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    The document summarizes a short story told on the radio about a man who sees a young woman clinging to the balcony railing of the apartment above him. He initially thinks it is a dream or scene from a movie but realizes she may be attempting suicide. He alerts other tenants and the young woman is saved. Two weeks later, she comes to thank the man but he does not recognize her as he had never seen her face. The document provides questions to test the reader's comprehension of parts of the short story and includes vocabulary work matching words from the story with synonyms.

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    The document summarizes a short story told on the radio about a man who sees a young woman clinging to the balcony railing of the apartment above him. He initially thinks it is a dream or scene from a movie but realizes she may be attempting suicide. He alerts other tenants and the young woman is saved. Two weeks later, she comes to thank the man but he does not recognize her as he had never seen her face. The document provides questions to test the reader's comprehension of parts of the short story and includes vocabulary work matching words from the story with synonyms.

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    Reading and Listening

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    The document summarizes a short story told on the radio about a man who sees a young woman clinging to the balcony railing of the apartment above him. He initially thinks it is a dream or scene from a movie but realizes she may be attempting suicide. He alerts other tenants and the young woman is saved. Two weeks later, she comes to thank the man but he does not recognize her as he had never seen her face. The document provides questions to test the reader's comprehension of parts of the short story and includes vocabulary work matching words from the story with synonyms.

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    READING.- Read the text and answer the questions.

    1.- You are going to listen to The Clinging Woman as told on the radio.

    Look at the picture and answer the questions.

    1.- What is the woman doing?

    A.- The young woman was hanging from the balcony railings.

    2.- What is the man in the window doing?

    A.- He was waking up because of the sound of an aircraft

    3.- What is she thinking?

    A.- Maybe, she was thinking of commit suicide

    4.- What is he thinking?

    A.- he was thinking it was a scene in a film

    5.- What do you think happens next?

    A.- maybe the young woman is saved by a person

    2.- T3.8 Listen to the introduction to the radio programme. Listen and read Part 1 of the story.
    Complete the facts that are established in this part.

    • There are two characters a man and ... a girl

    • He lives ... on the ninth floor

    • She lives … on the twelfth floor of the high-rise block

    • It is . half-past six. in the morning.

    • The weather ... was empty of clouds.

    • He sees … the blue sky

    3.-T3.9 Listen and read Part 2. Answer the questions.

    1.- What is the man’s initial interpretation of what he sees?

    A.- He thinks that maybe he must be dreaming

    2.- What is his second interpretation? How does he know it’s wrong?
    A.- He thought it was a scene from a film but all were deserted

    3.- What is his third interpretation? What does he do?

    A.- he thought that the girl was trying to kill herself

    4.- How do the neighbours react?

    A.- The tenants thought the man was an unwilling hero.

    5.- How does the man react to this attention? What do you learn about his character?

    A.- he was modest man, do not be presumed to do a good deed

    6.- What happens two weeks later?

    A.- She went to thank that he saved her.

    7.- Why doesn't he recognize the person at the door?

    A.- He had never seen her face.

    4.- T3.10 Listen only to Part 3 of the story and answer the questions.

    1.- How does the man feel as she talks? What does he say?

    A.- he felt embarrassment and he said “you shouldn’t have”.

    2.- What does he want her to do?

    A.- He asked her if she doesn't want to have a drink.

    3.- What doesn't he want to happen?

    A.- He wished she would either come in or go away.

    4.- How does he feel as she goes? How does she appear?

    A.- He feels deeply relieved and she appeared at his door.

    Vocabulary work

    Match the highlighted words in the text with a synonym or near synonym from the box.

    notified courage woken up disappearing

    clearly final centre empty

    look faded holding tightly


    wakened woke up

    gaze look

    vanishing disappearing

    deserted empty

    clutching holding tightly

    obviously clearly

    nerve courage

    ultimate final

    focus centre

    alerted notified

    wore off faded

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