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Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Active Reading

Wolstencroft the Bear

Exercises will be added shortly.

A Very Different Fairytale

Cinderella

It was raining heavily, and large drops of water were flowing down the window glass. Sometimes, a lightning could be seen, and after a while, thunder could be heard.

Cinderella was glumly watching the fire, and mumbling under her nose: “to the ball they went, huh? And they left me alone – what nonsense. Where’s that damn kettle, anyway?”

Suddenly, a bright light shone behind her, and a soft voice said: Read on...

Monday, October 12, 2009

Yankee Doodle




So, as I promised, I am uploading the text for you. Apologies for doing it so late: I just came home from my main job.

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Красным выделен припев, который необходимо выучить к концу этой недели.

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

The Dodo Bird


The dodo was a large bird which used to live on the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. It had a large beak, short, thick yellow legs and very small wings. Read on...