Time for fun

16.8.1. Read and translate the following jokes:

1. PRISONER: Judge, I don't know what to do.

JUDGE: Why, how's that?

PRISONER: I swore to tell the truth, but every time I try some lawyer objects.

2. «You are lying so clumsily», said the judge to the defendant, «that I would advise you to get a lawyer».

3. The defence lawyer was cross-examining a witness. He asked, «And you say you called on Mrs. Jones, May second. Now will you tell the jury what she said?» «I object to the ques­tion», interrupted the prosecutor. There was nearly an hour's argument between the coun­sels and finally the judge allowed the ques­tion. «And as I was saying», the defence lawyer began again, «on May second you called on Mrs. Jones. Now what did she say?» «Nothing», replied the witness. «She was not at home».

!!! 16.8.2. Can you complete the following sentences with the correct question tag? The first six are simple, the second six more difficult.

1. Acorns grow on oak trees,...?

2. You don't mind if I watch television,...?

3. Dylan Thomas was a Welsh poet,...?

4. You will be home early to-night,...?

5. I haven't much time to catch the train,...?

6. I always meet you in the park,...?

7. Let's all go to the zoo after lunch,...?

8. You'd like cream in your coffee,...?

9. Pass me the butter and the marmalade,...?

10. I'm more relaxed since I took up yoga,...?

11. You'd better be careful with that sharp knife,...?

12. You and I both enjoy ballet,...?

!!! * 16.8.3. Crossword puzzles are popular in Britain and are found in nearly all newspapers. The main theme of this one is animals. Some of the clues are not straight forward (they are marked), so think twice about them.

CLUES ACROSS:

1. Keen-eyed bird of prey (5). 3. This kind is human (3)* 5. Queen of beasts? (7)*. 7. Kittens grow into these (4). 8. Built in spring to hold eggs (4). 10. Dogs wag their tails when they are this (7) 12. A silly person or a long-eared member of the horse family (3) 13. The plural of this is mice (5).

DOWN:

1. Fish that is proverbially slippery (3)*

2. Nothing lives for this (4)*. 3. Shellfish that sound like parts of our bodies that give us strength (7)*. 4. The time for nocturnal animals (5). 6. This sea creature is all arms (7). 7. You might not consider him charming, but this snake is often charmed (5). 9. A microscopic trouble-maker (4)* 11. Female deer or rabbit (3).

UNIT 17

Фонетика: sounds [r], [1]

Словообразование: сложные существительные ти­па housekeeper

Грамматика: перевод форм на -ed; функции строе­вых слов

Текст: «Pete and Nell go to the pictures»