Sound Dealer

Ninth chapter.

v  Discover and place the respective vocal prayers, join the synonyms.

1        D_rkn_ss                                               1. r_z_d_nt

       2. Neighbor                                                   2. Graveyard 

      3. _ʊv_k_st                                                  3. S_praɪz

      4. Suddenly                                                   4. Blackness          

      5. S_m_tr_                                                   5. Covered

Sound Dealer

Eighth chapter.

v  Discover and place the respective vowels in sentences.

1 - This was agreeable, and more fighting followed.

This was _gr_ ɪəbl, and more fighting f_l ə_d.

2 - They were sad because Robin Hood had lived so long ago.

They were sad b_k_z Robin H__d had la_v so l_ ŋ ago.

3- Then there came, among his dreams, the call of a cat.

Then there k_ _m,  _m_ ŋ his dr_mz, the call of a cat.

Sound Dealer

Seventh chapter

v  MULTIPLE CHOICE:

1-THOUSAND:

ˈθaʊzənd    

 thouzənd  

 θɒʊzənd   

 2-HAPPINES:

həpenɪs   

əppɪnɪs    

hæpɪnɪs   

3-DEEPLY:

deeplɪ  

dɪːplɪ    

dɪəplɪ   

Word Collector

Tenth Chapter.

THE PROMISE- THE RESULT OF FEAR

Join the words with their corresponding antonyms

.AFRAID                                                       LIGHT

.OPEN                                                          SOFT

.GROUND                                                    BRAVE

.ENOUGH                                                    ROOF

.STRONG                                                     NEW

.DARK                                                          CLOSE

.FEARFUL                                                   WEAK

.QUIETLY                                                     CONFRONT

.OLD                                                             INSUFFICIENT

.HARD                                                          NOISILY

Listening

Tenth chapter.

Write the most proper synonym based on what you hear.

·The two boys ran toward the ...... .

a/ Hamlet        b/ City                         c/ Countryside

· Let Muff Potter tell if he is ..... enough

a/ Silly             b/ Afraid          c/ Self-confident

· It was deep and dark and ....... .

a/ Frightening  b/ Terrible       c/ Brash

· He took off his clothes very quietly and ....... .

a/ Took a shower.      b/ Sat on the floor.      c/ Went to bed.

graveyard

village

pleased

drunk

suddenly

fighter

quickly

length

breath

quiet

Listening

Ninth chapter.

Write the words said by the speaker and classify them into nouns, adjetives or adverbs.

Nouns.                                                                adjetives.                                                          Adverbs.

Analytical Reader

Tenth chapter.

1.       It organizes the paragraphs

·         “Huckleberry, what do you think will happen now?”

“If the doctor dies, they will hang Indian Joe.”

Tom spoke. “Who will tell about it? You and I?”

“If we did, and if Indian Joe did not hang, he would kill us.”

“I was thinking that, Huck.”

“Let Muff Potter tell if he is fool enough. He is usually drunk

enough.”

Tom continued to think. Then he said, “Huck, Muff Potter does

not know what happened. The doctor had hit him with that board.

Huck, are you sure that you won’t tell?”

“Tom, we can’t tell. You know that. Indian Joe would drown us

like two cats if we told. Tom, we must promise never to tell. It must be

a strong promise. With writing. And blood.”

·         The next morning his aunt gave him some food. Then she wept,

and she asked him why he hurt her old heart. She wished to help him

to be good. She tried and tried, but she could try no more.

A thousand beatings would have been easier for Tom. He wept. He

promised to be good. But he felt that she did not believe his promises.

He went to school, and there the teacher beat him and Joe Harper,

because they had run away from school the day before.

Then he went to his seat. A hard object, covered in paper, was

waiting for him there. He opened the paper. Inside was the bright, shin­

ing ball that looked like gold that he had given to Becky Thatcher.

This was too much. Now his heart was broken.

·         Tom agreed with all his heart. This idea was what must be done.

It was deep and dark and fearful. This was the hour and the place to

do it. He found a clean broad piece of wood. In his pocket he found

something to write with. The moon was his light. Painfully he formed

the words:

Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer promise they will never tell about this,

and they wish they may die in their footsteps if they ever tell.

·         THE TWO BOYS RAN TOWARD THE VILLAGE. THEY LOOKED BEHIND

them often, afraid that they were being followed.

After a while, they came to the edge of the village. There stood

an old building which was not used. They ran through the open door

and fell to the ground.

·         Then each boy cut a finger and signed in blood TS and HF. Tom

helped Huck to write his H and F.

Then they made a hole in the ground near the wall of the build­

ing. They placed the piece of wood in the hole and covered it with

earth. Now they were certain. Their mouths would never speak about

what their eyes had seen.

When Tom entered his house through his bedroom window, the

night was almost gone. He took off his clothes very quietly and lay

down. He believed, happily, that his aunt would never know that he

had been away. But Sid was not asleep.

Analytical Reader

Ninth chapter.

AT NINE THAT NIGHT TOM AND SID WERE SENT TO BED AS USUAL.

They prayed, and Sid was soon asleep. Tom was waiting.

Time passed very slowly. Little noises came out of the darkness.

The cry of a far off dog was heard in the night air, and was answered by another dog. By that time Tom was asleep.

Then there came, among his dreams, the call of a cat. A neighbor opened a window. Tom heard this, and a minute later he was through his window. He “meowed” as he went. Then he jumped. Huckleberry Finn was there with his dead cat.

In half an hour the boys were in the graveyard. The graveyard was on a hill, a mile and a half from the village.

There was an old board fence around it. A light wind sounded in the trees, and Tom was afraid that the sound came from the spirits of the dead. The boys talked little. The time and the place and the quiet were heavy on their hearts. They found the new grave and sat down under the branches of three big trees near it.

They waited a long time. After a while, Tom felt that he must talk. “Huck, do you believe that the dead people are pleased to have us here?”

 “I wish I knew.”

“Huck, do you think Hoss Williams hears us talking?”

“His spirit hears us.”

“I wish I had said Mr. Williams. But all the people said Hoss.”

“You must be careful how you talk about dead people, Tom.”

There was no more talk for a while.

Then Tom touched Huck’s arm. “Did you hear it? There it is again! Now you hear it.”

The two held each other with fast­beating hearts.

“Tom, they are coming! What shall we do?”

“I do not know. Will they see us?”

“Tom, they can see in the dark, like cats. I wish I had not come.”

“Oh, do not be afraid. We are doing nothing. If we are com­pletely quiet, perhaps they won’t see us.”

“I will try, Tom. But I am shaking.”

“Listen!”

The sound of voices came from the far end of the graveyard.

“Look! See there!” said Tom. “What is it?”

“It is devil­fire. Oh, Tom, this is very bad.”

Some dark shapes came near, carrying a light. Huckleberry said, shaking more, “It is the devils. Three of them. Tom, we are in great trouble. Can you pray?”

“I will try.” Tom began to pray.

“Tom! They are human! That is old Muff Potter’s voice. He is drunk, as usual. He won’t see us.”

“Huck, I know another voice. It is Indian Joe.”

“Devils would be better than that half­Indian. What do they want here?”

Then the boys were quiet, because the three men had arrived at the new grave. “Here it is,” said the third voice. In the light the boys saw the face of young Doctor Robinson. He was so near that the boys could have touched him.

“Hurry, men!” he said. “The moon may appear from behind the clouds.”

The other two men began opening the grave. For a while no sound was heard except the sound of their work.

Then they came to the box which contained the body. They opened it and lifted the body out of the box. The moon appeared and the dead man’s face could be seen.

Potter held up a knife. “Now, Doctor, the thing is ready. And here it stays unless you pay us five dollars more.”

“You have your money,” the doctor said.

“You and your father once sent me to jail,” Indian Joe said. “Five years ago. Do you think I would forget? Now you pay!”

The doctor hit him suddenly, and Indian Joe fell.

Potter dropped his knife. “You hit my friend!” he said. He jumped at the doctor and the two began fighting.

Now Indian Joe was on his feet again. He picked up Potter’s knife, and began moving like a cat, around and around the fighters. He was watching for a chance to strike the doctor. Suddenly the doctor was free. He picked up a board and used it to strike Potter, who fell quickly to the ground.

At the same moment Indian Joe saw his chance. The whole length of his knife went into the doctor’s body. The doctor fell, partly on Potter, covering Potter with his blood.

Clouds covered the moon, and the two boys ran into the darkness.

When the moon appeared again, Indian Joe was looking down at the two men lying on the ground. The doctor made some sounds that were not possible to understand, and then, after a long breath, he was quiet. The Indian said, “Now that is finished!”

He put the knife in Potter’s right hand. Then he sat down and waited.

Soon Potter began to move. His hand closed on the knife. He looked at it and let it fall. Then he sat up and looked at the doctor’s body.

“What happened, Joe?” he said.

“It is a bad business,” said Joe. “Why did you do it?”

“I! I never did it!” Potter was shaking. “I was drunk. I do not remember what happened. Did I do it, Joe? I never wanted to do it.”

“He hit you and then you did it. But you have always been good to me, Muff Potter. I won’t tell.”

“Oh, Joe, I will bless you for that as long as I live.” And Potter began to weep.

“This is no time for weeping. You go that way and I will go this way. Move, now.”

Potter started running. Joe stood watching him. “He forgets his knife because he is drunk. When he remembers, he will be afraid to return for it.”

Two or three minutes later the dead doctor, the body from the grave, the opened box, was alone under the moon. The quiet was complete again.

Activity

1.         Find synonyms of the underlined words.

2.       Find the unknown words in the diccionary.

3.       Find Homonyms of the underlined words

4.       Look for the main idea of the text.