新概念3 第12-16课的 summary writing

新概念3 第12-16课的 summary writing

Lesson 12 Life on desert land
Summary
As the two men's boat was damaged,they were taking it to Miami when on the way it began to sink.after loading a rubber dinghy with food,matches and beer,the two men rowed a few miles across the Caribbean until they arrived at a tiny coral island.There they collected rainwater in the dinghy and caught fish and lobster with a spear gun.For five days,they "ate like kings" Until they were rescued by a passing banker.(80words)
Lesson13 ''It's only me
Summary
Mrs.Richards had dressed up as a ghost and was just going into the dining room when there was a knock on the door.Thinking is was the baker,she hid in the storeroom under the stairs.She heard footsteps in hall and then man from the Electricity Board opened the storeroom door.Though she said 'It's only me',he got a bad fright.When she walked towards him,he fled,slamming the front door behind him.
Lesson 14 A noble gangster
Summary
After Sir John Hawkwood settled near Florence six hundred years ago,he hired soldiers to the prince of city-states in times of war.In times of peace he threatened to destroy a city-state unless protection money was paid.In spite of this,the Italians regarded him as a sort of hero.Sir John was eighty when he died and the Florentines not only gave him a state funeral but had a picture painted of him,dedicated to his memory.(79words)
Lesson 15 fifty pence worth of trouble
George was going to the sweet shop when he lost fifty pence down a drain.After removing his jacket,he put his arm through the drain cover.He couldn't find his money and couldn't get his arm out.A crowd of people gathered round him and a lady rubbed his arm with soup and butter.She failed to free him,but two firemen succeeded with a special type of grease.The sweet shop woner presented George with a large box of chocolates .(80words)
Lesson 16 Mary had a little lamb
Summary
When Dimitri came home,Mary told him that her white lamb had been stolen.On learning that his neighbour,Aleko,had acquired a lamb,Dimitri went to Aleko's house and accused him of stealing it.When Aleko showed his lamb,Dimitri saw it was black,so he apologized.After staying in Aleko's house for a while because it had begun to rain,Dimitri got a surprise outside when he found the lamb was almost white.It had been dyed black!
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