Name : Darma Eltin Gracia Manurung

Npm : 20120018
Meeting : Extensive Reading

Assignment Form (Meeting 4,4-10-2021)

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Read and Decide

1) The woman wanted/did not want to cut. the tree down.

Answer :

*did not want

2) In the end she was glad/sorry.

Answer :

*glad

A Find these words and phrases in the text:

enormous (line l); in the end (line 10); make a good job of it (line 15): rubbish (line 18); coins
(line 21); suppose (line 26); got rid of (line 29).

Now choose the right meaning.

1 removed : separated by distance or abstract distinction
2 do it very well : is used to say that you agree to do something or
you accept someone's answer, even though you might not be completely satisfied with it.
4 think : have a particular opinion, belief, or idea about someone or something.
5 finally : after a long time, typically involving difficulty or delay.
6 things you do not want : Used to indicate that one does not want to see, hear, know, or
have anything to do with something.
7 money made of metal : Metals have been used as money throughout history. As Aristotle
observed, the various necessities of life are not easily carried about; hence people agreed to
employ in their dealings with each other something that was intrinsically useful and easily
applicable to the purposes of life
B Choose the right answer.
1 The man wanted to get rid of the apple tree because it was: a) too near the house b) too
old c) too big
2 The man's wife liked the tree but in the end she: a) went to hospital b) agreed c) helped to
cut the tree down
3 The men who came to cut the tree down: a) had to work hard b) argued a lot c) worked
during a storm
4 The workmen made a big hole because: a) they were looking for money b) they wanted to
hide some rubbish c) they took out the roots of the tree
5 When the man climbed down into the hole, he found: a) some money b) some rubbish c)
some apples
6 Later, the man and his wife found a box. The things in the box were: a) valuable b)
important c) useful

C What do the words in italics refer to?

1 "I's quite safe."
2 "... and now she's in hospital."
3 "Shall we take them out too or leave them?"
4 "You'll be able to put all your old rubbish in there."
5 We did, and we also found a small metal box.
6 It was full of jewellery.
7 "They're probably worth a fortune!"
Answer :
1.the tree
2.the woman
3.the roots
4.the hole
5.found more coins
6.the metal box
7.the things in the box
D Put in the correct word.
1 the man wanted to cut the tree down.
2 the woman was not worried about the tree.
3 the workmen had to work all day.
4 the workmen left a big hole in the garden.
5 the man found some coins in the hole.
6 the man and the woman found a box full of jewellery.

E Who said it?

1 "We really must cut that tree down."
2 "It's quite safe."
3 "What about the roots?"
4 "Let's make a goxod job of it!"
5 "They're probably worth a fortune!"
Answer :
1.the man
2.the woman
3.the workmen
4.the woman
5.the man

F Guided composition. Complete this extract from the man's diary.

Wednesday March 1st Two workmen came today to get rid of that.apple tree -the one that
was just a few.yards from.the kitchen In the morning window they cut the tree down Then,
in the afternoon they took the roots out.As you can imagine, they left. a big hole in the
garden however, thats not all! I climbed down into the hole and found.some coins then we
both found a metal box It was full of jewellery . ! Well, we're both glad we .got rid of that
old tree!
G Vocabulary practice. Complete these sentences, using the words in the box.

coins hole rid of workmen worth enormous dangerous

hid jewellery rubbish
1. What shall we do with all this old rubbish? Oh,throw it in that hole at the end of the
garden.
2. The workmen made a very good job of the kitchen but the bill was absolutely
enormous!
3. She put all her jewellery in a small metal box and then hid it in her bedroom!
4. You say the car’s safe but I think it’s dangerous! So,let’s get rid of it!
5. I’ ve just found these old coins in the garden. Do you think they’re worth anything.

H Discussion
Have you ever found anything valuable? Yes (Where?on the road What was it?Money )
People often find old things in the ground (or in the sea). Do yo think they should keep them
or give them to a museum?