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The little daughter appears and is presented to Mr. Smith. Mr. Smith says, "What's your name, little girl?" And the little girl answers, "My name is the same as my mother's."
"Ah!" says Mr. Smith, "then your name's Margaret?"
"Yes," says the little girl.
How did Mr. Smith know that her name was Margaret?
53. Read the text and you will answer the question given at the bottom of the text in exercise 52.
The right answer, which makes the enigma1 is that Mr. Smith's old friend was a woman — and it is by no means unnatural that he should have known her first name.
The English language is one in which the gender2 of "friend" is not clearly indicated.
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54. First write down the nouns which form the plural by means of ending -s and then nouns which form the plural in some other way. (Consult § 1 on page 133.)
1) tooth; 2) pen; 3) book; 4) man; 5) fox; 6) mouse; 7) goose; 8) boot; 9) hat; 10) mother; 11) woman; 12) leaf; 13) task; 14) foot; 15) child; 16) page; 17) roof; 18) knife
55. Translate into English in writing.
1. Багато чоловіків прийшли на стадіон. 2. Тут багато дітей, чи не так? 3. У жовтні листя на деревах жовте, чи не так? 4. Жінки звичайно бояться мишей. 5. Ця сіра пташка дуже маленька. 6. Дахи будинків були мокрі.
Lesson 8
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56. Read the words in columns paying attention to the reading of vowels.
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