Choose the right form of Tense (Present Simple/Present Continues)

Mrs. Kay : Good Morning.

Vet : Hello there, Mrs. Key. Who’s this?

Mrs. Kay: I’m afraid he isn’t feeling/doesn’t feel at all well.

Vet: Yeah ... He's very listless, isn't he? His coat looks/is looking rather dull. As far

as I remember his coat usually is shining/shines.

Mrs. Kay: Yes, he is losing/loses hair by the handful and he gets/is getting these nasty

scrabs all over. Look...
Vet: Yes, I see. There's another one here. Hmm... Does he eat/is he eating properly

now?

Mrs. Kay: Generally he is eating/eats very well. But he is eating/eats very little now. And

he scratches/is scratching himself all the time. It's terrible.
Vet: Yeah, I suspect it's some kind of allergy...

Translate sentences into Russian. Choose the right form of Tense (Present Simple/Present Continues).

1. Англичане любят работать в саду, и мы - не исключение, (no exception)

2. Сейчас там работает мама.

3. Она наслаждается красотой сада, когда там расцветают цветы - они так прекрасно пахнут.

4. На прошлой неделе пара птичек устроилась (settle) на дереве.

5. Каждый год в нашем саду живет (nest) множество птиц.

6. Мы ожидаем (expect) их в этом году.

7. Сейчас птицы вьют (make) гнезда; мы наблюдаем за ними часами (for hours and hours).

8. Бетти и Тим защищают их от кошек, вот почему они ставят здесь заграждения (barrier).

9. Они с нетерпением ждут (look forward) того времени, когда родители будут кормить своих птенцов.

Use the verbs in brackets in Present Simple.

People (call) the camel "the ship of desert" that can carry a traveler from one place to another quickly and safely. The camel's humps (hold) fat, and it (give) the camel strength where it (have) not got food or water.

The horse (carry) the man, the cow (give) him milk, and the sheep (give) him wool. But to the people of deserts the camel (be) the horse, the cow and the sheep, all in one. The camel (help) the farmers with their work on the land. The camel (give) them milk, and they (make) camel's milk into butter and cheese. The people of deserts (eat) the camel's flesh, and its hair (give) them wool for clothes.

 

Summary work

I. Supplementary reading

How dog became a dog

1. Read the text and say whether these statements are true or false. Then suggest a title to the story and dis­cuss it with your group. Use your dictionary to help you.

1. The first doglike creature could climb trees.

2. Miacis was also the progenitor of goat.

3. The ancestor of today's wild dogs first appeared about 30 million years ago.

4. Jackals are close relatives to domestic dogs.

5. Dogs could live only in warm places.

6. Dogs helped man only to hunt wild animals.

7. There are a lot of different kinds of dogs nowadays.

8. Some dogs have very thick fur to protect them from cold.

 

      The dog's story begins in the lush forests of some 50 million years ago with a small, tree-climbing creature, Miacis. This undoglike patriarch was also the progenitor of both bear and raccoon. From him evolved a carnivore we call Hesperocyon. Though Hesperocyon's long body and short legs little resembled the dog's, he had developed many dog­like characteristics.

Some 25 to 30 million years ago two larger, shorter-tailed, distinctly doglike forms named Temnocyon and Cyno-desmus made their appearance on the open plains. Both evolved from Hesperocyon. Temnocyon is considered the ancestor of today's wild dogs of India, Africa, and Brazil. Cynodesmus became the ancestor of our modern wolves, coyotes, jackals, foxes, and domestic dogs.

Though wolves and dogs sprang from a common ancestor, the former maintained their wildness and ferocity; the latter became tractable and domestic.

Man unconsciously shaped the dog he wanted. At first he kept only those most useful in the hunt. When he do­mesticated sheep and cattle, to guard them he chose the dog which could fight off predators. Everywhere man went, dog went too, thus becoming the most widely distributed of four-footed animals. The dog adapted to every climate and every use. The great variety we see in our dogs today once served a practical purpose. The Dachshund's body was bred sausage-shaped so he could wriggle into the badger's den; the tuft of hair on the brow of the vermin-killing Scottie served to keep dirt out of his eyes when he, too, went to earth. The sled dog's fur coat and plumed tail functioned as sleeping bag and muffler. Hunting dogs be- came specialist: long-legged Deerhounds, keen-nosed Blood­hound, burly Mastiff.

Through centuries the dog's life was not an easy one. For a long time man considered it as an efficient tool of the hunt, as burglar insurance, a shepherd, pulling power for a cart. The sports, which made dogs fight against bulls, bears, horses, even lions, and the spectacle of dog fighting dog to death wrote dark chapters in man's attitude to his "best friend". The 19^th centu­ry brought changes in canine status. As emphasis on the hunt declined, the dog's role as companion became more important.

 

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