Language Development Exercises

1.1.Answer the following questions.

  1. “Hoodwinked”- what is the meaning of the word? Comment on the title of the cartoon.
  2. Why are most of the animals in the forest “out of business”?
  3. Who are the police chasing?
  4. Who was questioned by the detective Nicky Flippers?
  5. Why was the Wolf spying upon Red?
  6. How did Red use her hood in the story?
  7. How did the Goody Bandit tried to take out Granny?
  8. Who was leading a double-life in the story?
  9. How did the detective Flippers recognize the Goody Bandit?

1.2.Who said this?

1.Oh, all the better to scratch my back with.

2.Your face looks really weird….

3.Theonlycrimel'veevercommitted , ismakingmygoodiesunlawfullydelicious!

4.There'sbeenalotoffinger-pointingtonight,but nowall fingers pointtotheBandit..

5.l got horns that open pickle jars and horns that come with hair, l got horns that hang my other horns… l always come prepared

6.Granny is finished

7.Did you think l followed you around on your deliveries because l liked you?

8.l'm gonna need a lot of real estate down the mountain, so l've gotta blow the competition away.

9.lguesslmusthavehadmyeyesshutprettytight,--,nottoseehowfastyouweregrowingup.

1.3. Translate into Russian:

  1. l may leada double life full of secrets and deception, but that's no reasonto be suspicious.
  2. l'm not supposed to talk to strangers.
  3. You know, l'm more of a do-it-yourself kind of guy. Yeah.
  4. You'll read the story in tomorrow's column, but l will take a few questions.
  5. We don't arrest people for being creepy.
  6. Something don't sitrightin my bones about this.
  7. Oh, somebody's finally catching up!
  8. l takeafter my granny.

1.4. Comment on the following quotations:

  1. You can't judge a book by its cover.
  1. There's more to every tale than meets the eye.lt's a tired old tale, but it still rings true.
  2. Pieces of a puzzle make funny shapes, but they still fit together in the end.