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GOOD MORNING
By Mark Hager
Mark Hager was born in Williamson, West Virginia, a small town in the West Virginia hills. He writes stories based on his boyhood experiences when he had to walk miles to a small country school.
Answer the following questions
1. Read the title, what do you think the story is about? Share your ideas.
2. What do you know about the disease called "rabies"?
3. Have you ever had a pet that had to be euthanized? If so, what was the reason? How did you feel?
Find the appropriate definitions to the words below
| 1. | mad | to enclose in a pen; to confine in a fenced enclosure |
| 2. | danger period | an interval of time during which something potentially harmful or dangerous could occur |
| 3. | pen up | to shoot; to discharge a firearm |
| 4. | fire | disgusting; morally offensive; dirty |
| 5. | nasty | affected by rabies; rabid |
3. Read the story “Good Morning”
Give definitions to the words, check the pronunciation if necessary
| word | definition |
| hollow tree | |
| hickory | |
| trigger | |
| stable | |
| ridges | |
| alternate | |
| pitch | |
| scold |
Answer the questions
1. What happened to Mr. Epperly's cow?
2. Why did everyone want Joe to shoot Old Ranger?
3. Why did Joe have to hide the fact that the dog was still alive?
4. How did Joe make people think he had shot the dog?
5. What did Joe do with Old Ranger?
6. How did the children treat Joe at school?
7. When did Joe return the dog to the Epperlys? What was their reaction?
8. What do you think Joe meant when he said that the dollar bill felt nasty in his
pocket?
6. English is rich in words that can function both as nouns and verbs without changing forms. Here are some words from the story that display functional shift.
Fill in the blanks with the words from the list below
| volunteer | tree | fire | face | howl | aim | shoulder | hug |
1. Joe could not…the rifle with the dog looking at him. The dog's sad eyes upset his….
2. Joe remembered how Old Ranger liked to … squirrels. He tied him then to a big….
3. Joe found it hard to…the children. He could not explain with a good…what he had
done.
4. Mr. Epperly wanted to know who would…to shoot Old Ranger. He asked for a…to do it.
5. As soon as they saw Old Ranger, the Epperly children began to…both Joe and the dog. Joe remembers each…to this day.
6. Joe decided to … into the air to make people think he had shot the dog. The children
heard the sound of the…and thought Old Ranger was dead.
7. Old Ranger began to…when he saw the Epperly house. When they heard the … the
whole family came running.
8. It was a happy morning when at last Joe could…his bookstrap and lead Old Range
down the path. Joe always carried his books to school by a strap over his….
Complete the paragraph filling in the blanks with the appropriate words from the list below. You may have to alter the form of some words to fit the context.
rifle / bill / trunk / aim / neighbor / pen up / grove / whine / volunteer / suitable / danger / children / bawl / nasty
When none of the…would…to shoot Old Ranger, Mr. Epperly offered Joe a dollar…to do it. Joe took the dog and started looking for a…place. When he came to a…of trees, he tied Old Ranger to the…of one of the trees and started to…. But when he pointed his…at Old Ranger, the dog…and looked at him, and Joe decided he could not do it. Instead, he kept Old Ranger…for a month, and when the…period was over, he took the dog back to the Epperly family.
8. Translate the following expressions
винтовка двадцать второго калибра, конюшня, пока опасный период не пройдет, почему бы не взять собаку с собой, чувствовать себя почти героем, идти через лес по узкой тропинке, двор был залит солнцем, отвязать собаку, большой Пекан, гонять белок, прицеливаться, дождаться сумерек, заставить народ беспокоиться, меня осенило, обнять за шею, ругать детей
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