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 ISBN 978-617-578-324-5

А little girl meets miracles in а new country for her, everything that
сап only Ье seen in dreams becomes а reality. However, not only
the inhabitants of the magical land want to see Alice, the ruling
Red Queen, one of the two queen sisters, has long been planning а
meeting with her. She sends for Alice her servant and chief guard,
the Knave of Hearts. Тogether with а squad of soldier cards and а
huge monster.

Alice in Wonderland: Textbook for students /

I.S. Arakelyon, - Kharkov, «NTMT», 2020. - 50 р.
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CHAPTER 1

It was a warm sunny day. Alice and her

sister were sitting under a tree. Her sister loved to
read and had a beautiful book in her hands. Alice
was bored and she sat with empty hands.
- Why has she been reading this book for
so long? - Alice wondered. - There are no
pictures in it, and the book is not colorful, it’s so
boring. I’m tired and want to sleep, - Alice
thought, but didn’t say so.
Suddenly she looked to the left and saw a
beautiful white rabbit sitting next to her. It was an
unusual rabbit wearing a beautiful black jacket.
Maybe I'll be late, - he said.
-It's such a weird bunny who wears a
watch, - said Alice.
The rabbit ran ahead and Alice followed
him. A minute later, she saw a rabbit hole and
climbed into it after the rabbit. She didn't even
think how she could get out of there. The hole was
deep. Alice fell lower and lower, suddenly she felt
scared.
-What will happen to me? - she asked.

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She looked around and saw beautiful walls

and many cupboards. Some cupboards were
opened, there were cups and books. Suddenly
Alice flew down again.
- When this hole is over - she thought, -
maybe at the end I will get out in Australia. I need
to remember to ask for the name of the country it
might be New Zealand. My beautiful cat is at
home. How I wish my cat was here, maybe she
would find herself a mouse.
A few minutes later Alice landed. It was a
huge hole.
-It didn't hurt, - she said and got up quickly.
The white rabbit ran in front and she
followed him again. It seemed to her that they
were already in a new hole.
- Oh my God! – said the rabbit, - I'm late.
He ran faster and disappeared into the
distance. Alice was left alone, she ran after him
and did not understand anything. She began to
fear that she would not be able to get out. A few
minutes later, when she was completely tired, she
stopped, the white rabbit was nowhere to be seen.
There were four doors around the room, but she

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couldn't open them. Suddenly she saw a small

table in the center of the room, a small key was
laying on the table.
- Oh, what a lucky day, maybe I can open
one of the doors, - she thought, she took the key
and tried to open each of the doors but it was too
small for the lock.
- But the key must open something, - she
thought.
Suddenly she saw a very small door 60 cm
high and a small key opened it. She tried to stick
her head in and look through the door. Opposite
her, she saw a beautiful garden she really wanted
to get there. She tried to climb but couldn't
because she was too big. Sadly, she closed the
door again and put the key back on the table.
- Why am I so big? - thought Alice. - It is a
very strange place and maybe here I can become
small.
She turned around and looked at the table
again, there was a small bottle on it.
-I hadn't seen this bottle on the table
before,- Alice thought.

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She went closer to the table and saw the

inscription on the bottle “Drink me!”. Alice
looked at the bottle again and thought:
-Maybe I should drink it! OK I will do it.
And she immediately drank the bottle
completely.
-What a strange taste, - she thought, and
suddenly she began to become smaller and
smaller, and in a second her height was 25 cm.
-What a happiness I can climb through a
small door, - she thought.
She went to the door but could not open it
and remembered that the key was left on the table.
Now when she needed a key, she was too small
and could not jump. She tried again and again, but
could not, the little girl sat down on the floor and
began to cry.
-Alice! Alice! Don’t cry, don’t cry, I’ll help
you, - was heard.
Suddenly she saw a small box under the
table, she came up and opened it. There was a
small cake inside and it said “Eat me”.

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- Okay, I'll eat, - said Alice, - maybe I'll get

bigger and be able to take the key, or maybe I'll
become even smaller?
She came over and took a bite of the cake,
it was so delicious that she ate it completely.

Match the words

bored пустий
empty здаватися
wonder вже
suddenly дивуватися
weird раптом
climb залишатися
hole дивний
deep підніматися
scared отвір
lower глибокий
cupboard сумуючий
remain переляканий
seem нижче
already буфет
completely повністю

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Complete the irregular verbs

took

eat

begun

ran

thought

fell

went

hear

was, were

left

drink

got

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CHAPTER 2

Suddenly Alice felt that something was

wrong.
-What is happening to me? - Alice
screamed
- I'm getting higher and higher.
Suddenly she looked down at her shoes.
-How am I going to walk in these shoes,
they are not my size!
After a while, Alice became very tall, she
was 3 m in height.
-I want to get into the garden, it is so
beautiful, - she thought, she went to the table and
took a small key. Then she turned to the door and
opened it, but now it was too big to go through it.
Alice became completely sad, she sat down
on the floor and cried again.
-Why am I so big? - She thought.
She cried so hard that she could not stop
her big tears and after a few minutes everything
around was filled with water. She heard the sound
of footsteps. She looked down and saw the white

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rabbit again. He wore his best clothes and was

wearing a big white hat now.
-Oh my God Duchess, she'll be angry if I'm
late. – he said.
Alice wanted to ask him for help.
- Please, dear rabbit, - she asked very
politely. But the rabbit did not answer, he jumped
and ran away further. Suddenly Alice saw that he
had lost his hat. She took it in her hands and began
to think.
- What's happening? Yesterday I was Alice
and everything was different, maybe today I am
already different? Who am I? That is the question.
She began to remember her friends.
- Perhaps now I am not one of my friends?
Maybe I'm Ada, well, her hair is completely
different. Maybe I'm Isabelle, but I don't want to
be her. Maybe I am someone else?
But at this time her tears became smaller
and smaller and she realized that the rabbit's hat
had become very large. She went to the table and
saw that its size is much larger than her. She
touched her hands and looked at her feet and

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suddenly realized that she was getting smaller and

smaller again.
- Oh my God, I can disappear, - she
thought, and quickly threw the white hat out of
her hands. Now Alice was small and could go to
the garden. Immediately she hurried to the door.
There was so much water around that she had to
swim.
- Perhaps I am swimming in the whole sea,
- she thought.
Someone started talking to her while she
was there. She looked around and saw a small
mouse next to her.
-I have to talk to it, everything is so strange
here, maybe the mouse can understand me?
-Oh, dear mouse, - she said, - do you know
how to get out of here?
But no one answered, perhaps the mouse
does not understand English, perhaps this is the
French mouse, Alice thought. Suddenly she
remembered a few words from her school
textbook and began to speak French.
-Where is my cat now? - Alice asked and
the mouse ran up from her instantly.

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-Oh, sorry, - Alice said, - I forgot that mice

don't like cats.
-I hate cats! - mouse screamed. I am a
mouse and of course I do not like cats.
-But you do not know my cat, she is
beautiful, she is very kind and polite, she catches
mice every day. Oh, I forgot again, sorry, I won't
talk about my cat anymore.
-I never talk about cats, - said mouse, - my
whole family hates cats. I don’t want to hear
another word about them.
-Maybe you like dogs? There is a very
good dog near my house, she plays with the
children. But she also catches mice. Oh, sorry, I
forgot again.
The mouse looked at Alice coldly.
-Dear mouse! Excuse me, - said Alice
softly. - Come back again and we will not talk
about dogs.
When the mouse heard this she turned and
swam to Alice.
-It's okay, I agree, let's talk, let's get out of
here first.

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They swam faster and Alice was surprised

there were many animals and birds in the water
when they saw her they quickly jumped out of the
water.

Complete sentences in Past Simple

● Alice _________ (to become) completely

sad, she _________ (to sit) down on the
floor and _________ (to cry) again.
● Then she _________ (to turn) to the door
and opened it, but now it _________ (to be)
too big to go through it.
● But at this time her tears _________ (to
become) smaller and smaller and she
_________ (to realize) that the rabbit's hat
had become very large.
● But no one _________ (to answer),
perhaps the mouse does not understand
English, perhaps this is the French mouse,
Alice _________ (to think).
● They _________ (to swim) faster and
Alice was surprised there _________ (to
be) many animals and birds in the water

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when they _________ (to see) her they

quickly jumped out of the water.

Fill the gaps

wearing / a few / heard / down / so
She cried ______ hard that she could not stop her
big tears and after ______ minutes everything
around was filled with water. She ______ the
sound of footsteps. She looked _____ and saw the
white rabbit again. He wore his best clothes and
was ______ a big white hat now.

realized / getting / touched / and / size

But at this time her tears became smaller
_________ smaller and she _______ that the
rabbit's hat had become very large. She went to
the table and saw that its ________ is much larger
than her. She ________ her hands and looked at
her feet and suddenly realized that she was
_______ smaller and smaller again.

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does / perhaps / one / mouse

But no _______ answered, perhaps the mouse
_______ not understand English, ______ this is
the French________ , Alice thought.

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CHAPTER 3

Alice was swimming further further, it

became cold and wet. Suddenly the biggest bird
started a conversation.
- Good morning, - she said loudly, - my
name is Dodo.
- Hello Dodo! I am Alice, - said the girl.
- I have an idea, - said the bird, - we all
want to keep warm, let's go for a race.
- What a race? - Alice asked,
- I can tell you, - the bird said, - but I don’t
want, I’ll show you, it will be easier.
The Bird placed the animals and birds in
different parts of the room and everyone began to
run. It was a strange race where no one was
winning. A few minutes later the bird called out
to everyone to end and the birds and animals
stopped. They all gathered around Dodo and
started screaming:
- Who was the first, who was the first?
The bird thought for a while and said:
- Each of you is a winner. Each of you takes
first place and gets a piece of chocolate.

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- But who will give us the chocolate? - The

mouse asked.
- Alice! - The bird answered and suddenly
all the animals and birds came and stood around
the girl.
- Chocolate, chocolate, - they screamed.
- What should I do? - Thought Alice.- I
don't have any chocolate.
But suddenly she saw a small box of
chocolate beside her feet.
- Here we are, here we are! - the screams
from an open box were heard. She lifted the box
and handed out the chocolate to everyone around.
When the chocolate ran out everyone was hungry
again.
- Oh, how I would like to see my Dinah. –
said the girl.
- And who is it? - asked the bird.
Alice loved her cat very much and started
telling about her again. Dinah is my favorite cat,
she is very smart and fast and she catches mice
every morning for breakfast and little birds every
evening for dinner.
- Oh, forgive me.

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It was too late the birds and animals turned

away from her.
- Why did I start talking about my cat
again?- said Alice, - no one loves her here,
although she is the best cat in the world, I may
never see her again.
She sat down and started crying again, after
a few seconds she heard the sound of little feet,
maybe it was a mouse, she thought.

Match the parts of the sentences

The Bird placed the animals and

and handed out the chocolate to
birds in different parts
everyone

Alice was swimming further

it became cold and wet.
further,

and the birds and animals stopped.

A few minutes later the bird
called out to everyone to end
of the room and everyone began to
run.
She lifted the box around.

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Choose the correct variant

● Suddenly ________ bird started a

conversation.

the biggest / biggest / bigger

● When the chocolate ran out ________ was

hungry again.

someone / anyone / everyone

● It was a strange race where _______ was

winning.

no one / none / noone

● The bird answered and suddenly all the

animals and birds came and ______ around
the girl.

standing / stood / stand

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CHAPTER 4

Suddenly Alice realized that it was not a

mouse, the white rabbit returned, he slowly
entered the room.
- Duchess! Duchess! She will be very
angry, she will cut off my head, I'm sure where is
it? Where did I lose it? - Said the rabbit.
- He's probably looking for his hat, -
thought Alice.
She wanted to help him but couldn't find
the hat anywhere. She looked around and
suddenly realized that everything was different. It
was already another room where there was no
water. She was back in the country. A couple of
minutes later the white rabbit saw her.
- What are you doing here? – he asked
quickly, - Run home and get my hat, quickly,
now. Can you hear me Marianne?
Alice didn't tell him that it wasn't her, she
was very scared and quickly ran away from there.
Suddenly she saw a small house in front of her.
There was a “white rabbit” sign written on the
house. She went inside and climbed the steps.

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- This is so strange, - she thought. - I hope I don’t

meet Marianne. Why did he send me for the hat?
Alice went into the back room, there was a
hat and a small bottle. Alice came closer and
decided to drink it. She was sure that something
interesting would happen to her after this drink.
-When I drink something or eat something,
interesting thing always happens, I hope to
become big again, I don't like being small. After
she drank half of the bottle, she realized that she
was getting much taller. It has become almost
twice as large as it was before. She quickly threw
down the bottle. After a while, she became too big
for this room and had to sit down to fit. She had
such long arms that she had to stick them out the
window.
- I’ve had enough, she thought, what will
happen next?
After a while, she stopped growing and
this made her happy. But then she tried to start
moving and could feel uncomfortable in her body
and she was very upset.
- I will never get out of here, - she thought,
- I want to go home, first I want to become a

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normal size and then return home to my cat. Why

did I go after this rabbit? Well, I hope it will be
interesting here. Maybe when I get back I will
write a book about it.
Suddenly she heard a voice in the street.
- Marianne, Marianne, where did you get
my hat?
It was a white rabbit. He entered the house
and went up the steps when he tried to open the
door he could not because Alice's back was next
to her. “Okay, I'll try to climb through the
window,” said the rabbit.
- Oh no, please, dear rabbit, you can't do
this because my long arm is in the window.
Well, the rabbit did not hear, he went out into the
street and began to shout and call someone.
- Come here, come here! - Shouted the
rabbit and suddenly someone came to him.
- Pat, tell me what is it in my window? -
The rabbit asked.
- It's a hand sir, he answered.
- You're stupid, it's too big for a hand.

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- Yes, it's a very big hand. “What's going

on here, take her away immediately,” the rabbit
shouted.
Alice tried to get her hand out of the
window, but could not. Suddenly she noticed a
small cake next to her, which the rabbit threw
through the window. She took a bite of a small
piece of cake and after a few minutes she was
small again. She was happy and ran out into the
street as quickly as she could. The rabbit saw her
and began to run towards her, but Alice was so
scared that she began to run away. A few minutes
later they were at the forest, she was already tired
because she was very small.
-I want to become usual again, - Alice said,
- well, I need to drink or eat something, the
question is what? She looked around but saw
nothing there were several mushrooms that were
white and brown.
- I have to eat them for lunch, she thought,
maybe they will help me get bigger.
Suddenly she went to the brown one and
saw a large caterpillar on it.

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Translate the sentences

● Вона хотіла допомогти йому, але не

могла ніде знайти шляпу.

____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________

● За пару хвилин її побачив білий кролик.

____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________

● Він став майже у 2 рази більше, ніж був

раніше.

____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________

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● Через деякий час вона перестала

зростати і це зробило її щасливою.

_______________________________________
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
_______________________________________

Choose the correct variant

1.засмучений

● Duchess
● upset
● couple
● happen

2.вирогідно

● probably
● realize
● return
● Duchess

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3.повертати

● happen
● return
● realize
● inside

4.трапитися

● Duchess
● return
● happen
● inside

5.майже

● couple
● almost
● inside
● happen

6. голос

● almost
● inside
● voice

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● couple

7. герцогиня

● probably
● Duchess
● realize
● happen

8. пара

● inside
● couple
● happen
● almost

9. усвідомлювати

● happen
● Duchess
● return
● realize

10. всередині

● almost
● couple

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● happen
● inside

CHAPTER 5

The caterpillar looked at Alice before

speaking. Then she slowly began a conversation.
- Who are you?
This was a very difficult question for Alice.
- I don’t even know sir, said the girl. - I
know for sure that in the morning I was an
ordinary girl named Alice, but then everything
changed and now it is changing again.
- What do you mean?
- I don't know, - Alice answered. You see
now I am not what I was this morning.
- I don’t understand anything, - the
caterpillar said.
- Let me explain, - said Alice. - You know,
I change all the time, it's very difficult for me.
- Why? I also change all the time.
- Maybe you like it, but it's not for me. -
Alice said.

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- For you? And who are you? - Said the

caterpillar and laughed. Alice was immediately
angry.
- She has already asked me this, - Alice
thought. Alice turned to her and said
- I will answer your question, but first tell
me who you are?
- Why should I tell you? - Said the
caterpillar.
This was another difficult question that the
girl could not answer. Caterpillars are not polite
here, thought Alice and left.
- Wait, come back, - the caterpillar cried, -
I want to tell you something important. Don't be
angry, - the caterpillar said. Alice continued to be
angry.
- So you say that you are constantly
changing?
- Yes it's true. I can't remember things and
my size changes all the time, sometimes I get big
sometimes very small.
- Well, tell me what size do you want to be?
- asked the caterpillar.

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- I would like to be a little taller, now I am

only 5 cm tall.
- It's a lovely size, - said the caterpillar.
- Maybe this size is good for you, but not
for me.
The caterpillar was silent for a while and
then brought a mushroom.
-I will help you, - said the caterpillar, - take
a brown mushroom and you will become small, if
you eat another mushroom, you will grow up
again. And after a minute the caterpillar
disappeared.
The girl looked at the mushrooms and then
decided to eat some. After a few seconds, she
really became small. Then she decided to eat a
piece of another mushroom and really began to
grow. She tried this experiment a couple more
times and liked her size.
-What to do next? I'll probably go to a
beautiful garden.
She walked through the forest and in front
of her saw a small house 1 m high. She wanted to
go inside but she was too big for this house.
Immediately, she ate a piece of mushroom and

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became small, only 18 cm. She went to the house

and opened the door.

Fill in the prepositions

The caterpillar looked ______ Alice before

speaking.

● to
● for
● at

This was a very difficult question _____ Alice.

● to
● for
● by

I know for sure that _____ the morning I was an

ordinary girl named Alice.

● in
● at
● on

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And _______ a minute the caterpillar

disappeared.

● until
● for
● after

Translate the words

● conversation
● slowly
● even
● ordinary
● caterpillar
● explain
● laugh
● immediately
● should
● polite
● constantly
● continue
● in front of
● decide

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● become
● piece
● size
● silent
● taller
● disappear

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CHAPTER 6
Inside a small house there was a large, ugly
woman with a small child in her arms. There was
food on the table and a fire burnt. A big cat was
sitting near the fire with a huge smile. The smile
was so big that Alice was frightened. She thought
the terrible woman was the Duchess. But can little
girls talk to the Duchess? Well, the Duchess didn't
speak, so Alice started the conversation first.
- Please tell me why your cat smiles all the
time?
- Because it is a Cheshire cat, that's why! -
the Duchess said.
- So Cheshire cats can smile, I didn't know
that - Alice said.
- There is a lot you don’t know - the
Duchess said.
- In this forest, absolutely everything is
impolite that - Alice thought.
Suddenly the cook threw the plate in
Duchess, but she did not move. The cook began
to throw plates, cups and spoons and some of
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did not move and did not answer. Even the baby
started crying.
-Please do not throw things at the child. -
Alice shouted.
-Shut up it's not yours, -said the Duchess
and began to sing a song to the baby.
The song was very strange and it said that
every mother should be angry with small
children. The cook repeated the song after the
duchess when it was all over, the duchess began
to throw the baby up and at the end she gave it to
Alice.
-Here, take it, I need to get ready to meet
with the queen, and she left the room. While Alice
was with the child, she thought that she should
take care of him and take him away from here.
Suddenly she saw that the baby's nose began to
change and suddenly realized that the baby had
become a pig. It was very strange.
-What should I do now, she thought, and
put the small animal on the bed. I guess I should
go, - she quietly left the house.

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On the street, on one of the trees, a

Cheshire cat was sitting and smiling at Alice. He
looked kind.
- Dear Cheshire Cat, can you please help
me. I want to go to some new place.
- Where do you want to go?
- Where everything is different.
- Everything differently. Well go straight
and you will see the house of a man who makes
hats and he is very strange we call him the crazy
Hatter.
- But I don't want to go to a strange man.
- Well, go the other way and you will find
the March hare, he is also crazy.
- But I want to see someone else who is not
crazy.
- Then I can't help you. We're all weird
here. You're weird, too.
- How do you know?
- Of course you are strange, for example, I
laugh when I'm sad and cry when I'm happy, it's
strange if you see the queen you will understand
that she is also strange.

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- Yes, yes, I want to see the queen, but I

have no invitation.
-See you in the royal garden - said the
Cheshire cat and disappeared. And Alice decided
to go to the March Hare. But suddenly she heard
a voice behind her, it was a smile. It was a strange
smile sitting on a tree the cat was absent. Slowly,
the smile of the Cheshire cat also disappeared and
Alice walked forward. She saw the house
between the trees, it was much larger than the
house of the Duchess.
Alice ate a little piece of mushroom and got
big again about 60 cm. She entered the house
hoping to get answers.

Translate the verbs

burn
frighten
move
shout
find

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enter
decide
understand
realize
want

Choose the correct variant

● Well, the duchess________ , so Alice

started the conversation first.
● didn't speak
● didn't spoke
● wasn’t speak
● ________ Alice was with the child, she
thought that she should take care of him
and take him away from here.
● During
● While
● When
● She saw the house between the trees, it was
_________ than the house of the duchess.

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● more larger
● much larger
● more than larger
● And Alice decided ______ to the March
Hare.
● to go
● go
● going

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CHAPTER 7

There was a tree in front of the house.

Under the tree there was a big table with a lot of
chairs around. But there were only three at the
table: the Mad Hatter, the March Hare and a large
brown mouse. The Mouse sat between the Mad
Hatter and the March Hare. It was asleep, so they
talked over its head.
When they saw Alice, they cried,
- No, no, you can't sit here ! There isn't a
place for you.
- There are a lot of places, - Alice said. She
sat down in a chair at one end of the table.
- Have some wine, - the Mad Hatter said
politely.
Alice looked round the table but there was
only tea.
- I don't see any wine, - she answered.
- There isn't any, said the March Hare.
- Then why did you say, " Have some
wine"? It wasn't very polite of you,
- Alice said angrily.

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- We didn't invite you to tea, but you came.

That wasn't very polite of you, - said the March
Hare.
- No, it wasn't. Cut your hair! - said the
Mad Hatter.
- Oh, be quiet, - said Alice.
The Mad Hatter opened his eyes very wide,
but he said nothing. Then he took out his watch
and looked at it.
- What day is it? - he asked.
Alice thought for a little.
- Wednesday, I think, - she said.
- My watch says Monday, - the Mad Hatter
said.
- You see, I was right. Butter isn't good for
a watch. - He looked angrily at the March Hare.
- But it was the best butter, - answered the
March Hare.
- Yes, but you put it in with the bread knife.
Perhaps some bread got in.
The March Hare took the watch from the
Mad Hatter and looked at it sadly. Then he put it
in his tea. He took it out and looked at it again. '

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- It was the best butter, you know, - he

repeated.
Alice looked at the watch.
-It's a strange watch ! - she said. It tells you
the day, but it doesn't tell you the time.'
- So ? Does your watch tell you the year? -
asked the Mad Hatter.
- No, - Alice answered, - but it's the same
year for a very long time.
- And my watch doesn't tell the time
because it's always tea-time.
- Have some wine, - the Mad Hatter said
politely.
Alice thought about that.
- I don't really understand you, - she said
politely. She looked round the table. There were
a lot of teacups on the table.
- We move from place to place, - said the
Mad Hatter.
- Don't you wash the cups ? - asked Alice.
- No, we don't have time, - said the Mad
Hatter.
- Why not ? - asked Alice.
- It's a long story, - said the Mad Hatter.

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- Time was my friend, you see. But he and

I aren't friends now. So he doesn't do anything for
me. And I don't have-time for anything.
- I see, - said Alice and smiled politely. But
she didn't really understand.
- Oh, look! The Mouse is asleep again, -
said the Mad Hatter. He took his teacup and put a
little hot tea on the Mouse's nose. It woke up and
started to sing.
- Be quiet! - the Mad Hatter said very
loudly, and the Mouse stopped singing.
- Have some more tea, - the March Hare
said to Alice.
- Thank you, but I haven't got any tea. So
how can I have some more ?
- You can have more, - the Mad Hatter said.
- You can have more than nothing.
- I don't think — Alice began.
- Then don't speak, - the Mad Hatter said.
Alice got up angrily and walked away from
the table into the woods.
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- And then they'll be nice to me and give

me some tea and bread-and-butter. - But they
didn't say anything.
When she looked back, the Mouse was
asleep with its head on its plate.
- I'll never go there again, - Alice said. -
That was a stupid tea party ! '
She glanced round and saw a door in one
of the trees.
- A door in a tree ? That's strange, - she
thought. And she opened the door and went
inside.
- Oh, good! - she cried. She was back in the
long room, near the little table! - I'm small now. I
can get through the little door into the garden.
The key was on the table. She took it and
opened the little door. Then she ate some of the
brown mushroom. She started to get smaller.
When she was about 30 centimetres high, she
walked through the door into the garden.

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Translate the sentences

● There was a tree in front of the house.

● But there were only three at the table.
● It was asleep, so they talked over its head.
● She looked round the table.
● But they didn't say anything.

Fill the gaps

garden / through / asleep / perhaps / strange / key
________ they'll call me back,' she thought. 'And
then they'll be nice to me and give me some tea
and bread-and-butter.' But they didn't say
anything.
When she looked back, the Mouse was ________
with its head on its plate.
I'll never go there again,' Alice said. ' That was a
stupid tea party ! '
She glanced round and saw a door in one of the
trees. 'A door in a tree ? That's______ ! ' she
thought. And she opened the door and went
inside.

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' Oh, good! ' she cried. She was back in the long
room, near the little table! I'm small now. I can
get through the little door into the ______ .'
The _____ was on the table. She took it and
opened the little door. Then she ate some of the
brown mushroom. She started to get smaller.
When she was about 30 centimetres high, she
walked _______ the door into the garden.

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CHAPTER 8

Near Alice was a small tree with flowers on

it. There were three gardeners by the tree.
- Be careful, Five ! - one of them said.
- I'm always careful, Seven, - answered
Five.
Alice went to them.
- What are you doing? - she asked.
- We're making the flowers red, - one of the
gardeners said.
- That's strange ! - thought Alice. - Why ? -
she asked.
The three men looked unhappy.
- You tell her, Seven, - Five said.
- No, - said Seven, - You tell her, Two.
- Well, Miss, the Queen wanted trees with
red flowers on them. But this tree's got white
flowers ! We don't want the Queen to see it. She'll
be very angry and cut off our heads. So we're
making the flowers red before she sees them.
- Oh no ! - Five shouted suddenly. - The
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The three gardeners fell to the ground, with

their faces down.
Alice heard the sound of many feet and
turned round.
- Oh good! - she thought. - Now I'll see the
Queen.
First, ten men with clubs in their hands
came into the garden. Next came the King's men.
There were ten of them, and they had red
diamonds on their clothes. The children of the
King and Queen came next, all with red hearts.
After them there were a lot more people. Most of
them were Kings and Queens. The White Rabbit
was there, but he didn't see Alice. The Knave of
Hearts came next. Last of all were the King and
Queen of Hearts.
When these people saw Alice, they all
stopped. The Queen said to the Knave of Hearts,
- Who is this?
The Knave of Hearts didn't know. So he
smiled and said nothing. Stupid man! - shouted
the Queen. She turned to Alice and said.
-What's your name, child?

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- My name is Alice, Madam, - Alice

answered.
She didn't feel very afraid of the Queen.
- They're only cards, - she thought.
The Queen looked at the gardeners. They
were on the ground and she couldn't see their
faces.
-Who are these men? - she asked.
-Don't ask me! I don't know, - answered
Alice, not very politely. The Queen's face got
redder and redder. She looked at Alice and
shouted,
-Cut off her head! Cut — Oh, be quiet!
'said Alice.
The Queen stopped shouting. The King put
his hand on her arm. He said quietly.
-Don't be angry, my dear. She's only a
child. - The Queen turned away from him angrily.
-Turn those men over! she said to the
Knave of Hearts. The Knave did this very
carefully, with one foot.
- Get up ! - the Queen shouted.
The three gardeners jumped up. The Queen
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- What's wrong with these flowers ? - she

asked the gardeners.
- Well, you see, Madam, - said Two.
- They were white, and The Queen looked
from the flowers to the men. - I see,' she said. Cut
off their heads !
Everybody started walking again. The
gardeners ran to Alice.
- Help us! - they cried. Alice put them
behind some trees.
- Don't be afraid, - she said. - They're not
going to cut off your heads.
The King's men looked for the gardeners
but couldn't find them.
- Are their heads off? - shouted the Queen.
- Yes, Madam, - shouted the King's men.
- Good! - shouted the Queen.
Everybody started walking again and Alice
walked with them.
- It's a very fine day, - somebody said.
Alice turned round and there was the White
Rabbit next to her.
- Very, - said Alice. - Where's the
Duchess?'

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- Quiet! - said the Rabbit and looked all

round him. Then he put his mouth near to Alice's
ear.
- They're going to cut off her head! - he
said.
- Why ? - asked Alice.
- Did you say, Oh no!? - asked the White
Rabbit.
- No, I didn't. I said, " Why? " '
- She hit the Queen, - the Rabbit said. Alice
started to laugh.
- Quiet! - said the Rabbit again. - The
Queen will hear you, she hears everything. You
see, the Duchess came late.
Suddenly, the Queen shouted very loudly, -
Cut off their heads !
-Who's going to lose their head now?'
-Alice wondered. She began to feel afraid.

-The Queen isn't angry with me now, -she

thought. 'But it will happen. I would like to speak
to somebody about it.' She
looked round. The White Rabbit wasn't there. She
looked up. There was something above her head.

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What is it? - she wondered. She watched for a

minute or two. -It was a smile! It's the
Cheshire Cat, -she thought. 'Now I can talk to
somebody.' - How are you ? - the
Cheshire Cat asked.

Alice waited. She thought, ' I won't speak

to it before it has its ears — or perhaps one ear.'
In another minute, she could see its ears
and eyes.
- Do you like the Queen ? - the Cat asked.
- I don't, - said Alice. But then she saw the
Queen. She was very near Alice.
- She's wonderful, - said Alice. The Queen
smiled and moved away. But the King saw the
Cat's head and came to Alice. -
Who are you talking to ? - he asked.

- It's a friend — a Cheshire Cat, - answered

Alice.
The King looked carefully at the Cat.
- I don't like it, - said the King.
- Well, I don't like you, - said the Cat.
- That's not polite, - said the King and got
behind Alice.

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Alice said, - A cat can look at a King. I read

that in a book, I think.
- Well, this cat has to go, - said the King.
He called to the Queen, - My dear, I don't like this
cat.
The Queen had only one answer to
problems. ' Cut off its head ! ' she shouted loudly
She didn't look at the Cat. The King smiled
happily
After a short time, there were a lot of
people round the Cat. There was the King and
Queen, and a man with a very long knife in his
hand.
- How can I cut off its head ? - asked the
man with the knife. - I can't do it and I'm not going
to.
- Oh yes you are, - said the King. - It's got
a head, so you can cut it off
- Do something now, or I'll cut off
everybody's head! - said the Queen angrily.
- What do you think ? - the King asked
Alice.
Alice thought for a minute. Then she said,
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- Cat. Ask her about it.

- Bring the Duchess here, -the Queen said.
Then the Cheshire Cat's head started to
vanish. Somebody came back with the Duchess.
But now there was nothing above Alice's head not
an eye or an ear or a smile. The King looked for
the Cat for some time, but he couldn't find it
anywhere.
- Come for a walk, you dear thing, - the
Duchess said to Alice. She put her arm through
Alice's and they walked through the garden.
- She's very friendly to me, - thought Alice.
- Perhaps when the cook isn't there, she's nice.
When I'm a Duchess, I'm going to be killed to my
children.
- Are you thinking? - asked the Duchess. -
You have to talk to me, you know.
- All right, - said Alice. She could hear the
Queen at the other end of the garden.
- Cut off her head! Cut off his head! - she
shouted, every two or three minutes.
- Will they cut off your head? - Alice asked
the Duchess.

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- Oh no, they never cut off anybody's head.

The Queen likes saying it, but she never does it.
Alice wanted to ask more questions but
they heard a cry: 'The trial is beginning !
- What trial is it? - Alice asked. The
Duchess didn't answer and started to run. Her arm
was in Alice's, so Alice ran too.

Choose the correct variant

боятися

● diamond
● angrily
● loudly
● afraid

над

● sound
● above
● shout
● face

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нещасливий

● angrily
● unhappy
● diamond
● gardener

лучно

● afraid
● loudly
● politely
● angrily

звук

● sound
● loudly
● shout
● above

обережно

● gardener
● angrily
● carefully

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● politely

обличчя

● above
● afraid
● face
● sound

діамант

● diamond
● gardener
● angrily
● unhappy

кричати

● above
● loudly
● shout
● sound

садівник

● angrily
● carefully

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● politely
● gardener

сердито

● loudly
● angrily
● politely

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CHAPTER 9

Alice the Duchess entered a large house in

a large room. There were a king and a queen
sitting on high chairs and many animals and birds
around them.
All the cards were also nearby. The white
rabbit was sitting next to the king, he had paper in
his hands and he looked very important.
Knave of Hearts was standing opposite the
king and queen. He stood between two men and
his head was lowered, in the center of the room
there was a huge table. And a large number of
dishes were on the table.
When Alice found a place she decided to
sit down and look around.
I know many animals and birds here, - she
thought, starving at the table. - I hope they finish
quickly and we can start eating.
Suddenly the white rabbit got up and
shouted. More quietly, please.
The king looked to every corner of the
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- Read the paper.

The white rabbit got up and began to read
aloud. Suddenly the queen screamed to cut off his
head.
- No no, please, - he said, - we should call
people into the room and ask them questions.
- Well then call the mad Hatter, - said the
king.
When the mad Hatter entered the room he
had a cup of tea in his hand and a small sandwich
in the other.
Why did you call me? I would like to finish
the meal, - he said.
What time did you start drinking tea? - the
king asked.
The Mad Hatter thought for a minute.
- I think it was March 14th.
- On the 15th, - the March hare interrupted
him,
- On the 16th, - said the mouse that was
standing nearby.
- Write it down, - the king said to the white
rabbit, then he turned and said:
- Take off your hat.

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- This is not mine, - the Hatter replied,

- So you stole it, you are a bad man, - said
the king.
- No no, you misunderstood me, I sell hats,
- the Hatter looked very scared.
- Stop being afraid of me or I'll cut off your
head, - said the king.
- Trust me I'm not a bad person, - said the
Hatter.
- Well you can go, said the king.
The Hatter turned around and left, but after
him the queen screamed to cut off his head.
At the same moment the two men followed
him, but the Hatter was running so fast that they
could not catch him. Alice didn’t like the whole
situation. Something was wrong. -
What was happening to me, - she thought, and
suddenly she realized that she was getting big
again. She sat between the Duchess and the
mouse. Suddenly the Duchess turned to her and
said: “You are disturbing me.”
-I can't do anything, I'm getting big.
-You can't get big, - the mouse said here.
- Yes, I can, you are getting bigger too.

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- Yes, I see, but not as quickly as you, - said

the mouse and moved to sit down in another
place.
- Call the next person, - said the king.
The Duchess's chef was next.
Tell us what you think about the dishes on
our table.
The chef did not answer.
Speak quickly, I order, - said the king.
No, - chef answered.
Well tell me, what are our dishes made of?
The cook answered: “From the fish.”
The king said that it was very stupid and
asked to call the next person. Alice looked around
and wondered who it might be. Suddenly a white
rabbit read her name.

Fill the gaps

important / them / sitting / entered

Alice the Duchess _______ a large house in a

large room. There were a king and a queen
_______ on high chairs and many animals and

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birds around______ . All the cards were also

nearby. The white rabbit was sitting next to the
king, he had paper in his hands and he looked
very_______ .

screamed / mad / aloud / bunny

The white rabbit got up and began to read______.
Suddenly the queen _______ to cut off his head.
No no, please ______ said we should call people
into the room and ask them questions. Well then
call the ________ Hatter, said the king.

stupidly / chef / asked / order / what

The chef did not answer speak quickly I _______
said the king no _______ answered. Well tell me,
________ are our dishes made of? The cook
answered from the fish. The king said this very
_______ and ________ to call the next person.

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CHAPTER 10

Alice got up quickly. But now she was so

tall that when she got up chairs, tables and people
around fell down. Put
everything in its place, - cried the king loudly.
Alice quickly put everything in its place
and the king asked the question.
What do you know about our dishes?
Alice said nothing.
- This is very important, - repeated the king
- Probably you mean it isn’t important, sir,
- said the white rabbit.
- Doesn’t matter, of course, - said the king.
He looked at Alice carefully, took the book
and read from it.
Alice, a girl who is more than a kilometer
in height, so she must leave the room.
-But I am less than a kilometer, - said
Alice.
Yes, - the king answered,
-You are more than 2 km, - the queen said.
-I will not leave this castle.

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The queen cried out to cut off her head. The king's
face turned white.
-Cut off, - the queen repeated. Nobody
moved.
You are stupid woman, - said Alice, she
was so big now that she was not afraid of anyone.
The queen screamed to cut off her head. - Don't
be so stupid, - Alice said, - no one is afraid of you.
I'm not afraid of you. Only cards can be afraid.
All 52 cards came to her, she was ready to fight
them.
Then she opened her eyes. She saw a tall
old tree she was sitting underneath with her sister,
her sister's hand was on her hair. She touched her
head and said: Wake up, Alice, wake up, dear,
you have been sleeping for a very long time.
Oh, - Alice said, and then she understood
everything, she sat down under a tree and told a
long story about a white rabbit in his hole. When
the story ended, both sisters laughed. - Let's go
home and have some tea, it's too late.
Oh yes I like tea! - she got up and went
home.

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Translate the words

● Повторювати
__________________________________
● Висота, зріст
__________________________________
● Сміятися
__________________________________
● Кричати
__________________________________
● Не має значення
__________________________________
● Під
__________________________________
● Обидва
__________________________________

Choose the correct variant

● She saw a tall old tree she _______

underneath with her sister her sister's hand
was on her hair.
● sitting

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● was sitting
● sat
● He looked at Alice_______ , took the book
and read from it.
● carefuly
● careful
● carefully
● But now she was so tall that when she got
up chairs, tables and _______ around fell.
● people
● persons
● peoples
● Put everything in ______ place cried the
king loudly.
● his
● its
● their

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