How to Discuss a Story. Бунеева И.М - 50 стр.

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        DETAILED COMPREHENSION

     a. Listen to the story another time and choose the right variant; give
         reasons where necessary
1.   The shabby little old man looked like
         a) a village worker
         b) a city worker
         c) a beggar
2.   When the sergeant offered the old man to make bond of 100 dollars cash he
     refused because
         a) he had no money
         b) he knew nobody in the city
         c) he had never heard what a bond was
3.   In the cotton bag pinned under his shirt the old man had
         a) 100 dollars
         b) 5500 dollars
         c) 5000 dollars
4.   The old man stole something from the chain store because
         a) he was hungry
         b) he didn’t want to spend his money
         c) he didn’t know where and how to pay in that store
2.   When the old man got his money back he
         a) asked the policeman to keep it
         b) took it to the bank
         c) pinned it under his shirt
3.   The reporter took the old man to the bank before publishing his story because
         a) he was afraid the old man would lose the cotton bag with money
         b) he was afraid the old man would be robbed
         c) he was afraid the old man would be killed
4.   The reporter didn’t mention in his story that
         a) the old man was from the countryside
         b) the old man had a big sum of money
         c) the old man had deposited his money in a bank

     b. Explain the words and expressions given in part I and reproduce the
        situations in which they were used

III.    SPEAKING

     a. Retell the story as close to the text as you can