The Railway Children

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1 a thief b blood c prison d signal e danger f engine g line h lucky2 a No b Theirfatherleaveshome;theymoveawayfrom

London. c No3 a No b Yes c No d No e No f No4–5 Openanswers6 b,d,eandhareright7–8 Openanswers9 a don’tget b Roberta,Mother c oldmanonthetrain d Theoldman e is f ground g takeoff h understands10 a fell b were c live d saw e thought f took g knew h ran i waved j saw k stopped l said11 Openanswers12 a river b fish c children d husband e boat f fire g boat h father13 a likes b likes c doesn’tlike d likes14 Possibleanswers: a Becausetheyarefishingnearhisboat. b Itisonlyforashorttime.Shewantstofindher

husband. c Becausesheisveryhappy. d Hewantstoworkforhismoney–hedoesn’twant

gifts.15 Openanswers16 a never>sometimes b doesn’tcry>cries c is>isn’t d Perks>Roberta e thinks>doesn’tthink f boat>train g seven>five h twoboys>aboy i foot>leg j Nobody>Roberta

17 a Thechildren’sfatherisinprison. b Thepolicefoundsomelettersandpapersinhis

desk. c Nowthepolicethinkheisaspy. d Thechildrentrytohelpaboyinthetunnel. e Theyareinthetunnelwhenatraincomesthrough.18 Openanswers19 a Phyllis b thesignalman c thesignalman’sson d thedoctor e theoldmanonthetrain f Jim g Mother h everybodyonthetrain i theStationMaster j Roberta’sfather20 Possibleanswers: a Theyhelpthepeopleonthetrain,Perksandhis

family,Mother,thebabyontheboatandJim. b Petertakescoalfromthestation.Theyasktheold

manformoney.RobertaandPeterfightwiththegardenknife.

21–28 Openanswers

Discussion activities key1 Studentscanseethreechildren(twogirlsandaboy)

lookingatatrain.Theyshouldguessthatthestorytakesplaceneararailwaystationinthecountry,andthatitinvolvesthreechildren(twogirlsandaboy)andtheinteresttheytakeinalocaltrain.

2–4 Openanswers5 Possibleanswers: Theywereluckychildren. Theyhadeverything–prettydresses,warmfires,good

food. Theirmotherplayedwiththemandtoldthemstoriesand

theyoftenlaughed. Theirfatherwasneverangrywiththemandhewasalways

readytohelpthem. Theywereluckyandtheywerehappy,andthen…

The Railway Children

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6 Possibleanswer: DearChildren, Iamsorrythatyourmotherisillandthatyoudon’t

haveanymoneytobuyfood.Yes,Icanhelpyou.Iwillgiveyousomemoneytobuyfoodforyourmother.

Sincerely, MrSmith7–20 Openanswers

Activity worksheet key1 Openanswers2 a Peter b Phyllis c Peter d Roberta e Roberta f Phyllis g Peter h Roberta3 Openanswers4 a Becauseshecanhearhermothercrying. b Peter. c Becausethechildren’smotherdoesn’tliketalking

abouttheirfather. d Therailwayline,adarktunnel,abigbridge. e Thestation. f Becausethecoalistooexpensive. g Coal. h TheStationMaster.5 a 1 b 6 c 4 d 2 e 7 f 3 g 5 h 86 a because b so c so d because e because f so7 a 4 b 7 c 6 d 1 e 8 f 5 g 2 h 38 Openanswers9 a 2 b 1 c 4 d 310 a 7 b 3 c 7 d 3 e 7

f 3  g 7 h 3 i 7 j 7

11 Openanswers12 a Roberta b Roberta c Perks d Mother e Peter f Phyllis g Phyllis h Theboy( Jim) i Roberta j Theboy( Jim)13 a 3 b 2 c 4 d 1 e 6 f 514 Possibleanswer: Mother Father Jim,Billandthepeopleonthetrain Theman,womanandbabyontheboat Perks Jim15–16 Openanswers

Progress test key1 a anything b something c everybody d somebody e nothing f everything g nobody h somewhere2 a to b to c to d for e for f for g to h to3 a Perks b Roberta,PeterandPhyllis c Theman d Themanandhiswife e Thebaby f MrsPerks g Perks h Thepeopleinthevillage4 a sad b good c blood d wrong e thespy f better g wet h closed5 a 2 b 1 c 2 d 3