“I got acquainted with many interesting dogs, but I like Roberta Woods the most. She is so beautiful and talented!” said Mary.

“She is.” Betsy agreed.

“And I liked our camp’s chef, Garikos.” said Bob.

“Fox terrier?” Timmy asked.

“Yes. His dream is to go to Paris and to learn cooking secrets from the best French chefs.”

“It’s a pity that our friend Mikky did not come to the camp. He would love to meet Garikos. Mikky’s dream is to become a chef one day.” I said.

“And I liked our leader, Michael’s story,” said Bill, “He said that he wants to open an ice-cream store.”

“I love ice-cream!” Timmy said. “But I am so tired. Please let’s go home and sleep.”

“Good idea, Timmy.” I said.

We finished supper and went to our nice cottage to sleep.

Before I went to bed I glanced at the window. I looked toward the forest. It was already dark, but the moon came out from behind the clouds and I saw a dog that was walking toward the forest. Who would go to the forest at such a late time? Unfortunately I did not see who it was, but it seemed to me that it was a man dog.

SPEAKING

Answer the questions

Explain the rules of the game that the puppies and the big dogs played.

Why did Doctor Glosser’s parents move to Vladivostok?

What profession does Rex want to have when he grows up?

What portrait does Clara have in her mansion in Moscow.

How did Mr. Croul get the Count Streltsov’s wife’s golden bracelet?

Where is Roberta Woods from?

What is Chef Garikos biggest dream?

TEXT UNDERSTANDING

True or false

Doctor Glosser’s biggest dream is to build a kindergarten for sick puppies.

Clara lives very close to Red Square in a big mansion which used to belong to an ancient noble family of Count Streltsov.

Betsy wants to become a doctor.

Roberta Woods is Mr. Rish’s secretary.

Roberta Woods graduated from the University of Arts.

Rex’s mother is a famous artist.

In the evening Rex saw a dog walking toward the forest.

PRONUNCIATION

Circle the word with a different sound.

u: foot good school door

ai bike mine crime since time

a: art ball start smart

æ cat bat happen saw camel

Underline the stressed syllable

secret ice-cream acquaint cafeteria beautiful bracelet

The next day started with a very delicious breakfast. We had porridge, fruit salad with peaches, mangos, grapes, oranges and pears, toast with jam and different kinds of fresh juices.

“Oh I love it here!” said Timmy finishing his salad. “Goody yum yum!”

“Yes, food here is so good,” said Bob, “Garikos is the best chef ever!”

“I agree!” I said.

After breakfast we were supposed to have sport activities. We went outside. The weather was fine and we were very excited.

“Dear puppies,” said Michael when all puppies gathered together on a big field. “Today we will have competitions. We will find out which one of you is the strongest and the fastest. We will have both individual competitions and team competitions.

And I almost forgot to tell you the most important thing. Those of you who win the tournament will go to Mr. Rish’s office and will be able to see the golden bone.

“The golden bone oh, wow!” were heard from all sides.

“I won’t even try to win,” somebody said from the back, “The reward is not good enough. I saw many golden things in my life, because I’ve visited a lot of museums in different countries.”

I turned to see who was talking. That was Clara again. This not nice puppy girl was always close by.

“The first test will be the exercise of holding the plank position.” Michael continued. “Puppy girls will compete only with girls and puppy boys only with boys, so the test will be fair. Those of you who can hold the plank position for the longest time will win.”