1 Answer the questions.
1) When did this story happen?
2) How old was Alyosha?
3) What did Alyosha do on holidays?
4) Who is Blacky?
5) Why did the cook want to catch a hen?
6) How did Alyosha save Blacky?
2 Choose right.
1) Alyosha studied and lived in a school for____.
a) girls
b) boys
c) knights
2) Alyosha hoped to see ____ in the street one day.
a) his parents
b) the headmaster
c) a good fairy
3) Alyosha kept the best pieces of ____ for Blacky.
a) bread
b) meat
c) fruit
4) The gold coin was a present from Alyosha's ____.
a) mother
b) friends
c) grandmother
3 Correct the statements.
1) There were fifty children in the school.
2) Alyosha liked to read stories about hens and dogs.
3) Alyosha was fond of a white hen called Whitey.
4) The cook was a nice woman with a loud voice.
4 Complete the chart.
5 Answer the questions and speak about Alyosha.
1) How old was he? What do you know about his parents?
2) What books did he like? What did he do in the yard?
3) Why did he save Blacky from the cook? Was he a kind boy?
6 Speak for yourself.
1) How old are you? Do you have brothers or sisters?
2) What books do you read?
3) What presents do you like to get?
