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Before Reading
1 What do you think the story will be about? Look at the picture and
make predictions.
After Reading
1- Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)? Rewrite the false ones with the correct information.
1 Soapy’s home was Madison Square.
3. Complete: He wanted three ________ in a nice, warm prison, with _________ and good ___________.
4. How many newspapers did he use to keep out the cold at night?
11. Complete: Soapy saw a __________ __________ __________ standing in front of a shop, and not
12. What happened when Soapy tried to ‘frighten’ the young woman?
He tried _____________and ______________and making a lot of noise in a street with lots of theatres. Also, he tried to
steal somebody’s expensive_________________. He did everything. He just wanted the________________ to send him
to jail, but he had no luck. The policeman didn’t _________________him to prison.
He felt ______________. When he walked back to Madison Square, he saw a beautiful old____________, it was just
like a country church and Soapy ____________________his happier days. He thought of his______________,
__________, and beautiful things in his life.
As a result, he decided to ______________his life; he wanted to find a_______________, he dreamed about his good
future. But suddenly, a _________________ appeared and said ‘come with me’.
4- Put in order the conversation that the policeman and Soapy had after being at the church:
A) B) C) D) E) F) G) H) I) J)
5 Complete the chart with the correct information: