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While reading

Chapters 13

1 Who a sleptnineteenyearsonapieceofwood?

b wastheBishopofDignesservant?

c wasafraidofastrangerinhertown?

d wasrobbedofhissilver?

e wasachimneysweep?

f hadtwolittlegirlsandmanagedaninn?

g hadtoleaveherdaughtertofindajob?

2 Numberthesesentencesinthecorrectorder.

a Valjeandecidedtospendthenightatthe

church. c b TheBishopofDignegavetwosilver

candle-stickstoValjeanasapresent. c c Valjeanfeltverysadandcried. c d Valjeantriedtogivemoneytoapriest. c e Valjeanrobbedapoorboyoftheonly

coinhehad. c

f JeanValjeanranintothecountryside. c g TheinnkeeperofDignerefusedtoallow

Valjeantostayathisinn. c

Chapters 46

3 PuttheseeventsinChapter4therightorder. a AbigmanwithwhitehaircarriesCosettes

bucket. c b Cosettestaresatabeautifuldollonone

ofthestalls. c c MmeThnardierdemandsthebreadand

thenthecoin. c d MmeThnardiergivesCosetteacointo

buybread. c e Cosetterunsdownthehillintothe

frighteningdarkness. c f Thecoindropsintothestream. c g Thestrangerpretendstofindthecoinon

thefloor. c4 Writethesentencefromthetextthatproves

thesesentencesarefalse.

a WhenCosettewokeupatValjeansplacesheknewwhereshewas.

b WhenValjeandiscoveredthatJavertknew

wherehelivedhedecidednottoleavehis

home.

c WhenCosetteandValjeanescapedtheywere

notfollowedbyanybody.5 Matchandcompletethesentences.

a WhenM.Gillenormandfoundoutwhat

Mariuswasdoing

b Mariushadpromisedhisfather

c Mariuslikedwalkingaround

d EnjolrascalledValjeanM.Leblanc

e SometimesM.Leblanctookhisdaughterto

anotherbench

f ThehandkerchiefthatCosettehad

dropped i heorderedhimtoleavehishouse.

ii toseeifMariuswouldfollowthem.

iiihadtheinitialsU.F.writtenonit.

iv theLuxembourgGardens.

v thathewouldfindthemanwhosaved

hislifeandhelphim.

vi becauseofhiswhitehair.

Chapters 78

6 Underlinethemistakesinthesentencesand

correctthem. a Thesixteen-year-oldgirlwhovisitedMarius

broughthimsomefood.

b WhenMariussawatriangularholeonthe

wallofhishouse,hecoveredit.

c WhiletheJondretteswaitedfortheoldman

tocometotheirhome,theyputoutthefire

andcleanedthehouse.

d WhenMariussawtheoldmanandtheyoung

ladyentertheJondretteshome,herealized

theywerestrangers.7 Cosettewritesinherdiarywhathashappened

tohereversinceshemetMarius.Finishthe

sentences.

a WhenIsawthelargestoneinthegarden,

IpickeditupandIsaw

b AfterIreadthepoemsIthoughtof

c Iwascomfortablysittingonthebenchwhen

Isuddenlylookedroundand

d AfterItoldhimthatIlovedhimwe


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e Ihaveneverbeenasunhappyastodaywhen

IhadtotellMariusthat

f IbelieveMariuswillbeherethedayafter

tomorrowbecausehe

Chapters 912

8 Guess:Whosaysthesethings,whoarethey

talkingto,andwhataretheytalkingabout?

a Youareafool.

b Wellthen,Iimaginetheluckygirlmusthave

money.

c Ishallasknomorefavoursofyou,Monsieur.

Goodbye.

d Yourfriendsarewaitingforyouatthe

barricadeintheruetheChanvrerie.

e Youllbeshotintwominutesbeforethe

barricadesfall.

f Asoldierwasgoingtoshootyou.

g Shesgoingtoleaveme.

9 Arethesetrue(T)orfalse(F)? a WhenValjeanreadMariussletterto

Cosettehefelthappyatfirstbutthenhe

decidedtohelptheyoungman. c

b Atthebarricades,itwasdecidedthatmarriedmenshouldleave. c

c Whenthesoldiersstartedshootingthe

rebelsatthebarricades,Javertwasnot

tiedtothepostanylonger. c d Valjeanpretendedtowanttokill

InspectorValjeaninordertosavehim. c e JavertwashappythatValjeandidnotkill

him. c f WhenMariusandEnjolraswerefighting

offthesoldiers,Mariuswasshotintheleg. c

g Whenthesoldiersenteredthewine-shop,

theykilledeveryonebutEnjolras. c10 Matchandcompletethesentences. a Inthespringof1832,thepeopleofParis

b GeneralLamarquehadbeenpopularwiththe

peoplebecauseof

c Therebelsbroughtthingswiththemsuch

as

d WhentherebelsfoundthatJavertwasapoliceinspector

e WhenMariussawthesoldierattacking

Enjolras

f Thesoldierswereatthetopofthebarricade

buttheycouldnotadvance

i becausetherebelswerefightingbravely.

ii hetookhisgunandkilledhim.

iiiwerereadyforarevolution. iv hisloveforNapoleon.

v theytiedhimtoapost.

vi gunpowderandweaponstofightthe

soldiers.

Chapters 1315

11 Finishthesentences.

a ValjeansearchedMariusspocketsand

found

b AfterInspectorJavertsawMariusand

Valjean

c WhenM.GillenormandfirstsawMarius,

hethoughtthat

d ThedoctorsaidthatMariusswoundtohis

body

e AsMariuslaydying

i aletterwithhisgrandfathersaddress.

ii herepeatedthenameCosette.

iiiwasnotseriousbutthecutsweredeep.

iv hewasdead.

v hehelpedthemgettoMariussoldhome.

12 Underlinethemistakesinthesentencesand

correctthem.

a WhenMariustoldhisgrandfatherthathe

wantedtomarryCosette,M.Gillenormand

againdidnotallowhimtodoso.

b WhenCosetteandMariuswereleftaloneshe

startedcrying.

c ThemoneyValjeangavetoCosettebelonged

toastranger. d WhatMariushadfoundoutabout

M.ThnardierwasthatMmeThnardier

haddiedandthatM.Thnardierhadescaped

withhistwodaughters.

e ThedayMariusandCosettegotmarried,

M.Gillenormandleftearly.

After reading

13 Changetheending. Doyouliketheending?Whatchangeswould

yousuggest?Writeanewparagraphtoputanendtothestory.


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Chapters 13

1 Correctthemistakesinthesesentences.

a JeanValjeanwasneverhelpedbyanybodybecause

hehadspentalongtimeinprison.

b ThebishoptoldValjeanthathehadboughthissoul

fromthedevilandkeptit.

c TheThnardiersagreedtolookafterCosette

withoutaskingforanythingfromFantine.

d CosettehadtheThnardierdaughtersforher

companions.

e JavertdidnottakeFantinetoprisonbecauseshe

beggedhimnotto.

Chapters 46

2 Writetrue(3),false(7)orit does not say(?)

a Cosettewasamazedbyadoll. c

b ValjeancouldnotstayattheThnardiersinn

becausehedidnothaveenoughmoney. c

c ThankstoCosette,Valjeandiscoveredlove. c

d Valjeanthoughtthatthebeggarlookedlike

InspectorJavert. c

e GeorgePontmercyswifediedofpneumonia. c

3 Choosetherightsentence.

a WhenMariuswentbacktotheLuxembourg

Gardensaftersixmonths

i hewasamazedbyhowbeautifulCosettehad

become.

ii hedidnotrealizethatCosettewasthesamegirl

whousedtogotothepark.

b WhenCosettegazedatMarius

i hefeltstrange.

ii hetrembledfromheadtofoot.

c WhenMariusfoundthehandkerchiefwiththe

initialsU.F.

i hethoughthernamewasUlla.

ii hethoughthernamewasUrsula.

Chapters 78

4 Choosetherightwords.

a WhenMariusrealizedthatthegirlshaddropped

thepackagehepicked it up and later on opened it/

he gave it to the police.

b Mariussneighbourwantedtoshowhimhowshe

couldwriteandshewroteleave the room now / be

careful the police are coming.

c JavertgaveMariustwogunsandtoldhimthat

ifanythingwentwronghe should shoot one of the

guns / he should shoot both of them.

d Mariusdidnotwanttogiveevidenceagainstthe

Thnardierssoheleft his home to live with Enjolras /

lied to Inspector Javert.

Chapters 912

5 Completewiththecorrectword.

barricades aristocracy blot cannons

coffin stronghold

a CharlesXwasnotverypopularbecausehefavoured

the.

b WhenMariusreachedthethe

soldierswerealreadyclimbingthe.

c Thesoldierswantedtodefeattherebelssothey

startedfiringtheir.

d Cosetteforgottoremovethepageshehadusedto

thelettershehadwritten.

e WhenGeneralLamarquedied,thesoldiers

accompaniedhis.

6 Writetrue(3)orfalse(7).

a M.Gillenormandwashappytoseehisson

aftersolong. c

b Mariushatedhisgrandfatherforinsultinghis

fatherandhisfuturewife. c

c WhenMariusreceivedCosettesletterhe

decidedtorunafterher. cd MariuswrotealetterforCosetteandgaveitto

ayoungboytodelivertoher. c

e Valjeanwasveryjealousoftheyoungmanin

theLuxembourgGardensbuthedecidedto

helphimanyway. c

f JeanValjeandisguisedhimselfasarebelin

ordertohelpMarius. c

Chapters 1315

7 Writeright(3)orwrong(7).

a WhenMariuswasshot,Valjeanhelpedhim. cb ValjeanandMariusescapedthroughtheParis

sewers. c

c Mariuswasoutofdangerbuthecouldnot

rememberwhohadsavedhimfromdeath. c

d Mariuswastoldthattheoldmanwhovisited

himeverydaywasValjean. c

e InordertohelpCosette,Valjeantoldeverybody

thathewasherfather. c

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