Question

5.finish the story, put the sentences in correct order. pot - котелок pregnant - беременный borrow - занять belong - принадлежать one day the hodja borrowed a big cooking pot from one of his friends. after a while he took it back to his friend’s house and gave it back to his friend together with a small pot. “thank you very much,” said his friend. “but what about small pot? it does not belong to me.” “oh, yes,” said the hodja. “when you lent me the big pot it was pregnant and the little pot is the baby, so it does belong to you. the friend took both pots and left. a) “excuse me, but could i have my big pot back? ” he asked. b) but after 3 weeks the hodja had still not retuned the big pot, so friend went round to to the hodja’s house. c) next day the hodja asked if he could borrow the big pot again. of course his friend agreed, hoping that he would get another small pot. d) the hodja shook his head sadly. “but of course pots die,” he said. “you believed me when 1 said ^our pot had a baby. if pots have babies they can certainly die. e) “what do you mean? ” said his friend. “pots don’t die. i don’t believe you. i want my pot back.” f) “oh, dear! ” said the hodja. “i’m afraid i have some very bad news for you. your big pot is dead.”

Answer 1

c) b) a) f) e) d)The HODJA SHOOK HIS HEAD