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Unit 2
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8.
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Express ideas on the quotation.
«Happiness depends on ourselves» (Aristotle)
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9.
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Read and discuss the main idea of the story.
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A) Every afternoon children went to play in the Giant’s garden. It was a large lovely garden, with soft green grass, beautiful flowers and trees. The birds sat in the trees and sang so sweetly that children stopped their games and listened to them. «How happy we are here!» children cried.
B) All this time the Giant wasn't in his castle. He went to visit his friend. After the seven years were over, he decided to retum back. When he saw the children playing in the garden, he cried in an angry voice, «What are you doing in my garden?». Children were afraid of him and ran away.
C) «My own garden is my own garden. I don’t allow anybody to play in it.»
So he built a high wall round the garden. He was a very selfish Giant. The children couldn’t play in the garden.
D) Then the Spring came and there were flowers and birds everywhere. Only in the garden of the selfish Giant it was still Winter. «I can’t understand why the Spring is so late», said the selfish Giant. But the Spring never came, nor the Summer. The Autumn gave fruit to every garden, but it was always Winter in the Giant’s garden. ...
10.
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Match the headings to the passages (A, B, C, D).
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Children’s fear
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Lovely garden
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Winter garden
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Giant’s anger
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