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“Jam The Bell of Atri, , , , | Let’s share our ideas, i, i, fe, , Let's talk about animals that help us. Discuss the work horses, cows,, buffaloes and dogs do., , , , How are these animals treated? Can we do anything to help animals to be, , treated well?, , 2. Prepare a short speech about how you would prevent cruelty, , to animals., , © Take turns in presenting the speech and asking questions.
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0 rE oe, , Now let's read this story about a horse t, , and how it was helped., | 4 e y Y 0 “ Y, . vy, teal ib 1s 2 US:, Atri is the name of a small town in Italy. Bt 0 tout Sr te, ‘ ; 4 oF /, and was built on the side of a hill. In the middle, , an old tower and in the tower there 1 Il. Tht eee, rung for many years but, it is still there in, , the tower. Many tourists, visiting Italy go to Atri, to see the bell. Why do, , many tourists go to Atri, to see the bell? It has, , a strange story to tell., , s an old be, , , , , , Long ago, the bell of Atri was used for a very special purpe=s, eLUrie, , People who wanted to complain rang the bell. The judges came, to.,, , Ker, the marketplace when the bell rang. The judges were the old, wise men, of the town. They listened to the complaints and helped the people. i, , Many people rang the bell and many wickell cep ple were punished., , But there was one trial that was very unusual. nat Bod, , , , , , , , , , , , One day the rope with which the bell was tied broke. There wasn’t, a thick new rope in Atri. To get a rope from another town would, , eet, , , , , , take about two weeks. So the judges had, , a grapevine’ fixed to the bell., b avd 9.p) = — a, , There was a rich merchant who had an old horse. The horse had, served his master well for years. When the horse became old, , the merchant drove him out. No one took care of the horse. No one, gave him food. The poor horse kept wandering from place o place, , , , , , ate entperuenre to woke geod avd Lousjls 92 (| Uk il(s(¢ Ot Lovrg Orrol grrclgeme
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h, one “a ca to the tower. Seeing the grapevine he started to chew, ind pe ee he pulled the vine, the bell started to ring. The judges, , pame to the Py ee at once. To their great surprise, they saw, , horse pulling the grapevine., , One of e judges at, , ecogniZe the ol, horse. He told the, other judges that, the horse belonged, , to a rich merchant., , 1 think the, merchant drove, , out this poor, horse as he has, , become old,, said the judge., , , , ‘Since this horse has come to make a complaint, said another judge,, , “ve must find out the truth. We must find whether the merchant has, , ill-treated this animal.’ bodly _unkund, , to the marketplace. During the trial he, rse.’ The judges decided he had, , , , , , The merchant was called, , confessed, ‘I drove out my old ho, , done wrong., , Take the horse home and take good care of him. Feed him well.’, , They also fined the merchant., , The horse returned to his old stable and the merchant took good care, , of him.
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: 5 8, eee | her 2, Where is Atri? Why do tourists go there ¢, iC : ; - ; > i&P tr, . Why did people sometimes ring the bell of A, . “ 5 : ) ?, . Why was the grapevine fixed to the bell’, , | $ tid he not take, Whom did the horse belong to? Why did he not, his a good judgement: 2, , (2 Who were the judges», , care of his horse?, , Pw Np, , What did the judges decide? Was t, , ol, , , , 1. Why do you think the trial was held in the marketplace?, 2. Why did the horse start chewing the grapevine*, , 3. Complete these sentences and read them out., a. The merchant,was ungrateful because ............------+++-+++-cseecamecccen---.. :, b. The judges were just DeCause ..............ccceeeeeceeeee sence teeters eseseeeeeceeren |, , c. The horse did not complain because ....................eceeeeeeeneeererenncees. ;, , ), , Let’s play a guessing game. Work in pairs. One pupil should think of an, , animal. His/Her partner should ask questions to find out what the animal is., Pupit A Does the animal eat thorns?, , Purit B- No, it doesn’t., Pupit A Does it have a horn?, Pupit B_ Yes, it does., , , , Puri. A_ Does it live in swamps?, , Puri B_ Yes, it does., Pupu A_ | know. It’s a rhino., , , , , , Now play this game substituting suitable words, , for the ones underlined., , 94
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Listen to the sentences. Pick out two words that begin with the same sound,, from each sentence., , Read these phrases and sentences aloud., , an old tower, an unusual trial, a hungry horse, , a rich merchant, , There was a big bell in the old tower., , fFeweewe ee eee ee ee, , Prepositions: for, of, , Read these sentences., 1. The bell was used for a very special purpose., , 9 The horse served his master for many years., , The word for in these two sentences conveys two different meanings., In the first sentence, for shows purpose while in the second sentence, it, , , , shows length of time., , Now read these sentences., 1. The judges were the old, wise men of the town., , D. The merchant took eood care of the horse., In the first sentence, of means belonging to, while in the second sentence,, of refers to the relationship between the merchant and the horse., , 95
