Trabajo práctico sobre “Slowly, Slowly in the Wind”

A. Describe Edward Skipperton (Skip). Where did he move and why?

B. When her parents separated who does Maggie decide to live with?

C. “There was only one thing that annoyed him” Explain this quote

D. Why did he invite Frosby to his house? Did they reach an agreement? Why/ Why

not? What was Skip´s proposal?

E. Did Frosby want more money for the fishing rights? Why didn´t he want to sell the

fishing rights? Make at least three speculations about his past using modals and

two logical deductions.

A. Edward Skipperton, or simply Skip, was a guy who pretty much carried around a chip on his shoulder
his whole life. He had a fiery temper from a young age. His line of work involved offering advice to
companies on how to run their operations. After experiencing a heart attack, his doctor recommended
he give up smoking, drinking, and retire from the business world. Following this advice, Skip packed his
bags and moved to a quaint little farm named Coldstream Heights in Maine.

B. When her parents split, Maggie decided to stay with her dad, Skip.

C. That quote, "There was only one thing that annoyed him," pertains to Skip's irritation with his
neighbor, Peter Frosby. Frosby owned the land adjacent to Skip's property, including fishing rights to the
Coldstream river that flowed through it. Skip simply wanted access to the river for fishing and to feel like
the part of the river he could see from his house belonged to him. Frosby's refusal to sell or rent the
fishing rights to Skip was the cause of this irritation.

D. Skip invited Frosby over to his place to try and negotiate the purchase or rental of the fishing rights to
the river. However, they couldn't come to an agreement. Frosby turned down Skip's offer, citing his
family's multi-century ownership of the land and the river, expressing no interest in selling. Skip's final
proposal was to lease the riverfront for the rest of his life, with the understanding that it would
eventually revert to Frosby or his son, Peter, for an annual payment of $5,000.

E. Frosby's reluctance to sell the fishing rights wasn't about squeezing more money out of it; it was
rooted in his family's long-standing ownership of the land and river. Speculations about his past and
motivations could include: