Thirteen equals one

The strike of the clock woke the vicar up at one am at night by striking 13 times. The vicar armed with a torch went to the clock tower to see what had happened, and he caught the sight of a local grocer, Bill, on the clock tower. Bill Wilkins said that he was trying to repair the clock to give the vicar a surprise, but he did not really succeed in reparing it properly. It could strike but it stroke 13 times for one o'clock. The vicar was pleased to see that the grocer had put much effort in repairing the clock, so he called Bill to go down and offered him with a cup of tea.

The strike of the clock woke the vicar up at 1 am by striking thirteen times. The vicar armed himself with a torch and went to the clock tower to see what had happened, and he caught the sight of the local grocer, Bill, on the clock tower. Bill Wilkins said that he was trying to repair the clock to give the vicar a surprise but he didn't succeed in repairing it properly. However, the vicar was pleased to see that the clock had been repaired and he offered Bill a cup of tea.

Vocabulary

vicar: someone who work in the church
repaired: to fix something, to make broken things work again
damage: when something is damaged, it simply doesn't work
silent: very quiet, with no sound
with a start: someone moves their body suddenly, because something has frightened or surprised them. Start(v) to move your body suddenly because someone has frightened or surprised you.
caught sight of: see something/someone

Key structures: What is happening? What always happens?
Our vica is always raising money. He's always getting intro troubles.
She is always writing letter.

Composition- A sticky business (difficult-informal)

There lay an old clock on the tower of a church in a small village. People in the village depended on the clock to know the time. Suddenly the clock stopped working one day that no one could explain the reason why. It was inconvenient for everyone, as they were used to the strike of the big clock everyday. The vicar of the church, however, did not give up. He climbed to the clock tower to examine why the clock stopped working. To his surprise, he found out that the hands of the clock were covered with full of wax, which made them too sticky to move. In fact, the clock was invaded by the bees, who built their nets by lots of small holes for containing wax and honey. A bee keeper was called, and he managed to find the queen bee, who was later moved to his bee farm. After the queen bee was removed, all the other bees found their way to follow the her. The clock was wiped carefully to wash out all the sticky wax. After cleaning, it was able to work normally again.

Special Difficulties

What are you doing up there, Bill? asked the vicar in surprise

Please write in ink, and not in pencil

We have a great deal in common.

The swimmer seemed to be in difficulties, but he managed to get the shore in the end.

I didn't feel well, so I spent the day in bed.

We have received 50 application in all

The thieves were disturbed and left in a hurry.

I can't borrow any more money. I'm already in debt.

Mary is in love with a sailor.

There wasn't a person in sight

He didn't realized that he was in danger

The little boy was in tears.

Exercise:

I left home in hurry so as not to miss the train

I suppose I shall finish this in the end

In the early morning, there was not a person in sight

Shall I write in ink or in pencil

They haven't any interest in common

Why was the little girl in tears?