Lesson 4

Reading

1. Read two stories. Who thought that somebody was lost? Who travelled in a canoe? Why did they think or do these things?

Aunt Polly thought that Tom was lost, because she did not know where he was.

Huckleberry travelled in a canoe. He did this because he wanted to find a place for them to stop for the night.

2. Look at the words in red. Use a dictionary to check the meaning. Write them in your note book.

dream: Pictures and sounds that you think are happening when you are sleeping.

awake: not sleeping.

care about: feel strongly about someone or something.

raft: pieces of wood that are put together so they can float on water.

canoe: a long, narrow boat for one or two people.

follow: walk or drive behind someone.

3. Read the stories again. Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?

Correct the false sentences.

1. Aunt Polly didnt know that Tom was in the forest. T

2. Tom had a dream that he was playing a game. F, he had a dream that he told Aunt Polly where he was.

3. Aunt Polly and Mary wanted Tom to think more about other people. T

4. Huckleberry lost the raft in the fog. T

5. Jim had a bad dream. F, he said it was like a bad dream.

6. Huckleberry felt bad because he scared jim. T

Speaking

Ask and answer the questions in pairs.

1. what are the similarities and the differences between the two stories?

In both stories, the main characters (Tom and Huckleberry) say sorry for something they had done.

In both stories, characters think that somebody is lost but then find them.

In both stories people talk about a dream. However, one story is about Tom, his cousin and his aunt, and the other is about two boys on a river.

2. Why did Tom and Huckleberry both say that they were sorry?

Tom say sorry because he didn't tell Aunt Polly where he was, so he was worried about him.

Huckleberry says sorry because he scared Jim when he was alone on the raft in the night.

3. When is it important to say sorry to somebody?

It is important to say sorry when you do something wrong or when you do something to make someone unhappy or angry.