A Clever Parrot

In... small town in... East there was once... man who had... parrot.... parrot was taught to say... words, "There is no doubt about it." It used to re­peat these words all... day long. Every time it was asked... question, it gave... same answer, "There is no doubt about it." One day... man decided to sell... bird; so he put... parrot into... cage and went to... market with it. "Twenty pounds for... very clever parrot!" he cried.... man who was passing by heard this and turned to... parrot. "Are you worth twenty pounds?" he asked. "There is no doubt about it!" answered... parrot. "What... clever parrot!" said... man and bought... bird. He took... parrot home and invited his friends to look at... clever bird.... friends came and looked at... parrot and talked to it. Now you must know that... man was not rich. In... fact, he was often short of... money. So... week or two later, sitting in... armchair and looking at... parrot, he said, "What... fool I was to throw away such... lot of... money!" "There is no doubt about it!" cried... parrot. And this time... bird was right.

Запомните следующие устойчивые словосочетания:

to the cinema at the cinema

to the theatre at the theatre

to the shop at the shop

to the market at the market

to go for a walk

Упражнение 18. Вставьте артикль, где необходимо, переведите предложения:

1. Let's go to... shop. I must buy... bread and... milk. 2. I was at... cinema yesterday. — What... film did you see? — Oh, I saw... very good film. I think it is... best film of... year. 3. Do you often go to... theatre? — No, I don't. I like to go to...theatre, but I am very busy. I work from... morn­ing till... night. I even have no... time to play... piano. 4. Oleg has... lot of... interesting books at... home. 5.... lot of... tourists from... different countries come to... St. Petersburg. They want to see one of... most beautiful cities in... world. 6. My new friend said to me, "I am... student in... first year at Harvard." 7. We went to... cinema in... evening. 8. What... foreign languages does your father speak? — He speaks... English. He studied... English at... school. 9. I am interested in... His­tory. 10. We played... tennis at... lesson of... Physical Training yesterday. We had... good time. 11. Did you go for... walk yesterday? — No, we didn't.... weather was bad, and we went to... cine­ma. 12.What are your friends doing? — Mary is playing... piano. Tom and Nick are playing... chess.

Запомните следующие конструкции:

The famous English writer Dickens lived in the 19th century.