English for starters 8 student book pdf

English for Starters Eighth Grade Students’ Book Julia Starr Keddle Martyn Hobbs ájQƒ°ùdG á«Hô©dG ájQƒ¡ª÷G ‘ ™jRƒàdG ¥ƒ≤M áYÉÑ£∏d áeÉ©dG á°ù°SDƒª∏d áXƒØfi 322 Old Brompton Road, London SW5 9JH, England Maktabat El Nashr El Tarbawi El Souri (Syrian Educational Publishers) Omar El Mukhtar 2nd Str., Bldg El Mazraa, Damascus-Syria Phone: (011) 44676789 Fax: (011) 44676788 e-mail: info@syrianep.com www.syrianep.com New edition 2010 © York Press 2008 All rights reserved; no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the Publishers Contents Unit Language Module Social activities Sporting life page In the past page 12 Skills Pronunciation Grammar present simple or present continuous; the -ing form of nouns; the infinitive Functions talking about sports, talking about activities Vocabulary sport; parts of the body; numbers and dates Focus on the Olympics Reading Links – start doing athletics; Keeping fit; The Olympic Games Listening favourite sport; radio programme about the Olympics Speaking sport; the Olympics Writing a paragraph about a sports event life / thing Grammar past simple revision; past continuous; when, while Functions talking about the past; talking about what was happening in the past Vocabulary verbs; products Focus on an ancient culture Reading The Boy from the Past Episode 1: The discovery; Hassan’s Diary; The Phoenicians Listening activities in the past; summer school Speaking activities in the past; the Phoenicians Writing what you and your family were doing yesterday what, visit Project My favourite sport Module Places and records Amazing world Grammar comparatives; (not) as as Functions comparing things Vocabulary university subjects; animals Focus on dry environments Reading The Boy from the Past Episode 2: The boy’s story; Strange but true; Fact or fiction?; Deserts Listening Andrew’s trip Speaking comparing things; comparing deserts Writing sentences comparing deserts Grammar superlatives; the most ; adjective order Functions talking about the best; describing things; describing objects; talking about records Vocabulary shapes and materials Focus on treasures Reading The most incredible places; Links – explore; Wonderful things Listening quiz; guessing objects; Amazing records Speaking talking about objects; talking about records Writing a report about your classmates page 20 World records page 26 desert, oasis Saying sentences large / old Project World records quiz Module Experiences Life events Grammar present perfect + ever; past participles; present perfect or past simple Functions talking about experiences; talking about people Vocabulary experiences; measurements Focus on amazing journeys Reading Have you ever ?; The Amberson family website; Jamel the runner Listening Maher and Leen’s experiences; interview with a long distance walker Speaking talking about experiences; talking about people’s lives; talking about Jamel the runner Writing a paragraph about your life Grammar present perfect + for / since; How long ? Functions talking about how long Vocabulary museum objects; time expressions Focus on space Reading The Boy from the Past Episode 3: The mysterious collector; Ruba’s life; Life in space Listening Mazen’s life; interview with an astronaut Speaking role-playing a journalist and an astronaut Writing interview questions to ask an astronaut page 34 How we live page 40 Project The International Space Station house, road Saying sentences rubbish, food, visible Reading aloud Unit Language Module Keeping in touch Ideas and thoughts page 48 Messages page 54 Skills Pronunciation Grammar present continuous as future; adverbs; so, neither Functions talking about future plans; agreeing and disagreeing; making arrangements Vocabulary describing people Focus on communication Reading The Boy from the Past Episode 4: The thin man; Making plans; Let’s talk! Listening Faisal’s plans; Tom’s phone messages Speaking talking about communication Writing an e-mail to a friend about plans good, can Grammar present passive; past passive Functions talking about the past Vocabulary communication verbs; mind and body Focus on the brain Reading How the Internet works; How an e-mail is sent; Getting your message across; Brain power Listening checking answers; radio programme about eating well Speaking talking about the Internet; talking about intelligence Writing a paragraph about your friend’s interests and abilities Saying sentences brain, can Project Processes Module Around the world The environment Grammar that / which, who, where; either … or … ; although; both and ; after Functions talking about likes and dislikes Vocabulary places; animals Focus on ecosystems Reading Island life; Journey north, journey south; Our study of ecology Listening Jason, Anna and Peter on holiday Speaking talking about ecosystems in your country; saying sentences Writing a paragraph about your likes and dislikes; a paragraph about an ecosystem year, jet Grammar somebody, something, somewhere; could, must, can’t; had to, didn’t have to Functions making guesses; talking about things you had to Vocabulary parts of a ship; recycling Focus on helping the world Reading The Boy from the Past Episode 5: Laila’s investigation; The Sindbad voyage; Links – reduce, reuse, recycle Listening guessing sounds; interview with Janet and Simon about recycling Speaking talking about helping the environment Writing a paragraph of advice about recycling ship, which page 62 10 Explorations page 68 Reading aloud Project Tropical rainforests Module Science and discovery 11 Inventions Grammar will for decisions; going to for plans; I’ll , Shall I ? Functions talking about decisions; talking about future plans; making and accepting offers Vocabulary everyday objects Focus on inventors Reading The Boy from the Past Episode 6: The buried treasure; Electricity; Inventors who lit the world Listening dialogues in the science lab; important inventions Speaking discussing experiments; the most important inventions in history Writing a summary of the life of Tesla and Edison repair, engineer Grammar If he creates , he builds ; If you wear you will be Functions talking about conditions Vocabulary nouns and verbs; verbs; experiments Focus on accidental discoveries Reading Be creative; Links – science quiz; Seeing the possibilities Listening explanations for quiz answers; an expert in creative thinking Speaking a group story Writing a story work page 76 12 Creativity page 82 Project A famous scientist or inventor Module Social activities: Fitness and Achievement Focus on the Olympics When and where did the Olympics start? Read Episode of The Boy from the Past Read about keeping fit What can you do? MY FAVOURITE SPORT – TENNIS Focus on an ancient culture Where did they live? About tennis Some people think tennis started in ancient Egypt Other people say it started in France during the 11th century The French played it inside In the 1860s people began to play outside on grass Nowadays tennis is big business and professional tennis players earn a lot of money Who plays Two players compete in singles and two pairs of players compete in doubles Where you play You play on a tennis court with a low net across the middle What you need Each player has a tennis racket and they use a tennis ball How to play Project Players use the racket to hit the ball over the net They try to stop their opponent hitting it back To win a game, a player must score four points and lead by at least two points MY FAVOURITE SPORT I t t titi OUTCOMES You will be able to: talk about sport and activities discuss the Olympics talk about the past give opinions •• •• Sporting life Grammar present simple or present continuous; the -ing form of nouns; the infinitive http://www.links.com/athletics.html Athletics is an ancient sporting activity It was part of the original Greek Olympics, as well as the modern Olympic Games Links went to a school in Damascus to FACTFILE ATHLETICS meet some students on the sports field I love athletics because I enjoy the variety But jumping is my favourite I go to the athletics club once a week Today I’m doing long jump I’m learning to take shorter steps just before I jump That way I can jump further Running Sprinting is running very fast over a short distance In long distance running you run a long way The fastest athletes can run 100 metres in about 10 seconds Top tip Run on the balls of your feet and move your arms Jumping There are several different jumping activities These include high jump and long jump Athletes can jump about 2.5 metres high and a distance of metres Top tip When you jump, bend your knees and swing your arms Throwing The main throwing sports are discus, shot-put and javelin Athletes throw them very fast and a long way The world record for javelin is 98.48 metres Top tip Use soft equipment to practise because it prevents injury to your muscles Samer I go running two or three times a week It gives you lots of energy I’m not sprinting today, I’m doing long distance running I’m running round the sports field as many times as I can! Ruba My best sports are javelin, shot-put and discus – I practise them twice a week My favourite is javelin Today I’m training with a specialist trainer It’s really exciting because he’s an Olympic athlete! Hassan Sporting life Vocabulary sport Put these activities into the five groups below javelin high jump snowboarding cycling discus sprinting shot-put skiing marathon ice-skating roller skating jogging long jump throwing things javelin moving on ice or snow running jumping moving on wheels Comprehension BEFORE YOU READ Look at the pictures on page What sports can you see? Read the Factfile on page and answer the questions What are you doing What these if you: numbers refer to? a jump very high? a 98.48 b throw things a long way? b 2.5 c run very fast? c What sport is this advice for? a Use soft equipment b Bend your knees c Move your arms Grammar in context present simple or present continuous N 1.1 Listen and read about the students Then, in your notebook, copy and complete the table Favourite sport How often Today Samer Ruba Hassan N 1.2 Draw a new table in your notebook for Maher, Reem and Noura Listen and make notes Write sentences about the students in exercises and Samer’s favourite sport is jumping He does it once a week Today he’s doing long jump Talking about sports Work in pairs Cover the tables and ask and answer questions about the students What is Hanan’s favourite sport? How often does she it? What is she doing today? OVER TO YOU Work in pairs Talk about a sport you play Did you know? My favourite sport is football I play it once a week I’m in the school team A marathon is 42 kilometres long Healthy exercise Keeping fit When you are fit, you are healthier You can study better and daily tasks better It doesn’t have to be difficult to keep fit Walking is easy and doesn’t need any special equipment Even playing a friendly game of football helps you to keep fit Try to take the stairs rather than the lift, too! There are three main types of exercise – aerobic, resistance and stretching Aerobic exercise is when you make your heart and lungs work hard Examples of this are swimming and roller skating Resistance training, such as press-ups and weight-lifting, is for building up your muscles Stretching activities, such as yoga, make you more flexible It is important to have an exercise regime which contains all three types of exercise Try to keep a diary and aim to train two or three times a week A good exercise session has a warm-up of about 5–10 minutes This could be walking or jogging Exercises such as press-ups help to build up your muscles Include aerobic exercise, such as cycling and basketball Finally, stretching exercises are good for cooling down Of course, it’s easier to sit down in front of the TV or computer but it isn’t necessarily healthy! Safura Abdel Karim, a thirteen-year-old schoolgirl from South Africa, wrote a report on her classmates It was so well written that it was published in a medical journal She found out that students who play a lot of computer games get pains in their thumbs, hands, arms, back and neck Resistance training – press-ups Aerobic activity – basketball Stretching – yoga Vocabulary parts of the body N 1.3 Label the pictures with these words Then listen and check shoulder wrist finger heart lungs thumb hand elbow back muscles neck arm muscles 10 11 12 Sporting life Comprehension BEFORE YOU READ Work in pairs Ask and answer the questions How often you walk / run / swim / take the stairs / play a team game / athletics / stretch your muscles / play computer games / watch TV? How much physical training should you each week? Read the article on page quickly Are these sports aerobic, resistance or stretching? roller skating press-ups yoga cycling basketball jogging swimming weight-lifting Read the article again and decide if the sentences are true (T) or false (F) Copy and correct the false sentences in your notebook It is always difficult to get fit F Daily activities such as walking and going upstairs help you get fit A good exercise session takes 5–10 minutes Stretching exercises are especially good for your heart and lungs It is useful to have a weekly schedule for your exercise regime Playing computer games is a good form of exercise Grammar in context the -ing form (nouns) Match the beginnings with the endings of the sentences Notice the -ing forms Resistance training e a cooling down 5–10 minutes of jogging b such as swimming Include aerobic exercise c can damage your hands Stretching is good for d is a good warm-up Playing too many computer games e builds up your muscles Grammar in context the infinitive Copy and complete the sentences in your notebook Use these verbs: sit down have keep fit (x2) It doesn’t have to be difficult to keep fit Even a friendly game of football helps you It is important an exercise routine with all three types It’s easy in front of the TV Talking about activities Work in pairs Discuss the activities watching TV reading swimming running shopping walking skateboarding It’s important to read but you should exercise as well Running is good for you Did you know? Running consumes about 250 calories in 30 minutes Shopping only consumes about 50 calories! Skills: Focus on the Olympics THE OLYMPIC GAMES ORIGINS The first Olympic Games began in 776 BC, over 2,700 years ago The games took place every four years at Olympia in ancient Greece The first games had only one event, but later there were more, and the games took five days Events included the pentathlon (running, jumping, discus, javelin and wrestling) Chariot races were a popular event The games stopped in 393 AD THE FIRST MODERN OLYMPICS In the 19th century a Frenchman, Pierre de Coubertin, started the Olympic Games again The first modern-day Olympics took place in 1896 About 300 athletes took part, representing thirteen countries Events included cycling, target shooting, sprinting, shot put, weight lifting, swimming, gymnastics and the marathon THE OFFICIAL OLYMPIC FLAG The Olympic flag has five rings on a white background The five rings represent the five continents of the world and Olympic friendship At least one of the colours appears on the flag of every country in the world MODERN DAY OLYMPICS The four-year period between Olympic Games is called an Olympiad There is now a Winter Olympic Games – this happens two years after the Summer Olympics Winter sports include ice hockey, skating, snowboarding and skiing At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, 204 countries took part and 11,028 athletes attended It’s a lot bigger now than 2,700 years ago! 10 THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS In 1968, a new athletic competition was introduced for individuals with intellectual disabilities The aim of the Special Olympics was to promote acceptance and respect, and to raise awareness about people with special needs The motto adopted for this purpose is “Let me win But if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt.” In 2007, around 7,500 contestants from 164 countries participated in the 12th Special Olympic Games held in China Today, with over million athletes from around the world, the Special Olympics has become a global movement for the promotion of rights and opportunities 12 Creativity Grammar If he creates …, he builds …; If you wear …, you will be … Creativity is the ability to invent or imagine something new Everyone is creative, but some people act on their ideas and others don’t There are many ways of being creative and creativity can help us solve problems Evolution of ideas Creativity is not only about new ideas, it is also about making improvements to existing ideas If a car designer creates a more comfortable car, he builds on all the changes made by designers in the past Putting ideas together Two or more ideas can be combined to create a new idea If you join the ideas of a computer and a network, you get the Internet Changing how we things Sometimes new ideas change the way we things In the past all medical operations involved cutting the patient But if you send a small tube with a camera into a person’s body, you can treat him from the inside Finding a new use for things Creativity doesn’t always mean inventing something new If you look at something, you can sometimes think of another use for it For example, the first plastic was developed in the 19th century for making balls But in 1889 it was discovered that you could use it for photographic film Changing approach When we try to solve a problem, we often think of only one way to approach it But if you change the approach, you sometimes find a different solution For example, most city planners slow traffic down with speed restrictions and road signs But one planner proved that if you take all the signs away, cars go slower! This is because drivers have to be more careful 82 Creativity 12 Comprehension BEFORE YOU READ How creative are you? Work in groups Think of as many things as possible to with these objects: paper clip metal ruler wooden spoon pencil You could use a paper clip to draw on wood Read the article on page 82 Match the examples with the headings using a small camera in medicine linking computers and networks the development of plastic building a better car taking street signs away in the city Changing how we things Vocabulary nouns and verbs Look at the article again and find: a the noun form of improve, develop and solve b the verb form of combination and discovery Grammar in context If he creates …, he builds … Read the article again Match the beginnings with the endings of the sentences If a car designer creates a more comfortable car, If you combine the ideas of a computer and a network, If you send a small tube with a camera into a person’s body, If you look at something, If you change the approach, If you take all the signs away, a b c d e f you get the Internet he builds on all the changes made by designers in the past cars go slower you can treat him from the inside you can think of another use for it you can sometimes find a different solution Talking about conditions Work in pairs Say what is true for you •• •• • If I sleep badly, I … If I don’t eat enough lunch, I … If my best friend is sad, I … If I lose something important, I … If I get a good mark at school, I … If I sleep badly, I can’t concentrate the next day 83 Science quiz www.sciencequiz.links.com If you don’t breathe while you are chewing, a the food will taste better b the food will taste worse c you won’t be able to taste anything If you wear white clothes in the sun, a you will be hotter than someone in dark clothes b you will be cooler than someone in dark clothes c you will be the same temperature as someone in dark clothes Harry and William are walking in the rain If Harry starts running, a he will get wetter than William b he will get as wet as William c he will be drier than William If you look directly at the sun, a you will damage your eyes b you will see the colour blue c you will see better If you heat water at the top of a mountain, a it will boil at less than 100˚C b it will boil at 100˚C c it won’t boil If you travel faster than the speed of light, a you will get older b you will stay the same age c you will get younger If you travel from Earth to the next planet from the Sun, a you will go to Venus b you will go to Jupiter c you will go to Mars If you remove the air from inside a can, the can a will explode b will become smaller c will turn round 84 Creativity 12 Vocabulary verbs BEFORE YOU READ Match the verbs with the definitions explode a recognise the flavour of food and drink breathe b heat liquids to a high temperature damage c make something break up with a loud noise taste d cause physical harm to something remove e take air into your body and send it out again boil f take away Comprehension OVER TO YOU Work in pairs Do the quiz on page 84 Make a note of your answers a N 12.1 Listen to the answers to the quiz and correct your answers How many did you get right? b N 12.1 Listen again and write the missing words We need (1) to taste food (2) clothes reflect the sun’s rays and you stay (3) (4) clothes absorb the rays and you get (5) The rain won’t only hit his (6) and shoulders – it will hit all over the front of his (7) The sun’s rays are very (8) , so (9) look straight at the sun There is (10) air pressure at the (11) of a mountain This is (12) complicated to (13) ! Mars is (14) from the Sun than Earth Venus is (15) The air pressure on the (16) is (17) than the air pressure (18) the can Grammar in context If you wear …, you will be … Copy and complete the sentences If I (get) a good result in English, my parents (buy) me a present If Waleed (come) to my house tomorrow, we (play) computer games If I (go) to Egypt, I (visit) Cairo If they (look) out of the window, they (see) my new car Talking about conditions Work in groups Talk about tomorrow A: What will you if you feel ill tomorrow? B: I’ll stay at home C: My mum will call the doctor if I’m ill feel ill your grandparents visit get a bad mark get an email 85 Skills: Focus on accidental discoveries Many great discoveries were made while scientists were researching something else We say they happened by accident But the scientists were clever enough to recognise the importance of something strange or unusual They used a combination of imagination and knowledge to understand the importance of what they found As the inventor Art Fry said, ‘The more you learn, the more you are able to see.’ X-rays Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen, German physicist, 1845–1923 The first ever X-ray of Mrs Röntgen’s hand If you have an injury, doctors will give you an X-ray to look for broken bones But X-rays were only discovered in 1895 Röntgen was actually studying the rays which we use for TV screens and fluorescent light He wanted to see if the rays could escape from a glass tube, so he covered it with black cardboard Suddenly he noticed a light a metre away on a screen ‘The cardboard has a hole in it,’ he thought But it didn’t Then he realised that rays of light were actually passing through the cardboard! He then discovered that he could see the bones and wedding ring of his wife’s hand using the rays That was the first X-ray Penicillin Alexander Fleming, Scottish scientist, 1881–1955 In 1922 Fleming was doing some research into diseases He noticed that one of his dishes had mould on it Mould is a soft brown or green substance that grows on old food Normally Fleming would throw mouldy dishes away But instead he decided to experiment Under the microscope he saw that the mould was killing a very dangerous bacteria (very small living thing) The mould was called penicillium notatum Fleming discovered that it produced a chemical that killed the bacteria Other scientists worked to make penicillin useful Today we can treat serious illnesses because of Fleming’s accidental discovery 86 The first penicillin mould Creativity 12 Vocabulary experiments BEFORE YOU READ You are going to read about two discoveries Label the diagrams glass tube microscope screen dish cardboard mould X-rays Penicillin Reading Read the article on page 86 Decide if the sentences are true (T) or false (F) Knowledge and education help scientists come up with new ideas X-rays were discovered over 100 years ago Röntgen invented the TV screen The X-rays went through a hole in the cardboard Fleming was experimenting on diseases when he discovered penicillin The penicillin mould killed the bacteria Listening N 12.2 Listen to Lee Johnson, an expert on creative thinking Decide if the sentences are true (T) or false (F) Correct the false sentences Always carry a notebook and pen or pencil Watch a lot of TV Go for a drive in a car Exercise your brain Don’t read a lot of books Have a positive attitude Pronunciation work N 12.3 Copy the words Listen and underline the sounds Then listen and repeat work turn research learn worse bird Speaking OVER TO YOU Work in groups Tell a group story Each person says a line of a story Start: Hassan was listening to the news when the phone rang Writing Write the story you told in exercise Discuss how you can change or improve it Write out your own version •• Did you know? X-rays are not only used in hospitals, but also at airports on luggage and in factories to check for small faults 87 Project A FAMOUS SCIENTIST OR INVENTOR Alhazen – pioneer of vision and light Abu Ali Al-Hassan ibn Al-Haytham, or Alhazen, was born in Basra, Iraq in 965 AD, and died in 1040 AD He was probably the greatest physicist of his time He investigated the world of light, including mirrors, reflections, rainbows and shadows Among other things, he discovered that light goes into the eye and that light travels in straight lines He drew the first accurate diagram of the human eye He wrote over 90 works, including a study of the eye and vision called Kitab Al-Manazir In 1270 it was translated into Latin It was published as a book in the West in 1572 Many later scientists used Alhazen’s work Perhaps the most important contribution he made was the modern scientific method He created theories which he tested with experiments This is how scientists still work today Now you try! ● ● ● Write about a famous scientist or inventor Look in books or on the Internet to find out facts Use the model to help you write your project You don’t have to describe the invention or discovery in detail Write a simple explanation Useful words and expressions He / She investigated / discovered / drew / wrote / created / built / made / invented … including probably perhaps He / She was the greatest … Among other things, he / she … The most important contribution he / she made was … Paragraph 1: Biographical information and an interesting short summary Paragraph 2: Some of the things he / she discovered or invented Paragraph Some additional information Paragraph The most important contribution 88 Literature Spot JANE EYRE BY CHARLOTTE BRONTË Before you start 1 Read about Charlotte Brontë and answer these questions In what way was Jane Eyre like Charlotte? What inspired the sisters to write? What were Charlotte’s sisters and brother like? Match the words from the story with their meanings B A C K G R O U N D Charlotte Brontë (1816–1855) was one of six children, two of whom died when they were young Her two remaining sisters, Anne and Emily, also became famous writers, while her brother, Bramwell, was a difficult person who lived a wild life It was Charlotte’s time with her brother and sisters in a remote part of Yorkshire in Northern England that probably influenced her writing most The sisters all tried to write better stories than each other, their imaginations inspired by the wild countryside around them In Jane Eyre (1847), Charlotte describes a girl whose difficult life as a child is rewarded through being patient, hard working and loyal It is easy to imagine the young Charlotte wanting such an exciting life for herself Charlotte’s early years were similar to Jane Eyre’s Like Jane, Charlotte was sent to a boarding school where conditions were very bad She also became a teacher abroad collapse housekeeper inherit lawyer servant sew someone whose job is to work in your house someone who looks after a house for the owner get something from someone who died in a different country join together with cotton thread and a needle someone who advises you about the law fall down Reading Read the story Put these events in the order that they happened Mr Rochester married again Mr Rochester’s wife jumped from the roof and died Mr Rochester could see again Mr Rochester’s wife set fire to his bed Mr Rochester got married Mr Rochester’s wife went mad Grace Poole looked after her Mr Rochester met Jane Eyre and fell in love with her Mr Rochester was injured in the fire Read again Are these sentences true or false? 10 11 Jane was happy at Thornfield Hall Grace Poole shouts and makes strange noises Jane saves Mr Rochester from a fire Richard Mason is Mrs Rochester’s brother Mrs Rochester cuts and scratches Richard Mason Richard Mason stops the wedding The wedding guests see Mrs Rochester is mad Jane leaves and becomes a lawyer Jane Eyre marries Mr St John Rivers Thornfield Hall is now a ruin Jane still loves Mr Rochester although he is blind Match the adjectives below with the people they describe handsome sad and unfriendly quiet and cold friendly wild lovely Mr Rochester Mrs Rochester the servants Richard Mason Jane Eyre Grace Poole Do you know any love stories like Jane Eyre ? Tell the class 89 My name is Jane Eyre and this is the story of my life It is the 1830s and I was living in Thornfield Hall, a big house in the country It was my first job and I was a teacher, teaching a young French girl The owner of the house, Mr Rochester, was looking after the girl But I had not met the owner yet, as he was usually abroad My life was good at Thornfield Hall I spent my days with the servants, who were all friendly Only Grace Poole, who sewed in the attic, was quiet and cold Strange shouts and cries often came from her room at the top of the house One day, Mr Rochester came home He seemed unfriendly “He’s never happy here,” said Mrs Fairfax, the housekeeper “Thornfield Hall reminds him of his family troubles.” That night I woke up and heard a laugh outside my room I got up and looked outside the door I saw smoke was coming from Mr Rochester’s room I went in and saw that his bed was on fire I quickly put water on the fire and it went out “Thank you, Jane,” said Mr Rochester “You have saved my life.” I began to love my master That week Mr Rochester had a visitor, a handsome man called Richard Mason In the night I heard a scream and ran up to his room Mr Rochester was with him Richard Mason’s face was scratched and covered in blood Mr Rochester asked me to clean his cuts Then he told me to keep my door locked at night Later that summer, I was in the garden and Mr Rochester joined me I was very surprised when he asked me to marry him I said yes! We planned our wedding and soon it was my wedding day When we were standing in the church, a stranger called out, “They cannot get married! Mr Rochester already has 90 a wife!” Mr Rochester asked the man who he was “I am a lawyer for Richard Mason,” he said “Mr Rochester is married to Richard Mason’s sister.” “It is true,” said Mr Rochester “But she is not the woman I married I want you all to see her.” He took us back to Thornfield Hall We went to the attic room at the top of the house Grace Poole opened the door for us, and behind her was a wild woman, making noises like an animal When the woman saw Mr Rochester, she jumped on him and tried to scratch him like a cat It took three people to get her off So this was why Richard Mason was scratched! “This woman,” said Mr Rochester, “is my wife She is completely mad And this lovely girl,” he said, pointing to me, “is the girl I want to marry.” Later, Mr Rochester told me that his parents had arranged the marriage with Richard Mason’s sister because her family were rich He did not know she was mad then He had to get Grace Poole to look after her, and he had to go away to find happiness Then he met me and found happiness at home once more He asked me to stay at Thornfield Hall, but I knew I had to leave I got a job as a teacher at a school in a different village I found out that I had inherited a large sum of money from my uncle I was then rich! The man who gave me the job, Mr St John Rivers, asked me to marry him I did not love him, but thought perhaps it was the best thing for me But suddenly I heard a voice calling, “Jane!” It was the voice of the man I loved, Edward Rochester I told Mr St John Rivers that I had to leave It was a long journey back to Thornfield Hall but I felt very happy when I walked into its beautiful garden But I was shocked to see that Thornfield Hall was a ruin, with no roof I went to the nearest village and asked a shopkeeper: “What has happened to Thornfield Hall?” 91 The shopkeeper told me the sad story: “The mad woman in the attic started a fire Mr Rochester saved the servants, but then saw the mad woman He ran back inside to save her too, but when he was inside, she jumped from the window and died The fire was now very big and the roof collapsed The servants pulled Mr Rochester from the burning house, but he was badly burned and now he cannot see.” The shopkeeper told me that Mr Rochester was now living with some servants at a small house nearby, so I borrowed a horse and rode there The servant, Mary, opened the door and recognised me She asked me in “Let me take his food to him,” I said I took a tray of food and went into the living room Mr Rochester was standing by the fire He looked very sad “Ah, give me some water, Mary,” he said “Mary’s in the kitchen,” I replied “Jane!” he cried “This is my dream But a woman like you will not want to be with a blind man like me!” I explained how I wanted to make him happy “One day when I was in the garden,” he said, “I called your name I thought I heard your voice answer” I told him that I had heard his voice, too Edward Rochester and I soon married My husband was completely blind for two years, then one day he asked, “Are you wearing a blue dress today, Jane?” I was delighted Edward could soon see, and he was better when our first son was born We are now very happy together 92 Literature Spot TREASURE ISLAND BY ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON B A C K G R O U N D Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894) was born in Scotland and is known for his adventure stories As well as Treasure Island (1883), his famous stories include Kidnapped (1886) and The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886) He suffered from bad health and hoped better weather would make him better, so he often travelled abroad In 1888, he moved to Samoa, where he got better for a while before he died suddenly at the age of 44 Many of his stories are now successful films Before you start Read about Robert Louis Stevenson and answer the questions Do you know any of his stories? What are they about? If you not know them, look at the titles Can you guess what they are about? The words below are important in the story Complete the table Use a dictionary to help you treasure crew attack battle rich pirate wounded sailor fire guns chest coin captain words to with money people on a boat words to with fighting Reading 3 Read the story and answer the questions What you think the blind man and his friends were looking for? Who was Flint and what did he hide? What does the map show? What is Long John Silver planning to do? Who left Ben Gunn on Treasure Island? How many people are alive at the end? Read the following sentences Write them again using the passive The answers are in the story I opened the captain’s chest to take the money the captain owed us e.g I opened the captain’s chest to take the money we were owed The sun burnt his skin Something tore his clothes People left me on the island three years ago We found the place where people buried the treasure Vocabulary Find words in the story that mean the same as the following a kind of hotel held tightly walked slowly and quietly save from danger an agreement on land, by the sea 93 My name is Jim Hawkins It is the eighteenth century My mother owned the village inn, and one day an old sailor arrived and stayed at the inn He had a large chest with him “Call me captain,” he said “Watch out for a sailor with one leg,” he told me, “and I will give you a coin every month.” He stayed every night at our inn One day, a blind man arrived He grabbed my arm and told me to take him to the captain The blind man gave the captain a piece of paper, then ran away The captain looked at the paper, fell over and died! We called the village doctor, Dr Livesey Then my mother and I opened the captain’s chest to take the money we were owed 94 She took some coins, and I took some papers Suddenly the blind man came back with seven other men My mother and I hid The men saw that the captain was dead They searched the house and found the chest “The papers are not here!” said one of the men Then we heard guns firing It was Captain Dance with some law officers They were looking for pirates The men ran off I showed Captain Dance the papers from the chest One of them was an old map “The map belonged to Flint, one of the worst pirates that ever lived,” said Captain Dance “He was also one of the richest The map shows where he buried his treasure,” said Dr Livesey Squire Trelawney, a rich man in our village, decided to hire a ship to look for the treasure He asked me and Dr Livesey to go with him He also hired Captain Smollett, and a crew, including a sailor with one leg, called Long John Silver Our boat, The Hispaniola, left for Treasure Island to look for Flint’s treasure One night, I heard Long John Silver talking to two sailors They did not see me “When the doctor and the squire have the treasure on board,” said Silver, “we will take the treasure and they can die!” The sailors laughed I crept away and told Captain Smollett, Trelawney and the doctor what Silver said “We must pretend we not know their plan,” said Smollett We reached Treasure Island Most of the crew went on shore I went on shore too, but alone No one saw me I explored the island Suddenly a man jumped out in front of me His skin was burnt by the sun and his clothes were torn I pointed my gun at him “Who are you?” I asked “My name’s Ben Gunn,” he said “I was left on the island three years ago Can you rescue me? Whose boat is it?” I told him about the crew and about Long John Silver’s plan He looked shocked “I know Silver,” he said “He is one of Flint’s men I came to the island to look for Flint’s treasure When we did not find it, Silver left me here But I can help you 95 ” Meanwhile, Dr Livesey and Trelawney also went on shore with some men Suddenly, the ship’s gun began to fire at them They ran to a small wooden fort on a hilltop and hid there I saw them and joined them The next day, the pirates attacked us Many people died and were wounded, but we won the battle The pirates who were not killed ran away Ben Gunn told me where a small boat was hidden in some bushes That night I rowed it to the Hispaniola There was just one pirate, Hands, on the boat now We fought and I pushed him into the sea at the far end of the island and walked back to the fort But inside the fort I found Long John Silver and the pirates “Where are my friends?” I asked “Well, the Hispaniola has gone, so we have made a bargain We will leave them alone if they give us the map,” said Silver He held up the treasure map in front of me “Come, boy, you can help us find the treasure.” We followed the map into some trees and found the place where the treasure was buried But we found only a hole It was empty! 96 Then we heard guns firing Two pirates died and the other turned and ran Dr Livesey, Ben Gunn and another man came out from behind the trees I was safe! Dr Livesey explained what had happened “Ben Gunn found the treasure when he was alone on the island He took it into a cave, so the map was useless That’s why I gave the map to Silver.” The next morning we took the treasure to the Hispaniola and left the three remaining pirates on the island There were only five of us left We shared the treasure among us, and now I am happy and rich!