1. Read part 1 and say: What did Nancy learn at school?

Part 1

When my little sister was five, she went to school. She went to school every day. The lessons began at nine o'clock. At eleven o'clock the children had a short break. Then they had two more lessons. At one o'clock in the afternoon the chil­dren had dinner at school. Some children went home for dinner, but my little sister did not go home for dinner, because [bi'ko:z] (потому что) our house was not near the school. After dinner we played in the yard and had two more lessons. The lessons were over at four o'clock, and Mother came to take my sister home. Nancy learned many things at school. She learned to read, to write and to count. She could spell her name very well now. She learned many things about animals. She learned about animals that give us milk and about animals that give us wool (шерсть).

2. Choose the right sentences and write them down:

a)              My little sister was four.

b)              She went to school.

c)               She did not go home for dinner.

d)              Nancy did not learn many things at school.

5. Read part 2 and say: What did the teacher tell Nancy?

Part 2

One evening when she put her school-books and her pens and pencils into her bag, she put her doll into her bag, too. Yes, she took her doll to school. When the first lesson began, she put her doll on the desk.

"You must not bring your doll to school," said the teacher. "You are a big girl now. You must learn to read, to write and to count. You can play with your doll at home."

The teacher told her again and again that she must not take her doll to school. But my sister was naughty.

"I do not play with my doll in school," she said. "My doll is five, too, and she must go to school, too."

My sister learned not only to read and to write. She also learned how to answer the telephone ['telifoun] (отвечать по телефону).

She said, "Hello!" and then she said. "I'll call Moth­er." When Mother was not at home, she said: "May I take your message? (Что передать?)"

Answer the question: What did Nancy put into her bag?

4.                 Read the end of the story and say: Did the teacher give any letter to Nancy?

Part 3

One day our mother was not at home when the tele­phone bell rang.

"Mrs. Brown is not at home," said my little sister. "May I take your message?"

"I am Nancy's teacher. Please tell Mrs. Brown that Nancy must not take her doll to school."

My little sister did not tell our mother about it.

The next day she took her doll to school again. The teacher wrote a letter to our mother and gave it to me. She said:

"Don't forget to give this letter to your mother to­day."

My mother put my sister's doll into a box and put the box into the wardrobe. And my little sister did not get any cake for dinner.

6. Answer the questions: What did mother do with Nancy's doll? Why?

•   SUMMARY

1.                 Найди в тексте предложение, которое соответствует картинке на стр. 192.

2.                 Say what Nancy did at school.

3.                 Who said: "Mrs. Brown is not at home. May I take your message?"

4.                 Complete the sentences:

When my little sister was ..., she went to ....

The lessons began at ....

She must not bring her ... to school.

My little sister did not tell ... about it.

My little sister did not get ... for supper.