Task 2 Read the text and complete it with the phrases (a-e). There is one phrase you don’t have to
use.
a)
had a lot of money
b)
like a leaf
c)
once upon a time
d)
looked at the people
e)
didn’t have much money
(1) there was a little green magic man. His name was Satchkin
Patchkin and he lived, (2) in an apple tree. Certainly he was very? Very
small. But he had a nice face with large green eyes. His hands, arms, legs and feet were tiny. He was very
good-looking. All day long he sat in the tree and (3) who lived nearby.
One of them was Mother Farthing. She was an honest and hard-working woman. She was very reliable
too, but she was rather poor. She had to work hard but she (4) .
Mother Farthing lived in the farmer’s house. He was a selfish, lazy man, rather stupid, but he was rich.
Satchin Patchkin wanted to help Mother Farthing, but he didn’t know how.