DESTROY THE ALAMO?

“Good evening, Colonel Travis,” said Colonel Bowie. “I have a message for you from General Sam Houston. Here is the letter.”
Colonel Travis opened it. He read it aloud:

You must destroy the Alamo and come with my army!
General Santa Anna will attack the Alamo soon.
General Sam Houston

“What!” said Colonel Travis. “I don’t want to destroy the Alamo. I want to defend it.”
Colonel Bowie said, “We cannot defend the Alamo. We must have more men.”

FILL IN THE BLANKS

“Good _______ evening, Colonel Travis,” _______ said Colonel Bowie.

“I have a _______ message for you from General Sam Houston. Here is the _______ letter .”

Colonel Travis _______ opened it. He ___ __ _________ read it aloud:

You must _______ destroy the Alamo and ___ ____ come with my army! General Santa Anna __ _____ will attack the Alamo soon. General Sam Houston.
_______ What! said Colonel Travis. “I don’t want to _______ destroy the Alamo. I want to _______ defend it.”
Colonel Bowie said, “We ____ ______ cannot defend the Alamo. We must have ___ _______ more men.

QUESTIONS

(1) Did Travis get a letter? _____________Yes, he did. He got a letter.

(2) Did he open it? _____________Yes, he did. He opened it.

(3) Did he read it aloud? _____________Yes, he did. He read it aloud.

(4) Was Santa Anna going to attack the Alamo soon? _____________Yes, he was. He was going to attack the Alamo soon.

(5) Who was the letter from? _____________The letter was from Sam Huston.

(6) Did the letter say that they had to destroy the Alamo? _____________Yes, it did. The letter said that they had to destroy the Alamo.

(7) Did Travis want to destroy the Alamo? _____________No, he did not. He did not want to destroy the Alamo

(8) Did he want to defend it? _____________Yes, he did. He wanted to defend it

VOCABULARY

aloud [ə’laud] вслух; громко
defend [dɪ’fend] v. защищать
destroy [dɪ’strɔɪ] v. уничтожать, разрушать
letter [‘letə] письмо
message [‘mesɪʤ] сообщение, послание, донесение; письмо

must  [mʌst]/[məst] должен:
I must go now. Я сейчас должен уйти.
I had to go when it started to rain. Мне пришлось уйти, когда начался дождь.
must – модальный глагол, выражающий долженствование, относящееся к настоящему времени, вместо формы прошедшего  времени можно использовать модальное выражение to have to do something.