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Peter and Molly and the Christmas Presents
(Adopted from “Peter and Molly” by Geoffrey Broughton)

Useful Words
show – показувати
tie - краватка
scarf - шарф

Do you like Christmas? Why? What Christmas Presents do you want as
present?
There were four of them in the family: Father, Mother and two children Peter and
Molly. They all loved each other very much. Peter was 12 and Molly was 10.
It winter the family prepared for Christmas. Father and Mother wanted to do the
surprise for the children.
“Look, Mother, look at the presents on the tree. Are they for Molly and Peter?”
asked Father.
“No, they aren’t. That is a big ball for the dog and that is a little ball for the cat,”
answered Mother.
“Those are good presents,” said Father.
Then Mother called Father to the garden. She wanted to show him presents for
Peter and Molly.
At that moment Peter and Molly came into the living-room. They prepared
Christmas presents for Mother and Father. When they saw two presents on the
Christmas tree they took them. They decided that those presents are for them.
Mother and Father came into the living room.
“Hello, Molly. A Happy Christmas. A Happy Christmas, Peter,” said Mother.
“A Happy Christmas. What are those in your hand, Peter?” asked Father. “They
are our presents from you,” answered Peter.
Father asked Peter and Molly to look inside the boxes. Peter saw a big ball and
Molly — a little ball. Mother and Father are laughing. Children gave Father a
beautiful tie and Mother — a scarf. Their parents were happy, but the children
were sad.
“Look at their faces, Father,” asked Mother. “No, Molly and Peter, those aren’t
your presents. The big ball is for the dog and the little is for the cat.”
“Where are our presents?” asked Peter.
“They are in the garden,” answered Father.

They all came outside to look at the presents.
“Our presents are bicycles!” cried Peter.
“Bicycles! They are beautiful. Thank you, Mother and Father,” said Molly.
“Thank you Mother and Father. Our presents are bicycles!”
“A Happy Christmas, children!” cried Mother and Father.

І. Answer the questions:
1.How many people were in the family?
2.Did the children prepare presents for their parents? What were they?
3.What presents did the parents prepare for their children?
4.Did Father and Mother prepare presents for the dog and the cat?
5.What holiday did the family celebrate?

ІІ. Complete the sentences:
1. There were four of them in the family ____________.
2. It was winter and__________________.
3.Mother wanted to show him______________.
4.Father asked Peter and Molly__________________.
5.The big ball was for_____________.