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Look at the picture and the title of the first story. What do you think the story is about? A diva is a celebrated female singer; a woman of outstanding talent in the world of opera, and by extension in theatre, cinema and popular music. The meaning of diva is closely related to that of prima donna. "Performance of a lifetime? începe să înveți		A prima donna gave the performance of her life.
Look at the picture and the title of the second story. What do you think the story is about? A flat tyre. "It pays to be honest" începe să înveți		I wish to know. The picture shows a flat tyre. Somebody needs to change that tyre. The saying in the title is a mystery.
Read the stories. Think of an ending for each one. începe să înveți		A little boy stood up and said: "Mummy, I heard you singing better in the shower!" and ... found her husband watching TV. He didn't believe it was a tip from an old lady, but being she so pregnant, he didn't think the worst.
Turn to page 158 and read the two possible endings for each story. Which one do you prefer? începe să înveți		Ending 2: He shouted: "Mumy, what's for dinner?" Ending 2: He's Steve Hunt.
Match meanings începe să înveți		with the words in bold in the stories.
did something better than ever începe să înveți		gave the performance of her life
didn't give up începe să înveți		persisted
expected to arrive începe să înveți		due
fears începe să înveți		dreads
got darker începe să înveți		dimmed
shaking, usually from cold începe să înveți		shivering
spread through începe să înveți		pervaded
in a way that can be seen începe să înveți		visibly
Which versions of the stories have a point of moral? Which story is more effective? începe să înveți		a point of moral: ending 1 and ending 2. more effective: ending 2 and ending 1.
Match the sayings începe să înveți		to their meanings
Every cloud has a silver lining. începe să înveți		A bad situation always has something good in it.
What goes around comes around. începe să înveți		If you do something good/bad, the same will happen to you.
Once bitten, twice shy. începe să înveți		Get hurt once, never try again.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained. începe să înveți		Take risks or you'll never achieve anything.
When in Rome do as Romans do. începe să înveți		Follow the local customs wherever you go.
Did you eat snake in China? începe să înveți		Yes, you know what they say: When in Rome do as Romans do.
You should buy your new phone online. începe să înveți		No, last time I shopped online my card details were stolen. Once bitten, twice shy.
Since my accident, Pam's been so helpful. începe să înveți		You were always there for her. What goes around comes around.
Shall I enter the talent show? începe să înveți		Oh, go on! After all, nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Joe was fired but now he's found an even better job! începe să înveți		Really? Well, every cloud has a silver lining.
People often use the begining of a saying and expect the listener to understand the full idea, e.g. You know what they say, when in Rome... începe să înveți		Which part could you leave out?
Every cloud începe să înveți		has a silver lining.
What goes around începe să înveți		comes around.
Once bitten, începe să înveți		twice shy.
Nothing ventured, începe să înveți		nothing gained.
When in Rome începe să înveți		do as Romans do.
Read the story "Nothing ventured..." începe să înveți		and answer the questions.
How does the writer link the introduction (under the title) and end of the story? începe să înveți		He rewrote the saying: "Nothing ventured, nothing lost". Now is not so keen of the saying.
Which paragraph sets the scene? Which verb forms are used to do this? începe să înveți		"Finally, ... when I went on, and the audience had already been sitting there three hours. My friends were there"
Which paragraphs develop the story? Which verb forms are used to do this' începe să înveți		"I started... and eventually I finished.
Where does the writer include his feelings? începe să înveți		He includes his feelings in the adverbs.
Where does he describe what he learnt from the incident? începe să înveți		The last paragraph shows what he learnt from the incident.
Circle eight adverbs ending in -ly in the story. începe să înveți		stupidly, naturally, finally, awkwardly, apparently, unfortunately, politely, eventually
Match meanings începe să înveți		with the adverbs
not a very clever way to do something. începe să înveți		stupidly.
normally and as expected. începe să înveți		naturally.
unluckly. începe să înveți		unfortunately.
might be true but not completely certain. începe să înveți		apparently.
in a clumsy and uncoordinated way. începe să înveți		awkwardly.
after a long time. începe să înveți		finally and eventually.
showing good manners. începe să înveți		politely.
adverbs of manner (describing how an action happened) începe să înveți		stupidly, awkwardly, politely.
attitude markers (expressing the writer's attitude to something in the story) începe să înveți		naturally, apparently, unfortunately.
time markers (referring to time) începe să înveți		finally, eventually.
Match the verbs începe să înveți		with the pictures.
whisper începe să înveți		C
yawn începe să înveți		F
gaze începe să înveți		B
crawl începe să înveți		D
wander începe să înveți		A
sigh începe să înveți		E
Rewrite the sentences from stories. începe să înveți		Replace the underlined words with the correct form of a word from the list.
She would sit and look at photographs of exotic places for hours, and simply let out a long breath of sadness, knowing she would never leave her house. începe să înveți		She would sit and look at photographs of exotic places for hours, and simply sigh, knowing she would never leave her house.
His conversation was so dull that after a while she opened her mouth wide in boredom and walked away. începe să înveți		His conversation was so dull that after a while she yawn and walked away.
There was a small space at the bottom of the fence, so he went under on his hands and knees. începe să înveți		There was a small space at the bottom of the fence, so he went under crawling.
She said her name softly, as if it were some sort of secret only I should know. începe să înveți		She whispered her name, as if it were some sort of secret only I should know.
He walked through the city with no destination in mind, turning left or right at random. începe să înveți		He wandered through the city, turning left or right at random.
When he reached the river, he looked out at the water without focusing, his mind lost in thought. începe să înveți		When he reached the river, he gazed at the water without focusing, his mind lost in thought.

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