Chapter 2: A Poor Boy (Summary)
Mr. Tony studied in an old school which was located in his neighbourhood. At
school he was slow and silent. He didn't do well at all. He didn't enjoy the lessons in class. He always waited
for the class to finish so that he could go home. Every Tuesday, Mrs. Lark came to
his school to play piano for children to listen and sing along. The children liked that teacher and they enjoyed listening and singing. Tony left the school to look for an employment when
he was thirteen years old. He didn't want to quit his study, but he needed the money to support his big family. He had got six members in a poor family and he was the oldest child in the family.
They lived in a very small dirty house where the toilet was outside in the yard. At that time poor people including Mr. Tony didn't hear music very often.
Mark if the statements below are true (T) or False (F) . Change the false statements into the true ones:
1.
Mr.
Grey did enjoy teaching children.
2.
Tony
was one of Mr. Grey’s students. He was clever, but very slow and quiet.
3.
At
Tony's school, Tuesdays were always the writing days.
4.
His
class finished at four o'clock in the evening.
5.
Mrs.
Lark, an old lady, came to school every Wednesday to play the piano for
children to sing along.
6.
In
those days, poor people could hear
music very often as they could afford.
7.
There
were concerts in the town and Tony often went to them to listen.
8.
In
Tony’s family, there were six-teen
members and Tony was the youngest.
9.
In
Tony’s house, there was no bathroom and the toilet was outside in the yard.
Everyone washed in kitchen.
Answer the questions below:
1.
At
what age did the poor children usually leave school in those days?
2.
What
kinds of job did most Tony’s friends find?
3.
How
old was Tony when he left school?
4.
Upon
leaving school, what job did Tony find eventually?
5.
Where
did Tony’s mother first meet his father?
6. How many members are there in his family?
7, How was his family's economic situation?
6. How many members are there in his family?
7, How was his family's economic situation?