Mr. Wiggins Paints the sitting-room

Scene: The sitting-room of the Wiggins' home. Grandma and Grandpa are seated by the fire.

Enter Mrs. Wiggins with a paint-brush, Timothy with a pot of paint, and last Mr. Wiggins having some trouble with a large ladder.

G r a n d m a: It certainly is time this room was painted, isn't it, Grandpa?

G r a n d p a: Indeed it is. I hope the job's going to be done properly. As I always say, if a job's worth doing, it's-er-er. What is it I always say, Grandma?

G r a n d m a: Ifajob's worth doing, it's worth doing properly.

G r a n d p a: Ah, yes, that's it. You know, James, if it wasn't for my rheumatism I'd paint the room myself.

M r s. W ig g i n s: That's very kind of you, Grandpa, but James will manage; I'll see to that. You know, this is going to brighten up the room for you a lot. James, get up the ladder, and I'll pass the paint up.

T i m o t h y: Oh, look, Daddy nearly fell offi

M r s. W ig g i n s: Well, hold the ladder, then, Timothy. We don't want your father to fall; paint makes a terrible mess on the floor. Now here's the paint, James. Be careful with it.

G r a n d p a: Ah, you've forgotten something already. You haven't stirred the paint.

M r s. W i g g i n s: I do think you might have remembered that, James. Pass it down again.

G r a n d m a: Grandpa never used to forget a simple thing like that.

M r s. W i g g i n s: Now, here's the paint, James. Come on, make a start.

M r. W ig g i n s: You haven't handed me the brush yet. M r s. W i g g in s: Timothy, hand your father the brush.

(Timotlhy lets go of the ladder and passes up the brush)

M r. W i g g i n s: Here, hold the ladder. I nearly fell.

T i m o t h y: Well, I can't do two things at once.

G r a n d m a: You'd better be careful, James. You might get hurt badly if you fell off that ladder.

G ra n d p a: A man who helped in my grocer's shop, broke his back falling from that height. He never left his bed again, poor fellow.

M r. W i g g i n s: Well, here goes! How's that?

G r a n d m a: Oh, what a terrible colour! Surely you're not going to paint the room green. It makes me feel quite ill.

M r s. W i g g i n s: I know just you need, Grandma. Timo­ thy, go and put the kettle on, and we'll make Grandma a nice cup of tea.

(Timothy lets go of the ladder and goes into the kitchen)

G r a n d p a: You're not holding the brush right, James. You won't get a smooth surface like that.

G r a n d m a: You always got a beautiful finish, Grandpa.

M r. W ig g i n s: Here, who's holding the ladder? It's not safe.

M r s. W ig g i n s: Don't make such a fuss, James. Timothy is just getting some tea for poor Grandma. I'll hold the ladder.

G r a n d m a: You haven't done much yet, James. I don't know when you will finish at that rate.

G r a n d p a: I expect it will be like painting the Forth Bridge. When they've finished at one end, they have to start again at the other, eh?

G r a n d m a: At least they don't paint the Forth Bridge green. M r s. W ig g i n s: James, your brush is dripping.

G r a n d p a: It's very difficult to clean paint marks off the floor. I've a friend who scrubbed for two hours at a spot of paint and couldn't get it off.

M r s. W ig g i n s: You must be more careful, James. Did you hear what Grandma said?

M r. W ig g i n s (a strange note in his voice): Yes, I've heard all right what everybody's said.

G r a n d m a: Of course, Grandpa was always a very clean painter. He used to paint our grocer's shop from top to bot­ tom, and there was never a spot to clean.

G ra n d p a: The best-looking shop in town, it was.

G r a n d m a: You used red and white for it, and very nice the shop looked. People never painted rooms green in my young days. Where's that cup of tea, Nellie? I need something to cheer me up with that horrible colour spreading all over the wall.

 

M r s. W i g g i n s: Timothy, hasn't the kettle boiled yet? T i m o t h y: Nearly.

M r s. W i g g i n s: Well, I'll go and make the tea.

M r. W i g g i n s: Nobody's holding this ladder. It's moving all over the place.

G ra n d m a: You nearly came off that time, James.

M r. W i g g i n s: Well, come and hold the ladder, then. G r a n d m a: Don't shout at us, James. We're not deaf.

G r a n d p a: I suppose I'd better help him, though my rheu- matism will be back for certain.

G r a n d m a: Don't you do it, Grandpa. James will be all right if he takes a bit of care.

G r a n d p a: No, I'll do it. I don't mind suffering in a good cause. I may be able to give James some useful advice.

M r. W i g g i n s: I don't need advice, thank you. All I need is someone to hold the ladder.

M r s. W i g g i n s (returning with the tea): Now don't be

ungrateful, James. It's very good of Grandpa to offer advice. Now, here's your cup of tea, Grandma.

G ra n d m a: I must say I need it, too.

M r. W i g g i n s: Here, Timothy, take this picture, will you?

It's getting in my way.

T i m o t h y: Isn't it a funny picture? That girl does look silly with all those old clothes on.

M r s. W i g g i n s: Not so loud, Timothy. That's a picture of Grandma when she was young.

G ra n d m a: What did the boy say about me?

M r s. W i g g i n s: He just said it's interesting how fashions change, Grandma.

G r a n d m a: Yes, indeed. No one would have painted a room green in my young days. And I must say James seems to need a lot of people standing round the bottom of the ladder help­ ing. Grandpa always did the painting on his own.

G r a n d p a: That's so. It's all a matter of knowing how to do the job. An army of helpers is quite unnecessary if you do the job properly.

M r. W ig g i n s: Here, hold the ladder steady, Grandpa.

It's slipping.

T i m o t h y: Look out! The paint-pot's falling! M r. W i g g i n s: Hold the ladder!

T i m o t h y: The paint's all over Grandpa.

M r s. W ig g in s: James, why didn't you take more care? G r a n d p a: Get this pot off my head!

G ra n d m a: If only it hadn't been green!

T i m o t h y: Grandpa's not just a grocer any more. He's a greengrocer.

 

Y nP A >K HE HHSI

I. IlpH,IJ,YMaU:Te npe,!UlolKeHHB co cJioBaMu u cJioBoco'leTaHHBMH:

 

1. ladder	6. deaf	11. terrible	16. drip
2. stir 3. steady	7. advice 8. scrub	12. brush 13. hurt	17. bottom 18. suffer
4. smooth 5. surface	9. fashion 10. manage	14. fellow 15. fuss	19. cheer up 20. for certain

II. BcTaBhTe nponym,euuh1e npe,!Ulom:

1. Here's the paint, be careful - it.

2. You might get hurt if you fell - that ladder; a man broke his back falling - that height.

3. Timothy lets go - the ladder and goes - the kitchen.

4. You will never finish it - that rate.

5. It will be like the painting - the Forth Bridge. When they've finished at one end they have to start again - the other.

6. I've a friend who scrubbed - two hours - a spot - paint.

7. He used to paint our grocer's shop - top - bottom.

8. I need something to cheer me up - that horrible colour spreading all - the wall.

9. What did the boy say - me?

10. Grandpa always did the painting - his own.

11. Don't worry. I'll see - that.

12. Grandpa was seated - the fire.

13. Mr. Wiggins had some trouble - the ladder.

14. He climbed - the ladder till he reached the top.

15. Don't shout - us.

III. 3aKouquTe paJ;:i;eJinTeJILHhie BonpocL1:

1. It's time this room was painted, - -?

2. You could paint very well, - -?

3. That was Timothy's fault, - -?

4. That wasn't Timothy's fault, - -?

5. You're not going to paint it that colour, - -?

6. Your brush is dripping, - -?

7. Your brush isn't dripping, - -?

8. You haven't done much, - -?

9. Daddy nearly fell off, - -?

10. Your father didn't fall off, - -?

IV. 3aMeuuTe o;:i;uuM CJIOBOM KITTK,!Q'IO u3 <f>pa3. Bee CJIOBa BCTpe11anucL BaM B 3TOM ypoKe. B cKo6Kax;:i;aua nepBaH 6yirna u KOJIU'lecmo 6yirn B CJIOBe.

1. To move something round with a stick or spoon.

(s - - -)

2. To make more cheerful and full of colour.

(b - - - - - - -)

3. Mistake; something for which you can be blamed.

(f - - - -)

4. A piece of work. (j - -)

5. To succeed in doing something. (m - - - - -)

6. In the correct way. (p - - - - - - -)

7. To rub hard with a brush. (s - - - -)

8. Used to boil water in. (k - - - - -)

9. The lowest part of something. (b - - - - -)

10. Without any rough parts. (s - - - - -)

Co11uueuue

1. IlpuroTOBLTe paccKaJ (nuCLMeHHo UJIU ycTHo) ua TeMY: "Mr. Wiggins Paints the Sitting-room".

2. HanumuTe, KaK BLIKpacUJiu 11To-Jiu60; pucoBaJIH Kapmuy; HJIH onumuTe Barny mo6uMYJO KapTuuy.

LESSON 5

DIRECT AND INDIRECT SPEECH (II)

QUESTIONS AND COMMANDS

(BonpOCbl u KOMQHObt)

C rroMOill,hIO rrpocToro rrpe):IJI02Kemrn M02KHO: 1) C)J,eJiaTh yrnep)[()J,emi:e, 2) 3a)J,aTh Borrpoc, 3) Bhlpa3MTh rrpoch6y MJIM OT)J,aTh KOMaII;:zy. MhI Y2Ke 3HaeM, KaK rrepeBeCTM YTBep)[()J,e­ HIDI M3 rrpHMOM peqM B KOCBeHttyID. Terreph IIOCMOTpMM, KaK Bhlpa2KaIOTC5l B KOCBeHHOM peqM BOIIPOChl M rrpMKa3hl.

 

INDIRECT QUESTIONS

Koc6eHHbte Bonpocbt

06paTMTe BHMMaHMe Ha TO, qTo rrpOMCXO)J,MT, KOr)J,a Mhl BOrrpoc M3 rrpHMOM peqM rrepeBO)J,MM B KOCBeHttyID.

Direct Question Indirect Question

Pedro: "How much longer are Pedro asked how much longer you staying in England, Olaf?" Olaf was staying in England. The old fisherman: "How much The old fisherman asked how will the artist pay me?" much the artist would pay him. The picture firm to Mr. Boost. The picture firm asked to "When do you want us Mr. Boost when he wanted to stop?" them to stop.

Mrs. Wiggins: "Did you hear Mrs. Wiggins asked James if what Grandma said, James?" he heard what Grandma said. Gramdma: "Where's that cup Grandma asked where the of tea, Nellie?" cup of tea was.

IIoMMMO M3MeHeHID£ BpeMeHM rJiaroJia M 3aMeHhI MecTo­ MMeHMM, CJie)J,yeT o6paTMTh BHMMaHMe elll,e Ha TpM MOMeHTa: (1) B KOCBeHHOM Borrpoce rnaroJI say 3aMeHHeTCH rnaro­

JIOM ask.

(2) l13MeHHeTcH rropMOK cJioB. BMecTO BorrpocMTeJihHOM

<l>opMhl (rnaroJI rrepe)J, IIO):IJie2Kalll,MM), MCIIOJlh3YeMOM B rrpH­ MOM peqM, B KOCBeHHOM peqM MCIIOJih3yeTC5l YTBep)J,MTeJihHaH

<PopMa (rnaroJI cJie)J,yeT rrocJie IIO)J,Jie2KaI11,ero). HarrpMMep: "... are you stayng?" cTaHOBMTCH "he was staying".

"... will the artist pay?" CTaHOBMTCH "... the artist would pay..."

"... when do you want?" cTaHOBMTCH "... when he wanted..." "... did you hear?" cTaHOBMTCH "...if he heard..."

"... where is that cup?" cTaHOBMTCH "... where that cup was..."

(3) BorrpOCFlTeJibHhIM 3HaK B KOCBeHHOM BOIIpoce orrycKa­ eTC51.

PaccMOTpMM e111e HeCKOJihKO rrpMMepon:

Direct Question

Olaf to Lucille: "Where are you going for your holidays?" Andrew (to shopkeeper): "How much is that bicycle?"

Olaf said, "When will you get back from Paris, Pedro?"

Olaf said, "How long does it take to get from Paris to London?"

Hob said, "Can you swim, Andrew?"

Jan (to Mr. Priestley): Shall

Ifinish my exercise at home?"

 

Hob: "May Ihave another piece of cake, please?"

Lucille (to Frieda): "Do you like my new dress?"

Indirect Question

Olaf asked Lucille where she was going for her holidays.

Andrew asked how much that bicycle was.

Olaf asked Pedro when he would get back from Paris.

Olafasked Pedro how long it took to get from Paris to London.

Hob asked Andrew if he could swim.

Jan asked Mr. Priestley if he should finish his exercise at home.

Hob asked ifhe Inight have another piece of cake.

Lucille asked Frieda if (whether) she liked her new dress.

 

INDIRECT COMMANDS

KoManobt 6 KOC6euuoii peitu

Direct Command Indirect Command Macasso to Hob: "Go out Macasso told Hob to go out

and speak to the fisherman". and speak to the fisherman.

Art teacher to Olaf" "Go The art teacher told Olaf back to your office". to go back to his office.

Olaf to Pedro and Hob: Olaf asked (invited) Pedro "Come and spend a holiday and Hob to spend a holiday with me in Sweden". with him in Sweden.

Art teacher to Olaf" "Don't The art teacher told Olaf come for any more lessons". not to come for any more les-

sons.

BHHMAHHE:

(1) IlpMKa3hl B KOCBeHHOM peqM BBOMTC51 CJIOBaMM told, ordered, commanded.

(2) B rrpHMoii peqM M5I BhiproK:eHM51 rrpMKa3a Mcrron1>3yeT­ c51 IIOBeJIMTeJibHOe HaKJIOHeHMe rnarona; B KOCBeHHOM peqM MCIIOJlh3yeTC51 MH<l>MHMTMB.

(3) B rrpHMOH peq11 3arrpeT Haq11HaeTCH CJIOBaMH Don't... (HJIH Do not...). B KOCBeHHOH peq11 do orrycKaeTCH 11 don't co Kparn;aeTcH,n;o not.

BoT ern;e HeCKOJihKO rrp11MepoB Ha rrp11Ka3 B rrpHMOM peqM:

Direct Command Indirect Command

Andrew to his dog: "Lie Andrew ordered Jock to lie down, Jock". down.

Officer to soldiers: "Fire". The officer commanded

the soldiers to fire.

The teacher said to the boy, "Come in".

Mr. Priestley said to Hob: "Write your work more care­ fully or Ishan't read it".

The teacher told the boy to come in.

Mr. Priestley told Hob to write his work more carefully or he wouldn't read it.

 

INDIRECT STATEMENTS ARE INTRODUCED

BY "SAID", INDIRECT QUESTIONS BY "ASKED", INDIRECT COMMANDS BY "TOLD", ETC.

Direct Command (negative) Indirect Command (negative)

Teacher (to his class): The teacher told his class "Don't waste your time". not to waste their time.

Andrew's father said: Andrew's father told him "Don't climb that tree in your not to climb that tree in his new trousers". new trousers.

HHor,n;a rroBeJIMTeJI 1>Hoe HaKJioHeHMe rJiaroJia BhiproK:aeT cKopee rrpoc1>6y, qeM rrp11Ka3. KoHCTPYKIJ:HH)],JUI rrpoc1>61>1 Ta 2Ke, qTo If)],JUI rrpHKa3a, 3a HCKJIIOqeHHeM Toro, qTo B KOCBeH­ HOH peq11 oHa BBO,D;MTCH cJioBaMH asked, requested 11 T. rr. Ha­ rrpMMep:

Direct Request

Mother (to Andrew): "Please don't eat all the cake".

Farmer (to visitors): "Please don't leave the gate open".

 

Frieda (to Jan): "Pass me the sugar, please".

Indirect Request

Mother asked Andrew not to eat all the cake.

The farmer asked (request ed) the visitors not to leave the gate open.

Frieda asked (requested) Jan to pass her the sugar.

Priestley;

F r i e d a: Thank you, Mr.** *

I have understood your

explanation of direct and indirect speech; but there was one word that you used - I wrote it down - I'm not quite sure of its meaning. It was "contradict".

M r. P r i e s t 1e y: Its general meaning is "to say the oppo­ site"; "to declare that a thing just said is not true". So if Olaf said:

"The sun rises in the west".

Pedro might say: "I'm sorry to contradict you, Olaf, but the sun rises in the east". When I said "will" and "shall" are used to express an idea in the future, and then added, "the past form of 'will' is 'would' and of 'shall' is 'should"', that looked like a contradiction. Is the meaning quite clear now?

F r i e d a: Oh yes, thank you.

H o b: I think a drink that an Englishman has ought to be called "Contradiction".

P e d r o: Whatever do you mean?

H o b: Well, he wants a strong drink, so he chooses whiskey; then he adds water to make it weak. He puts in lemon to make it sour, and then adds sugar to make it sweet. He holds up his glass and says to his friend, "Here's to you"; and then he drinks it himself!

Y nP A >K HE HHSI

I. Ilpeo6pa3yiiTe npeAJIOlKenuB u3 Koceeuuou pe11u e npBMYJO, ue 3a­ OhIBaB npo KaBhI'IKH u eonpocuTeJihHhIH 3HaK:

1. Mr. Priestley asked Hob how much longer he would take over the exercise.

2. Hob asked if it was lunch-time yet.

3. Margaret asked where Sally had gone.

4. Andrew said he had seen her in the garden.

5. Mrs. Priestley asked Olaf how his neighbour, Mr.Wiggins, was getting on.

6. Frieda asked how much Lucille's new skirt had cost.

7. Andrew asked Lilian if she was going out shopping.

8. Margaret asked if she could go for a swim.

9. Mrs. Priestley asked the butcher what the price of the beef was.

10. Olaf asked the station-master if he should catch the train from Victoria to get to Brighton.

11. Andrew asked if he might have some more chocolate.

12. Lilian told Andrew not to eat it all.

13. The teacher told the class to pay attention.

14. He told them not to go on talking.

15. The officer ordered the soldiers to stay in the woods.

16. Frieda invited Jan to come and spend a holiday in Swit- zerland.

17. Mr. Wiggins told Timothy to pass up the paint.

18. Grandma told Mr. Wiggins not to use that colour.

19. Mr. Wiggins asked Olaf if he liked the colour.

20. Olaf said that he thought it was very nice.

II. IlepeBeAUTe B KOCBeuuyro pe'lh:

1. Andrew: "How much is that dog in the window?"

2. Pedro: "When are you leaving England, Olaf?"

3. Lucille: "How shall I get to the dance in time?"

4. Mr. Priestley to Hob: "Can you do the exercise on Indirect Questions?"

5. Hob: "Shall I try it?"

6. Olaf to Jan: "Come for a bicycle ride with me next week­ end".

7. Mrs. Priestley to the jeweller: "When will my watch be repaired?"

8. Mrs. Wiggins: "Don't make such a fuss, James".

9. Grandpa: "You're not holding the brush right, James".

10. The teacher said to the class, "You must work harder".

11. Mr. Priestley said to me, "Have you ever been to Venice?"

12. Mrs. Wiggins: "Did you hear what Grandpa said, James?"

13. Andrew said to Jock: "Don't go away".

14. The Officer to the Soldiers: "Fire at the enemy!"

15. Mrs. Priestley said to Margaret, "Take more care of your clothes or I shan't have time to repair them before we go on our holiday".

III. B KopoTKOM paccKa3e «MypaBen u KY3He'IHK» B rrpBMon pe'ln ecTh H yrBeplK,ll,eHHB, H BOIIPOCh,H rrpnKa3hl.IlepeBe,!l;HTe ero B KOCBeHuyro pe'lh, ua'lnuas CJIOBaMn: "1he writer said that..." (Ha3h BanTe MypaBhB he, a IQ'3He'lnKa she).

The Ant and the Grasshopper

I will tell you the story of the ant and the grasshopper. It is a cold winter's day and an ant is bringing out some grains of corn that he had gathered in the sum­ mer as he wants to dry them. A grass­ hopper, who is very hungry, sees him and says, "Give me a few grains of corn; I am dying of hunger".

"But", says the ant, "what did you do in the summer? Didn't you store up some corn?"

"No", replies the grasshopper, "I was too busy". "What did you do?" says the ant.

"I sang all day", answers the grasshopper.

"If you sang all summer", says the ant, "you can dance all winter".

IV. Bh1pa3nTe uecornacue c yTBep1K,Z1,eunHMH, ua11uuau CJIOBaMu: "I'm sorry to contradict you but..."

1. There are eleven pennies in a shilling.

2. Glasgow is the capital of Scotland.

3. The sun moves round the earth.

4. It costs 2p. to send a letter from London to Paris.

5. Hob gets all his exercises right.

LESSON 6