AN ACCIDENT ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER

To go to New Orleans, he travelled on the Mississippi River. He had a big boat to carry the barrels. It was difficult to travel on the Mississippi River. There were many dangers.

One day his boat had a bad accident. It began to sink. Davy almost drowned. He lost his boat and his barrels but he didn’t lose his life!

FILL IN THE BLANKS:

To go to New Orleans, he _______travelled on ______the Mississippi River.
He had a big boat to ________carry the barrels.
It was difficult to ______ ___travel on the Mississippi River.
There were many ________dangers.
One day his boat had ___ ____  ______a bad accident.
It began to _____sink.
Davy almost ______drowned.
He _______lost his boat and his barrels but he __ __ ___ __didn't lose his life !

ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS:

(1) Did he travel on the Mississippi River to go to New Orleans?
________________________________________Yes, he did. He travelled on the Mississippi River to go to New Orleans.

(2) He had a big boat, didn’t he? _______________________________________________________Yes, he did. He had a big boat.

(3) The boat carried the barrels, didn’t it? ______________________________Yes, it did. The boat carried the barrels.

(4) Was it difficult to travel on the Mississippi River? _____________________________________________________Yes, it was. It was difficult to travel on the Mississippi River

(5) Were there any dangers there? _____________________________________________________Yes, there were. There were many dangers there.

(6) Did his boat have a bad accident one day? _____________________________________________________Yes, it did. His boat had a bad accident one day.

(7) Did it begin to sink? _____________________________________________________Yes, it did. It began to sink.

(8) Did Davy almost drown? _____________________________________________________Yes, he did. He almost drowned.

(9) Did he lose the boat? _____________________________________________________Yes, he did. He lost the boat.

(10) Did he lose his barrels? _____________________________________________________Yes, he did. He lost the barrels.

(11) Did he lose his life? _____________________________________________________No, he did not. He did not lose his life.

(12) He didn’t lose his life, did he? _____________________________________________________No, he did not. He didn’t lose his life.

 

 VOCABULARY

accident [‘æksɪd(ə)nt] авария, крушение: His boat had an accident. Его лодка потерпела крушение.
almost [‘ɔːlməust] почти, едва не: He almost lost his life. Он едва не лишился жизни.
carry [‘kærɪ] v. нести; доставлять: He had a boat to carry the barrels. У него была лодка, которая и перевозила бочки.
danger [‘deɪnʤə] опасность: There were many dangers on the river. На реке (человека) подстерегало много опасностей.
drown [draun] v. тонуть (о человеке): Не almost drowned. Он едва не утонул.
sink (sank – sunk) v. тонуть (о корабле, морском судне): His boat began to sink. Его лодка начала погружаться ко дну.
travel [‘træv(ə)l] v. путешествовать, перемещаться: He travelled on the Mississippi River. Он путешествовал по реке Миссисипи.

 VOCABULARY QUESTIONS:

(1) Were there any dangers on the river? ________ Yes, there were. There were many dangers on the river.

(2) Did he almost drown? ________ Yes, he did. He almost drowned.

(3) Did his boat begin to sink? ________ Yes, it did. It almost sank.

(4) Did he travel on the Mississippi River to go to New Orleans? ________Yes, he did. He travelled on the Mississippi River to go to New Orleans.

(5) Did his boat have an accident? ________Yes, it did. His boat had an accident.