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Buried Treasure

(an old tale)

An old peasant* had a large garden with many fruit trees. He was also the father of three strong, but lazy sons. They helped him very little in his work. Every morning before the sun was hot the peasant began to work in the garden. And every afternoon he had a rest in the garden under a tree.

There came a time when the peasant could no longer* work among his trees, for* he was very, very old.

One day his three sons gathered in his room to hear the reading of the will*.

“I leave to my sons my garden and the treasure which lies buried there.

The three sons looked at one another. “Treasure!” they exclaimed. “Treasure buried in the garden! If we hire* others to dig there, they may steal* our treasure from us. We must work in the garden until we find it.”

So the sons divided the garden into three parts and began to work harder than ever before. They dug from one end of the garden to the other end, but they could not find the treasure.

That year, however, the fruit trees brought so much fruit, that when the three sons sold* the fruit they got much money. It seemed to be a fortune*.

When they divided the money, one of them said, “Indeed, our digging has brought us a treasure. Our father was very wise.”

And so each year their digging brought them a treasure.

I. Fill in the gaps with the hidden words in bracket.

1. An old … had a large garden with many fruit trees (sapetan).
2. Every… he began to work (gonminr).
3. One day his three sons … in his room (tedaregh).
4. But they could not find the…  (seraertu).
5. Their digging … them a treasure (thorgbu).

II. Match the sentences.          

1. He was also the father                        a) they may steal our treasure from us              

2. There came a time                              b) until we find it

3. If we hire others to dig there              c) one of them said

4. We must work in the garden              d) of three strong, but lazy sons

5. When they divided the money           e) when the peasant could no longer work among his trees

III.Finish the sentence

1. An old peasant had

a)  three strong and hardworking sons.

b)  two strong, but lazy sons.

c)  three strong, but lazy sons.        

2. The peasant began to work in the garden

a)  early in the morning.

b)  in the afternoon.

c)  late in the evening.        

3. The peasant couldn’t work any longer because

a)  he was tired.

       b)  he was ill.

c)  he was very old.

4. He left to his sons

a)his money.

b)his garden.

c)his clothes.

5. What is the moral of the story?

            a). An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

     b)East or West – home is best.

     c)He that would eat the fruit must climb a tree.

IV.Find the interrogative questions and answer them.

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Lflfmdidtheyhelptheirfatherinhisworkhumofertdidtheyfindthetreasurewertnvwhatdidoneofthesonssaywendeywhatkindofpersonwastheirfatherhuhisfhjy

V.Fill in gaps with the prepositions.

1. An old peasant had a large garden … many fruit trees.

2. He was also the father … three strong, but lazy sons.

3. And every afternoon he had a rest … the garden … a tree.

4. The three sons looked … one another.

5. They dug … one end of the garden to the other end

VI. Give the opposites of the words.

1.young

2.small

3.few

4.daughters

5.evening

6.her

7.loose

8.finished

9.after

10.bought

VII.Translate the word combinations into English.

1.старый крестьянин

2.большой сад с…фруктовыми деревьями

3.отдыхал…под большим деревом

4.собрались в его комнате

5.сокровище, зарытое в саду

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VIII. Correct the mistakes in the sentences.

1. Every morning before the son was hot the peasant began to work in the garden.

2. Their came a time when the peasant could no longer work among his trees.

3. One day his three sons gathered in his room to here the reading of the will.

 4. If we hire others to dig there, they may steal hour treasure from us.

    5. And so each year there digging brought them a treasure.

IX. Match the words with their definitions.

1. to exclaim             a)male children of parents

2. sons                      b)a very clever man, especially an old man

3. to gather                c)something very valuable

4. treasure                 d)to come together

5. wise                       e)to shout with a joy