A FEW HOURS LATER, HUCK CAME TO A PLACE CALLED Jackson’s
Island. It was full of trees and nobody lived on it. He decided to stay
there. The next day, Huck saw a steamboat coming, so he hid and
watched it. There were many people on the boat the widow, Tom Sawyer and others
he knew, even Pap. He heard them talking about Huck Finn's murder. They were
looking for his body in the river. Huck smiled. 'My trick was
perfect; he thought.
Two days passed. Huck fished and hunted with Pap's
gun. But then he started to get bored, so he decided to explore the island. At
first he saw nothing but birds and a snake. He started following the snake and
suddenly he tripped over a man who lay fast asleep on the ground! The boy
turned to run, but the man sat up and Huck saw his face. "Jim!" he
cried out.
Immediately, Jim fell to his knees in front of Huck.
"Please don't hurt me!" he said terrified. "I would never harm a
ghost. Just go back into the river where you belong!"
Huck laughed. "But I'm not a ghost!" he said
and explained his trick to Jim. Jim was very impressed by the fake murder. Now
Huck was perfectly happy - he had a friend with him. But why was Jim on
Jackson's Island?
Jim looked worried. "I'm not sure if I should
tell you," he said. A while later he spoke again. "Huck, I ran
off!" he said.
"Jim!" cried Huck. He was shocked. It was a
crime for a slave to run away from his owner. "But I won't tell on
you," he added. "People can call me a slave-stealer, but I don't
care. I'm not going back to the widow's anyway."
Then Jim told Huck his story.
"One day, I heard the widow talking to a man. He wanted to buy me, so the
same evening I ran away," said Jim. "I decided to go to the Free
States in the North. There I can work and earn enough money to buy my family
out of slavery. I slipped away one evening when the window was open, and nobody
else was in the house. When I got to the river I didn't know what to do, but then I saw a raft floating down it. I caught the raft and floated down the river till I came here to
Jackson’s Island.”
" I know!"
cried Huck. "Listen, Jim. We'll both go down the
river on your raft, and get far from here!"
Huck and Jim stayed on the island
for a few more days. The river was still flooding, and many useful things came
down it. One day, a whole house floated to the island. Jim and Huck went in it
and found old clothes, a lantern, a knife, some blankets, and even
some books. With
these supplies they could leave the island and they decided to go soon.
CHAPTER 4
Comprehension
Q
Choose a, b
or c to complete the following sentences.
1. Jacksons Island was
a. named after
a slave owner.
b. a place with
no people.
c. full of
ghosts.
2. When Huck got bored he decided to
a. go fishing.
b. go hunting.
c. explore the
island.
3. Jim wanted to go to the Free States
in the North
a. to meet his
family.
b. to find
useful things.
c. to work and
save money.
4. Jim got to Jackson's Island
a. on a raft.
b. on a
floating house.
c. on a canoe.
2
Complete the
following sentences with the names in the
box.
Huck Jackson's Island Jim widow Douglas Mississippi River
1.
Jim thought he saw a ghost on
2.
A man from New Orleans wanted to buy
_______ from ________ .
3.
_________ escaped in order to save
money to buy his family’s freedom.
4.
A whole house floated down the __________ .
5.
______ and ______ stayed on ________ for a few
days.
6.
________ saw a steamboat on the ______
Vocabulary
3
Complete the sentences using the words in the box.
earns fake lanterns
supplies explore useful
1.
We need to buy lots of -_______ for our camping holiday.
2.
A car is very ________ to get to work.
3.
Brian ________ about €20,000 per
year.
4.
Can we ________ the mountains this
weekend?
5.
We need some ________ for the garden
party.
6.
Is that a(n) ________ or a real
designer jacket?
4
Complete the phrases using the verbs in the box.
Sit float run
tell trip
1.
away
from
2.
. down
the river
3.
. on
somebody
4.
. over
somebody / something
5.
. up
Follow-up activities
5
Discuss.
1.
A steamboat full of people looking
for Huck went very close to Jackson's Island. Should Huck let them know that he
was alive? Why? / Why not?
2.
How do friends help each other when
they have problems? Give some examples.
3.
Do you believe in ghosts? Why?/Why
not? What would you do if you saw one?
4.
How will Huck and Jim use the knife
and books during their adventure?
5.
6
Imagine that you are Jim. Write a paragraph in your
diary describing the surprise you had on Jackson's Island. (60-80 words)
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