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A woman goes to the vet. She says, «Doctor, I think there's something wrong with my dog. He hasn't moved all day.»

The vet examines the dog and says, «I'm sorry. I'm afraid your dog is dead.»

«Dead! How can he be dead? He was just fine yesterday. Are you sure he's dead? Isn't there some other test you can run?»

The vet leaves and returns in a moment with a pet carrying case. He opens the case and a large cat emerges. The cat plods over to the dog and sniffs around its head. It then circles the dog, sniffing and poking around. After a minute or two the cat returns to its cage.

«Well,» says the vet, «that pretty much proves it. He's dead.»

«I guess you're right,» says the woman. She is coming to grips with what happened. «At least you did your best. How much do I owe you?»

«$230.»

«$230?! For what? All you did was tell me my dog was dead. What did you do that costs $230?»

«Well it's $30 for the office visit,» says the vet, «and $200 for the cat scan.»

Study the words and expressions given below:

vet сокр. разг. veterinary ветеринарный врач

to emerge появляться, возникать

to plod тащиться, передвигаться с трудом

to sniff нюхать, обнюхивать

to poke тыкать; совать(ся)

grip захват; способность понять, осознать что-л.

to guess догадываться

to owe быть должным

to scan сканировать, исследовать

to run a test провести анализ

that pretty much proves it разг. это со всей очевидностью доказывает это

to come to grips with sth осознавать, понять

to do one's best сделать все, на что способен

office visit посещение; зд. прием (у врача)

cat scan сканирование с применением кота

at least по крайней мере

Exercises to the text

1. Answer the questions to the text:

1. What does the woman think about her dog?

2. What did the vet return with?

3. In what way did the cat perform his test?

4. How much did the doctor think the woman owed him?

5. How much was the cat scan?

2. Fill in the blanks with the words from the text:

1. How can he _______ dead?

2. «Isn't there some other test you can _______?»

3. The vet _______ and returns with a case, and a large

cat.

4. The cat _______ around the dog's head.

5. After a minute or _______ the cat returns.

6. I _______ you're right.

7. At _______ I did my best.

8. How much do I _______ you?

9. All you did was perform a cat _______.

3. Say if the statements are false or true:

1. The dog hasn't moved all week.

2. The vet says, «I'm sorry. I'm afraid your dog is ill.»

3. He was just fine yesterday.

4. The vet leaves and never returns.

5. He opens the case and a large cat emerges.

6. After a minute or two the vet returns to its cage.

7. «How much do I owe you?» – «$530.»

4. Match the words and expressions in the left column to those in the right one:

5. Translate from Russian into English:

1. Доктор, я думаю, с моей собакой что-то неладно.

2. Она целый день не двигалась.

3. Доктор осмотрел собаку.

4. Вы уверены, что она умерла?

5. Нет ли других анализов, которые вы могли бы провести?

6. Он открыл коробку, и появился большой кот.

7. Кот понюхал вокруг собачьей головы.

8. Что вы сделали такого, что стоит 230 долларов?

6. Find English equivalents to the Russian words in the scanword. The hidden words are positioned both horizontally and vertically, as well as on diagonals:

1. (r…) петух, 2. (f…) перья, 3. (с…) любопытный, 4. (m…) неподвижный, 5. (s…) включать, 6. (f…) замерзать, 7. (s…) обслуживать, 8. (f…) яростный, 9. (r…) возобновлять, 10. (е…) появляться.

Revise English Grammar

В предложениях A woman goes to the vet; Doctor, I think there's something wrong with my dog используется так называемое простое настоящее время;

в предложении Не hasn't moved all day — настоящее совершенное время;

в предложении She is coming to grips with what happened — настоящее длительное время.

Проверьте, правильно ли вы используете три основные формы настоящего времени (в случае необходимости воспользуйтесь грамматическим комментарием; раздел 3).

7. Fill in the blanks with appropriate Present forms of the verbs given in brackets:

1. The woman (to visit)the vet every other day.

2. The dog (not to move)since yesterday.

3. The vet (to examine)the dog at the moment.

4. (to be) my dog dead?

5. What test you (to run)now?

6. "I (to leave) at the moment, and will return in a minute," said the vet.

7. "What you (to carry) in this case?" asked the woman.

8. I (to open) this case every morning.

9. You (ever to see) such a cat before?

10. No, I (never to see) such a cat in all my life.

11. What he (to sniff) around at present?

12. Why he (to circle) my dog?

13. How much I (to owe) you?

Revise English Grammar

Женщина, пришедшая к ветеринару, задает множество вопросов, которые подразделяются на несколько видов:

Основные виды вопросительных предложений – общий и специальный вопросы.

Проверьте навыки постановки данных вопросов, при необходимости обращаясь к грамматическому комментарию; раздел 3.

8. Make general questions to the sentences given below:

1. A woman goes to the vet.

2. There's something wrong with my dog.

3. He hasn't moved all day.

4. I'm afraid your dog is dead.

5. The vet leaves and returns in a moment.

6. He opens the case.

7. A large cat is emerging.

8. The cat is plodding over to the dog.

9. Make as many special questions as you can to the sentences given below:

1. The dog hasn't moved all day.

2. The vet leaves and returns in a moment.

3. After a minute or two the cat returns to its cage.

10. Render the joke.