Many years ago there was a  boy who lived with his grandmother.

They lived in a little house in Scotland. The boy's name was James Watt.

 One day James was sitting near the fire place in the kitchen. He watched

the fire burn. After a time he asked, "Why does the fire burn, grandmother?"

 His grandmother couldn't answer his question. It wasn't the first time that

 she couldn't answer his question. He asked about so many things!

 That night James sat near the fire place once more. But this time

he watched a big kettle. The kettle was above the fire. The fire made the

water in the kettle very hot. Soon the water in the kettle began to sing.

"Grandmother, "asked James, "What's in the

 kettle?" "Just water," she said. "Nothing but water. "But I know

there must be something else in it," James said. " Water can't sing like

 that, can it?" "Oh, it's only the steam that you hear." His

 grandmother said. "The fire turns the water to steam. And the steam sings

when it comes out of the kettle." James watched the kettle some more.

The steam rising from the water looked like smoke. "How odd!" he said.

"You can hardly see the steam. But it can moved the heavy lid of the

 kettle. If you come closer, you can see it moves. "James's grandmother

went over to the kettle. She could see the lid moving. "Well!" said James.

 "The steam form the hot water can move the lid of the kettle. Maybe it can

move other things, too. "When James Watt grew up, he didn't forget that

 steam could move the lid of a kettle. And he began to look for ways

to make steam move other things. He worked very hard. And

 at last he succeeded. He built a steam engine that could move

things like boats and wagons. He built the first steam engine that could

really do work for man.

I. Answer these question orally.

1. Where did James Watt live? 

 He lived in a little house in Scotland.

2. Did he ask many questions?  

 Yes, He ask many questions.

3. What did James hear?  

 James heard water in the kettle sing. 

4. Could he see the steam easily? 

 Yes, He could see the steam easily.

5. What did James show to his grandmother?

 She could see the lid kettle moving. 

6. Did he use steam to move other things?

 He did use steam to move other thing.   

 II. True or False

    1. James and his parents lived in a small house in Scotland.

    False

   2. One day he asked his grandmother about fire.

    True

   3. He asked many questions.

    True
 
   4. He also asked about the kettle.

    False
 
   5. James thought there was only water in the kettle.

    False

III. Complete the sentences. Use a, b, c, d.

 1. James asked a lot of questions, but his grandmother -------------.

      A. couldn't answer them at all
      B. always answered his questions later
      C. sometimes couldn't answer his questions
      D. didn't like to answer so many questions

 

 2. "Grandmother, what's in the kettle?" James asked this question, because he -------------.

      A. thought there was some fire in the kettle
      B. wanted to know about everything
      C. thought something was singing in the kettle
      D. was boiling something in the kettle
 

 3. When James grew up, he worked hard to -----------.

      A. move heavy things
      B. show that his grandmother was wrong
      C. build the first steam engine
      D. make heavy boats and trains
 

 4. James's grandmother -----------.

      A. helped James to build a steam engine
      B. could see the lid moving
      C. made the fire burn
      D. didn't see the steam