Here is the story about Charlie Here is the story about Charlie Bucket from the book “Charlie and Bucket from the book “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” by Roald the Chocolate Factory” by Roald

Dahl.Dahl.

What problems did the cold weather cause?

• The Buckets began to starve (голодать).

• Charlie didn’t want to go to school.

• Charlie got ill.

Chapter 1During the next two weeks, the weather was very cold. First came the During the next two weeks, the weather was very cold. First came the

snow. It began suddenly one morning just as Charlie Bucket was snow. It began suddenly one morning just as Charlie Bucket was dressing for school.dressing for school.

After the snow, there came a freezing wind that blew for days and After the snow, there came a freezing wind that blew for days and days without stopping. Oh, how cold it was!days without stopping. Oh, how cold it was!

Inside the house freezing air (Inside the house freezing air (воздухвоздух)) came through the sides came through the sides ((сквозь щелисквозь щели) of the windows and under the doors. There was no ) of the windows and under the doors. There was no place to escape (place to escape (избежатьизбежать) it.) it.

Chapter 1The Buckets had only two problems: to keep warm and to get enough to eat The Buckets had only two problems: to keep warm and to get enough to eat

((достаточно поестьдостаточно поесть). There is something about cold weather that gives people ). There is something about cold weather that gives people a very good appetite.a very good appetite.

But Charlie Bucket never got what he wanted because his family was very poor. He But Charlie Bucket never got what he wanted because his family was very poor. He was always hungry.was always hungry.

Then Mr Bucket lost his job (Then Mr Bucket lost his job (потерял работупотерял работу) and couldn’t find a new one.) and couldn’t find a new one.

Slowly everybody in the house began to starve.Slowly everybody in the house began to starve.

Task to the chapter.

Answer the questionsAnswer the questions1)1) Did your guess right? What problems did the Did your guess right? What problems did the

Buckets have?Buckets have?

2)2) How can you prove that the weather was really How can you prove that the weather was really cold?cold?

3)3) How do you feel when the weather is cold? How do you feel when the weather is cold?

New words:New words:

to be hungry – to be hungry – быть голоднымбыть голодным

to starve - to starve - голодатьголодать

Chapter 2

““That child,” said Grandpa Joe, That child,” said Grandpa Joe, “must have more food. He is a “must have more food. He is a growing (growing (растущийрастущий)) boy! He is boy! He is beginning to look like a beginning to look like a skeleton!”skeleton!”

““What can we do?” said Grandma What can we do?” said Grandma Josephina. “He doesn’t take Josephina. “He doesn’t take any of our food. His mother any of our food. His mother tried to put her piece of bread tried to put her piece of bread on the plate (on the plate (тарелкутарелку), but he ), but he didn’t eat it. He made her take it didn’t eat it. He made her take it back (back (он заставил ее забрать он заставил ее забрать его обратноего обратно))!!” ”

““He is a fine little boy,” said He is a fine little boy,” said Grandpa George. “He deserves Grandpa George. “He deserves ((заслуживаетзаслуживает) better than this”) better than this”

Chapter 2

The awful weather went on and on The awful weather went on and on ((продолжились и продолжились и продолжаласьпродолжалась). Every day ). Every day Charlie Bucket grew thinner and Charlie Bucket grew thinner and thinner. His face became white.thinner. His face became white.

And now he began to make little And now he began to make little changes in the things he did, so changes in the things he did, so as to save his strength (as to save his strength (так, так, чтобы сохранить силучтобы сохранить силу))..

In the morning he left the house ten In the morning he left the house ten minutes earlier so that he could minutes earlier so that he could walk slowly to school.walk slowly to school.

He sat quietly in the classroom He sat quietly in the classroom during break while other boys during break while other boys played snowballs. Everything he played snowballs. Everything he did now, he did slowly and did now, he did slowly and carefully.carefully.

Task to the chapter. 1. What did Charlie do when he was starving?1. What did Charlie do when he was starving?

1) He gave his bread to his mother.1) He gave his bread to his mother.

2) He didn’t take the bread from his mother.2) He didn’t take the bread from his mother.

3) He walk slowly and didn’t play.3) He walk slowly and didn’t play.

4) Charlie didn’t change. He was as nice as before.4) Charlie didn’t change. He was as nice as before.

2. What or Who helped the Buckets in this situation? What do you think?2. What or Who helped the Buckets in this situation? What do you think?

1) A magician helped the1) A magician helped the Buckets.Buckets.

2) Charlie’s father found a new job.2) Charlie’s father found a new job.

3) A rich person bought some food for them.3) A rich person bought some food for them.

4) Charlie found some money in the street.4) Charlie found some money in the street.

Chapter 3

One afternoon Charlie walked back home. Suddenly he saw One afternoon Charlie walked back home. Suddenly he saw something silvery (something silvery (серебристоесеребристое) in the snow. Charlie stopped ) in the snow. Charlie stopped and examined (and examined (рассмотрелрассмотрел)) it.it.

It was a fifty pence piece (It was a fifty pence piece (пятидесятипенсовая монетапятидесятипенсовая монета)! )!

Charlie looked around. Who has lost it? Charlie looked around. Who has lost it?

Several people passed by. None of them (Several people passed by. None of them (никто из них)никто из них) was was searching for (searching for (искалискал) any money.) any money.

Chapter 3

Then was it his this fifty pence?

Could he nave it?

Charlie pulled it out from (вытащил из) under the snow.

A WHOLE fifty pence.

HE held it tightly (крепко держал ее). It meant one thing to him at that moment, only one thing. It meant FOOD.

Chapter 3

Automatically Charlie turned and moved to the nearest shop. What would he do? HE would buy a bar of chocolate and eat it all up (съест его весь), every bit of it, right then and there … and the rest of the money he would take back home and give to his mother.

Fill in the gaps with the correct wordsFill in the gaps with the correct words

The weather was too ______. The Buckets suffered from a ______ air that came everywhere. Cold weather makes people feel ______ . Charlie and his family felt the same. So Charlie’s father lost his job and they begin to starve. Charlie began to save his ______: he moved slowly but he didn’t take ______ from the others.

Suddenly he found ______ in the ________. It meant ______ for him and his family.

TASK TO THE STORYTASK TO THE STORY

What do you thinkWhat do you think

The story is about:The story is about:

*people who are starving.*people who are starving.

*how starvation changes people.*how starvation changes people.

*how the weather influences people’s life.*how the weather influences people’s life.

*how noble (*how noble (благородныеблагородные) people can ) people can be in difficult situations.be in difficult situations.