Task 3. Reading Comprehension. Read the short texts below and match a type of short story with extracts.
1. Ghost Story a) She waved her magic wand and suddenly the frog turned
into a handsome prince.
2. Detective Story
b) He woke to see a shadow figure in medieval clothes
walking across the room. He went cold and tried to call out,
but couldn't speak.
3. Fairy Story
c) Watson looked first at Holmes and then at the gun on the
table. "I know who did it", he said calmly.
1) In older times it ..TOOK .people weeks to travel from Moscow to St. Petersburg. Now it...TAKES us from 1.5 to 8 hours. 2) I am going to the shops. It .WILL TAKE..me rather a long time to buy everything I need. Don't wait for me. 3) It ..HAS TAKEN .people a long time to understand that the future of our planet is in danger. 4) Yesterday it..TOOK. us half an hour to clean the classroom and decorate it for the holiday. 5) How long ..WILL it TAKE .you to finish writing the story? Will it be ready tomorrow? 6) It never .TAKES/ HAS never TAKEN..me longer than 20 minutes to do my room. I do it very quickly. 7) Last year it..TOOK. the Browns two weeks to find a nice house in the country. 8) It usually ..TAKES .my father about an hour to get home from work. 9) My brother has just become a student. It .TOOK..him five years to complete his university course. 10) How long .HAS it TAKEN /DID it TAKE (зависит от ситуации).. you to learn English? You speak it very well.