BILLY BUD- MGR Beginner #

"STAGE 2 - Beginner
600 Headwords
- Past simple
- Past continuous
- Future with will/shall
- Modal- have to
- Catenative verbs
- Want to, try to, like to, hate to, stop, start
- Present perfect
- Past perfect
- See, hear, watch + infinitive or present participle
- Nouns in simple apposition
- Two nouns linked by and
- Nouns phrase in apposition to a noun
- verb + maximum of two adverbs
- Verb + maximum of two simple adverbial phrases of direction, time or manner
- Adverbs of frecuency
- Sometimes, never,etc.
- Maximum of two adjetives + noun
- Noun + one simple adjetival phrase
- Simple comparatives
- Compound sentences with two co-ordinate clauses joined by and, but or or
1797 - the Mediterranean Britain and France are at war. British warships are fighting French warships. Young Billy Budd arrives on the British warship, Indomitable.
Billy is strong and handsome. Most of the sailors on the ship like Billy.
But he has an enemy - John Ciaggart, the master-at-arms.
Ciaggart hates Billy. And he has a plan.
He will make trouble for the young sailor."