Listen to the sample of a story and choose the correct options Mark the statements as true, false or not stated. The story consists of an introduction, the main body and a conclusion. . At the beginning of this story, you meet the main character and learn some of his personal information. . In the beginning, the narrator tells us about the time and the place of the story. . There is no other human character in the beginning. . The climax is at the end of the story. . There is no climax here. . In this story, Pete meets the pirates who kidnapped him. . In the end, the guy and the dog met a hedgehog and took it home. . In conclusion, Pete found out that the coin belonged to Pythagoras. . In the end, Pete felt happy and proud. . The Unexpected Find It was in early September. The trees were covered with bright golden leaves. Pete was strolling in the woods not far from his house. He was not alone. His dog Rex was following his steps. It was a two-year-old German shepherd, and Pete could always feel safe and sound. Pete was a third-year student—he studied Chemistry at college. He was a lonely guy because he was interested neither in modern gadgets nor in nightclubs and parties. Pete was fond of history, and books were his best friends. While Pete and Rex were strolling in the woods, Pete thought about old ships, pirates and buried treasures. He had a rich fantasy, and sometimes he even got a bit frightened when he imagined how pirates had been robbing ships. As he was thinking of pirates, Rex ran to him with a strange sack in his mouth. Pete opened it and got shocked! There was nothing in it except for a big gold coin at the very bottom. Suddenly Pete heard a strange sound. Someone was there, not far from the two friends! Rex had heard the sound too and started growling. After about ten minutes of rustling, Pete was at the peak of his fright. The sound seemed to come closer and closer. Rex began barking aggressively. Pete was keeping the coin tight and feeling sorry he had no friends to call. At last, the bushes near him went on moving. The lower branches parted, and the two friends—the guy and his dog—saw a cute little hedgehog with two apples on its needles. It was rustling with the fallen leaves and puffing. Pete felt frustrated. His fantasy had been playing tricks with him. There were no pirates; it was only the hedgehog! He took Rex home and ran to the closest museum. In the museum, Pete showed his gold coin. The expert concluded that it was about five hundred years old. Probably, some pirates had buried their treasures in these woods a long time ago.

Задание

Listen to the sample of a story and choose the correct options

Mark the statements astrue, falseornot stated.

The story consists of an introduction, the main body and a conclusion. [True|False|Not stated].
At the beginning of this story, you meet the main character and learn some of his personal information. [True|False|Not stated].
In the beginning, the narrator tells us about the time and the place of the story. [True|False|Not stated].
There is no other human character in the beginning. [True|False|Not stated].
The climax is at the end of the story. [True|False|Not stated].
There is no climax here. [True|False|Not stated].
In this story, Pete meets the pirates who kidnapped him. [True|False|Not stated].
In the end, the guy and the dog met a hedgehog and took it home. [True|False|Not stated].
In conclusion, Pete found out that the coin belonged to Pythagoras. [True|False|Not stated].
In the end, Pete felt happy and proud. [True|False|Not stated].

The Unexpected Find
It was in early September. The trees were covered with bright golden leaves. Pete was strolling in the woods not far from his house. He was not alone. His dog Rex was following his steps. It was a two-year-old German shepherd, and Pete could always feel safe and sound. Pete was a third-year student—he studied Chemistry at college. He was a lonely guy because he was interested neither in modern gadgets nor in nightclubs and parties. Pete was fond of history, and books were his best friends.

While Pete and Rex were strolling in the woods, Pete thought about old ships, pirates and buried treasures. He had a rich fantasy, and sometimes he even got a bit frightened when he imagined how pirates had been robbing ships. As he was thinking of pirates, Rex ran to him with a strange sack in his mouth. Pete opened it and got shocked! There was nothing in it except for a big gold coin at the very bottom.

Suddenly Pete heard a strange sound. Someone was there, not far from the two friends! Rex had heard the sound too and started growling. After about ten minutes of rustling, Pete was at the peak of his fright. The sound seemed to come closer and closer. Rex began barking aggressively. Pete was keeping the coin tight and feeling sorry he had no friends to call. At last, the bushes near him went on moving. The lower branches parted, and the two friends—the guy and his dog—saw a cute little hedgehog with two apples on its needles. It was rustling with the fallen leaves and puffing.

Pete felt frustrated. His fantasy had been playing tricks with him. There were no pirates; it was only the hedgehog! He took Rex home and ran to the closest museum. In the museum, Pete showed his gold coin. The expert concluded that it was about five hundred years old. Probably, some pirates had buried their treasures in these woods a long time ago.

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