The Advantures Of Tom Sawyer

Tom lives in the small village of St. Petersburg with his aunt, Polly, his brother,
Sid and his sister, Mary. His mother is dead. He gets up at 7:30 in the morning everyday. He
gets dressed and then, he has his breakfast. He leaves home at about 8:15 and goes to school.
He isnt a good student and he never listens to his teachers. Sid and Mary always go to Sunday
school, but Tom hates going to Sunday School.
Tom always plays tricks on Aunt Polly, but she loves Tom anyway. School finishes at 3:30 and
Tom goes home. He likes walking around the village in the evenings.
Toms best friend is Huck. Huck doesnt have a mother and his father often drinks whiskey and
doesnt work. He has no home, he lives in the streets and he doesnt go to school. His clothes
are always old and dirty. He likes fishing and swimming.

B) Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words in the box.
playX2
not like

want
be

like

support
go
not watch
listen
have

Huck 1) ______ my best friend. I always 2)_______ a very

good time with him. We 3)________ swimming everyday and
4)___________ football twice a week. Huck and I 5)
_______ doing sports. My brother, Sid ,6)__________ it
very much but he 7)_________ to come to play with us each
time. We never 8)__________ volleyball or basketball at
school, but we 9) ________ our class team in every match. We
also go to the theatre and 10) ____________ to music
together. We 11) ____________ TV much because the
programs on TV are not very interesting.
C) Match the words with their definitions.
1. ugly ____
someone
2. laugh ____
3. trick ____
4. fence ____
happy
5. stranger ____

a) to do something to deceive or surprise

b) a person you dont know
c) unpleasant to look at
d) to make a sound that shows you are
e) a thin wall usually made of wood
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Now its your turn! What do you

do in your free time? Tell me
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