Waiting for Templetons

Tessa: What time did you tell Templetons to get here, Martin?

Martin: Any time between 10 and 12.

Tessa: But it's after two! They're terribly late!

Martin: Why didn't you contact United Transport as I told you?

Tessa: Peter Thompson said that Templetons were better.

Martin: Tessa! Peter Thompson's a director of Templetons. Oh! blast it! I've torn my trousers on the radiator.

Tessa: Oh Martin, do take care! ... Hadn't we better telephone?

Martin: I've tried. The telephone's not connected yet.

Tessa: And the water's still cut off. We can't just wait here all afternoon in an empty flat with no water and no telephone.

Martin: How uninviting an empty flat is.

Tessa: And it seems tiny, too, now, doesn't it?

Martin: I'm tempted to take a taxi straight into town and stay the night in a hotel.

Tessa: How extravagant! But what a delightful thought!

3. All Dressed Up like á Dog's Dinner

Sam: Jack, for Pete's sake! Who's that girl all dressed up like a dog's dinner — red hat, red dress, red gloves — ah! but what's this? Blue shoes!

Jack: Take that back, Sam Boyd. Dog's dinner indeed!

Sam: You're quite right! My dog hates raw meat! He'd have ten fits if I gave him a red mess like that for dinner.

Jack: It's her best dress. To impress you, you rude creature! She's sweet, rich, clever — and a good cook!

Sam: Lord save us, the man's mad! Don't say you're in love with the red maiden?

Jack: Yes, Sam. I am. What's more — we're engaged. This time next week we'll be man and wife.

S a m: I did really put my big foot in it, didn't I? All I can say now is — good luck, old man!

Exercise VI.Read the rhymes and learn them.

1. Twinkle, twinkle, little star

How I wonder what you are

Up above the world so high,

Like a diamond in the sky.

2. Hoddley, poddley, puddle and fogs,

Cats are to marry the poodle dogs,

Cats in the blue jackets and dogs in red hats,

What will become of the mice and the rats?

3. Hey, diddle, diddle! The cat and the fiddle,

The cow jumped over the moon,

The little dog laughed

To see such sport,

And the dish ran away with the spoon.

4. Little Miss Muffet, Sat on a tuffet,

Eating her curds and whey.

There came a big spider,

Who sat down beside her

And frightened Miss Muffet away.

5. A tutor who tooted a flute

Tried to tutor two tooters to toot.

Said the two to the tutor

"Is it harder to toot or

To tutor two tooters to toot?"

(C. Wells.)

Exercise VII.Transcribe the proverbs and learn them.

1. A storm in a teacup.

2. Better late than never.

3. When children stay still, they have done ill.

4. Dead as a door nail.

5. Dull as. ditch water.

6. Never say die until you're dead.

7. Between the devil and the deep blue sea.

Exercise VIII.Pronounce the following sentences with aspiration.

1. Ткет ткач ткани на платки Тане.

2. У пенька опять пять опят.

3. Трое трубачей трубили в трубы.

4. Тут-тук-тук, кто там? Почтальон Печкин.

5. От топота копыт пыль по полю летит.

6. Дай девочке дядины подарки.

7. Давай достанем деньги из деревянной шкатулки.

UNIT 14. [k] – [g]

Exercise I.Read the following words paying special attention to correct pronunciation.

3. [k] - [g]

cot — got coat — goat ankle — angle

cave — gave clue — glue crow — grow

cards — guards curl — girl back — bag

cold — gold class — glass cap — gap

could — good leak — league coal — goal

pick — pig lock — log

4. Silent k before n Silent g