red ,
to o.
1 By the by — Кстати, между прочим

2 T h at’s (That is) right — Именно так {букв. Это
правильно)
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“W e ll,” said Alice, “I know many cats w ith
out a grin, but a grin without a cat! How funny!”
Activities
ffi Checking Comprehension
1 W ho said it?
1) “D on’t knock. I am on th is side of the

door. W ho will open th e door fo r you?”
2) “P lease, will you tell me, why your cat
g r in s ? ”
3) “Y ou don’t know m uch, and th a t is
a f a c t .”
4) “D on’t g ru n t. You are not a pig, you
are a b ab y .”
5) “B y th e by, what became of the b ab y ?”
2 Say who:
1) had th e face o f a fish .

2) opened the door of th e house.
3) was s ittin g on a ch a ir which had only
th ree legs.
4) was cooking som ething in a large pot.
5) was g rin n in g from ear to ear.
6) was g ru n tin g like a pig.
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1) Suddenly she saw a serv a n t who ran out

of the fo rest.
2) A n o th er serv an t opened it and took
a le tte r which was from the Queen.
3) She ran back in to th e fo re s t because she
was a fra id th a t th e serv an ts could hear
her.
4) A lice stood and looked at th e house.
5) A lice went up to th e door and knocked.
6) He knocked at th e door o f th e house.
7) W hen she came back, th e F ish -S e rv a n t
was not th ere.
8) A lice th o u g h t th a t the two serv an ts
were very fu n n y and began to laugh.
1) W h a t were th e two serv an ts like?

2) W ere they funny?
3) W ho was s ittin g on th e ground near the
door when A lice came back from the
fo re st?
4) Did A lice knock at th e door? Did a n y
body open th e door?
5) W h a t did A lice see when she came into
the house?
6) W h y did everybody sneeze?
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7) Did A lice w ant to play croqu et w ith the
Queen?

and Grammar
1 How well do you know the ru les of re a d

th e Odd One O ut?
[эи] open tone so door croquet m om ent

[u:] stood look too soup Ju n e rule

pieces
sneeze
grin
livery
which
noise
pot
1) A serv an t in _______________ ran out of

th e fo rest.
2) “The people in th e house are m aking
such a _______________ th a t nobody will
h ear y o u .”
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3) A plate fell on th e ground and broke to
sm all _______________ .
4) The D uchess was s ittin g on a ch a ir
_______________ had only th ree legs.
5) The cook was cooking som ething in
a large _______________ .
6) A lice began to _______________ because
th ere was pepper in th e a ir.
7) A lice was surprised to see a ca t which
could _______________ .
3 F ill in th e m issing prepositions.
1) A lice saw th a t the Duchess was speak

ing ________ the baby, and not _______
her.
2) A lice wanted to ta lk _______ som ething
else.
3) The cook threw plates and dishes
_______ the D uchess and the baby.
4) A lice looked ________ the child and saw
th a t it was a pig.
5) She d id n’t know w hat to do _______ the
pig at home.
6) A lice saw the Cheshire Cat s ittin g
_______ a tree.
7) She waited ________ some tim e and the
Cat appeared again.
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1) “I m ust run back in to th e f o r e s t,”

th ou g h t A lice.
2) “D on’t k n o ck ,” said th e F ro g -S e rv a n t to
A lice.
3) The F ro g -S erv an t asked A lice, “W ho
will open the door fo r yo u ?”
4) “How can I get in to th e h ou se?” asked
A lice.
5) “I shall s it here fo r a long tim e ,” a n
swered the F ro g -Serv an t.
6) “W h y do you w ant to get in to the
hou se?” asked the Fro g .
1 Say why:
1) th e two servants looked very funny.

2) Alice decided to run back into the forest.
3) A lice th ou g h t th a t th e F ro g -S erv a n t was
very stupid.
4) everybody sneezed in th e house.
5) A lice wanted to take th e child away
w ith her.
2 Look a t th e sentences in “W ho said i t ? ”

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3 Read and draw.
1) Draw p o rtra its o f th e two serv an ts. T ry

to m ake them fu n n y.
2) Draw a p ictu re o f the C heshire Cat w ith
a g rin .
4 R ole-play.
W o rk in pairs and a c t out th e dialogue b e

tween A lice and the F ro g -S erv a n t.
Chapter Ten
ALICE AND AN “EGG”
A lice saw a white wall in fro n t of her.
There was a very large egg on it. F o r a few
m inutes A lice stood and looked a t the egg. She
was very h u n g ry 1 and wanted to eat it, bu t sud
denly it began to grow larg er and larg er. A lice
cam e n earer and saw th a t th e egg had two eyes
and a nose and a mouth.
1 She was very hungry — Она очень проголодалась

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“Oh, i t ’s H um pty D um pty1, ” th ou g h t A l
ice, “I read all about him in a bo ok .” Humpty
Dum pty was s ittin g on th e wall.
“I am a fra id , he will f a l l ,” th o u g h t A lice.
She was stan d in g in fr o n t o f th e wall w ith her
hands ready to catch h im 2.
“You look very much like an egg3,” she said.
“W h y do you call me an eg g ?” he asked.
“I don’t like it!”
“I do not say you are an egg, s ir, I only
say th a t you look like an egg. And some eggs
are very p re tty !” She said it because she wanted
to be polite.
But H um pty Dum pty was not looking at
her. He said: “Some people are very silly. They
are like b a b ie s.”
A lice did not know what to say to th is.
“I f he is ta lk in g to me, why is he looking
at the tree and not a t m e?” she th ou ght.
1 Humpty Dumpty ['hAm(p)ti 'блт(р)П] — Хампти-

Дампти (Коротышка, Шалтай-Болтай); персонаж
из популярного английского детского стихотворе
ния, коротенькое толстое существо в виде яйца
2 with her hands ready to catch him — держа руки
наготове, чтобы поймать его
3 You look very much like an egg — Вы очень по
хожи на яйцо
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She laughed and then she began to say to
h erself:
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall.

Humpty Dumpty had a great fall,
All the King’s horses and all the K ing’s men
Couldn’t put Humpty Dumpty together again.1
“D on’t stand and talk to y o u rs e lf,” said

H um pty Dum pty and looked at A lice fo r the
f ir s t tim e 2. “W h a t is your name? And why did
you come h e re ?”
“My name is A lic e ...”
1 Шалтай-Болтай
Сидел на стене.
Шалтай-Болтай
Свалился во сне.
Вся королевская конница,
Вся королевская рать
Не может
Шалтая,
Не может
Болтая,
Шалтая-Болтая,
Болтая-Шалтая,
Шалтая-Болтая собрать!
(перевод С. Маршака)
2 for the first time — впервые
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“I t ’s a stupid n a m e ,” said H um pty Dumpty.
“W h a t does it m ean ?”
“Can names be stu p id ?” asked A lice.
“Oh, yes, they can. My nam e is not stupid
because it m eans th a t my face is b e a u tifu l. And
my body is b e a u tifu l. W hat does your name
m ean? N oth in g!”
“I t ’s b e tte r to sp eak 1 about som ething e ls e ,”
“A re you not a fra id to fa ll down?” she
said. “T h a t wall is so very h ig h .”
“No, I am not a fr a id ,” cried H um pty
Dum pty. “The K in g will s e n d ...”
“All his horses and all his m e n ,” A lice f in
ished.
“How do you know about the K in g ’s h ors
es and the K in g ’s m en?” said Humpty Dumpty.
“I am sure you like to listen at doors and behind
trees. I am sure you heard the K in g ’s words!”
“I didn’t listen at doors and I didn’t listen be
hind trees,” said Alice, “i t ’s in a book. I read i t .”
“I th in k you read about me in th e H istory
of England. Now tak e a good look a t m e.2 And
don’t fo rg e t th a t I spoke to a king once!”
1 I t ’s (It is) better to speak — Лучше говорить

2 Now take a good look at me. — Посмотри-ка на
меня хорошенько.
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And Humpty Dumpty grinned from ear to ear.
“W hen he g rin s,” thought Alice, “I am afraid
th a t the ends of his mouth will meet behind his
head1. And then I don’t know what will happen
to his head. I am afraid it will come o ff2.”
“Now tell m e ,” said H um pty Dum pty, “how
old are yo u ?”
A lice th o u g h t a m om ent. She counted her
years and said:
“I am seven years and six m onths o ld .”
“Seven years and six m onths!” repeated
H um pty Dum pty. “Now, i f you w ant to know
w hat I th in k — don’t grow older3! It is nice to
be seven years o ld .”
A lice did not know w hat to say, so she
said n oth in g . Then she spoke again. “Y ou have
a very b eau tifu l b e lt,” she began, “or is it
a tie? No, I th in k i t ’s a b elt. I am s o rry ...”
She saw th at Humpty Dumpty looked very an
gry. “How can I know,” she thought, “which is his
neck and which is his body4? He is almost round.”
1 the ends of his mouth will meet behind his

head — углы его рта сойдутся на затылке
2 it will come off — она (голова) отвалится
3 don’t grow older — не делайся старше, остано
вись на этом возрасте
4 which is his neck and which is his body — где у
него шея и где туловище
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Humpty Dumpty was very angry. He said
nothing for a minute or two. Then he spoke again.
“I t ’s very bad, when a child doesn’t know
a tie from a b e lt1.”
“I know i t ’s very stupid of me2, ” said A lice.
“I t ’s a tie , child, and a very b e a u tifu l tie.
I t ’s a p resen t from the K in g and the Queen.
They gave it to me as an u n -birth d ay p resen t3.”
“W h at is an un-birthday present?” asked Alice.
“I t ’s a present w hich you get on a day th a t
is not your b irth d a y .”
A lice th ou g h t a little . “I like b irth d ay
p resen ts b e tte r 4, ” she said at last.
“You don’t know w hat you are ta lk in g
abo u t5!” cried H um pty Dum pty. “How many
days are th ere in a y e a r? ”
“T hree hundred and s ix ty -fiv e ,” said A lice.
“And how many b irth d ay s have you?”
“O ne.”
1 when a child doesn’t know a tie from a belt — ког

да ребенок не может отличить галстук от пояса
2 it ’s very stupid of me — это очень глупо с моей
стороны
3 as an un-birthday [лп b3:9d(e)i] present — подарок
не ко дню рождения
4 I like birthday presents better — Мне больше
{букв, лучше) нравятся подарки ко дню рождения
5 what you are talking about — о чем ты говоришь
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“And if you take one from th ree hundred
and s ix ty -fiv e ? How much will you have th e n ? ”
“Then we shall have th ree hundred and s ix
ty -fo u r d ay s.”
“A re you sure th a t it is r ig h t ? 1” asked
H um pty Dum pty. “I f you have a piece o f paper
and a pencil w rite it down2 on paper, please!”
A lice took some paper and a pencil from
her pocket and wrote down:
365
1
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Humpty Dumpty took the piece of paper and

looked at it for a very long time. “I hope th a t’s
rig h t,” he said at last. “Now you can see, that
there are three hundred and sixty-four days when
you can get un-birthday presents and only one day
when you can get birthday presents. That shows
th at it is better to get un-birthday presents.”
A lice could not say an y th in g to th a t.
“Now you see,” said Humpty Dumpty again,
“th a t you are not so clever as I am 3. I am sure,
1 Are you sure that it is right? — Ты уверена, что

это правильно?
2 write it down — напиши это
3 you are not so clever as I am — ты глупее меня
{букв, не так умна, как я)
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I can repeat p o etry 1 b e tte r th an you. S it down
and listen to me. I w ant to repeat a piece o f po
e tr y 2.”
Poor A lice did not want to listen to poetry,
bu t she said politely “Thank you!” and sat down.
Activities
Ш Checking Comprehension
1 S a y t r u e , f a l s e o r I d o n ’t k n o w .
1) A lice was hungry and wanted to eat the

egg.
2) The egg was w hite.
3) H um pty Dumpty th o u g h t th a t A lice was
stupid.
4) H um pty Dum pty was a fraid to fall
down.
5) A lice read about H um pty Dum pty in
a book.
6) A lice was seven years and six m onths
old.
7) H um pty Dum pty got a tie as a b irth d ay
p resen t from th e K in g and the Queen.
1 repeat poetry — декламировать стихи

2 a piece of poetry — стихотворение
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8) T h ere are th ree hundred and s ix ty -fiv e
days in a year.
9) A lice wanted to listen to poetry.
2 P u t th e sen tences in the rig h t order.
1) A lice saw a white wall in fro n t o f her.

2) There was a large egg on it.
3) She was hungry and wanted to eat the
egg.
4) B u t suddenly it began to grow larg er.
5) A lice came up to the wall and noticed
th a t th e egg had a face.
6) She understood th a t it was Hum pty
Dum pty.
7) She wanted to speak to him .
8) B u t Humpty Dumpty th ou g h t th a t A lice
was very stupid.
9) T h a t ’s why Alice had to sit down and
listen to him repeating poetry.
1) W h a t did A lice see on the wall?

2) Did she understand at once who it was?
3) W h a t was A lice afraid of?
4) Did H um pty Dumpty like A lice ’s name?
5) How old was A lice?
6) W h a t is an un-birthday present?
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7) Did A lice w ant to listen to poetry?
8) Did she listen to it?
"23. Working with Vocabulary

and Grammar
1) A lice w a s v ery h u n g r y .
2) You lo o k very m uch lik e a n egg.
3) Som e people are lik e babies.
4) H um pty Dum pty didn’t lik e her name.
5) “W h a t does your name m ea n ?”
2 M atch the words in two columns to make

word-combinations, then use them in sen
tences of your own to describe the events of
the story.
to grow like an egg

to be at doors
to look angry
to listen a present
to grin larg er
to be poetry
to give down
to s it a fraid
to repeat from ear to ear
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3 T he words in th e sen ten ces below a re ju m
bled up. R e -w rite th e sen ten ces, p u ttin g
th e words in th e rig h t order.
1) N ot, looking, Humpty D um pty, A lice,

was, at.
2) My, is, fa ce , my, m eans, th a t, name,
b eau tifu l.
3) Many, th ere, are, how, days, year, a, in?
4) A, poetry, Hum pty D um pty, wanted,
piece, to, o f, repeat.
5) Did, A lice, listen, not, to, want, poetry,
to.
4 How well do you know irre g u la r v erb s?

a) W r ite th e m issing form s o f th e verbs
below.
got
give
stood
read
w rite
m eant
came
s it
b) Fin d in th e story th e sen ten ces w ith

th ese verbs and read th em out loud.
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Discussing the Text
1 E xp lain why:
1) A lice th ou g h t th a t H um pty Dum pty was

an egg.
2) A lice was a fraid th a t he would fa ll.
3) H um pty Dum pty didn’t look at A lice.
4) H um pty Dum pty was not afraid to fall
down.
5) A lice knew about the K in g ’s horses and
th e K in g ’s men.
6) an un -birth day present is b e tte r than
a b irth d ay present.
2 P rove th a t:
1) A lice tried to be polite.

2) Humpty Dum pty was very arro g a n t.
3 Im agine th a t you are H um pty Dumpty.

Speak about Alice.
4 R ole-play.

tween A lice and H um pty Dum pty.
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Chapter Eleven
ALICE LISTENS TO POETRY
In winter, when the fields are white,
I sing this song for your delight —
began H um pty Dumpty.

“Only I don’t sing i t , ” he said.
“I see you don’t 1, ” said A lice.
1 I see you don’t (sing) — Я вижу, что вы не поете

(iобычное для английского я зы к а сокращ ение)
“Y ou c a n ’t see songs, you can only hear
th e m ,” said H um pty Dumpty.
A lice answered n oth in g to th is. “He will
grow angry a g a in 1, I am a fr a id ,” she said to
h erself.
In spring, when woods are getting green,
I ’ll try and tell you what I mean2.
“T hank you very m u ch ,” said A lice.
In summer, when the days are long,

Perhaps you’ll understand the song.
In autumn, when the leaves are brown,
Take pen and ink and write it down.
“I ’ll try not to fo rg e t i t , ” said A lice.

“Now, listen , I shall say an oth er p iece,”
said H um pty Dum pty.
I sent a message to the fish:

I told them, “This is what I wish.3”
The little fishes of the sea,
They sent an answer back to me.
The little fishes’ answer was
“We cannot do it, sir, because —”
“I ’m a fraid I don’t quite u n d erstan d ,” said

A lice.
1 He will grow angry again — Он снова рассердится

2 what I mean — что я имею в виду
3 This is what I wish. — Вот чего я желал бы.
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“L isten and you will understand la t e r ,” said
H um pty Dumpty.
I sent to them again to say1

“It will be better to obey.”
The fishes answered with a grin
“Why, what a temper you are in2!”
Then some one3 came to me and said,
“The little fishes are in bed.”
I said to him, I said it plain4,
“Then you must wake them up again.”
I said it very loud and clear,
I went and shouted in his ear.
A s H um pty Dumpty was repeating the last

words, he shouted them . A lice did not like it.
“W h y is he sh o u tin g ?” she th ou g h t. “I t is
not nice!”
I took a pencil from the shelf

I went to wake them up myself.
And when I found the door was locked,
I pulled and pushed and kicked and knocked.
1 I sent to them again to say — Я опять послал

(письмо), чтобы сообщить
2 Why, what a temper you are in — Ну, и плохое
же у вас настроение
3 some one = somebody — кто-то
4 I said it plain [plein] — я выразился очень ясно
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And when I found the door was shut,
I tried to turn the handle, but —
Here H um pty Dum pty stopped.

A fte r a few m inutes A lice asked:
“Is th a t a ll? ”
“Y es, th a t is a ll,” said H um pty Dum pty.
“Good-bye.”
“How fu n n y ,” th o u g h t A lice, “th e end
of th e poem is so silly !” B u t she said n o th
ing about it to H um pty Dum pty because she
was too polite fo r it. Then she got up and said,
“Good-bye, I hope we shall m eet again !”
“I don’t want to m eet you a g a in ,” said
H um pty Dum pty. “I don’t like your face. You
have the same face as everybody h a s 1: two eyes,
th e nose in th e middle of the fa ce, the m outh
under the nose. I th in k th a t th e nose under the
m outh or th e two eyes on the same side of the
nose look m uch n ic e r .”
“N o ,” said A lice, “they don’t 2!” B u t H um p
ty Dum pty was not listen in g to her. He was
not even looking at her. So she said “Good-bye”
a second tim e and walked away.
1 You have the same faee as everybody has — У те

бя такое же лицо, как и у всех людей
2 they don’t (look nicer) — они не выглядят красивее
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Activities
ffil Checking Comprehension
1) W ho repeated poetry to A lice?

2) Did A lice listen to it?
3) Did she like it?
4) W h a t was th e poetry about?
5) W as H um pty Dumpty polite?
6) W h a t was the end of th e poem like?
7) Did H um pty Dumpty like A lice?

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1 How well do you know th e rules of re ad

the Odd One O ut?
[u] push look funny book put took

[л] m ust H um pty sum m er m uch up pull
1) P e r h a p s you ’ll understand the song.

2) T ake pen and ink and w rite it d o w n .
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3) Now, listen , I shall say an oth er p ie c e .
4) L isten and you will understand la t e r .
1) I sen t a m essage _______ th e fish .

2) I th in k th a t two eyes _______ th e same
side th e nose look m uch b e tte r.
3) I took a pencil _______ th e sh elf.
4) The end _______ the poem was very silly.
5) But A lice said n oth in g _______ it
_______ H um pty Dum pty.
6) H um pty D um pty was not even looking
_______ A lice.
7) I went and shouted _______ h is ear.
1 Say why:
1) A lice listened to H um pty Dum pty.

2) A lice couldn’t understand what th e po
em was about.
3) A lice th o u g h t th a t th e end of th e poem
was silly b u t told n oth in g about it to
H um pty Dum pty.
4) H um pty Dum pty d id n’t w ant to meet
A lice again.
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2 W h a t is your opinion?
W h a t do you think about H um pty Dump-

t y ’s poem? Do you like it? Do you w rite
poetry y o u rself? Do you do th a t in R u ssian
or in E n g lish ?
3 R ead and w rite.
P lay a gam e w ith your frien d . Give him

(her) some rhym es and ask him (her) to do
th e sam e. Then two o f you make a poem
w ith those rhym es and read them aloud.
F o r exam ple: rose — nose, see — bee.
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Chapter Twelve
THE QUEEN’S GARDEN
“Now,” said Alice, “I must get into that
beautiful garden with pretty flowers in it. B ut
how shall I find it ? ” She looked about. There was
a big tree near her. She noticed th a t the tree had
a door in it. She opened the door and went in.
A gain she was in the long room w ith the
sm all door in it. And again she saw the little
table. The gold key was still lying on it.
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“Now I shall open th e door at la s t ,”
th ou g h t A lice. S h e quickly took the gold key
from th e table and opened th e little door w ith
it. B u t she could not get th ro u g h th e door be
cause she was too large fo r it. So she took
a bite from th e piece of th e m ushroom in her
rig h t hand. And at once she grew sm all. Now
she could g e t th rou gh the open door. She was
in th e b eau tifu l garden at last.
A lot of b rig h t p retty flow ers grew in the
garden. In one corn er she saw a large ro se-tree.
The roses which grew on it were w hite. T hree
gardeners were standing around th e tre e . They
were quickly p ain tin g them re d .1 A lice stood
and looked at th e gardeners fo r a long tim e.
“I don’t understand w hat they are d o in g ,”
she th ou g h t.
She cam e up to the gardeners and asked
them very politely: “W ill you please tell m e2,
why are you p ain tin g these w hite roses red ?”
The th ree gardeners looked at A lice and
said nothing.
1 They were quickly painting them red. — Они пос

пешно (б укв , быстро) красили их в красный
цвет.
2 Will you please tell me — He будете ли вы так
любезны сказать мне
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Suddenly she saw th a t th ey were not real
people. They were cards. Y e s, th ey were cards!
One of th e gardeners was Five, the o th e r was
Seven, and th e th ird gard ener was Two1.
“How fu n n y !” th o u g h t A lice. “They are only
c a rd s ... B u t where are th e o th er cards from th e
p a ck ?”
“You see, m is s ,” Two said at la st, “th is was
a m istak e. W e put a w hite rose-tree h ere, bu t
th e Queen doesn’t like w hite roses. She likes
only red roses. W e are a fraid o f her. W e are
a fraid she will cu t o ff our heads. Everybody is
a fraid o f her. E very m inute she cries: ‘O ff w ith
his head2, ’ or ‘O ff w ith her head!’ So we are
p ain tin g these w hite roses red. W e hope th a t
th e Queen will not notice our m is ta k e .”
A t th is m om ent Fiv e cried out: “The Queen!
The Queen!”
The th ree gardeners at once fell down on
th e ir fa ce s3 to the ground. A lice looked about
and saw a big procession of cards not fa r away.
1 Five — пятерка, Seven — семерка, Two — двой

ка (игральные карты)
2 Off with his head — Отрубить ему голову {букв.
долой его голову)
3 fell down on their faces — упали на землю ли
цом вниз
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The cards were w alking two and tw o 1 and
hand in hand2. F i r s t A lice saw th e soldiers. A f
te r th e soldiers she saw K in g s and Queens from
th e pack.
Suddenly she noticed the W h ite Rabbit. He
was talking to a Queen and did not see Alice.
Then the Knave of H earts3 passed by. And at last
Alice saw the K ing and the Queen of H earts4.
“Shall I fall down on my face to o ?” thought
Alice. “No, I shall not do it. And w h at’s the
use5 of a procession i f you can ’t see i t ? ”
So she stood where she was and waited.
Soon the procession came nearer.
A ll the cards stopped and looked at A l
ice. The Queen of H earts looked a t her too and
asked: “W ho is th is ? ” She said it to th e K nave
of H earts. B u t he only bowed and said n othing.
“Id io t,” said th e Queen. She tu rned to A lice
and asked:
“W h a t is your name, c h ild ?”
“My name is A lice, your m a je s ty ,” an
swered A lice very politely. B u t she said to h e r
1 two and two — попарно

2 hand in hand — держась за руки
3 the Knave [nerv] of Hearts [ha:ts] — валет червей
4 the Queen [kwi:n] of Hearts — дама {букв, короле
ва) червей
5 what’s (what is) the use — что толку
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self: “They are only a pack o f cards. I m u s tn ’t
be a fra id o f th e m .”
Then th e procession came up to th e th ree
gard eners. They were lying on th e ir faces round
th e ro se-tree.
“And who are th e s e ? ” asked th e Queen. She
asked th is because the gardeners were lying on
th e ir faces and th e Queen could only see th e ir
backs. B u t th e ir backs were th e same as the
backs o f all th e o th e r c a r d s .1
“A re th ey gardeners or soldiers, or who are
th e y ? ” cried th e Queen an grily.
“How can I know ,” answered A lice. “I know
nobody h e re .”
She th o u g h t: “P erh ap s my answ er is not
polite. B u t I am not a fra id o f her. Sh e is only
a c a rd .”
The Queen looked a t A lice fo r some tim e
like an an gry dog. H er face grew re d .2 Then
suddenly she shouted: “O ff w ith h er head!”
“How s illy ,” said A lice.
The K in g put his hand on th e Queen’s arm
and said:
1 But their backs were the same as the backs of all

the other cards. — Но спины у них были совершен
но такие же, как и у остальных карт (колоды).
2 Her face grew red. — Лицо ее побагровело (букв.
покраснело).
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“My dear, she is only a child. Y ou m ust
not fo rg e t i t . ”
The Queen tu rned away from him angrily
and said to the K nave of H earts: “T u rn them
over!1”
The K nave did so with one foot.
“G et up!” cried the Queen. The th ree g a r
deners jum ped up at once. They bowed and
bowed fo r a long tim e. “Stop it!2” cried the
Queen. She looked a t the rose-tree and said:
“W h a t were you doing to th a t tr e e ? ”
Two bowed and said: “Y o u r m a jesty , we
were try in g t o . . . ”
B u t the Queen did not listen to him , she
only said: “Oh, I see!3” Then she turned to the
soldiers and cried: “O ff w ith th e ir heads!”
The Queen and the procession went on4.
The soldiers wanted to catch the gardeners
bu t th e poor gardeners ran to A lice and cried:
“Help, h elp .”
“I shall help you ,” said A lice, “th ey will
not cu t o ff your head s.” And she put them into
a large flow er pot th a t stood near.
1 Turn them over! — Переверните их!

2 Stop it! — Прекратите!
3 Oh, I see! — А! Понимаю! ( бу кв . Вижу!)
4 went on — проследовала дальше
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The soldiers looked fo r th e gardeners here
and th ere bu t could not fin d them . So a f te r
some tim e th ey sta rted a f te r th e procession. A l
ice ran a f te r them .
“Can you play cro q u e t? ” shouted th e Queen
suddenly. The soldiers did not answ er but
looked at A lice. Everybody looked a t h er too.
A lice understood th a t th e Queen was asking
her, bu t not th e soldiers.
“Y e s ,” she answ ered, “I c a n .”
“L e t’s begin, th e n ,” said th e Queen.
“I t ’s a very warm d a y ,” a sm all voice said
behind her.
A lice turned and saw th e W h ite R a b b it,
who was w alking behind her.
“V e ry ,” said A lice. “W h ere is the D u ch ess?”
“Hush! Hush!” said the R abbit. He looked
about and then put his mouth to A lice’s ear. “The
Duchess is in prison. They will cut o ff her head.”
“W h y ? ” asked A lice.
“She boxed the Q ueen’s e a r s 1. . . ” th e R ab b it
began.
A lice laughed. “I t ’s so fu n n y!” she said.
B u t th e R a b b it was frig h ten ed . He said to
A lice: “Oh, hush! The Queen will h ear you. You
1 She boxed the Queen’s ears — Она надавала по

щечин королеве
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se e 1, th e D uchess cam e late and th e Queen said:
‘O ff w ith her head!’ Then th e D u ch e s s ...”
A t th a t m om ent the Queen shouted: “G et to
your places2! L e t’s begin th e gam e!”
A ll th e card s began to run fro m one end
o f th e cro q u et-g ro u n d to th e o th e r and back.
They pushed each o th er, th ey fe ll down and
got up and fe ll down again . A t la st th e game
began.
Activities
W ho said it?
1) “W ill you please tell me, why are you

p ain tin g these white roses re d ?”
2) “W e are a fraid she will cu t o ff our
h ead s.”
3) “W h a t is your name, c h ild ?”
4) “My dear, she is only a child. Y ou m ust
not fo rg e t i t . ”
5) “The D uchess is in prison. They will cut
o ff her h ead .”
1 You see — Видишь ли

2 Get to your places — По местам
ИЗ
2 Say who
1) painted w hite roses red.

2) wanted to catch th e gardeners.
3) helped the gard eners to hide.
4) told A lice th e news about th e Duchess.
5) wanted to cu t o f f everybody’s head.
3 P u t the sentences in the rig h t order.
1) They were p ain tin g the w hite roses red.

2) She cam e in , took th e gold key from
th e table and opened th e little door.
3) A t last one o f them told her about the
Queen.
4) A lice asked them what th ey were doing,
bu t th ey said n oth in g .
5) She was in the b eau tifu l garden a t last.
6) Alice noticed a big tree with a door in it.
7) She saw a lot o f flow ers and th ree g a r
deners.
1) How did A lice get into the b eau tifu l

garden?
2) W hom did she see th ere?
3) W h a t were the gardeners doing?
4) W as she surprised?
5) W h y did the gardeners p ain t the roses?
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6) W h a t did th e gardeners do when they
saw th e Queen?
7) Did A lice fa ll down on her face eith er?
8) W a s th e Queen angry?
9) W hat did th e W h ite R a b b it say to
A lice?

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poor
last
still
p retty
same
m istake
1) The gold key was lying

on the table.
2) A lot o f b rig h t flow ers
grew in the garden.
3) The gardeners hoped th a t the Queen
would not notice th e ir •
4) The g ard e n e rs’ backs were th e

as th e backs o f all th e o th er card s.
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5) The _______________ gard eners asked A lice
to help them .
6) A t _______________ th e gam e began.
2 Fill in th e m issing prepositions.
1) “Now I shall open th e door _______

la s t ,” th o u g h t A lice.
2) A lice opened th e door _______ th e gold
key.
3) T hree gardeners were stan d in g _______
the tree.
4) A lice cam e up ________ th e gardeners and
tried to talk ________ them .
5) The Queen wanted to cu t _______ A lic e ’s
head.
6) A lice turned and saw the W h ite R ab b it
who was w alking _______ her.
7) A ll th e cards began to run _______ one
end o f th e ground _______ th e oth er.
3 R ep o rt th e sen tences in in d irect speech.
1) “Now I shall open th e door a t la s t ,”

said A lice.
2) “I don’t understand w hat th ey are do
in g ,” she said.
3) “W h y are you p ain tin g these white
roses re d ? ” asked A lice.
lie
4) “Sh all I fa ll dawn on my face to o ?”
th ou g h t A lice.
5) “T u rn them o v er,” said the Queen.
6) The W h ite R ab b it said: “The D uchess is
in prison. T hey will cu t o ff her h ead .”
1 E xp lain why:
1) A lice wanted to get in to the b eau tifu l

garden.
2) th e gardeners were p ain tin g th e white
roses red.
3) she couldn’t understand w hat the th ree
gardeners were doing.
4) th e gardeners were a fra id o f the Queen.
5) A lice was not afraid o f the Queen.
6) th e queen wanted to cu t o ff th e D uch
e s s ’s head.
2 P rove th a t:

2) A lice was a kind and polite g irl.
3 Look a t th e sentences in “W ho said i t ? ”

exercise and describe the situ atio n s in
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R ole-play.
W ork in small groups and a ct out the talk

between the Queen, A lice and the gardeners.
Chapter Thirteen
THE QUEEN’S CROQUET-GROUND
It was a very funny croquet-ground and it
was a very fu n ny game! T here were no real cro-
quet-balls th ere. The croquet-balls were hedge
hogs. The players had flam ingoes in th e ir hands
and th ey h it th e hedgehogs w ith the heads of
th e flam in g o es1. A lice also had a flam ingo in
1 with the heads of the flamingoes [fb'mipgauz] —

головами фламинго
her hands. She tried to h it a ball w ith its head.
(Only it was not a real ball, bu t a hedgehog.)
B u t every tim e th a t she w anted 1 to h it it, the
“b all” ran away.
A ll th e players played at th e same tim e 2.
They ran a fte r th e ir balls and th e ir balls ran
away from them . Y es, it was a very fu n ny
game!
Soon th e Queen grew very angry. She
shouted every m inute: “O ff w ith his head!” or
“O ff w ith her head!”
A lice said to h erself: “I don’t like th is
Queen! I am a fraid she will cu t o ff my head.
I m ust get away from h e re .” Suddenly A lice no
ticed som ething in the air. A t f i r s t she could
not understand what it was. But a f te r some
tim e she understood th a t it was a g rin . She
said to h erself:
“Oh, i t ’s my frien d , th e Cheshire Cat. I am
very glad to m eet it again. A t la st I can ta lk to
som ebody.”
Soon A lice could see the C a t’s m outh, then
th e nose and at last th e eyes.
W h en the eyes appeared, she bowed.
1 But every time that she wanted — Но каждый

раз, когда она хотела
2 at the same time — одновременно
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“How are y o u ? 1” said th e C a t’s m outh.
B u t A lice did n ot answ er. Sh e th o u g h t: “W h a t
is th e use o f an answ er2 i f th e Cat has no
ears? I t ca n n o t h ear my words. I ’ll w ait a l i t
tle. I hope its ears will appear soon. Then I ’ll
speak to i t . ”
Sh e waited fo r some tim e. Then the C a t’s
ears appeared. A lice could also see its head
now. She put down her flam ingo and began to
speak about th e gam e. She was very glad to
talk to a frien d .
“I don’t like th e gam e,” A lice said. “I th in k
th a t th e players play very badly. They don’t
know how to play croquet. They shout all th e
tim e and th ey do not listen to each oth er. Then
I don’t like to have hedgehogs fo r balls3, be
cause th ey run aw ay.”
“And how do you like the Q ueen?” asked
th e Cat.
“I don’t like h e r,” answered A lice. “She
plays v e r y ...” A t th a t mom ent A lice stopped b e
cause she noticed th e Queen. The Queen was
stan din g behind her. She was listen in g . So A lice
1 How are you? — Как поживаешь?

2 W hat is the use [ju:s] of an answer — Что толку
в ответе
3 for balls — вместо шаров
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fin ish ed her sentence: “ ...s h e plays very well.
She plays b e tte r th an all th e o th e r players!”
The Queen grinned and went on. Then the
K in g came up to A lice and said: “I see you are
ta lk in g to som ebody.” And he looked up a t the
C a t’s head in the air.
“I t ’s one of my frien d s — a Cheshire C a t,”
answered A lice. “W ill you speak to i t 1, your
m a je s ty ? ”
“I don’t like its f a c e ,” said th e K in g , “but
it may kiss my hand i f it lik e s .”
“I don’t want to kiss his hand,” said the Cat.
“You are not p o lite ,” said th e K in g . “D on’t
fo rg e t th a t I am a k in g . And don’t look at me
like th a t2!”
“A ca t may look a t a k in g 3, ” said A lice.
“I read th a t in a book o n ce.”
A t th a t m om ent th e Queen was passing by
again. “My d e a r,” cried th e K in g , “please, tell
th e soldiers to tak e th is ca t away. I don’t like
its f a c e .”
The Queen did not stop. She did not ask
1 Will you speak to it — He хотите ли поговорить

с ним
2 don’t look at me like that — не смотри на меня
так
3 A cat may look at a king — И кошка может
смотреть на короля (английская поговорка)
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“W h y ,” or “W h a t is the m a tte r ? ” She only said:
“O ff w ith its head!” and passed o n 1.
“I m ust find a soldier who will cu t o f f the
C a t’s h ead ,” said th e K in g and walked o ff to
look fo r a soldier.
“Shall I stay here or shall I go back to see
the g am e?” th o u g h t A lice. “I ’ll go back and f i n
ish th e game. B u t where is my ball? W h ere is
my hedgehog?”
H er hedgehog was fig h tin g w ith an oth er
hedgehog. “V ery w e ll,” th o u g h t A lice, “I shall
h it one hedgehog again st th e o th e r2. B u t where
is my fla m in g o ?”
H er flam in go was at th e oth er side of the
garden, and she ran there. W hen she cau g h t
her flam in go a t la st and came back to th e c ro
quet-ground the hedgehogs were not th ere. So
she went back to talk to th e Cheshire Cat again.
W h en she came back, she found th ere the
K in g , th e Queen, a soldier and a lot o f o th er
cards. They were all talkin g a t th e same tim e,
so A lice could understand n oth in g a t f ir s t .
The soldier said: “The Cat has no body.
I c a n ’t cu t o ff its head because it has no body.”
1 passed on — прошла дальше

2 I shall hit one ... against the other — Я столкну
их друг с другом
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The K in g cried: “The Cat has a head. So
you m ust cu t it o f f . ”
The Queen shouted: “You m u st cu t o ff the
C a t’s head, or I shall tell th e o th e r soldiers to
cu t o f f all th e heads h e re .”
A lice saw th a t all th e players were f r i g h t
ened. Everybody tu rned to A lice.
“You tell us, which of us is rig h t1?” said the
K ing, the Queen and the soldier at the same time.
A t f i r s t A lice did not know w hat to say.
B u t then she said:
“I t is not my Cat. You m ust ask th e D uch
ess about it. I t ’s her c a t .”
“The D uchess is in p riso n ,” said th e Queen
to th e soldier. “Go and b rin g her h e re .2”
The soldier ran o ff a t once.
But now the C a t’s head began to disap
pear. F ir s t its ears disappeared, then th e eyes
and then the m outh. Soon the soldier came back
w ith th e D uchess.
“W h ere is th e C a t?” asked th e Queen. The
K in g and th e soldier began to look fo r it, but
could not find it. So all the players went back
to th e game.
1 which of us is right — кто из нас прав

2 Go and bring her here. — Иди за ней и приведи
ее сюда.
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Activities
Щ] Checking Comprehension
1) The croquet-balls were hedgehogs.

2) The players had sto rk s in th e ir hands.
3) T here were about tw enty players takin g
p art in th e game.
4) Alice was very glad to see the Cheshire
Cat.
5) A lice liked the game and the Queen
very m uch.
6) A lice told th e C heshire Cat th a t the
Queen played b e tte r th a t all th e players.
7) The Cat kissed the K in g ’s hand.
8) The sold ier couldn’t cu t o ff th e C a t’s
head because it had no body.
2 P u t th e sentences in the rig h t order.
1) She spoke to the Cat about th e game

and th e Queen.
2) Sh e didn’t like the Queen eith e r.
3) A lice had to say th a t th e Queen played
very well.
4) B u t th e Cat didn’t do th a t.
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5) T h a t ’s why she was very glad to m eet
th e C heshire Cat again.
6) Then the K in g came up to A lice and
said th a t th e Cat could kiss his hand.
7) A lice tried to play croqu et b u t she
d idn’t like th e game.
8) Suddenly she noticed the Queen who
was stan d in g behind her.
1) Did A lice like th e gam e?

2) W h a t was stra n g e about the gam e?
3) W hom did A lice see in th e air?
4) W as she glad to see th e Cat?
5) W h a t did they ta lk about?
6) W ho came up to them ?
7) Did A lice fin ish the gam e?
>§. Working with Vocabulary

and Grammar
1 How well do you know the rules of re a d

ing? W h ich of the verbs in each line is the
Odd One O ut?
[-id] counted waited wanted asked shouted

[-d] tried walked disappeared bowed grinned
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2 Say w hat th e ita licized w ords m ean.
1) Soon the Queen g rew very a n g r y .
2) I m ust get a w a y fr o m here.
3) I ’ll w ait a little .
4) They do not listen to e a c h o t h e r .
5) W h a t is th e u se of an answ er i f th e Cat
has no ears?
6) Tell the soldiers to t a k e th is Cat a w a y .
M atch th e words in two colum ns to m ake

w ord-com binations, then use them in sen
ten ces of your own to describe the events
of the story.
to hit angry
to run th e game
to grow very well
not to like up
to talk a ball
to play in prison
to come on
to pass away
to be to a friend
The words in the sentences below a re ju m

bled up. R e-w rite th e sen tences, p u ttin g
the words in the righ t order.
1) T ried, head, flam in g o ’s, A lice, to , w ith,

b all, h it, th e, the.
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2) M y, I, a f r a id , o ff, she, h ead , c u t,
w ill, am .
3) B ecau se, A lice, th e, a t, noticed, stopped,
th e, she, m om ent, th a t, Queen.
4) W a n t, h is, I, do, hand, n ot, k iss, to.
5) F ir s t, A lice, understand , could, a t,
n oth ing.
6) A sk , you, D uchess, about, Cat, th e, th e,
m ust.
5 P u t the verbs in b rack ets into th e c o rre ct

tense form .
1) It (be) a very fu n ny gam e.

2) The players (h it) th e hedgehogs w ith the
heads of th e flam ingoes.
3) The players (run) a fte r th e ir balls.
4) Suddenly A lice (see) som ething in the
air.
5) A fte r some tim e she (understand) th a t
it was a g rin .
6) Soon A lice (can) see th e nose and the
eyes.
7) A lice (not answer) the C a t’s question.
8) She (hope) th a t th e ears (appear) soon.
9) A lice (notice) th e Queen who (stand) be
hind her.
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tk Discussing the Text
1 E xp lain why:
1) A lice didn’t like th e game and the

Queen.
2) A lice was so glad to see the Cat.
3) th e Cat didn’t want to kiss th e K in g ’s
hand.
4) th e K in g wanted th e soldiers to take
the Cat away.
5) A lice didn’t fin ish the gam e.
2 Im agine th a t you are A lice. Speak about:
1) the game.
2) th e Queen.
3) th e C heshire Cat.
3 A little bit of sport.
W h a t do you know about croqu et? Do you

know th e rules of the gam e? T ry to find
out some fa c ts about it.
Chapter Fourteen
THE DUCHESS TALKS TO ALICE
Now th e Duchess noticed A lice and went
up to her. “I am so glad to see you again , my
d e a r,” she said. Then she put h er hand on A l
ic e ’s arm and th ey walked away to g eth er.
“She is very nice to-day,” thought A lice.
“I am very glad she is not angry with me now.
I am sure th a t she was angry th a t tim e1 in the
1 that time — в тот раз

kitchen only because there was too much pepper
in the soup and in the air. She was sneezing all
the tim e. And it made her an g ry 1. In my kitchen
th ere will be no pepper.2 I am sure th a t pepper
makes people angry, and sugar and sweets make
them nice and happy3. People m ust give children
more sweets and sugar! Then everybody will be
nice to each other and everybody will be happy.”
A lice th ou g h t about those th in g s so long
th a t she fo rg o t all about th e D uchess. Suddenly
she heard th e voice of the D uchess.
The Duchess was saying into h er ear:
“W h a t are you th in k in g ab o u t?4 W h y don’t you
ta lk to m e?”
And th e D uchess put her chin on A lic e ’s
shoulder.
A lice did not like it because th e Duchess
had a very sharp chin . B u t you know th a t A l
ice was a very polite child, so she said n oth ing
about it.
1 it made her angry — это ее разозлило

2 In my kitchen there will be no pepper. — В моей
кухне не будет перца.
3 sugar [ Jugs] and sweets make them nice and
happy — от сахара и конфет они становятся хо
рошими и счастливыми
4 W hat are you thinking about? — О чем ты дума
ешь?
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“My dear ch ild ,” said the D uchess, “shall
I put my arm s around you and give you
a k is s 1? ”
“You m u stn ’t do i t , ” said A lice quickly.
“My flam ingo b ite s .”
“Then I shall not do i t , ” said th e Duchess.
In a m om ent she said again: “I w ant to make
you a p resen t. I ’ll make you a p resen t o f ev ery
th in g I s a y .2”
“A very silly p re s e n t,” said A lice to h e r
se lf. “I ’m glad I don’t get b irth d ay presents like
th a t!3”
“Oh, my d e a r,” said the D uchess and put
h er sharp chin on A lic e ’s shoulder, “you are
again th in k in g !”
“I have a rig h t to th in k ,” said A lice. She
was g e ttin g an gry w ith th e D uchess.
“B e c a u ...” began th e D uchess and stopped
in th e middle of the word. A lice looked up and
1 shall I put my arms around you and give you

a kiss — не обнять ли мне тебя и поцеловать
2 I’ll (I shall) make you a present of everything
I say. — Я преподношу тебе в подарок все те
слова (букв, все), что я говорю.
3 I’m glad I don’t get birthday presents like
that! — Я рада, что не получаю подобных подар
ков ко дню рождения!
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saw th e Queen in fro n t o f them . The Queen was
looking a t th e D uchess like an angry dog.
“A nice day, your m a je s ty 1, ” began the
Duchess.
“Be o ff at once, or your head will be o f f 2,”
shouted the Queen.
The Duchess was frig h ten ed and ran o ff at
once.
“L e t ’s go on with th e gam e3,” said the
Queen to A lice. A lice was a fra id to say “no” to
th e Queen.
So the Queen and A lice went back. W hen
they came to th e croquet-ground, the play
ers were re stin g . B u t when th ey saw th e Queen
th ey jum ped to th e ir feet. The Queen looked a t
them a n g rily and said:
“L e t ’s begin at once or I shall tell th e sol
diers to cu t o f f your heads.”
The players began to play at once.
E very m inute the Queen shouted: “O ff w ith
his h ead ,” or “O ff w ith her head!”
The soldiers took the players away and by
1 A nice day, your majesty — (Какой) прекрасный

день, ваше величество
2 Be off at once or your head will be off — Убирай
ся тотчас же, а не то твоя голова слетит прочь
3 Let’s (Let us) go on with the game — Будем про
должать игру
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the end o f an h o u r1 only th e K in g , th e Queen
and A lice stayed on th e croquet-ground.
Suddenly th ey heard a cry:
“The tr ia l is b e g in n in g .”
“L e t’s go to the cou rtroom ,” said the Queen,
“it is tim e to begin th e t r i a l .”
“W h a t tr ia l is i t ? ” asked A lice.
But the Queen only answered: “The Knave of
H earts tried to steal my ta rts .” Then the King and
the Queen walked o ff and Alice started a fte r them.
Activities
M ake the rig h t choice:
1) A lice was sure th a t sweets made people
a) an gry.
b) happy.
c) sleepy.
2) The D uchess wanted to __________________

a) kiss A lice.
b) beat A lice.
c) make A lice sneeze.
1 by the end of an hour [аиэ] — не прошло и часа

(букв, к концу часа)
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3) W h en A lice was ta lk in g to th e D uchess,
she looked up and saw ___________________
a) th e K in g.
b) th e W h ite R abbit.
c) th e Queen.
4) W h en th e Duchess ran o ff, th e Queen

suggested to g o ___________________________
a) home.
b) fo r a walk.
c) on w ith the game.
1) She th o u g h t th a t it was pepper th a t

made th e Duchess angry.
2) The Duchess ran o ff and A lice went
back to th e croquet-ground w ith the
Queen.
3) The D uchess noticed A lice and went up
to her.
4) The Queen ordered the D uchess to be
o ff at once.
5) B u t by th e end o f an hour only the
K in g , th e Queen and A lice stayed on
th e ground.
6) A lice was glad th a t the D uchess was not
angry w ith her.
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7) They were ta lk in g when th e Queen came
up to them .
1) W ho noticed A lice and came up to her?

2) W as she an gry now?
3) W h a t was A lice th in k in g about?
4) W h a t p resen t did th e D uchess w ant to
give A lice?
5) W h a t did th e D uchess and A lice do a f
te r th e Queen cam e up to them ?
6) W h ere did the Queen, the K in g and A l
ice go a fte r th e gam e?
7s. Working with Vocabulary

and Grammar

two colum ns.
to g eth er behind
silly stop
in fro n t o f answ er
like a part
begin sharp
ask sm art
blu n t dislike
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frigh ten ed
tria l
rig h t
too
more
like
1) The D uchess was a n g ry because th ere

was ___________ m uch pepper in th e a ir.
2) People m ust give children ______________
sweets and sugar.
3) “I ’m glad I don’t get birthd ay presents
_______________ th a t.”
4) “I have a ______________ to th in k ,” said
A lice.
5) The D uchess was _______________ and ran
o ff a t once.
6) “L e t ’s go to the co u rtro o m , i t is tim e
to begin th e _____________, ” said th e
Queen.
1) “I am so glad to see you a g a in ,” said

th e D uchess to A lice.
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2) “She was an gry th a t tim e because
th ere was too m uch pepper in the a i r , ”
3) “People m ust give child ren m ore sweets
and sugar, then everybody will be hap
py,” th o u g h t A lice.
4) “W h a t are you th in k in g a b o u t?” asked
th e Duchess.
5) “L e t ’s go on w ith the g a m e,” said the
Queen to A lice.
6) “The K nave of H earts tried to steal my
t a r t s ,” said th e Queen.
1 E xp lain why:
1) A lice fo rg o t all about th e Duchess.

2) A lice didn’t like it when th e Duchess
put her chin on A lic e ’s shoulder.
3) A lice didn’t w ant to get th e present
from the Duchess.
4) the D uchess ran o ff a t once when the
Queen came.
5) by th e end of an hour only the Queen,
th e K in g and A lice stayed on the cro
quet-ground.
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R ead and w rite
Do you agree w ith A lice th a t pepper makes

people a n g ry ? W h a t about sweets and su g
ar? W h a t do you th in k makes people kind,
happy or an gry? W r ite some sentences
about it.
Chapter Fifteen
DID HE STEAL THE TARTS?
The K in g and th e Queen were s ittin g on
th e ir th rone. A lot of little birds and anim als
were stan d in g around the th ro n e. A ll th e oth er
cards of th e pack were th ere too.
The K nave of H earts was stan din g before
them in ch ain s w ith a soldier on each side.
N ear th e th rone stood the W h ite R ab b it
w ith some long paper in its hand. In th e middle
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of the courtroom th ere was a table w ith a dish
of ta r ts on it. The ta r ts looked so good th a t A l
ice becam e quite hungry. “I hope th ey will soon
fin ish th e tria l and everybody will get a t a r t , ”
she th ou g h t.
A lice was in a courtroom fo r the f ir s t
tim e 1. B u t she knew all about tria ls from books.
She th ou g h t:
“I am so glad I know th e name o f ev ery
th in g h e r e .2 T h a t is the ju d ge because he has
a g re a t wig on his head.3 Oh, th e judge is the
K in g. And those twelve birds and anim als are
ju ry m en 4. I am su re, th a t very few little g irls
know the word ‘ju ry m a n ’ .”
The twelve ju ry m en were w ritin g som ething
on pieces of paper.
1 for the first time — впервые

2 1 am so glad I know the name of everything
here. — Я так рада, что я знаю, как называется
все, что здесь находится.
3 That is the judge [ёзлёз] because he has a great
wig on his head. — Это судья, потому что у него
на голове большой парик.
4 jurymen ['ёзи(э)птэп] — присяжные; в зарубеж
ных странах участники заседания, избирающиеся
из представителей сословий; они выносят реше
ния о виновности или невиновности обвиняемого
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“W h a t are th ey w ritin g ? ” asked A lice, “The
tria l is only b e g in n in g .”
A card, which was stan d in g n ear A lice a n
swered:
“They are w ritin g th e ir nam es. They are
afra id th a t th ey will fo rg e t them before th e end
o f th e t r i a l .”
“Stupid th in g s!1” said A lice. And she saw
th a t all the ju ry m en w rote th e words ‘Stupid
th in g s ’ on th e ir pieces o f paper.
“Read the accu satio n !” said th e K in g .
The W h ite R a b b it began to read:
“The Queen of Hearts, she made some tarts,

All 011 a summer day,
The Knave of Hearts, he stole those tarts,
And took them quite away.”
“Read the sen ten ce!2” th e K in g said to the

Ju ry m e n .
“It is too early!” said th e R a b b it, “W e m ust
call the w itnesses f i r s t . ”
Suddenly A lice began to grow larg er again.
A t f ir s t she wanted to get up and go away.
Then she th ou g h t:
1 Stupid things! — Дурачки (букв. Глупые созда

ния)!
2 Read the sentence ['sentans]! — Огласите (букв.
Прочтите) приговор!
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“No, I shall sta y and see th e tr ia l to the
end.”
One of the w itnesses was the cook o f the
Duchess. She had a pepper box in her hand.
W hen she came to th e door, the people in the
courtroom began to sneeze at once.
“Tell us w hat you know ,” said th e K in g.
“I shall n o t!1” said the cook.
Then th e K in g said: “W h a t do you put into
ta rts?”
“P ep p er,” answered th e cook.
“S u g a r ,” said a voice behind her.
“W ho is m aking a noise in the co u rtro o m ?”
shouted th e Queen. “Oh, i t ’s the Mouse! Catch
th a t Mouse! O ff w ith its head!”
Everybody tried to catch the Mouse. The
noise in th e courtroom lasted fo r a long tim e.
W hen it was over th ere was no Mouse and no
cook in th e courtroom .
“N ever m ind!2” said th e K in g. “Call the
n e x t w itn e ss.”
“W ho will be the n ex t w itn ess?” th ou gh t
A lice.
Suddenly the W h ite R a b b it cried out the
name: “A lice!”
1 I shall not (tell)! — He скажу!

2 Never mind! — He беда!
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Activities
Q:J Checking Comprehension
1 W ho said it?
1) “W h a t are they w ritin g ? ”

2) “They are w ritin g th e ir n am es.”
3) “Read th e accu satio n !”
4) “W e m ust call th e w itnesses f i r s t . ”
5) “C atch th a t Mouse! O ff w ith its head!”
2 Say who:
1 ) was s ittin g on th e th rone.

2 ) was stan din g in chains.
3) w rote the words “stupid th in g s ” on
a piece of paper.
4) read th e accu sation.
5) made a noise in th e courtroom .
1) She said th a t she put pepper in to ta r ts .

2) W h en the tr ia l began, the W h ite R ab b it
read the accu sation.
3) The Queen got angry and ordered to
catch th e Mouse.
4) It was the cook of the D uchess.
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5) A f t e r th e n oise was o v e r, th e r e was
no M ouse and no cook in th e c o u r t
room .
6 ) Then th ey called th e f ir s t w itness.
7) B u t a voice behind her said, “S u g a r!”
1) W ho stood near th e th ro n e w ith some

long paper in its hands?
2) W as A lice in th e courtroom fo r the
f i r s t tim e?
3) How m any ju ry m en were th ere in the
courtroom ?
4) W h a t were they w ritin g ?
5) W h a t did Alice th in k about th e ju r y
men?
6) W ho was the second w itness?

and Grammar
1 How well do you know the ru les of re a d

ing? W h ich of the words in each line is
the Odd One O ut?
[i] king mind in begin w itness th in g

[ei] play paper great said make w ait
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2 Say w h at the ita licized words m ean.
1) A ll th e o th er cards o f th e pack were in

th e c o u r tr o o m .
2) A lice became q u ite hungry.
3) The tr ia l is only beginning.
4) T here were tw elve ju r y m e n in the c o u r t
room.
5) “Read th e a c c u s a t io n , ” said the K in g .
6 ) “W e m ust call th e w itn e s s e s f i r s t , ” said
th e W h ite R a b b it.
3 The words in the sen tences below a re ju m

bled up. R e-w rite the sen ten ces, p u ttin g
1) W a s, middle, cou rtroom , th ere, a, th e,

in , table, th e, of.
2) Books, A lice, tr ia ls , all, knew, about,
from .
3) S ta y , A lice, to, wanted, and, end, th e,
see, to, tr ia l, th e.
4) B o x , a, had, cook, th e, hand, h er, pep
per, in.
5) M aking, who, the, in , noise, a, is,
courtroom ?
6 ) A, tim e, courtroom , lasted , fo r, long,
noise, th e, th e, in.
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4 P u t the verbs in b rack ets into the co rre ct
ten se form .
1) The K in g and the Queen (sit) on th e ir

throne.
2) N ear th e th ro n e (sta n d ) th e W h ite
R a b b it w ith some long paper in its
hands.
3) A lice (know) all about tr ia ls fro m books.
4) “W h a t th ey (w rite)?” (ask) A lice.
5) W h en th e cook (come) to the door, the
people (begin) to sneeze a t once.
6 ) “W h o (m ake) a noise in th e co u rtro o m ?”
(shout) th e Queen.
7) The noise in the courtroom (last) fo r
a long tim e.
tk Discussing the Text
1 E xp lain why:
1) A lice was proud of h erself.

2 ) th e ju ry m en were w ritin g th e ir nam es.
3) everybody began to sneeze.
2 Look a t th e sentences in “ W ho said i t ? ”

which they w ere said in m ore d etail.
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A little bit of law
W h a t do you know about th e co u rt in E n g

land? W h o are th e ju ry m en ? T ry to find
out some fa c ts .
Chapter Sixteen
ALICE GETS ANGRY 1
“H ere!” cried A lice. She fo rg o t how large

she was now. She jumped up so quickly th a t
she pushed th e table where the ju ry m en sat.
The poor ju ry m en fell down on the floor and
th ere th ey lay and could not get up.
“Oh, I am so rry !” cried A lice.
1 Alice gets angry — Алиса рассержена (букв, де

лается сердитой)
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“The tr ia l cannot go o n 1, ” said th e K in g
an g rily . “Y ou m ust pick them up and put them
in th e ir p laces.”
A lice began to pick them up and when th ey
were in th e ir places th e K in g said to A lice:
“Do you know, how and when th e K n ave of
H earts stole th e Queen’s t a r t s ? ”
“I know n o th in g ,” answered A lice.
“N o th in g ?”
“N othing!” said A lice again.
“T h a t’s very b a d ,” said th e K in g and
turned to th e ju ry m en . The ju ry m en began to
w rite in th e ir papers “very bad” . A t th is mo
m ent the K in g got up from his place and began
to read out fro m his book:
“R u le Forty-tw o: A ll people who are more
th an a m ile h ig h 2 cannot stay in th e courtroom .
They m ust go away!”
Everybody looked a t A lice.
“I am not a mile h ig h ,” said A lice.
“You a re3, ” said th e K in g.
“You are two m iles h ig h ,” shouted the
Queen.
1 The trial cannot go on — Судебное разбирательс

тво не может продолжаться
2 more than a mile high — ростом выше мили
3 You are — зд . Нет, ты больше (мили)
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“No, I am not, and I shall not go!”
“O ff w ith her head!” shouted th e Queen.
“W h o is a fraid of yo u ?” shouted A lice.
“You are only a card from a pack!”
Suddenly all th e cards flew up in to th e air.
Then th ey began to fall down on A lic e ’s head
and face.
She grew frigh ten ed and angry at the same
tim e. She tried to fig h t them o f f 1 and she gave
a little c ry 2.
Suddenly she heard h er s is te r ’s voice.
“W ake up, A lice, dear! W h a t is the m a tte r? ”
A lice opened her eyes. She was lying on
the g rass under a tre e . Some yellow leaves were
fa llin g down on h er face from the tree.
“Oh, w hat a funny dream 3, ” said A lice.
And she told her siste r about the W h ite R a b
b it, about the D uchess and about th e Queen of
H earts. She told her all the fu n ny th in g s th a t
happened in h er dream.
“Y es, it is a funny dream , d e a r,” said her
s is te r. “And now le t ’s run hom e, i t ’s tim e fo r
tea and M other is w aiting fo r u s .”
1 She tried to fight them off — Она пыталась от

биваться от них
2 she gave a little cry — она слегка вскрикнула
3 what a funny dream — какой странный сон
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Activities
Щ| Checking Comprehension
1 W ho said it?
1 ) “Y ou m ust pick them up and put them

in th e ir p la ces.”
2) “I know n o th in g .”
3) “You are two m iles h ig h .”
4) “Y ou are only a card from a pack!”
5) “W ake up, A lice dear! W h a t is the mat-
ter?”
6 ) “Oh, w hat a fu n n y d ream .”
2 Say who:
1 ) pushed the table where th e ju ry m en sat.

2 ) fell down on the floor.
3) w rote “very bad” in the papers.
4) woke A lice up.
5) was w aitin g fo r A lice and her s iste r.
1) A lice answered th a t she knew n othing.

2) A lice jum ped up and pushed th e table
where the ju ry m en sat.
3) Then th e K in g read out rule Forty-tw o
from his book.
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4) A lice got angry and woke up.
5) The K ing asked her if she knew anything.
6 ) The K in g ordered A lice to go away.
7) She picked them up and the trial went on.
1) W h a t did th e K in g ask A lice about?

2) W h a t did she answer?
3) W h a t did the rule Forty-tw o say?
4) How large was A lice?
5) W as A lice afraid o f the Queen?
6 ) W hat happened when A lice heard her
s is t e r ’s voice?
7) W h a t did A lice ’s s is te r say?

and Grammar

ta rts
tim e
high
how
only
than
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1 ) A lice fo rg o t large she
was now.
2 ) “Do you know, how the K nave of
H earts stole th e Queen’s ?”
3) “A ll people who are more
a m ile high cann ot stay h e re .”
4) “I am not a mile .” said
A lice.
5) “You are a card from
a p a ck ,” said A lice.
6 ) “I t ’s fo r tea and M other
is w aitin g fo r u s .”
2 Fill in th e m issing prepositions.
1 ) The poor ju ry m en fell the floor.

2 ) “Y ou m ust pick them up and put them
th e ir p laces.”
3) “T h a t’s very b a d ,” said th e K in g and
tu rned th e ju ry m en .
4) The ju ry m en wrote th e ir papers
“very bad”.
5) Everybody looked A lice.
6 ) “You are only a card __ a p a ck ,”
said A lice to th e Queen.
7) Suddenly the cards flew up the air.
8 ) “M other is w aiting u s ,” said Al-
ic e ’s s iste r.
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R ep o rt th e sentences in in d irect speech.
1) “I am so rry !” cried A lice.

2) “Do you know, how and when th e
K nave of H earts stole th e Queen’s
t a r t s ? ” asked the K in g A lice.
3) “I know n o th in g ,” answered A lice.
4) “W ho is a fra id of yo u ?” shouted A lice.
5) “Now le t’s run home,” said A lice’s sister.
Discussing the Text
E xp lain why:
1) A lice pushed the table where the ju r y

men sat.
2 ) the tr ia l couldn’t go on.
3) th e K in g ordered A lice to go away.
Im agine th a t you are A lice. Speak about:
1 ) th e tria l.
2 ) your aw akening.
Dear Friend!
Y ou have finished reading th is book. Con
g ratu latio n s!
W e hope, you have enjoyed it.
Now, l e t ’s talk about it and its ch a ra cters
once again.
Questions and task s for th e final discussion
1) Did you like th e sto ry about A lice?

2) W h a t c h a ra cte r did you like b est o f all?
C h aracterize him (her). Do you w ant to
be like him (her)?
3) W ere th ere c h a ra cte rs you didn’t like?
W h y did n’t you like th em ? C h aracterize
them .
4) W h ich p arts o f th e sto ry do you find
fu n n y, sad or e x c itin g ? T ry to rem em
ber them in d etail.
5) W h a t p art of the book did you like best
of all? A ct it out with your friends.
6 ) Did you find th e sto ry stra n g e? Did you
th in k th e sam e when you understood
th a t A lice had been sleeping and it was
ju s t a dream ?
7) Im agine th a t you are A lice. Tell the sto
ry from th e beginning to th e end to one
o f your frien d s.
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8) T ry your hand at sto ry w ritin g . Do you
see dream s when you sleep? W r ite down
one of them (the m ost in te re stin g ) in
d etail.
9) Do you w ant to say good-bye to A lice?
I f not, why?
Vocabulary
Принятые сокращения
a ad jectiv e — прилагательное
a p r e d ic ad jectiv e p red icative — п ри лагатель
ное, употребляющ ееся только предикативно,
т. е. в качестве именной части составного
сказуем ого
a d v adverb — наречие
c j co n ju n ctio n — союз
in t in te rje c tio n — междометие
п noun — сущ ествительное
п и т num eral — числительное
p a r t p article — частица
p i plural — м нож ественное число
p r e p preposition — предлог
p r o n pronoun — местоимение
v verb — глагол
з д . — здесь
about [s'baut] p r e p о, относительно; около, при

близительно; a d v во к р у г, кругом
accu satio n [,aekju'zeij( 3 )n] п обвинение
afraid [s'freid] a p r e d ic и сп уганны й ; боящ ийся
be afraid (of) бояться
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a fte r [а :й э ] p r e p после, по, позади
again [э ge(i)n] a d v опять, снова
ag ain st [э ge(i)nst] p r e p против, об, о
a ir [еэ] n воздух
all [э:1] p r o n весь, вся , все; вся к и й , всевозм ож
ный
all rig h t хорошо
alone [э ' 1эип] а один, одинокий
along [э ' 1шз] p r e p вдоль, по
also ['d: 1s9 u] a d v тож е, такж е
alw ays ['o:lw(e)iz] a d v всегда
and [send] c j и, a
anim al [ 'э е т т ( э ) 1] n животное
an o th er [э'плдэ] p r o n другой, еще один
an grily ['aerjgrili] a d v сердито
an gry ['sepgri] а сердитый, р азгневанны й
be an gry сердиться
get an gry рассердиться
grow an gry рассердиться
answ er [ ainsa] n ответ; v отвечать
any ['em ] p r o n какой-ни будь, сколько-ни будь
(в в о п р о с и т е л ь н ы х и о т р и ц а т е л ь н ы х п ред
лож ен и ях )
anybody [en ^ b n d i] p r o n кто-нибудь
anything [ ешвщ] p r o n что-нибудь
ap p ear [э'ргэ] v п о казы ваться, п оявляться
a rith m e tics [9 ri0 metiks] n арифметика
arm [a:m] n рука
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around [a'raund] a d v кругом , всю ду
ask [a:sk] v спраш ивать, просить
a t [aet] p r e p в, у, при, на, за
au tu m n [ ' Ditom] п осень
aw ay [o'wei] a d v прочь, вон; вы раж ает рас
ст оян и е и у д а л ен и е
baby [ beibi] п ребенок, младенец

back [baek] a d v обратно, назад; п спина
be back вер н уться
com e back возвращ аться
go back возвращ аться
bad [baed] а плохой
badly ['baedli] a d v дурно, плохо
ball [Ьэ:1] n м яч, шар
be (w as, w ere; been) [bi:] ([wnz], [w3:]; [bi:n]) v
бы ть, сущ ество вать, н ахо ди ться; являться,
представлять собой
beak [bi;k] п клю в
beautiful [ bju:tif(o)l] а кр аси вы й , прекрасный
because [bi'knz] c j потому что, т а к к а к
becom e (becam e, becom e) [Ы 'к л т ] ([bi'keim],
[Ы 'к л т ]) v стан ови ться, (с)делаться
bed [bed] п кровать
before [bi'fo:] a d v раньше, прежде; p rep перед, до
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begin (began, begun) [bi gin] ([bi'gaen], [Ы'длп])
v начи н ать, н ачать
behind [bi'haind] a d v , p r e p сзади, позади
belt [belt] n пояс
bend (b ent, bent) [bend] ([bent], [bent]) v сги
баться)
best [best] а лучш ий; a d v лучш е, больше
b e tte r ['bets] а лучш и й; a d v лучш е, больше
big [big] а большой, крупный
bird [Ьз:б] n птица
b irthday ['b3:0d(e)i] n день рождения
blue [blu:] а голубой
body ['bndi] n тело, туловищ е
book [buk] n к н и га
b ottle [ bntl] n буты лка
bow [bau] v к л а н я ться
box [bnks] n коробка; v дать пощ ечину
break (broke, broken) [breik] ([brsuk], [ brsuksn])
v лом ать, сломать
break off отлам ы вать
brown [braun] а коричневый
bring (b rou gh t, brought) [brio] ([bro:t], [bro:t]) v
приносить, приводить
but [bAt] c j но, а, однако, тем не менее
by [bai] p r e p у, при, около; по; к ; мимо
by the by меж ду прочим
by the end к концу
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cake [keik] n пирожное, торт
call [кз: 1] v н а зы вать; зва ть , в ы зы в а т ь
can (could) [касп] ([kud]) v мочь, быть в состоянии
I сап я могу
ca n ary [кэ пе(э)п] п кан арей ка
card [ka:d] п карта ( и г р а л ь н а я )
cap ital [ kaepitl] п столица
c a t [kaet] п ко ш ка
ca te rp illa r [ kaeto^ib] п гусеница
c a tch (ca u g h t, cau g h t) [kaetj] ([ko:t], [ko:t]) v пой
м ать, сх ва т и т ь
ceiling [ siilip] n потолок
chain [tjein] n цепь
ch a ir [tfes] n стул
ch a p te r ['t/septa] n гл а ва (кн и ги )
child [tjaild] n ребенок
children [ tfildron] n дети
chin [tfin] n подбородок
clean [kli:n] а чисты й
cle a r [klio] а я сн ы й , светлы й
clever [ kleva] а ум ны й
clothes [klau( 6 )z] n p i платье, одежда
cold [kauld] а холодны й; n холод
be cold зябн уть, мерзнуть
com e (cam e, com e) [к л т ] ([keim], [к л т ]) v при
хо ди ть, приезж ать; доноситься (о з в у к е )
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com e back возвр ащ аться, вер нуться
com e into входи ть
com e out вы хо д и ть
com e to доходить до
cook [кик] n к у х а р к а ; v приготовлять пищу
co rn er [ко:пэ] n угол
corrid or [ korido:] n коридор
cou n t [kaunt] v счи тать
co u n try ['kAntri] n страна
cou rtroo m ['ko:tru:m] n зал заседаний суда
croq u et [krouk(e)i] n крокет
croq u et-b all ['krauk(e)i Ьэ:1] n кр окетны й шар
croq u et-grou n d ['krauk(e)i graund] n площ адка
для игры в крокет
crocodile ['krokadail] п крокодил
crow [кгэи] п ворона
cry [krai] v к р и ч ать; плакать
cry out к р и к н у ть , во ск л и кн у ть
give a cry вскр и к н уть
сир [клр] п ч а ш к а
cu t (cu t, cu t) [kAt] ([kAt], [kAt]) v резать, вырезать
cu t off отрезать, обрезать
dark [da:k] a темный

day [dei] n день
d ear [dia] а дорогой
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delight [di'lait] n удовольстви е, наслаж дение
d isappear [,diso'pio] v и счезать, ск р ы в а ть ся ,
пропадать
dish [dij] n блюдо
do (did, done) [du:] ([did], [dAn]) v делать, в ы
полнять
dog [dng] n собака
door [do:] n дверь
down [daun] a d v вниз
dream [dri:m] n сон, сновидение; v видеть во сне
dress [dres] n платье; v одеваться
drink (d ran k , drunk) [drigk] ([draepk], [diwgk]) v
пить
drop [drop] n кап л я; v кап ать; ронять, бросать
dry [drai] а сухо й ; v суш ить
get dry обсуш иться
duchess ['dAtfis] n герцогиня
each [i:tj] p r o n каж ды й

each o th er друг друга, друг другу
e a r [ю] n ухо
early [ 3:li] а ранний; a d v рано
e a rth [з:9] n земля
e a t (a te , eaten ) [i:t] ([et], [ i:tn]) v есть, к уш ать
else [els] a d v ещ е, кроме (с н е о п р е д е л е н н ы м и и
во п р о с и т ел ь н ы м и м ест ои м ен и я м и )
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nothing else больше ничего
som ething else кое-что еще
w hat else что еще
egg [eg] n яйцо
end [end] n конец; v кончать
England ['irjgbnd] n А нглия
English [ ii}gliJl а англи й ски й ; n англий ски й
я зы к
even [ i:v(3 )n] a d v даже
evening [ ivnig] n вечер
this evening сегодня вечером
every ['evri] p ro n каж ды й
everybody ['evribndi] p r o n к а ж д ы й , вся к и й , все
everyth in g ['evriQii}] p r o n всё
eye [ai] n глаз
face [feis] n лицо

fa c t [faekt] n ф акт
fall [fo:l] n падение
fall (fell, fallen ) [fo:l] ([fell], [fo :b n ]) v падать
fall down упасть
fan [faen] n веер
fa r [fa:] а далеки й , дальний; a d v далеко
fa r aw ay вдали, далеко
few [fju:] p r o n мало (с и сч и сл я ем ы м и с у щ е с т в и
т ел ь н ы м и )
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a few н еско л ько , немного (с и сч и сл я ем ы м и
с у щ ес т в и т ел ь н ы м и )
field [fi:ld] п поле
find (found, found) [faind] ([faund], [faund]) v н а
ходить
finish [ ' fimJl n конец, финиш; и к о н ч ать, з а
к ан ч и вать
figh t (fou gh t, fou gh t) [fait] ([fo:t], [fo:t]) и д р ать
ся , бороться
first [f3:st] а первый; a d v сначала, сперва
a t first сначала
for th e first tim e впервые
fish [fij] n рыба
five [faiv] n пятерка (карт а)', п и т пять
flam ingo [fb'm ipgau] n фламинго
floor [fb:] n пол
fly (flew, flown) [flai] ([flu:], [flaun]) v летать
fly aw ay улетать
foot [fut] (pi feet) n нога (ст у п н я )
for [fo:] p r e p для, ради; за, на; в течение, в
продолжение
forest [ forist] п лес
forget (forgot, forgotten ) [fa'get] ([fa'got], [fVgotn]
v забыть, забы вать
forty [fo:ti] п и т сорок
four [fo:] п и т четыре
Fren ch [frentj] а французский; n французский
я зы к
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friend [frend] n друг
frighten ['fraitn] v пугать
frightened [ fraitnd] а испуганны й
be frigh ten ed бояться, (и с)п угаться
frog [frog] n л я гу ш к а
from [from] p r e p от, из, с
fron t [frAnt] n передняя сторона чего-л.
in fro n t (of) перед кем -л ., чем-л.
full [ful] а полный
funny ['fAni] а странны й, чудной, смешной;
a d v странно, чудно, смешно
gam e [geim] п игра

garden [ ga:dn] п сад
gard en er [ ga:dno] п садовник
G erm any [ й зз:тзш ] п Германия
g et (g o t, g o t) [get] ([got], [got]) v п ол учать, до
с т а в л я т ь ; ста н о ви ть ся , д е л а т ь ся ; добираться
g et an gry сердиться
get down сп ускаться
g et in (in to) попадать в, забираться в
get out (of) вы бираться, уходи ть из
g et red краснеть
g et th rou gh пробираться, проходить (через),
пролезать
g et under пролезать под
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g et up вставать
g irl [дз: 1] n д евочка, девуш ка
give (gave, given) [giv] ([geiv], [ g iv ( 3 )n]) v д а
вать, дать
give a cry вск р и к н у ть
glad [glaed] а довольны й; радостный
be glad радоваться
glove [gkv] n перчатка
go (w ent, gone) [gou] ([went], [gnn]) v идти, х о
дить, пойти, уходи ть; ех а т ь , уезж ать; от
п равляться
go aw ay уй ти, уходи ть
go down сп ускаться
go in (in to) войти
go on продолжать д ви гаться
go out (of) вы й ти , вы хо ди ть из
gold [gauld] а золотой
good-bye [gud'bai] in t до свидания! прощайте!
say good-bye попрощаться
g rass [gras] n трава
grin [grin] n ул ы б к а, усм еш ка; v у х м ы л я т ь ся ,
у см ехаться
ground [graund] n земля
grow (grew , grow n) [дгэи] ([gru:], [дгэип]) v рас
ти; стан ови ться; делаться
grow la rg e (e r) увели чи ваться
grow sm all(er) ум еньш аться
g ru n t [д гд т ] v хр ю к ать
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н
h air [hes] n волос, волосы
hand [haend] n р у ка (к и ст ь)
handle ['haendl] n р учка (от д в е р и )
happen [ haepan] v сл у чаться, происходить
happy [haepi] а счастли вы й , довольный
be happy быть счастл и вы м , довольным
hard [ha:d] a тяж ел ы й , трудны й ; a d v тяж ело,
трудно, усердно
have (had, had) [haev] ([haed], [had]) v иметь
he [hi:] p r o n он
head [hed] n голова
h ear (h eard , h eard ) [ h ia ] ( [ h 3 : d ] , [ h 3 : d ] ) v с л ы
ш ать, усл ы ш ать
heavy [ h e v i ] а тяж елы й
hedgehog [ hed3 hDg] n еж
help [ h e l p ] n помощь; v помогать
her [ h 3 : ] p r o n ее, свой (чей?); ей, ее (кого?)
here [ h i a ] a d v здесь, сюда
here and th ere то здесь, то там
h erself [ho'self] p r o n себя, самое себя
high [hai] а вы соки й
him [him] p r o n его, ему
his [hiz] p r o n его, свой (чей?)
h istory ['hist(a)ri] п история
H istory of En glan d история А нглии
hit (h it, hit) [hit] ([hit], [hit]) v ударять
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hole [haul] n отверстие, нора, яма
home [haum] n дом; a d v домой
a t home дома
hope [haup] n надеж да; v н адеяться
horse [ha:s] n лош адь
hot [hot] а горячий, ж аркий
house [haus] n дом
how [hau] a d v к а к , к аки м образом
H um pty D um pty ['hAm(p)ti 'dAm(p)ti] Хам пти-
Дампти (персонаж и з а н г л и й с к о г о д е т с к о го
ст ихот ворения)
hundred ['hAndrad] п и т сотня, сто
hungry [ hATjgri] а голодный
be hungry бы ть голодным, хо теть есть
hush! [IiaJ] i n t тише!
I ’ll [ail] = I shall

idea [ai'dia] n м ы сль
idiot [id ia t] n идиот
if [if] cj если
in [in] p r e p в (внутри)
ink [ir)k] n чернила
in terestin g [ mtristip] а интересный
into [ intu:] p r e p в (внутрь)
isn’t [ iz(a)nt] = is not
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it [it] p r o n он, она, оно; его, ему, ее, ей (о н е
о д у ш е в л е н н ы х п р е д м е т а х и ж и в о т н ы х ); это
its [its] p r o n его, ее, свой (о н е о д у ш е в л е н н ы х
предм ет ах и ж ивот ных)
ja r [ 6 3 0 :] п бан ка, кувш и н , к р у ж к а

judge [d3 Ad3 ] п судья
jum p [d3 Amp] v пры гать
jum p down сп ры гнуть
jum p into вско чи ть
jum p ou t (of) вы ско чи ть (из)
jum p to вскочи ть
jum p up подскочить
jurym an ['йзи(э)птэп] [pi jurym en) n при сяж
ный заседатель
key [ki:] n клю ч

kick [kik] v удар ять ногой, бр ы каться
kill [kil] v убивать
king [kip] n король
King of H earts [ha:ts] червонный король (к а р т а )
kiss [kis] v (по)целовать
kitchen ['kitjm ] n к у х н я
K n ave of H e a rts ['neiv av 'ha:ts] валет червей
(карт а)
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knock (a t) [rmk] v стуч ать (в)
know (knew, known) [пэи] ([knju:], [кпэип]) v
зн ать, у зн ава ть; различать
lake [leik] n озеро

larg e [la:d3 ] a большой
la st [la:st] a последний; v продолж аться
a t la st наконец
la te [leit] а поздний
be la te опазды вать
la te r [leito ] а позднее
laugh [la:f] n см ех; v см еяться
leaf [li:f] (pi leaves) n лист (дерева)
leg [leg] n н ога, н ож ка
left [left] а левы й
to the left налево
let (let, let) [let] ([let], [let]) v позволять; д авать
le t’s (le t us) go давайте пойдем
le tte r ['lets] n б у ква; письмо
lie (lay, lain ) [lai] ([lei], [lein]) v л еж ать
lie down л ечь, лож иться
like [laik] а похож ий, подобный; v любить,
нр ави ться; p r e p подобно, к а к
be like быть похожим, походить на
look like бы ть похож им, походить на
listen (to ) ['lis(o)n] v слуш ать, прислуш иваться
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little [ litl] а м аленьки й ; a d v мало
a little немного
livery ['liv(o)ri] n ливрея
lock [Ink] v запирать
London [U ndon] n Лондон
long [lop] а дли нны й, долгий
a long tim e долгое время
longer ['lnrjga] а длиннее
look [luk] v смотреть
look about осм атриваться, осмотреться
look a t смотреть на
look back о гл я н уться
look down смотреть вниз
look for и скать
look like бы ть похожим, походить на
look ou t (of) вы гл я д ы ва ть (из)
look up взглянуть, поднять голову, смотреть
вверх
lot [lot] п большое количество, множество
a lot of много (с и сч и сл я ем ы м и и н е и с ч и с л я
ем ы м и с у щ ест ви т ел ь н ы м и )
loud [laud] а громкий
m ajesty ['maed3 isti] п величество {т и т у л )

m ake (m ade, m ade) [meik] ([meid], [meid]) v де
л ать, сделать
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m ake a noise ш уметь
m an [maen] n м уж чина; человек
m any ['m em ] а многие; много (с и сч и сл я ем ы м и
с у щ ес т в и т ел ь н ы м и )
m ap [maep] п кар та (г е о г р а ф и ч е с к а я )
m arm alad e ['mcnmsleid] п джем (о со б , апельси н
н ы й ); повидло
m a ste r [m aista] п хо зяи н ; господин; мастер
m a tte r [maeto] п дело, вопрос
w hat is th e m a tte r (w ith)? в чем дело? что
случилось?
m ay [mei] и могу, мож еш ь, м ож ет, можем, мо
ж ете, могут
me [mi;] p r o n мне, меня
m ean (m ean t, m ean t) [mi:n] ([ment], [ment]) v
зн ачи ть, иметь в виду, нам ереваться
m eet (m et, m et) [mi:t] ([met], [met]) v встр е
ч а т ь с я ) , познаком ить(ся)
m essage [ mesid3 ] n письмо, послание, сообще
ние, донесение
send a message посылать донесение, сообщение
middle [m id i] п середина
in the middle в середине
m ile [mail] п миля ( = 1 6 0 9 м)
a mile high в милю ростом
m ilk [milk] п молоко
m inute ['m im t] п минута, мгновение, момент
m irro r ['m ire] п зеркало
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miss [mis] n мисс, госпож а, судары ня (при об
ращ ен и и к д еву ш к е)
m istake [mi'steik] п ош ибка
m om ent [ maumant] п миг, м гновение, минута
in a m om ent в одно мгновение
m onth [т л п в ] п м есяц
т о г е [то :] a d v больш е, более; еще
m orning [ 'т э :т г ) ] п утро
in the m orning утром
m ost [maust] n больш инство, наибольшее к о л и
чество
m other [ т л д э ] п м ать, м атуш ка, мамаш а
mouse [maus] (pi m ice) n мыш ь
m outh [mau 0 ] n рот
m uch [mAtJ] a d v много (с н еи сч и сл я ем ы м и с у
щ ест ви т ел ь н ы м и )
very m uch очень много
m ushroom ['ш л[ги:т] п гриб
m ust [mASt] v: I m u st я должен и т. д.
m u stn ’t ['mAs(a)nt] = m ust not
my [mai] p r o n мой, моя, мое, мои
m yself [mai self] p r o n себя, меня самого
nam e [neim] n имя

n ear [ т а ] а близкий; p rep около, близко к
n earer [n ia ra ] а ближе
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neck [nek] n шея
up to h er neck по шею
never [n ev a ] a d v ни когда
never mind ничего, не беспокойтесь, не беда
n e x t [nekst] а следую щ ий; ближайш ий
nice [nais] а хороший, кр аси вы й , приятный
n icer [n a isa] а более приятный (кр аси вы й , х о
роший)
n igh t [пай] п ночь
по [паи] а н и какой ; p a r t нет
nobody [naubadi] p r o n ни кто, никого
noise [naiz] п шум
nose [naus] п нос
not [not] a d v не
nothing ['пл0Ц)] p r o n ничто, ничего
notice [nau tis] v зам ечать, обращать внимание
now [паи] a d v теперь, сей час; т а к , вот, ну (в
повест вовании)
obey [a(u)'bei] v подчиняться, слуш аться

of [dv] p r e p с, из, от, о(б); соот вет ст вует
ф у н к ц и и р у с с к о г о р о д и т е л ь н о г о падеж а
off [of] p r e p с, от
often ['nfan] a d v часто
oh [au] in t о! ox! (в о с к л и ц а н и е )
old [auld] а старый
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how old a re you? сколько вам лет?
I am ... y ears old мне ... лет
older ['эиШэ] а старш е
on [Dn] p r e p на, в , о
one [wAn] п и т один
once [wAns] a d v однаж ды , один раз; когда-то
a t once немедленно, сразу, сейчас же
only [o u n li] a d v только
open [ эирэп] а откры ты й ; v откр ы вать
ог [э:] c j или
o th er [л б э ] p r o n другой
ou r [аиэ] p r o п наш , наш а, наш е, наши
out (of) [aut] p r e p из
over [ ouvs] p r e p над, свер х; a d v : be over к о н
ч аться , проходить
pack [psek] n колода

paint [peint] v красить
paper [p eip a] n бумага
pass [pas] v пройти, проходить
pass by проходить мимо
pass on проходить
p ast [pa:st] a d v , p r e p мимо, после
pause [po:z] n пауза, перерыв; v делать паузу,
остан авли ваться
pen [pen] n перо (писчее)
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pencil [ pens(a)l] n карандаш
people [pi:p(a)l] n люди; народ
pepper [ рерэ] n перец
perhaps [pa'haeps] a d v может бы ть, возможно
pick [pik] v сорвать, собирать
pick up поднимать, подбирать
p ictu re [ piktja] n картина
piece [pi:s] n к у со к
pig [pig] n сви н ья , поросенок
pink [pipk] а розовый
place [pleis] n место; v поместить
plain [plein] a d v ясно, определенно
plan [plaen] n план
p late [pleit] n тарелка
play [plei] n игра; v играть
player [p leia] n игрок
please [pli:z] a d v пож алуйста
pocket ['pDkit] n карман
poetry [pauitri] n сти хи ; поэзия
a piece of p oetry стихотворение
politely [pa'laitli] a d v веж ливо, любезно
poor [риэ] а бедный
pot [pDt] n горш ок для приготовления пищи,
вазон, горш ок для цветов
present ['prez(a)nt] п подарок
presen tly [prez(a)ntli] a d v вскоре, после
p retty [ priti] а хорош енький, прелестный
prison [ priz(a)n] п тюрьма
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prize [praiz] n награда, приз, премия
procession [pr9 'sef( 3 )n] n процессия
pull [pul] v т я н у ть, тащ ить
pull ou t вы тащ и ть
puppy [ рлр1] n щ енок
push [puj] v то л кать
put (p u t, put) [put] ([put], [put]) v к л а ст ь , поло
ж и ть, (по)ставить
put down поставить
put on надеть, надевать
put ou t (to ) вы сун уть
put to з д . поднести
put a stop прекращ ать
queen [kwi:n] n королева

Queen of H e a rts [halts] королева червей
quick [kwik] а быстрый
quickly [kw ikli] a d v быстро, скоро
as quickly as та к быстро к а к только
quite [kwait] a d v совсем, соверш енно, вполне
ra ce [reis] n бега; бег, состязание в беге

r a t [net] п кры са
read (read , read ) [ri:d] ([red], [red]) v читать
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read er [ri:da] n читатель
ready [re d i] а готовый
be ready быть готовы м
real [rial] а настоящ ий, дей стви тельны й
red [red] а красны й
rep eat [ri'pi:t] v повторять
rep eat p oetry деклам ировать сти хи
re st [rest] и о тд ы хать
rig h t [rait] а правильны й; правый; n право;
правая сторона
all rig h t хорошо, ладно
you are rig h t вы правы
road [raud] n дорога
room [ru:m] n комната
rose [rauz] n роза
ro se-tree [tri:] n к у ст роз
round [raund] а к р угл ы й ; a d v вокр уг
ru le [ru:l] n правило
run (ran , run) [глп] ([raen], [глп]) v бежать, бегать
run a fte r беж ать за
run aw ay убегать
run off убегать
run out (of) вы бегать, вы беж ать (из)
run up (to ) подбегать (к)
sad [saed] а гр устн ы й , печальны й

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(th e) sam e [seim] p r o n тот (ж е) самый
say (said, said) [sei] ([sed], [sed]) v ск а за т ь , го
ворить
say good-bye попрощаться
school-book ['skudbuk] n учебник; букварь
sea [si:] n море
see (saw , seen) [si:] ([so:], [si:n]) v видеть
send (sen t, sen t) [send] ([sent], [sent]) v послать,
посы лать
sentence ['sentons] n фраза, предложение; при
говор; v осуж дать, приговаривать
serp en t ['s3:pont] п змея
serv an t [s3:v(o)nt] п слуга, прислуга
serv an t-g irl [дз: 1] п сл уж ан ка
seven ['sev(o)n] п семерка (к а р т а ); п и т семь
shall [fsel] v в с п о м о га т е л ь н ы й г л а г о л д л я б у д у
щ е го вр ем ен и
sh arp [fa:p] а острый
self [felf] (pi shelves) n полка
shoe [fu:] n ботинок, башмак
sh o rt [fo:t] а короткий
shoulder ['Jouldo] n плечо
shout [faut] v кри чать
show (showed, shown) [fou] ([foud], [foun]) v по
к а зы в а т ь
shut (sh u t, sh u t) [fA t] ([jXt], [[A t]) v зак р ы вать
side [said] n сторона
sight [sait] n зрение; поле зрения
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be out of sigh t с к р ы т ь ся из виду
silly [ sili] а глупы й
sing (sang, sung) [sir)] ([saep], [sap]) v петь
sir [S3:] n сэр, сударь ( к а к о б р а щ е н и е )
sister fsista] n сестра
sit (s a t, s a t) [sit] ([sset], [saet]) v сидеть
sit down сади ться, сесть
sit up приподняться, сесть (и з л е ж а ч е г о п о
л ож ен и я)
six [siks] п и т ш есть
six ty [ siksti] п и т ш естьдесят
sky [skai] п небо, небеса
sleepy [ ' sli:pi] а сонный
I am sleepy мне хо чется спать
slip [slip] v ско л ьзи ть, п оскользн уться, осту
питься
slowly [stauli] a d v медленно
sm all [smo:l] а м аленький , слабый
sneeze [sni:z] v ч и хать
so [sau] a d v т а к , таким образом, поэтому
so ... th a t та к ... что
soldier ['s 9 uld3 9 ] n солдат
some [sAm] p ro n кое-кто, некоторые; некоторое
количество; некоторый, какой-то, какой-ни
будь
somebody [sAmbsdi] p r o n кто-то, кто-нибудь
som ething ['sAmQip] p r o n что-то, что-нибудь
som ething else кое-что еще
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song [sop] n песня
soon [su:n] a d v скоро, вскоре
soup [su:p] n суп
speak (spoke, spoken) [spi:k] ([spauk], [spaukan])
v говорить, разговаривать
spring [sprip] n весна
stand (stood, stood) [staend] ([stud], [stud]) v стоять
stan d up встать
s ta r t [sta:t] v отправляться; начи н ать, побежать
stay [stei] v остаться, оставаться
ste a l (stole, stolen ) [sti:l] ([staul], ['staulan]) v во
ровать, красть
still [stil] a d v ещ е, все еще
stone [staun] n кам ень
stop [stop] v остан авли вать(ся), прекращ ать(ся)
stop it прекратите это
sto ry [ sto:ri] n история, рассказ
stupid ['stju:pid] а глупы й, бестолковы й, тупой
such [sAtf] а такой
suddenly ['sAd(a)nli] a d v внезапно, вдруг
su g ar [ Juga] n сахар
sum m er [ sAma] n лето
su re Lfua] а уверенны й
be sure быть уверенным
sw eets [swi:ts] n сладости, конф еты
swim (sw am , swum ) [swi:m] ([swacm], [swAm]) v
плавать
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т
tab le [ teib(a)l] n стол
ta il [teil] n хвост
tak e (took, tak en ) [teik] ([tuk], ['teikon]) v брать,
взя ть
tak e aw ay убирать, уносить
tak e a bite откусить
tak e for принять за
tak e from отн ять, взя ть
tak e out (of) вы н у ть из
tak e to отвести
ta le [teil] n рассказ
ta lk [to:k] n беседа, разговор; v беседовать
ta r t [ta:t] n торт, пирог
te a [ti:] n чай
te a r [tio] n слеза
telescope [teliskaup] n телескоп, подзорная труба
tell (told, told) [tel] ([tauld], [tauld]) v говорить,
рассказы вать, сообщать; приказать; различать
tem per [Ч етрэ] п настроение, характер
ten [ten] п и т десять
than [багп] cj чем {при с р а в н и т е л ь н о й ст еп ен и )
th an k [Qaeijk] и благодарить
th an k you спасибо (благодарю вас)
th a t [daet] c j что; p r o n {pi those) тот, та, то;
который
th eir [деэ] p r o n и х, свой (чей?)
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them [ б е т ] p r o n и х (ко го ?), им
then [den] a d v тогда, затем, потом; в таком
случае
th ere [без] a d v там , туда; вот
they [ 6 ei] p ro n они
thing [9iq] n вещ ь, предмет
think (th o u gh t, th ou gh t) [9ipk] ([ 0 o:t], [9o:t]) v
дум ать
(th e) th ird [9 з:ё ] п и т третий
th irteen [,03:'ti:n ] п и т тринадцать
this [ 6 is] {pi these) p r o n этот, эта, это
th ree [9ri:] п и т три
th ron e [ 0 гэип] n трон
through [ 0 ru:] p r e p через, ск во зь
throw (threw , throw n) [ 0 гэи] ([ 0 ru:], [ 0 гэип]) v
бросать, к и д ать, ш вы рять
tie [tai] n га л сту к
tim e [taim] n врем я; раз
it is tim e пора
m any tim es много раз
tired ['taiad] а уставш ий
be tired у ста ва ть, устать
to [tu:] p r e p к , до, в, на; с о о т в е т с т в у е т ф у н к
ции р у с с к о го д а т е л ь н о го п адеж а; част и ц а
и н ф и н и т и ва
to-day [ta'dei] a d v сегодня
to g eth er [ta'geda] a d v вместе
tone [tsun] n тон
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too [tu:] a d v так ж е, тож е; слиш ком , очень
town [taun] n город
tre e [tri:] n дерево
tria l [ ' t r a i a l ] n суд
try [trai] (tried) v стараться, пытаться, пробовать
tu rn [ t 3 : n ] v поворачивать(ся), п оверты вать(ся)
tu rn aw ay отворачиваться
tu rn back повернуть(ся) назад
tu rn a co rn er заворачивать за угол
tu rn ou t вы гн а т ь
tu rn over перевернуть
tu rn to повернуться к кому-либо
tw elve [tw elv] п и т двенадцать
tw enty [ t w e n t i ] п и т двадцать
two [tu:] n двойка (к а р т а ); п и т два
U
under [ дпс1э] p r e p под
understand (understood, understood) [ Ando'staend]
( [ , A ndo' stud], [ ,A n d o 's t u d ] ) v понимать, понять
up [лр] a d v ввер х(у), навер х(у)
us [as] p r o n нас, нам
use [ju:s] n польза, толк
V
very [ ' v e r i ] a d v очень
voice [vois] n голос
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w
w ait (for) [weit] v ж дать, ож идать
wake (up) (woke, woken) [weik] ([wauk], ['waukan])
v просыпаться
w alk [wa:k] v идти, ходить
walk aw ay уходить
w all [wo:l] n стена
w ant [wont] v хотеть
wash [wpf] v м ы ть(ся ), обмывать
w atch [wDtJ] n часы
w ater [wa:ta] n вода
we [wi:] p r o n мы
well [wel] a d v хорошо; in t ну, и так, так
w et [wet] а мокрый
be wet промокнуть
w hat [wot] p r o n что, какой
w hat for для чего
when [wen] a d v , c j когда, в то время к а к
w here [wea] a d v , c j где, куда
which [witj] p r o n который, како й
w hite [wait] а белый
who [hu:] p ro n кто , который
why [wai] a d v почему, зачем
wig [wig] n парик
will [wil] в с п о м о га т е л ь н ы й г л а г о л д л я б у д у щ е
го вр ем ен и
wind [wind] п ветер
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window [ w i n d a u ] n окно
w in ter [ ' w i n t a ] n зима
w ith [w id ] p r e p с
w ith o u t [ w i ' d a u t ] p r e p без
w itness [ w i tm s ] n свидетель
w onderland [ wAndalaend] n страна чудес
w on’t [ w a u n t ] = w i l l n o t
wood [w u d ] n лес, роща
word [ w 3 :d ] n слово
w ork [ w 3 :k ] n работа; v работать
w rite (wrote, w ritten) [rait] ([ra u t], [ n t n ] ) z; писать
w rite down зап и с(ы в)ать
w rong [rnp] а неправильны й
y e a r [ ji a ] n г о д
yellow [ j e l a u ] а ж елты й
yes [ je s ] a d v да
yesterd ay [ j e s t a d i ] a d v вчера
you [ju:] p r o n в ы , ты ; вас, тебя; вам , тебе
you’ll [ju:l] = y o u w i l l
your [jo:] p r o n ваш , ваш а, ваш е, ваши
y o u rself [ j a ' s e l f ] p r o n себя
zigzag [ zigzaeg] n зи гзаг

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Contents
C hapter One. Down th e R a b b it- H o le .............................3

A c tiv itie s ........................................................................... 7
C hapter Two. A lice Grows S m a l l ..................................12

A c tiv itie s .........................................................................15
C hapter Three. T h e L ak e o f T e a r s ................................ 20

A c tiv itie s .........................................................................24
C hapter Fou r. “ W h e re Is My C a t? ” ............................. 29

A c tiv itie s .........................................................................32
Chapter F ive. W a s th e M ouse’s T a il S a d ? ................ 37

A c tiv itie s .........................................................................41
C hapter S ix . A lice in th e W h ite R a b b it’s H ouse.. 46

A c tiv itie s .........................................................................52
C hapter Seven. A lice T a lk s to a C a t e r p illa r 58

A c tiv itie s .........................................................................62
C hapter E ig h t. “I Am Not a S e rp e n t, I Am
a L ittle G irl” .......................................................................... 67
A c tiv itie s ........................................................................ 69
C hapter Nine. T h e C at T h a t Can G r i n ........................74

A c tiv itie s ........................................................................ 81
Chapter Ten. A lice and an “E g g ” ................................. 87

A c tiv itie s ........................................................................ 94
C hapter Eleven. A lice L isten s to P o e t r y ...................99

A c tiv itie s .................................................................... 103
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C hapter Twelve. The Q ueen’s G ard en .......................106
A c tiv itie s ..................................................................... 113
C hapter T h irteen . The Queen’s

C ro q u et-G ro u n d ............................................................... 119
A c tiv itie s ..................................................................... 125
Chapter Fo u rteen . The Duchess T alks to A lice.. 130

A c tiv itie s ..................................................................... 134
C hapter F ifte e n . Did He S te a l th e T a r t s ? 140

A c tiv itie s ..................................................................... 144
C hapter S ix te e n . A lice Gets A n g r y ........................... 149

A c tiv itie s ..................................................................... 152
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Elem entary

Книга представляет собой адаптацию известной повести англи йского

1 Alice ['aelis] — Алиса

1 Shall I get up and go to pick some flowers

1 here and there — то здесь, то там

1 There was nothing else to do — Делать больше

1) “A fte r th is fa ll I shall not be a fra id to

1) was s ittin g on the g rass by h er s iste r.

1) T h ere were no p ictu res in the book A l­

P u t th e sen tences in the righ t order.

1) I t was very dark th ere and at f ir s t she

5 A nsw er the questions.

^ Working with Vocabulary

1 W h a t is the opposite? M atch the words in

3) T h ere was no _______________ in th e ja r .

3 P u t the verbs in b rack ets into th e co rre ct

1) Suddenly a white rabb it w ith pink eyes

4 Say w hat th e italicized words m ean.

1) A lice did not w ant to d ro p th e ja r .

5 Fill in the m issing prepositions.

1) A lice th o u g h t th a t she was fa llin g

1) A lice d id n’t like th e book her s is te r was

1) th e W h ite R ab bit was a very unusual

3 Im agine th a t you are A lice. Speak about:

4 R ead and draw .

Draw a p ictu re of th e people on th e o th er

1 they were all locked — все они (двери) были за­

1 This time — На этот раз

1 was growing smaller — уменьшалась

M ake th e rig h t choice.

1) A lice noticed a table which had _________

2) W h en she opened one o f th e doors, she

a) a b eau tifu l lake.

3) W h en A lice drank from the b o ttle , _____

4) A lice cou ld n ’t take th e key from th e t a ­

a) th e table was too fa r from her.

1) But the door was too sm all and she

3 A nsw er the questions.

1) W h a t did A lice see when she found h er­

1 How well do you know the rules of reading?

[a:] large garden heard fa r start dark after

2 Com plete th e sentences. The words from

1) A lice _______________ a small table which

b) Find in the sto ry the sen tences with

4 Fill in the m issing prepositions.

1) A lice was a very large room

1) A lice couldn’t open th e doors at fir s t .

6 R ead and draw.

1) Draw a p ictu re o f th e b eau tifu l garden

1 Ср. с прим. 2 на стр. 13

1 Stop this moment — Сию же минуту перестань

1 She was about to ask — Она была уже готова

1 this is all wrong [rmj] — это никуда не годится

1) “You silly girl! You m u stn ’t cry. Stop

1 in a moment ['msumsnt] she was up to her neck

1) was opening up like a large telescope.

3 P u t the sentences in th e rig h t order.

1) Suddenly she heard a noise.

1) W h a t did A lice do when her head h it

^ Working with Vocabulary

W h a t is the opposite? M atch the words in

2 Say w hat th e italicized words m ean.

1) She a t o n c e took the key from the table.

1) T h ere were no p ictu res in the book A l

1 they were all locked — все они (двери) были за

4) A lice cou ld n ’t take th e key from th e t a

1) W h a t did A lice see when she found h er

3 The words in th e sentences below a re ju m

1 Let’s (Let us) speak about something else. — По

1 How well do you know th e ru les of read

W o rk in pairs and act out th e dialogue be

1 And please — Прошу прощения (букв. Пожалуй

1 How well do you know th e ru les of re a d

4 The words in the sentences below a re jum

1 to look for — искать; ниже: to look about — ог