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M.R. James 4 Fiction (The dragon is a national

symbol but dragons have never
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Stories for the

existed)
5 Fact (Clouds are heavy because Page 34 – exercise 3
there is a lot of water in them) Stained glass
6 Fiction (No animal could go to the Page 34 – exercise 4
centre of the earth and live)

Curious
1C 2A
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1, 2, 4, 5.
E, A, F, D, C, H, G, B
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1 course, get/bring
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2 name
KEY TO THE EXERCICES 3 like; open answers Page 39 – exercise 3
(These should be food) B You will see a statue next to the well.
About the Author Page 16 – exercise 5
Page 24 – exercise 1 Someone is watching you.
Page 6 – exercise 1 Open answers Return the stone and you will live.
A a5 b2 c4 d1 e3 f6
1 1862 2 Cambridge 3 four Page 16 – exercise 1 B a bad luck Page 40 – exercise 4
4 friends, pupils A 1 club 2 wind 3 key b bad luck 1A 2C 3B 4C 5A 6B
B B c good luck
Whistle and I’ll Come to Page 16 – exercise 2
d good luck Page 41 – exercise 1
metal bars, rope, lantern, candles
You, My Lad guitar, whistle, wind, sea, rain, golf
e bad luck
f good luck Page 41 – exercise 2
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Page 22 – exercise 1 Page 24 – exercise 2 Open answer. Possible answer: rotten
coast, nets, boat, fisherman, sand,
1 rats, whistle 2 wind, blow 1 In his bedroom eggs.
beach, golf course, sea, anchor
3 white, cloak 4 rats 5 bed 2 The ghost is coming towards him Page 41 – exercise 3
Page 8 – exercise 2 6 sheets, creased 3 Open answer. Review answer after
1 1 2 2 (or other answers with a good
1E 2B 3F 4D 5A 6C Page 22 – exercise 2 reading text: he tries to jump out of
reason) 3 a toad
Page 8 – exercise 3 the window/the colonel arrives/the
C L O A K ghost becomes a sheet again. Page 47 – exercise 1
A R A T S
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W U A B E D 1F 2T 3F 4T 5T 6F Page 47 – exercise 2
1C 2A 3B 4C 5A 6C
W H I S T L E 1 to 2 am 3 will 4 on 5 with 6 you
Page 15 – exercise 2 I I N E O T The Treasure of Abbot Page 48 – exercise 3
1 washbasin (D) 2 wardrobe (B) N T S D W S Thomas train, carriage boat
3 armchair (A) 4 forks (C) D E
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Page 15 – exercise 3 Page 23 – exercise 3 Correct answers include: abbey, look, don’t go, put, take, don’t open
Open answers 1 Fact (Russia) chapel, abbot, monks. Other possible
Page 16 – exercise 4 2 Fact (They are ‘legumes’, a type of answers include: courtyard, cross,
Open answers using pronoun + going bean) painting, statue, well (noun), cloaks
to play: A, C, H; pronoun + going to go: 3 Fiction (There are stories and songs (monks’ habits).
B, D, E, F, G. about this but it is not true)

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The Tractate Middoth Page 60 – exercise 3

1 Vocabulary
Page 52 – exercise 1 1S 2R 3R 4S 5R 6S 7S 8R Match the correct word (1-10) to the description (A-L).
1 records 2 librarian 3 card 4 shelf Page 67 – exercise 1
5 borrow 6 catalogue 1C 2A 3A 4B 5B 6C 1 maid A The shape of a person you can’t see very well.
Page 52 – exercise 2 Page 68 – exercise 2 2 abbot B A person that cleans the rooms in a hotel.
B E C A F D 3 library C A type of coat without a place for arms.
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R E C O R D S 4 candle D Very small pieces of dirt.
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L I B R A R I A N 5 dust E An old vehicle pulled by horse.
1D 2A 3B 4C
C A R D 6 skeleton F An object a person lights to see in the dark.
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7 carriage G The head monk at an abbey.
W 1B 2A 3A 4C
8 cloak H A place where you can read and borrow books.
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9 figure I The name for all the bones in the body.
1 Who 2 Where 3 Who 4 Who 1B 2C 3B 4A 5B 6A 7C
10 spider L An insect with eight legs.
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1B 2E 3D 4B 5C 2 Summary
By: airmail Match the sentences (1-10) to the correct story (A, B, C). (10 points)
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Destination (country): India
A “Whistle and I’ll Come to You My Lad”
Walton Community Library Weight 1/2 a kilo
B The Treasure of Abbot Thomas
First Name: William Cost: £ 7.40
C The Tractate Middoth
Surname: Jones Contents: clothes and shoes
Address: 3 King Steet, Walton Page 77 – exercise 4 A The shape of a person you can’t see very well.
B A2 B3 C1 B A person that cleans the rooms in a hotel.
identification: Passport
C A type of coat without a place for arms.
£ 2.00
AFTER READING D Very small pieces of dirt.
Page 60 – exercise 1 1D 2A 3H 4C 5E 6J 7G 8I E An old vehicle pulled by horse.
C 9 F 10 B F An object a person lights to see in the dark.
Page 60 – exercise 2 G The head monk at an abbey.
book, spider, air H A place where you can read and borrow books.
I The name for all the bones in the body.
L An insect with eight legs.
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1 B 2 G 3 H 4 F 5 D 6 I 7 E 8 C 9 A 10 L
exercise 2
1 A 2 B 3 A 4 C 5 C 6 B 7 C 8 C 9 A 10 B
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