Щенок Рекс и его Рождественские Приключения. The Puppy Rex and His Christmas Adventures

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“You and Betsy go to school; you have a lot of friends and teachers. Please think what you can do for them. How can you serve them?” Mommy says.

“And even Timmy, the smallest member of our family, can do good things at Christmas time.” Daddy says.

“In the United States of America, Christmas time starts at the end of autumn. It starts on Black Friday and ends on the 25th of December.” Mommy says.

“In other countries, like Russia or Ukraine, dogs start to celebrate Christmas in the evening on the 6th of January.

“I know what we can do!” Timmy is very excited. “We can start celebrating Christmas on Black Friday and finish celebrating on the 19th of January!”

“I love this idea!” Mommy says. “Let’s have two months of Christmas!”

“And let’s think what good things we can do for others during this time!” Father says.

New words

autumn [???t?m] – осень

living room [?l?v?n rum] – гостиная

warm [w??m] – тепло

fireplace [?fa??ple?s] – камин

fire – [?fa??] огонь

to burn [b??n] – гореть

special [?spe??l] – особенный

service [?s??v?s] – служение

to serve [s??v] – служить

to go on – продолжаться, длиться

Exercises

Answer the questions

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2. Why is Christmas time so special?

3. When do you celebrate Christmas in your country?

4. How can you serve others during Christmas time?

5. What present to you wish to get for Christmas?

True or false

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2. It is very cold inside near the fireplace.

3. Timmy is running around his family.

4. Betsy and Rex are sitting on a big red pillow.

5. Mommy and Daddy are laying on the bed.

Guess the riddles

1. What do you call good things that you do for others; for your family and friends and even for those people you don’t know yet.

2. It is a very special time of the year. Everyone is happy. Everyone gives presents to each other.

Chapter 2

The Christmas Team

Betsy and I are pupils. I am in the fourth grade and my sister is in the second grade. We are at school now. It is a big break between lessons. My sister, our friends and I are in the school cafeteria. We are sitting at a big table all together.

“Christmas is coming soon,” Betsy says. “This is a very special time to do something good for others.