Тренировочные упражнения для 11 класса

Past Tenses

Аудирование для 8 класса (упр 46 стр 27)

No. 4. Exercise 46. Listen to the text “But You Promised You Wouldn’t

Tell” and do tasks B, C, D, E in your Student’s Book.

But You Promised You Wouldn’t Tell

Dad was going to be in charge this Saturday again. It happened a lot

nowadays, because Kitty’s Mum’s job meant that sometimes she had to work

on Saturdays.

She was in a bossy mood that morning. “There’s a lot of salad in the

fridge for lunch,” she said, “and I want you to eat it up.”

The children protested.

“Rabbit food. I don’t care for salad,” said Daniel.

“I don’t want to eat silly salad either,” said Kitty. “Can’t we have

something else?”

But Mum told them off. She knew that salads and stuff like that were

a healthy food and could do them a lot of good. “Give the salad a try,” she

said. “You’ll see it isn’t all so bad to have salad for lunch. And remember

once and for all NO biscuits for elevenses. They’re bad for your teeth.

I know it for a fact.”

Mum took her coat and walked off. Kitty looked at her father and at the

top of her voice shouted, “I don’t like the flavour of salad. I’ll turn into a

rabbit if I eat any more lettuce.”

But Dad laughed and sent them out into the garden to play saying,

“Better do as we are told, kids. Your mother will fix you up or we’ll get

into trouble.”

The morning passed quickly. The children had a terrific time playing

hide-and-seek with William and Sally, the children next door.

At eleven o’clock Sally and William’s mother gave them a plate of

chocolate biscuits and glasses of lemonade. Then they went into the garden

to help to fix the fence.

As lunchtime came near Daniel and Kitty went home. It suddenly became

chilly, heavy clouds made the sky dark. It began raining. The air was damp

and cold. “Lovely weather for rotten salad,” said Kitty sarcastically.

At home they were surprised to see a strange man sitting at the kitchen

table with Dad. They each had a glass of beer. Dad looked very pleased.

“This is Bill, an old friend of mine whom I haven’t seen for years.” Bill

looked at his watch. “Well, if your lady-wife isn’t coming home, why don’t

we all go down the road and get fish and chips?”

The children jumped up and down, screamimg with delight. Dad looked

at them, then at the fridge door, then at his watch. “Well... Never mind.

Come on! But you’d better promise not to tell your mother.”

“We won’t,” cried the children.

When Mum’s key turned in the lock, Dad and Daniel were watching a

film on television and Kitty was playing with her teddy bear. Mum kissed

her. “Hello, love, have you had a lovely day?” Kitty nodded.

“And what about salad for lunch?” asked Mum. Kitty went red.

She couldn’t tell lies and disliked cheating. So she told Mum what had

happened.

Mum marched into the sitting room. Kitty crept after. “Well, was it

good, having a salad of fish and chips?” Mum asked standing between Dad

and the TV. Dad looked guilty but Mum was smiling. “Well, if you must

know, I met Bill on my way home. And he told me about your lunch.”

“And you don’t mind?” asked Dad.

“Course not. I’m not a witch, you know. Didn’t I say I’m making

something you like for supper?” “What is it, Mum?” asked Kitty. “Fish and

chips,” said Mum.

“Oh no,” they all said and then they started to laugh.