George (open) 6____ the back door to go turn off the light but (see) 7____ that there were some people in the shed stealing things.
He (phone) 8____ the police, who (ask) 9____ "(be) 10____ anyone dangerous in your house?" and he (answer) 11____ "No". Then they (say) 12____ " All patrols (be) 13____ busy now." They advised George to lock his door and a police officer would be along when available.
George (hang up) 14____, (count) 15____ to 30, and (phone) 16____ the police again.
"Hello, I (call) 17____ you recently because there (be) 18____ people in my shed. Well, you (not/have) 19____ to worry about them now because I (just/shoot) 20____ them all." Then he (hang up) 21____. Within five minutes three police cars, an Armed Response unit, and an ambulance (show up) 22____ at the Phillips' house and (catch) 23____ the burglars red-handed.
Рассказ идёт о прошлом, поэтому большинство глаголов ставим в Past Simple.
- open → opened (правильный глагол, + -ed).
- see → saw (неправильный глагол).
- phone → phoned.
- ask → asked.
- Это прямая речь в настоящем времени: "Is anyone dangerous in your house?"
- answer → answered.
- say → said.
- В прямой речи настоящее время: "All patrols are busy now" (patrols — множественное число).
- hang up → hung up.
- count → counted.
- phone → phoned.
- В прямой речи рассказ о недавнем прошлом: "I called you recently".
- There were people (прошедшее время, people — множественное число).
- "you don't have to worry" — отсутствие необходимости, настоящее время.
- just + результат к настоящему моменту: Present Perfect, "I have just shot".
- hang up → hung up.
- show up → showed up.
- catch → caught (неправильный глагол).
Past Simple используется для последовательных действий в прошлом. В прямой речи глаголы стоят в том времени, которое нужно по смыслу. Слово just с результатом в настоящем требует Present Perfect.
- opened
- saw
- phoned
- asked
- Is
- answered
- said
- are
- hung up
- counted
- phoned
- called
- were
- don't have
- have just shot
- hung up
- showed up
- caught
Task 2 (56.) Read the English riddles. Choose the correct answers.
-
Some months have 30 days, some have 31 days but how many months have 28 days?
A) 1 B) 6 C) 12 -
I can tell you all the day: time to sleep and time to play.
A) a book B) a clock C) mom -
What letter is a drink?
A) J B) T C) L -
What always runs but never walks, often murmurs but never talks, has a bed but never sleeps, has a mouth but never eats?
A) a river B) a cat C) an athlete -
What box walks and talks?
A) a box office B) a box of chocolates C) a chatterbox
- В каждом из
месяцев есть -е число, поэтому подходит C. - Время (сон и игры) показывают часы — a clock, B.
- Буква T звучит как tea (чай) — B.
- У реки есть русло (bed), устье (mouth), она течёт (runs) и журчит (murmurs) — a river, A.
- Chatterbox — болтун, «коробка», которая ходит и говорит — C.
Загадки построены на игре слов: T читается как tea, а у реки bed значит «русло», mouth — «устье». Chatterbox означает «болтун».
