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Sindbad – My First Voyage

A. Match the following.

[Answer: 1. (b); 2. (c); 3. (d); 4. (e); 5. (a)]

1. green island (b) huge fish

2. Mihrjan (c) the king

3. Sindbad the Sailor (d) voyager

4. Sindbad the Porter (e) poor listener

5. slaves (a) in the cave 

B. Choose the correct options from the ones.

1. Sindbad decided to sail to the Persian Gulf (Persian Gulf /Mexican Gulf) with some goods.

2. He was being tossed by powerful waves and was thrown on an /a island. (island/peninsula)

3. The men in the cave were all slaves (ministers/slaves) of the king.

4. The king was a noble and kind (noble and kind/mean and cruel) person.

5. The king gave many valuable gifts (gifts/rewards) to Sindbad.

C. Read the passage and answer the questions given below.

One day, when I was standing on the port, I saw a ship approaching the port. It was the same ship, which had sailed further after leaving me behind, struggling in the sea. When the captain of the ship saw me, he was greatly surprised to find me alive. He and the other crew members hugged me with happiness. The captain handed over my goods to me, which had been left on the ship.

1. Where was he standing?

Answer: He was standing on the port.

2. What did he see?

Answer: He saw a ship approaching the port.

3. Whom did he meet on the ship and why was the person surprised?

Answer: He met the captain on the ship. The person was surprised to find him alive.

4. What did he get back from the captain?

Answer: He got back his goods from the captain.

D. Rearrange the following sentences in the correct order.

1. I longed to go back home.

2. I narrated my tale of sufferings and hardships to the king.

3. Our group sailed from one country to another, selling goods.

4. I saw the same ship approaching the port.

5. My father was a rich merchant.

6. I was being tossed by the frequent powerful waves.

7. Sindbad completed the tale of his voyage.

8. He presented the purse full of gold coins.

Answer: 5, 3, 6, 2,1, 4,7, 8.

5. My father was a rich merchant.

3. Our group sailed from one country to another, selling goods.

6. I was being tossed by the frequent powerful waves.

2. I narrated my tale of sufferings and hardships to the king.

1. I longed to go back home.

4. I saw the same ship approaching the port.

7. Sindbad completed the tale of his voyage.

8. He presented the purse full of gold coins.

E. Work in pairs and write the answers.

1. Describe the island that the ship’s crew found.

Answer: One day, they were on board. They saw a beautiful small green island. Just to have some fun, they all got down on it. As soon as they lit the fire for cooking, they got a jerk. The island was trembling. It was not an island. It was the back of a huge animal. It got disturbed when the fire was lit on his back.

2. Did Sindbad the porter enjoy his meeting with Sindbad the sailor? Why?

Answer: Yes, Sindbad the porter enjoyed his meeting with Sindbad, the sailor. He was listening to the amazing tale of Sindbad with all wonder. The rich Sindbad bade him good bye and asked him to come the next day to hear the tale of his new voyage. He presented him a purse full of gold coins. The unexpected riches overjoyed Sindbad, the porter. He thanked him and went home.