LAWRENCEBURG, TENNESSEE

Davy and his big family wanted to live in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee.
Davy bought a covered wagon.
He and his family put all of their things inside the wagon: chairs, tables, beds, clothing, and many other things.

Four strong horses pulled the big wagon.
Davy and his wife sat in the front.
The five children were inside the wagon.

After traveling in the forests and mountains, they arrived in Lawrenceburg.
This was their new home.

Davy opened a mill.
He was a hard worker. His neighbours liked him.
Everybody in Lawrenceburg liked him.

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Davy and his big family _____ ___ _____ ___wanted to live in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee.
Davy _____bought a ______covered wagon.
He and his family _____put all of their things _____inside the wagon: chairs, tables, beds, _____clothing , and many other things.

Four strong horses _____pulled  the big wagon.
Davy and his wife _____sat  in the front.
The five children were _____ _____ _____inside the wagon .

After traveling in the ______forests and _____mountains , they _____ __arrived in  Lawrenceburg.
This was their new _____home .

Davy opened ___ _____a mill .
He was ___ _____ ______a hard worker.
His _______________neighbours liked him. _____Everybody in Lawrenceburg liked him.

ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS:

(1) Where did Davy and his big family want to live?
________They wanted to live in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee.

(2) What did Davy buy?
________ Davy bought a covered wagon.

(3) Did they put all of their things inside the wagon?
________Yes, they did. They put all of their things inside the wagon.

(4) What did they put inside the wagon?
________They put chairs, tables, beds, clothing, and many other things inside the wagon.

(5) Four strong horses pulled the big wagon, didn’t they?
________Yes, they did. Four strong horses pulled the big wagon.

(6) Where did Davy and his wife sit?
________They sat in the front.

(7) Where were the five children?
________They were inside the wagon.

(8) Did they travel in the forests and mountains?
________Yes, they did. They travelled in the forests and mountains.

(9) And they arrived in Lawrenceburg, didn’t they?
________Yes, they did. They arrived in Lawrenceburg.

(10) This was their new home, wasn’t it?
________Yes, it (this) was. This was their new home.

(11) Davy opened a mill, didn’t he?
________Yes, he did. He opened a mill.

(12) Was Davy a hard worker?
________Yes, he was. He was a hard worker.

(13) His neighbours liked him, didn’t they?
________Yes, they did. His neighbours liked him.

(14) Did everybody in Lawrenceburg like him?
________Yes, everybody did. Everybody in Lawrenceburg liked him.

VOCABULARY

arrive [ə’raɪv] v. (in) прибывать в
buy [baɪ] (bought – bought [bɔːt]) v. – покупать: to buy something (from somebody) купить что-то (у кого-то)
covered [‘kʌvəd] крытый
inside [ˌɪn’saɪd] внутри; outside – снаружи
mill [mɪl] мельница: Davy opened a mill. Дэви открыл мельницу.
neighbour [‘neɪbə] сосед: His neighbours liked him. Соседи его любили.
pull [pul] v. тянуть, тащить: to pull something – тащить/волочить что-то
put [put] (put – put) v. класть; ставить: to put something somewhere – положить / поставить что-то куда-то
sit [sɪt] (sat – sat [sæt]) v. сидеть, садиться, усаживаться: to sit in front – сесть впереди / усаживаться впереди
wagon [‘wægən] – повозка: фургон: a covered wagon – крытый фургон: Davy boughta covered wagon.  Дэви купил крытый фургон.

PS:
The map at the top of the page shows the state of Tennessee and Lawrence County. The city of Lawrenceburg is situated in the center of Lawrence County, a little to the right, as you can see in the image.