One morning a messenger arrived. “I have a message from General Fannin: He is very sorry. He cannot send any soldiers. You must leave the Alamo now. General Santa Anna is near. You are all in danger.”
“We don’t want to leave the Alamo,” said Jim Bowie. “We want to fight. How many soldiers has General Santa Anna got?”
“He‘s got about 4,000 soldiers!” said the messenger.
Colonel Bowie looked at Colonel Travis. “We must speak to our men,” said Colonel Travis. “Yes,” said Bowie, “we must speak to them.”
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One morning a messenger
«I have a General Fannin.”
He cannot send
You must the Alamo now.
General Santa Anna is
You are all.”
“We don’t want the Alamo,” said Jim Bowie.
“How many soldiers has General Santa Anna ?”
“He about 4,000 soldiers!” said the messenger.
Colonel Bowie Colonel Travis. “We must our men,” said Colonel Travis. “Yes,” said Bowie, “we to them.”
ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS:
(1) Who arrived one morning?
(2) Did the messenger bring a message?
(3)Did the message say, “General Fannin cannot send any soldiers?”
(4) Did the message say, You must leave the Alamo now?
(5) Did the message say, General Santa Anna is near. You are all in danger?
(6) Did Jim Bowie say “We don’t want to leave the Alamo?”
(7) Did the messenger say, “Santa Anna’s got about 4,000 soldiers?”
(8) Did Bowie and Travis say, We must speak to our men?
VOCABULARY
danger [‘deɪnʤə] опасность
figure [‘fɪgə] фигура, личность
get [get] (got – got [gɔt]) v. получать, иметь, также to have got : How many soldiers has he got? Сколько у него солдат?
near [nɪə] рядом, совсем близко
sorry [‘sɔrɪ] сожалеющий
look [luk] v. (по)смотреть на (at)
James Fannin (1804 – 1836) was a military figure in the Texas Army. Джеймс Фэннин – один из военачальников армии Техаса.
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