4 Life at court Chapter BEFORE READING 1 The story so far. Fill in the gaps with the words given in the box. country doctor England ship giant (x 2) strange daughter pocket his little centimeters friend good afraid help Gulliver is a (2) (1) ................................................. on a ship and he visits some very ....................................... places. His first voyage is to a called Lilliput where the human beings are very (3) (4) ....................................... .........................................., just fifteen (6) ....................................... ! The Lilliputians are (5) ....................................... of him because they see him as a (7) .......................................... . After some time, the people of Lilliput understand that Gulliver can be their (8) ...................................... and ask him for his (9) ...................................... in fighting their enemies. Gulliver helps them and lives in Lilliput for some time, then he returns to (10) .......................................... . Gulliver s second voyage begins when he takes a job on the (11) ......................................... Adventure. One day he lands on an island where he meets a (12) ....................................... and he is afraid of him. The giant is a farmer and puts Gulliver in his (13) ......................................; he takes him to (14) ....................................... house.The farmer and his family are (15) ....................................... to Gulliver, especially the farmer s (16) 2 ........................................, Glumdalclitch. Put the following words in the right place. tail feathers beak wings claw .............................................. .............................................. .................................... .............................................. ............................................ 39