SHE CAN'T BUY THE ZOO A rich woman comes to London. She has got three children - two boys and a girl. They are noisy. They run and jump and often don't listen to their mother. Today they don't know what to do. They ask their mother: "Can we go to the Zoo, mother? Can you take us there?" "Yes, we can go to the Zoo," she says. And she takes the children to the Zoo in the afternoon. The children look at the animals, laugh and feed them. They make funny faces, when they see monkeys. The children like big animals: the elephant, the giraffe, the rhino, the tigers and the lions. They ask their mother: "Can you buy the Zoo for us?" "I think I can," the rich woman answers. The woman goes to the Zoo director and says: "My children like your Zoo. I want to buy it for them. How much must I pay for it?" The Zoo people do not like the woman. They do not like her children. So the director says: "We can't sell the Zoo. We can't sell the animals. But we can buy your children for the Zoo."

I. Complete the sentences.

1. A rich woman comes to London.
2. She has got three children - two boys and a girl.
3. And she takes the children to the Zoo in the afternoon.
4. They make funny faces when they see monkeys.
5. The children like big animals: the elephant, the giraffe, the rhino, the tigers and the lions.
6. The Zoo people do not like the woman. They do not like her children.
7. We can't sell the Zoo. We can't sell the animals.

II. Give short answers to the questions.

1. Has the woman got three children? Yes, she has.
2. Can the mother take the children to the Zoo? Yes, she can.
3. Can she buy the Zoo for them? No, she can't.
4. Can the Zoo people sell the Zoo? No, they can't.
5. May the children feed the animals? Yes, they may.
6. Do the Zoo people like the woman? No, they don't.
7. Can the Zoo people buy the children? Yes, they can.

III. Say if the sentences are true or false according to the text.

1. They are in England. True.
2. The children's mother is a rich woman. True.
3. The children always listen to their mother. False.
4. They like big animals. True.
5. They want to buy the animals. False.
6. The woman didn't go to the director. False.
7. The Zoo buys the children. False.

IV. Answer the questions.

1. Where does a rich woman come? She comes to London.
2. How many children has she got? She has got three children.