1. Edward spent his holidays in the country. 2. There was a large fishermen’s settlement on the island. 3. Edward’s parents stayed in the city. 4. The seaman was interested only in sea, ships and sea voyages. 5. He knew Edward for one year. 6. Edward was 3 when he began to draw. 7. His parents sold his pictures as they were excellent. 8. Edward was very popular with fishermen in the settlement. 9. Edward always drew his pictures in the morning but never in the evening. 10. He left the upper part of the picture empty as he couldn’t reach it. II. Find out in the text and fill in the missing words. 1. The seaman often told some about Edward. 2. The seaman was from the little fishermen’s . 3. He on an island. 4. You could reach the settlement only by . 5. Edward’s pictures were . 6. His parents started to his pictures. 7. Edward the upper part of the picture empty. 8. He worked . 9. He was going to become . 10. But at that time Edward was small, so he couldn’t the upper part of his pictures.