My Fair Lady

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1 a ahousekeeper b adoorman c aprofessor d abully e agentleman2 a tongue b hurricane c embassy d absolutely e hardlyever f slippers g ball h accent i alphabet3 a ShesellsflowersinaLondonstreet. b Becauseshehasastrongaccent.Inthosedays,

accentsweremoreimportantthantheyaretoday. c ProfessorHiggins. d No.4 a morning>evening b hismother>ataxi c dancer>flower-seller d pays>doesn’tpay e writer>detective f Thegentleman>Eliza g polite>rude/notverypolite h have>haven’t i phonetics>Indianlanguages j Eliza>ColonelPickering5 Itisn’tsnowing.6–8 Openanswers9 a drinkingwithhisfriends b they’vehadtoomanydrinks c ayoungwomanarrives d shewantstolearntospeakgoodEnglish e twelvepence f veryrudely g shedoesn’tlikeit h athing10 a ColonelPickering,ProfessorHiggins b ElizaDoolittle,ProfessorHiggins c MrsPearce,Eliza d ProfessorHiggins,Eliza11 Openanswers12 a 3 b 7 c 7 d 3 e 7 f 3 g 3 h 3

13–14 Openanswers15 a isn’t b don’t c doesn’tthink d old e thehorse f Eliza g refuses h forgets i Eliza j Higgins k doesn’tknow l isn’t16–17 Openanswers

18 a outsidethehouse b walksaway c Elizaissad d girlsanddrinks e callsthepolice f Henryissurprised g Heisangry h Hecan’twork19 Openanswers20 a She’saflower-seller. b InCoventGardensquare c ProfessorHiggins d MrsPearce e Hurricanes f TheraininSpainstaysmainlyintheplain. g horseraces h Hefallsinlove. i attheEmbassyBall21–30 Openanswers

Discussion activities key1–3 Openanswers4 Possibleanswers: • IthinkheisEliza’sfather/uncle/cousin. • IthinkhehasastrongLondonaccent. • Perhapshedoesn’tlikehisjob.5 Possibleanswers: • Ithinkheisabitcrazy. • Heisrudeandspeakshismind. • Hesaid,‘I’llstarttoday!Now!Thisminute!’ • Healsosaid,‘WhenI’vefinishedwithher,wecan

throwherbackintothestreet.’6–7 Openanswers8 Someexamplesentences: • Afishermanlaughedwhenhecaughtfivefish. • Isawaclownwithabrowncow. • Idon’tknowifIcancomehometonightbecauseofthe

frozensnow. • Mymotherandfatherlikemybrotherbetterbecause

heisratherquieterthanI.9 Openanswers10 Suggestedanswers: Thevowels,a,e,i,o,u see/sea,jay,pea,queue,tea,ex,why11 Openanswers12 pour/door,near/appear,me/be,by/I

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13 Possibleanswers: • IthinkElizaisgoingtomarryFreddy. • IthinkElizaisgoingtomarryHiggins. • IthinkEliza’sfatherisgoingtobemarried.14 Possibleexampleofthefirstverse: I’mgettingmarriedinthemorning! Dingdong!Thebellsaregoingtoring. Pulloutthestopper,andlet’shaveabigdrink! Butgetmetothechurchontime!15 Suggestedanswers: ElizaisbeingpoliteinthewaythatHenrytaughther,

butonlysayingthingsthatdon’treallymeananything.Thisisawayofnotreallytalkingtohim–that’sthe‘game’thatHigginsmeans.

16 Openanswers17 Suggestedanswers: • HigginsnowfeelsstronglyaboutElizaandcaresabout

herasaperson. • Heisupsetwhensheleaveshim. • Hemissesher. • Hecan’tspeakwhenshewalksout. • Helistenstotherecordingofhervoice. • Hewantstoruntoherwhenshecomesback.18 Openanswers19 Possibleanswers: • Ithinkshewilllookforabetterjob. • IthinkshewillmarryFreddy. • Eliza’slifeisbetter.20–23 Openanswers

Activity worksheets key1 a Hejumpsbackwhenadancerknocksintohim.

HeknocksoverEliza. b BecauseheiswritingdowneverywordElizais

saying. c Itisphonetics. d Becauseofthewayshepronouncesherwords. e Hethinkshecanteachherinsixmonths. f HehascometomeetHiggins. g HewantstopayfortheflowersFreddyknockedto

theground.2 vegetables:flowers Opera:Covent twenty-fiveorthirty:18to20 was:wasn’t

big,clean,pink:dirty,little,black clean:not-very-clean anew:anold new:old clean:dirty perfect:terrible politely:rudely didnothave:had east:west3 a 3 b 2 c 14 a NT b T c NT d T e NT5 a 4 b 8 c 6 d 2 e 7 f 3 g 5 h 16 a lucky:Becausehisdaughter,Elizaislivingwitha

richman. b tired:Becauseshehasworkedsohard. c worried:BecauseofthenoiseHiggins,Pickering

andElizaaremakingwhensinging.7 go,down,tonight,all,more,my,things8 a Hewantstotakehersomewheretomeetpeople

andpractisefirst. b Hefallsinlovewithher. c HerLondonaccentcomesbacktoher. d BecauseFreddyhasgotsomemoneyonthehorse

andhasgiventhetickettoEliza. e Becauseshedidn’tspeakproperlyattheraces.9 a 1 b 4 c 5 d 2 e 310 a Who:Freddy,To:Eliza b Who:Alfred,To:Eliza c Who:Eliza,To:Alfred11 a leavingthehouse b walkingshylyovertothefire c talkingtooneofthemenatthemarket12 a 3 b 1 c 2 d 313 a accent b phonetics c housekeeper d race e Ball f charming g slippers

Progress test key1 a word b could c India d areallady e stay2 somewhere,air,chair;eat,heat,feet3 a 5 b 3 c 4 d 2 e 1 f 6 g 74 rain,Spain,plain,hurricanes,happen5 a 1 b 3 c 3 d 3 e 36 a 4 b 5 c 3 d 1 e 27 a 7 b 3 c 3 d 7 e 3 f 3 g 7 h 7

i 3 j 3