Reading at leisure. Чтение на досуге на английском и русском языках

Ida Rodich

This is a bilingual short story book in English and Russian with interesting exercises for funny reading in your spare time. Enjoy reading and improve your English. Proofreader is a native English speaker. Двуязычная книга коротких историй на английском и русском языках с интересными упражнениями для занимательного чтения на досуге. Читайте ради удовольствия и улучшайте свой английский язык. Корректор – носитель английского языка.

Иллюстратор Надия Дойчева-Бут

Корректор Лилия Карденас

© Ida Rodich, 2017

© Надия Дойчева-Бут, иллюстрации, 2017

ISBN 978-5-4485-4453-8

Создано в интеллектуальной издательской системе Ridero

All the same it is the sea

One sunny day Clara’s grandparents pick their lovely granddaughter up from home and drive her to their summer house. The road is running through the forest.

On the way Clara’s grandmother is telling the girl: «Many wild animals live in this forest.»

That is true: wolves, foxes, bears, hedgehogs and lots of birds live here. Clara knows that from her books.

Never fry a fish till it’s caught. Не дели шкуру неубитого медведя.

But Clara isn’t interested in wild animals. She likes fish. At home Clara has a large fish tank with myriads of tiny fish in it. Clara especially likes a dazzling fish with a colourful tail and bright eyes. She feeds the fish and it is thankful to the girl. When Clara gets bored, she goes up to the tank and knocks gently on the glass. The fish swims up to the water surface, gazes at Clara and opens its mouth. Clara believes that the fish is telling her something, but the water swallows its words.

Clara is looking out of the window and starts fidgeting. The car is going along a huge stretch of water. The water body is so large that Clara cannot see the other bank.

The little girl is surprised: «Look, this is a sea.» Her grandfa-ther is smiling: «It’s a lake, Clara!» But Clara is only laughing at his words:

«There is too much water and too much fish in it. Grandpa, only a sea can be this large!»

What is the correct answer?

Clara is going by car

1) to a forest.

2) to her summer house.

3) to a lake.

The girl likes fish because

1) she isn’t interested in wild animals.

2) she has a large fish tank at home.

3) fisch can be her friend.

Clara is surprised about a huge stretch of water because

1) she cannot see the other bank.

2) this is a sea.

3) only a sea can be this large.