A sad story of a sad man
One Sunday evening two men MET in a London pub. One of them was very unhappy.
“Life is terrible, everything in the world is really boring,” he said.
“Don’t say that,” said the other man. “Life is marvellous! The world is so exciting! Think about Italy. It’s a wonderful country, HAVE
you ever BEEN there?”
“Oh, yes. I WENT there last year and I DIDN'T LIKE it”
“Well, HAVE you BEEN to Norway? HAVE you ever SEEN the midnight
sun?”
“Oh, yes. I WENT in 1984 and I SAW the midnight sun. I DIDN'T ENJOY it.”
“Well, I HAVE just RETURNED from a safari in Africa. HAVE you VISITED Africa yet?”
“Yes, I WENT on safari in Africa last year and I CLIMBED Mount Kilimanjaro. It was really boring.”
“Well,” said the other man, “I think that you’re very ill. Only the best psychiatrist can help you. Go to see Dr Greenbaum in Harley Street.”
“I am Dr Greenbaum,” answered the man sadly.
Task 1.
1. John can play the guitar well. - false
2. John lives in a semi-detached house. - true
3. John has his own room. - false
4. John’s brother does homework on a computer. - true
5. I watch TV in my room. - true
6. John doesn’t shares a bedroom with his brother and sister. - false
Task 2.
1. We are from Poland.
2. There is a pen on the table.
3. My school isn't small. It's very big.
4. What are this in Spanish?
5. The restaurant is opposite the park.
6. There are a lot of students here.
7. These is a good cafe. Its name is Brazil.
8. Steve is Tom’s brother.
Vaclav Zhevusky though was tatty, irritable, and tight-fisted. Earldom, untold wealth did their job - Earl married a young beauty Mary. Between spouses Zhevuskih stretched the gap of forty years. It is not known what prompted 19-year-old princess with a tender heart and a good form into the arms of an old column. It is said that a young girl, she married Vaclav, saved the honor and welfare of his impoverished family.
After the wedding, nor fertile land of slaves, peasants, nor the rich variety of wild game of the forest, or gold-diamonds could not dispel the eternal sadness of a young countess. The only consolation was the beautiful magnificent park. Members of the family Koniecpolski laid him brought from England, France and Italy exquisite wood flooring. It was here that a young woman running from an unloved old man.
Children in Zhevuskih was not. Every day, all over the graph to find fault with his young wife. So he thought that Maria runs into the park for a meeting with an unknown knight in black dress, which comes out of nowhere on a white trotters, it seemed column that his wife fell in love with a local bondsman. The servants were more willing to tolerate a count whip strokes than slander beloved countess.
In jealousy earl passed all bounds. No one is embarrassed, went on Marushka shadow, begging like a beggar, love - and cursed every tree in the park, which touched her soft hands. Once the Countess did not come out to your favorite garden for a walk. Since no one else saw. Counties have spread bad rumors: Earl killed his young wife. Others have argued that he bricked Mary live in a castle wall, so there heard her scream