«ЛИМЕРИК- поэтическое произведение» Автор:Гусева Н.П. Должность:учитель английского языка МОУ Сыртинской СОШ.

Scheme 1 st line rhymes 2 nd line 3 rd line rhymes 4 th line 5 th line Adward Lear was a famous English poet.He made limericks popular in the 19 th century. A limerick is a shot funny poem.It has 5 lines.The form of a limerick is always the same.

Rain When the rain Pat, pat, pat- Starts its monotonous talk It s best friend I'm perfectly sure Will be out for a walk

Lady of Crete There was a young Lady of Crete, Who was so exceebingli neat. When she got out of bed She stood on her head To make sure of not soiling her feet.

An old lady of France There was an old lady of France, Who taught little ducklings to dance: When she said,”Tick-a tack!” They only said,”Quack!” Which grieved that old Lady of France.

An old man There was one man with a beard Who said, ''It is just as I feared! Two Owls and a Hen, Four Larks and a Wren, Have all built their nests in my beard !

An old person of Chile There was an old person of Chile, Whose conduct was painful and silly, He sat on the stairs, Eating apples and pears, That imprudent old person of Chile.

Blue,green,yellow It is blue, and green And yellow. It shows rivers (Deep, not shallow). Cities, mountains, Lakes and sees- All are there For him who sees.

A horse My slender legs Are swift and fast, I gallop, or I trot, Or walk, or run- Oh, it's great fun! Let's run a race, Why not?

An old man of Aosta There was an old man of Aosta, Who possessed a large cow, but he lost her, But they said: ‘‘Don’t you see She has rushed up a tree? You invidious old man of Aosta

An old person of Dover There was an old person of Dover, Who rushed through a field of blue clover; But some very large bees Stung his nose and his knees, So he very soon went back to Dover.

An old man in Peru There was an old man in Peru, Who dreamt he was eating his shoe,He woke in the night,In a terrible fright, And found it was perfectly true.

A young lady of Niger There was a young lady of Niger, Who went for a ride on a tiger, They returned from the ride With the lady inside And a smile on the face of the tiger.

A student named Bessor There once was a student named Bessor, Whose knowledge grew lesser and lesser. It at last grew so small He knew nothing at all, And today he's a college professor

A man from Bengal There was a young man from Bengal Who went to a fancy- dress ball He decided for fun To dress as a bun But a dog ate him up in the hall

Список источников Mus eoconomus. ИЯШ 8/2006 Банк педагогической информации 2004г.