ESLPodcast 37 - Buying a Pet

Question 1

наступает 8 лет

Answer 1

My niece …..8 next week and I decided to buy her a new pet. She had been asking her parents for a pet for a long time. But, they were worried about taking care of a pet. I

is turning

Question 2

уход за

Answer 2

My niece is turning 8 next week and I decided to buy her a new pet. She had been asking her parents for a pet for a long time. But, they were worried about ……a pet. I

Question 3

something troublesome, burdensome, or annoying

Answer 3

But, they were worried about taking care of a pet. I told them I would go to the pet store to see if I could find a pet that wouldn’t be too much of a……

Doing the laundry every week can be a terrible bother.

Question 4

клетка для птиц

Answer 4

walked into a big pet store and looked around. I saw cages with dogs and cats. There were also …. with birds of every color. I even saw some snakes!

birds cage

Question 5

котенок

Answer 5

I saw a sales clerk and asked him for help. I told him that I was looking for a pet that was easy to take care of. He suggested a cat or a ….. But, I told him that my niece was allergic to cats.

Question 6

аллергия на

Answer 6

I saw a sales clerk and asked him for help. I told him that I was looking for a pet that was easy to take care of. He suggested a cat or a kitten. But, I told him that my niece was …. cats.

Question 7

a house or shelter for a dog or a cat.

Answer 7

I saw a sales clerk and asked him for help. I told him that I was looking for a pet that was easy to take care of. He suggested a cat or a kitten. But, I told him that my niece was allergic to cats. Then, he suggested a puppy. I walked over to the rows of dog…… and asked the clerk how often they needed to be walked.

kennel

Question 8

выгуливать собаку

Answer 8

I saw a sales clerk and asked him for help. I told him that I was looking for a pet that was easy to take care of. He suggested a cat or a kitten. But, I told him that my niece was allergic to cats. Then, he suggested a puppy. I walked over to the rows of dog kennels and asked the clerk how often they needed ……

to be walked

Question 9

выводить на улицу собаку

Answer 9

Then, he suggested a puppy. I walked over to the rows of dog kennels and asked the clerk how often they needed to be walked. He said that usually, they needed to be…… three to five times a day. That was much too much work, I told him.

taken out

Question 10

слишком много

Answer 10

Then, he suggested a puppy. I walked over to the rows of dog kennels and asked the clerk how often they needed to be walked. He said that usually, they needed to be taken out three to five times a day. That was …… work, I told him.

much too much

Question 11

to veto; refuse to agree to; prohibit:

Answer 11

He then showed me some birds, including a parrot. Then, I asked him how often the cages had to be cleaned, and when he told me, I …. that idea.

to nix the project.

Question 12

назвать в честь кого-либо

Answer 12

he next time I visited my niece, she told me she loved her fish. She had named them all. She even …… me. It was called “Jeffish.” Get it?

name after

Question 13

обязанности дяди никогда не кончатся

Answer 13

Now, she’s happy and so are her parents. Just before I left, my niece asked me: When can we go to Disneyland ?

Ah, ……

Ah, the work of an uncle is never done.