Jack was a young sailor. He lived in England, but he was often away with his

ship.

One summer he came back from a long voyage and found new neighbors

near his mother’s house. They had a pretty daughter, and Jack soon loved her

very much.

He said to her, ‘My next voyage will begin in a few days’ time, Gloria. I love

you, and I’ll marry you when I come back. I’ll think about you all the time, and

I’ll write to you and send you a present from every port.’

Jack’s first port was Freetown in Africa, and he sent Gloria a parrot from

there. It spoke five languages.

When Jack’s ship reached Australia, there was a letter from Gloria. It said,

‘Thank you for the parrot, Jack. It tasted much better than a chicken.’

A. Answer these questions.
1. Why did Jack make long voyages?’

Because he is sailor
2. Where did Gloria live?

In England.
3. Why did Jack think about Gloria all the time?

Because he want merry whit her.
4. Where did Jack send Gloria the parrot from?

From Africa.
5. Where did Jack get Gloria’s letter about the parrot?

In Australia.
6. What did Gloria do to the parrot?

She eat the parrot.
B. Which words in the story on page 4 mean the opposite of:
1. short 4. old 7. worse
2. last 3. little
3. ugly 6.wine

Long, new, first, pretty
C. Write this story. Put one word in each empty place. You will find all
the correct words in the story on page 4.
Freetown is a port in West Africa. Jack and another sailor from his ship
went into a shop there and saw a beautiful bird. It was a red and grey parrot and
it spoke ‘Hullo,’ to them. Jack said to his friend, ‘I’m going sent it to Gloria.
She’s the daughter of my mother’s neighbors It will be a nice present for her,’ Then
Jack and his friend came a restaurant and ate chicken and fried potatoes there.
They was very good.