CHARLIE, THE TERRIER, AND THE 35th PRESIDENT

PART ONE: CHARLIE MISBEHAVES

This is Charlie. Charlie is a terrier.

And who is this with Charlie?
This is John F. Kennedy, the 35^th president of the USA.

JFK was very fond of Charlie. He liked Charlie very much. Charlie was his favorite.

Charlie was a good dog. But he did not always behave himself.

Charlie was not fond of the White House gardeners.
He wanted to have the White House garden all for himself.
Charlie hid bones in the garden.

The gardeners always found the bones he had hidden in the garden and threw them away!
Naturally, Charlie did not like it. And who would?!
So, Charlie bit them. He bit them on the bum.

And what did the gardeners do?
Did they snarl?
Did they bark?
No! They did not.

They shrugged their shoulders.
They knew that complaints would not help.
Complaints were of no use.
Complaints would fall on deaf Presidential ears.

Charlie was the President’s favorite, and he knew it.
So, he misbehaved!

FILL IN THE BLANKS

This is Charlie, a ____________________terrier.

JFK was very _____________  _______fond ofCharlie.

Charlie was his____________________favorite.

Charlie did not always ____________________behave himself.

Charlie was not ____________________fond ofthe White House____________________gardeners.

He wanted to have the White House garden all for ____________________himself.

Charlie ____________________hidbones in the garden.

The gardeners always ____________________foundthe ____________________boneshe had ____________________hiddenin the garden and____________________threwthem away!

Naturally, Charlie did not ____________________likeit. And who ____________________would?!

So, Charlie ____________________bitthem. He bit them on the____________________bum.

Did the gardeners ____________________snarl?

Did they____________________bark?
No! They did not.

They ____________________shruggedtheir ____________________shoulders.

They ____________________knewthat ____________________complaintswould not ____________________help.

Complaints were of ____________________no use.

Complaints would ____________________fallon ____________________deaf

Presidential ____________________ears.

Charlie was the President’s ____________________favourite, and he____________________knewit.

So, he ____________________misbehaved!

ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS

Charlie is a terrier, isn’t he? _________________________________________Yes, he is. Charlie is a terrier.

And who is this with Charlie? _________________________________________This is John F. Kennedy, the 35^th president of the USA.

Was JFK very fond of Charlie? _________________________________________Yes, he was. JFK was very fond of Charlie.

Did he like Charlie very much? _________________________________________Yes, he did. He liked Charlie very much.

Was Charlie his favorite? _________________________________________Yes, he was. Charlie was his favorite.

Charlie was a good dog, wasn’t he? _________________________________________Yes, he was. Charlie was a good dog.

But he did not always behave himself, did he? _________________________________________No, he did not. He did not always behave himself.

Charlie was not fond of the White House gardeners, was he? _________________________________________No, he was not. Charlie was not fond of the White House gardeners.

He wanted to have the White House garden all for himself, didn’t he? _________________________________________Yes, he did. He wanted to have the White House garden all for himself.

What did Charlie hide in the garden? _________________________________________Charlie hid bones in the garden.

Did the gardeners find the bones he had hidden in the garden? _________________________________________Yes, they did. The gardeners found the bones Charlie had hidden in the garden.

What did the gardeners do with the bones? _________________________________________They and threw them away!

Charlie did not like it, did he? _________________________________________No, he didn’t! He did not like it.

Did Charlie bite the gardeners? _________________________________________Yes, he did. He bit the gardeners.

He bit them on the bum, didn’t he? _________________________________________Yes, he did. He bit them on the bum.

Did the gardeners snarl? _________________________________________No, they did not. The gardeners did not snarl.

Did the gardeners bark? _________________________________________No, they did not. The gardeners did not bark.

What did they do? _________________________________________They shrugged their shoulders.

They knew that complaints would not help, didn’t they? _________________________________________Yes, they did. They knew that complaints would not help.

Complaints would fall on deaf ears, wouldn’t they? _________________________________________Yes, they would. They would fall on deaf ears.

Charlie was the President’s favourite, and he knew it, didn’t he? _________________________________________ Oh, yes, he did. He knew he was the President’s favourite.

Did he behave himself? _________________________________________ No, he did not. He did not behave himself.

Did he misbehave? _________________________________________Yes, he did. He misbehaved.

Charlie did not misbehave, did he? _________________________________________Yes, Charlie did. He misbehaved.

VOCABULARY

bark [bɑːk] v. лаять; bark лай

behave [bɪ’heɪv] / [bə’heɪv] v. вести себя; behave oneself вести себя хорошо; Charlie did not always behave himself. He misbehaved from time to time. Чарли не всегда вёл себя хорошо. Иногда он вёл себя плохо.

bite [baɪt] (bit [bɪt] – bitten [‘bɪtn]/ bit) v. This dog bites. Эта собака кусается. Charlie bit the gardeners. Чарли кусал садовников.

bum  [bʌm] зад, задница: The dog bit the gardener on the bum. Собака укусила садовника ниже спины.

complain [kəm’pleɪn] v. выражать недовольство, жаловаться

complaint [kəm’pleɪnt] жалоба, недовольство Complaints were of no use. Жалобы были бесполезны.

deaf [def] глухой

ear [ɪə] ухо

fall [fɔːl] (fell [fel] – fallen [‘fɔːlən]) v. падать. to fall on deaf ears быть пропущенным мимо ушей

favourite [‘feɪv(ə)rɪt] фаворит, любимец; favourite –написание в  британском английском; favorite – написание в американском варианте английского языка

find [faɪnd] (found – found [faund]) v. находить, отыскивать: The gardeners always found the bones, the dog had hidden in the garden. Садовники находили кости, которые собака прятала в саду. to find out (found out – found out)  обнаружить

fond [fɔnd] любящий: to be fond of somebody/something любить кого-то/что-то

gardener [‘gɑːdnə] садовник

have (had – had) v. to have something all to oneself иметь в своём (исключительном) распоряжении, пользоваться в одиночку 

know [nəu] (knew [njuː] – known [nəun]) v. знать: Charlie was the President’s favourite, and he knew it. Чарли был любимцем президента, и он это знал.

misbehave [ˌmɪsbɪ’heɪv] / [ˌmɪsbə’heɪv] плохо себя вести

shoulder [‘ʃəuldə] плечо

snarl [snɑːl] v. рычать; snarl рычание
shrug [ʃrʌg] v. пожимать: to shrug one’s shoulders пожимать плечами

terrier [‘terɪə] терьер

throw [θrəu] (threw [θruː] – thrown [θrəun]) v. выбрасывать, также to throw something away

use [juːs] польза; use [juːz] v. использовать, применять

would [wud] вспомогательный, а здесь модальный глагол: Charlie did not like it. And who would? Чарли это не нравилось. А кому бы это понравилось?