Chapter threeUnderground
Peter found hollow trees for Wendy, John, and Michael.
How they loved that special place!1
The underground home was one large room. Mushrooms grew out of the floor for stools.2
It was the best home in the whole world.
Wendy stayed very busy looking after the boys.3
She cooked and cleaned all day long.
At night, she spent hours telling stories. She always had something to do, but she had never been happier in her life.4
Weeks went by.
Sometimes Wendy thought of her home and her parents.
But John and Michael had trouble remembering.
Key Words & Sentences
special (adj): đặc biệt
stool (n): ghế
whole (adj): toàn, khắp
stay + adj (v): cứ
look after (v): chăm sóc
all day long: suốt ngày
spend (v): tốn (thời gian) (spend - spent - spent)
go by: qua đi
think of (v): nghĩ về
(think - thought - thought)
have trouble + V-ing: gặp rắc rối
1 How they loved that special place!
2 Mushrooms grew out of the floor for stools.
3 Wendy stayed very busy looking after the boys.
4 She always had something to do, but she had never been happier in her life.
Next to their underground home was a lagoon. Imagine a lagoon that sparkles with the colors of the rainbow.1
Where the singing of mermaids fills the air.2
That was the lagoon of Neverland.
It was the children’s favorite place to stay.
One day, the children had a picnic on Marooners’ Rock.3
Marooners’ Rock was in the middle of the lagoon. After lunch, the boys fell asleep.
Slowly, a change came over the lagoon. The sun slipped away.
It became very dark.
Key Words
next to: bên cạnh, gần
lagoon (n): đầm
imagine (v): tưởng tượng
sparkle (v): lung linh
rainbow (n): cầu vồng
mermaid (n): nàng tiên cá
favorite (adj): ưa thích
marooner (n): người bị bỏ lại trên đảo hoang
in the middle of: trong số
change (n): sự thay đổi
slip away (v): lặn
smell danger: nhận thấy nguy hiểm
(danger (n): sự nguy hiểm)
Peter could smell danger even in his sleep.4
He jumped up. “Pirates!” he cried. He quickly woke up the boys. “Jump in the water!” he told them.
Key Sentences
1 Imagine a lagoon that sparkles with the colors of the rainbow.
2 Where the singing of mermaids fills the air.
3 One day, the children had a picnic on Marooners’ Rock.
4 Peter could smell danger even in his sleep.
Wendy and Peter watched a rowboat approach. The pirates Starkey and Smee had a prisoner. “That’s Tiger Lily,” whispered Peter.
“She’s the daughter of the Indian chief.”
The Indian princess was tied up.
The pirates threw her onto the Rock. She would drown when the tide rose.1
But Tiger Lily wasn’t afraid.
“Ahoy, there!” Peter called out. His voice sounded just like Hook’s.2
“Set her free, or you’ll feel my hook.”3
The pirates did as Peter told them.
They untied Tiger Lily, and she quickly swam away.
Key Words
row boat: thuyền có mái chèo
approach (v): đến gần
prisoner (n): tù binh
chief (n): thuyền trưởng, thủ lĩnh
be tied up: bị trói
drown (v): chết đuối
tide (n): thủy triều
Ahoy (inter): Này! (tiếng thủy thủ dùng để gọi thuyền)
voice (n): giọng nói
set A free: trả tự do cho A (set - set - set)
untie (v): cởi trói
swim away (v): bơi đi mất
Key Sentences
1 She would drown when the tide rose.
2 His voice sounded just like Hook’s.
3 Set her free, or you’ll feel my hook.
“Ahoy, there!”
The pirates heard Hook’s voice again. “Help me into the boat.”
But this time it was not Peter.1
It was the real James Hook!
“Captain,” said Smee, “are you alright?” “My plan is ruined,” Hook moaned.
“The lost boys have found a mother!” “Oh, what a terrible day!” said Starkey. “Captain,” said Smee, “why don’t we kidnap the boys’ mother?2
We could make her be our mother instead.” Hook’s eyes lit up.
“What a great idea!”
Key Words
alright (adj): ổn, không sao (= all right)
plan (n): kế hoạch
ruin (v): thất bại
moan (v): gầm ghè
kidnap (v): bắt cóc
light up (v): sáng lên (light - lit - lit)
demand (v): gặng hỏi
let A go: thả A ra
(let - let - let)
order (v): ra lệnh
truth (n): sự thật
Suddenly the captain remembered Tiger Lily. “Where’s the princess?” he demanded.
“We let her go,” said Starkey, smiling. “Just like you ordered,” said Smee.
“What?” Hook yelled. “I never told you to do that!” But Hook could see the truth in the pirates’ eyes.3
Check up
Why did the pirates plan to kidnap Wendy?
a. To make Wendy their mom
b. Because Hook fell in love with Wendy
c. To lure Peter
Key Sentences
1 “Help me into the boat.” But this time it was not Peter.
2 Why don’t we kidnap the boys’ mother?
3 But Hook could see the truth in the pirates’ eyes.
But who? Was it a ghost?
“Spirit that haunts this dark lagoon. Can you hear me?1”
Peter answered. His voice sounded just like Hook’s. “I hear you!”
The pirates were very afraid.
“Who are you?” Hook demanded. “Speak!” “I am Peter Pan.”
Key Words
ghost (n): ma
spirit (n): linh hồn
haunt (v): lai vãng
nearly (adv): gần
choke (v): nghẹt thở
get into (v): nhảy xuống
after a while: một lúc sau
reach for (v): tìm kiếm, mò mẫm
hold onto: bám vào (hold - held - held)
touch (v): chạm both (pron): cả hai
terrify (v): làm kinh hãi
in fear: sợ hãi
Hook nearly choked because he was so angry.2 “Get into the water, Smee!” he yelled. “Get him!” Hook and the pirates all jumped in the water.
After a while, Hook climbed back onto the rock. Peter did too.
Both reached for something to hold onto.3
Then, their hands touched. They looked at each other. Both were very surprised.
Captain Hook tried to hit Peter with his hook. But then he heard a sound that terrified him.4
TICK TICK TICK TICK
“The crocodile!” Hook cried out in fear. Then he swam like a fish for his boat.
Key Sentences
1 Spirit that haunts this dark lagoon. Can you hear me?
2 Hook nearly choked because he was so angry.
3 Both reached for something to hold onto.
4 But then he heard a sound that terrified him.
Peter and Wendy lay on Marooners’ Rock. They needed to go home.
But they were both too tired to fly.1
They also noticed that the water was getting higher and higher.
Key Words
lie (v): nằm
(lie - lay - lain)
be in trouble: gặp nạn
huge (adi): to lớn, khổng lồ
creature (n): con vật
nest (n): tổ
gently (adv): nhẹ nhàng
float (v): thả trôi
place (v): đặt, để
safe (adj): an toàn
adventure (n): cuộc phiêu lưu
stay up (v): thức, không đi ngủ
obey (v): nghe lời
Out in the water, the Never Bird saw that Wendy and Peter were in trouble.2
The Never Bird was a huge creature that lived in the water.
The bird brought her nest over to Wendy and Peter. She gently put them into her nest and floated them over the water.3
Then she placed Wendy and Peter onto the ground. They were safe!
That evening, the boys talked about the day’s adventures.
But the biggest adventure of all was staying up past bedtime.4
“Go to bed!” said Wendy at last.
And the boys happily obeyed.
Key Sentences
1 But they were both too tired to fly.
2 Out in the water, the Never Bird saw that Wendy and Peter were in trouble.
3 She gently put them into her nest and floated them over the water.
4 But the biggest adventure of all was staying up past bedtime.
Chapter Three: Comprehension Quiz
A. Complete the following sentences with the words given.
danger
fear
fish
truth
something
1. Wendy always had_____to do.
2. Peter could smell_____even in his sleep.
3. Hook could see the_____in the pirates’ eyes.
4. Hook swam like a_____for his boat.
5. Hook cried out in_____.
B. Choose the correct responses to the following questions.
(a) What a great idea! _______
(b) I hear you! _______
(c) We let her go. _______
C. Choose the correct answers to the questions.
1. Where was the children’s favorite place to stay?
(a) Number 14
(b) Neverland
(c) The lagoon
2. How did Peter save Tiger Lily?
(a) He scared the pirates when he disguised himself as a ghost.
(b) He had a fight with Hook and won.
(c) He imitated Hook’s voice and ordered the pirates to let her go.
3. Why did Hook jump in the water and swim away like a fish?
(a) Because he was afraid of Peter Pan.
(b) Because he was afraid of the crocodile.
(c) Because he was happy.
D. Based on the story, mark “T” if true or “F” if false.
1. The Never Bird was a huge creature that lived in trees. T...F
2. Peter knew that the pirates were coming even though he was asleep. T...F
3. Underneath the lost boys’ home was a lagoon. T...F