A rich man and his last will
Mr. Gold
was a very rich and mean man. When he died he had 10 million pounds in the
bank. He had only two relatives, his sons Joseph and Oliver who pretended
to get this money. They were twins. They were so alike that nobody could tell
who was who. Joseph and Oliver left home when they were 20 years old. When the
two brothers heard about their father’s death, they went to his house right
away. Their father’s lawyer Miss Smith met them. She said; “Come into the
library, I must read you your father’s will. Your father made a very short
will. It is in three parts. Part one says: I leave all my money to my son
Oliver.” The lawyer turned to the twin brothers and asked, “So which one of you
is Oliver?” Both of the sons said;“I am. I’m Oliver!”
Miss Smith was angry; “One of you must be a liar”. Then she began reading the
second part of the will. It said: “If there is any argument about which son is
real Oliver, then I leave all my money to Joseph!” Once again the lawyer asked;
“Which one is Joseph?” “I am!” cried the two sons with one voice. The lawyer
was very angry. She cried; “But a minute ago you both were Oliver!”You are
liars!” Then she began reading the third part of the will. It said;“If both my
sons turn out to be liars then I leave all my money to Miss Smith, my faithful
lawyer.”
So the twins left the house without a penny. The clever will had shown that
both of them were liars. But it was Miss Smith, who tricked them, because Mr. Gold
had never made a will!
A rich man and his last will
Task 1. Choose the correct answer to the question.
1) How much money did Mr. Gold have?
a)
Ten million dollars.
b) A million pounds.
c) Ten million pounds.
d) Ten billion pounds.
2)Who was very rich and mean?
a)Oliver
b)Joseph
c) Mr. Gold
d)Mrs. Smith
3) Where did Miss Smith read the will?
a) In the kitchen.
b) In the living room.
c) In the cafe.
d) In the library
4) Who got the money?
a) Miss Smith.
b) Oliver.
c) Nobody.
d) The twins.
Task 2. Mark the sentences with True or False
a)many people pretended to get Mr.Gold money.
b) Joseph and Oliver lived with their father
c)both brothers were liars.
d)Mr.Gold will were very clever
e)Mrs.Smith was very smart
Task 3. Complete the sentences with the information from the text.
1. Mr. Brown was___________________________________________________.
2. Joseph and Oliver were ____________________________________________.
3. The clever will had shown_________________________________________.
4. Miss Smith_____________________________________ the twins.
A rich man and his last will
A rich man and his last will
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