On a Horse Again

英國大使館文化教育處

I rode a horse called Nansi through some of the 1500 square kilometresof the Brecon Beacons National Park in Wales. Nansi was a Welsh Cob andthey are one of the world’s oldest types of horses and live wild in the nationalpark. It was nearly twenty years since I had ridden a horse.

We saw some lovely views， including the famous Sugar Loaf Mountain.When we stopped for a picnic， I got off Nansi and fell on the floor because mylegs hurt. Why hadn’t I told the truth about my riding？

We went through the quiet forest to the end of the trees and went down ahill. I didn’t have to worry， because Nansi knew where to go. We went into anopen area and raced over the grass.

Before going into the pub where we were staying， we brushed thehorses. We ate a lot and then went to bed， very tired.

If you’ve never been riding， you can go for a short ride after a lesson.You can do almost every possible outdoor activity in the Brecon Beacons.The Brecon BeaconsNational Park is abeautiful way to enterWales from England.

Activity 1 Match the word with a definition.

1. wild 2. hurt 3. worry 4. staying 5. brush

a. in pain

b. tidy hair using a brush

c. living somewhere for a short time

d. animals and plants that don’t live with people

e. be scared of something in the future

Activity 2 True or false？

1. The writer started riding horses twenty years ago.

2. Welsh Cobs are a very old type of horses.

3. The writer told the riding centre that she hadn’t ridden for a long time.

4. After the hill， they went very fast.

5. You can do a lot of outdoor activities in the Brecon Beacons National Park.

Activity 3 Which activity in bold did I do first？

e.g. My legs hurt. Why hadn’t I told the truth about my riding？

Answer： hadn’t I told the truth

1. We went to the pub after we had booked a room.

2. I didn’t order my food until I had ordered a drink.

3. I wished I hadn’t lied about not riding a horse for a long time.

4. When I had brushed Nansi， I went to the pub.

5. Because I had eaten so much， I slept very well.

參考答案：

Activity 1

1. d; 2. a; 3. e; 4. c; 5. b

Activity 2

1～5 FTFTT

Activity 3

1. had booked; 2. had ordered; 3. hadn’t lied; 4. had brushed; 5. had eaten