» % Section | Read and decide. Who found the boys?) ther father b) 3 policeman ¢) fend ‘Comprehension passages ‘The two boys walked slowy across the valley. Then suddenly Fred stopped and rt down ona lige sone "it's po wae. he sad “Lean go any further Tim absolutely exhausted “George looked at him fr 3 minute. “Oh come on!” he mid. Nes ot very far pow Oniy five or sk res atthe mes.” “Yes bc i's uphill mest ofthe way.” Fred sud. He pointed tothe path infront of therm. fe went straghe up the side of the valey. George sat down too Fora whe the wo boy a nothing. Then Fred poled to Some trees eur ha 3 ale ahead. "There's 3 hut among those tres" he sid "Perhaps we can pend the night there” Ti go and tke a lock” George sid. He ran down the path towards the hut and vanished among the trees. Fred flowed more slowly "What's c ike Inside” he asked when he reached tre hx ‘Not bad" George called tack "Ie fel + leue damp, but there's some wood in one corner 0 we can ight 3 fre.” “The two boys ceaned out the hit and ta re. Then they hd super. They were both tired and they didnot tk uch Before they went to bed: they ut pleny of wood on the fie. George fll asleep amor at once, but Fred fy awake for along tne, watching the flames, Then he too ell steep ‘Sider he was swae again. The fire was nearly eu. He could heat noses, ouside. Ie sounded ike voces He woke up George “kes oniy the wind." he grumbled. "Go to sleep agai Bor ie wasn ce wind) The voices came nearer untl they were just aude the hut The door opened and alight shone on thei faces. “They're here!” voice ealle-out A palceran was standing in the doorway. He addresed the to boys. "Yeu've gwen Us 2 ot of trouble,” he sad. "We've loked al over the valley for you two” A. Find these words in the text: exhausted (line 3); straight (line 7); ahead (line 9; hut (line 10); damp (line 15), addressed (line 20), Now choose the right meaning sana Rowse 4 spoke 10 rectly 5 infront ery tted 5 wet Choose the right answer. Fred wanted to stop, but George wanted to hy goon’ c) tak Te path infront of them was: a) long. b) easy «) diffiult The boys lit aire because: a) they could not seb) the hut vas damp.) they wanted to cook [After supper, the boys! a) went to bed b) sat and talked 6) cleaned out the hut Fred woke up because: «he was cold ‘The policeman who came to the hut: a) wanted to sleep there ') was looking for the boys e) wanted to eatch the boys 8) g0 back a) he heard a noise) he was afraid What do the words in italics refer to? He pointed to the path infront of them Perhaps we can spend the night here els atte damp. “Jésonly the wind, he grumbled “They're here," a voce called out pee O D_ Make true sentences. was very ted wanted to go on Fred | saw a hut among the trees. George | ran to the hu. went into the hut fre. fel adeep qu. E Put these sentences in the correct order. “The boys did not talk much. ‘The boys cleaned the hut out Fred watched the flames for & long time ‘The boys went to bed Fred fel asleep, The boys found hot among the tres, The boys had supper.George fell asleep quickly ‘The boys lta fre 10° The boss put plenty of wood on the fre. F Guided composition. Use the sentences in E to complete this paragraph. ‘The boys They it cand... Then ‘They. because they were red. Afr supper... and George -. but Fed. Then he. t00 G Vocabulary practice. Complete these sentences, using. the words in the box. abrohtely atthe most damp. tut_— path alley aed awake fexhauced ose Seaighe 1 We lay... for along time, listening t0 the of the wind, 2 Most ofthe rooms were warm and dry, but my room felt litle 3 There's a small town not very far... Is only two or three miles away 4. Follow this. through the tees. It goes to the village. 5 that a house on the other side of the? No, is too Smal, WS probably a 6 Towent 10 bed ealyTast night. 1 was ! H. Discussion Fave you ever stayed away from home like this? (Why? What happened?) Suggest an ending for this story Fy 2 Read and decide. id Jck ad hs rene get any fish for sper? We were standing on the bridge, tying to catch some fh for supper when 2 smal re pane few almost directly above our heads We could even se the pilot face, "What on earth i he up fo" asked. | fel rather annoyed “thnk be in trouble,” ck fd. “His engine is making a strange nie.” "Weal, we cane do anything. can wel” Isaid "We can® even phone from here” We were on a boating holiday and we were miles from the nearer. “We can flow the plane down the river” Jick sd, “Come on! Let's go” | mt admit | Hed the ies, There werent many fh In tat part ofthe river and was bored. We dropped our fishing lines and ran towards our bot. lay under some bushes about a hundved yards down the river. Lickly the engine started almost a once an soon we were ronring down the rive. ‘Bue can the plot land here!” | asked Jack He came 0 ts pare of the country fo 3 holiday almost every year ade knew the aret well "There's a ake abou teen rules down the river,” Jack sd" the plot realy in trouble, hel probably ty to land there “Th river as aieady becoming wider. We wene round 3 bend and there was the lke In front of, “can you see anything” ack asked Hooked across the ake. “No, aboluely mocking,” eplled. “Wala mints, though. There's something inthe water, near that land in the mil.” wat the sal ed plane! ‘We raced aeross the lake By the tne we reached the isnd, the plot — 2 very young worn! ~ was siting on top of the plane “Hie” che called out to ue "Thanks for comng to help me. im sory 1 dsrbed you while you ware fishing. Anyway, would you like some fish for supper” ‘She each ito the plane and pled out a large ch, “There's plenty mare tn here!” she sd laghing A. Find these words and phrases in the text: What ise up 10 (ne 3); in trouble (ine #; bored (ine 10) wider (line 17); bend (tne 17) raced (line 23) disturbed (line 26) [Now choose the right meaning bigger 5 not interested went quickly 6 (the river was) not straight What is he trying to do? 7-aving difficulties interruptedaun o eaaueene ™ Sonne O 0 Chote the right answer. When the plane few over their heads, Jack and his fiend were: 8) having Supper b) fshing -c) doing nothing Jack sad, "think the pilot's in trouble™ because: a) the plane was making a strange ise b) they could see the pilots face c) the plane was very low Jack knew the area well because: a) he had a boat b) he often fame there ¢) he lived there ‘They saw the plane in the middle of: a) the lake b) the island «) the trees Wen they reached the island, the pilot: a) was fishing) was writing for them c) was swinsming What do the words in italics refer to? I tay under some bushes. “He probably ty to Tand there.” {eas the small red plane “There's plenty more in here” Right or wrong? ‘The pilot was a fiend of Jack's Jack's friend did not want to go down the river, Jack and his frend had a fast boat. ‘The river went into lake. Jack saw the red plane fist Sack and his friend did not want to help the pilot. Jack and his friend got alot of fish for supper, Put these sentences in the correct order. “The engine was making a strange nose Jack and his friend found the plane inthe middle ofthe lake. ack and bis frend were fishing “The plot was safe Jack and is frend went down the river in their boat Tack and his fend decided to fllow the plane Taek and his fiend came to a lake ‘A plane lew over their heads. Guided composition. Use the sentences in E to complete ‘his paragraph. Jack and his friend were on a boating holiday. One day, while. a plane -- The engine... so They |. antl. Thére they. The pilot Vocabulary practice. Complete these sentences, using. the words in the box. stmt bend rectly ew and wider wea bored dard obdhy noe 1 Lm sorry 1 made alot of ast night. hope 1 did't... you 2 This isthe frst week of our |, $0 We don’t know the”. very well yet. 13 Whai shall we do? Have you any ideas? I must... Tm feeling =. 4 The valley is just round this... You'll se it in a minute when the path gets 5 The house was on an... in the middle ofa fake, and. wee. almost... over i H. Discussion ‘The pilot was in trouble and Jack and his friend helped her. Have you ever helped anyone like this? Have you ever been in ‘wouble like this? (For example, in a boat?)