british and american short stories answer key
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Answer keys LEVEL 5 PENGUIN READERSTeacher Support Programme
Book key
1 a Theyareaboutordinarypeoplelivingeveryday
lives.Theycatchthereadersattentionfromthe
start. b Theyareallwell-known.Theyarealldead.
2 a accountant,assessor,barber,bearer,consul,steward
b duck,oyster,worm
c bog,clay
d anxiety,determined,feverishly,relief,tremble
e boatsandships
3 a churchyard b gravestones c midday
d umbrella e drunk f tea
4 a 3 b 7 c 1 d 5 e 6 f 2 g 4
56 Openanswers7 a drink b lost c unusual d afraid e marry
f telegram g following
8 Saigon2 Manila4 Cheng-Tu8 Shanghai5/7
Yokohama6 Bangkok1 HongKong3
910 Openanswers
11 a7 b 3 c 3 d 7 e 7 f 3
12 a 4 b 7 c 1 d 3 e 8 f 2 g 5 h 6
1314 Openanswers
15 a 3 b 5 c 4 d 9 e 6 f 8 g 2 h 7 i 1
1617 Openanswers
18 a typewriter b arestaurant c agreement
d meals e farmer f flowers g dandelions
19 aW b S c W d W
2021 Openanswers
22 a MrsSappleton b hissister c MrNuttel
d thegirl(Vera) e MrSappleton
f Ronnie(MrsSappletonsbrother)
23 a birds b hisillnesses c agun d shockandfear
e astrangeman f dogs/thedog
2425 Openanswers
26 a No b Yes c Yes d No e No f No
g No h No
2728 Openanswers
29 a S b S c D d D e C f S g C h C
i D
3031 Openanswers
32 a confident>frightened b accountant>manager
c public>private d robber>detective
e cupboard>safe f clerk>accountant
g letter>cheque h singing>laughter
i pocket>sock3343 Openanswers
Discussion activities key1 Openanswers;Silasisagravedigger.
2 Openanswers
3 Openanswers;heprobablythinksthatawomanis
attractiveandfeminineinattitudeandafemaleisnot.
48 Openanswers
9 (Movementseastandwestareignored).Rangoonto
Bangkok:south;BangkoktoSaigon,south;Saigon
toHongKong,north;HongKongtoManila,south;
ManilatoShanghai,north;ShanghaitoYokohama,
north;YokohamatoShanghai,South;Shanghaito
Cheng-Tu,south
1020 Openanswers
21 Possibleanswer:Theexpressionreferstothedesire
ofpeopletofeelsociallyandeconomicallyasgoodasorbetterthantheirneighboursoracquaintances.
KeepingupwiththeJonesesoriginatesinan
AmericancartoonbyArthurR.Momand.The
equivalentexpressioninBritishEnglishiskeepingup
appearances.Paulsmotherisprobablybothtryingto
keepupappearancesandfightingagainstherpersonal
frustration.
2224 Openanswers
25 TheDerbyisahorse-racingeventheldatEpson
Downs,inSurrey,EnglandeveryJunesince1780.Itgotitsnamefromthe12thEarlofDerby.
26 Hemeansthatluckisrandom,andyoucancounton
whatyouhavebutneverbesureofwhatyouwillhave.
2729 Openanswers
30 Theauthoradvicesthereadernevertostartastory
withasentencelikeItwasadayinMarchandnotto
gobackintimeashedoesonpage37becauseitisbad
artanddestroysinterest.
3135 Openanswers
36 Seven:theman,hissister;thesistersacquaintance;theacquaintancesniece;theacquaintanceshusband;the
acquaintancestwobrothers
3738 Openanswers
39 Awetlandareawithaspongysubstratecomposed
ofmossandpeat.Inabog,mossgrowsinmatsthat
maysupportplantsandeventrees.Flora:cranberries,
blueberriesorchidsandinsect-eatingplantscanbe
seeninbogs.Fauna:Turtles,frogs,insects,birds,hares,
beavers.
Theyaredangerousbecausethepresenceofvegetation
maymakethemlookassolidground.
4044 Openanswers
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45 a:Thenarratorthinksthatchildrenlearnfromwhat
theysee.HefeelssurethatifWilliewasaskedabout
his2dollarsbyanassessor,hewouldlie.b:Hethinks
theyareimmoral;ashetellslieshimself,heloseshis
self-respect.4648 Openanswers
49 Thesesentencesaretrue:Brisbaneisasailor.
RobertknowstheCaptain,soheisnottheCaptain.
ThedoctorinvitesBrisbane,thesailor,tohiscabin.
Robertdoesnt,soheisntthedoctor.ThereforeRobert
isthesteward.
5054 Openanswers
55 Openanswers;phobia:ananxietydisorderthatmakes
apersonfeelanirrationalfearofeverydaysimple
thingsorsituations.5657 Openanswer
58 PinkertonDetectiveAgencywasfoundedin1850by
AllanPinkerton,aScottishimmigrantwhopractically
bychancediscoveredacounterfeitband,andhis
brotherRobert,whosebusinesswasoriginallyto
providesecurityguardsfortrains.In1861,working
onthesecurityoftrains,theyuncoveredaplottokill
Lincoln.DuringandaftertheCivilWartheyworked
asasecretservice.
Activity worksheets key1 a Itwouldntharmafly
b Theamountofalcoholinit.
c Yourejustachicken.
d UncleSilashaddrunkmorebeerthanthereiswater
intheThames
2 a 3 b 7 c 3 d 7 e 3 f 7 g 3 h 7
3 a 15,7yearsuntiltheygotmarried+8yearsthey
havebeenmarried
bYes;heexpectedhertohaveunderstoodifshe
arrivedinSaigonanddidnotfindhim
c No,Mabelsaidhewasafraidhewasfat
d No,Mabelsaidhewasafraidhewasbald
e No,itdependedonhowmuchhehadchanged.
f Yes,hesawshewasbetweenhimandthedoor.
4 a 2 b 4 c 5 d 1 e 3
5 a ithasawarmandcold,happyandsadsilence
b hewassogladthathewassad
c itsoundedverynewandatthesametimevery
naturalandold
d UncleMisaksloveforitbecauseitspartofGods
worldsuggeststheideaofloveforthebeautyof
natureandlife;then,whenthetigerclosesitsjaws
onUncleMisakshead,thenarratorspeaksofthe
uglinessoflivingthingsontheearth6 a ThepeoplenearUncleMisak;everybody
b UncleMisak
c UncleMisakslonelinessandpoverty;peoples
indifference
d ThetigerkilledUncleMisak
e Havingabadhaircut
7 a Hismotheristellinghimthathisfatherisnotlucky
b Heistryingtofindwhereluckis
c heisaskingthehorsetotakehimwhereluckis
d heseesahorseraceforthefirsttime e Daffodilwinstherace
f hedecidestogivehismotherallthemoney;he
wouldlikehertoknowthatheislucky
g hedesperatelywantstoknowabouttheDerby
h hewasgrowingmoreandmoreanxiousabout
knowing,i.e.aboutbeinglucky
i whenhewasdesperatelyridinghisrockinghorse
j hehasbecomeill
8 a theamountofmoneythatPaulkeepssafeandthe
amountofmoneythathemadewithhisUnclesbetonDaffodil
b theamountPaulhasmadebythetimehespeaks
withhisuncle,andwhichBassetkeepsforhim
c theamountPaulputonLivelySparkintheLegar;
theamountheputonMalabarintheDerby
d theamountPaulmadeintheLegar
e theamountPaulgiveshismotherforherbirthday
f theamountPaulmadeintheDerby
g theamountPaulhadmadewhenhedied
9 a dan+de+lion=dandelion:theflowersthatWalterputonSarahshair
b sunny+brook=Sunnybrook:thenameofthefarm
whereSarahmetWalter
c man+hat+tan=Manhattan:theareaofNewYork
whereSarahlived
10 a summer>spring
b spring>summer
c summer>winter
dwinter>summer
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12 a unsteadily b exactly c busily d cheerfully
e slightly f noiselessly
13 a state,nationalandcitytaxes
b losesbyflood,fire,andsoon;lossesonsalesof
property;animalssold;paymentsforrentofhome;
repairsandimprovements;salaryalreadytaxed
c the1,000freeofincometax
d Thehouseweretherichmanthathelpedthe
narratorlived
e Theliesthatthatthenarratortoldtheassessor
14 a 214,0001,000(freeoftax)=213,000
213,0005%=10,650
b 2505%=12.50
15 Inmyprofessionwedontbelieveinunnaturalevents;
everythingmusthaveanexplanation.Thedoctorsays
this.
16 a account b banks c salary/money d manager
e accountant f clerk g cheque h notes
Progress test key1 a boards b grave c churchyard d gravedigger
e holyground f graveside g earth
2 a 4;likealostdog
b 3;aspaleasdeath
c 2;aseasytofollowandfind
d 1;aseasytocatch
3 aArmenian bArab c Turkish dAmerican
4 a must b need c oughtto d dare e should5 a rollers b typing c keys d copy-typing
e unreadable f handwriting
6 a out b about c round d about e onto
f through g off h back
7 a T b T c F d T e T
8 a steward b dampness c screw d hooked
9 a account b alone c safe d fifty-six
e fiftydollar
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