| (Biartere Quick Starter OXFORD ‘UNIVERSITY PRESS www.oup.comfelt The Time Machine The year is 1895, and the place is the London home of a famous scientist. Here he shows his friends a strange machine ~ a time machine! He has built this, he tells them, to travel into the future, and into the past. He will be a time traveller! His friends dor’t know what to think. Time travel is riot possible, is it? But he leaves them, and his machine takes him to a troubling future - the land of the Eloi, where terrible creatures live below the ground. He must soon fight for his life — and the life of his new friend Weena, Text adaptation by Alex Raynham stated by Nariel SnberacrThe Bright Agency @) dram znd nuda svnlable ord court S189 EER 150N9780.19460781-0, DOMINOESThe Time Machine H.G. Wells Founder Editors: Bill Bowler and Sue Parminter Text adaptation by Alex Raynham Mlustrated by Manuel Sumberac Herbert George Wells known as #.6, Wells wes born in Kent, England, in 1866. His parents were chopkaepers, and Welle worked a¢ an aelstant to 2 draper and than 2 chemist, before he won a schelarship to study physics, chemistry, estronomy, and biology at what 's now inpavial College London He is most Famous for his science-fiction stories of which The Time Mechine, pudkshec in 189, was the fist. It was an istant success. making the idea of tine travel ponder: It was Followed by The lovséle Man (1857) and The Wr of the Words (18S), He died in London in 1945 aris oftan remembered as aYather of sciencestiction OXFORD Grasset. pda lapOXFORD ect Carenon Suet Oxo o12 6, ee Kage ‘ned ner Posten he Unies a Cont ‘huni the Daven bjetve ofc ear ca, {ted onatonty obihing wendvie Ove rapesed ade ‘savtofOutnt very eatin the Ur aaa mcoramonher see Ose iver Pass sonk hemor igh ofthe author ae beers sti oe waren ry es. 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The time traveler visits this place and inthese finds old books. bb These holpthe ime travellerto keep the @ The time traveller uses this to fight Cangerous Morlocks away. this neal ks the time traveler ¢ The time traveller climbs down this. The Time Machines about a scientist who builds a machine to travel through time. What do you think happens in the story? Tick () three sentences. a [1] Someone takes the time traveller's machine. b L1 The time travel tates alot of photographs ¢ 11 He savesa persons life @ CL] He makes lots of money, © There’ atemble fie 4D thetime traveler brings back wonderful nen machines fiom the future. ‘My story begins one evening in Richmond, London in 1895, at the house of « famous scientist. [don't want to give his name so I shall call him ‘the time traveller’. L was in a group of friends who met ‘at the time traveller's house every Thursday, andfive of us had dinner with him that evening: myself, Flby, the doctor; the detective, and the newspaper man. We finished our diner, then sat i chairs around the five. The time traveller began to tell us about his work ‘Over the last few years, I've learned a lot about time,’ he said. ‘Do ‘you knovy that it's possible to travel trough time, just like you ean ‘travel around the workd" scemtist © even who etal wosmachine 3 thing wit pans that move todo were or mae ‘ameting past thetime laboratory » corn where modal aml {apy or oerpe of someting stow toe loc e lever along tng het yoo nevero maken crystal a ype of Stone that oaks Te gs tise something ‘sein yeu ger ‘Of course,’ the doctor replied, cleverly. ‘We're time travellers from the minute we're born to the day we die. Wie all travel into the fuenere one day ata time, but we can never go back.’ The time traveller turned to hee “That's where you're wrong, my rier’ he said. ‘I've found a way to build « time machine, When 1 finish i, 11 travel tothe future andl the past ~ then come back’ ‘That's not possible said the newspaper men. ‘Flying machines aren't posstble today,’ the time traveller repli. “But one day soon somebody will build one. I'm sure of that.’ He smiled anil stood up. want to show you something,’ he told us. ‘UL bbe back in a minute,’ He left the room, and we heard his shoes while he walked down the stairs to his laboratory. We were silent at frst, then Filly spoke, T know it isn't possible,’ he said, “but time travel sounds very exciting, Just think about travelling into the future” “Or going into the past and talking to Socrates! said the doctor. “You'll never talk to Socrates, even with a time machine,’ I replied. remember our Greek lessons at school, and your Greek vras terrible!’ We were still laughing about that when the time traveller ‘came back, He wes carrying a small machine. ‘Tm still making the realtime machine in my laboratory, but this is a model of it,’ said. He put the model down on a table in front of the five. It wasn’t much bigger than a clock, and it was gold in colour In the centre of the model there was a mun sitting on i driver’s seat Jn front of the man were some little white levers, and strange clocks with long numbers on them, There were little erystals on the model too, and they caught the light from the fire ‘Ws a beautifid model,' the doctor said ‘I's more than just a model, answered the time traveller ‘It works, {oc Wie all smiled, but we said nothing. "T know what. you're thinking,’ the time traveller said, ‘but I'm {going to show you something wonderful’ He smiled at the doctor and pointed to oneof the white levers on the model, ‘Now, my dear friend. please push that lever" We all watched the model very carefully. The doctor looked around the room at us, then she touched the lever. At that moment, something very interesting happened: Jor a second or two we could stil see the ‘model, but tt had no colour any more. It looked more likea ghost than something real, Then, suddenly, it disappeared! ‘was sitting very close to the table and watching the model al the time, 90 Tkniow that the time traveller didn't touch it. But the machine disappeared before my exes! Bveryone vwas silent. [looked around the room at the faces of my friends ~ they were all as surprised as me. ‘The time traveller laughed. ‘Well? he said. ‘Do you believe me now?" Wie couldn't understand it, but we didn't believe in time travel, of course. Where was the model? How did it disappear? ‘The madel is still here,’ explained the time traveller ‘But you can't see it Because it has travelled to a diferent time.” Is this a magic trick? asked Filly, host » dese aso that ving goavoysudcery, yu can nog believe fo feel suretat somethings uu magic trick Tinng thst fomeene does to rae pope thek thatsomething tne when nomateh 2ora, tin pice of wood vl keting smal box you we Wistosar afie lighe ait T don't know how you did that, but you're very clever” said the detective. think he wasa litle angry beeause he couldn't understandit Tater that evening, we followed the time traveller downstairs to his Taboratory. Tt was cold and dark, so he pulled 1 box of matches out of his pocket and Itt the fre. In the laboratory, I saw paper plans, pieces in boxes, and a table with crystals on it. There were strange clocks, too = they showed years, not hours. In one corner of the laboratory stood the time machine. I looked just tike the model “You sit im that seat,’ the time traveller explained, ‘and you use these two Tevers to drive the machine. Soon my time machine willbe ready And then, my friends, L will travel through time. And I'll come back with some good stories for yout" ‘My friends and I left the time traveller's house after midnight, talking excitedly. We were worried about our friend. ‘He's working too hard, te doctor said ‘1 think he needs a rest. didn’t see my friends agin all that week, but T thought a lot about the time machine, and how that model disappeared. I didn't believe in time travel, but it was a very good magic trick. ‘The next Thursday, 1 went to Richmond again for our usual dinner et the time traveler's house. When T arrived, my friends were standing in front of the fire. but the time traveller wasn't there. The doctor had a note from him in her hand, ‘I'm going to be late,’ the note said. If Ym not hack hy seven o'clock, please start dinner without me.” It wns after seven, so we sit down and began to ent, and to talk athout our friend ‘Where is he?’ the newspaper man asked. Perhaps he's travelling through time,’ Filly said, and everyone laughed. Suddenly, the door opened and the time travel He was walking badly, and his clothes and hair were dirty, There was blood on his hands and face, He looked tired and afraid. But wher he drank a glass of water, some colour care back to his white face. ‘What's happened to you?" we asked. But he didn't answer us. He sat down and put lots of food on his plate. Then he ate very hungrily, like someone who hasn't eaien for days. At last, the time traveller ished vray his plate and looked at us. Tim going upstairs to wush and ch down, Utell you what happened,’ he explained, then he stopped for a second. ‘But you really wort believe me.’ nge my clothes, When I comeREADING CHECK Tick (/) the correct sentences. Correct one or two words to make the other sentences true. scientist (1) The story begins when some fiends visi the house ofa famous dazeetve, b C7 Heshows them a strange cock, and it dsappears betore ther eyes € C1 The people inthe room think tha they have een a magic ck dC The time traveller is buying a machine to trevel in time himself C1 The rent week the time navel sate forcinner. £ C1 He looks happy and well when he suddenly comes into the room. 9 The ime travels cooks dimer firs and then he speaks to them fh (1 The time traveler tls his friends he will explain what has happened. but they won't enjoy his story WORD WORK 1 Complete the text with the words in the box. light The friends go downstairs because the time traveller wants to show them his time a) ...roaehin@.... .I’scoldin the time travellers b) soheuses ae) io a fie, In the room, the fiends can see plans, strange clocks, and a table with big white e) con it The time traveller ) totwog) ... ‘next to the drivers seat on his machine. The time traveller will use them to dive the machine, points laboratory aysta machine _match levers 2. Use the crystals to make vrords, then complete the sentences. ‘a Charles Danwin and Albert Einstein were famous .. scientists 1b That person doesrft look real ~ | can see ight through him Is hea © | would lke tovisit the d Doyou That was a wonderful but not the past that time travels possible? Idontt know how you did it Suddenly the model wasnt there any more, How did GUESS WHAT ‘What do you think happens in the next chapter? Tick () two pictures.housekeeper aworanwho locks ater a peeenehaise become (cas became) besin ‘The housekeeper, Mrs Watchett, brought us coffe, and we sat by ‘the fire and waited for our friend. ‘Tm sorry if Twworried you earlier’ the time traveller sat when he came back, “But I haven't had an easy day. Lwvent into my laboratory this morning, Since then, I've travelled in time and lived for two months in the future. And I've seen some terrible things. Perhaps you won't believe my story. But please listen carefully, and don't say anything until Lfinish." Te trled to remember all of the time traveller's story, and I shall tell it to you in his words. But you can’t se his burning eyes, or hear his excited voice. No words can explain how he looked that night. gQ Alter dinner last Thursday, I showed you my time machine. Tr was nearly ready then, and I finished it this morning. At tea o'clock, I sat in the seat for the first time and moved the start lever, I felt very strange and stopped at once, When I looked around my laboratory, everything wasin the same place, but the clock on the wall said half past three, That's how Lknew that my machine really worked. I looked around the room for one last time, then pushed the lever again. Just then, Mrs Watchett opened the door ‘and walked across the room, For a moment [ could slill sex het, but she looked like a ghost. Then she disappeared. ‘The walls of my laboratory soon disappeared, Loo ~ this house won't be here in the future. [ was outside, and I looked up at the sky. The sun burtied from east to west, and day changed to night in seconds. I began to go faster and faster, and the sky became a blue-grey colour: somewhere between night and day. Summers and winters went past, and it was hot one moment and cold the next ‘can’t explain how it feels when you travel through time, but it's not nice. My head was turning, and I felt like T was falling down, Great buildings appeared and then became ruins before my eyes. The land around me changed, too. One moment, I was in.a wood, and the next moment Iwas in afield, or the midlle of a great city, The machine was shaking badly, but Islowly began to feel alittle better, My head wasn't turning any more, 1 knew that it wouldn't be easy to stop, but had to do it When the clocks on my machine showed 30,802, [ pulled the ‘stop’ lever. The machine stopped suddenly and turned over, and I fell out. appear be sues info sceneors eyes rains od bul body inforyeas land cours ity abigand{int oll conn sidderlydecae yous ter ald huge ver bin statue tHe Sape ot pence mac cet metal someting Fc era ight oi and svt ate expersvernetas think that fainted fora few minutes. When lopenedmy eyes, I was lying on the ground about two metres away from the time -T stood up, then looked around. T was in a garden. ‘There were fruit trees all around me, and beautiful red and white flowers. It was raining, so my clothes became very wet, but | felt happy because I was alive. At the end of the garder Its great eyes looked like they were watching me, Most of the statue was made of white stone, but the bottom was a yellow metal that looked like gold. Through the rain, I could also see hnuge, tall buildings. They were far away, but much bigger than any buildings from our t Just then, a group of people walked into the garden. ‘They ‘were all very small, and the men and women looked the same. ‘They alll had the same hair and wore the same colourful clothes. there was a huge stone statue, ‘These litle people were the Hl, but [didn’t learn that name for ‘afew weeks. They quickly came up to me, First, they touched my then my face, and soon they all began to laugh. ‘The Bloi tried to look at my time machine, so T quickly took the two levers and put them in my pockets. OF course, l couldn't speak the Ho’’s language or explain who T was. And strangely, after only a few minutes, they weren't interested in me any more. They tucned around and walked away, so I followed them across the garden and up to a huge stone building. Inside, T-came into a great hall. The roof was about twenty metres above my head, and stones lay here and there on the floor. There were holes for windows and doors. It was the ruin of a great building from some time in the past. There were many Flot in the hall, and they were sitting at broken stone tables eating fruit. was hungry too, so I sat down and ate with them. T pointed at ‘strange, orange fruit. At last the Eloi understood and told me its name, It was my first word of their language. The Blot were {tiendly people, and they were happy for me to eat their food. But they weren't very interested in me. They were lke children They didn't know who I was or where I came irom, but it didn't Jed they weren't very clever. rg ‘That afternoon, | walked 4 up a hill, past more old ruins, Prom the top, T could see beautiful gardens everywhere. So this was London in the year 30,802 = it was wonderful! T sat there as the sun began to go down, and then T started to walk down the bill, Just 7, then, I stopped. 1 could see the statue from where T was, and the garden in front of it. But my time machine wasn't therel Suddenly, | felt very afraid, hall 89 1000 ot ulin wae 2otcf people root the thiag on tepetabuldre ita stops the in ening in broken inpiecesREADING CHECK 2 The time traveler touched the start lever on his machine at cer bb He started the machine again, 2 andthe € Itdovsnt fel rice to tims vel 3 ‘ the , As soon as he stopped .. 4 +e Hewasinagacen ithe fice, + and os ‘ f Strange people touched his face ‘ art lied. But soon 6 © g Tete rave flowed these i ere 7 {Halted upahi but when he came back down 8 WORD WORK 11 Find words in Chapter 2 to match the pictures. ‘Match the first and second parts of these sentences. they werertt interested in him any more ten delock—and stoppedia ‘moment later at half past thre! he couldn't see his time machine mn the garden, the machine turned over and he fallout. he could see huge buildings and 2 great statue, into the ruins ofa great bulding, and ate with them, walls of his laboratory soon disappeared. time travellers head turned and the machine shook badly 2 Match the definitions with words from Activity 1. 2. To all down suddenly when you aril or ata. faint. b The op of e building, «Parts of old buildings — people don’t use them any more. We use this co make hard things, lke pieces of machines. €@ Thisis often made of metal or stone, and it looks like @ person. cr animal {A big and important town, lke Tokyo or S30 Paulo, GUESS WHAT What do you think happens in the next chapter? Read the sentences and tick (/) Yes or No. Yes Ne ‘a The time traveler nds his machine again oa Ib He becomes the Flo's prisoner oa € The time traveller learns a lot about the world of the Elo Oo a He takes something fom the Ebi, and they become angry oo @ He helps an Eloi woman. Ls 4 The time traveller takes an Eloi man back to his time. Lia!10 14 towards io thedecton of cxmnebodyer sernethng reach t0 r0 aaplice mack 3 citor Strecr thing ich shows where somebing shape the am ofsemetneg vara you se you ‘haw 3 ine sound someting | hurried down the hill towards the garden, feeling very worried. I was running fast, and I fell and cut myself, Blood came from my face, but Estood up and ran again. [only stopped when I reached the garden. Tran around the garden and through the beautiful flowers. I looked everywhere. I saw the marks on the ground from the feet of my time machine, but the machine wasn't there. ‘Perhaps the little people have moved it to a better place,’ thought. [t was early in the evening, but the Blot were already sleeping when I came into the great hall. ‘Where’s my time machine?’ Eshouted. ‘What fave you done with it? ‘The Eloi woke up and looked at me, Some of them laughed but nobody understood me, I walked back out into the garden and hurried here and there, looking for the machine — but T knew that t wouldn't find it. I was very angry with myself Why did I leave the time machine? I knew that I could never yo home without: The statue's cold stone eyes were looking down ‘at me, Its mouth was the shape of a smile, and in that dark terrible night, [ thought it was laughing at me. T shouted, cried, ‘and hit the ground with my hands. Then I lay down and slept ‘When I woke up the next morning, [ was lying in the garden in my dirty, wet clothes. In the bright light of day. I could see footprints in the wet ground. They looked half animal and half man, and they were too big for the Eloi. didn’t understand what they were, but | saw other marks next to them. ‘They were like little cuts, and they went from the middle of the garden — and the place where I first arrived in my time machine ~ to the great white statue, When I looked again at the metal bottom of the statue, Lsaw two doors. "My time machine Is under the statue!” I ered, Iran to the doors, but I couldn't see how to open them. I pulled at them and hit them with my hands. Some Blol were in the garden, and I shouted at them ~ I wanted them to come and open the doors. They just stood and watched me, so T went ‘up to an Eloi man and shook him, ‘Help me!’ { cried, but it was no good. He was aftaid of the statue I could see it im his eyes, IL ind a way to open those doors.’ thought, ‘But it won't be easy. First, [have to learn about these people and their world.” $—__—_# For the next few days, I visited the statue many times, but the metal doors were always closed. I stayed with the Eloi and ate with them in the great hall. Their only food was fruit, but they weren't angry when I sat down and ate it with them. The Boi were happy people, with beautiful faces, but they were also weak, and not very clever. I soon noticed another strange thing: the Rloi in the great hall were all young, “Where are all the old people?” I thought. ‘Do they live in a different place? Inever saw an Eloi working or making anything. They played in the gardens like children, and they ate and slept all day. They were lazy and stupid, I decided, so how did they look after the fruit trees? And who made the Flot's colourful clothes? { wanted to ask them questions, but I needed to learn their language. footprint ive wank ae teencne' fot gonduhen heya weak noe svore notice 1oice cemetogte otsorating someting oF someone that needs lpexplore tovih dendaner pace ad in Deut Every day 1 walked far, and explored my strange new world, T saw the same beautiful gardens of flowers and fruit trees everywhere, But there wore no factories, houses, or shops. The loi lived together in the ruins of old buildings, but they didn't build anything now. From the hills near the statue, I could see the silvery water of the River‘Thames. In our time, great bridges ross the Thames, and boats carry people along the river. In the time of the Eloi, the river is empty of boats, and there are no roads or trains, People don't travel in their world. On my long walks, I often saw strange, round buildings, so [ decided to visit one. It was made of white stone, with a yellow etal rool. It was open on all sides, and in the centre of the building, there was a deep well, I couldn't see the bottom, but L heard a strange sound below ~ like the sound of machines, Hot air came up from the wel. ‘Are there factories under the ground?’ Lasked myself, ‘Perhaps workers are making things down there, But who are the workers?’ [had so many questions, but no answers, One evening, I was walking by the river when I saw a young Boi woman in the water. She was moving her arms and crying {or help. Some Eloi were sitting under a tree and watching her. Most loi can swim well, bat they didn’t try to help her. So Tran and jumped into the river, ‘The little Floi’s head went under the water, and I nearly lost her, but then I caught her and pulled her up. | tried to hold her 8 too difficult. in one arm and swim with the other, but It w. ‘The water in the middle of the river was moving very fest, and [ai youtle this couldn’ fight against it. It was carrying us away! well shoe inthe gourd ‘hee peep can getwater intwaxhyar rath ananoieREADING CHECK Put the time traveller's actions in the correct order. The time traveller a C1 wisitsa stienge well and looks down nto the dark b C1] wakes upin the carden in dity, wet clothes. ¢ LL] fats and cuts himsatt d [1 sees strange footprints and marks in the garden. fa) npsineithe hers helvan Bal 4 C1 tiesto open the doors under the statue. 4 Lasts an Et man to help him, butthe man saa fh] becins ts explore the wovid ofthe Eh 1 1 toots everywhere in the garden for his machine. WORD WORK 1 Find eight more words from Chapter 3 in the word square. Complete the sentences with words from Activity 1. a The statues mouth was the .....S0P8...... ofa smile bb Thetime vaveller didnt he doors under the statue at firs ‘¢ He walked pa hill ~ it dict take him long to the top, The next day, the time traveler saw in the ground. They were too big for the Eloi’ small feet. There were aso long like cuts in the ground, {The Eloiwere people, and they werent very clever 9 Thetime traveller needed to the and of the Eloi and learn about their world. hi Hie visted a deep and looked down into the dark Hat cs sesesns ‘was corning up from under the ground, GUESS WHAT What do you think happens in the next chapter? Tick (7) three boxes for each sentence. a Thetimetaveler. 1 C1 begins to earn some word of lo 2 Zi ts apiece of his tme machine. 3 C1 sees something strange one night 4 D1 goes down into a well 1b Weena,the Eloi woman, 1 C1 follows the time traveller everywhere. 2. C1 sings songs tothe time traveler and ives hi loners 3 C1 helps the time traveler to find his machin. 4 1 is afraid of the dark 19rock avey ‘The water pulled us along down the river ~ I couldn't swim case against it and hold onto the young woman. She fainted, and T tried to keep her head above the water. A few times, we nearly hit large rocks in the river, and I thought that we would die. But luckily the water began to move more slowly, so in the end, could swim to the side of the river. [ climbed out of the river, holding the young woman in my arms. When I put her down on the ground, she opened her eyes and looked up at me When I knew that she was fine, T left her and walked away 1 didn't think that I would see her again, The Eloi were strange people, so perhaps they didn’t understand things like helping others. T thought that the woman wouldn't remember me, but I was wrong, Isaw her the next day when Tame back from my daily walk. She ran to me, smiled, then started to speak very fest. I didn’t understand her words, but I knew that she was thanking me, ‘The young woman's name was Weena, and we became friends. We ate together in the great hall and walked in the garden. She sat next to me and talked io me in Flot, so after a few weeks I began to understand more Eloi words. Wena often followed me in the morning while [ went for # walk, but she became tired after a few kilometres and stopped. When I came back in the evening, she was always waiting for me. (One day, I went for a very Jong walk, and I came back mt Inter than usual. It was dark, and Weena was sitting on the steps of the great hall, waiting for me, She spoke to me very angrily [didn’t understand why then, but I knew that the Eloi never stayed outside after the sun went down, During the day, Wena was always happy, and she laughed a lot and sang songs in Bloi. She often collected flowers too, and put them in my pocket. But when the sun went down, Weena became quiet and nervous, and she wanted to go inside. Before I met Weena, I slept under the trees in the garden. Now, she wanted me to stay in the great hall at night, with all the others. I didn’t really want to sleep on a hard stone floor when the ‘weather was so nice outside. But in the end, I agreed because I didn’t want her to worry about me. One night, { was sleeping in the great hall when I suddenly woke up. The light of the moon was coming through holes im the walls, and I could see the sleeping bodies of the Eloi all around me. At that moment, something white moved quickly across the room and disappeared. It looked like a ghost, but was itreal or in my head? I wasn't sure. step 2 pinot collect toterg some things aitte aadcreature 31009 ‘ove rund, such anand Tcouldn’t steep any more, so I got up and walked out into the garden, It was still dark, but I could just see some white shapes between the trees. Strange creatures were moving about in the garden. ‘They looked like ghosts, and it was difficult to see them. They stood on two feet, but they moved more like animals than men, A group of them were carrying something up the hill. 1 couldn't see it well but it looked like a body: Morning was coming, and the ghostly creatures quickly disappeared. | tried to ask Weena about them later. She understood me and told me their name: Morlocks. Then she bid her face and began to ery. A few days later, T decided to explore the ruins of an old building near the great hall, 1 was walking to know what it was, so I followed it into the dark. When I lit another match, I saw the creature's back for a moment. Then it climbed down into a well and disappeared. When I went to the well and looked down into the dark, [ heard the sound of machines again, The Morlocks had factories down there, I was sure of itnow. “The Morlocks understand machines’, I thought. "They moved my time machine, not the Eloi If I want to get it, I'l have to go down there and meet them. ‘The next morning was beautiful and sunny, I didn’t want to go down a well into the dark, but T had to learn about the Morlocks. I left the erat hall early and started to walk up the [279 04 hill towards one of the Morlocks’ biggest wells. Weens followed thyou ar down some steps in the dark when I saw two red eyes in front of me. Something was standing on the stairs and looking at me. I put my han my pocket and found my box of matches As soon as lita match, the creature ran from the light, but [had time to see it, It looked like @ man, but it was much smaller than me, It had silver-white hair all over its body, and long, strong arms, I felt ill when I saw its big teeth and its terrible, white, hairy face. But I wanted me happily. But when she understood where I was going, she nthe tow screamed) and tried to stop me. But I went to the well, and began to climb down, ‘When I looked up, I saw Weena’s ace She was crying. ‘There were little metal steps inside the well, but they were made for Morlocks, and too small fora man like me. {had to hold onto them very carefully. I climbed down and down into the dark, and the noise of the machines became louder. ‘Then suddenly, one of the steps broke and Tnearly fell. Luckily, [was holding onto something, Dut for a few terrible moments 1 was hanging by one band in the dark. [ couldn't see anything In the well, but found the next step with my fect and slowly started to climb down again.tunnal along hole under he ound tat you can wokor rove vey uc About a hundred metres down, | found a small turmnel in the side of the well. climbed into it. I was very hot and tired, so Hay in the tunnel and rested. A while later, I felt a soft, hairy hand ‘on my face, I could see nothing in the dark, but Isat up at once and ita match. A silver-white Morlock ran down the tunnel and disappeared. | called to the ereature with my few words of Eloi, but it didn’t answer me. Perhaps the Morlocks spoke a different language, I thought. I went down the funnel, After a long time.it ended in a very big room. When I lit a mateh, 1 saw great walls of rock, and a rock roof about thirty metres above. There were many machines in the room, all malking a lot of noise, I understood that I was inside a factory. In the middle of the machines, T could see a table with a very big piece of meat on it. ‘The air was hot and dirty, and I smelt blood. The Morlocks were hiding behind their machines, away from the light of my ‘matches. But their red eyes watched me from the dark, Every time [lit a match, the Morlocks hid from me, When each match stopped burning, they came a little nearer: I shouted at them, but they weren't afraid of my voice. I suddenly knew that I was in danger, and I had to escape. The tunnel was right behind me, so Tlit one last match, then turned end ran for it. 1 could hear the Morlocks behind me while I raced down the tunnel. They were coming nearer and nearer, but I had no time to stop and light another match, Suddenly, the Morlocks caught me, I felt their strong arms on me. They were pulling at my clothes, and touching my face. I knew that they wanted to pull me back down the tannel ~ bback to the room that smett of blood.READING CHECK Correct the mistakes in the sentences (2-i river a The time traveler cbs out ofthe sek, holding the Elin his arms. | bb The next cay, he asking forhim when he comes back om a walk Her name {is Weena, and they becon ery friendly when the time traveller comes back after dark ith them, One day, she All the Eloi sleep together in the garcen, and the time taveller stays €@ One night, he wakes up and s Ween tells him thelr na The time traveller later sees.2 Morlock dimbing down a stave. 4g He hears the sound of water under the ground. He understands that the Eloi 5a strange red creature moving around in the dark Morlocks have got his ime machine. fh Thetime traveller decides to go cown the well and meet the Moclacks Wena is very unhappy and she tries to help him ‘When the time traveller sees the Morlocks, he knows he is safe. The Morlocks don't want him to escape, WORD WORK Find seven more words in the tunnel. 2. Match the definitions with the words from Activity 1. ’a Along room or hole under the ground b To hold on to something with your hand, Funnel vihen your feet avert on the ground, To ind things and bring them together. A living thing, lke an animal Avery big stone, You go down these, ke sais d e £ Torun or move very quickly 9 fh Alitie worried and afraid GUESS WHAT ‘What do you think happens in the next chapter? Write sentences about the characters using the phrases in the boxes, the time trav the Morlocks Wena eptokiHGoMeOTE) escape follow Gomeone) needio tnd come out at night _hide between some rocks weapons The. Morlocks try +o. Kill the. tine, traveller, 728 ek i nt yeu ee ‘The Morlocks held my arms and legs. They were pulling me down the tunnel. ‘They wanted to take me back to the big room, and [knew what would happen to me there! couldn't see anything in the dark, so I felt the wall with my hands and looked for something to hold. At last, I touched a piece of metal in the wall. | held it with both hands and began to kick the Morlocks. I kicked them again and again and at last they dropped me. Immediately, { ran away from them and reached the end of the tunnel before they could catch me again, ‘Then I began to climb the steps out of the well. I climbed as fast as I could, and nearly fell a few times. One Morlock was climbing after me. I could hear him behind me, and he was coming nearer and nearer. When the Morlock reached me, I held onto the metal steps with one hand and then hit him very hard with the other. He cried and fell Into the dark well, climbed up and up towards the light, My arms and leg very much, but I had to go on. At last, [ hurt ached the top of the well and climbed out. Weena was waiting for me there, and she put hee arms around me and cried. [looked back into the well ‘and thought about the terrible, white creatures that lived down there, Now I understood why the Eloi never slept alone - and why they were so nervous of the dark, ‘The Eloi were terrified when the Morlocks came out at night, but they didn't try to help themselves. I also noticed that they didn’t work together or make plans, and they couldn't fight. But I wasn't an Bloi ~ I could find a way to look after myself and Wena, I visited many ruins in the next few days. I was tired and my feet hurt. I was looking for weapons and a safe place for both Weena and to stay: Som and nobody lived there, There were great holes in the roof, and of the buildings were very dangerous, big pieces of stone lay on the floor. Other buildings were like the great hall, and many Bloi lived inside them, But they didn't have doors or windows, so they weren't safe from the Morlocks. I also found nothing to use as a weapon in these buildings soTleft with empty hands, One morning, I climbed a bill and saw a great, green building, Tt was far away but it was huge, and its walls shone in the sun, Itlooked strange but beautiful, and I called it the green palace’, Tknew that it would take along time to walk there, but it looked like a good place to stay. ‘Pethaps we can hide there, and be safe from the Morlocks,’ [thought to myself, terrified sey aad weapon 3thng ac you welor Sghteg ssfe when semetirg bed shine ont shone) 1 90 outlig palace obic Foust where a Ives once 2Tran and found Wena, ‘Come with me,’ I told her in my few words of Eloi. It was early in the afternoon when we left, but I told myself that we could reach the green palace before dark. Weena was happy and excited ~ she walked songs or collecting flowers. From time to time we climbed a hill, and [could see the green palace, but it was stil far away. Weena to me singing couldn't walk very fest, and she became tired, so we often bad to stop for a rest. Late in the aflernoon, we sat down and ate some fruit. Wena couldn't walk any more after that, so [ began to carry her, She ‘was very small, but T couldn't walk very fast with her on my ick. There was a hole in my shoe by now too, and my right foot started to hurt badly. We were still about five kilometres from the green palace when we stopped for another rest. I could see st well now. It was much bigger than any building of our time, and its walls were made of metal and glass. Itshone brightly in the evening light. ‘There wasa deep valley, with a wood init, between usand the green palace. I wanted to hurry through the wood and reach the bullding by night, but then I stopped. ‘the sun was low in the sky now, and it was already very dark inside the wood. Pechaps there were Morlo. ks down there, hiding between the trees, so we decided to stop for the night on a hill above the valley. We found some rocks and hid between them. Weena was very tired, and she soon began to sleep. I sat and thought, Tremembered how I went down into the well because I wanted to meet the Morlocks. But they wanted to iill me. ‘Then 1 laughed at myself ~ I wasn't much cleverer than the stupid Eloi! ‘The Morlocks had my time machine, and of course, 1 couldn't goand ask them forit. That evening, [began to lose all hope. “'l ever escape from this terrible world,’ I thought. ‘The sun went down behind a hill, and the sky became a deep, dark blue. Then slowly, the stars appeared. I watched the dark ‘wood in the valley, and thought of the Morlocks. Somewhere down below us, the Morlocks were walking through their tunnels and cli and alone. ng out of their wells. And we were outside “What will doif they find us here?" I thought.’Then suddenly folt very cold. valley land betwen twats ove ot ighADING CHECK Circle the correct answer for each question. ‘a How did te time traveller escape from the Moslocks? 1 He lita match, 2Glekiced then 3 He shouted at them, b Whatistrue about the Eloi? 1 Theyhelp themselves, 2 They.can fight. 3 They dont make plans What was the time traveller looking for when he visited the ruins? 1 Weapons. 2 Food 3 Morlocks 4. Why did he decide to wak to the Green Palace? 1 tlooked beautiful and was very nea 2 iewasvery big 3 Peihapsit wes a good place to stay, @ Why didnt they each the building that evening! 4 They had to hick lotlocks onthe way. 2, They coukit go through a dark wood 3 Weena had no shoes. Where dd they stay fr the right? 1 Inagarden. 2 Inaruin, 3. Between some rocks from WORD WORK Read the clues and complete the puzzle. What is the mystery word in the grey boxes? You use this to fight si The land between two hil 1 2 3 Not high, 4 5 When you are natin danger lo ht someone or something with your Foot. 6 Very aa, Mystory word: 2 Complete the sentences with the words from Activity 1. a Wecan use this asa... W@APOM.... and hit the Morlocks with it b hadi the creature with my fo0% so | could escape «¢ The Ebi were sss scne Of the Morlocks but they couldn ight them. 4 There was adeep between the two hills ¢ itisnt to walk around the garden at night because of the Morlocks, 4 Thei0ofof the tunnel was very GUESS WHAT What do you think happens in the next chapter?’ 50 | couldnt stand up, (7) two pictures.imagine (0 seopctursin you hae seclenee the study ofthe tual wo are davings pices al ce tngernat pease imate wo bakat mine apace wher poogie set things ou ofthe pound CHAPTER 6 The green palace 1 didn't sleep that night ~ I sat between the rocks and watched the wood below. Sometimes I heard the sound of something moving, but I think that it was only the wind in the trees. When looked up at the sky, the stars looked different to the stars in our time, and the moon was smaller, too. ‘I've come a long way ‘through time to this terrible world,’ I thought. When I was building my time machine, I had many hopes for the future. { thought that it would be a better place than England in 1895. I imagined a world of very clever people, beautiful cities, and wonderful new machines. But [ was very wrong. Now [ know that life in the future will be worse than tts in our time. There will be no trains, no ships, and no roads: no schools, no hospitals, and no shops. There will be no science, orart. Countries and families will disappear too, and people will become stupid, wild animals. ‘How did the people of our time change into the Bloi and the Morlocks?” I asked myself, Then I thought about the rich and poor people of my time, and how they lived very different lives. Rich people didn't have to use their bodies to move things, or do hard work. Perhaps, over a very long time, they beeame the weak and lazy Bloi. Did they become stupid too because they dida’t need to think or worry about anything? In our time, many poor people work inside factories all day, o deep under the ground in mines, Factory workers don't often see the sun. Perhaps, over thousands of years, the light began to hurt their eyes, so they moved under the ground and in the end, they became the Morlocks. ‘Those were my ideas about how people changed into the Flol and the Morlocks. I didn't know if T was right, but I knew one thing now: the Morlocks were killers. ‘But what did they want from the Blot?’ I asked myself. Then, I remembered the room under the ground, and the meat on the Morlocks’ table, suddenly, [ understood everything and [ began to feel very cold, 1 sat all night and thought about these things, while Wena slept next to me. I felt very tired too, and my eyes closed once or twice, but E woke up again at once, feeling terrified. We were lucky that night because the Morlocks didn’t find us. At last, felt a little better when the stars disappeared, and the sky changed from deep blue to light purple. A bright, orange sun appeared aver the hills, and I knew that we were safe from the Morlocks. | woke up Weena, then we began our journey again. My right foot hurt badly because of the hole in my shoe, and 1 was limping. I soon stopped and took off both my shoes, [left them in the wood, but it was difficult to walk without them. ‘Then I saw a tree with very long leaves, s0 [ collected some of the leaves and put chem around my feet. It was much easter to walk after that, ‘There were frutt trees n the wood, so we collected fruit and ate it, Other Bloi were in the wood too, and I watched them eating, playing, and laughing together. “How can,they forgot the terrible night, and be so happy?” “ T thought, ‘How can they be so stupid? youhaeatad Footorlegobject thing erctaich budeg whee pecrlecn Fatt ocr iveresing tings bone shoe whe hing inside tr airs body fall of wiles ofsometing, ride Alter we left the wood, we climbed the hill and reached the green palacetin the late morning, It was a beautiful old building, but it was slowly falling down. ‘There were great stones and pieces of glass on the ground around the building, and long pieces of metal on the steps. I pointed to some writing over the broken doors, but of course Weena couldn't read it, We walked through the doors into a huge, long room. On both sides of the room I could see old writing, and many different broken abjects. We were in some kind of museum, Lunderstood, In one room, I saw stone heads, strange pleces of metal, and square shapes on the wall ~ perhaps it was art once. In another room, there were the bones of horses, and other animals that disappeared long before the time of the Bloi. The next room was full of beautiful, colourful stones. Some of them are very expensive in our time, but they mean nothing to the Bloi and the Morlocks. We moved from place to place inside the building, and soon arrived at another huge room. In the middle, there were broken pieces of tables and chairs. There was paper everywhere too, with writing on it. [knew at once that these were pages from old books. ‘What stories did they tell” [usked myself and Lbegan to imagine thelr exciting adventures. But then [ felt sad because nobody understood books any more. Later, we came to a bis square in the centre of the palace. In the rooms around the square there were large machines. ‘They looked strange and beautiful, but I didn’t know what they were for. One of them was hanging from the roof, like a buge silver bird, and another had lots of wheels. ‘The machines were broken, and pieces of them were lying everywhere on the floor. I saw one long object which looked like a metal pole. “that could be a useful weapon,’ | thought, sad oot hapey pole aloss, Thin pieceot neta or wood3% attack toss Fighting someone go.out woop ning taning a that peoieus eintheczt ‘We were walking down some steps in the museum when we suddenly heard noises and stopped ~ Morlocks were moving around in the dark-below us. We hurried back up the steps again, then out into the bright, sunny square. I sat on a broken seat and immediately began to think, It was late afternoon, and the sun was going down, but we couldn't stay in the museum and wait for the Morlocks to find us. Weena and I went back into the room with books, where I quickly collected some wood and old paper for a fire, Then we leit the museum and began to walk. I was carrying the wood and paper in one arm, and my long metal pole in the other. I tried to talk to Wena, using my few words of her language. Wena soon forgot about the Morlocks in the museum and laughed at my terrible Blot. But I couldn't forget the Morlocks ~ because T knew that they would see our footprints in the museum and they would follow us as soon as it became dark. Weena was ‘weak and I was limping badly, so we couldn't walk very fast, In the end, I decided to stop on a hill just above the wood and light a big fire. The Morlocks wouldn't attack us when we were near to its ight. Soon, the books from the library were burning brightly ‘Weena began to sleep at once, so I sat quietly and watched the fire. But after a few hours, my eyes became very heavy. I had to ‘or a short time, Wena and I were stay awake, but I couldn't. both sleeping. Luckily, I soo ‘What will happen next time I'm asleep?’ I thought, ‘If the fire goes out, the Morlocks will come and kill us. woke up again, but I was terrified, Being asleep was more dangerous than going through the ‘wood, so I decided to get up and move. I woke up Weena, then quickly made a torch from wood and sticks and lit it in the fire. With the torch in one hand and my weapon in the other, {began to walk towards the wood. Weena didn't understand what I was doing, She was terrified, but she couldn't stay there alone ~ she had to follow me. We started to walk through the dark wood, using the torch to find our way. After some time, the wind began to blow through the trees, and T smelt smoke. My fires still burning on the bill,’ thought. We were walking on the dry leaves and sticks on the ground, and making a lot of noise. Suddenly, we noticed other sounds too, and just then we saw the ghostly white Morlocks through the trees. They were following us, but they couldn’t come any nearer to our burning torch, We began to walk faster. But my foot caught something and | fell, dropping my torch into a hole in the ground. It stopped burning, and suddenly, we were alone in the dark, with the red eyes of the Morlocks all around us, ‘They were coming nearer and nearer. ‘Weena fainted. 1 quickly looked in my pockets for my matches. 1 tried to light the torch again, but it dido't burn, Just then, the Morlocks gave a terrible ery, and they started running towards us.READING CHECK Find and correct the mistakes to make each sentence truc smaller ‘a. The sky looked ciffeent in the future, and the moon was bigger b The time traveller began to tun because of a hole in his shoe. ‘¢ He wondered how the Eloi could be so clever, and remember the night. Inside the museum, he saw’ some beautiful expense clothes But they meant not to the Eloi and the Moriocks @ The time traveller took a short lever to use as a weapon, Wena and the time traveller heard the sound of machines in the museum, and they were afraid. The time traveller and Weena left the museum and mace a mine on a hl Late, they walked into a dark tunnel The time traveller dropped his torch, and t began to burn, WORD WORK 1 Reorder the letters to make words, then use them to complete the sentences. 2 My leq was bad 50! began to leap. bb The Morlocks are coming nearer. They'te going 10 ws Curfie wil ifwe don't put mere paper on i. d Thistong secs isa good weapon. @ imake a buming so we can see our way in the wood. The Motlocks'tunnels are lite ole ‘under the ground. 2 Complete the text with the words in the box. [science “ful_bones sad museum imagined ait _objcts Be‘ore the time traveller visited the future, he a)... 292/24. ..it was better than his time, Inthe future, b) wil answer all our questens about the wer he thought. ‘People will make great e) +++ 1 100—lke wonderful statues and pictues? But the future wast ike that. Inthe uns ofa great dl) found many old e) of animals that were living ary more, The museum was 9) scressese sees Of paper from old books too. The time traveler felt very h) when he saw the Books ~ because he understood that people didnt read any more the time trav fiom the past He saw old statues, and the GUESS WHAT What do you think happens in the next chapter? Tick (7) the correct pictures. a Thetime trav 1 finds an important object. bb The Moriocks 1 can'tseeL] 2. goto the great hell and attack the Elo.) amanageto tobe aBetodo ‘emethng a shoulder thisis between you aim and your Moments before the Morlocks reached us, I managed to light a match. They ran from its light, hiding behind the trees. I used the match to light some sticks, but [ knew that they wouldn’t burn for long ~ s0 I put Wena over my shoulder and ran. [ couldn't see well in the dark, so [ran into trees and soon lost my ‘way. It was no good ~ we couldn't run from the Morlocks in the dark, so I stopped and put Wena down. ‘Then stood next to her with my back to a tree, holding the pole in my hands. When the Morlocks came, I fought wildly, hitting here and there. In the end, there were too many Morlocks, and I couldn't fight them all. [felt thelr teeth on my arms, and thetr long white fingers pulled my hair, They pulled at my clothes, too, hanging on to my body. A Morlock took my weapon, then they pushed ‘me down to the cold ground next to Weena. Welay there silently together waiting for death. Moments later, my hands touched something low on the ground ~ it was my metal pole. I don’t know how, but I managed to pusia the Morlocks from me and stand up. [ attacked one Morlock with the pole, and it fell dead at my feet. Then I hit a few more. I knew that we would surely die that night, Just then, we heard a great cry. The Morlocks stopped fighting, then they began to run away: The sky was becoming brighter, and I smelled smoke. Next, I heard a terrible sound, like a very strong wind. Wena stood up, pulling my arm and pointing. When I turned around, | saw burning trees. A wall of fire was moving through the wood, straight towards us. I remembered how I made a fire on the hill with paper from the museurn. Was this the same fire? Did the wind change and carry some burning paper into the wood? We began to run too, but the fire was moving very fast through the dry wood. Trees exploded as the flames reached them, making a terrible sound, The Morlocks ran here and there, but they couldn't hurt us now ~ they couldn't see in the bright light of the flames. Small fires were starting all around us, and the wood was fll of smoke. I went to the right, then sav flames in front of us and turned left. [ran here and there trying to escape the fires that started all around. I don't know when I lost Weena in the burning wood but suddenly she wasn't next to me any more, I called to her, running wildly past the exploding trees, but I couldn't find her Thurried on, shouting her name, and at last, [came to an open place in the wood: a strange hill of big stones. Perhaps it was the ruins of an old building, Weena wasn’t there, but it was a good place to escape the fire, so I climbed to the top. lode to beak suddenly th ‘ey bude flame «he bight Icha yousee hen someting 4%blind wnona perton comet vee soubor feeinginyou bevy because you could see twenty or thirty Morlocks on the hill. ‘They were running around, holding their eyes. When one came very near to me, I hit tt with my pole. But then I stopped fighting them. With the light of the fire, the sky was as bright as day, and they were all blind The fire burned around me all night. But Twas safe on the ill of stones because there was nothing to burn there. The blind Morlocks cried in ps into the flames. I saw terrible things that night, and I shalll never in, and sometimes one of them ran straight forget them. At last, the fire began to die, and the morning sun appeared through the smoke. The Morlocks on the hill were trying to hide from the sun, and I walked straight past them and down into the wood. There were smoking trees all around and small fires were still burning, Dead Morlocks lay here and there on the black ground. T walked around the wood forhours, calling for Weena, but she wasn’t there. [ don’t think that she died in the fire because 1 couldn't find her body. Perhaps she was hiding somewhere. I never saw her again, but Cll always wonder what happened to her. In the end, [left the wood and started to walk back home to the great hall. I thought that Weena would go there, too. Jt was a bright, sunny day when I left the wood. The loi were playing happily in their gardens of flowers and fruit trees. The world looked so beautiful, but now I knew the truth. In the end, it took me all day to walk back. I was limping badly and in pain, but [didn't want to stop. Late in the afternoon, 1 walked over a hill and saw the great white statue. L suddenly noticed that the metal doors under the statue were open! T didn't need my pole to open the doors now, so I dropped itand hurried down to the garden. waited by the statue for a few minutes, looking through the doors into the stone room inside. The tin end of the room, near a tunnel. It looked just the same as before I couldn't see anyone inside the room, so T went in, But while 1 was walking towards the time machine I heard a noise, The nachine was at one nc me! doors were closing bel Somuilng feuth what tueREADING CHECK Choose the correct words to complete the sentences. a The time traveller bb Thetime traveller and Weena Begin T run, but they ae soon lost ted. They cart fight the Morlocks for long because they are oo song / here are too meny capes before the Morlocks car reach him and Ween ofther. he tme traveler ying on the ground when he finds his matches / pole. The Morlocks stop fighting when they see a fe / an Eb. The time traveler runs here and there, and suddenly he canttsee Wena / the Morocks. He sits on a well/ ahi of stonesand viaits forthe fre to stop. he Moroccan see because ofthe flames, and mary of them die The next day, the time traveller looks fr Ween, but he cat find her decides that she is dead/ hiding sornewhere, J When he arives atthe garden, the doors under the hat statue ae open, WORD WORK Read the clues and complete the crossword. Across Down ‘1 Aire makes these when it bums. 2. You...to.do something when itis 6 Towant to know something, 7 When somebody cant see 8 This part of your body is between dificlt, but you ae able to do it 3. To suddenly break into pieces, with a lot of noise your arm and your neck 4, When your body hurts you are in 5 Things that are tue, 2. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in Activity 1. a Welita fire, then watched the .... flQN€S..... grow bigger. 1b Weena fell on her sce and hurt her ight ¢ The time traveler hit cme Morlocks, and they cried in la if people vil find a wy to travel in time one day. ‘@ When tees are very dry, they can bum very fast and thought the future would be a nice place, but now | know the g The creatures were 1h I don't know how | they couldnt see anything, to escape the fre UESS WHAT ‘What do you think happens in the last chapter? Read the sentences and write Yes or No. 'a The Eloi open the doors under the b Thetime traveller escapes the statue and help the time traveler, Morlocks and goes into the future. 4. The time traveller goes backin time and he ays in the and of the El and meets the Romans, who bult London 100 yeas before his ime, afix ope sorting in 2 Hace sothat il Ft mve to mabe sovrthing thas troken gon aan grow (cst grew) foe Bigger When the doors closed, I heard a terrible laugh. Then red eyes appeared around me in the dark. I felt in my pocket for my matches, but they weren't there any more! Luckily, T still had the levers for the time machine in my pockets. I couldn’t sce anything in the dark room, but I knew where the machine was, so L went towards it, When I touched it, I climbed into the seat and pulled out the levers. I couldn't see anything, but I felt with my hands and tried to fix them to the machine. ‘The Morlocks came around me, pulling at my clothes and trying to take the levers from me. I hit one or two of them, but I had to fix the levers and fight them at the same time. Lfelt fingers ‘on me, and they tried to pull me from the machine, [ nearly lost that last fight, but at last both the levers were in their places. I kicked a Morlock from the machine and started it. T could suddenly see the Morlocks for a few moments, but they were like ghosts and they couldn't touch me. Then, the Morlocks and the room around me suddenly disappeared. | raced into the future, and left their terrible world far behind me, Weena was somewhere in that world too, but | knew that I would never see her again. 8 travelled faster and faster into the future, and the machine shook badly, [felt like [was falling, and { had to hold onto my chair, A thousand years went past in a few seconds, but even that was too slow for me. T wanted to go far away from those terrible Morlocks, so I pushed the lever more and more. ‘The land around me changed again and again, and millions of years went past, The sun grew much bigger, and the moon became smaller, then disappeared from the sky. After a long time, | slowly stopped the machine. | was on a beach, thirty ¢ million years in the future, and the time machine was standing on some stones near the water. Th huge red sun was air was hot and wet, and a burning in a red sky. didn't want to explore the beach because I was afraid, so 1 stayed in the machine and looked at the sea. There were some big purple rocks near the water, and sirange, green plants, 1 saw huge flles too, and they were as big as birds. Just then, some of the rocks started to move. They weren't rocks they ‘were exabs, but they were bigger than any man! At that moment, I heard a noise and turned around, There ‘was another crab behind me. Its big, hungry mouth was open, and ready to attack. It was coming towards the time machine. 1 pushed the ‘start’ lever once mnore, and managed to escape. plant asl iene eaves ant thls crab a5 ceatutewtha had shel ei egandino bigcans| raced on and on into the future, Sometimes I stopped and left the machine fora shoct time, but the land was too wid and dangerous. After millions of years, all life disappeared, then the ‘world was silent. The future of Earth is not good. I felt very sad, ‘and in the end, I decided to travel home, back to our time 1 began to travel backwards through time, Slowly, the sky became blue and the Barth became yreen again. For a second or two, I saw great ruins and beautiful gardens, I couldn't read the clocks on my machine because T was travelling very fast, bat I think that it was the time of the Eloi. Atlast, I saw the city of London, and T went slower. Then the walls of my laboratory appeared around me, Just before I stopped the machine, I saw Mrs Watchett for a moment. I remembered how she crossed the room from left to right when I started. Now she went backwards across the room from right to left, one foot behind the other, When I stopped the machine, I felt exhausted, and I couldn't stand up for a while, My time machine wasn't in its old place, but in a different corner of the laboratory. I was very surprised for a moment, but then Iremembered how the Morlocks moved my machine from the garden to the statue. When I climbed out of my seat, the clock on the wall said a quarter to eight, and the newspaper on my laboratory table had today's date—the twenty-fourth. I could hear people talking and laughing upstairs, Tknew tha it was time for our weekly dinner, so came straight into the dining room and surprised you all. The time traveller drank from hits glass, then looked around at us. ‘Lknow that my story is strange," he said. ‘But the strangest thing for ‘me is this: I'm still alive, and I'm here with you all again.” ‘nov you call yourself a scientist,’ said the newspaper man, ‘But why don't you become a writer? You can tell a wonderful story," "Then you don't believe i?" asked the time traveller. We moved uncomfortably in our chairs, but we said nothing.‘ m not surprise ‘the time traveller said, sadly, ‘But every word of itis the truth. Then ‘he showed us some white lowers. The doctor took them from him and looked at them, She was very interested in plants. ‘Tve never seen anything Ike these,’ she said. “Wena put those flowers in my pocket,’ the time traveller explained, ‘The dector touched the time traveller's shoulder and stailed. She was watching him closely, with worried eyes: ‘Come on!" cried the detective. ‘Where did you really get them?" The time traveller put his head in his hands, then he stood up and walked out of the room. We followed him downstairs to the laboratory ‘and save him standing next to the time machine, I¢ was finished now, but It looked very different from the week before. It looked old and dirty, ancl afew of the crystals were broken ‘Treally have travelled in time, and Um going to doit again," he told Us, ‘But first I need ¢o fix this machine.” 3prove toston We didn't know what to say, and it was very late — the eloce on the Vidayiee Wall said five past one in the morning. ‘Well,’ said the newspaper man. 'We all have to go to work in the morning, Wohen the time traveller said goodnight to us at the door; he helped the doctor to put on her cont “Don't work so hari’ s ed with Pilly and asked him what he thought about the time traveller's story. ‘Well, that machine is very interesting,’ he sui, ‘an it’s@ great story. Buc time travel isn't possible.” he told him, kindly. ‘Look ajter yourself Twasn't as sure as Hby, and I didn't sleep very much that ight | A few days later, I was near the time traveller's house, so I decided to visit him. When I arrived, he was carrying a bag in one hand andl a ‘camera in the other: ‘Welcome,’ he said, shaking my hand. ‘Vm happy fo see you, but I'm very busy today. ‘Was your story really true?" Lasked him, ‘Every word, he replied. ‘Now, can you vit heve tnthts room?‘ be back soon. If you stay for hunch, I'l show you sornething interesting ~ from the future, Ul prove to you that time travel ts possible. waited for more than an hour, but the time traveller didn't come ‘back, $0 L walked through the house and downstairs to his laboratory, A strange sound was coming from behind the door: $0 Topened it. For moment, [saw the ghostly shape of my friend. He was sitting in his ‘me machine, but I could see ri iat through him to the wail behind. Then the time machine, and my frend, suddenly disappeared in front of my eyes, leaving me aione in his empty laboratory, 2h All of this happened three years ago, and nobody has seen the time traveller since ther, But I know that he is travelling somewhere in | time, and Toften think about him. Is he walking the streets of Pompeti ‘and talking to the Romans? Or perltaps he's gone into the future and Sound Weena again. Will he come back one another wonderful story? my, wonder; ad tell us 2READING CHECK Complete the sentences with the names in the box. Use some names more than onc Raab Mis Waichett The writer of ourstory Thettime treveller_ Wena The Morlocks The doctor b d e f 9 h i WORD WORK 1. Reorder the letters to make new words from Chapter 8. stedhauex a The. Morlocks. close the doors under the statue, nearly eats the time traveler stays Inthe land ofthe Eo finds the time machine and ties to fx fight the time traveller, and try to take the levers from him. rma backwards across the laboratory when the time traveller arrives 's very interested in the time traveler’ flowers. vists the time traveller a few day later ‘wants to prove that time travel is possible. 2 Complete the definitions with the words in Activity 1. a Feeling very tired. nexndusted, b Our world «¢ Tova place thats behind you 4 To show that something isc A green thing with leaves — and often flowers To become bigge 9. Toput something ints place so it wart move hh A sea creature with a harc body and eight legs. andy we. GUESS WHAT What do you think happens after the end of the story? Answer the questions. What proof di the time traveller want to bring his end? bb V/hat tein the future or past dees he visit? Why? € Does he ever meet Weens again? iso, what happens to them? 4 Does the ime traveller ver retui tothe present? Why? / Why not? «The wter seepthe time trveler disappear. Does she tll the time taller other fiends and do they believe her? What happens to the time traveller's house, and Mrs Watchet?aa Che time traveller's diary 1 Read page from the time traveller's diaty and answer the questions. We left the garden early this afternoon, and we've before deak and find a safe place to stay there, but Weena can't walk very fast. We're near to the huge building now, but ts on the other side ofa deep valley with « wood in it. The sun is going down, and its clready very dark in the wood. Perhaps there are Morlocks down there between the trees, weapons. | hope the Morlocks don't find us tonight: If they do, this will be the last page of my diary! Why... ‘a did the time traveller want to reach the Green Palace? bb did it take them so fong to walk there? © cant they go through the wood tonight? dare they in danger where they are? ©. does the time tieveller write about the last page of his diary? : erplore shouted statue plan people stupid lean B Vm so a) ......St4piS.....! Why did I leave my time machine yesterday? 1 think that the strange little b) twho live near the garden | have put it in a room under the €) But | can't open the | big metal a) them ard cried, but that won't help me. | have to make a f) 1 must g) this strange world and h) about these people. Then perhaps I'l find a way to get my time machine. 56 Mf SiS walked for hours. | wanted to reach the Green Palace <0 we can't walk any more this evening, We're hiding between some rocks, but we're alone and we have no and get it, Last night Ie) at machines create face Yesterday | was exploring an old i)... iD Ithad a terrible white K) .... When | lita match, i ran away and climbed down « 8) Hot m) was coming up from the hole, and | heard the sound of factory n) below. 1 think that these terrible creatures understand machines, and they took my time machine Eloi. I must go down there and 0) them. then I saw a strange cand ved eyes. not the 3. Inwhat order did the time traveller write diary pages A-C? Put them in the correct order. fst O 4 Now write another page in the time traveller's diary. Choose from these events. second (] —thied (] You travelled into the future forthe fist time Yesterday you climbed down a well and met eater today, and you have just met some the Motlock. They wed toll yout strange litle people. Yesterday night at cine, your fiends dnt believe your story about the Eloi nd the ‘Morlocks. Now you‘ planning tp time tavel ageln, and prove E | ittothem. aidk) xd Interview role-play 1 Look at the beginning of a newspaper article and answer the questions, FAMOUS SCIENTIST COMES HOME AFTER TEN YEARS — AND SAYS HE'S BEEN AWAY FOR TWO WEEKS! ofthe story? Wry? Why ot? is friends have not seen him for ten years. Last night at his Richmond home, the ‘man (who says he is a ‘time traveller) told out newspaper that . 2 Complete the newspaper reporter's questions on pages, 458 and 59, and write the time traveller's answers, Reporter: a). Were. haveyou been al these yeas? Scientist: Reporter: b) Scientist: Reporter: A time machine? Really? So €) yeas id you travel no the futuein your did you vist the future? Scientist: 38 ERNE Se aE READY 2 ='5, 05,8 er How longisit ater the end Does the writer of the ewspapar arte believe the time travellers story? ¢ How does the last sentence end? i time machinez Scientist: Reporter: And d) isLondon like in the future? Scientist: eee Reporter: That’teribic!So e) .» did you stay there fortwo weeks? } Scientist: ‘ ‘ Reporter: (im sorryyou cidntfnd Per f) doyou want toiravelin time net Reporter: Thatll be interesting! Now... one las question. g) do you think that our readers wil believe that you can travel in time? Scientist: Reporter: h) did you take these photographs? They cant be real 3 Imagine you are the time traveller, and this time you are going to travel into the past. Which time would you like to visit? The stone age Stone age people lived in Britain 30,000 years ago ~ and so did some big animals! The ‘weather was very cold then. Roman London The Roman people came to Britain from italy in AD 43, That year they buit the cty fof Londinium, which later became London! The 15005 Shakespeare lived and worked in London inthe late 1500s There were beautful palaces n the city, but most people were very pot 4 Think about your visit to the past and make notes. Think about .. © food, clothes, and where people lived ‘© whatyou did there "© good and bad things about this time ‘© sfyou enjoyed your vist. © who you met there 59o 5 Find a person in your class who decided to vista different time in the past. Think of five more questions to ask him /her. Why. did, you. visit. that. tine? 1 2 3 2 5 6 {In pairs, role-play a news interview. Take turns to be student A and 8. Student A: You area reporter. Ask the time traveller questions about his/her vis to the past Student B: You are atime traveler Answer the reporter's questions In pairs, imagine you can visit any place in the world — at any time in the past or future. Where would you like to go? Discuss. © the date and place © the weather * clothes, food, and where people live * good and bad things about this place and time, 8 Now role-play an interview about the place you discussed in Activity 7. Take tums to bbe the reporter and the time traveller, GRAMMAR CHECK ‘Adverbs of movement We use adverbs of movement to describe how we move around places or objects, and our direction of movement, {ran cred the garden and through the beautiful flowers Incur time, boats cany people ocios the river a ea — xaos ound aay fom inte on ost Choose the correct words to complete the sentences. Baie The tine machine tured over, and fal Strange litle people came over/ towards me and touched! my face. Iellowed the Bo into/ onto a great hall, and ate with them, I wanted to explore, so walked through /up a hil (On my way HWvent under / past some interesting old ruins, a b d e When I reached the top ofthe hil climbed onto /into a big rock and sat down, 4g looked around / across me — so th's was London in the year 30602, hr Isaton the hill and the evening sun began to go away/ down, {Iran up/through the garden, out my time machine wasn there any more: j)Wthe Eloi took my time machine cway/ out, where sit now? k L walled across / towards the garden to the great hall and weet inside Complete the sentences with suitable adverbs of movement. The time traveller rook us dowinstalts and tisnt a nice feeling to travel see te. The Elo! stood ‘me and touched my clothes and face. Then they laughed. his laboratory. the garden to the doors under the statue. Into the deep, datk well ~ but had to. the wood in the derk {dit want to climb We couldn't go. » d_ Marksin the ground went ° f VQ oo esesssssessseeee DUmINg tYees, and the bodies of dead MorlocksGRAMMAR CHECK ‘could and couldn't We use could and couldn'tto talk about ability in the past. We court understand, but we dirt belevein ume travel ofcourse. ‘could sce beautiful gardens everywhere. Complete the sentences with could or couldn't and the verbs in the box. ‘nim see —forget_ open fight leave make a Thvough the ain,|. cOUlG,.$2€...he ruin of ta buldings. 1b There were metal doors under the statue but | tem © How eect this land without my time machine? The water was moving fast |. to the side of the river The Bio a plans or work together, but | wasnt an El f How. eset Bl the terible night and be so happy? 4g took tne pole. With this weapon, the Morlocks, Imagine you are the time traveller. Filby is asking questions about your story. Write your replies using could and couldn't. Filby: How did you know how fastyou vere traveling? You: a) ..b. could. read the. years. (Wreadithe yeats) on my machine. Filly: Why cidnt you ask the Eloi to open the doors under the statue? You: b) ee sess (lispeakither anguage] Fllby: Were the Hol friendly people? Your Yes, they were, e). ive/wit them) and eat thet food Filby: Were you much stronger than the Elo? You Yeyiwas.d) .. Filly: Was it very dark in the Motlock tunnels? You: Yes.e) (they/walldvery fan) (Wseeferything) GRAMMAR CHECK Past Continuous and Past Simple We use the Past Simple fo finished past events. We use the Past Continuous for an activity that was in progress vihen events in the Past Simple happened. We use was/ wete + present paticiple to make the Past Continuous. We often use when to introduce the Past Simple verb and while to introduce the Past Continuous verb, Wie was waiking towers the time machine, heard a nie. When faved he was carrying a bag in one hend and a camera in the other With statve verbs ~ lke fee like, love, think, and want we dont usually use the Past Continuous. yasstsnking thar was kaughing atme X (though that it was laughing ate. Complete the text with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets. twas a) ....wailKinng .... (walk) by the river when Ib) \wornan in the water. She ¢) (ty) for help when Id)... (come}, Some Eloi e) {si undera tree near the river, but they (see) a young Eloi o (pot wy) to help hes. 1g) (jump) into the rer and » --sse 64m) to the gi but the water inthe mile of the river i (rmove) very fst) (Cary us avay, and WH esceseesseenses (hin) that we would de, ‘Answer the questions about the story. Use the Past Simple or Past Continuous, 2 What vere the time traveller fiends doing when he appeared in dity othes? They were eating dinner. feat/dinne) 1b What de he do before he tld ther his stoy? +ccsse[ehangefhis clothes) What as the weather even te ie vaele arved nthe re of the oi? (eet) What dd the Mortocks do with the time machine? {move/tto a room under the statue) 4 Vhac was the te taveler dong when he meta Moria (esglote/an od ruin) 6GRAMMAR CHECK Time clauses with before, after, as soon as, when, and while Before links a later action with an earlier action, After links an earlier action with a later action. As soon a5 shows that one action followed another straight away. ‘Ae the tne waver washed are! changed his cous, he dus his ston. ‘Beforet met Meena, slept under te resin the gorden, ‘Assoon asta atc, the cretue won fom te ight ‘When links two actions near in time, often where the frst action is the reason forthe second action. While is usd for two actions happening at the same time, or fora background action that is happening when something else happens. When he dranka glass of water some colour came back to his white face. Wie | was wating towards the time machine heard ano We can put before afte, as soon as, when, and while clauses at the end ofthe sentence ‘reached theend ofthe tunel before they could catch me agin 7 Choose the correct words to complete the text. Weera followed me in the morring a) before /G@hie)| waked aeci exploved, She became ‘wed b) while /afier a few Kdometres and stopped, but €) when /as soon as came backin the evening she vias veiing for me. During the day Weena was happy, and she sang songs, But 4) before /as soon as the sun began to go down, Weena became nervous, The Eloi went inside to sleep e) while / whem i became chrk ~ they never stayed out at night. slept in the garden £ before/as soon os met Wena but she became anary with me one day ) when / before came home lat. hi A/ter/As soon as tha, she wanted me to stayin the sees hala ight. rit want todleep on a stone floo but) when /before| saw how nervous she was, lagreed, Often l coulda sleep very wel stayed zwake anc! thought ) while/wher the Ele sept. 8 Tick (/) the correct sentences and change the adverb of time to correct the others. More than one adverb of time may be possible. a CO My fiends were very surprised as soerras the model disappeared when / after b L] The Metlocks came out.at night while it was dark ¢ C1 We were going up a hill and Wena sang songs as soon as we walked. 1 Mile | visited the future, thought it would be a better place. But | ws wrong @ C1 Assoon as escaped te Maroc. | visted other times nthe future GRAMMAR CHECK Participle phrases In stories, we often talk about two actions that happen atthe same time, hurried coe the hil towards the garden {felt very woted Sine walked next to me She sang songs or cali flones. Ifthe subject isthe same for both verbs, it often sounds better to combine the sentences. We add a comma after the first verb phrase, then use the-ing form of the second verb, ‘turred down the hil towards the garden feling very worted. She waked next to me singing songs or coleting flowers. 9 Complete the time traveller's diary with the correct form of the verbs in the box. make kill think cy_burn look oui Wa ley on the ground, a) .. and | managed to stand up. [hit here and there, b) .. - Morlocks. Then suddenly, the Morlocks ran. We saw a fire. Flames were moving through t ‘und evenything, A) sors @ terble sound, We ran, e) hocsoensssesto escape the flames. | stopped and turned around, ) that Wena was next to me — but she wasn't there. I called to her, 9) through the burning wood, but I couldn't find her, Later, | came to a hill There were Morlocks on the ill, but they didn’t attack me because in pain. Inthe they were blind. They were running around, WY ...s.scssesseeesse for Weena's body.. | didn’t find it, so 1 morning, | walked arourd,) ... hope that she’ sil alive, 10 Combine the sentences using participle phrases. The Eloi were sitting inthe great hall They were eating ult. The. Eloi.were. sitting in.the. great hall, eating. fruit, Bi climbed out of the ves. | vas holding Wena in my arms «¢ We went through the dark wood We used a toch for light 4. The Morlocks an tomar us. They gave a tribe cry 65GRAMMAR CHECK Comparative adjectives We add -er to make the comparative form of most short adjectives. call tally When short adjectives finh in consonant +y, we change y to| and add -er, lazy azer When adjectives finish ina short vowel + a single consonant, we double the last consonant and add-er. ted recier With longer adjectives (other 2-sylable adjectives, or adjectives with 3 or more syllables) we put more before the adjectwve. important move important We use as + adjective +2s to show that two things are equal or not equal in some way. With the ight of the fre, the sky was. bright a day. ‘few adjectives have iregular comparative forms: good vier bac —worse ‘Complete the time traveller's note with the corract form of the adjectives in brackets, | thought that life in the future would be a)....P@=4.0r..... good) than today, but it ib)... . (terible) than anyone of my time could believe. The people of the future aren't e) Gnodesn) as I hoped = they don't hhave things lke art or science. There are two different people in the future: Eloi and Morlocks. The Morlocks are a) sess: (Gall) than people in my time, but they're much e) (Gdangerous). The Eloi are f). (friendly) than the Morlocks, but they're also a) + (weak) and hi. a (leay) than them. Theyre 1) (not clever) as the Morlocks either Complete the sentences with the correct comparative forms of the words in the box. ____big_rear_far_bact dificult happy easy The future willbe .....¥/9IEE...... than itis in our time, not betier ‘When I Tearned more words of Eloy itleecame +++ totalkto Wena, TWO essen to walk fast when Wena was with me. The Mariocks couldn't come any -- f0 our burning torch, | pushed the lever and went on into the future | saw huge flies in the future ~ they were .. as birds GRAMMAR CHECK Repeating words for emphasis We can use comparative adjective + and + repeated comparative adjective when we ‘want to emphasize something, The Morlocks came nearer and newer ‘With longer adjectives, we use more and more-+ adjective, We repeat more for emphasis. Life wosmore and more lificul for people inthe future. We can also repeat adverbs of movement for emphasis, Iclirbed up andiup towards the ght. ‘13 Complete the sentences with repeated forms of the words in the box. loud amor” angry dark near more down a Myhead tumed ...2n2r@. 299. «V8... as! travelled into the future. b I became ‘with myself hy di! leave the time machine? ¢ I climbed into the deep well 4 Itbecame and then | could see nothing, ‘© The sound ofthe machines was becoming f The Morlocks came s.r... | pushed the lever tome.| knew that they wanted to kil me. anid went into the future, 14 Rewrite the sentences using suitable repeated forms. 2 [ran around the garden many tes Z.ran. around and. around, the. garden, b Weena became very, very nervous in the evening. € Thea became much hotter as climbed int the well, 4. A few Moriocks attacked us ~ then more came @ | nas speaking boi better all the time, Tees burned, and the flames grew higher.DOMINOES | Read Dominoes for pleasure, oF to develop language skils. ts your choice. 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