ESCUELA NORMAL SUPERIOR N°6 "VICENTE LÓPEZ Y PLANES" 

MATERIA:​ Inglés  
PROFESORA:​ Pamela Di Grande  
ESTUDIANTE:​ Camila Corvalán 
CURSO:​ 4°2° 
FECHA DE ENTREGA:​ 18/11/2020 
TP 12: SHORT STORY:THE WIDOWS' CAFÉ​ (3rd part) 
 
 
HOMEWORK: 
 
1) Search the unknown words in the translator and write them down here.  
● shrill:​ having a loud and high sound that is unpleasant or painful to 
listen to. 
● shifted:​ to (cause something or someone to) move or change from 
one position or direction to another, especially slightly. 
● Wham!:​ used to suggest the sound of a sudden hit. 
● cheekbone:​ one of the two bones at the top of your cheeks, just 
below your eye and towards your ear. 
● withstand:​ to be strong enough, or not be changed by something, 
or to oppose a person or thing successfully. 
● shatters:​ to (cause something to) break suddenly into very small 
pieces. 
● hollow:​ having a hole or empty space inside. 
● stick:​ a thin piece of wood or other material. 
● sting:​ If an insect, plant, or animal stings, it produces a small but 
painful injury, usually with a poison, by brushing against the skin 
or making a very small hole in the skin. 
● well-mannered:​ behaving in a pleasant and polite way. 
● bear:​ to accept, tolerate, or endure something, especially 
something unpleasant. 
● the brunt of:​ the main force of something unpleasant. 
● surrenders:​ to stop fighting and admit defeat. 
● dole sth out:​ to give something, usually money, to several people. 
● struck:​ to refuse to continue working because of an argument with 
an employer about working conditions, pay levels, or job losses. 
● encounter:​ a meeting, especially one that happens by chance. 
● bosom:​ a woman’s breasts or the front of a person’s chest, esp. 
when thought of as the center of human feelings. 
● wiped: ​to slide something, especially a piece of cloth, over the 
surface of something else, in order to remove dirt, food, or liquid. 
● undignified:​ making you look silly and lose people's respect, 
especially because of not being controlled, serious, or calm. 
● sheer:​ used to emphasize how very great, important, or powerful a 
quality or feeling is; nothing except. 
● stumbled:​ to step awkwardly while walking or running and fall or 
begin to fall. 
● whispers:​ to speak very quietly, using the breath but not the voice, 
so that only the person close to you can hear you. 
● outsider:​ a person who is not involved with a particular group of 
people or organization or who does not live in a particular place. 
● pop up:​ to appear or happen, especially suddenly or unexpectedly. 
● beneath:​ in or to a lower position than someone or something, 
under someone or something. 
● facade:​ the front of a building, especially a large or attractive 
building. 
● nag:​ to criticize or complain often in an annoying way, especially in 
order to try and make someone do something. 
● surface:​ the outer or top part or layer of something. 
● among:​ the outer or top part or layer of something. 
● steady:​ happening in a smooth, gradual, and regular way, not 
suddenly or unexpectedly. 
● sisterhood:​ a strong feeling of friendship and support among 
women who are involved in action to improve women's rights. 
● deceptively: ​in a way that is deceptive (= making you believe 
something that is not true). 
● meek:​ quiet, gentle, and not willing to argue or express your 
opinions in a forceful way. 
● hatred:​ an extremely strong feeling of dislike. 
 ● ache:​ a continuous pain that is unpleasant but not very strong. 
● smoulder:​ to burn slowly with smoke but without flames. 
● sputter:​ to make several quick explosive sounds. 
● cardamom:​ a South Asian plant, the seeds of which are used as a 
spice. 
● gleefully:​ happily and with excitement or pleasure. 
● flinch:​ to make a sudden, small movement because of pain or fear. 
● nagging:​ used to describe an unpleasant feeling that continues for 
a long period of time. 
● relief:​ a feeling of happiness that something unpleasant has not 
happened or has ended. 
● afterwards:​ after the time mentioned. 
● guzzle:​ to drink quickly, eagerly, and usually in large amounts. 
● twinge:​ a sudden short feeling of physical or mental pain. 
● claw:​ one of the sharp curved nails at the end of each of the toes of 
some animals and birds. 
● Unaware:​ not understanding or realizing something. 
2) Queep adding information about each character that appears in the story, 
at the end of the tp you need to deliver all the complete descriptions.  
Characters that appears in the story are: 
● Marianne:​ café’s owner, grey hair, glasses perched on the tip of 
her nose, gentle smile. 
● Eva Warn: ​policewoman, Detective Inspector, seemed to be about 
forty, looked older, dark hair cut in a page-boy style practical but 
not particularly attractive, few strands of grey visible, uses glasses. 
● Beata:​ woman, victim. 
​ nreasonable anger, aggression, malice, 
● Kjell:​ Ruben’s eyes, with​ u
dead. 
3) Who do you think are the characters in the highlighted part? (​yellow​ one) 
I think the characters in the highlighted part are Kjell and Beata. 
4) Why do you think Eva did not tell her colleagues about the connection 
between the deaths and the widows´café? (​green​ highlighted part)  
I think Eva did not tell her colleagues about the connection between the 
deaths and the Widows' Café because no one had wanted to say anything 
to her, they saw her as an outsider, an enemy. 
5) I marked three phrases with light blue for you to pay special attention, 
maybe you do not get it up to now, but you will understand in time why 
the author is saying these things.  
6) I put the last part in red because it is really important what is happening 
there. Explain that to me in a few words. 
The part in red explains Kjell's death.