BURGLARY

UNIT 5

BURGLARY

 

I. LISTENING AND READING

 

Listen to the text

 

Read and translate the text

BURGLARY

 

Mr. and Mrs. Johnson went away for a holiday. When they got home they saw that someone had left the front door open. They were sure that they had locked the door the morning they left. Mr. Johnson wondered what on earth had happened.

Mrs. Johnson was shocked when she noticed that someone had made a lot of footprints in the flowerbed. Mr. Johnson was horrified to see that someone had smashed the window. They guessed that a burglar had broken in.

They went into the sitting room and saw that the clock on the wall had gone. The burglar had not had time to take everything because they came home. After they had looked around the house they phoned the police. Mr. Johnson told them exactly what the burglar had taken.

The police said that they had done the right thing because they hadn’t touched anything. They hoped that the damage had not been too serious. After Mr. Johnson had finished the phone call he made two cups of tea – one for himself and the other one for his wife. They were glad the burglar hadn't taken the kettle!

 

II. NOTES

 

Mr. and Mrs. Johnson [ʤɔnsən]

М-р и миссис Джосон

 

III. VOCABULARY

 

1. holiday to go away for a holiday to take a holiday	отпуск, каникулы уехать в отпуск взять отпуск
2. to leave the door open Did you leave the front door open?	оставить дверь открытой Ты оставил входную дверь открытой?
3. to lock [lɔk] the door	закрыть дверь на замок, запереть дверь
4. to wonder ['wʌndə] I wonder why they left.	интересоваться; задаться вопросом Интересно, почему они ушли.
5. on earth [ɜːθ] What on earth has happened? How on earth did he do it?	же, всё-таки (разг, усилит. после how, why, where, who) Что же все-таки произошло? Как же он это сделал?
6. footprint ['futprɪnt] to make a footprint	след, отпечаток (ноги) оставить след
7. to notice ['nəutɪs] She noticed that someone had made a lot of footprints in the flowerbed. ['flauəbed]	замечать, обращать внимание Она заметила, что кто-то оставил множество следов на клумбе.
8. to smash [smæʃ] to smash a window	разбивать; крушить разбить окно
9. to guess [ges] Guess where the money is.	догадаться Отгадай, где деньги.
10. burglar ['bɜːglə] burglary ['bɜːglərɪ]	вор-домушник; взломщик квартирная кража со взломом
11. to break in They guessed that a burglar had broken in.	вламываться, врываться Они догадались, что в дом проник грабитель.
11. to look around the house	осмотреть дом
12. exactly [ɪg'zæktlɪ] He told them exactly what the burglar had taken.	в точности; именно Он рассказал им, что именно взял грабитель.
13. to touch [tʌʧ] smth	(при)касаться к ч-л
14. damage ['dæmɪʤ] serious ['sɪərɪəs] damage	ущерб, урон серьезный ущерб
15. kettle ['ketl] to put a kettle up to boil [bɔɪl]	чайник поставить кипятить чайник

 

IV. COMPREHENSION CHECK

 

1. Answer the questions:

1.What did Mr. and Mrs. Johnson see when they got home?

2.Why was Mrs. Johnson shocked?

3.Why was Mr. Johnson horrified?

4.What did they see in the sitting room?

5.When did they call the police?

6.What did the police say?

7.What did Mr. Johnson do after he had finished the phone call?

8.Why were Mr. and Mrs. Johnson glad?

 

2. SAY IF THE SENTENCES ARE TRUe OR FALSE. CORRECT THE FALSE ONES

1. When Mr. and Mrs. Johnson got home they saw that someone had left the window open..

2. They were sure that they had left the door open.

3. Mrs. Johnson was happy when she noticed that someone had made a lot of footprints in the flowerbed.

4. Mr. Johnson was horrified to see that someone had stolen all the flowers from the flowerbed.

5. They guessed that their neighbors had visited the house.

6. They went into the dining room and saw that their coffee service had gone.

7. The burglar had had time to take everything.

8. After they had looked around the house they phoned the police.

9. The police said that they had done the right thing because they had touched everything.

10. After Mr. Johnson had finished the phone call he made two cups of coffee – one for himself and the other one for his wife.

11.They were glad the burglar hadn't taken the clock!

 

V. GRAMMAR: PAST PERFECT