Chapter 3: A Farmer's Boy (Summary)
Tony got a
job on a farm which was about 100 kilometres from his house. The owner of the farm, Mr. Wood, was very kind to him, loved him. Mr.Tony
was very happy working for Mr. Wood. He ate much good country food and drank a lot of milk provided by the Wood family. He
met Pip and John who came to work on the farm on their school holiday. Their father wanted them to become businessmen. But they didn't want to be like his dad wanted them to be. They wanted to work on the farm. They wished to become farmer. They thought that the farming was the great job in the world because it helped feed millions of people. When they met Tony, they liked Tony. All of them enjoyed working for Mr. Wood even they didn't get much pay from Mr. Wood.
Mark if
the statements below are true (T) or False (F) . Change the false statements
into the true ones.
1. On the farm, Tony worked very hard and didn't sleep well.
2. Mr. Wood, the owner of the farm where Tony worked, had a daughter who was older than Tony. Her name was Linda.
3. The old farmer paid Tony much money.
4. The farm was very kind to Tony and taught him a lot.
5. Tony ate good country food cooked by Mr. Wood.
6. Ton was happy working on the farm even after the end of each day his back was tired and his legs hurt.
7. Tony didn't enjoy his family visits when he sometimes visited his family.
Answer these questions:
1. How long was it from where the bus finally stopped to the farmhouse?
2. Where did Tony sleep at Mr. wood's house?
3. On the school holidays in Summer, who came to work with Tony?
4. How old were they? Who were they to each other?
5. What did their father want them to be in the future?
6. What did their father do?
7. What did they think about the job of farming?
2. Mr. Wood, the owner of the farm where Tony worked, had a daughter who was older than Tony. Her name was Linda.
3. The old farmer paid Tony much money.
4. The farm was very kind to Tony and taught him a lot.
5. Tony ate good country food cooked by Mr. Wood.
6. Ton was happy working on the farm even after the end of each day his back was tired and his legs hurt.
7. Tony didn't enjoy his family visits when he sometimes visited his family.
Answer these questions:
1. How long was it from where the bus finally stopped to the farmhouse?
2. Where did Tony sleep at Mr. wood's house?
3. On the school holidays in Summer, who came to work with Tony?
4. How old were they? Who were they to each other?
5. What did their father want them to be in the future?
6. What did their father do?
7. What did they think about the job of farming?