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Phil was helping his father move to a smaller house in Texas in January 2007 when he found an old wallet. The wallet contained French money and photos from 1944. Phil used the Internet to search for and find the owner, 89-year old Dan Conway, a British soldier who lost the wallet in France during World War 2. Dan received his long-lost wallet back by post from Phil, 63 years after losing it.

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Reading and Writing Test

Phil was helping his father move to a smaller house in Texas in January 2007 when he found an old wallet. The wallet contained French money and photos from 1944. Phil used the Internet to search for and find the owner, 89-year old Dan Conway, a British soldier who lost the wallet in France during World War 2. Dan received his long-lost wallet back by post from Phil, 63 years after losing it.

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Apellidos: Curso:

4 Seccin: ESO B/C Asignatura: ENGLISH

Nombre: Nmero: Temario:

Fecha: READING 0-1

READING 1 Read the text. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)? The power of the Internet Phil lives in the United States. In January 2007, he was visiting his father in Texas. Phils father was moving to a smaller house. Phil was helping him put his things in boxes, when he found a wallet. There was some French money and some photos in the wallet. On the back of one of the photos there was a name. Phils father found the wallet in 1944 when he was in France. Phil decided to find the owner of the wallet and he started to search on the Internet. Dan Conway is eighty-nine. He was a British soldier and he fought in World War II. While he was fighting in France, he lost his wallet. He and his friends looked for it, but a few weeks later the war finished and they returned to England. In February 2007, he received a phone call from Phil Jones and four days later Dan received his wallet by post sixty-three years after losing it! 1 2 3 4 5 Phils father lives in Texas. ______________ He found a wallet in his fathers house. ______________ Phils father was in the United States in 1944. ______________ Dan Conway and his friends found a wallet. ______________ Dan sent the wallet to Phil. ______________ Mark 2 Read the text again. Answer the questions. 1 2 3 4 5 Why was Phil putting things in boxes? __________________________________________ Who found the wallet in 1944? __________________________________________ How did Phil find the owner of the wallet? __________________________________________ Why was Dan Conway in France in 1944? __________________________________________ What did Dan Conway receive sixty-three years after losing it? __________________________________________ Mark 60 10

WRITING 3 Imagine that you are a journalist. Write about a dramatic event, for example, a sporting event, a natural disaster or a big concert. Use the questions to help you. Where were you? When? What happened? How did people react? What did people say?

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