Harris (shout) to them, «I (be) very unhappy to hear that men of your age (use) these bad words! You (must) be pleased that something interesting (happen) to you!»
But the three old men (not/agree) with Harris.
Answer the questions:
1. What was the river like that evening?
2. What were the three men doing on the river? Why were they very serious?
3. What did the friends feel when the sun was doing down?
4. Did the friends sail into «some strange land»? Where did they sail into?
5. What did Harris shout to the men? Why did he say that they must be pleased?
13. «The Adventures of Tom Sawyer» by Mark Twain
Vocabulary: wig – парик; painfully – болезненно; terror – ужас; attic – чердак; rag – тряпка; revenge – месть; claw – коготь; thophy – добыча, трофей.
Tenses to use: Past Simple, Past Continuous.
The schoolmaster’s name (be) Mr Dobbins. He (be) a tall, strong middle-aged man who (wear) a wig on his bald and shiny head. There (be) no pupil in the school who (not/be) afraid of him, because he (hit) the boys very painfully. They (spend) their days in terror and (want) a revenge. At last, they (have) a plan that could work.
Holidays (come) closer and closer. The school (prepare) to the most important event – Examination Day.
The great day (come). The schoolmaster (have) something that always (help) him in his work – a good portion of wine. He (turn) his back to the pupils and (begin) to draw a map of America on the blackboard. But the teacher’s hand (shake), so he couldn’t draw the lines rightly. He (hear) that the pupils (laugh) at him quietly, but he couldn’t stop. Mr Dobbins (not/see) what (happen), but all the children (look) at the small attic door above the teacher’s head. The door (open), and somebody’s hand (begin) to get down a rope with a cat tied to it. The cat (have) a rag round its mouth to stop it meowing.
The laughter (get) louder and louder, but Mr Dobbins (see) nothing. The cat (be) several centimetres above the teacher’s head – down, down – and it (put) its claws into the wig. Immediately, the hand (pull) the cat into the attic with the trophy.
The lesson (be) broken. The boys (be) revenged. Holidays (start).
Answer the questions:
1. Why were all the pupils in the school afraid of Mr Dobbins?
2. What was the school preparing to?
3. Why couldn’t Mr Dobbins draw the map properly? Why did the children begin to laugh? What happened when the cat got to the teacher’s head?
