Read and complete the story.
THE FOX AND THE BEAR. One day, Freddy the Fox 1) [gəʊz] ... to see Betty the Bear. Betty is in her 2) [ˈgɑːdn] ... . “Can I use your garden, dear Betty? I want to 3) [plɑːnt] ... some carrots.” “But how can we divide them when they are 4) [redi] ... ?” Betty asks. “You can take the 5) [tɒps] ... and I can take the roots,” Freddy answers. Betty agrees and Freddy plants some carrots. 6) [wen] ... the carrots are ready, Betty calls Freddy. “Come now, Betty,” says Freddy. “Let’s divide the carrots. The tops are for you and the 7) [ruːts] ... are for me.” “This is not fair!” says Betty the Bear. “I cannot 8) [iːt] ... the tops!” Betty the Bear is very angry. “No 9) [mɔː] ... favours for Freddy!” she says.
But Freddy 10) [kʌmz] ... again and asks for another favour. “Please, dear Betty,” he says. “Let me 11) [juːz] ... your garden. I want to plant some 12) [ˈmelənz] ... .” “OK,” says Betty; “but this time I 13) [wɒnt] ... the roots!” “OK,” says Freddy and he plants 14) [sʌm] ... melons. When the melons are ready, Freddy calls Betty. “Let’s share the melons,” he says. He cuts off the melons and 15) [pʊts] ... them in his bag. “You can have the roots.” Betty is so angry with herself that she goes into her house and doesn’t 16) [spiːk] ... to anyone.
Каждый пропуск заполняем словом по данной транскрипции и смыслу предложения.
- [kʌmz] — comes, «приходит», форма для Freddy = he.
- [juːz] — use, «использовать»; после let me нужен глагол без to.
- [ˈmelənz] — melons, «дыни»; some требует множественного числа для счётных предметов.
- [wɒnt] — want, «хочу»; подлежащее I.
- [sʌm] — some, «несколько», стоит перед melons.
- [pʊts] — puts, «кладёт»; he относится к Freddy.
- [spiːk] — speak, «разговаривать»; после doesn’t глагол остаётся без -s. Смысл истории в том, что лис каждый раз выбирает съедобную часть урожая себе.
THE FOX AND THE BEAR. One day, Freddy the Fox goes to see Betty the Bear. Betty is in her garden. “Can I use your garden, dear Betty? I want to plant some carrots.” “But how can we divide them when they are ready?” Betty asks. “You can take the tops and I can take the roots,” Freddy answers. Betty agrees and Freddy plants some carrots. When the carrots are ready, Betty calls Freddy. “Come now, Betty,” says Freddy. “Let’s divide the carrots. The tops are for you and the roots are for me.” “This is not fair!” says Betty the Bear. “I cannot eat the tops!” Betty the Bear is very angry. “No more favours for Freddy!” she says.
But Freddy comes again and asks for another favour. “Please, dear Betty,” he says. “Let me use your garden. I want to plant some melons.” “OK,” says Betty; “but this time I want the roots!” “OK,” says Freddy and he plants some melons. When the melons are ready, Freddy calls Betty. “Let’s share the melons,” he says. He cuts off the melons and puts them in his bag. “You can have the roots.” Betty is so angry with herself that she goes into her house and doesn’t speak to anyone.
