“A Story of the Wild West”
Exercise 3. Change the text to the past or past participle.
(1) In 1849, gold (is) ______________ discovered in California. The news
soon (reaches) (2) ______________ the rest of the country. People (rush)
(3) ___________ out to the west. Henry Wells also (goes) (4) _____________
west. He (has) (5) _________ an idea and soon (becomes) (6) ___________
a rich man. In the new tows, miners (7) (feel) ______________ a deep
need for mail from home.
Wells and his friend Fargo (form) (8)____________ an express company
And soon (have) ______________ more than 60 offices.
The company (carries) (9) ______________ letters over rocky roads and
deep snow. The drivers (became) (10) ______________ friends with the
miners and (find) (11) __________ them even when they (move) ___________
to -different towns. Wells Fargo not only (brings) (12) _______________ the
miners news from home… It also (measures) (13) ______________ their gold
and (tells) (14) _______________them its weight.
Wells Fargo (sends) (15) _____________ the gold to the East. The company
(pays) (16) __________ for the loss if the gold (gets) (17) ___________ lost.
No one ever (loses) (18) ___________ one dollar that (is) (19) ___________
put in Wells Fargo’s care. The miners (riot) (20) ______________ when the
government (wants) (21) ______________ to control the mail. Everyone
(knows) (22) __________ that Wells Fargo (is) (23) _________ safe & fast.
All the company’s men (feel) (24) _____________ deep pride in the service.
The stage-coach (is) (25 _______ pulled by four or six horses and it (costs)
(26) __________ about $6,000.00. (10) A stage coach (can) (27) __________
carry nine people inside, and several more out-side. A shot-gun rider (rides)
(28) _____________ by the driver, he (guards) (29)_____________ the “green
box” that (rides) (30) ______________ under the seat.
For years, highwaymen (make) (31) ____________ trouble for the stage –
coach drivers. Black Bart (is) (32) ___________ fearless, (stands) (33)
____________ behind a horse to avoid shots.
Exercise 3. Change the text to the past or past participle.
(1) In 1849, gold (is) ______________ discovered in California. The news
soon (reaches) (2) ______________ the rest of the country. People (rush)
(3) ___________ out to the west. Henry Wells also (goes) (4) _____________
west. He (has) (5) _________ an idea and soon (becomes) (6) ___________
a rich man. In the new tows, miners (7) (feel) ______________ a deep
need for mail from home.
Wells and his friend Fargo (form) (8)____________ an express company
And soon (have) ______________ more than 60 offices.
The company (carries) (9) ______________ letters over rocky roads and
deep snow. The drivers (became) (10) ______________ friends with the
miners and (find) (11) __________ them even when they (move) ___________
to -different towns. Wells Fargo not only (brings) (12) _______________ the
miners news from home… It also (measures) (13) ______________ their gold
and (tells) (14) _______________them its weight.
Wells Fargo (sends) (15) _____________ the gold to the East. The company
(pays) (16) __________ for the loss if the gold (gets) (17) ___________ lost.
No one ever (loses) (18) ___________ one dollar that (is) (19) ___________
put in Wells Fargo’s care. The miners (riot) (20) ______________ when the
government (wants) (21) ______________ to control the mail. Everyone
(knows) (22) __________ that Wells Fargo (is) (23) _________ safe & fast.
All the company’s men (feel) (24) _____________ deep pride in the service.
The stage-coach (is) (25 _______ pulled by four or six horses and it (costs)
(26) __________ about $6,000.00. (10) A stage coach (can) (27) __________
carry nine people inside, and several more out-side. A shot-gun rider (rides)
(28) _____________ by the driver, he (guards) (29)_____________ the “green
box” that (rides) (30) ______________ under the seat.
For years, highwaymen (make) (31) ____________ trouble for the stage –
coach drivers. Black Bart (is) (32) ___________ fearless, (stands) (33)
____________ behind a horse to avoid shots.
He (demands) (34) _______________, “throw down that bow”. Sometimes a
shot (wounds) (35) ____________ him, but he always (comes) (36) _________
back. Wells Fargo detectives, (keep) (37) ______________ trying and finally
(catch) (38) _____________ him. They (catch) (39) _______________ him
when he (leaves) (40) ______________ a handkerchief behind.
Finally, the detectives (find) (41) ______________ out that Black Bart and
Mr. Bolton (are) (42) _____________ the same man. (16) Charlie Parkhust
(is) (44) ____________ probably the best driver the
company (has) (45) ____________. He (tells) (46) ____________ stories of
highwaymen and about stage-coaches that (fall) (47) _____________ on the
mountain sides. When Charlie (dies) (48) ____________ people (discover)
(49) ______________ that Charlie (is) (50) ____________ a woman.
In 1869, the railway (comes) (51) _____________ to the West, and people
(think) (52) ____________ Wells Fargo (will) (53) ____________ go out of
business. But Wells Fargo (begins) (54) _____________ using the railway.
Exercise 3. Expansion Activity. Answer the questions.
1. Have you seen any movies about the “Wild West”? _______________
2. Why did people rush to California in 1849? _____________________
3. Where was Henry Wells from? ______________________________
4. What was his partners name? _______________________________
5. What company did they form? ______________________________
6. Who was famous as a stage-coach driver?______________________
shot (wounds) (35) ____________ him, but he always (comes) (36) _________
back. Wells Fargo detectives, (keep) (37) ______________ trying and finally
(catch) (38) _____________ him. They (catch) (39) _______________ him
when he (leaves) (40) ______________ a handkerchief behind.
Finally, the detectives (find) (41) ______________ out that Black Bart and
Mr. Bolton (are) (42) _____________ the same man. (16) Charlie Parkhust
(is) (44) ____________ probably the best driver the
company (has) (45) ____________. He (tells) (46) ____________ stories of
highwaymen and about stage-coaches that (fall) (47) _____________ on the
mountain sides. When Charlie (dies) (48) ____________ people (discover)
(49) ______________ that Charlie (is) (50) ____________ a woman.
In 1869, the railway (comes) (51) _____________ to the West, and people
(think) (52) ____________ Wells Fargo (will) (53) ____________ go out of
business. But Wells Fargo (begins) (54) _____________ using the railway.
Exercise 3. Expansion Activity. Answer the questions.
1. Have you seen any movies about the “Wild West”? _______________
2. Why did people rush to California in 1849? _____________________
3. Where was Henry Wells from? ______________________________
4. What was his partners name? _______________________________
5. What company did they form? ______________________________
6. Who was famous as a stage-coach driver?______________________
