A sad story

UNIT 6

A SAD STORY

I. LISTENING AND READING

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A SAD STORY

Once upon a time, a handsome prince met a poor village girl and they fell in love. His name was Richard and her name was Rose. They had to keep their romance in secret from the King and Queen. Richard gave Rose a gold ring with a large diamond. She gave him a silver ring with a small emerald which her mother had given her just before she died.

One day Rose was walking through the village when she saw Gloria, the innkeeper's daughter. She couldn't believe her eyes! Gloria was wearing her mother's silver ring.

There was a simple explanation. Earlier that day prince Richard had left the ring by an open window before he went hunting with his father. A magpie had seen the ring sparkling in the sunlight. The magpie had flown down and taken the ring. Later, the magpie was frightened by the hunters, and dropped the ring just outside the village inn. Gloria found it a few minutes later.

Rose thought that the prince had given Gloria the ring. She left the village that afternoon with a broken heart.

When Richard returned from hunting he went to his room. The ring had gone! He ran to the village to tell Rose, but she had already left. Richard never saw her again. They both lived unhappily ever after, though they were both rich, because Rose sold the gold ring that the prince had given her.

II. NOTES

Richard ['rɪʧəd]	Ричард
Rose [rəuz]	Роза
Gloria ['glɔːrɪə]	Глория

III. VOCABULARY

1. once upon a time	давным-давно
2. prince	принц
3. village village girl	деревня деревенская девушка
4. to fall in love with smb They fell in love with each other.	полюбить, влюбиться в к-л Они полюбили друг друга.
5. to keep smth in secret ['siːkrət] from smb They had to keep their romance [rə'mæns] in secret from the King and Queen. [kwiːn]	держать ч-л в тайне от к-л Они вынуждены были держать в тайне свой роман от короля и королевы.
6. ring [rɪŋ] a gold ring with a large diamond ['daɪəmənd] a silver ['sɪlvə] ring with a small emerald ['emərəld]	кольцо золотое кольцо с большим бриллиантом серебряное кольцо с маленьким изумрудом
7. innkeeper ['ɪnˌkiːpə]	хозяин постоялого двора
8. through [θruː] One day Rose was walking through the village when she saw Gloria, the innkeeper's daughter.	по, через Однажды Роуз шла по деревне, когда увидела Глорию, дочь хозяина постоялого двора.
9. explanation [ˌeksplə'neɪʃn] There was a simple explanation.	объяснение Этому имелось простое объяснение.
10. to go hunting ['hʌntɪŋ]	ходить на охоту
11. magpie ['mægpaɪ]	сорока
12. sparkle ['spɑːkl] A magpie had seen the ring sparkling in the sunlight.	сверкать Сорока увидела, сверкающее на солнце кольцо.
13. to be frightened ['fraɪtənd] of smb/smth The magpie was frightened by the hunters.	испугаться к-л./ч-л Сороку напугали охотники.
14. to drop [drɔp] The magpie dropped the ring just outside the village inn with a broken heart.	ронять Сорока выронила кольцо рядом с постоялым двором.
15. with a broken heart [hɑːt]	с разбитым сердцем
16. both [bəuθ]	оба, обе
17. though [ðəu] They both lived unhappily ever after, though they were both rich.	хотя Они оба были несчастны всю жизнь, хотя оба были богаты.

IV. COMPREHENSION CHECK

1. Answer the questions:

1. Who did prince Richard fall in love with?

2. What was her name?

3. What did Richard give Rose?

4. What ring did Rose give Richard

5. Who did Rose see one day when she was walking through the village?

6. What was Gloria wearing?

7. Where had Richard left the ring before he went hunting with his father?

8. What bird had seen the ring?

9. What had the magpie done?

10. How did the magpie drop the ring?

11. Where did it drop the ring?

12. Why did Rose leave the village?

13. What did Richard do after he returned from hunting?

2. SAY IF THE SENTENCES ARE TRUe OR FALSE. CORRECT THE FALSE ONES

1.. Once upon a time, a handsome prince met a rich village girl and they fell in love.

2. They had to keep their romance in secret from the villagers.

3. Richard gave Rose a gold bracelet with a large diamond.

4. She gave him a silver ring with a small emerald which she had found just outside the village inn.

5. Rose couldn't believe her eyes! Gloria was wearing her Richard’gold ring.

6. Earlier that day prince Richard had left the ring in the dining hall before he went hunting with his father.

8. A flamingo had seen the ring sparkling in the sunlight.

9. Later, the magpie was frightened by the hunters, and dropped the ring just outside the village inn.

10. Rose left the village that afternoon with a light heart.