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Activities about Lost Love and other Stories

1. Which word from “The Doll” story is correct? Circle the correct response. (1,0)

a) Mr. Brown liked his yard/garden/attic very much

b) Mr. Brown is a happy/bored/lonely man.
c) He bought a sad/pretty/old doll.
d) The doll can sing/talk/walk.
e) He leaves/takes/catch the doll in the street/on the bus/on his way to work.
f) The doll was there, with a big smile/mouth/teeth on its peculiar/ strange/ugly face.

2. Number from 1 to 6 what happened first in the writer’s room in “The Other Man”(1,0):

a) He heard another man’s voice __________

b) The other man took his place in the world __________
c) He couldn’t see anything in the mirror __________
d) He saw the other man in the mirror __________
e) The writer couldn’t find his pen __________
f) The man said he could not never leave the room __________

3. Finish these sentences from “The Charm” (1,0):

a) When he is young, the storyteller is ________________ of conversation with other men

and women.
b) In the story, he had to be a _______________ because his country was at war with
another country.
c) An old man gave him a _______________ because the storyteller helped him across a
road.
d) The storyteller fights _______________ because he has the charm.
e) He and his man took the bridge ______________ the help of the storyteller’s charm.
f) The storyteller learned a lesson: “You can be afraid and ______________.”

4. Who is speaking or thinking these sentences from “Journey’s End”? (1,0)

a) “Why not? I’m not afraid of the future.” __________________

b) Are you thirsty? I’ve got some tea with me.” __________________
c) “Listen! I have to tell you something very important.” __________________
d) “I will stay here. My old legs are very weak.” __________________
e) “I’ll go and see. Perhaps it’s an accident.” __________________
f) “Make a journey next Friday, and you will never arrive!” __________________
g) “I’ve got a lot of shops in different towns.” __________________
h) “The money isn’t important. I really wanted that job!” __________________

5. Describe what happened in this picture and what’s going to happen after.(1,0)

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