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1 a e f2 a slaves,tobacco b border,visa c millionaire,betting d general,fired e practicaljokes,frog3 a horse b dog c frog d cat e BetsyRoss f thefifteen-minuteracer g AndrewJackson h DanielWebster4 a farmhouse,London b GeneralRallssfarm c JebMasonsfarm d JebMasonsfarm e theforest f JebMasonsfarm g GeneralRallssfarm5 a SimonWheelertellsthestoryaboutJimSmiley. WhenSimonWheelerhearsthenameLeonidasW.

Smiley,heremembersJimSmiley. Thefifteen-minuteracerisJimSmileyshorse.It

winsalotofracesandalotofmoneyforJim. AndrewJacksonlosesafighttoadogwithnoback

legs. JimlosesfortydollarsonhislastbetwithDaniel

Webster. DanielWebsterlosesthelastbetbecauseheisfull

ofsand. b Thestory-tellerjoinstheHannibalConfederate

CompanyduringtheAmericanCivilWar. TomLymanistheleaderoftheHannibal

ConfederateCompany. JoeSmithisanothermaninthecompany.Heis

killedbeforetheendofthewar. GeneralRallsisanoldsoldier.Hetellstheyoung

menaboutwarandaboutloveforonescountry. JebMasonsfarmisaplacewheretheyoungsoldiers

stayafewtimes. GeneralTomHarrisisanimportantConfederate

leader.HewantsthementostayandfightagainsttheUnionsoldiers.

68 Openanswers9 a 4 b 1 c 5 d 6 e 3 f 2 g 4 h 2 i 6 j 1 k 5 l 310 a Mr.Smithtellsastoryaboutalittleboyandhispet

bird. b TheymeetFranoisMilletandliveandworkwith

him. c Carlthinksofaplantomakemoney. d TheysellpaintingsandmakeFranoisMillet

famous.Theytellpeoplethatheisgoingtodie. e WelearnthatThophileMagnanisreallyFranois

Millet. f ProfessorJacksontakesthemoneyandParrishs

ticketandgoestotheticketoffice. g Theydiscoverthattheconsulhasleft. h AlfredusesProfessorJacksonspassporttocrossthe

borderintoRussia. i ParrishandProfessorJacksonreturntotheirhotel

withtwoguards.Parrishhastwenty-fourhourstogetapassport.

j HegivesParrishanewpassport.1113 Openanswers14 a AuntRachel b Mrs.OHara c peoplefromMaryland d Mr.Jefferson e Henry f AuntMary g thestory-teller h thehomelessman,theyoungwomanwriter i hisconscience j TomSmith k thestory-teller15 a right b wrong c right d wrong e right f wrong g wrong h right i wrong j right k wrong l right1617 Openanswers18 a friends b forty c isnt d Mr.Vanderbiltshouse e wonderful f Tennessee g CharleyFairchild h smart i ashorttime j happy k thebabys

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l Sadie m Robin19 Openanswers20 a Edhasaletterfromanoldfriendofhis. b inhisopinionEdisthebestmanforthejob. c hewillbeangryabouttheirpracticaljoke. d sheisafraidofMr.Gray. e theywanttostudyblindness. f sheisverysadaboutRobin.21 ForasadendingtoEdJacksonsstory:Mr. Vanderbilt

doesnt believe that Alfred Fairchild is an old friend of his. Ed is angry about his friends practical joke.

ForahappyendingtoAileensstory:Mr. Gray doesnt hit Aileen during the fire and he doesnt do his tests on Robin.

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Discussion activities key1 Possiblepredictions: I think this story is about Jim and his pet frog. I think

the frog can do some clever tricks. I think Jim finds his frog in a pond. Maybe his frog is

injured and Jim will take care of him. I think Jim and his frog go to the jumping

competition.2 Possibleanswers: Jim Smiley I dont think hes nice. He cant stop

betting. I have an uncle just like him. Simon Wheeler I think its nice of him to tell stories,

but its a little bit too much. I have a friend like him who cant stop talking!

3 Openanswers4 Openanswers5 Possiblecitiesandtownstolookat: Paris, Lyon, Dijon, Le Mans, Bordeaux, Toulouse,

Marseille, Nice, Arles, Avignon, Caen, Saint Malo, etc.6 Possibleanswers: I think its because the number of paintings are limited

if the painters are dead. I think we should help them, but I dont know how.7 Possibleanswers: Yes, I have a passport. I think I can go anywhere except North Korea. I want to go to New Zealand because its beautiful

there. I dont want to go to Russia. I think its too cold for me.

8 Possibleanswer: I found out that my new friends boyfriend and my

brother went to the same school. What a coincidence!9 Possiblequestions: How did you find your information? What do you think of the history?10 Openanswers11 Possibleanswers: The story-teller will kill Aunt Mary. The story-teller will get killed.12 Possibleanswer: I wanted to read my sisters diary but my conscience said

no, so I didnt read it.13 Possibleanswer: I feel sad/angry/upset.14 Possibleanswers: I think he knew it from the beginning, but it didnt

matter to him. I think he realized it while reading the letter quickly.15 Possibleanswers: I dont have a dog. I dont want to have a dog because I dont know how to

take care of one.16 Possibleanswers: I dont understand him. How can he be so cruel to

Robin? Its not right to use your own pet for an experiment.17 Openanswers18 Possiblequestions: What can you see in the picture? Where is this? Is this a funny/sad picture?19 Openanswers

Activity worksheets key1 a exist b against c trick d proud e often f interest2 a Thestory-tellersfather b Hannibalslocalpoliticians c PetersonDunlap d Somefarmers e OldMason f Sixoftheyoungsoldiers3 a T b F c F d F e F f T g T h F4 a AlfredParrishSt.Petersburg b ProfessorJacksonAlfredstickets c TheguardattheRussianconsulateAlfreds

passportandsomemoney

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d ProfessorJacksonAlfredspassport e PrinceBosslofskyAlfredbeinginRussiawithout

apassport f ThesecretaryoftheAmericanconsulatehisboss

(theconsul) g AlfredParrishhishomeinNewHaven,

Connecticut h AlfredParrishsfatherthepaintingonhisdining

roomwall5 Suggestedanswers: a slaves b Maryland c money d someUnionofficers e thenorth f someUnionofficers6 a Thewriterfeelscomfortableandhappy. b Hesayshiswifeisatthegrocersandthereisno

foodinthehouse. c Becausethewriterdoesnotfeelsorryforhisbad

thoughtsandactions. d Thewritersson. e Adime. f Whenthewriterwaseightornine. g Becausethewriterstoppedlisteningtohim. h Hefeelshappyandheislookingforwardtothe

future.7 1 c 2 c 3 a 4 c 5 b 6 c8 a YES b NO c NO d YES e YES9 a ownermother b Aileenpulledhimalongthefloorhisbedwason

fire c weeksdays d doesnotthinkknows e AileenRobin f sleepingdead10 Suggestedanswers: a kind,popular,sad,trusting b clever,famous,popular,rich c kind,rich d afraid,pretty,kind,trusting,young e afraid,pretty,sad,young11 Openanswers

Progress test key1 a 3 b 3 c 7 d 7 e 32 a leader b uniform c soldier d general3 a ClaudeFreandCarlBoulander b FranoisMillet c CarlBoulander4 a Paris b St.Petersburg c Russian d American e Connecticut5 1 a 2 b 3 b 4 a 5 a6 a green b food c big d aunt e conscience7 a 8 b 1 c 10 d 5 e 4 f 7 g 3 h 6 i 9 j 28 a YES b YES c YES d NO e YES