AN EMPTY BARREL

 

 

He became a representative of the town government. He was very popular. People liked listening to his stories about hunting bears and about the War of 1812. They admired his honesty and courage.

Davy was different from other politicians. His speeches were never boring. His message was clear.

He spoke to the people in simple language. He dressed like them too. He always wore his coonskin cap and his buckskin trousers and jacket.

One day at an important meeting he didn’t know what to say. So, he looked at the people and said, “Today, I am like a man trying to drink water from an empty barrel! I’ll tell you a funny story and then we can go home!”

FILL IN THE BLANKS:

He became a ______ ___representative of the town _______government.
He was very ______popular .
People liked ______ ___listening to his stories about ______ _____hunting bears and about the War of _____1812 .
They ______admired his honesty and courage.

Davy was ______ ___different from  other politicians.
His speeches were never ______boring .
His message was ______clear .

He _____spoke  to the people in simple ______language .
He _____dressed  like them too.
He always _____wore his _____coonskin cap and his _____buckskin trousers and jacket.

One day at an important _______meeting he didn’t know what to say.
So, he _____ ___looked at the people and said, “Today, I am _____like a man trying to drink____ ____ _____ _____ ____water from an empty barrel ! I’ll tell you ____ ____ ____a funny story and then we can ___ _____go home !”

ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS:

(1) Did he become a representative of the town government?
________ Yes, he did. He became a representative of the town government.

(2) Was he popular?
_____________Yes, he was. He was very popular.

(3) People liked listening to his stories about hunting bears, didn’t they?
_____________Yes, they did. People liked listening to his stories about hunting bears.

(4) People liked listening to his stories about the War of 1812, didn’t they?
_____________Yes, people did. They liked listening to his stories about the War of 1812.

(5) Did they admire his honesty and courage?
_____________Yes, they did. They admired his honesty and courage.

(6) Was Davy different from other politicians?
_____________Yes, he was. Davy was different from other politicians.

(7) His speeches were never boring, were they?
______________No, they were not. His speeches were never boring .

(8) His message was clear, wasn’t it?
_____________Yes, it was. His message was clear.

(9) He spoke to the people in simple language, didn’t he?.
_____________Yes, he did. He spoke to the people in simple language.

(10) Did he always wear his coonskin cap?
_____________Yes, he did. He always wore his coonskin cap.

(11) Davy didn’t know what to say at an important meeting one day, did he? _____________No, he didn’t. He didn't know what to say at an important meeting one day.

(12) He said that he was like a man trying to drink water from an empty barrel, didn’t he?! _____________Yes, he did. He said that he was like a man trying to drink water from an empty barrel.

VOCABULARY

admire [əd’maɪə] v. восхищаться
bore v. сверлить; надоедать, докучать
boring [‘bɔːrɪŋ] – сверление; скучный; неинтересный
dress [dres] v. одевать, одеваться; He dressed like them. Он одевался как они.
empty [’emptɪ] – пустой; an empty barrel – пустая бочка
important [ɪm’pɔːt(ə)nt] –  важный, значительный
message [‘mesɪʤ] – мысль, идея, то, что человек хочет донести (до аудитории)
representative [ˌreprɪ’zentətɪv] представитель
Representative амер. член палаты представителей
speak [spiːk] (spoke [spəuk] – spoken [‘spəuk(ə)n]) v. говорить; He spoke to the people in simple language. Он говорил с людьми простым языком.
wear [weə] (wore [wɔː] – worn [wɔːn]) v. носить; He always wore his coonskin cap. Он всегда был в енотовой шапке.