LABORATORIO DE IDIOMAS

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ENGLISH II
BOOKLET

NAME:.......................................

PROF. DAVERIO MARIANA

SHORT STORIES &
VIDEOS
 All Those Noughts …
by Jake Allsop

Sulo was a man that everybody noticed. He was a big man. He had the fat smooth face of
a man who ate very well. He had a wonderful head of white hair. You knew he was
someone important. And his clothes told you that he was a rich man.
But he had not always been rich. He came from a poor family. He was Latvian or
Estonian (nobody really knows: he had several passports which said he was Greek or
Brazilian). He decided that he wanted to make money, and became very good at it.
Before he was twenty, he had his own 'Import and Export' business in Rio, with
branches in several other countries. He had two sayings. The first was: 'Buy cheap and
sell dear'. The second was: 'Never look back'.
Yes, Sulo was rich - and dishonest. He often bought stolen goods at a low price and sold
them at a high price. He used cash, never signed anything, and never paid taxes. As he
left his Zurich hotel in a taxi to go to the airport, he patted the briefcase on his lap. What
would people say, he thought, if they knew I had a million dollars in this briefcase! A
million US dollars. He thought of their pretty green colour, of their pictures of the US
Presidents and he thought of the number. All those noughts: USS 1.000.000. Six beautiful
noughts!
Beautiful! He held the briefcase close to his body. Tonight, he thought, this money will be
in a safe in Amsterdam. Sulo felt good.
Yanni was a man that nobody noticed. He was small and thin He did not look important.
Nobody could ever remember his face. Yanni was Mr. Nobody, always overlooked: he
was invisible. He had Swiss identity documents, but he came from another country,
Latvia or Estonia perhaps. He came from a poor family. When he was older, Yanni was
glad that he was 'invisible', because it was useful for his work. His work? Yanni was a
thief. And he was very good at it. Before he was twenty, he came to Zurich and got Swiss
papers (nobody knows how).
He became a specialist in picking pockets and stealing purses from handbags. He had
only one saying: 'Little and often'. He used to spend a lot of time at the main railway

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station, looking for 'customers'. Sometimes he liked to walk up Bahnhofstrasse and into
one of the big department stores like Globus. Here it was easy to steal purses from open
shopping bags. One day, his friend Dix, a specialist in stolen credit cards and foreign
money, asked him: 'Yanni, have you ever thought of trying the Airport?
There are lots of fat rich tourists there. Much better than the Railway Station, if you ask
me.'
So, one day, Yanni took the bus out to the airport and went into Departures to see what
he could find. At the KLM desk he noticed a big man with a fat face and a lovely head of
white hair. He noticed that the man was having some trouble with the girl behind the
counter. He noticed, too, that the man had put his briefcase on the ground. The man was
too busy arguing with the girl to think about his case. It would be easy …

Sulo was angry. 'I booked the flight a week ago. 1 told your office in town that I would
pick my ticket up at the airport today. So where is it?'
'I'm sorry, sir, but I have no record of the booking. Could you spell your name again?'
'Really! This is not good enough.'
He spelled out his name to her in the kind of loud slow voice that you use when talking
to idiots:
'My name is Sulo. S-U-L-O. Now hurry up or I'll miss my flight to Amsterdam.'
After some more minutes, the girl finally found Sulo's booking; it was listed under Solo,
an easy mistake to make. She gave Sulo his ticket.
'If you have only hand luggage, sir, you can go straight through now.' 'Good. Yes,' Sulo
said, 'I only have my br .. .'
He looked down. The briefcase had disappeared. He looked round, his eyes wild. For a
moment he thought he was going to faint. His face was white. It wasn't possible! It just
wasn't possible! He stared at the place where he had put the case down, as if he expected
it to reappear. Suddenly, he felt as if he was going to be sick. He had to go to the toilet.
Quickly.
While Sulo was arguing at the KLM desk, Yanni went downstairs to the toilet. He went
into the nearest cubicle and closed the door behind him. He was quite excited. A
briefcase could contain all sorts of useful things: a calculator perhaps, or some expensive

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pens. Or some foreign money. Dix would buy that from him. Or there would be some
credit cards. Dix would be happy to take them too.
'Little and often,' he said to himself, smiling. 'Steal a little, steal often.' He began to sing
softly, because Yanni was happy in his work, unlike most people.
He sat on the toilet, put the briefcase on his knees, rubbed his hands and opened the
case. He cried out when he saw the piles of green banknotes. Millions and millions of US
dollars!
He felt afraid. His face went white and he felt sick. Big money like this was big trouble,
and he didn't want any trouble.
'What shall I do? What shall I do?'
He wished that Dix was there to help him. Dix would know what to do.
'Perhaps I should put it down the toilet,' he thought. 'No, that would take a long time.
No. Just leave it! Leave it and get out, fast!' He felt angry now. He hated the big man with
the fat face and the white hair. Why couldn't he just carry a few credit cards and a small
quantity of cash like normal people? Why didn't he have something that an honest thief
could steal. Not millions and millions of dollars like this. This was stupid. Too much
money. No good for anybody. Yanni closed the case and hit the lid with his fists.
'It's just not fair!' he said out loud. He put the briefcase out of sight behind the toilet. He
hoped that nobody would find it before he had got away from the airport.
'Let's get back to Bahnhofstrasse and steal a few purses, purses that have normal
amounts of money in them. A few francs here, a few francs there... '
As he went up the stairs, he saw the big man with the white hair coming down. Yanni's
heart stopped. He looked away quickly. Sulo did not even notice him. Sulo went
downstairs and ran into the nearest cubicle. He closed the door and sat on the toilet, his
head in his hands. 'How could I have been so stupid?' he asked himself. 'A million dollars!
A million dollars! And some dirty little thief has stolen it! Well, if I ever catch him, I'll kill
him. There are thieves everywhere nowadays. The world isn't safe for decent people any
more. 'It was good to get angry. It made him feel better. But not much better. He realized
that. There was nothing he could do about the lost money. He got up and went out of the
cubicle. The briefcase was still behind the toilet, but Sulo did not look back. Sulo never
looked back.

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A. Answer about the story…

1. Where was Sulo travelling? Why?

2. Why did he lose all his money?
3. What did Sulo and Yanni live on? What is their profession?
4. What were their sayings?
5. Mention the similarities and differences between Sulo and Yanni.
6. What happened, before they were twenty, to each of the characters?
7. What was Yanni´s experience at the airport?
8. Why didn`t he keep the money?
9. Who do you think Dix is?
10. Sulo and Yanni are both dishonest. Is one just as bad as the other?
11. Do you feel sorry for Sulo? What about Yanni?
12. What do you think really happened in the end? Who got the money?

B. Discuss
1. Explain the title. What does it make reference to?
2. Identify and briefly describe the characters in the story. Refer to their physical
appearance, background stories and personality.
3. Underline adjectives in the story.
4. Tell the story in ten (5) lines.
5. Choose and explain two themes.

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 As the Inspector Said …
Cyril Hare

It is impossible to say when Charles Darrell and Sonia French first decided to
murder Sonia's husband, Robert. Robert was nearly twice as old as Sonia, and he
married her ten years before Charles Darrell came into her life. For eight of those
years,Sonia was bored with her husband, although he did not seem to realize this. He
was more interested in his books, and the silver which he bought.
Sonia and Charles were lovers for six months before things became difficult.
People were beginning to talk, and it could notbe long before Robert found out about
them. 'Robert will never give me a divorce,' thought Sonia. 'And Charles and I have
no money of our own.' But Sonia knew that Robert's silver alone was worth enough
money to make life very comfortable for her and Charles.
By a strange accident, it was a policeman who gave them the idea for their murder
plan. The inspector made a surprise visit to the Frenches' house one evening. Charles
was also there. He often came in for a drink.
'There have been several burglaries near here,' the inspector told Robert, 'and we
haven't caught the burglar. We know who he is, and it can't be long before we catch
him, but we're very worried. He carries a_gun, and we're almost sure he has killed a
man. Now this house is in a very lonely place. Mr. Darrell is your only neighbour. You
also have a lot of valuable silver.'
'What are you trying to say?' asked Robert.
'I'm saying that it's sensible to be careful,' said the inspector. 'Very careful. Why
not put your silver in the bank, until the burglar is caught?'
'I don't want to do that,' said Robert.
The inspector tried not to sound angry. 'Well, I have warned you, sir,' he said.
'Please remember that.'
The inspector left, and Charles said, 'The inspector didn't warn me. He knows
I've nothing worth stealing. But if this gunman does visit me, he'll be sorry. I
have a gun, and I won't think twice before using it.'

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 He was tall and strong, and Sonia thought he was very good-looking. And she did
not try to hide her feelings.
'I feel sorry for the burglar who tries to frighten you, Charles,'she said.

Three nights later, Sonia was lying awake in her bed. Robert was asleep. It was ten
minutes to two.
Sonia was excited. 'Ten minutes before Charles enters the house,' she
thought. It was ten long minutes.
And then she heard a noise. Glass breaking, followed by the sound of a window
as it was pushed up.
Robert did not wake up. Sonia waited until she heard the sound of Charles
climbing through the open window, then she reached across to Robert's bed.
'Robert!' She was shaking him. 'Wake up. There's somebody downstairs!'
Robert woke slowly. 'What? Someone downstairs? No, I'm sure you're?' He sat
up in bed, awake now. 'There is someone!
I'll have to go down, I suppose.'
He put on his old grey dressing-gown, and went out of the room. Sonia waited in
the dark. It seemed a very long wait, but it was less than half a minute. Then a thin
line of light appeared under the bedroom door. Sonia heard her husband give a
sudden cry, then she heard a gun explode. Something? or someone - heavy fell to the
floor, then a door was banged open, and there was the sound of running feet outside
the house.
Sonia waited. 'Charles must have time to escape before I call the police,' she
thought.
She put on her bedside light and got out of bed. Now it was all over, she felt
strangely calm. She knew what she was going tosay to the police. How soon could she
marry Charles? Six months from now? They could go to Venice for a holiday, after
they were married. She had always wanted to see Venice...
Then the door opened.And Robert walked in.
For a long moment, Sonia could only look at him, her stomach sick with fear. He
looked back at her, silent, white-faced and untidy. But alive.

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'What - what happened?' she said.
'He got away,' said Robert. 'I'm afraid he's taken some of my best silver with him.
I wish now I had listened to the inspector and sent it to the bank.'
'But I heard a gun,' said Sonia. 'I thought you? you're not hurt, Robert?'
'No, Sonia, I'm not hurt,' said Robert. 'But I have some bad news. It's Charles. I
think the dear, brave man was watching the house, and followed the burglar in, to
try and help us. He's at the bottom of the stairs. I'm afraid there is nothing that we
can do for him.'
Sonia fell forwards, her eyes closing, and Robert caught her. He carried her to the
bed, then went downstairs. When he reached the bottom, he had to step over the
body. He did this calmly, stepping around the blood on the carpet. But when he
walked into the room where he kept his silver, he wanted to cry.All of the best pieces
were gone.
He closed the door and went into his study. But before he telephoned the police,
he was careful to clean the small gun that was in his dressing-gown pocket. Then he
locked it inside his desk. He had taken care of the one problem in his usually very
tidy life, and he wanted to make sure he would have no more trouble.
As the inspector said, it was sensible to be careful.

Short story analysis

A. Write down all the new words and expressions you learned:

B. Answer the following questions about the plot.

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 1. Who are the protagonists? What can you say about their personalities?
2. What did the inspector suggest to Robert, and why?
3. What does Sonia and Charles’ plan consist on?
4. When did Sonia shake Robert to wake him up?
5. Why did Sonia wait before she called the police?
6. Why was Sonia in shock? Did the plan work out?
7. Why did Robert clean his gun before he put it in his desk?

C. Analysis. Re-read the story and complete the activities below.

1. What are the story’s key words? Summarize the plot in a few lines.
2. What kind of story is it?
3. Choose two symbols and explain them.
4. Think of a creative alternative ending.
5. Complete the following sentences with your own ideas:

 My favorite character is ……………………… because …………………………………….

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

 I liked/didn’t like the ending because …………………………………………………….

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

 I would change …………………………………………………………………………………………….

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

D. Sonia and Charles are planning Robert’s murder. In pairs, complete their conversation
with possible comments. Then, act the conversation out with your classmate and be
ready to share it with the rest of the class.

SONIA: Let’s go over the plan again. Tonight, Robert and I

___________________________________________________________ At two o’clock in the morning
you ____________________________________________________________________________.
CHARLES: Right. And when you hear me, you’ll wake Robert and tell him that there

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 is somebody inside the house.
SONIA: But what do I do if he telephones the police from the bedroom and they catch
you?
CHARLES: You must keep him on bed.
SONIA: I’ll try. Alright. He goes downstairs and I wait until
_________________________________________________.
CHARLES: But wait a bit first. You must give me a signal to escape.
SONIA: Yes, of course! How long must I wait?
CHARLES: To be safe, about ten minutes.
SONIA: I’m afraid. What if something goes wrong?
CHARLES: ______________________________________________________________

E. The plan went wrong/ backfired. Can you think of answers to these questions and
explain what really happened?

1. Sonia heard a door banged open, and then the sound of running feet outside the
house. Was this…
a. Charles?
b. Robert?
c. A third person, and if so, who was it?

2. What do you think happened to Robert’s silver?

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 Cash on Delivery
Edmund Crispin

Max Linster went through the small side gate and saw the large house in front of
him. Not far away, a church clock told him that it was ten o'clock. He had half an
hour to do the job. At midnight, a private plane would take off for Europe from a
lonely field in Norfolk, and Linster planned to be on it even if his last job in England
was not successful.
He walked towards the house and saw a room with a light on. He looked quickly
through the window and saw that it was the servants' room. Then he moved round the
building and climbed to the upstairs room that his orders had described. It was not
difficult to reach, and the window was unlocked, as promised.
He stepped inside, and waited.
After a moment, he heard someone coming and moved quickly and silently across
to the door. He hid behind it. It opened slowly. Someone put on the light. The man
who came in was about thirty-five years old. He had fair hair, and the right arm of his
coat was empty.
'Mr. Elliston?' Linster said from behind him.
Jacob Elliston turned quickly. He looked at Linster for a moment, then said, 'So
you're the person they sent.'
'I'm who they sent,' agreed Linster.
Elliston closed the door. 'We have to be quick,' he said. 'You have guessed that this
is my wife's bedroom. She's downstairs with her brother, but he'll leave to catch his
train in a minute or two, and she'll come up to bed.'
Linster looked at his watch but said nothing.
'Please understand,' Elliston went on, 'that you will get no money if you don't
succeed ...'
'In killing the lady,' Linster finished for him, with a smile. 'Yes, I understand, Mr.
Elliston. It's cash on delivery.' He steppedforward - carefully, because this was the first

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part of his plan. He was not like some other men he knew. He was not interested in
murder if robbery could do the same job ...
'You have the cash ready, I hope.'
Elliston took a gun from his pocket. 'Don't try that,' he said. 'The money is safe in
my bedroom. If you want it, you'll have to finish the job.'
'Of course,' said Linster, smiling.
'You must use both hands,' said Elliston.
Linster looked at the empty arm of the other man's coat. 'Yes, that's sensible,' he
said. 'They always look for clues like that.'
'And you must pretend there was a burglary,' said Elliston. 'Take that jewel-box.
There's nothing valuable in it, but you could not know that because it's locked.' Still
holding his gun, Elliston moved towards the door. 'I'm going to my bedroom where I
shall turn my radio on loud.' He opened the door a little. 'That's my wife's brother
leaving now. She's tired, and will come up almost at once. I'll return with the money in
... twenty minutes.'
Elliston left, and soon the sound of music came from another room. Linster looked
around for a good place to hide and saw a clothes cupboard. He would not be able to
see anything from inside it, but he could still hear. He turned off the light and
disappeared into the cupboard like a shadow.
Josephine Demessieux, the young and pretty French servant, came into the
bedroom and closed the door. In a bored and careless way, she got the bed ready for
Mrs. Elliston. There was plenty of time because Mrs. Elliston was walking to the
railway station with her brother. It was something which she had decided to do at
the last moment.
Josephine looked around at the beautiful things which Mrs. Elliston owned. She
put on one of the rings, then a pretty brooch. Next, she put on a short fur coat which
made her look very different when she saw herself in the mirror. 'I'm like a real lady,'
she thought.
It was then that Linster moved out of the clothes cupboard. He went silently up
behind her. He watched her face in the mirror and was still a metre or two away when

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she saw him and turned. But his left hand was large and fast. It closed around her narow
throat. She made no sound as she died ...
Linster gently put her body on the bed, then covered her with a blanket. It took
only a few minutes to open cupboards and make them look untidy. He looked at the
little jewel-box, then threw it under the bed.
When Elliston entered the room again, still with the gun in his hand, he looked at
the shape under the blanket. He said, 'It? it's done?'
'Yes,' said Linster. 'It's done.''You're sure she's ... ?'
'Yes, Mr. Elliston, she's dead.' Linster pulled a white hand from under the
blanket. 'If you don't believe me, feel this.'
But Elliston jumped back, shaking. 'That ring,' he said slowly. 'It's one she almost
never?'
Linster dropped the hand. 'The money, Mr Elliston. Five thousand.'
The money was silently put into his hands.
'I'm going now, Mr. Elliston,' said Linster. And then, with a smile, said, 'Sorry I
can't stay and talk to that pretty little servant that your wife has.'
Elliston looked surprised. 'The - the girl?'
'The girl,' said Linster. 'I looked through the window of your servants' room before
I climbed up here, and there she was. Dark. A soft-looking mouth. A pretty girl.
I'd recognize her again, anywhere. But I had this job to do. And you don't get paid
until you've done the job, do you? It's cash on delivery. And a man must live.'
'I don't understand what you're talking about,' said Elliston. But Linster was already
climbing out of the window. 'You will, Mr. Elliston,' he said. 'You will.'

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Analysis
A. Answer the following questions about the story.
1. What is Linster’s “job” in Mr. Elliston’s house?
2. Does Linster consider himself to be a regular criminal? What makes him
different from the rest?
3. What are the two requirements Mr. Elliston imposed?
4. Did something change from the original plan? What?
5. Did Linster satisfy Elliston’s demands? Justify your answer.
6. Why do you think Linster killed the lady with the left hand?
7. Why do you think Mr. Linster wanted to kill his wife?

B. Decide if the statements are true or false. Correct the false statements.
1. Linster would get on a plane only if the job was successfully done. ______
2. Mrs. Elliston walked with her brother to the train station, as she usually did.
_____
3. Linster was paid in advance. ________
4. Mr. Elliston had only one arm. ______
5. Elliston killed the servant because he needed the money ________

C. Put the events in chronological order.

 Mr. Linster got on a plane.

 Elliston gave the money to Linster.

 Linster saw the servant through the window.

 Linster and Elliston met and discussed the plan.

 Elliston entered the room and saw a dead body.

 Linster climbed out of the window with the money.

 Mrs. Elliston walked to the train station.

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  Mr. Elliston hired someone to kill his wife.

 Linster killed the servant.

D. Complete the following sentences with the missing information.

1. The story is set in…………………………………………………………………………………
2. Mr. and Mrs. Elliston’s window was unlocked because
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. Linster had to use both hands to kill the lady because
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
4. Linster decided to kill the French servant because
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. In the end, Linster tells Mr. Elliston “You Will” because
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

E. In pairs, analyze the story in depth:

1. Explain the title of the short story.
cash on delivery: the system of paying for goods when they are delivered.
2. Who are the protagonists? Provide a brief description.
3. Think of an alternative happy ending for Mr. Elliston.
4. Choose two themes and explain them.
5. Choose two symbols and explain them.
6. What are the similarities and differences with “As the Inspector Said”?

F. In pairs, write a summary of the story in about 250 words. Include all the
characters and the ideas discussed in the previous exercises.

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 Practical English
episodes 1 and 2

1. Who are the protagonists? Describe their physical appearance and jobs.
Can you say anything about their personality?

2. Where is the “story” set?

EPISODE 1
3. How did Jenny and Rob meet? What did they do together?
4. Why is Rob in New York? How long is he going to stay there?
5. Why does Rob call the reception? Does he like the hotel?
6. What happens on Jenny and Rob’s second meeting? Where do they meet?
What’s going on with Rob?

EPISODE 2
At the office
7. Where does Jenny take Rob? Who do they meet?
8. Who is Holly? Does Jenny like her?
9. Has Rob been to NY before?
At the restaurant
10. What do they order?
11. What problems do they have?
12. What is Rob planning to do in NY? What does Holly suggest?
13. How does Jenny seem to feel during lunch?

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 Practical English
episodes 3 and 4

1. Who are the protagonists? Describe their physical appearance and jobs. Can you
say anything about their personality?
2. Where is the “story” set? Where did they meet?
3. What happened in episodes 1 and 2?

EPISODE 3

4. Why isn’t Rob in shape?

5. How did Rob keep fit in London? What about Jenny?
6. What does Holly suggest doing? Does Rob like the idea?
7. What does Rob buy? What problem does he have? Is the situation solved? How?
8. What do Jenny and Rob decide to do?
At what time? Does Rob really like
the idea? Why do you think he
accepts?

EPISODE 4
9. Where do Jenny and Rob go in the morning? Do they have a good time?
10. What’s wrong with Rob? What does he buy?
11. Describe the dinner scene.
a. Do they seem to be comfortable and having a good time? Justify your
answer.
b. What do Rob and Jenny say about their past relationships?
c. Do they have chemistry? Do you see a
future in them? What could be some of the
difficulties in their relationship?

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 The Pursuit of Happiness

Simple Past and Past Continuous

A. Complete the past continuous rules

You/ We / They + ………………………… + verb+ …………..

E.g. ………………………………………………………………………..
I/ She/ He/ It +……………………… + verb+ ………….
E.g. ………………………………………………………………………..

B. Watch the movie segment and fill in the blanks with the simple past or the past
continuous form of the verbs in parentheses.

1) Chris _________________ (cook) burgers for breakfast when his landlord ________________ (knock) on his
door.
2) The police ______________ (arrest) Chris when he ________________ (paint) the house.
3) Chris _______________ (pay) some parking tickets when the officer __________ (tell) him he was
supposed to spend the night in jail.
4) When Chris __________ (call) his ex-wife, she _____________ (work) hard.
5) When he _______________ (enter) the elevator, he _____________ (try) to button up his jacket.
6) He __________________ (wait) in the waiting room when the secretary _________ (call) out his name.
7) While he ___________________ (walk) through the office, businesspeople _______________ (talk) on the
phone, they _______________ (speak) very loudly, and they _______________ (work) a lot.
8) The Board _____________ (wait) for Chris when the secretary ___________ (announce) him.

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 ASKING QUESTIONS WITH SIMPLE PAST: MR. BEAN’S HOLIDAY

A. BEFORE YOU WATCH THE MOVIE SEGMENT, MAKE A GUESS AND CHOOSE THE ANSWER THAT YOU BELIEVE WILL
BEST COMPLETE THE SENTENCES.

1. HE PLACED A HANDKERCHIEF _______________

ON THE SIDEWALK ON A CAR UNDER A TREE

2. _________________ PLAYED THE SONG BOOMBASTIC.

A DJ MR. BEAN THE RADIO

3. MR. BEAN PUT ____________________ ON HIS HEAD.

A PURPLE HAT A LADY’S CARDIGAN A WOMAN’S DRESS

4. _____________________ STARTED FILMING MR. BEAN WITH THE BOY.

A PASSER-BY A POLICE OFFICER A TAXI DRIVER

5. MR. BEAN CARRIED THE BOY AND PLACED HIM ____________________________ .

ON HIS SHOULDER ON THE GROUND UNDER THE TABLE

6. MR. BEAN PERFORMED "O MIO BAMBINO CARO" _____________________.

VERY WELL DESPERATELY TRAGICALLY

7. THE SCENE TOOK PLACE __________________________.

DURING THE NIGHT IN THE AFTERNOON VERY EARLY IN THE

MORNING

B. WATCH THE SEGMENT AND CHECK YOUR ANSWERS. THEN WRITE QUESTIONS TO THE
SENTENCES IN EXERCISE I, FOLLOWING THE EXAMPLE.
(ON THE SIDEWALK) WHERE DID HE PLACE THE HANDKERCHIEF?

1. ______________________________________________________________

2. ______________________________________________________________

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 3. ______________________________________________________________

EXTRA PRACTICE
SONGS & LANGUAGE WORKSHEETS

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 LET HER GO
PASSENGER

1. Fill in the blanks with the words you hear

Well you only need the light when it's burning ______
Only miss the sun when it starts to ______
Only know you love her when you let her _______
Only know you've been high when you're feeling _______
Only hate the road when you're missing ______
Only know you love her when you let her _______
And you let her ______

2. Choose the correct option

Staring at the bottom of your glass/class
Hoping one day you'll make a dream last
But dreams come slow and they go so fast/far
You see her when you close your eyes
Maybe one day you'll understand why
Everything you touch surely does/dies

3. Fill in the blanks with the word you hear

CHORUS
But you only need the light when it's burning _______
Only miss the sun when it starts to _______
Only know you love her when you let her _______
Only know you've been high when you're feeling _______
Only hate the road when you're missing ______
Only know you love her when you let her ______

4. Put the lines in order

( )Well you see her when you fall asleep
( )Staring at the ceiling in the dark
( )Same old empty feeling in your heart
( )But never to touch and never to keep
( )'Cause you loved her too much and you dive too deep
( )'Cause love comes slow and it goes so fast

Well you only need the light when it's burning ______
CHORUS

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fly- close- catch- go- get- break- to be-

expect- run- rise- lye- dream

When she (1)_________ just a girl

She (2)_________ the world
But it (3)_________ away from her reach so
She (4)_________ away in her sleep
And (5)_________ of
Para-para-paradise (3x)
Every time she (6)_________ her eyes

When she (7)_________ just a girl

She (8)_________ the world
But it (9)_________ away from her reach so
And the bullets (10)_________ in her teeth

Life (11)_________ on, it (12)_________ so heavy

The wheel (13)_________ the butterfly
Every tear a waterfall
In the night the stormy night she'll (14)_________ her eyes
In the night the stormy night away she'd (15)_________
And dreams of
Para-para-paradise (3x)
Oh oh oh oh oh oh-oh-oh
She'd (16)_________ of
Para-para-paradise (3x)
Oh oh oh oh oh oh-oh-oh-oh

And so (17)_________ underneath those stormy skies

She'd say "oh, ohohohoh I know the sun must set to (18)_________"

This could be
Para-para-paradise (2x)
Oh oh oh oh oh oh-oh-oh

This could be
Para-para-paradise (2x)
Oh oh oh oh

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 THE BEATLES

A. What do you know about “The Beatles”? Where were they from? When was their
“boom”? What are some of their hits? Do you have a favorite song? If so, which one?
B. Listen to the song and fill in the blanks with the missing verbs in the correct form.

Close your eyes and I'______ ______1 you

Tomorrow I'______ ______2 you
Remember I'______3 always ______4 true
And then while I'm away
I'______ ______5 home every day
And I'______ ______6 all my loving to you

I'______ ______7 that I'm kissing

The lips I am missing
And hope that my dreams ______ ______8 true
And then while I'm away
I'______ ______9 home every day
And I'______ ______10 all my loving to you

All my loving, I ______ ______11 to you

All my loving, darling, I'______ ______ true

Close your eyes and I'______ ______12 you

Tomorrow I'______ ______13 you
Remember I'______ ______14 be true
And then while I'm away
I'______ ______15 home every day
And I'______ ______16 all my loving to you

All my loving, I ______ ______17 to you

All my loving, darling, I'______ ______18 true
All my loving, all my loving
All my loving, I ______ ______19 to you

C. What do sentences 1-19 have in common in terms of grammar?

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 "As it was"
by HARRY STYLES

A. Fill in the gaps with ONE word.

Holdin' me back
1 …………'s holdin' me back
I want you to hold out the 2 ………….. of your haaand
Why don't we leave it at that?
3 ………….. to say
When 4 …………..……. gets in the way
Seems you cannot be replaced
And I'm the one who will stay, oh-oh-oh

CHORUS
In this world, it's just us
You know it's not the same as it was
In this world, it's just us
You know it's not the same as it was
As it was, as it was
You know it's not the same

B. Listen and choose the correct option.

5 Answer/pick up the phone

"Harry, you're no good 6 alone/at home”
Why are you 7 sitting/sleeping at home on the floor?
What 8 type/kind of pills are you on?"
Ringin' the bell
And 9 somebody's/nobody's coming to help
Your daddy lives by himself
He just wants to know that you're 10 fine/well,
oh-oh-oh

CHORUS

C. Listen and put the lines in order.

___ Go home, get ahead, light-speed internet

___ Leave America, two kids follow her
___ I don't wanna talk about who's doin' it first
___ I don't wanna talk about the way that it was

(Hey)
As it was
You know it's not the same as it was
As it was, as it was

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 Hand In My Pocket
Alanis Morissette

Before listening
A. Match the idiomatic expressions to their definitions and match the pictures to the
expressions.

What it all comes/boils down to To make a decision/ to discover

something
To have something figured out What happens at the end

1. Giving a high five.

2. Giving the peace sign.
3. Flicking a cigarette.
4. Hailing a taxi/cab.

While listening
B. Listen and fill in the blanks with the adjectives from the box.

I'm broke but I'm 1 ___________

I'm 2. _______ but I'm 3. ________
I'm 4. _______ but I'm 5.________, yeah
I'm high but I'm grounded
I'm 6. _______but I'm overwhelmed Tired
I'm lost but I'm hopeful baby Happy
Healthy
An' what it all comes down to Young
Is that everything's gonna be 7._______ (X3) Kind
'Cause I've got one hand in my pocket Friendly
And the other one is giving a high five Poor
Brave
I feel drunk but I'm sober
Sane
I'm 8. _________ and I'm underpaid
Short
I'm 9. _________ but I'm working, yeah
I care but I'm restless Free
I'm here but I'm really gone Fine
I'm wrong and I'm sorry baby Sad
Pretty
Sad

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Is that everything's gonna be quite alright
'Cause I've got one hand in my pocket
And the other is flicking a cigarette

An' what it all comes down to

Is that I haven't got it all figured out just yet
'Cause I've got one hand in my pocket
And the other one is giving the peace sign

I'm 10. ______ but I'm focused

I'm green but I'm wise
I'm hard but I'm 11. __________ baby
I'm 12. ________ but I'm laughing
I'm 13. ________ but I'm chicken shit
I'm sick but I'm 14. ________ baby

An' what it all boils down to

Is that no one's really got it figured out just yet
I've got one hand in my pocket
And the other one is playing the piano

What it all comes down to, my friends

Is that everything's just fine fine fine
'Cause I've got one hand in my pocket
And the other one is hailing a taxi cab...

After listening
C. Complete the following charts with the adjectives from the box in ex. B.

Adjective Antonym Comparative Adjective Antonym Comparative

pretty ugly prettier

D. Re-read the lyrics. Are there any other adjectives that were included in the
box?

E. Discuss the following questions with your classmates:

1. What is the singer’s attitude towards life? Is it contradictory? Why (not)?

2. How old do you think the person is?

3. What makes you have mixed feelings?

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 Count On Me
Bruno Mars

A. Match the words to their definitions:

stuck - find out - mean to - in need

toss and turn - count on

1. If you _________________, you keep moving around in bed and cannot sleep
properly, for example because you are ill or worried.
2. If you ___________ something _____________, you learn something that you did not
already know, especially by making a deliberate effort to do so.
3. If you ______________someone you rely on them to support you or help you.
4. If something _____________something _______________you, it is important to you in
some way.
5. If someone is _______________ , he/she is in a difficult situation.
6. If you are ________________ you are unable to escape from a bad or boring
situation.

B. Listen to the song and complete the tasks below

Task 1: circle the correct words

Oh uh-huh
If you ever 1. find/blind yourself 2. struck/stuck in the middle of the 3. sea/tea
I'll 4. sail/fail the 5. world/bird to find you
If you ever find yourself 6. lost/tossed in the 7.shark/dark and you can't see
I'll be the light to guide you
7.Find out/freak out what we're made of
When we are called to help our friends in 8. need/speed

Task 2: fill in the blanks with the verbs in brackets in the correct tense

You can count on me like one two three, I ____________(be) there

And I know when I____________ (need) it I can count on you like four three two
You____________(be) there
'Cause that's what friends are supposed to do, oh yeah
Whoa, whoa Oh, oh Yeah, yeah
If you tossin’ and you turnin’ and you just can’t
________________ (fall asleep)

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beside you
And if you ever ______________ (forget )how much you really mean to me
Every day, I ____________ (remind) you
ooh
Find out what we're made of when we are called to help our friends in need.
You can count on me like one two three, I____________ (be) there
And I know when I____________ (need) it I can count on you like four three two
You____________(be) there
'Cause that's what friends are supposed to do, oh yeah
Oh, oh Yeah, yeah
You______ always _________(have) my shoulder when you ____________ (cry)
I________ never____________ (let go)
Never say goodbye
You know you can count on me like one two three, I____________ (be) there
And I know when I____________ (need) it I can count on you like four three two
And you____________(be) there
'Cause that's what friends are supposed to do, oh yeah
Oh, oh
You can count on me 'cause I can count on you.

C. Find all examples of sentences in the text that start with the word “if” and write
them down below. What type of sentences are they? What do they have in common?
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________

D. Make funny, creative sentences with highlighted phrases. Start with “IF” :

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1 picture 1

2 a person who can make other

people laugh

3 another way of saying thin

4 picture 2

5 an adjective to describe someone

who doesn’t like spending money

6 not tall, not short –

7 another word for fair

8 picture 3

9 a synonym of intelligent

10 the opposite of lazy –

11 heavier than is healthy

12 picture 4 (hair)

13 the opposite of light brown hair

14 somebody who doesn’t talk a lot

15 a person who’s friendly and kind

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Complete the conversations with the present simple orpresent continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

A 1Why 1are you taking (take) a photo of

your guitar?
I2
Why? I 3
You 4
You 5
I6 (sell) my old one because
I7 (want) to buy a new one.

Hi. 8 2

No, thanks. I 910

anything in particular?
(think) of getting a

A This is one of our best-sellers. It’s real

A You 14 (read) a book about

modern art! I 15
3 You 16 (hate) modern art!
I know. But now I 17
Why?
Because my girlfriend 18

What’s that picture on the left? Can I see it?

It’s a woman, and I think she 19
(walk) in a garden…I don’t really know.
Let me see…No, she 20
She 21 (fly).
Oh, yes!
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Complete the conversations with the present simple form of the verbs in brackets.

1 A Your dog is a bit overweight. (be)

B Yes, he eats too much food! (eat)

2 A How often your grandparents? (you / see)

B I usually them twice a year. (visit)

2 A here in winter? (it / snow)

B No, but it a lot. (rain)

3 A What ? (Sam’s new girlfriend / look like)

B She long blonde hair and big dark brown eyes. (have)

4 A How often to the gym? (you / go)

B Hardly ever! I doing exercise. (not like)

5 A your husband a vegetarian? (be)

B No, but he much meat. (not eat)

6 A What time ? (your Italian class / finish)

B It at seven o’clock. (finish)

7 A Your daughter very shy. (look)

B Yes, she much. (not talk)

8 A What ? (your English teacher / be like)

B She really kind and funny. (be)

9 A your English homework? (you / always do)

B No, I sometimes ! (forget)

10 A We very well with our neighbours. (not get on)

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1. (Alan/fly) in an airplane before? HAS ALAN FLOWN IN AN AIRPLANE BEFORE?

2. I (not / go) to lunch yet. I HAVEN’T GONE TO LUNCH YET.
3. (they /move) to a new house? __________________________________________
4. You (not eat) lunch yet, right? ____________________________________
5. Jason (want) to move to New York since he was five years old.
____________________________________________________________
6. Alexandra (work) for IBM since 2002. _________________________________
7. Peter (not play) baseball since 1987. ___________________________________
8. I (speak) Russian for twenty years. ____________________________________
9. We (not see) Tom since Christmas. ____________________________________

Simple Past Present Perfect

For actions that happened and finished in For actions which started in the past and
the past. continue up to now or are very recent.
For actions that happened in the past and For actions that happened in the past but
we know exactly when. we don’t know the exact time.

With yesterday, ago, last night/week …, in With for, since, ever, never, yet, already,
2001.. just

B. PAST SIMPLE VS PRESENT PERFECT

1. ……………..….Helen ever …………………………... (try) sushi?

2. ……………….… you ………………………………….. (go) to the wedding last night?
3. I ……………………never ……………………(be) to Paris.
4. Paul and Judith ……………………………………………………………….………(be) married since 1998.
5. ……………………………………… you ………………………………..…….(finish) your homework yet?
6. Last night aunt Betty …………………………..(come) by. She ………………………(tell) us that this
summer they are going to Hawaii.

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I……………………………………...(go) to Italy and 3 years ago I …………………………(be) in Spain. I
…………………………………………………(not/visit) Germany yet.
8. ………………………………………..you …………………….………(watch) the film E.T. yesterday?
9. They………………………………………. already …………………………..(leave) the train station.
10. How long ……………………. you ……………………...(know) Jonathan?
I ........................................ (meet) him in 2018, so I …………………………(know) him for 3 years.
11. What …………………………….(happen) to Lucy last night?
12. ………….…….. you ………………… (read) “Harry Potter” when you were on holidays?

There is no auxiliary verb and the word order is not inverted. These are called
subject questions – because the question word is the subject of the sentence.
Look at these two questions.
1. Who does Romeo love? Romeo loves Juliet.
2. Who loves Romeo? Juliet loves Romeo.
In the first question, Romeo is the subject of the verb. In the second question ‘who’ is the
subject and Romeo is the object.

A. Make a question about the word in bold in each sentence. Sometimes you need an auxiliary
and sometimes you don't.

1. Queen Elizabeth I became queen of England in 1558

2. Queen Elizabeth I became queen of England in 1558.

3. Lilith was Adam's first wife

4. The Athenians sentenced Socrates to death in 399 BC.

5. The Athenians sentenced Socrates to death in 399 BC.

6. Aristotle taught Alexander the Great

7. Apollo and Artemis were born in Delos, according to legend

8. Apollo and Artemis were born in Delos, according to legend

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Catch Won’t do

Don’t do
Won’t get

Lend Will buy

Have Will Start

Have Will lend

Lend Can buy

Can’t
Won’t go

Don’t go Won’t meet

Don’t meet Will never get

Don’t get Won’t have

Talk Will miss

Miss Will be

AM
Will be

Is
Will lose

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