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Adventures ofHuckleberry FinM ark Twain

ContentsAbout the Author 4

CHAPTER ONE Huck. Tom and Jim 9

CHAPTER TWO A Clever Escape 18

CHAPTER THRE E A Surprise Arrival 2 5

Slavery in North America in the 1800s 3 2

CHAPTER FOUR A Chance Meeting 3 7

CHAPTER FIVE The Wilks Family 4 5

CHAPTER SIX A Surprise in a Coffin! 5 3

CHAPTER SEVEN Trouble for Jim 6 0

CHAPTER EIGHT The Great Escape 6 9

U N D E R S T A N D I N G T H E T E X T 14, 22 , 3 0 , 4 1 , 50 , 58 , 66 , 7 6

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PET PET-style exercises 14, 22, 31, 35, 36, 41, 42,50, 66 , 67 , 7 7

T: g r a d e 4 Trinity-style exercises (Grade 4) 31 , 6 7

P R O J E C T O N T H E W E B 3 5

Exit Test 79Key to the Exit test 80

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About the AuthorM ark Twain was the pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens. He was born on 30 November 1835 in Florida, Missouri, but when he was four years old, he moved with his family to Hannibal, Missouri, a town on the Mississippi River.

In 1861, Mark Twain had to leave Hannibal because of the start of the Civil War. Four years later, the writer had his first literary success when several new spapers p u b l ish e d his sh o r t s tory “Jim Smiley and his Ju m p in g F rog .” The story was also in c lu d ed in his first book, The Celebrated Jum ping Frog o f Calaveras County and other Sketches (1867).

In 1870 Mark Twain married Olivia Langdon and a year later the couple moved to Hartford, Connecticut, where they lived for the next twenty years. It was during this period tha t Twain published his best-known

works. These include The Adventures o f Tom Sawyer (1876) and Life on the M ississippi (1883). Both of these novels were in fluenced by the au thors childhood experiences in Missouri. Two other historical novels w e re a lso p u b l i s h e d : T h e P r in c e a n d th e P a u p er ( 1 8 8 1 ) a n d A Connecticut Yankee in King A rthurs Court (1£>89).

Considered by many to be his masterpiece, Adventures o f Huckleberry Finn (1884) was also published during these years. A sequel 1 to The Adventures o f Tom Sawyer, this novel is told from the point of view of its protagonist, Huckleberry Finn. The character of Huckleberry is based on a boy Twain knew du r in g his ch i ld h o o d in H an n ib a l . T he book is extraordinary for its vivid portrayal of H uck and of life on the river during the author s times.

Loved by both young and old, M ark Twain’s novels and short stories reflect the good and the bad in hum an nature. Filled with humor, but also sadness, his works com m unica te both the joy and difficulties of hum an experience.

M ark Twain died on 21 April 1910 in Redding, C onnec t icu t . He was seventy-four years old.

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Name 0 Samuel Langhorne Clemens

Date and place of birth 1

Date and place of death 2

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First book published 4

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B E FO R E YOU READ

Jk Match the words in the box to the pictures. W rite the words in the spaces next to each picture.

w oods cross foo tp rin t devil cave

A Now match the words above to their definitions. W rite the number of the picture next to the correct definition.

A [ ] An area of land covered w ith trees.B □ A re lig ious sym bol.C | 1 A m ark m ade by your foo t if you step on a soft surface.D [ ] An evil sp irit som e people be lieve in.E Q A large opening in a rock.

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CHAPTER ONE

Huck, Tom and Jim

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ad v e n tu re s an d we like to th in k o f new gam es to p lay toge the r . H e lives w ith his A u n t Polly a n d I live w ith th e W idow 1 D oug las an d h e r sister, M iss W atso n . I live w ith th e m b e c a u se my m o th e r is dead a n d nobody know s w h e re my fa th e r is.

I t ’s n o t easy to live in a h o u s e b e c a u s e I like b e in g o u ts id e m os t o f th e tim e. B efore I c am e to live w ith th e w idow a n d h e r sister, I d id n ’t have a h o u se , so nobody to ld m e w h a t to do. N ow th e tw o w o m e n alw ays te l l m e w h a t to do. M iss W a tso n o f te n

1. W i d o w : sh e is c a lle d “W id o w ” b e c a u s e h er h u sb a n d is d ea d .

My name is Huckleberry Finn and I livein a small town on the Mississippi River called St Petersburg. My friend Tom Sawyer also lives there. We d o n ’t get bored o f ten b e c a u se we have lots of

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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

says, ”H uck, do your spelling lessons!” She w ants me to do w hat she says all th e tim e. This is d ifficult, so som etim es I ’m sad. I t s also difficult to go to school. But the W idow Douglas thinks school is good for me. I 'm lea rn ing to spell, read and w rite a little, and I m also learning some math.

I'm only a boy, bu t I have a lot of money. Tom and I found $12 ,000 in a cave once. I t’s ours now and we each have $6,000. A m an nam ed Judge T h a tch e r is keeping m ine for me because I ’m still ju s t a boy.

I know my fa th e r w ants my money, so i t ’s a good th ing he isn ’there. Before I found the money, he often hit me. I hid 1 in the woods m ost of the time w hen he was here. I ’m sorry I c a n ’t tell you I never saw him again, because I did. This is the story of all the adventures I had because my fa ther re turned .

It all s ta r te d one w in te r m orn ing .A f t e r b r e a k f a s t , I w e n t i n t o t h e g a r d e n . T h e r e w as s n o w o n th e g round and I saw a footprint. I looked down and saw the shape 2 of a cross in one of the footprin ts. It was m ade to keep the devil away. Suddenly , I was very afraid. I knew tha t footprin t well.It was my fa the r’s.

1. h id : (h id e , h id , h id d e n ) w e n t th ere b e c a u se I d id n ’t w a n t h im to fin d m e.

2. s h a p e : th e form o f s o m e th in g .


m o n e y an d c a n n o t lea v e . F or m ore in fo r m a tio n , se e p a g e 3 2 .

I n e e d e d he lp an d th e re was only one p e rso n I co u ld ask. T h a t p e rs o n was Jim , M iss W a ts o n ’s slave. 1 J im was a tall b lack m an . H e h ad a ball

m a d e of an im a l hair. T h e ball knew every th ing a b o u t th e f u tu r e . I w a n te d to a sk J im a b o u t my

fu tu re a n d my f a th e r ’s.So th a t n ig h t I w e n t to see J im in his room .“M y f a t h e r is h e r e a g a in . I k n o w b e c a u s e I fo u n d his fo o tp r in ts in th e snow ,” I cried .J im l i s t e n e d to h is b a l l a n d sa id , “Your o ld f a th e r d o e s n ’t k n o w w h a t to do. S o m e t im e s he w an ts to go away a n d so m e tim e s he w an ts to stay.”“W h a t a b o u t m e ? ” I asked .

Huck. Tom and Jim

“T h e ball says your fu tu re will be very d iff icu lt , b u t also very happy. D o n ’t go n e a r th e river b e c a u se t h e r e ’s tro u b le t h e r e , ” J im answ ered .

I w e n t to my room . I fe lt very a fra id again . I o p e n e d th e door and su d d en ly saw th e m a n I was so a fra id of. H e was s i t t ing on my bed . It was my fa ther!

U N D E R S TA N D IN G THE TEXT

PET

Decide if each sentence is correct or incorrect. If it is correct, tick (✓) A; if it is incorrect, tick (✓ ) B. There is an exam ple at the beginning (0).

A B0 H uckleberry Finn lives in a sm all town near the

Pacific Ocean. □ 01 He is friends w ith Tom Sawyer. D □2 He lives w ith the W idow Douglas and her sister. □ □3 H uck ’s m other and fa the r are both dead. □ a4 Miss W atson a lw ays te lls Huck w hat to do. □ □5 Huck finds it d ifficu lt to go to school. □ □6 He d o e sn ’t th ink he is learn ing anyth ing at school. □ □

d7 Tom and Huck are both very poor. □8 H uck ’s fa the r never hits him. □ □9 Jim is M iss W a tson ’s slave. □ □

10 Jim told Huck his fu tu re was happy w ith no problem s. □ □

L IS TE N IN GHuck has to do many things in the house. Listen to the Widow Douglas telling Huck what to do and number the pictures in the correct order.

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A Y O U ’RE A L O T T E R Y W IN N E R !What would $6,000 be worth today? To find out, multiply it by twenty. ($1 in those days would be worth $20 today.) W rite your total in the space provided.

$6,000 x 2 0 i ......... ......................

Imagine you win this amount of money on the lottery. W hat would you like to spend it on? Below are pictures of some things you could buy with the amount of money you just calculated. Look at each picture and decide which one you like best.

A W R IT IN GLook back at your answer above and write a short letter to Huck. Tell him why you made this choice and not the others. If you prefer, you may write him a letter telling him about some other way in which you would spend your money. W rite your letter in about 100 words.

Dear Huck, ..................................................................................................................

Yours,

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J k S U M M A R YWhat happens in Chapter One? Match a sentence in column A to a sentence in column B.

A B1 Huck and Tom A wants H uck ’s m oney.2 Huck lives w ith B looking a fter H uck ’s money.3 Huck and Tom have C d o n ’t get bored very often.4 Judge Tha tcher is D told Huck his future.5 H uck ’s fa the r E saw a foo tp rin t in the snow.6 One m orning Huck F saw his father.7 M iss W atson ’s slave, Jim , G a lot of m oney.8 Huck w ent to his room and H the W idow D ouglas and M iss

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A L A N G U A G EUnscramble the verbs below to get their infinitive forms.

1 viel ............................. 5 tsra t ......2 n laer ......................... 6 islten3 difn ............................ 7 eihd4 tih ..............................

Choose which of the above verbs best fits each sentence below and com plete each one with either the Present Simple or Past Simple forms of your unscrambled verbs. There is an exam ple at the beginning (0).

0 H u c k w ith M iss W atson and the W idow Douglas.1 H u c k ..................... som e m oney in a cave once.2 H uck ’s t ro u b le s ...................... when he saw his fa th e r’s foo tp rin t in the

snow.

3 Jim ...................... to his ball of anim al hair before he to ld Huck hisfuture.

4 H uck ’s fa the r is a v io len t man who often ..................... his son.5 Huck n e v e r how to speil until he w ent to school.6 Huck often ..................... in the woods because his fa the r hits him.

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B E FO R E YOU READ

Match the words in the box to the pictures. Then com plete this crossword using the words. All of the words come from Chapter Two. Some letters are already in the crossword to help you.

saw pig canoe gun ax blood hole beard

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Five across spells the name of one of the characters in this story. Who is it?

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CHAPTER TWO

A Clever Escape

I saw my fa th e r so long ago, b u t I knew he wasth e m a n I was look ing a t now. H e was a b o u t fifty, an d had long, d irty b lack ha ir a n d a b lack bea rd . H is face was very w h ite an d he was w ear in g very old c lo th es . H is shoes had

ho les in th e m a n d so did his ha t . H e looked a t m e, th e n said, “So, y o u ’re w ear in g c lean new c lo th e s .”

“Yes, th e W idow D oug las b o u g h t th e m for m e ,” I an sw ered .“I know. I a lso k n o w s h e ’s s e n d in g you to sc h o o l . You m u s t

th in k y o u ’re b e t te r th a n y ou r f a th e r now ,” he said.W ith o u t th in k in g , I an sw ered , “M aybe I do a n d m aybe I d o n ’t . ” “I ’m your fa ther , n o tL th a t W idow D ouglas . You’re my son again

now a n d all sons do w h a t th e i r fa th e rs tell t h e m ,” he said.I was even m ore a fra id now, so 1 said, “Yes, f a th e r .”I was a fra id to look a t h im . H e got up a n d said, “I know Judge

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A Clever Escape

T h a tc h e r has your money. Tm y our fa the r , so i t ’s my m o n ey now .”T h e n he tu rn e d a n d left. I knew he was going to get d ru n k . 1T he next m o rn in g he w e n t to Ju d g e T h a t c h e r ’s h o u se . H e tr ied

to get my $ 6 ,0 0 0 b u t th e ju d g e d id n ’t le t h im have it. I was happy because I knew Ju d g e T h a tc h e r a n d th e W idow D oug las w ere n o t afraid of my fa ther .

It was a good th in g th e ju d g e a n d th e w idow also h e lp e d to keep m e in school. B u t one day in th e sp r ing my fa th e r fo u n d me on my way to school. H e to o k m e up th e river in a boa t , a n d th e n he m ade m e go in to th e w oods w ith h im . We w alked for a long time an d cam e to an old, em p ty cab in m ad e of w ood. H e m ade me stay th e re for m an y days a n d n igh ts .

M y c le a n n e w c lo th e s b e c a m e o ld a n d dirty . I d i d n ’t go to school an y m o re an d I s ta r te d to say b ad w ords again . M y fa th e rs ta r ted to h i t m e m ore an d m ore o f ten . O n c e he le ft m e in th ehouse for th re e days. I finally d ec id ed to ru n away.

My f a th e r w as always c a re fu l n o t to leave any kn ives in th e house w h e n e v e r he le ft m e th e re . B u t one day I fo u n d an old saw. I dec ided I co u ld m ake a ho le th ro u g h th e wall w ith it.

T h e n ex t m o rn in g m y f a th e r to ld m e to go to th e r ive r a n d ca tch som e fish for b reak fas t . W h ile I was by th e river, I su d d en ly saw an em p ty cjanoe on th e river. T h is was my c h a n c e . I d ec id edto h ide th e c an o e a n d use it th a t n igh t .

L a te r my fa th e r w e n t in to tow n a n d le ft m e in th e h o u se . I got ou t my saw a n d s ta r te d to w ork on my hole . S oon I c l im b ed o u t of the cab in th ro u g h th e hole . I d id n ’t leave any fo o tp r in ts b e c a u se th e re was grass on th e g ro u n d all th e way to th e canoe .

1. g e t d r u n k : drin k lo ts o f a lc o h o l. S o m e p e o p le ca n b e c o m e v io le n t w h en th e y are drunk .

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I had my f a th e r ’s gun w ith me. I w e n t in to th e w oods to h u n t 1 a

p ig . I to o k th e p ig b a c k to th e c a b in a n d le t th e p ig s b lo o d fall o n th e g ro u n d .

T h e n , I p u l led som e of my h a ir o u t an d p u t it on my f a th e r ’s ax w ith som e of th e p ig ’s b lood.

I to o k th e p ig o u ts id e a n d le t it fa ll in to th e river. I h o p e d p eop le m ig h t th in k th e pig s b lood was m ine an d th in k I was dead . I w a ited for n igh t . T h e n I got in th e c an o e an d w en t to J a c k s o n ’s Is land .All th a t w ork m ad e m e very t ired . I got o u t of th e can o e an d w e n t in to th e w oods. I fo u n d a p lace on th e grass an d w en t to sleep.

1. h u n t : fin d an d k ill (u su a lly for fo o d or sp o rt).


P E T

Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D). There is an example at the beginning (0).

0 When Huck saw his father, he

A GG didn ’t know who he was.B GG thought he looked old.C 0 knew who he was immediately.

D GG decided to run away.t

1 Huck’s father had

A GG clean new clothes on.B □ short, blond hair.

C GG holes in his shoes.D GG short hair and a long beard.

2 Huck’s father wanted Huck to A Q do what he told him to do.B G do what the W idow Douglas told him to do.C GG always live with the W idow Douglas.D GG be free and happy.

3 Huck’s father thought

A GG Huck d idn ’t want his money.B □ Huck could keep his money.C GG Huck was poor.D □ Huck’s money was his now.

4 Judge Thatcher

A GG gave Huck’s father the money.B □ d idn ’t let Huck’s father have the money.C □ gave Huck’s money to the W idow Douglas.D GG spent all of Huck’s money.

5 On Huck’s way to school, his father took him I I to the W idow Douglas’s house in the woods.

B □ to an empty house in the woods.I I hunting in the woods.

A □B □C □D □

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6 Huck made a hole in the wall with A Q a knife.

B □ an ax.C O a saw.D □ a gun.

7 When Huck escaped, he leftA Q a lot of footprints on the ground.

B □ no footprints because of the grass.C □ no footprints because of the leaves.D Q a lot of footprints in the snow.

8 Huck hunted a pig so he couldA cook it for dinner for himself and his father.B □ leave it as a present for his father.C take it with him to Jackson’s Island.D Q make people believe he was dead.

A . S U M M A R YIn Chapter Two we find out that Huck thought of a clever way to runaway and to make people think he was dead. Read what Huck did (1-6)and match each sentence to why he did it (A-F). Then put the actions in the correct order.

1 He found an em pty canoe on the river.2 He put som e of the p ig ’s blood and his own hair on his fa th e r’s ax.3 Huck used a saw to make a hole in the wall.4 He hunted a pig.5 He threw the pig into the river.6 Huck waited until it was dark.

A He wanted the people to be lieve the a n im a l’s blood was his.B He w anted to use th is to go to Ja ckso n ’s Island.C He d id n ’t w ant anyone to find the dead anim al.D He did th is to get out of the old house his fa the r kept him in.E He could make people th ink som eone killed him w ith th is object.F He d id n ’t w ant anyone to see him leave.

1DD 2UU 3DD 5DD 6DD

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. A O P P O S IT E SWhat are the opposites of the adjectives in the box? Complete the sentences with the opposites of each of the words.

-clean alive stup id good old care less full

1 Huck found an ............... canoe and he decided to take it.2 The W idow Douglas was nice to Huck and bought h im ............... clothes.3 Huck’s father w a s .................not to leave knives in the house.4 Huck’s clothes became v e ry ..)... after his father took him away.5 After living with his father, Huck started s a y in g .................words again.6 Huck was able to think of a v e ry .................way to escape.7 Huck hoped people might think he w a s .................when they saw the p ig ’s

blood on the axe.

B E FO R E YOU READ

A Look at the pictures below. They show the kinds of boats you might see on the Mississippi River. Each boat has a number. Match the number to the correct word from the box for each boat.

houseboat canoe s team boat

1 2 3

Now match the definitions below to one of the pictures above.

A Q i A boat w ith a fla t bottom that is used as a floa ting house.

B □ A boat w ith a steam engine often used on rivers.C CD A thin, sm all wooden boat fo r one or two people.

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CHAPTER THREE

A Surprise Arrival

* I woke up and saw the sun was high up in the sky. T h a t m e a n t it was a f te r e igh t o ’c lock in th e m orn ing . T h e light cam e dow n th ro u g h the trees, b u t it was still qu ite dark in the woods. I felt happy becau se I was free of my father.

I was a b o u t to go to sleep again , b u t su d d en ly I h e a rd a loud, “b o o m !” I d i d n ’t k n o w ho w fa r it w as, b u t s u d d e n ly I h e a rd it again! I ju m p e d up an d looked a t th e river th ro u g h th e leaves. I saw a lo t o f s m o k e o n th e w a te r and a s te a m b o a t full of peop le .

“T h e y t h i n k I ’m d e a d . ^T h e y ’re f i r i n g c a n n o n b a l l s ^ in to t h e w a t e r to m a k e m y dead body com e u p ,” I though t.

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Soon the s team b o a t got close to the island. I saw people I knew on th e boat: Tom Sawyer, his A u n t Polly, my fa th e r and Judge Thatcher. The boat w ent a round Jackson’s Island, then up the river and back to the town. I w aited until I knew I was OK before I decided to ca tch some fish for breakfast.

By the end of the day, I s tarted to feel a little sad because nobody was on the island with me. T hree days and nights passed in the same way. I fished, looked for fruit, and looked a round the island.

Early in the m orning on the fourth day, I w ent into the woods with my gun. I walked on the leaves and, suddenly, my hear t jum ped! O n the ground was a man. He was sleeping and had a b la n k e t1 over his head. It was alm ost daylight. I kept my eyes on him. Soon, he woke up and threw the blanket off his head.

O h, was I happy to see him! It was Jim, Miss W atson ’s slave.“Hello, Jim!” I cried, and ju m p ed ou t from beh ind the trees.H e ju m p ed up, very afraid. T hen he said,“O h please, d o n ’t h u r t me! I never h u r t anyone!”Well, it d idn ’t take me too long to m ake him u nders tand I w asn ’t

dead. I was so happy to have som eone with me. I talked and talked, bu t Jim d id n ’t say a word. After I told h im my story, we sat on the g ra s s t o g e t h e r a n d h a d b r e a k f a s t . N o w J im k n e w w h a t re a l ly happened to me, bu t I d idn ’t know w hat happened to him.

“So, Jim, why are you here?” I“I ran away the n ight after you did. Old Miss W atson was not very

n ice to m e, b u t I always th o u g h t she d id n ’t w a n t to sell m e to anyone. But a slave t r a d e r2 cam e to her house often in the last few days. So I s tarted to worry. I was right to worry because I found

1 . b l a n k e t : a w arm co v er th a t you s le e p u n d er .

2 . s l a v e t r a d e r : th is p er so n b uys and se lls s la v es .

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out tha t Miss W atson w anted to sell me for $800 to trader. W h e n I fo u n d ou t, I dec ided to ru n away. I swam across the river to this island and stayed here until you found

After we told each o ther our stories, we clim bed up a hill on island. T here we found a cave and m ade it our home. Now tha t was with me, my days on the island were m u ch better.

O ne night we saw an old houseboat com ing down the river. We got in our canoe and w ent over to it. W h e n we climbed in th rough one of the windows we saw a bed, two old chairs, and lots of things on the floor. A m an was on the floor. I though t he was sleeping, bu t Jim said “I know a dead m an w hen I see o n e .” I suddenly felt very afraid.

H e w ent over to the m an and p u t an old b lanket on his face.“I be l iev e h e d ie d tw o o r th r e e days ago. D o n ’t c o m e h

because i t’s a very ugly th ing to see,” Jim said.I had no wish to see a dead m an. I ju s t helped Jim take

things we m ight need.We clim bed ou t of the houseboat again and w ent

to the island. Later, w hen I closed my eyes to sleep, I though t of the dead m an and knew why he was dead.


Com plete the sentences with words from the box. Then put the sentences in the correct order to make a summary of what Huck did in Chapter Three.

body catch cave fo llow ed ghost lis tened river s leep ing steam boat

A E ] He convinced Jim tha t he was not a ............................B □ He d idn 't look at the dead ............................on the houseboat.C O He found a man .......................... in the woods.D n He heard a loud noise com ing from the ...................... ,.. .E Q He ..........................to J im 's story about M iss W atson.F Q] He decided t o ............................som e fish for his breakfast.G □ H e ................ ......... Jim into the houseboat on the river.H Q He rea lized the people on t h e ................ were looking for him.I Q He found a ......................... w ith Jim and made it into a home.

A W R IT IN GGreetings from Huck! Complete Huck’s postcard to Tom Sawyer. Use the correct form of the verbs from the box.

be (x2) find run sleep havehope tell know w ant

Dear Tom,

I’m 1 ................... a lot of adventu res w ith Jim . Just a few days a fter I

2 away, I 3 ................ Jim . At first, I 4 ....................very afraid

because I did not 5 who he 6 ........... ......... He 7 ....................on the ground w ith a b lanket over his head. He 8 .................. me he

ran away because M iss W atson 9 ....................to sell him to a slave

trader fo r $800! I w ant to help Jim run away first, but I 1 0 ...... ..........

to com e hom e soon so I can tell you all about our adventures.

Yours,Huck

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A Complete the sentences with the best word (A, B, C or D). There is an example at the beginning (0).

Huck woke up and ...P... the 3 W hen he saw the man wassun was high up in the sky. Jim , Huck jum ped out fromA looked ...... the trees.B saw A behindC w atched B underD stared C above

Huck was about to go to sleep D on

again. suddenly he heard 4 Jim ran away because Missa loud “boom!” W atson w anted to sellA because for $800.B so A hisC but B himD if C her

Huck went into the woods and D he

found a man asleep the 5 Jim told Huck not to lookground. the dead man in theA at houseboat.B over A atC in B onD on C to

D with

T: GRADE 4

A S P E A K IN GTopic - weekend/seasonal activitiesYou can still see steamboats on the Mississippi River today. Many people like to take steamboat tours of the river, especially during the summer. Talk about a weekend or seasonal activity you enjoy. Bring pictures of your chosen activity to class. Use the questions below to help you.

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W hat ac tiv ity did you choose, and why?W hat equipm ent, if any, do you need fo r your activ ity?

How often do you like to do th is activ ity?Do you plan to continue w ith th is activ ity fo r a long tim e? W hy?W hy not?

Slavery in North America in the 1800sA slave m u s t w o rk very h a r d fo r someone for no money. Today there are very few countries in the world where slavery is still allowed, but in the past it was very common in many countries in the world. W hen we think of slavery, we o f te n t h i n k o f th e s lav es in th e southern states of the USA during the 1800s.

The colonists who moved to America needed a lot of people to work on their land. O ther colonists did not w ant to do this work, and the owners also did n o t w a n t to pay p e o p le . So s laves , mainly from Africa, were brought to the country.

The slaves traveled on over-crowded 1 ships and many died during the journey. British merchants 2 made a lot of money from selling the slaves to the American colonists. O nce the slaves arrived in America, slave traders took them to markets, where they were bought and sold.

The slaves had to work very hard and were often punished. Many slaves died because of the horrible way they were treated. Another very sa<3 thing was that slaves were often separated from their families. O ften mothers, fathers and children went to different states.

Because of their terrible lives many slaves tried to run away. A secret

1. o v e r - c r o w d e d : i f th ere are to o m an y p e o p le , w e ca n say th a t it is o v er cro w d ed .

2 . m e r c h a n t s : th e s e p e o p le b u y an d se ll th in g s , u su a lly in large q u a n tit ie s .

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Taking A frican slaves on board a slave ship, engraving from Casseks H istory o f E ngland (c. 1830).

system called the Underground Railroad 1 was established by people who were against slavery. These people, called “Abolitionists,” helped runaway slaves by giving them food and places to hide. As a result many slaves escaped to the northern states and Canada.

The differences of opinion about slavery in the North and the South was one of the reasons for the American Civil War, which began in 1861. The war lasted four years and caused many problems even after it ended. The war started because some sou thern states tried to separate from the Union. At first, President Abraham Lincoln took the northern states into

1. r a i l r o a d : h ere “r a ilro a d ” refers to th e n e tw o rk o f p e o p le in th is sy s tem .H ow ever, a “railroad” is th e system o f m eta l tracks on w h ich a train travels.

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the war to try to save the Union, but freeing the slaves became important during the war.

In 1863, President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This docum ent stated that all slaves in the southern states were free. Lincoln knew he had to wait until he won the war, but the Proclamation told the South that the end of slavery was near.

The Civil War ended in 1865. The 13th A m endm ent was passed the sam e y ea r th e w ar e n d e d . T h e a m e n d m e n t m a d e s lavery il lega l th ro u g h o u t th e U n ite d S ta te s . Life slowly got b e t te r for A frican- Americans, but it took a long time. In 1964 The Civil Rights Act became law. This made discrimination based on race, color, religion or national origin illegal. A lot of people, especially in the South, protested against this new law and there was a lot of violence. During the 1960s, the Civil Rights Movement with some of the im portant people connected to it, such as Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X, became very important in improving the rights of all African-Americans.

Illustra tion o f G eneral Lewis Arm istead at the B attle o f Gettysburg.

P E T

Decide if each sentence is correct or incorrect. If it is correct, tick ( •oA; if it is incorrect, tick (✓ ) B.

A B1 The Am erican co lon is ts bought s laves to w ork on the ir

land. □ □2 S laves did not often die on the slave ships that took

them to Am erica. □ □3 M ost s laves did not com e from Africa. □ □4 Slave traders often helped s laves to run away. □ □5 The Underground Railroad was a system used to help

slaves run away. □ □6 A bo lition is ts w anted s lavery to continue. □ □7 The Am erican C ivil W ar lasted from 1861-1865. □ □8 The Em ancipation P roclam ation stated tha t on ly people

in the South could own slaves. □ □

P R O J E C T O N T H E W E BThe Underground RailroadYour teacher w ill g ive you the correct w ebsite address. You are a slave in 19th -century A m erica and you w ant to escape. Follow the instructions to get to Canada. A nsw er the questions below on your way. Good luck!► Who was Harriet Tubman and what did she do to help runaway slaves?

What object was used to show that a house was safe?

What happened to Thomas Garrett when he was arrested?

Why were slaves still not safe after they reached the northern states, such as Philadelphia?

Why was Lake Erie sometimes difficult to cross?

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B E FO R E YOU READ

P E T

A Listen to the beginning of Chapter Four and choose the correct picture ftm (A, B or C).

1 W here did Huck and Jim w ant to go?

2 W hat did they w ant to eat fo r lunch?

3 W here was Huck when he saw the two men?

4 W hat was the o lder man w earing?

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CHAPTER FOUR

A Chance Meeting

fte r I found J im , th e days f lew by. 1 W e lived ju s t th e way we w a n te d . W e le ft J a c k s o n ’s Is lan d an d w e n t up th e river. We w a n te d to get to th e N o r th . 2

We trave led a t n ight because there were no people on the river then. We did this becau se Jim was a runaw ay slave, and we d id n ’t w an t anyone to see him. D uring the day we left our canoe som ew here on the river. T h en we slept, swam, and la ter had som eth ing to eat.

Early one m o rn in g I d ec id ed to look for som e f ru i t for lu n c h . I was in th e w oods w h e n I saw two m e n ru n n in g .

“Q uick , p lease he lp us. Som e m e n an d dogs are ru n n in g a f te rus, b u t we d id n ’t do a n y th in g ,” they sh o u te d .

1. f l e w b y : p a sse d by very q u ick ly .

2. N o r t h : in m an y n o r th ern s ta te s it w as il le g a l for p e o p le to h ave s la v es .

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I had no tim e to th in k , so I d ec id ed to he lp th e m . I fe lt sorry for th e two m en . We got b a c k to th e cam p . J im m a d e a fire an d we sa t a ro u n d it. O n e o f th e m e n was a b o u t seven ty years old. H e was ba ld 1 a n d h ad a gray b eard . H e h ad an old h a t on, a b lu e s h i r t a n d o ld b lu e je a n s . T h e o th e r m a n w as a b o u t th ir ty an d was also w ea r in g old c lo th es . B o th o f th e m ca rr ied big old bags. |J

By th e way th e two m e n looked an d ta lked , we co u ld see they

were frauds . 1 B u t we d id n ’t say a n y th in g b e c a u se we knew they m ig h t get us in to tro u b le . I looked a t th e two m e n an d asked, “W h a t are you r n a m e s ? ”

T hey w ere q u ie t for a m o m e n t , th e n th e old m a n said, “J u s t call m e th e k ing a n d h im th e duke . You m u s t also be very n ice to us b e c a u se we are a k ing a n d a d u k e .”

We k n ew it w a s n ’t t ru e , b u t we ag re e d to call th e m th e


king and the duke. We m ade breakfast and tried to do things the way we u su a l ly d id . T h e tw o m e n a sk ed us a lo t o f q u e s t io n s . T hey th o u g h t Jim was a runaw ay slave. I knew these m en m ight get Jim into trouble. People could get a lot of m oney for a runaw ay slave. So I decided to tell them Jim was my slave. It was a good thing the two m en d idn ’t ask us any m ore questions. I hoped they believed me, bu t I w asn’t sure.

F rom th e day we m e t th e k ing an d th e duke, th ings got m u c h worse for us. We were often afraid of w ha t the two m en m ight do next. They were bad m en and got us into trouble m any times. But the w orst adven tu re we had w ith th e m was the one I w an t to tell you abou t now.

It all s tarted the day the king found ou t th a t a rich m an from a n ea rby village n a m e d P e te r W ilks was dead. T h e king th o u g h t he could find a way to get W ilks’s money.

Peter Wilks had th ree brothers: George, Harvey and William. They w ere English , b u t P e te r and G eorge m oved to Am erica. Befor^ he died, P e te r W ilks asked to see his b ro th e rs , H arvey an d W illiam . William, the youngest brother, was deaf and m u t e . 1

B ut Pete r Wilks never saw his two b ro thers before he died. The funeral 2 was the next day, b u t Harvey and William were still on their way to America.

T he king heard this story and he though t of a way to get Wilks’s money. H e could p re tend to be 3 Harvey and the duke could pre tend to be William. So th a t was how the king, the duke, a n d I m e t the W ilks fam ily a n d got in to a lo t o f tro u b le .

1. w a s d e a f a n d m u t e : c o u ld n o t h ea r or sp eak .

2 . f u n e r a l : a r e lig io u s c e r e m o n y to rem em b er s o m e o n e w h e n th ey d ie .

3 . p r e t e n d to b e : m ak e e v ery o n e b e lie v e h e w as.


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A Decide if each sentence is correct or incorrect. If it is correct, tick (✓ ) A; if it is incorrect, tick (✓ ) B. There is an example at the beginning (0).

A B0 Huck and Jim though t the men w e re n ’t honest. 0 d1 These two men were m em bers of a royal fam ily.

2 They w ere runaw ay slaves.3 They knew Jim w as a runaw ay slave. d d4 The two men wanted to pretend to be Harvey and William Wilks. J d

5 Peter W ilks was deaf and mute. d d6 G eorge W ilks a lso w ent to Am erica w ith Peter.

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A L A N G U A G EComplete the conversation using the sentences below (A-F). There is an exam ple at the beginning (0).

Duke: So, how can we get Peter W ilks ’s m oney?King: 0 .............®.........................................................................................................Duke: D on ’t you th ink they m ight not be lieve us?King: 1 .........................................................................................................................Duke: But som eone m ight understand tha t I’m not deaf and mute.King: 2 .........................................................................................................................Duke: W hat do you w ant Huck and Jim to do?King: 3 .........................................................................................................................Duke: But d o n ’t you th ink Huck m ight te ll everyone w e ’re frauds?King: 4 .........................................................................................................................Duke: OK, le t’s do w hat you say, but I d o n ’t w ant to get caught.King: 5 .........................................................................................................................

A D on’t be s illy ! Just keep your m outh shut and pretend you ca n ’t hear. B By pre tending w e ’re P e te r’s brothers, H arvey and W illiam W ilks.C They ca n ’t know w e ’re frauds because on ly Peter W ilks knew what

his bro thers looked like.D No, he ca n ’t say anyth ing because h e ’s afra id fo r Jim.E I w ant them to th ink the boy is a servant. Jim can hide som ew here.

F T h a t’s w hat you a lw ays say.

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A TH E KING A N D T H E D U K ERead the king’s diary entry and com plete the spaces with an appropriate word.

10 May 1843

A very good day today. Duke and 1 ................met a teenage boy, called Huck,2 ..............a big black man, Jim. 3 ................. the moment I don't really knowwhat they 4 .............. doing here, and I don ’t think they are going to tell 5 ..............anything. But I am sure Jim is a runaway slave. I must find out 6 .............. much I could get for 7 ..................He and the boy are obviously friendsand they could both 8 ______ very useful, so I don ’t want.9 ................doanything for the moment. But sooner or later I 10................get some moneyfor that slave.

PET

Now listen to the duke talking about when he met the king. Choose the HE3 best answer (A, B or C).

1 W hen did the duke m eet the k ing?A Q Last year.B O Two or th ree years ago.C Q A long tim e ago.

2 At firs t, the duke though t the king was A O honest.B □ not in teresting .C Q a fraud.

3 W hat did the king th ink of life in the South?A O There w e re n ’t so m any rules as in the North.B Q The people were very friend ly.C Q He preferred the North.

4 W hy was the king looking for som eone to trave l w ith him?A Q Because he was afraid.B □ Because he d id n ’t like being on his own.C Q Because he w anted to g ive the duke som e money.

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W hy cou ldn 't the duke find a job?

A Q Because his friends d id n ’t w ant to help him. B Q Because he d id n ’t have any experience .

] Because he w a sn ’t an honest man.

6 How does the duke jus tify his life w ith the king?a Q He d oesn ’t th ink taking m oney from others is wrong. B Q ] He th inks he is very good at his job.C [ ] He only ta k e ’s m oney from rich people.

C R IM E A N D P U N IS H M E N T(EES' Listen to the four people talking about their crimes. Match each person

to one of the crimes in the box.

stea ling an apple killing his w ife s tea ling a lot of m oney help ing two slaves to escape

J&L Now listen again and answer these questions.

W ho:A O com m itted h is /her crim e because of prob lem s in socie ty?

B □ com m itted crim es in d iffe ren t tow ns?C Q didn ’t want to commit his/her crime because of love for another

person?

D O needed to com m it a crim e because he/she was hungry?

A You are the judge. It is your job to punish these people, or to let them go free. What do you want to do? Discuss your choices with the class. Do you all agree? Here are some possible forms of punishment. Check any words you do not know in a dictionary.

hanging a fine prison chain gang p illo ry /s tocks

B E FO R E YOU READ

Jk Do you know the words below? All of them appear in Chapter Five. Match the words from the box to the pictures.

coffin tears to sm ile servan t to hug to count

Now complete the sentences with one of the words above. Remember to use the correct tense of any verbs.

1 The King told everyone that Huck was h is ..............................2 Peter W ilks was put inside a ........................... because he was dead.3 W hen M ary Jane saw the king and the duke, s h e ............................. them

because she though t they w ere her uncles.4 fe ll down the k in g ’s face when he saw the coffin .5 The king .............................the m oney in fron t of everyone.6 W hen she gave the king back the m oney, M ary J a n e ...........................

because she was happy.

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CHAPTER FIVE

The Wilks Family

he m orning th e king l e a rn e d a b o u t P e te rW i lk s , h e m a d e t h e d u k e a n d m e g e t o n as te a m b o a t w ith h im . W e le ft J im a few m iles 1 up th e river. H e w as s u p p o se d to w a it fo r a few days

u n ti l o u r r e tu rn .We got to th e v illage w h e re P e te r W ilks d ied th e n ig h t b e fo re .

We got o ff th e s te a m b o a t a n d som e m e n ca m e to m e e t us. It wasc le a r th e y k n e w s o m e o n e w as c o m in g . T h e k in g m a d e th e mth in k he was H arvey a n d th e d u k e w as W ill iam . H e also m a d e th e m believe I w as th e i r se rv an t . T h e y all b e l iev ed h im b e c a u s e he spoke like an E n g l is h m a n a n d we all w ore n ew c lo th e s .

1. m i l e s : 1 m i le = 1 .6 0 9 k i lo m e te r s .

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Adventures of Huckleberry Finns 0*

O n e o f th e m e n sa id , “W e ’re very so rry you d i d n ’t a rr ive i t im e to see your b ro ther Peter. He died last n igh t .”

W h e n they heard these words, the king and the duke s ta r ted to cry. This m ade everyone else cry. T h e n the m en took us to the W ilks’s house. Three girls stood at the door. T he oldest said, “W e’re U ncle G eorge’s d a u g h te r s . O u r f a th e r a n d m o th e r d ied last year so we live here now.’’

The king already knew all abou t them , so he said, “Oh, you m ust be M ary J a n e .”

“Yes, a n d t h e s e a r e m y s i s t e r s :S u san an d J o a n n a ,” an sw ered M ary Jane.

T h e th r e e g irls h u g g e d th e k ing a n d th e d u k e . A ll o f t h e m c r i e d together and so did the townspeople.T hen the king lifted his head and saw U ncle Pe te r’s coffin in the c o rn e r of the room . H e took t h e d u k e ’s a r m a n d th e y s lo w ly w a lk e d o v e r to t h e coffin. They both had tears in their eyes.

I fe l t b a d to see h o w th e king and duke made everyone believe they were Harvey and William. But I also though t how dangerous it m ight be for m e to te ll everyone everything.


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T h e k ing s tood up a n d said, “T h a n k you all for com in g here . We w a n t all o f P e te r ’s good fr ien d s a n d fam ily to have d in n e r w ith us th is ev e n in g .”

M ary J a n e gave th e k ing a le t te r a n d said, “U n c le P e te r w ro te th is b e fo re he died. H e w a n te d you to have i t . ”

Still w ith tea rs in his eyes, th e k ing took th e le t te r an d read it in f ro n t o f everyone .

T h e n he said, “O h , my b ro th e r was su c h a good m an . You all h e a rd he le ft $ 6 ,0 0 0 for W illiam an d me. You also h e a rd th a t he h id th e m o n e y in th e b a s e m e n t . ”

N obody said any th ing . T h e n the king said, “U ncle W illiam and I m u s t go d o w n to t h e b a s e m e n t a n d g e t t h e m o n ey . W e w a n t every th ing to be ou t in the o p e n .”

So the king, th e duke an d I w en t dow nsta irs to the b asem en t. We fo u n d the $ 6 ,0 0 0 in a bag. T he king said, “I have a good idea! L e ts go back upsta irs an d give th is m oney to the girls in f ro n tsof everyone!”

“Yes, th e n we are su re to m ake th e m th in k w e ’re H arvey a n d W illiam ,” answ ered the duke.

“We can find a way to get the m oney back la te r ,” added the duke. So we all w en t ups ta irs again an d the king c o u n te d the m oney in

fron t of everyone an d gave it to the girls. This m ade everyone cry again. M ary J a n e was qu ie t, th e n she w alked up to the king and said,

“U ncle Harvey, I w an t you to take this m oney back and spend it in any way you like.”

She sm iled an d gave the k ing the bag of money.

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U N D E R S T A N D IN G THE TEXT

Answer these questions.

1 W ho did the king, the duke and Huck pretend to be?2 W hy did the men believe the king so easily?3 W hat was the re la tionsh ip between Peter W ilks and the g irls in the

house?4 W hy did Huck decide not to te ll the W ilks fam ily the tru th?5 W here did Peter W ilks leave the m oney?6 W hy did the king decide to give the m oney to M ary Jane?7 W hat did Mary Jane do w ith the m oney?

PET

A Read the sentences below and choose the correct word (A, B, C or D) for each space. There is an exam ple at the beginning (0).

0 The king made Huck get on a 3 Peter W ilks w rote a le ttersteam boat him. he died.A to A a fterB w ith B whenC at C butD and D before

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The king counted the m oney in fron t of ........ .A som eone B nobody C anyone D everyone

The king had a gooc . A though t B decis ion C idea D answ er

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Everyone believed the kingwas H a rv e y he spokelike a person from England.A although B but C because D even

Huck d id n ’t say anyth ing because he though t it ....be dangerousA wasB oughtC m ightD must

A C H A R A C T E R SComplete the sentences with the name of the character who did the action described.

A introduced her sisters, Susan and Joanna, to the king, the dukeand Huck.

B T h e m a d e and th e get on a steamboat with him.C gave the king the letter Peter W ilks wrote before he died.D .............. felt bad because everyone believed the king and the duke were

Peter W ilks’s brothers.

E T h e wanted to give George W ilks’s daughters the $6,000.F T h e made the men believe that he was Harvey and th e ............

was William.

G T h e and th e cried when they heard Peter W ilks was dead.H gave the king back the $6,000.

Now put the above sentences in the order in which they happened in the chapter.

1 J 2 □ 3 □ 4 □ 5 □ 6 □ 7 □ 8 □

A L A N G U A G ELook at the rules for using some and any. Then com plete the sentences below.

SOME(somebody, something, somewhere)

- generally used in affirm ative phrases

I found so m e biscuits in the cupboard

ANY

(anybody, anything, anywhere)

- generally used in questions and negative phrases with not

Are there any biscuits in the cupboard?I did not find any biscuits in the cupboard.

A I did not w a n t ..........................to open the door.B ........ jus t rang the doorbe ll.C I’d open the door, but I know my keys are ..................... _ inside.D I did not w a n t doorbe lls to ring w hile I was sleeping.E I lost my keys s o .......................... m ust help me get inside.

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B E F O R E YOU READ

Jk All of the words below appear in Chapter Six. Match the words in box to their pictures.

auction graveyard ligh tn ing ta ttoo arrow m attress

Now write sentences using each of the words above. There is an exam ple at the beginning.

A The lightning in the sky meant that it would rain soon.BCDEF

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CHAPTER S IX

A Surprise in a Coffin!

hat night w e all had dinner w ith P e te rW i lk s ’s good f r ie n d s . A f te r d in n e r , I q u ie t ly w e n t u p s ta i r s to th e k in g ’s room . I k new th e bag of m oney was in th e re so m ew h ere . I fe lt bad th a t th e k ing an d

the duke w a n te d to s tea l th e m o n ey P e te r W ilks left for his family. I also felt bad th a t M ary J a n e im m ed ia te ly gave th e $ 6 ,0 0 0 backto th e king. So I d ec id ed to take th e m o n e y an d h ide it.

I th o u g h t , “A fter I leave, I c an w rite to M ary Ja n e an d le t h e r k n o w w h e re I h id th e m oney . T h a t w ay h e r fa m i ly c a n g e t it b a c k .”

I sa t on th e k in g ’s bed an d saw a ho le in th e m a ttre s s . I p u t my h a n d ins ide an d fe lt th e bag o f money. I took it o u t an d r e tu rn e d to my ro o m . I w a i te d u n t i l ev e ry o n e w e n t to b ed . T h e n I very q u ie tly w e n t d o w n s ta ir s to f ind a p la ce to h id e th e money. The

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front door was locked 1 so I had to find ano the r way out. Sudden ly 1 heard som eone on the stairs.

I ran to the living room and saw the coffin in the cen te r of the room. It was slightly open and you could see the dead m a n s face. I d id n ’t have time to th ink of w here to hide the m oney so I pu t it in the coffin. T hen I closed it and hid beh ind the door. M ary Jane cam e into the room and sat next to her u n c le ’s coffin. She s tarted to cry softly. I felt very sorry for her. I quickly left the room and w ent up to bed.

T he next day the funera l took p lace w ith no problem s. N obody found the m oney and the king d id n ’t know it w asn ’t in his room. O n th e sec o n d day a f te r th e fu n e ra l , th e k ing h e ld an a u c t io n . 2 H e w an ted to sell P e te r’s land and hoped to m ake a lot of money. The auction took place in the a fte rnoon in the town square.

T h e a u c t io n was a lm o s t over w h e n a g ro u p of m e n

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l o c k e d : c lo s e d w ith a key.

a u c t i o n : an ev en t d urin g w h ic h th in g s are so ld to th e p er so n o ffer in g th e m o s t m o n ey .

A Surprise in a Coffin

arrived. They b rought two m en w ith them , an old one and a young one. O ne of the m en in the group said, “H ere are Harvey and William Wilks!”v “T h e se two m e n are su re ly f ra u d s !” an sw e re d

king.To m e i t w as c l e a r t h e s e tw o w e re t h e r e a l

brothers. But w hat a show the king and duke pu t on! T hey m ade alm ost everyone believe the two m en w ere f rau d s . B u t su d d en ly th e old m a n said to the king, “If you’re Harvey Wilks, tell me, w hat tattoo did Peter have on his body?”

For the first tim e, ho th the king and the duke looked afraid. But the king d id n ’t give up. H e smiled and said, “T he ta ttoo is an arrow.”

“You’re lying!” 1 sh o u ted the old m an. T h e n som eone said,“Wait! T h e re ’s only one way to discover the t ru th . We m ust dig up

the coffin to see w h a t’s on P e te r ’s body.”Everyone shou ted , “Hooray! L e t’s go!”So they took the five of us to the graveyard. I was very afraid. I

though t , “I t ’s getting dark. This is a good tim e to try to ru n away.” But a very big m an held my arm. T here was no way for m e to run

away. Som e of the m en s ta r ted to dig. It s ta r ted to rain very heavily bu t they did no t stop.

T h e m e n d u g up th e co ff in a n d o p e n e d it. N ob o d y co u ld see anything because of the rain and the dark. Suddenly lightning lit up the sky. It was ju s t enough time to see the bag of m oney sitting on the dead m a n ’s body. Shouts filled the air! T he m an suddenly let go of my arm. I s tarted to run very fast.

ng th in g s w h ic h are n o t true

It was very dark, bu t the lightning helped me to see w hich way to go. T h e m in u te I was far e n o u g h from the tow n, I looked for an em p ty b o a t an d ju m p e d in. Soon I got to th e p lace on th e river w here J im was hiding. I ju m p e d in ou r canoe and shou ted , “Quick, Jim. T h a n k G od w e’re free of them , at last!”

Jim had a big smile on his face. H e was so happy to see me again! But we had no time. Ju s t w hen I th o u g h t we were ou t of danger, the ligh tn ing lit up the sky again to show us the king and duke. They clim bed in to the canoe. N ow we knew m ore troub le was ahead.


Complete the sentences below to make a summary of Chapter Six. Choose the correct ending (A-H).

1 EH Huck w ent to the k ing ’s room because2 f ] Huck found the m oney because he3 [ ] Huck d id n ’t have tim e to th ink, so he4 □ The king held an auction to

5 L _ J The real Harvey and W illiam W ilks6 EH The real Harvey asked the king to7 EH W hen the men dug up Peter W ilks ’s coffin ,8 EH W hen Huck got back to the canoe, N

A sell Peter W ilks ’s land.B cam e to the k in g ’s auction.C put the bag of m oney in Peter W ilks ’s coffin .D he w anted to find the bag of money.E saw a hole in the m attress and put his hand inside.F the king and the duke soon cam e after him.G tell him w hat ta ttoo was on Peter W ilks ’s body.H Huck ran away because the big man let go of his arm.

Huck decided to write an anonymous note to Mary Jane in code. Can you break the code? Each number represents a different letter of the alphabet (i.e. as 11 = E, you can insert the letter “E” in all the spaces above the number 11). Use the alphabet below to keep a note of the letters.

T___E _ ___________ _ N Y R_23 19 11 1 11 8 25 8 16 10 20 6 19 10 20 3 11 4 6 11 8 10 23

16 10 20 6 6 11 4 12 20 8 26 12 11 3 23 19 11 16 10 8 12 16

!5 4 8 23 16 10 20 6 1 10 8 11 16 18 11 26 4 6 11 13 20 12

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z— — — — 11 — — — — — — — — 8 — — — 6 — 2 3 -------- — — 16 —

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B E FO R E YOU READ

A Match the words in the box to the pictures below.

cotton plantation fence wagon tar and feather

f >

T o nJ .

Now match the words from the exercise above to their descriptions below.

A lH A farm with a large piece of land on which to grow cotton.B □ A wooden structure built around a garden or piece of land.C O A wooden cart with wheels that is pulled by a train, or, if small,

by horses.D O To cover someone with a black, sticky substance and chicken

feathers as a form of punishment.

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CHAPTER SEVEN

Trouble for Jim

fter the king and the duke returned,the king was very angry with the duke. H e though t the duke stole the bag of m oney and p u t it in the coffin. T he duke though t the same th ing about the

king. I was happy because th a t m ean t they d id n ’t th ink I did it.A fter th e i r r e tu rn , life got q u i te d iff icu lt for th e k ing an d the

d u k e . T h e y c o u l d n T m a k e any m o n e y in th e i r u s u a l , d is h o n e s t ways. T h in g s got w orse a n d w orse fo r th e m . J im a n d I b e c a m e w orr ied b e c a u se th e two of th e m o f ten w h isp e re d 1 to e ac h other. T h ey d id n ’t w a n t us to h e a r w h a t th ey said to e a c h other. I d id n ’t say a n y th in g to J im , b u t I was su re they w a n te d to sell J im b ack

1. w h i s p e r e d : sp o k e very q u ie t ly .

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Trouble for Jim

into slavery. They knew people could get a lot of m oney for a runaway slave.

I soon found ou t I was right. O n e m orn ing I cam e hack to our cam p and saw tha t Jim was gone. I knew the king and the duke were in a nearby town. They w ent there to m ake some money.

I felt so sorry th a t Jim was gone. I decided to go to the village to try to find ou t w here Jim was. O n my way to the village, I saw a boy on the road.

I stopped and asked him, “Did you see a black m an a round here?”“Yes, h e ’s a runaw ay slave and they took him to Phelps Farm, about

two miles from h e re ,” answ ered the boy.“W ho gave h im up?” I asked.“An old m an. He got $40 for h im ,” answ ered the boy.I decided to go straight to Phelps Farm. I d id n ’t know how I could

free Jim again, bu t I knew I had to try. I got to the farm and looked around. It was a sunny, ho t day. T he farm was a co tton p lan ta tion 1 with a white w ooden fence a round it. I clim bed over the fence and walked to the house. I d idn ’t know w hat to say, b u t I would th ink of something.

Suddenly, a w om an cam e ou t of the house. I thought, “She m ust be Mrs Phelps and sh e ’s runn ing right over here. O h no, w hat can I do?”

But I d idn ’t have time to th ink of anything because she ran right to me and gave me a big hug.

“Oh, you’re here at last!” said the w om an. T h en she added, “Let me look at you, dear nephew .”

I d id n ’t know w hat to say, so I ju s t stood there.

1. p l a n t a t i o n : a large p ie c e o f g ro u n d u s e d to g row p la n ts an d fo o d s .

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Adventures of Huckleberry FinnV

“Oh, d o n ’t be so shy, Tom! I t’s no t at all like the Sawyers to be shy!” • she said, laughing.

I c o u ld n ’t believe my ears! So th e P he lp s family expec ted Tom Sawyer to arrive! How could it be? Now I really d id n ’t know w hat to do, so I ju s t smiled and said, “Yes, i t ’s really me, Mrs P helps .”

“Oh, you can call me A unt Sally; after all, I am your au n t ,” she said.

We w ent into the house together and I m e t U n c l e S i la s . I w a s so h a p p y th e y th o u g h t I w as


Tom Sawyer. It w asn ’t difficult for m e to p re tend to be Tom because I knew all abou t him. I told them all about T o m ’s A u n t Polly an d his b ro th e r , Sid. A u n t Sally a n d U n c le Silas b o th be lieved I was Tom.

Suddenly, I h ea rd a s team b o a t on the river. I th o u g h t , “O h no! M aybe Tom is on th a t s te am b o a t now an d h e ’s com ing here! I m u s t m ake up 1 an excuse to leave so I can tell h im w h a t h a p p e n e d .”

I looked a t A u n t Sally a n d said, “I have to go b a c k in to tow n to get my su itcase . It was too heavy to carry all th e way h e r e .”

“Your U n c le Silas can take you on o u r w a g o n ,” said A u n t Sally. “T h an k s , b u t I know how to drive th e h o r s e s ,” I an sw ered .So I got on the w agon and started for the town. Halfway there I

saw Tom Sawyer on the road. His m o u th fell open w hen he saw me. “You m ust be a ghost because you’re supposed to be dead!” he cried.

th in k of.1. m a k e

Trouble for Jim

“No, you can see th a t I ’m n o t d e a d ,” I an sw ered .“T hen w hat are you doing here?” asked Tom.“There 's no t m u ch time to explain. Just get on the wagon and let's

go to your A u n t S a llys house . I ’ll tell you every th ing on ou r way th e re ,” I answered.

So Tom got on the wagon w ith me. I s tarted to tell h im all about my adventures. But suddenly we saw lots of people down the road. They walked past us and we saw som eth ing horrible. They had tarred and feathered the king and the duke! I knew those two were very bad men, bu t I still felt sorry for them .

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Jk Choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) for each of the sentences below. There is an exam ple at the beginning (0).

0 A fte r the ir return, the king and the duke

A [✓] each though t the o ther sto le the bag of m oney.B O though t Huck sto le the bag of m oney.C O though t Jim sto le the bag of m oney.D [H though t nobody sto le the bag of m oney.

1 The king and the duke A often w hispered to each other.B Q wanted Jim to becom e the ir s lave.C O sold Jim to the boy Huck met on the road.

D □ were horrib le to Jim.

2 The b o y ^ u c k m e^on the roac^told him A Q that he gave an old man $40 for Jim .B Q to go to the v illage to find Jim.C O tha t Jim was at the Phelps Farm.D Q ] tha t Jim ran away.

3 Huck though t of A Q ] som eth ing to say as soon as he saw Mrs Phelps.B □ nothing to say when he saw Mrs Phelps.C O te lling Mrs Phelps tha t he was Tom Sawyer.D te lling Mrs Phelps that he was T o m ’s friend.

4 Mrs Phelps though t Huck was A Q Tom S aw yer’s brother, Sid.B Q Tom S aw yer’s friend.

C \Z\ Tom Sawyer.D Q Tom S aw ye r’s cousin.

5 She to ld Huck

A Q to ride a horse back into town to get his suitcase.B □ to w alk back into town w ith Uncle S ilas to get his su itcase C □ he could go into town w ith Uncle S ilas on the ir wagon.D [ ] to ride a b icycle into town.

6 On the ir w ay back to the Phelps Farm, Huck and Tom sawA GG tha t the king was tarred and feathered .B GG tha t both the king and the duke were tarred and feathered.C GG that some people wanted to tar and feather the king and the

duke.

D GG tha t the king and the duke were tarred but not feathered.

T: GRADE 4

A S P E A K IN G Topic - workIn Chapter Seven we discover that Phelps Farm is a cotton plantation. Many people worked as farm ers in Mark Tw ain ’s times. What kind of work do you think is interesting? Talk about it using the questions below to help you.

1 W hat do you like about th is job?2 Is it an easy or d ifficu lt job?

3 Do people who have th is job trave l a lot?4 W ould you like to have th is job? W hy? W hy not?

P E T

A L A N G U A G ELook at the text on each notice. What does it say? Choose the best

A G On any S aturday you can buy som eth ing at th is auction.

B □ You can buy som eth ing at th isauction on ly on the firs t Saturday in January.

C GG You can buy som eth ing at th is auction on the firs t Saturday of any m onth, but not in January.

A GG T ° m can ’t get into Huck’s canoeing class, but his friends might.

B GG T ° m and his friends should sign up immediately or the canoeing class might be cancelled.

C GG If T om ’s friends sign up for the canoeing class, it m ight be cancelled.

answer (A, B or C).

The canoeing lessors nni^ht e>e cancelled i-P -there aren’-t enough students. Tell ^our friends -to sic*n up r i^ k t avoa !

44uck

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A □ Boats must proceed with caution beyond this point.

B Q All boats must not go any further because of a nearby waterfall.

C □ If you want to see the waterfall, you must go beyond this point.

A O Between 7.30 a.m. and 8.30 a.m. on Saturdays three pounds of peas are very cheap.

B Between 7.30 a.m. and 8.30 a.m. on Saturdays you can buy two pounds of peas for the price of three.

C O Before 7.30 a.m. on Saturdays you can buy peas cheaply.

B E FO R E YOU READ

Ak Listen to the beginning of Chapter Eight and com plete the spaces with B83 the words you hear.

By the tim e we got back to Aunt S a lly ’s house, Tom knew everyth ing.We decided to te ll Aunt Sally tha t Tom was his bro ther Sid. I took his su itcase and 1 ................. it was mine.Aunt Sally was very surprised to see us both arrive! But she was sohappy to have, she thought, both of her 2 .................w ith her. She put usin the sam e room together.That n ight we went to bed early and w aited until everyone 3 .................w ent to bed. Then we 4 .................out of the w indow . W e looked around,but we d id n ’t know w here Jim was. Then Tom cried, “ I know w here they put Jim ! In tha t shed 5 .................th e re !”

So we w ent to the shed and looked inside th rough a sm all w indow . Sureenough, there was Jim. W hen he saw us, he co u ld n ’t 6 ................. hiseyes!

“ It’s Huck, and th e re ’s Tom to o ,” he cried happily.“Jim , d o n ’t worry. We know how to help you run aw ay,” I said.We 7 ................. how we could help him, and then we went back to thehouse. Every night, we clim bed out of our w indow after everyone w ent tosleep. W e dug a 8 ................. into J im ’s shed so he could use it to runaway.

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CAUTxOU! jwaterfall ahead.

Mo boats allowed beyond this point

]a

Spring Farmers’ Market

Early bird special! Buy your fresh peas here! Three pounds

for the price of oneSaturdays 7 .3 0 a.m. 8 .3 0 a.m.

CHAPTER EIGHT

The Great Escape

y the t im e w e got back to A u n t Sa lly ’s h o u s e , Tom k n e w e v e ry th in g . W e d e c id e d to te ll A u n t Sally th a t Tom was his b ro th e r Sid. I took his su i tc a se a n d p r e te n d e d it was m ine .

A u n t Sally w as very s u rp r is e d to see us b o th arrive! B u t she was so happy to have, she th o u g h t , b o th o f h e r n e p h e w s w ith her. S he p u t us in th e sam e room toge ther .

T h a t n ig h t we w e n t to bed early a n d w a ited u n ti l everyone else w e n t to b ed . T h e n w e c l im b e d o u t o f th e w indow . W e lo o k e d a ro u n d , b u t we d id n ’t know w h ere J im was. T h e n Tom cried , “I know w h ere they p u t Jim! H e ’s in th a t sh ed 1 over th e re ! ’’

So we w e n t to th e s h e d a n d lo o k e d in s id e th r o u g h a sm a ll

1. s h e d

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w in d o w . S u r e e n o u g h , t h e r e w as J im . W h e n h e s a w u s , h e c o u ld n ’t believe his eyes!

“I t’s H uck , and th e re ’s Tom, to o ,” he cried happily.“Jim, d o n ’t worry. We know how to help you ru n away,” I said.We explained how we cou ld help him, and th e n we w en t back to

th e h o u s e . E v e ry n ig h t , w e c l im b e d o u t o f o u r w in d o w a f t e r everyone w en t to sleep. We dug a hole in to J im ’s shed so he could use it to ru n away. PUf

O n th e n i g h t w e w a n t e d to r u n away, w e c l im b e d o u t th e w in d o w a f t e r e v e ry o n e w e n t to b e d as u s u a l . W h i le w e w e re s ta n d in g in th e g a rd en b e h in d a tree we saw som e m e n w ith guns.


As we c l im b ed over th e fen ce th e m e n b eg an to shoo t at us and ran a fte r us. We ran to the river, got in ou r canoe and cou ld still h ea r the m e n ’s shou ts . I sm iled and hugged Jim.

“N ow y o u ’re a free m a n again , J im ,” I said.W e w e re all very h a p p y a n d Tom c r ie d , “Wow! I even go t a

b u l l e t 1 in my leg!”J im an d I w ere su d d en ly very w orried . I took som e old c lo thes

a n d m a d e a b a n d a g e 2 fo r T o m ’s leg. H e c r ied , “No! H u r ry up, t h e r e ’s no t im e !”

But Jim d id n ’t w ant to go. He w anted to find a doctor for Tom first. Tom d id n ’t w ant us to do it, bu t finally I agreed with Jim. I took the canoe and w ent to find a doctor while Jim stayed beh ind with Tom.

I w ent back into town and found a doctor. I took him to our canoe, b u t he saw it and said, “This canoe is too small for two people. Tell m e w h e re y ou r f r ie n d is. I c an go an d you c an stay h e re u n ti l I re tu rn .”

I agreed, bu t I d id n ’t like it. I was so tired I w ent to sleep beh ind a tree. W h en I woke up, I saw the sun in the sky. I slept all night and

1. b u l l e t : im B *


n o w I d i d n ’t k n o w w h e r e th e d o c t o r w as! I decided to go back to Phelps Farm and tell them everything. I th o u g h t it was the bes t way to help Tom.

I got to th e fa rm a n d saw a lo t of people in the garden.Tom, Jim and the doctor were there! The people w anted to h u rt Jim. But the doctor s topped them and said, “Fie may be a runaw ay slave, bu t h e ’s a good m an. H e helped me with the boys leg.”

“L e t’s lock h im in the shed so he c a n ’t ru n away ag a in ,” said U ncle Silas.

Tom suddenly cried, “You’ve no right to! Nobody can lock Ji up a g a in b e c a u s e h e ’s n o t a s lave a n y m o re ! H e w as Miss W atson ’s slave and she died two m onths ago! Before she died, she m ade him a free m a n .”

I cou ld n ’t believe my ears! And Jim was so happy to know he was a free man! Tom told everyone everything we did and who we were. Now everyone knew everything and we were all very happy. B u t th e re was one m ore th in g I was still worried about. I looked at Jim and said, “W h a t do I do now?I c a n ’t go back hom e because of my father. I ’m sure h e ’s got my $6 ,000 from Judge T ha tcher .”

“D o n ’t you worry, H u c k . Your f a th e r c a n ’t h u r t you anym ore ,” said Jim.

“H ow do you know?” I asked.“R em em ber tha t old houseboat we saw on the river one

night? T here was a dead m an on the floor and I d idn ’t let you look at his face. I d id n ’t le t you b e ca u se it was your father, H u ck ,” said Jim.

And so tha t was how our adventures cam e to an end. And we all got our freedom, at last.

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Jk S U M M A R YUnscramble the sentences below to make a summary of Chapter Eight. There is an exam ple at the beginning (0).

0 Huck Tom Aunt Sally and be lieve made were they nephews her Huck and Tom made A unt Sally believe they were her nephews.

1 the Jim and Tom shed Huck in found

2 Huck the dug a Tom and hole into shed

3 W hen ran they Tom away leg hurt his

4 doctor Tom a helped

5 found Jim he man was free a out

6 found Huck out fa the r was dead his

7 freedom everyone the ir got

A C H A R A C T E R SMatch the characters in the box below to what they said. Some characters are used more than once.

Tom Jim Huck Uncle S ilas the docto r

1

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56 7

8

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“ I know w here they put J im !”“W ow! I even got a bu lle t in my leg !”“ I c a n ’t go back home because of my fa th e r.”“Your fa the r ca n ’t hurt you anym ore .”“Le t’s lock him in the shed so he ca n ’t run away agp in !”“He may be a runaw ay slave, but he ’s a good m an.”“N obody can lock Jim up again because h e ’s not a slave anym ore .”“Th is canoe is too sm all fo r two peop le .”

PET

A Choose the correct word (A, B, C or D) for each space. There is an example at the beginning (0).

Tom was proud 3... he got a bullet in his leg.A if B that C who /D what

Jim and Huck were v e ry ......about Tom ’s leg.A worried B afraid C bad D surprised

Jim wanted t o a doctor forTom.A search B ask C find D look

The doctor thought the canoe was to o for two people.A large B heavy C cheap D small

Huck was so tired he fell a s le e p a tree.A above B close C next D behind

The doctor to ld that Jimhelped him save Tom.A all people B anyone C everyone D none

Jim was very happy t o hewas not a slave anymore.A new B knew C knowing D know

Jim told Huck not to worry his father.A of B to C about D for

A W R IT IN GWrite a short book report about this book. Include the following information:

- a brief summary of the story;- what in particular you liked or did not like about the book;- who your favorite character was and why;- what kind of person would like this book.

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A C R O S S W O R DComplete this crossword. Look at the clues and pictures. Write the words in the correct place. You do not have any numbers, but use the letters already in the crossword to help you.

Jim was not a any more.Huck and Tom ...... a hole in the ground.Both Huck and Jim had t h e i r now.

Uncle S ilas used a key to the door.

EXIT TEST

Jk W H O ’S W H O ?Look at the names in the box. Find and circle them in the word square below.

W idow Douglas Tom Jim Huck Miss W atsonJudge Tha tcher King Duke Aunt Sally

J D W I D O W D O U G L A SY Y R F Q V A J L P I J R ML N F J M O T E W X A E J LL W L L V B M H T Y H D E WA Q T T H K I P L C U E D GS T R M I J T R T Q C Z E MT L P Y K T G A H K K E Y SN G M L P I H E C X M L M JU U E O W T M N F G K L O PA X K H E P K I N G D M S LE Q U G K I G N C X P R T K

U P D M I S S W A T S O N LG U Y L D E E S X B K I P T

J A S S C J Y L E W W A K B

Now match the characters’ names to their descriptions.

1 This person is H uck ’s good fr ie n d ..................................................................2 This person sets Jim free before d y in g .........................................................3 These two people get ta rred and fe a th e re d ................................................4 Th is person is keeping H uck ’s m oney for h im ...........................................5 This person te lls Huck his fu tu re w ith a m agic b a ll..................................6 Huck lives w ith th is person before his fa the r takes

him aw ay ..................................................................................................................7 This person finds Jim asleep in the w oods w ith a b lanket

over his head ..........................................................................................................8 This person th inks Huck is Tom S aw ye r......................................................

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Put the sentences below in the order in which they happen in the story.

A The real H arvey and W illiam W ilks cam e to the k in g ’s auction.B Huck and Jim saw a dead man in a houseboat.C Huck and Tom dug a hole into J im ’s shed.D The king and the duke pretended to be H arvey and W illiam W ilks.E Miss W atson a lw ays told Huck w hat to do.F The doctor treated T o m ’s bu lle t wound.G Jim told Huck the dead man they saw in the houseboat was his

father.H The W idow Douglas and Judge T hatcher d id n ’t let H uck ’s fa the r have

H uck ’s m oney.I Huck put the bag of m oney in Peter W ilks ’s coffin .

J H uck ’s fa the r took him away and locked him up in an old, em pty house.

K Tom told everyone who he and Huck rea lly were.

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Meet Huckleberry Finn and travel with him on an exciting series of adventures down the Mississippi River. Find out how Huck ingeniously escapes from his cruel father; how he cleverly stops a couple of criminals from stealing a family’s fortune; and how, with his friend Tom Sawyer, he saves a runaway slave. An American classic that appeals to both young and old.

Easy reading in American English

Wide range of fun activities in the four skills

PET-style exercises Trinity-style exercises (Grade 4)Informative dossier on Slavery in North America in the 1800s Project work using the web Exit test with answer key Full recording of the text

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