At night you (dream) that a large animal suddenly (sit) down on you. You (wake) up and (understand) that something terrible (happen). At first you (think) that the end of the world (come). There is something on you that (not/let) you breath. You (fight). You (shout). At last, you (find) your head in the fresh air. Near you, you (see) Harris.
«Oh, it (be) you. What (happen)?» you (ask).
«The wind (blow) down the tent,» he (answer).
At that moment, you (hear) a voice from below, «Get off my head!»
Answer the questions (use present tenses):
1. What are the evenings in the tent in rainy weather like?
2. Why are two men angry with each other while they are putting up the tent?
3. What has the man in the boat already done? What does he want to know?
4. What happens at night?
5. What do two of the friens find out when they hear «Get off my head!»?
26. «Robinson Crusoe» by Daniel Defoe
Vocabulary: cave пещера
Tenses to use: Present Simple, Past Simple, Future Simple, Present Perfect, Present Perfect Continuous.
My life on the island (go) on. I often (think), «I (live) here for ten months. During those months I (work) hard on my cave and my fence. I (do) a lot of work already. It (be) time to find out more about the rest of the island.»
So, one day I (set) out to the opposite side of the island. During my journey, I (see) that my house (be) on the worst side of the island, because I (find) many greener and much more beautiful places. But I (not/want) to move. It (be) my home.
I (have) a lot of food. But there (be) one thing that I (want) very much hot soup. «I already (learn) to make pots to keep my food in,» I (say) to myself, «but for a long time I (want) to make a harder, stronger pot to cook in right on the fire.»
Then, one day, I (be) lucky. I (make) some new pots and (put) them on the fire.
«This time I (make) the fire very, very hot,» I (think) many hours later, «and my pots (be) still there. They (stay) in this hot place for a long time. May be, this time they (be) strong enough to cook in.»
And I (be) right. That night I (have) hot water for the first time on the island.
I never (stop) thinking about escape. When I (travel) to the other side of the island, I (see) many islands far away in the sea and (say) to myself, «I (plan) to escape since I (be) brought here by the storm. Perhaps, one day I (be) able to get to England.»
I (decide) to make a boat. I (cut) down a big tree, (cut) off its branches and (begin) to make a long hole in it. It (take) a long time, but I (keep) telling myself, «Soon I (have) a fine canoe. I (work) on it for six months already, and I (finish) most of it.»
How stupid I (be)! My canoe (be) too heavy, and I could not move it! I (pull) and (push) it and (try) everything, but it (not/move). I (be) very unhappy for a long time after that. Two years later, I (make) myself a smaller canoe, but I (not/try) to escape in it. The boat (be) too small for a long journey, and I (not/want) to die at sea.
Answer the questions:
1. What did Robinson want to do after ten months on the island? What did he find out during the journey?
2. What was the problem about the pots he made? How did he manage to make a pot to cook in?
3. What did Robinson do to escape from the island? What mistake did he make?
27. «The Wonderful Wizard of Oz» by Frank Baum
Vocabulary: raft плот, pole шест, stick (stuck, stuck) застревать, hang (hung, hung) висеть, stork аист, bottom дно, vanish исчезать
Tenses to use: Present Simple, Past Simple, Present Continuous, Past Continuous, Future Simple, Present Perfect
Dorothy and her friends (sail) across the river on the raft. They all (have) poles to push the raft through the water. Suddenly the Scarecrow (push) his pole so hard that it (stick) in the bottom. In a moment he (hang) on the pole in the middle of the river.
The friends (come) to the river bank. When they (sit) on the grass thinking what to do to save their friend, a large Stork (land) near them.
«Who (be) you?» he (ask). Why you (come) here?»
«We (go) to the Emerald City, but we (lose) our friend», (say) Dorothy.
The Stork (look) at the river. «I never (see) scarecrows in the middle of the river. When he (get) there?»
The Stork (be) a serious bird and (want) to know all the details.
«An hour ago. He (be) there for a long.»
«You (decide) what to do?»
«No, but if you (bring) him back, we (thank) you ever.»
«I (try)», (say) the Stork. «But if he (be) too heavy, I (drop) him in the river again.»
With these words the big bird (fly) into the air to where the Scarecrow (be), (take) him by the arm and (carry) him to the friends.
The Scarecrow (be) happy.
«You (save) me», he (say) to the Stork. «I (be) on the river for a long time and (be) afraid to stay forever. If I ever (get) brains, I (find) you to do some kindness.»
«It (be) all right», (answer) the Stork. «I always (like) to help anyone in trouble. Now I must go.»
The Stork (fly) into the air and (vanish) in the blue sky.
Answer the questions:
1.What happened when the Scarecrow pushed his pole into the bottom too hard?
2.What were the friends doing when the Stork landed near them?
3.What did Dorothy ask the Stork?
4.What did the Scarecrow say to the Stork? What was he afraid of?
28. «The Wonderful Wizard of Oz» by Frank Baum
Vocabulary: cyclone ураган, prairie степь, cellar подвал
Tenses to use: Present Simple, Past Simple, Present Continuous, Past Continuous, Future Simple, Present Perfect
Dorothy (live) in the middle of the great Kansas prairie with Uncle Henry and Aunt Em. They (be) farmers.
When Dorothy (stand) in the doorway and (look) around, she (can) see nothing but the grey prairie.
That day Dorothy (stand) in the doorway with Toto, her dog, in her arms and (look) in the sky which (be) even greyer than usual. Aunt Em (wash) the dishes.
Suddenly they (see) Uncle Henry running from the field.
«The cyclone (come)!», he (cry). «Get into the cellar! I (look) after the animals». With these words he (leave).
«Quick, Dorothy», Aunt Em (call), «run to the cellar!»
But Toto (jump) out of Dorothys arms and (get) under the bed. He (be) very afraid of the cyclone. Dorothy (rush) after him.
A strange thing then (happen). The house (turn) around two or three times and (begin) to go up, up, up into the sky. The north and south winds (meet) where the house (stand) and (make) it the center of the cyclone.
The house (go) higher and higher, and when it (get) to the top of the cyclone, the wind (carry) it far away.
Dorothy (sit) on the floor.
«What (happen) to us?» she (think). «And what (happen) to Uncle Henry and Aunt Em if we (die)?»
Hours (pass) away, but the house (fly). Dorothy (find) her bed and (lie) on it. Soon she (fall) fast asleep.
Answer the questions:
1. Where did Dorothy live?
2. What was each of them (Dorothy, Aunt Em, Uncle Henry) doing when the cyclone came?
3. Why did Dorothy rush into the house?
4. What happened to the house when the north and the south winds met where it stood?