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“Brat Farrar”

While Reading


Read chapter 1 to 3, and then complete this passage with the correct names. Use either a first name, or a first name and a surname each time.

1. There were five Ashby children: the twins, SIMON and PATRICK, their sister ELEANOR, and the younger twins, RUTH and JANE. Their aunt BEE had come from London to look after when their parents, NORA and BILL, werekilled on a plane crash. Then PATRICK, who was the oldest child, killed himself when he was only thirteen. The Ashby family has lived at Latchetts for more than two hundred years, but they were not rich. NORA had had a lot of money and, SIMON would inherit this on his twenty-first birthday. But BEE earned money to keep the family by working with horses. Her friend NANCY, who was married to thelocal priest GEORGE PECK, used to live at Clare House when she was young. But her family had not looked after their money and in the end the house was sold. Her brother ALEC LEDINGHAM, became an actor and changed his name to ALEC LODING. He was not very successful, so when he met BRAT FARRAR by accident in London, he saw a very making lots of money easily. He told BRAT that he could pretend to bePATRICK ASHBY, because he looked just like him. When BRAT got the Ashby money, he could share it with ALEC. So BRAT went to see the Ashny`s lawyer and told him that PATRICK had not died when he was a child, but has run away to the United States. The lawyer thought that perhaps the story was true, because when he fist saw BRAT, he thought that he was SIMON ASHBY.

* Read chapters 4 to 6. Hereare some untrue sentences about them. Change them into true sentences.

1. After Patrick died, Simon kept all his things
= After Patrick died, Simon burnt all his things.
2. Patrick looked more like Simon that Brat did.
=Brat looked more like Simon that Patrick did.
3. Brat didn`t recognize Aunt Bee when she went to his room.
=Brat recognized Aunt Bee when she went to his room.4. Simon`s birthday party was put of until the lawyers decided whether Brat was really Patrick
=Simon`s birthday party was put off until Uncle Charles arrived form Hong Kong
5. Simon was very happy when he heard that Patrick wasn`t dead.
=Simon was very angry when he heard that Patrick was
6. Aunt Bee was pleasured that Patrick would have Latchetts because he was very sensible.
=AuntBee was pleased that Patrick would have Latchetts because he loved horses.
7. Brat had no doubts about what he was doing.
=Eleanor went to meet Brat at the station.
8. Aunt Bee went to meet Brat at the station.
=Brat nearly changed his mind about what he was doing because it was criminal.
9. Ruth and Jane were both unfriendly towards Brat at first.
=Jane was unfriendly towards bratat first but Ruth was friendly.

* Before you read chapter 7 and 8 can you guess what will happen for each sentence circle Y (Yes) or N (No)
1. Brat shows that he knows his way round the house. Y/N
Simon refuses to accept that Brat is Patrick. Y/N
2. Everyone in the family calls Brat Patrick. Y/N
3. A newspapers reporter wants to write about Brat. Y/N
4. Brat remembersPatrick`s favorite toy. Y/N
5. Simon lets Brat ride his best horse. Y/N

* Read chapters 9 to 12 and then answer these questions.
1. Why did Sheila Parslow want to ake Simon fall in love with her?
=Beacause she was bored.
2. Why was Eleanor surprised that Bart had been out on Timber?
=Because he was a dangerous horse.
3. Why were Bee and Eleanor pleased that Mr Gates had boughtPeggy a good horse?
=Because Simon wouldn`t want to marry her now.
4. Why did Brat look at an old copy of the local newspaper?
=Because he wanted to read about Patrick`s death.
5. Why was Bee sure that Patrick had written the note that they found in his jacket?
=Because he had a special way of making his capital letters and he used a special pen.
6. Why was Brat take Timber to...