The Gift of the Magi

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1 Money and love2 a animals b in the country c in Australia d tells stories e for bad people3 a 8 b 4 c 1 d 10 e 5 f 2 g 9 h 6 i 3 j 74 a 7 At work his days are long. After work his feet are

heavy, and he walks slowly home. b 7 It is $8 a week. c 3 Jim loves Della’s long, beautiful hair. He thinks

about it at work. Jim’s watch was a special gift from his father. It is gold.

d 7 Mrs. Sofronie buys Della’s hair. Della finds her gift for Jim on Fourth Street.

e 7 Jim is not angry about Della’s short hair, but he is quiet.

f 3 They put their gifts away for a year. They have a happy Christmas because they have a lot of love.

5 Open answers6 a Andy Tucker b Jeff c Andy d Mr. Scudder e the old man in the little store (Andy says) f Jeff (the “art teacher”) g Mr. Scudder h Andy7 a Because they aren’t making much money. b Because the millionaires in Pittsburgh worked for

their money. It is new to them. Now they want to buy beautiful, expensive things.

c Because he wants to be a gentleman. d Because there are two famous gold horses from

Egypt. He has one, and he wants the other horse. e Because Mr. Scudder knows Andy. Jeff can be an art

teacher and take the gold horse to Mr. Scudder. f Because Mr. Scudder has only one gold horse.8 Open answers9 a Sam Galloway b The Merrydews c Peter Ellison d James King e Caroline Reeves f James King g Sam Galloway h Peter Ellison10–11 Open answers12 a the father b the son c the son d the father e the son f the son g the son h the father13 a Their families worked for their money. Now they

are gentlemen. b She is a special young woman. Richard Rockwall

loves her, but she doesn’t know that. c The cars stop. Then Richard can talk to Ellen

Lantry.

d Mr. Rockwall gives this money to Mr. Kelly. The drivers on Thirty-fourth Street stopped for money from Mr. Kelly.

14 Open answers15 a 3 b 7 c 3 d 7 e 7 f 3

16 a He wants to eat at an expensive restaurant with no money.

He hits the window of an expensive store with a heavy bottle.

He makes a lot of noise near a theater. He takes an expensive pen from a man’s office. b He has no address.17–22 Open answers

Discussion activities key1 Suggested dialogue: Mrs.Sofronie:Idon’twanttocutyourhair,it’svery

beautiful. Della:Please,cutit.Ineedthemoney.It’sgoingtogrow

again.2–5 Open answers

Activity worksheets key1 a before b expensive/beautiful c special d love e at f pays/paid2–4 Open answers5 a King James is a difficult man/very rich/Mrs.

Reeves’s friend. b Mr. Peter Ellison is a good rancher/an old man. Sam Galloway is a Troubadour/a good man. c Mrs. Caroline Reeves is Mr. Ellison’s sister/a good

woman/King James’s friend. d The Merrydews are good people/ranchers. e Mr. Brooks is the owner of the store/King James’s

friend.6 1 so, e 2 when, a 3 and, d 4 before, c 5 and/before, b7 Open answers8 1 e, c 2 a 3 b, f 4 c,d 9 Open answers10 1 Soapy knows that he can stay in jail for 3 months /

winter is very cold in New York. 2 He hopes that he can go to jail in winter. 3 The policeman thinks that Soapy is a student from

the theater / hasn’t broken the window / is lazy and takes him to jail.

4 The man says that he is not going to call the police / it is Soapy’s pen.

The Gift of the Magi

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11 Open answers12 1 cold 2 jail 3 window 4 problems 5 some

Progress test key1 1 c 2 b2 a Jim and Della loved each other a lot. They weren’t

rich but they decided to buy expensive gifts. b Jim worked in an office / in a small, dark office.3 a Mr. Scudder has a gold horse and he wants to buy

another. b Andy and Jeff didn’t know anything about art. c First millionaires in Pittsburgh worked a lot then

they want to learn / buy expensive books and pictures.

4 a because b from c at d First, then

5 1 3 2 7 3 3 4 7 5 7 6 3 6 1 a 2 c 7 a but b because c First, then8 a troubadour b rancher9 a and b because c but10 a driver b student11 a It was a very cold Autumn day and Soapy didn’t

have a house / was cold. b The policeman thought that Soapy was a student /

was sleeping in the street. c The man at the restaurant doesn’t let Soapy go in

because he hasn’t got a coat / good shoes / has old shoes.

12 a policeman b student