GULLIVER´S TRAVEL.

Chapter 1



1. Comprehension check:
1. What is Gulliver´s profession? a ship´s doctor. Why did he choose it? because he wanted to have an interesting life.

2. What was the name of the ship? the Antelope.

3. Why did the sailors leave the ship? because the ship hit a rock in the sea and began to sink.

4. Where did Gulliver fall asleep? on the sand.

5. What happened to Gulliver while he was sleeping? he had ropes around his body.

6. What did the men do when he tried to escape? they were shooting arrows at him.

7. What did the men construct? Why? they constructed a platform near his head because they wanted to communicate with him.

8. Why did they use the temple as a place to imprison Gulliver? because this temple was one of the largest buildings in the country.

9. Who were the first people who visited Gulliver in the temple? the Emperor and his princess.



2. Vocabulary: Fill in the missing words.
When Gulliver woke up he saw ropes all around his body. There were hundreds of tiny men on the beach. They shot arrows at him when he tried to escape. He decided to lie very still. Gulliver did not understand their language so they spoke using signs. They told him that the name of this country was Lilliput and that he was the prisoner of the Emperor.

Gulliver asked for food and they brought him cows, sheep and barrels of wine. They built a machine and many horses pulled Gulliver to the city. They took him to a temple where he had many visitors including the Emperor himself. People arrived from all over the city to look at him and some very daring people put ladders against his body and climbed up.



3. Vocabulary: Check the meaning of these words, then write them in the correct column below.
Sea: deep, rock, storm, wave, shallow

Ship: anchor, captain, rope, sailor,crew, sail.



4. Style. Fill the gaps below with a single word.
1. I was exhausted. I fell asleep on the ground.

2. I was very surprised to see a tiny man.

3. The little men were afraid.

4. He told me not to be frightened.

　

　Chapter 2.



1. Comprehension check.
1. What does the colonel do with the unfriendly soldiers? he told the soldiers to tie them with ropes.

2. What does Gulliver do with his penknife? he cut the ropes around them.

3. How long does it take Gulliver to learn the language of Lilliput? a month.

4. Why does the Emperor want to search Gulliver?because he wanted his soldiers to search him for weapons.

5. What does Gulliver have to do before the Emperor gives him his freedom? He must not leave Lilliput without permission and he must help the Emperor´s army if there was a war.

　



2. Which of the two events a-j do not happen in chapter 2? Write the other letters in the correct time sequence in yhe boxes below.
1. The Emperor visits Gulliver a second time.

2. Some soldiers attack Gulliver.

3. Gulliver punishes the soldiers who attack him.

4. Gulliver learns the language of Lilliput.

5. Gulliver fires his gun.

6. Gulliver shows that he is not cruel.

7. Gulliver sees some unusual dances.

8. Gulliver is part of a military parade.

9. Gulliver gets his freedom.



3. The Lilliputians describe the items they find in Gulliver´s pockets. Here is a description of something in the modern world. What is it?
Lots of large metal boxes with wheels. People climb inside and all the boxes move together. There are pieces of metal in the ground under the thing. It makes a lot of noise and moves quickly. The train.




Chapter 3.




1. Comprehension check. Put the sentences below into the correct order.
 1. A war starts between Blefuscu and Lilliput.

2. Gulliver tells the Emperor that he has a plan.

3. Gulliver walks into the sea.

4. Gulliver ties a piece of rope to each of the Blefuscu ships.

5. The Blefuscu sailors are frightened.

6. Gulliver pulls the Blefuscu navy towards Lilliput.

7. The Emperor says that Gulliver is a hero.

　



2. Grammar. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past perfect.
 1. The crew jumped into the sea after the ship had struck a rock.

2. The Lilliputians had tied up Gulliver after he had fallen asleep.

3. When they had finished making the machine, they put him on it.

4. I was the biggest man they had seen in their lives.

5. The Emperor gave jobs to the men who had danced well.

6. Blefuscu were sure they would win until they saw Gulliver.

7. The arrows didn´t hurt his eyes because he had put on his glasses.

8. The Empress was angry although Gulliver had saved the palace.

　



3. Match the pieces of text from the story 1-6 with the general ideas a-f. The first has been done for you.
 1. They refused to obey the Emperor. There was a civil war. D. Ridiculous things often cause wars.

2. Thousands of people had been killed in the war of the eggs. E. Wars are tragic.

3. They were sure they would be victorious. A. War is unpredictable.

4. He was very angry...Now he did not like me. C. Personal pride can stop you from acting fairly.

5. This act saved the palace from destruction. F. In some situations, impolite actions are necessary.

6. The Empress hated me for what I had done. B. Powerful rules are often ungrateful.




Chapter 4.



1. Comprehension check. say if these sentences are true or false. Correct the false ones.
 1. The people of Lilliput are about five inches tall. False. The people of Lilliput are about six inches tall.

2. The tallest trees in Lilliput are about seven feet high. True.

3. The Lilliputians write in the same way as we do. False. The Lilliputians don´t write in the same way as we do.

4. Only murder is always punished with death in Lilliput. False. Only fraud is always punished with death in Lilliput.

5. People who always obey the law get a reward. True.

6. Gulliver thinks that the girls´ education is effective. True.

7. The Emperor of Lilliput decides to punish gulliver by killing him. False. The Emperor of Lilliput decides to punish Gulliver because he refused to help him.

8. Gulliver is able to prove that the story of his adventures is true. True.


　


2. Grammar: Make sentences with will using the verbs in the box. For each sentence, say if will indicates a Prediction (P) or a decision (D) made at the time of speaking.
 1. One day, Gulliver saw a boat. I will use it to escape, he thought. D

2. I will take you to England, agreed the captain. D

3. Don´t make the Emperor angry. He will punish you. P

4. I will write a book about Lilliput one day, said Gulliver.P

5. Come here, Gulliver. We will make you a new jacket, said the women. D

6. There´s a terrible fire! The flames will destroy the palace! shouted the Lilliputians. P

7. It´s cold today, thought Gulliver. I will wear my new jacket. D


　


3. Use 1-3 of the adjetives below to describe the characters in the story so far ( you may use an adjetive twice ).
 1. The Emperor of Lilliput. Treacherous, changeable, ungrateful, dangerous.

2. The Emperor of Blefuscu. Helpful, likeable.

3. The important man who warns Gulliver. Unselfish, trustworthy.

4. The ship´s captain. Friendly, disbelieving, unselfish.
 

Chapter 5.



1. Comprehension check.The statements about the story 1-8 are not correct. Correct them, giving a quotation from the story to prove you are right. There is an example.
 1. The sailors saw a small village near the beach. There was no sign of a village or town. No one lives here.

2. The sailors sailed away fast because they were angry with Gulliver. The sailors were very frightened. I watched as they took the boat back to the ship.

3. Gulliver was not afraid of the giants in the field. I was afraid of the huge creature.

4. The first giant wanted to hurt Gulliver by squeezing him in his fingers. I used signs to explain that his fingers were hurting my sides, he put me gently in his pocket.

5.The farmer recognised that Gulliver was a man. It´s an animal, he said.

6. The farmer allowed his son to treat Gulliver badly. The farmer was angry with his son and ordered him to put me down.

7. The farmer´s wife was angry when she saw the dead rat. She was very happy that I was not hurt.

8. Grildrig means `little nurse´ in the language of Brobdingnag. Grildrig means little man in their language.


　


2. Grammar. Complete these sentences with as+ adletive/adverb +as.
 1. The sailors escaped as quickly as they could.

2. In Brobdingnag, Gulliver felt as small as a Lilliputian.

3. To the farmer´s wife, he seemed as disgusting as an insect.

4. For Gulliver, the cat was as dangerous as a tiger.

　



3. Grammar. Now complete these sentences with the comparative adjective/adverb+ than.
 1. Everything in Brobdingnag is bigger than in a normal country.

2. Glumdalclitch was kinder than her brother.

3. The baby was stronger than Gulliver.

4. Gulliver was more adventurous than the other sailors.

5. Gulliver had to speak more loudly than he usually did.

6. Gulliver thought that children behave more cruelly than adults.



Chapter 6.



1. Comprehension check. Who probably said or thought things like this?
 1. You could make a lot of money. The farmer´s friend.

2. I don´t think that Gulliver will like that. Glumdalclitch.

3. I feel sea-sick.I hope this journey ends soon. Gulliver.

4. What a good idea! I´ll be rich! The farmer.

5. I hate this life. How can I escape? Gulliver.

6. I´m afraid that he will die. Glumdalclitch.

7. Nonsense! Let´s continue to the next town.The farmer and Gulliver.

8. Go and bring the little man to me in the palace. The Queen.

9. Let´s perform a special show.The farmer and Gulliver.


　


2. Vocabulary. Put the words about the theatre into the correct place in the table below.
 What actors do: bow, recite, rehearse, perform.

What people in the audience do: applaud, clap, laugh, watch.

Theatre: lights, scenery,curtain, stage.

　



3. The story. Read the text below and find seven differences from Jonathan Swift´s story.

　
 The farmer decided to take Gulliver to different places and show him to the people for money. His son thought that this was a bad idea. They put Gulliver into a box on one of the horses. he had a very confortable journey. At the first town, they stayed in a hotel and advertised the show in the newspaper. During the show, Gulliver laughed and clapped. Soon he became ill because he had to travel so much. This made the farmer sad. Finally, they came to the capital city. The show was very popular. One day, the Queen came to the show and told the farmer to bring Gulliver to the palace.

　

1. His daughter thought.

2. Unconfortable journey.

3. People laughed and clapped.

4. He had to work so much.

5. Glumdalclitch was worried about me.

6. One day.

7. A man from the palace came.

　

　


Chapter 7.



1. Comprehension check. Put these events into the correct order.
 a. The dwarf puts Gulliver into a bone on the Queen´s plate. 6

b. The gardener´s dog picks Gulliver up and carries him to the gardener. 8

c. Wasps attack Gulliver. 3

d. The dwarf puts Gulliver into a bowl of cream. 5

e. An eagle flies away with Gulliver. 10

f. The Queen and King order a special box for Gulliver. 2

g. The dwarf shakes apples onto Gulliver´s head. 7

h. A monkey carries Gulliver onto the palace roof. 9

i. A frog jumps into Gulliver´s boat. 4

j. The Queen buys Gulliver from the farmer. 1



2. Vocabulary. Gulliver meets a lot of animals during his adventures. Can you find the eight hidden animals below?
 Dog, sheep, monkey, frog, eagle, fox, cow, rat.



3. Answer these questions by giving the name of an animal from the puzzle.
 1. Which animals eat grass for a lot of the day? Cow

2. Which animal sometimes spreads serious illness? Rat

3. Which animal is an amphibian? Frog

4. Which animal is known as man´s best friend? Dog

5. Which animal is not liked by chicken farmers? Fox



4. Use one word from the box to fill each gap.
 1. Several times, Gulliver nearly died.

2. He nearly drowned in the cream.

3. He nearly hit off the roof.

4. The wasps tried to sting him.

5. The hail stones fell him when they hit his body.

6. The boat nearly sank because of the frog.

7. The apples nearly hurt him.

8. The ship´s captain rescued him.

　
　
Chapter 8.



1. Comprehension check. Answer the questions below.
 1. Why did Gulliver separate from Captain Robinson? because Gulliver went to other island.

2. Why did Gulliver look up and see the flying island? because he was in a canoe.

3. What was strange about the eyes of the people on Laputa? one eye looked up to the sky and the other eye looked in the opposite direction.

4. What was the decoration on the rich people´s clothes?they had pictures of stars and musical instrument on them.

5. Why did the people stop talking to Gulliver?because they were only interested in mathematics and music.

6. What was the name of the capital of Balnibarbi?Lagado.

7. What was different about Lord Nunodi´s farm? Everything was very well organised, and people seemed happy and rich.

8. What did the people want when they came back from Laputa?They wanted to begin an Academy.



2. Vocabulary. The people of laputa like mathematics. Put the correct word from the box into the sentences below.
 a. 2 plus 6 = 8

b. 79 minus 6 = 73

c. 84 divided by 4 = 21

d. There are 180 degrees in a triangle.

e. The square root of 16 = 4

f. 1,9 and 15 are all add numbers.

g. 4,78 and 126 are all even numbers.


　


3. The people of laputa also like music. match the names of the instruments in the box with pictures 1-6
 1. violin


2. flute

3. cello

4. drums

5. harp

6. trombone
　

　Chapter 9

　



1. Comprehension check. The statements about the story 1-8 are not correct. Correct them, giving a quotation from the story to prove you are right.
 1. Gulliver knew nothing about Glubbdubrib before he went there. It will amuse you, he said, and it isn´t far.

2. The Governor´s servants disappeared and Gulliver never saw them again. He clapped his hands again, and the servants reappeared instantly.

3. The Governor had a magician who controlled the ghosts. I was interested in the governor´s magic.

4. All the heroes that Gulliver met had died a long time ago. I also saw some of the heroes of modern times.

5. The heroes had a few good qualities. They had been dishonest, and they had been cruel.

6. Gulliver easily accepted that he had been wrong about his heroes. I was very disappointed in my heroes.

7. The baby Strudbruggs look exactly like normal babies. They are born with a special mark on their heads.

8. The Struldbruggs do not experience the problems of old age. They are like other old men.


　


2. Gulliver´s journey home will be a long one. Put the places below into the order in which he plans to visit them during the journey.
 1º Maldonado 2º Luggnagg 3º Japan 4º Europe

　



3. Complete the chart below to show whay the Struldbruggs are like.
Before they are eighty: They are sad.

At eighty:They forget things and they become ill.

After eighty:They lose all their friends.

At ninety:They have no memory.

At two hundred:They cannot even speak to people.

　
 


Chapter 10.



1. Comprehension check. Eight of the statements about the story 1-9 are not correct. Correct them, giving a quotation from the story to prove you are right.
 1. All of the sailors on the Adventure died. Some of them died.

2. Gulliver saw villages but he didn´t see any people in them. I did not see any buildings or any farms.

3. The Yahoos ran away because Gulliver defended himself with his sword. They surrounded me, and began shouting and making a noise.

4. Gulliver was amazed first of all when the two horses talked to him. The horses talk to each other!

5. The horses knew he wasn´t a Yahoo because he wore clothes. You look the same, but you are intelligent and clean.

6. The horse believed what Gulliver told him about horses in England. The animals you call yahoos are intelligent, like me. Horses in my country are not intelligent.

7. The horse decided there was no difference between human beings and Yahoos. Horses do not allow Yahoos to ride upon their backs, he told me. What you say is impossible.

8. The master horse decided by himself that Gulliver must leave. The great Assembly of the Houynhnms has made a decision about you.

9. Gulliver has never fotgotten his life with the Houyhnhnms. I miss my friends, the Houyhnnms.


　


2. Vocabulary. Write the words from the box in the correct column to describe the Houyhnhnms and Yahoos.

Houyhnhnms: clean, intelligent, gentle, peaceful, hard-working

Yahoos: stupid, dirty, unattractive, violent,fierce, loud.

　

3. The story. Gulliver makes some mistakes when he visits the land of the Houyhnhnms. Complete the sentences with the words from the box.

　
 1. When Gulliver found new sailors, they were in fact pirates.

2. Gulliver attacked one of the animals with his sword and was surrounded by about forty creatures.

3. Gulliver expected to find people in control of the country, not horses.

4. The horses didn´t believe Gulliver´s stories about his own country.

5. He made the horse dislike when he explained about England´s wars with its enemies.

6. He began to angry human beings. He was ashamed of being like the Yahoos.

7. In England, at first, Gulliver refused to meet his family and he missed the Houyhnhnms.