PREFACE.
ПРЕДИСЛОВИЕ

English fairy tales amuse
children in the whole world.

Tales
are folklore stories, made up by peo­ple long time ago. They contain fantastic
he­roes, but usually depict the characters and the situations of everyday
people's life. These sto­ries were told first in oral form from genera­tion to
generation. They were collected and written down much later.

In
this book we offer to the young readers four well-known English legends, which
are united by one hero — Jack the Giant Killer.

The
incidents of each tale show him as a brave, clever, kind and generous young
man. He is a farmer's son and he always helps the com­mon people. Jack is
quick-witted and fearless. He could win the selfish, cruel and strong giants.
He always knows what to say and what to do.

Jack
embodies in himself the best features of a simple man. He is a very popular
folk char­acter. Even now he arises our sympathy due to his kind heart,
cleverness and bravery.

 

УПРАЖНЕНИЯ

 

1.      Найдите  в   тексте 
следующие  слова   и выражения. 
Переведите   их   на русский язык.

Amuse,
folklore stories, depict, in oral form, from generation to generation, to be
collect­ed, brave, clever, generous, to help the com­mon people, embody in
himself, due to.

2.      Найдите   в   тексте 
английские  эквива­ленты,    соответствующие    следующим русским словам и выражениям.

Фантастические  герои,  повседневная на­родная жизнь, широко
известные англий­ские легенды, сообразительный, бесстраш­ный,  эгоистичный 
и  жестокий великан, лучшие
черты  простого человека, вызы­вать нашу
симпатию.

3. Заполните пропуски.

1) These stories were told
first in ... form from ... to ... .

2)  The incidents of each story
show him as ...young man.

3)  He could win the ...
giants.

4)  He always knows what to ...
and what to ... .

5)  Jack embodies in himself
the ... features of a ... man.

 

4. Ответьте на вопросы.

1) 
What are tales?

2) 
What do tales depict?

3)  Who unites four well-known
English leg­ends in this book?

4)  What kind of man is Jack?

5)  Whom could he win? Why?

6)  Does Jack show the best
features of a sim­ple man?

7)  Why does Jack arise our
sympathy?