The Pull-Along Duck

A. The next morning, a little girl found him. She took him home, dried with a towel and put him back into the toy box. When the little Blue Monkey heard the Duck’s story about his adventure, she promised to take him out to the garden to swim round and round in the pond.

B. Then one night a child left the Pull-Along Duck outside in the garden by mistake. At night there was a great thunderstorm. It rained so hard that the lawn was soon under water.

C. The little Pull-Along Duck lived in his toy box. “I was never in a pond or river,” he said with a tear in his eyes. “I don’t even know if I can swim!” “All ducks can swim,” said his friend the Blue Monkey in a kind voice. “I’m sure if you go swimming you will be the best swimmer of all!”

D. To his great surprise, the Pull-Along Duck went across the garden and straight into the pond. Suddenly he began to swim round and round. The little wooden duck was delighted. He had such fun – and he was so happy to find out that he could swim like other ducks.

Written by Anne McKie Adapted from 50 Bedtime Stories

EXERCISES:

1. Put the story in the correct order.

1. __________
2. __________
3. __________
4. __________

2. Choose the right title.

In the pond. Mistake. Promise. Two friends.

3. Translate the following verbs and put them into correct column: take, dry, put, be, can, go, say, leave, hear, live, know, begin, promise, have.

4. Give Past Tense forms of the verbs from ex. 3 as in the example: find – found.

5. Translate the verbs into English.

6. Use the verbs from ex. 5 in the following sentences.

1. Я брал твою ручку, но положил её обратно.
2. Мы любили плавать под водой.
3. Папа положил мороженое в холодильник.
4. Вода в пруду была холодная.
5. Петя был самый умный из всех.
6. Два друга перешли через поле и увидели пруд.

Key:

1. 1. C; 2. B; 3. D; 4. A

2. In the pond (D); Mistake (B); Promise (A); Two friends (C).

3.

4. take – took; dry – dried; put – put; be – was/were; can – could; go – went; say – said; leave – left; hear – heard; live – lived; know – knew; begin – began; promise – promised; have – had.

5.

6.

1. I took your pen, but I put it back.
2. We liked swimming under water.
3. Dad put ice-cream into the fridge.
4. The water in the pond was cold.
5. Peter was the cleverest of all.
6. Two friends went across the field and saw the pond.