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Read the text and write if the statements below are true (T) or false (F).

Gulliver’s Travels

Gulliver was born in a large family of a farmer. At school the boy learned well, so his father sent him to the University for three years. When the young man left the University, he worked with a doctor and learned the doctor’s profession.

Gulliver wanted to travel, so he decided to learn navigation too. After  four years of hard learning Gulliver began to work on a ship as the ship doctor. One day, after many days of fine weather, there was a terrible storm. The ship broke to pieces and the people were drowned. But Gulliver could swim very well and he was not drowned. When he saw a shore which was very far, he swam to it. Gulliver was very tired. When Gulliver got out of the water he slept for many hours.

When Gulliver woke up, he found that he was in a country where very small people lived. The name of the country was Lilliput. The little people were afraid of the big man and wanted to kill him. But when they saw that Gulliver was kind and did not want to kill them they let him live with them. Gulliver lived there for two years.

After many adventures he got back to England.

1.

T

2.

F

An English tourist, who was staying at a hotel in Rome came to the hotel restaurant 1._________. He could not speak Italian, but he did not want to show it to people. He sat down at the table. When the waitress came up to his table, 2. _______ and pointed to the first line. The waitress nodded and walked away. Very soon she returned and put a plate 3._________. The Englishman was very pleased with himself. He ate the soup and, when the waitress came up to the table again, pointed to the third line on the menu card. The waitress looked 4._________, but did not say a word. She walked away and soon returned, bringing the Englishman a plate of meat soup. The Englishman did not want to show the waitress that he did not know Italian, 5.__________. Then he pointed to a line in the middle of the menu card, hoping that he would get some second course at last. This time the waitress brought him a plate of pea soup. In despair, the Englishman pointed to the last line on the menu card. And the waiter brought him a package of tooth-picks!

Read the dialogue and match the people to places where they were yesterday.

Tony: Hi, Bill. How are you?

Bill: Ah Tony. I’m fine, thanks. I was looking for you yesterday afternoon. Where were you?

Tony: Well, it was lovely and sunny so I went for a swim to the river with my brother. What was the problem?

Bill: No problem. I was just trying to find Ann and thought you might know where she was.

Tony: Well, I’m sure she had to go to the bank in the afternoon.

Bill: Oh, that’s probably why I couldn’t find her.

Tony: Yes, probably.

Bill: Do you know if Mary and John are around or they have gone away for the summer?

Tony: Well, I saw Mary in the baker’s yesterday morning and I know John was on his way to catch a bus to see his friend in London when I spoke to him.

Bill: Oh, dear. I’m not having much luck.

Tony: Why do you want to know where everyone is anyway?

Bill: It was my birthday yesterday and I was in a cafe on my own!

Tony: Oh, dear, Bill. I am sorry!

1.

Tony

2.

Ann

3.

Mary

4.

 John

5.

Bill