1. The document provides background information about Mark Twain, including his real name, birthday, places he lived, and various jobs he had when young. 2. It asks 13 questions to test the reader's knowledge of important facts about Mark Twain's life and work, such as the first successful story he published and places he traveled. 3. The document demonstrates Mark Twain's interest in science and technology by mentioning his fascination with inventions like the typewriter.

1. MARK TWAIN

2. PAGE 4

3. Find English equivalents
• юрист
• пароход
• шахта
• гражданская война
• сражаться/воевать
• переезжать
• публиковать
• приключения
• наука и техника
• печатная машинка

4. 1. What was the real name of Mark Twain?
2. When is Mark Twain’s birthday?
3. Where did he live?
4. Was his father a writer?
5. How many children were there in the family?
6. What jobs did Mark Twain have when he was young?
7. What was his job when he came to San Francisco?
8. What was his first successful story? When was it
published? What is it about?
9. Did he like to travel? What places did he visit?
10. What book became his first big bestseller?
11. Prove that Mark Twain was interested in science and
technology.
12. Did he have a family?
13. When and where did he die?

5. PAGE 5

6. • Catholic
• Protestant
• one third – 1/3
• disabled – an invalid
• beg for money – ask somebody in the street to
give you money
• crime – when you steal from other people it is
a crime

7. King Henry the Eighth - One of the famous kings in the
history of England
When he was king:
His family:
Why he was important and well known:

8. CHAPTER 1

9. Match the words and translations
• приблизительно, почти
• слуги
• нищий
• лохмотья
• тогда, в то время
• богатый – бедный
• узкий
• грязный
• ужасный
• запах
• мусор
• horrible
• smell
• nearly, about
• rubbish
• servants
• rich – poor
• pauper
• rags
• then
• narrow
• dirty

10. • pretend
• fight
• dream
• hit
• thief
• beg
• mud
• be frightened of
• royal court
• twins
• argue
• спорить, ссориться
• драка
• близнецы
• бояться
• бить
• вор
• попрошайничать
• грязь
• притворяться, представлять
• королевский двор
• мечта, сон
Match the words and translations

11. At the start of the story, we know that one boy is rich and one
boy is poor. Think about how the lives of Edward and Tom are
different and how they are the same. Write the facts from the
box in the correct part of the diagram.
1 begs for money in the street, 2 can read and write, 3 dreams of
being a prince, 4 eats a lot at banquets, 5 has servants, 6 has sisters,
7 is hungry, 8 lives in a palace, 9 plays with his friends in the mud,
10 sleeps on a dirty floor, 11 travels in a carriage, 12 wears rags
Edward Tudor Tom Canty
Both boys

12. Complete the gaps with the people from the box. Be careful! You
need more than one name for some of the answers.
1. Tom’s mother and father _ slept in a bed.
2. ______________________ were both fifteen years old.
3. ______________________ were not clever people, but they were kind
and friendly.
4. _____________________ often hit Tom.
5. _____________________ did not work and he stole money.
6. _____________________ begged for money in the streets.
7. _____________________ was happy. He thought everybody was poor.
8. _____________________ sometimes played with his friends.
9. ______________________ was a good man.
10. ______________________ taught Tom to read and write.
11. ______________________ sometimes pretended he was a prince.
12. ______________________ wanted to see a prince very much.
Father Andrew Tom Tom’s father Tom’s grandmother Tom’s mother Tom’s sisters

13. Listen and complete the gaps.
Nearly five hundred years ago in London, two baby boys were
born on the same day. One family wanted their baby (1) __very
much__ . This baby wore beautiful, expensive (2) ____________ .
His family and lots of (3) ____________ took care of him. He was
Edward Tudor, the future (4) ____________ of England.
(5) ____________ in England wanted this baby. When he arrived,
the country was very (6) ____________ . There was a (7)
____________ , and everybody had big (8) ____________ .
People kissed each other and danced in the (9) ____________ .
The other baby boy’s (10) ____________ were very (11)
____________ and they did not want another (12) ___________ .
This baby was called Tom Canty. (13) ____________ danced for
him. He was a (14) ____________ and he wore rags.

14. Watch the episode and say what
Father Andrew teaches Tom.

15. Compare the book and the film.
What is the difference?

16. CHAPTER 2

17. Match the words and translations
• БАШНЯ
• ВОРОТА
• ЖДАТЬ
• ВАЖНЫЙ
• СТРАЖНИК
• ОБЫКНОВЕННЫЙ
• ВХОДИТЬ
• НАДЕЯТЬСЯ
• МЕЧ
• КЛАНЯТЬСЯ
• ДА ЗДРАВСТВУЕТ ПРИНЦ!
• ГОВЯДИНА
• ТЮРЬМА
• КУКОЛЬНЫЕ ПРЕДСТАВЛЕНИЯ
• СКУЧАТЬ, НАДОЕДАТЬ
• ПОМЕНЯТЬСЯ ОДЕЖДОЙ
• СИНЯК
• ДОСПЕХИ
• ВЕРИТЬ
• SUIT OF ARMOUR
• BEEF
• BE BORED
• ENTER
• BELIEVE
• PRISON
• BOW
• IMPORTANT
• TOWER
• PUPPET SHOWS
• GUARD
• BRUISE
• HOPE
• ORDINARY
• SWORD
• SWAP CLOTHES
• LONG LIVE THE PRINCE!
• WAIT
• GATES

18. Choose the best answer
1. Who was Tom Canty frightened of?
a his mother
b his twin sisters
c his father and grandmother
d father Andrew
2. Which of the following did Tom NOT like doing?
a playing in the mud
b stealing money
c swimming in the river
d listening to stories of princes
3. People were standing at the gates because:
a they wanted to see fine carriages
b they were begging for money
c they wanted to see the royal family
d they wanted to talk to the guards

19. 4. What was the one small difference between
Tom and Edward?
a their eyes were different
b they had different colour of hair
c one of them had longer face
d only one of them had a bruise on his hand
5. Edward hid a golden object in …
a the table
b a small box
c the suit of armour
d the helmet

20. Compare the book and the film.
What is the difference?

22. Listen to Chapter 2. Write the questions that go with Tom’s answers.
1. What’s your name _________________________________ ? - Tom Canty.
2. __________________________________________________ ? - In Offal Court, near
London Bridge.
3. ________________________________________________ ? - Oh yes. I’ve also got
two sisters and a grandmother.
4. ________________________________________________ ? - Because she’s a bad
woman.
5. ________________________________________________ ? - No, he hits me, too.
6. ________________________________________________ ? - No, my mother and
my sisters are very kind.
7. __________________________________________ ? - They haven’t got any servants.
8. ________________________ ? - We all get dressed ourselves and we don’t have many
clothes.
9. ____________________________ ? - I don’t go to school.
10. Tell me about ____________ ? - Yes. Sometimes there are puppet shows and plays in
the street.

23. In their new lives, both Tom and Edward have to learn many new
things. As you read, find examples of things that the boys learn.
Complete the table with the things they learn, and say who or
what helps them to learn these things.
What they learn Who or what helps them to learn
Edward
Tom

24. CHAPTER 3

25. Perform the dialogue between the prince and John Canty
What are you doing out at this time of night? I hope
you’ve been a good beggar today and got some
money for me, son!
Mr Canty! Are you really Mr Canty? You are the poor
boy’s father! You must go to the palace and get Tom!
The poor boy’s father? I don’t know what you are
talking about. I’m your father, Tom!
Mr Canty, I’m so tired and I want to go home now.
Take me to my father, the king. He will give you lots
of money and make you rich.
Tom Canty, you are mad!
But you must believe me! I’m not Tom Canty, I’m
Prince Edward!
Mad! Completely mad!

26. Watch the video and pay attention to
the intonations.
Perform the dialogue between Edward
and John Canty

28. CHAPTERS 4 and 5

29. Compare the book and the film.
What is the difference?

31. Choose the best answer
1. When Edward didn’t come back Tom was
a happy
b worried
c surprised
d mad
2. What did Tom do when Lady Jane came into his room?
a he kissed her
b he said “Hi”
c he fell down on his knees
d he was angry with her
3. All thought that the prince was mad and took him
a to his father
b to prison
c to the playroom
d to the banquet

32. 4. What did the King ask Tom to see if he was mad?
a Where do you live?
b Are you a pauper?
c When is the Great Banquet?
d Where is the Great Seal of England?
5. What did the King NOT want his son to do?
a to go to the banquet
b to work
c to play
d to see his sisters

33. Compare the book and the film.
What is the difference?

35. Choose the best answer
5. John Canty took the prince to Offal Court. The
prince
a laughed at the people who lived there
b hit John Canty and ran away
c asked to see his mother
d shouted and tried to run away
6. Tom’s mother was not sure if the boy was Tom.
When her son was surprised he
a cried
b fought
c put his hand in front of him
d ran away and hid

36. CHAPTERS 6 - 8

37. Watch the episode and say what
mistake Tom made at the banquet.

39. Tom has made some notes about what a prince does for himself and
what his servants do for him. Complete the gaps.
1. The prince usually wears different _clothes_ for _lunch_ .
2. The servant usually helps the prince to get ________________ .
3. At lunch, only the prince ________________ .
4. The Servant of the Cup puts ________________ in the prince’s
________________ .
5. The servant ________________ the ________________ into little
pieces for the prince.
6. The prince never eats with ________________ ________________ .
7. The servants bring a ________________ of water for the prince to
________________ his fingers in.
8. The Lord ________________ always takes the prince back to his
________________ .
9. The prince does not put ________________ in his
________________ .
10. The prince does not say ________________ or ________________
________________ .

40. Be Come Don’t be Don’t hit Leave Look Stop
1 ‘ _Don’t be______ stupid!’ said a woman.
2 ‘________________ ,’ she said to her friends. ‘This
boy thinks he’s Prince Edward!’
3 ‘________________ quiet!’ they said to him.
‘_________ saying you’re the prince!’
4 ‘________________ him!’ shouted a very tall man,
suddenly.
5 ‘He’s only a boy! ________________ him!’
6 ‘________________ with me! I will hit you for running
away from me!’

41. Decide if the sentences are true (T) or false (F).
1. Edward felt very sad because his father was dead. ___
2. Edward was frightened of King Henry because he was often angry. ___
3. Edward could not stop crying about his father. ___
4. Edward did not like Miles’s room because it was dirty. ___
5. Miles thought Edward was ill. ___
6. The servants prepared dinner for Miles and Edward. ___
7. Miles could not sit down while Edward ate his soup. ___
8. To say thank you to Miles for being kind, Edward said that in future he
could sit down in front of the king. ___
9. Miles’s brother Hugh was a good man and loved Miles because he was
his brother. ___
10. Miles loved his cousin, Lady Edith. ___
11. When Edward told Miles the story about him and Tom swapping
clothes, Miles believed him. ___
12. Miles went to the market to buy Edward some new clothes. ___

42. CHAPTER 9

43. Match the dialogue exchanges
1.What are they doing?
2.Why are they going to prison?
3.There aren’t any witches.
4.How did they start a storm?
5.Can you start a storm?
6.If they take off their shoes, there
will be a terrible storm or perhaps
something worse!
a We will see!
b No, sir. People say we are
witches because we are poor.
c The people are following two
prisoners.
d They are witches.
e They said some words … and
they took off their shoes.
f But these two girls are
witches!

44. CHAPTER 10

45. Choose the correct conjunctions, and or but
1. He looked everywhere and / but Edward was gone.
2. He saw Miles leave the room and / but go to the market.
3. Edward tried to run away and / but John Canty ran faster.
4. There were lots of men in the barn and / but they were
sitting around a fire.
5. He shouted for help and / but Miles was not there.
6. ‘You are mad and / but you must be quiet,’ replied John
Canty.
7. ‘I killed Father Andrew and / but now I am hiding.’
8. ‘My mother is dead and / but my sisters are in the palace,’
said Edward.
9. He made Edward sit in the corner and / but he sat with
the group of men.
10. ‘My wife was a nurse and / but she helped sick people.’

46. Make a list of all the crimes that are
mentioned in this chapter

47. Compare the book and the film.
What is the difference?

48. CHAPTER 11

49. Choose the correct answers.
1. Edward felt …
a hungry
b tired
c both hungry and tired
2. Edward and Miles spent the night …
a at Hendon Hall
b in a hotel
c outside
3. The door to Hendon Hall was opened
by …
a a servant
b a stranger
c Miles’s brother
4. Edward thought Miles’s brother looked
a friendly and kind
b unfriendly and unkind
c different from Miles
5. Miles’s brother said that …
a he did not recognize him
b he was happy to see him
c Miles was on holiday
6. When Miles learnt that his father
was dead, he …
a was not surprised
b was not upset
c was upset
7. Lady Edith was …
a Hugh’s wife
b Miles’s wife
c not married
8. Miles told Hugh he …
a was leaving Hendon Hall
b had to go to prison
c wanted to stay at Hendon Hall

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51. Compare the book and the film.
What is the difference?

52. CHAPTER 12

53. Tick (√) the jobs you hear
• farmer √
• king
• doctor
• judge
• baker
• politician
• policeman
• guard
• vet
• actor
• servant
• postman

54. CHAPTERS 13-14

55. Complete the gaps with past simple verbs.
Tom slowly (1) _learnt_ how to be a king. After a few days, he (2) ____________ to enjoy his new life. He (3)
____________ not frightened now and he (4) ____________ living in the palace. He really (5) ____________
telling people what to do. They (6) ____________ to everything he (7) ____________ and (8) ____________
everything he (9) ____________ them to. No one (10) ____________ he (11) ____________ mad.
Tom (12) ____________ sleeping on the big, soft bed. When he (13) ____________ to sleep all day, he (14)
_________ the servants to leave him alone and they (15) ____________ . He (16) ____________ chicken at
every meal. He (17) ____________ all the food in the palace and he (18) ____________ never hungry.
Tom also (19) ____________ having servants now because it (20) ____________ so easy. He did not have to
get dressed, wash, cut his food, pour his water or get ready for bed. The servants (21) ____________
everything for him. He (22) ____________ this so much that he (23) ____________ hundreds more servants.
He also (24) ____________ the rich clothes and he (25) ____________ many more. The clothes a young king
(26) ____________ (27) ____________ even better than the clothes of the prince. He (28) ____________
lots of red and gold coats made of very expensive materials. Tom (29) ____________ wonderful when he
(30) ____________ them, like a real king!
When he (31) ____________ bored, he (32) ____________ in the big palace gardens with Lady Jane and
Lady Elizabeth. They (33) ____________ games and they (34) ____________ , too. The young girls (35)
____________ friendly and funny. Tom (36) ____________ them.
Tom (37) ____________ so busy that he (38) ____________ about Edward or his own family very often. He
(39) ____________ Edward was happy, and he (40) ____________ his mother and his sisters. But he (41)
____________ them to come to the palace. He (42) ____________ to be a pauper again. Sometimes, this
(43) ____________ him feel bad. Then he would buy a new coat or walk in the palace gardens, and he (44)
____________ happy again.

56. Match the adjectives to the nouns
1 expensive a carriage
2 silk b coat
3 gold c clothes
4 big d king
5 leather e hat
6 real f parade
7 fine g shirt
8 huge h shoes

57. CHAPTER 15

58. Tick the things Edward did to prove to the Lord Protector that he was
the king.
1. He told him how many rooms there were in the palace.
2. He told him how many bedrooms there were in the palace.
3. He described the king’s bathroom.
4. He described the king’s bedroom.
5. He told him about his sisters.
6. He told him about his brothers.
7. He spoke in Italian.
8. He spoke in Latin.
9. He spoke in Greek.
10. He spoke in German.
11. He spoke in French.
12. He told him the names of all the servants.
13. He told him how many servants the king had.
14. He told him what was eaten at royal breakfasts.
15. He told him what was eaten at royal banquets.

59. CHAPTER 16

60. Say what happened to the characters in the story.
1 What happened to Hugh?
__Hugh didn’t go to prison._
2 What happened to Miles?
3 What happened to Tom’s mother and his
sisters?
4 What happened to John Canty and
Grandmother Canty?
5 What happened to Tom?
6 What happened to Edward?