The Smiths lived on the outskirts of a small town. Their apartment building was very old and had to be renovated. In their rundown apartment there were a lot of cockroaches and ants. Annoying insects made the whole family’s life difficult. When Mrs. Smith cooked food, huge brown cockroaches crawled around the kitchen. Insects crawled around in the bath when the daughter Emma washed herself. Mr. Smith even found huge ants in his clothes when he went to work.
One day the neighbors came to visit the Smiths. At dinner, everyone discussed various topics, including the annoying insects. One of the visitors, Mrs. Black, said that she had once read in the newspaper that ants and cockroaches could not live together in one room. Mrs. Smith was very surprised, because there were ants and cockroaches in their apartment. Suddenly Emma interrupted the conversation:
– Mom, maybe the cockroaches and ants have not met yet?!
Vocabulary:
on the outskirts – на окраине
small town – маленький город
apartment building – многоквартирный дом
to renovate – ремонтировать
rundown – ветхий
cockroach – таракан
ant – муравей
annoying – надоедливый
insect – насекомое
huge – огромный
to crawl – ползать
clothes – одежда
neighbor – сосед
to come to visit – ходить в гости
dinner – ужин
to discuss – обсуждать
including – в том числе
visitor – гостья
newspaper – газета
to live together – жить вместе
surprised – удивлённый
suddenly – внезапно
to interrupt – вмешиваться
to meet – встречаться
Answer the questions:
1) Where did the Smiths live?
2) What was their apartment building and their apartment like?
3) What kind of insects were in their apartment?
4) How did the insects bother the family members?
5) Who came to visit them?
6) What did everyone discuss at dinner?
7) What did Ms. Black say?
8) How did Mrs. Smith feel and why did she feel that way?
9) Who interrupted the conversation?
10) What did Emma say?
Express the same in English:
1) на окраине маленького города;
2) многоквартирный дом;
3) ветхая квартира;
4) тараканы и муравьи;
5) усложнять жизнь;
6) ползать по кухне;
7) готовить еду;
8) мыться;
9) идти на работу;
10) одним днём;
11) приходить в гости;
12) за ужином;
13) обсуждать различные темы;
14) читать в газете;
15) жить вместе;
16) в одном помещении;
17) быть удивлённым;
18) вмешиваться в разговор.
Retell the story.