Раздаточный материал к внеурочным занятиям по английскому языку по теме "Limericks"

There was in one town a zoo.

There lived only one kangaroo.

People asked every day:

“Why don’t you escape?”

And it said: “I’ve got no clue.”

There was a strange lady of Spain,

Who liked to walk in the rain.

When she got totally wet,

She was really so glad.

Oh, strange lady of Spain.

There was an Old Man of Moldavia,
Who had the most curious behaviour;
For while he was able,
He slept on a table.
That funny Old Man of Moldavia.

There was a Young Lady of Dorking,
Who bought a large bonnet for walking;
But its colour and size,
So bedazzled her eyes,
That she very soon went back to Dorking.

“It’s summer, it’s summer!”, the children all cried.

“Let’s go to the sea. It’s time to dive.”

But when they came to the sea,

There was no place to swim,

Because the sea was totally dried.

There was one strange big family

That did everything rapidly.

When they went to the trip,

They forgot their kid.

He was glad to see again his strange family.

Who wanted to live in a van.

Oh, strange poor man without a van.

But when he finally bought it,

There was a strange rich man

Somebody stole it.

There was a big fluffy cat.

And it was really fat.

It was eating a lot,

Couldn’t go through the door.

That is why it was always so sad.

There was a big fluffy cat.

And it was really fat.

It was eating a lot,

Couldn’t go through the door.

That is why it was always so sad.

There lived a strange man in a rock

Who had a very long sock

But when he wanted to throw it away,

His life was totally saved

By the sock which got stuck in the rock.

There lived an old man in a farm

Who was fond of playing the drum.

When his animals heard the sound,

They were running the farm all around.

So the drum brought the farm lots of harm.

There lived a nice little whale

Who dreamt of a really big tail.

He wanted to swim very fast,

Because he was always the last.

Oh, poor nice little whale.

There was a strange little monkey.

It wanted to ride on a donkey.

But the donkey was old,

And it fell on the road.

So, the trip was to short for the monkey.

1. I wanted to make a big cake …

1. There was a big funny pig …

1. There was a white dog in one town …

1. There was a brave agent Cute …

1. One boy had a really big pocket …

1. And this is our favourite teacher …