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ENGLISH
CLASS
BY MISS FRANCISCA GARNIA
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1. REVIEW FOR THE TEST
2. EXERCISES
01.
Read this extract from The Blue Cross and answer the questions below:
“Father Brown had thrown a soup dish on the floor, breaking it into pieces.
Valentin could not understand such clumsy behaviour from a priest. Later, in
another shop, Father Brown exchanged sugar for salt. To Valentin, these strange
acts were signs that something unusual was happening.”
Questions:
1. Why did Valentin think Father Brown’s behaviour was strange?
Because the behaviour of Father Brown was clumsy.
1. What was the real purpose of Father Brown’s actions?
The real purpose of Father Brown was to leave hints.
1. Do you think Father Brown was clever or just lucky? Explain your opinion
in 2–3 sentences.
I think that Father Brown was clever because he left hints to the police.
02.
Read this extract from The Man Who Cut Off My Hair and answer the
questions below:
“The man with blue eyes smiled cruelly and cut off Judith’s hair with a knife. She
felt humiliated, but she promised herself that she would never forget his face.
Later, she saw the same lips moving in a London street, and she recognized him.”
Questions:
1. How did Judith feel when the thief cut her hair? Judith felt humiliated.
2. What helped Judith identify the thief later? She identified him for his lips.
3. Do you think Judith was brave? Why or why not?
Yes, Judith wanted to take revenge for her hair and helped the police to find
the thieves.
WRITING DEVELOPMENT
Choose one option and write a paragraph of 3 sentences:
1.Write a diary entry as Valentin, explaining how you followed Father
Brown’s clues in London.
2.Write a letter as Judith, describing what happened the night the
thieves cut her hair.
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3.Write a confession as Thwaite, telling how you planned the crime and
why you failed.
4.Write a letter as Elliston, explaining to a friend what happened to
Josephine that night.
Hi Cristobal, last night, what happened to Josephine was that Linster killed Josephine
because I hired Linster to kill my wife but it didn’t work and he killed josephine.
