Put the sentences in the right order.

1. The young lady burst out laughing.
2. Every day of the week Jack went out to work.
3. Jack put the donkey on his shoulders and walked home.
4. At last the mother made Jack work.
5. Jack’s mother didn’t know what to do about her lazy son.
6. The rich man’s daughter looked out of the window.
7. Every day Jack got something for his work.
8. Jack loved doing nothing.
9. One day Jack got a donkey for his work.

Answer the questions.

1. Who did Jack live with?
2. Did Jack have any brothers or sisters?
3. What did Jack’s mother make her living by?
4. Did Jack help his mother?
5. What did Jack like to do?
6. How did Jack’s mother make him work?
7. When did Jack begin to work?
8. Did he go to work every day?
9. How many times did Jack hire himself to a farmer?
10. What did Jack do with the penny he earned?
11. Who gave Jack a donkey for his work?
12. Where did the young lady see Jack?
13. What made the young lady laugh?

Working with Vocabulary and Grammar

Say what the italicized words mean.

1. Jack went out and hired himself to a baker.
2. On Tuesday Jack hired himself to a neighbouring farmer.
3. The farmer gave Jack a large soft cheese.
4. By the time he got home the cheese was all spoilt.
5. The cat scratched Jack so much that he let it go.
6. You should have dragged it along after you.
7. Jack took the mutton and tied a string to it.

Complete the sentences. The words from the box can help you.

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1. The mother wanted Jack to work for his ___.
2. They had only ___ for Sunday dinner.
3. The ___ gave Jack nothing but a large cat.
4. You should have carried the mutton on your ___.
5. The ___ keeper gave Jack a donkey for his work.
6. The ___ was so funny that the daughter laughed.
7. When Jack married he became a rich ___.

3.) Fill in the missing prepositions: by, to, with, in, for, of, on, out.

1. Jack lived ___ his mother.
2. The old woman made her living ___ spinning.
3. Jack did nothing but lie ___ the sun.
4. Jack hired himself ___ a neighbouring farmer ___ a penny.
5. The cowman gave Jack a jar ___ milk ___ his day’s work.
6. Jack took the cheese and went home ___ it ___ his head.
7. The young lady burst ___ laughing.
8. The rich man married his daughter ___ Lazy Jack.

The words in the sentences below are jumbled up. Rewrite the sentences, putting the words in the right order.

1. Upon, name, a, time, there, once, a, was, whose, boy, Jack, was.
2. Farmer, he, a, out, and, to, went, hired, himself, neighbouring.
3. It, the, him, so, much, let, cat, that, scratched, he, go.
4. Jack, on, rich, his, of, home, passed, a, house, the, man, way.
5. The, girl, deaf, and, beautiful, was, dumb.
6. Laughing, the, out, burst, girl.

Translate the following sentences into Russian.

1. If you don’t begin to work for your porridge, I will turn you out of the house.
2. If you work well, I will give you a jar of milk.
3. If you put the cheese in the sun, it will soon get spoilt.
4. Jack should have carried the cheese carefully in his hands.
5. Jack shouldn’t have carried the cat in his hands.
6. The young man shouldn’t have dragged a shoulder of mutton along the ground.

Translate the following sentences into English.

1. Старая женщина не знала, как заставить своего сына работать.
2. Джек был так ленив, что не мог заставить себя искать работу.
3. Джеку следовало бы положить монетку в карман.
4. Джеку не следовало бы класть сыр на голову.
5. Никто не мог рассмешить молодую девушку.

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