1. Read
this short text from an obituary in The
Times. Some of the words have been removed from the text and can be found
in the box below. Put the missing words in the right places.
age birth born
centenary character
daughters maiden name Regiment streak survived
saying time
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Perhaps it was her (1) ______________ date of
Friday the 13th which contributed to the profound (2) ____________ of pessimism
in the (3) ____________ of Mary Beatrice de Carteret Murray (4) (___________________
Malet). She soon was (5) ______________ in India where her father, Robert was
an officer in the 6th Pioneer (6) ______________. Her mother,
Constance, was 42 when Mary was born, the second of two (7) _____________, a
considerable (8) _______________ for child bearing for a woman of her (9)
______________ and circumstances, but Constance Malet was a notably tough woman
who (10) _____________ to the age of neatly 101. A reactionary Tory, she threw
away in disgust the congratulatory (11) _____________ telegram she received
from Barbara Castle, the then labor Secretary of State for Social Services,
(12) ___________, “I won’t receive a
telegram from that woman.
2.
The
speaker’s attitude.
Read the dialogues and answer the
questions.
Write something about you and your family:
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Write something about your history
and that of your siblings:
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Write something about the history
of your parents:
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Write something about the history
of your grandparents:
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Write something about the history
of your great-grandparents:
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ANSWERS: A BIOGRAPHY
1. Read
this short text from an obituary in The
Times. Some of the words have been removed from the text and can be found
in the box below. Put the missing words in the right places.
age birth born
centenary character
daughters maiden name Regiment streak survived
saying time
|
Perhaps it was her (1) birth date of Friday the 13th which contributed to the profound
(2) streak of pessimism in the
(3) character of Mary Beatrice
de Carteret Murray (4) maiden name
Malet). She soon was (5) born in India where her father,
Robert was an officer in the 6th Pioneer (6) Regiment. Her mother, Constance, was 42 when Mary was born,
the second of two (7) daughters,
a considerable (8) age for
child bearing for a woman of her (9) time
and circumstances, but Constance Malet was a notably tough woman who (10) survived to the age of neatly
101. A reactionary Tory, she threw away in disgust the congratulatory (11) centenary telegram she received
from Barbara Castle, the then labor Secretary of State for Social Services,
(12) saying, “I won’t receive a telegram from that woman.
2. TO PRINT
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