A STRONG FIGHTER

The years passed.
Davy went to school when he had time.
He spent most of his time hunting in the forest.
He was the best shooter and hunter in Tennessee.
He entered many shooting competitions and won them all.
He called his rifle “Old Betsy.”

For years Davy hunted bears and other wild animals.
He was a trapper.
Once he hunted one hundred bears in six months!
It was dangerous to hunt bears but Davy was very courageous and strong.
He knew the forest well.

The Indians were his good friends.
He ran fast and was a strong fighter.
He fought with the wild cats of the mountains.

FILL IN THE BLANKS

 The years _____________ passed.
Davy went to school when he _____________ had time.
He _____________ spent most of his time hunting in the forest.
He was the best _____________shooter and hunter in Tennessee.
He entered many _____________shooting competitions and won them all.
He called his _____________rifle “Old Betsy.”

For years Davy _____________hunted bears and other wild animals.
He knew the _____________forest well.
He ran fast and was a strong _____________fighter.
He fought with the wild cats of the _____________mountains.

ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS:

(1) Did Davy go to school when he had time?_____________Yes, he did. He went to school when he had time.

(2)  Did he spend most of his time hunting in the forest?_____________Yes, he did. He spent most of his time hunting in the forest.

(3) He was the best shooter and hunter in Tennessee, wasn’t he?_____________Yes, he was. He was the best shooter and hunter in Tennessee.

(4) He entered many shooting competitions, didn’t he?_____________Yes, he did. He entered many shooting competitions.

(5) Did he win them all? _____________Yes, he did. He won them all.

(6). What did he call his rifle?
_____________He called his rifle Old Betsy.

 (7) Davy hunted bears and other wild animals for years, didn’t he?
_____________Yes, he did. He hunted bears and other wild animals for years.

(8) He was a trapper, wasn’t he? _____________Yes, he was. He was a trapper.

(9) Once he hunted one hundred bears in six months, didn’t he? _____________Yes, he did. Once he hunted one hundred bears in six months.

(10) Was it dangerous to hunt bears? _____________Yes, it was. It was dangerous to hunt bears.

(11)  He knew the forest well, didn’t he? _____________Yes, he did. He knew the forest well.

(12) Were the Indians his good friends? _____________Yes, they were. The Indians were his good friends.

(13) Did he run fast? _____________Yes, he did. He ran fast.

(14) Was he a strong fighter? _____________Yes, he was. He was a strong fighter.

(15) Did he fight with the wild cats of the mountains? _____________Yes, he did. He fought with the wild cats of the mountains.

 

VOCABULARY

competition [ˌkɔmpə’tɪʃ(ə)n] – соревнование, состязание
fight [faɪt] v. сражаться, биться, драться
fighter [‘faɪtə] боец, борец
hunt [hʌnt] v. охотиться
hunter [‘hʌntə] охотник
mountain [‘mauntɪn] гора
pass [pɑːs] v. проходить (о времени)
shoot [ʃuːt]  (shot – shot [ʃɔt] ) v. стрелять
shooter [‘ʃuːtə] стрелок
spend (spent – spent) v. тратить
trap [træp] капкан
trapper [‘træpə] охотник, ставящий капканы
win [wɪn] (won – won [wʌn]) v.  побеждать