English Grammar with Kudjo. Part 3. Понятная и забавная грамматика для детей и взрослых. - страница 9

6 It’s about time they /stop/ considering Luna to be little and *****.

7 Luna would rather /have/ long blonde hair than short brown *****.

8 Kudjo would rather /not have/ any hair in the hot *****.

9 It’s time Kudjo and Luna /find/ a new hobby (for example, fishing) and /forget/ about *****.

EXERCISE 6

Change the sentences using the constructions in brackets:

For example,

Luna’s parents are too fussy and it irritates Luna. («d rather) – Luna would rather her parents were not so fussy.

1 Kudjo and Luna didn’t understand what the bats were trying to tell them because they didn’t know their language. (unreal of past)

2 Kudjo has been meaning to learn different languages of birds and mammals. («d rather)

3 Anyway, Kudjo and Luna guessed that the bats wanted to show them something important. (unreal of past)

4 The dogs agreed to follow the bats because they believed them. (unreal of past)

5 The bats would like Kudjo and Luna to go into the forest. («d rather)

6 Luna is a bit scared of going to the middle of nowhere especially after midnight. (unreal of present)

7 Moreover, Luna’s parents are in a twit because it’s too late and Luna hasn’t come home yet. (it’s high time)

8 On the other hand, the bats may know something that can help the dog find the truth. (real condition)

9 Kudjo prefers to follow the bats anywhere in spite of the night time. («d rather)

EXERCISE 7

Enlarge the sentences by using the constructions in brackets:

For example,

Kudjo wants Luna to go with him.

«d rather… – Kudjo would rather Luna went with him to see what the bats have decided to show them.

It’s time… — It’s time Luna stopped being such a coward.

If … – If Luna were not so cowardly, she’d risk going with Kudjo.

1 Luna’s parents are worried a lot.

«d rather… —

It’s time… —

If … —

2 The bats are still fluttering their wings around Kudjo and Luna.

«d rather… —

It’s time… —

If … —

3 The little pup is feeling much better now.

«d rather… —

It’s time… —

If … —

4 Luna has agreed to follow the bats but only in the morning.

«d rather… —

It’s time… —

If … —

5 The first problem is how to explain it to the bats.

«d rather… —

It’s time… —

If … —

6 The next problem is that bats are nocturnal animals.

«d rather… —

It’s time… —

If … —

7 Kudjo can see only one option now- he’ll follow the bats alone.

«d rather… —

It’s time… —

If … —

8 Luna doesn’t want to let him go without her.

«d rather… —

It’s time… —

If … —

9 Finally, Kudjo has made up his mind to go there on his own.

«d rather… —

It’s time… —

If … —

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EXERCISE 8

Fill the gaps in the story with missing words:

Kudjo said ***** to Luna and gestured for the bats to start flying. They flew up immediately and moved very slowly and so low that nearly parted Kudjo’s hair. It looked uncanny. A cloud of ***** and a running ***** under the screen of night. Kudjo had been following the bats for ***** minutes when suddenly he felt somebody else running behind him. He stopped, turned around and sighed with relief. It was Luna. She got scared stiff when she was ***** alone and decided that she would be safer with Kudjo in the middle of nowhere than running alone to her *****.

Kudjo felt relieved of a great weight to see Luna. If she had run on her own to her parents’ house, he’d have worried a lot.

The cloud of bats was circling around impatiently over their *****. Their screeching sounds were getting louder and louder and their ***** were fluttering faster and faster. The dogs realised that they were very ***** to the place the bats wanted them to see. The bats were gesturing for them «It’s high time we continued». Kudjo and Luna yipped with agreement and ***** after the cloud of bats.