Dawn, but a minute or so after the curtain rises, (2) begins to fill

The room. Alysia is cleaning the sitting-room carpet, an unusual task for

This hour. She uses a (3) of cloth with quick movements, rinses

And continues rubbing the carpet. (4) a while, she stares at the

Cloth in her hand, drops it, raising herself to her knees, and then covers

Her face with her hands. She sits back on the floor leaning her head

Against a chair, looking (5) and lost. She is sobbing quietly. Then

She stares at the new streaming light from the window. The sound of

A milk bell interrupts the silence. When she hears it, she jumps up, looks

Desperately about the room, wipes the traces of tears from her eyes and

Goes to the window and looks out.

A B C D

Picture bookcase window roof

Candle shadow light fire

Piece peas peace pies

Before After Along Under

Determined brave helpless found

3 Comment on the following issues.

In your English class you have been discussing different ways of

Studying

English. Name the advantages and disadvantages of learning

English abroad compared to learning in your own country.

• Describe some good and bad points of learning English in Ukraine.

• Characterize some good and bad points of learning English abroad.

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VARIANT 23

1 Read the text and mark () the following statements «True» or «False».

Once there was a man who had three daughters and was a single parent

To his children. One morning he asked his eldest daughter, Sonya, to

Wash the breakfast dishes before going to school. But she was already

Running late, so she burst into tears. The father decided that she was

Just trying to get out of an unpleasant chore, and he demanded that she

Dry her tears and get back to work immediately. She silently obeyed him,

But that day they were driving to school in silence.

The man dropped his daughters and moved to the office. He tried

To work but couldn’t concentrate — all he could see was his daughter’s

Scared, tear-stained face as she climbed out of the car. So he decided to

Say sorry to his daughter. He took permission from the school to take his

Daughter for lunch. When she came out, he turned towards his daughter

and said, ≪Sonya, I am sorry. It’s not that I shouldn’t have asked

You to help out at home, but I had no right to it this morning without

Any previous warning. I upset you at a time when you most needed

my love and support. And I let you go without saying ≪I love you.

Please forgive me.≫

Sonya put her arms around her father’s neck and said, ≪Oh, Dad, of

course I forgive you. I love you too.≫

True False

The man in the story had no wife.

Sonya had a brother and a sister.

Sonya was the eldest child.

It was Sonya’s duty to wash the dishes every

Morning.

Sonya didn’t want to wash the dishes because

She didn’t like it.

The father was rude to his daughter.

Sonya didn’t obey her father.

Sonya got to school by bus that day.

The father felt guilty and couldn’t say a word.

Sonya easily forgave her father.

Variant 23

2 Complete the text with the words from the table.

The Purple Patch

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