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One day a poor man was riding along the road In the afternoon he was tired and hungry, so he tied his horse to a tree and sat down to have dinner A rich man came to that place and began to tie his horse to the same tree "Do not (1) ," said the poor man, "my horse is (2) _" But the rich man answered, "I'll tie (3) " So he tied up his horse and also sat down to eat his dinner Soon they heard a great noise They ran up to the tree, but it was too late - the horse of the rich man was killed "Oh, (4) _" cried the rich man "You must _(5) ," he said to the poor man and brought him before a judge The judge asked the poor man, "Is it true _(6) _" The poor man said nothing The judge asked the poor man many other questions, but the poor man didn't answer At last the judge cried, "What can I do? (7) " "Oh," said the rich man, " (8) _" "Are you sure?" asked the judge "What did he say?" "Yes I am sure," answered the rich man "He told me (9) " "Oh," said the judge, "now I see The man told you that _(10) _ " Then he said to the poor man, "I asked you a lot of questions, but you didn't answer them Why?" The poor man said, "I didn't answer you because I knew that you would believe a rich man and not a poor man Now the rich man told you everything and you know who is right." Choose Choose the the correct correct ending ending to to each sentence: each sentence: The The poor poor man man asked asked the the rich rich man man not not to to tie tie the thehorse horseto tothe thesame sametree treebecause because there therewas wasno noplace placefor forthe thesecond secondhorse horse the therich richman's man'shorse horsewas waswild wild the thepoor poorman's man'shorse horsewas waswild wild The The man man ran ran up up to to the the tree, tree, but but itit was was too too late late-the thehorse horseof ofthe thepoor poorman manwas waskilled killed the horse of the rich man was the horse of the rich man waskilled killed the thehorse horseof ofthe therich richman manhad hadrun runaway away The judge asked a poor man The judge asked a poor man aa lot lot of of questions, but questions, but he hedid didnot notanswer answerthem them he heanswered answeredonly onlyone oneof ofthem them he heanswered answeredonly onlytwo twoof ofthem them "I"Idid didnot notanswer answeryou youbecause because IIwas wasnot notsure surethat thatmy myhorse horsewas waswild." wild." IIdidn't didn'tunderstand understandyour yourquestions." questions." II knew knew that that you you believe believe aa rich rich man man and and not not aapoor poorman" man" Say Say why why the poor the poor man man said said nothing nothing Complete the text with the following phrases my horse where I like! wild, it will kill your horse Tie it to another tree! pay me for it my poor horse! that your horse killed his horse? he can speak! He spoke to me when I met him! his horse was wild, so he shall not pay for your horse This man is dumb He cannot speak! tie your horse to that tree not to tie my horse to the tree where his horse was, because his horse was wild Say Say if if the the statements statements are are true true to to the the text text or or false: false: In In the the evening evening the the rich rich man man was was tired tired and and hungry, so he tied his horse to a tree hungry, so he tied his horse to a tree The The poor poor man man sat sat down down to to sing sing the the song song The poor man's horse was wild; The poor man's horse was wild; itit killed killed the the rich rich man's man's horse horse The The judge judge asked asked the the poor poor man man many many other other questions, questions, but but the the poor poor man man didn't didn't answer answer The The poor poor man man was was guilty guilty Put the the sentences sentences in in Put the order order they they come come in in the the text: text: the Soonthey theyheard heardaagreat greatnoise noise Soon Now the the rich rich man man told told you you everything everything and and Now youknow knowwho whoisisright." right." you The judge judge asked asked the the poor poor man man many many The other questions, questions, but but the the poor poor man man didn't didn't other answer answer The man man told told you you that that his his horse horse was was wild, wild, The so he shall not pay for your horse so he shall not pay for your horse One day day aa poor poor man man was was riding riding along along the the One road road rich man man came came to to that that place place and and began began AA rich totie tiehis hishorse horseto tothe thesame sametree tree to KEYS: Complete the text with the following phrases tie your horse to that tree wild, it will kill your horse Tie it to another tree! my horse where I like! my poor horse! pay me for it that your horse killed his horse? This man is dumb He cannot speak! he can speak! He spoke to me when I met him! not to tie my horse to the tree where his horse was, because his horse was wild 10 his horse was wild, so he shall not pay for your horse I) Choose the correct ending to each sentence: 1) The poor man asked the rich man not to tie the horse to the same tree because a) there was no place for the second horse b) the rich man's horse was wild c) the poor man's horse was wild 2) The man ran up to the tree, but it was too late a) the horse of the poor man was killed b) the horse of the rich man was killed c) the horse of the rich man had run away 3) The judge asked a poor man a lot of questions, but a) he did not answer them b) he answered only one of them c) he answered only two of them 4) "I did not answer you because a) I was not sure that my horse was wild." b) I didn't understand your questions." c) I knew that you believe a rich man and not a poor man" II) Say if the statements are true or false and correct mistakes: 1) In the evening the rich man was tired and hungry, so he tied his horse to a tree False In the afternoon… 2) The poor man sat down to sing the song False To have dinner 3) The poor man's horse was wild; it killed the rich man's horse True 4) The judge asked the poor man many other questions, but the poor man didn't answer True 5) The poor man was guilty False, because he told the rich man beforehand about his wild horse’ character III) Put the sentences in the order they come in the text: Soon they heard a great noise.(3) Now the rich man told you everything and you know who is right." (5) The judge asked the poor man many other questions, but the poor man didn't answer (4) “The man told you that his horse was wild, so he shall not pay for your horse.” (6) One day a poor man was riding along the road (1) A rich man came to that place and began to tie his horse to the same tree.(2)

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