Chapter XII Mr. Craven Comes Home I. While listening fill in the gaps to finish the sentences. 1. But slowly – slowly – as he walked among beautiful mountains and wandered by blue lakes he began to grow stronger. 2. The lake near the house was so still in the silver moonlight that he walked down and sat on a seat near the water. 3. When he woke, it was morning, and a servant was standing in front of him, holding a letter. 4. And he went back to the house and told the servants to get ready to go back to England. 5. Colin’s eyes were so like his wife’s happy eyes, and yet so different from them, because they were so sad. 6. When Mr. Craven arrived back at Misselthwaite Manor, he went straight out into the gardens. 7. And then, suddenly the door in the wall flew open, and a boy ran out very fast, straight into Mr. Craven’s arm. 8. He had come running out of the garden because he had just won a race with Mary and Dickon. 9. The garden was full of autumn colour – gold and purple and red – and late autumn autumn color – gold and purple and red – and late roses climbed and hung all around. 10. A few minutes later, Mrs. Medlock was looking out of the kitchen window window when she gave a little cry. II. Study the following words and word combinations. 1. Terrible - very bad, of low quality, or unpleasant (horrible, abominable, awful, scary) - Something terrible had happened to him when he had been happy. 2. To wander - to walk slowly about a place without any purpose. - But slowly – slowly-as he walked among beautiful mountains and wandered by blue lakes, he began to grow stronger. 3. To go away travelling – leave home and travel around the country, continent, world. - He had gone away travelling. 4. To arrive at - to get to a place (come, reach, enter) - When Mr. Craven arrived back at Misselthwaite Manor, he went straight out into the gardens 5. Amazed - extremely surprised (astonished, surprised, stunned, bewildered) - Mr. Craven held the boy away from him and looked at him, amazed. 6. To door flew open – to an opened door, to an unlocked door. - And then suddenly the door in the wall flew open, and a boy ran out very fast, straight into Mr. Craven’s arms. III. Mark the following sentences as TRUE (T) or FALSE (F). If a sentence is false, write the right variant. 1. Mr. Craven travelled to the USA to forget his problems. - He travelled to Europe F 2. Mr. Craven fell asleep near the lake and dreamt about his wife. T 3. In the morning Mr. Craven got a letter from Mrs. Medlock. - He got a letter from Mrs.Sowerby, Dickon’s mother 4. Mr. Carven made a decision to come back to his house. F 5. Mr. Craven was not going to open the secret garden as he didn’t remember where it was. - He was going to open the secret garden, but he didn’t know where the key was 6. Mr. Craven couldn’t believe his ears when he heard some noise from behind the door to the secret garden. 7. When the door opened Mary ran out directly into Mr. Craven’s arms. - It was Colin, who ran out directly into Mr. Craven’s arms 8. Mr. Craven was surprised to see the garden alive. F T T F T 9. As the garden was not a secret the children told Mr. Craven everything about it. T 10. Mrs. Medlock and the servants were not surprised at all to see Master Colin walking F together with his father. - They were amazed and Mrs. Medlock even cried watching them walking together IV. Answer the following questions. 1. Why was Mr. Craven travelling far away from home? - He wanted too escape from the place where the grief had happened. His mind had been full of dark and sadness about his wife’s death for years. And home remembered him about it 2. What did Mr. Craven think about while travelling? - Mr. Craven began to think about Misselthwaite Manor, and wondered if he should go home. Sometimes he thought about his son. He wondered how he would feel when he looked at Colin’s white face once more. He felt frightened when he thought about it. 3. What did he dream about one night? - He heard a sweet voice of his lovely wife. She was calling him from the secret garden. She must have been sent him a message by this dream. He had to come back home. 4. Why did he decide to come back home? - Mrs.Sowerby sent him a letter. It said that he should have return home. Something happened and Mr. Craven would be pleased with those news. Also his dream influenced him a lot. 5. Did he decide to open the secret garden? - Yes, he did. Although he didn’t know why exactly he was doing it, he wanted to open the door. 6. Where did he go when he arrived home? - He headed directly to the garden, but he couldn’t remember where the key was. He walked across the lawn and down to the long walk at the back of the secret garden. When he got there, he wondered if he was dreaming again. 7. Whom did Colin see when he ran out from the secret garden? - He say a red-cheeked heathy boy, who had life in his eyes and laughed sincerely. He stood straight and was strong. It was his son Colin. 8. Could Mr. Craven say anything when he saw his son healthy? - He couldn’t believe his eyes. He was taken aback by the amazement. He was trembling with happiness. He put the hand on Colin’s shoulder and held him still. He couldn’t speak for a moment. 9. Did the children tell him everything about the garden? - Yes, they did tell him everything. They told him how Mary and Colin had met in the middle of the night. They told him about the spring coming, and about their great secret. Mr. Craven laughed until he cried, and sometimes he cried when he was not laughing. 10. What sight did Mr. Medlock see through the window? - Mrs. Medlock saw a beautiful picture of a happy family. Mr. Craven was walking across the garden towards them, looking happier than he had been for years. And next to him, his head up in the air, and his eyes full of laughter, was Master Colin. She cried watching it. V. Change the sentences from active voice into passive. 1. Mr. Craven saw a very strange dream. – A very strange dream was seen by Mr. Craven 2. Martha’s mother wrote a letter to Mr. Craven. – A letter was written to Mr. Craven by Martha’s mother 3. Mr. Crave made a decision to come back. – A decision to come back was made by Mr. Craven 4. Colin met his father at the door to the secret garden. – Colin’s father was met at the door to the secret garden by him 5. The children told the whole story to Mr. Craven. – The whole story was told to Mr. Craven by the children.
