Lesson 30
Football or polo?
The Wayle is a small river that cuts across the park near my home. I like sitting by the Wayle on fine afternoons. It was warm last Sunday, so I went and sat on the river bank as usual. (1)______________________. Suddenly, one of the children kicked a ball very hard and it went towards a passing boat. Some people on the bank called out to the man in the boat, but he did not hear them. (2)_____________________. I turned to look at the children, but there weren't any in sight: they had all run away! The man laughed when he realized what had happened. (3)_____________________.
New words and expressions
polo n. 水球
Wayle n. 威尔(河名)
cut v. 穿过
row v. 划(船)
kick v. 踢
towards prep. 朝,向
nearly adv. 几乎
sight n. 眼界,视域