Chapter XI

I am Getting Stronger

1. While listening fill in the gaps to finish the sentences.

1. The next few months in the garden ________________________________.

2. And then the buds opened out and ________________________________.

3. They climbed the walls, hung from the trees _________________________.

4. He watched __________________________________________________.

5. He learned from Dickon about ___________________________________.

6. Suddenly he had ______________________________________________.

7. So every morning with Mary standing on one side and Dickon on the other ___________________________________________________________.

8. We will wait until _____________________________________________.

9. Each day ____________________________________________________.

10. The children decided ___________________________________________.

11. So one beautiful evening while Dickon was working in his vegetable garden at home _______________________________________________________.

12. You say he stood on his feet. And we all thought _____________________.

13. He pretends _________________________________________________.

14. In the morning I’ll ____________________________________________.

15. Your mother is such ___________________________________________.

2. Write the exposition of this chapter (class work).

3. Study the following words and word combinations.

1. Give their explanation in English (use English-English dictionary).

2. Translate them into Russian

3. Recall the situation they were used in.

4. Make sentences of your own.

magic to be full of colour to hang insect

to moan to complain to bake bucket

4. Mark the following sentences as TRUE (T) or FALSE (F). If a sentence is false, write the right variant.

The spring garden was waking up and was full of bright colours.
Colin learnt nothing about animals from Dickon.
Colin practiced a lot to start walking and running like other boys.
The children wanted to tell everyone immediately that Colin started walking.
As Colin started walking in the garden he was always hungry.
The children finally decided to tell Mrs. Medlock their secret and ask for more food.
One day Dickon told his mother everything about the garden and their secret.
Colin pretended he was still ill when servants were taking him down to his wheelchair.
Dickon’s mother had nothing to feed the children with.
Colin and Mary were delighted to get some fresh bread and a bucket of milk from Dickon’s mother.

5. Answer the following questions.

1. What changes took place in the garden?

2. Was Colin learning a lot of new things?

3. Who helped Colin to practice walking in the garden?

4. Did the children want anyone from the house to know that Colin was getting stronger?

5. Why were Colin and Mary always hungry?

6. What did Colin do to persuade the servants that he was still ill?

7. Whom did the children decide to tell their secret?

8. What did Dickon’s mother say when learned everything about Colin?

9. What did Dickon’s mother suggest to do for the children?

10. Did the children enjoy the fresh warm bread and milk Dickon brought to them?

6. Change the sentences from active voice into passive (all possible variants that make sense).

1. A lot of flowers and trees grew in the secret garden.

2. No one saw the children in the secret garden.

3. Colin and Mary could never send their breakfast away.

4. Dickon told their secret to his mother.

5. Dickon’s mother baked some bread for the children.

7. Retell the text using new words and word combinations.