Unit 17 (Grade 6) Part I

 UNIT 17

Reading I (page 167)

a. How does the old woman look?

b. What is he doing?

c. Do you believe in palm reading? Why?

Answer:

a. The old woman looks busy.

b. He is pointing to a table outside his restaurant.

c. I don’t believe in palm reading because the person who reads our palms can’t tell truth about past, present and future.

 

A. Find the words from the story for these meanings.

a. good

b. saw

c. old and torn

d. chance or luck

e. caught

f. waited

g. mentally ill

Answer:

a. proper

b. noticed

c. rags

d. fortune

e. held

f. held on

g. lunatic

 

B. Choose the right answer.

a. The traveller was looking for:

i. somewhere to sleep.

ii. something to eat.

iii. something to do.

b. The traveller sat outside because:

i. he was waiting for his room.

ii. it was a pleasant evening.

iii. the restaurant was small.

c. The old man wanted to talk about:

i. the village.

ii. money.

iii. the traveller’s future.

d. The traveller asked to hear about his past life because:

i. he did not believe in the old man.

ii. he did not want to know about his future.

iii. it was interesting.

e. What the old man told the traveller was:

i. funny.

ii. correct.

iii. different.

f. When the old man wanted to talk about the traveller’s future, the traveller:

i. was afraid.

ii. could not speak.

iii. could not decide.

g. The owner of the restaurant thought that the old man was:

i. clever

ii. mad

iii. unhappy

Answer:

a. ii. something to eat.

b. i. he was waiting for his room.

c. iii. the traveller’s future.

d. i. he did not believe in the old man.

e. ii. correct.

f. ii. could not speak.

g. ii. mad

C. Was the old man mentally ill? What do you think? Give your opinion.

Answer:

I think the old man was not mentally ill. If he was mentally ill, he couldn’t tell the true things. He couldn’t produce coherent sentences. In this text, the old man talked about past in order. He also wanted to talk about the future of the traveler. Both of them talked harmoniously.

 

GRAMMAR (page 172)

A. Study the following sentences.

I went to school yesterday.

She gave me a book.

She was watching TV at this time yesterday.

She was dancing when I saw her.

The patient had died before the doctor came.

The thief had run away before the police came.

 

B. Underline the verbs in the following sentences.

a. My father was cooking rice.

b. They built this hospital two years ago.

c. My mother was preparing breakfast when I called her.

d. The bus had already left the station.

e. We went to the cinema last night.

f. My mother had written many books.

g. Columbus discovered America on August 3, 1492.

Answer:

a. My father was cooking rice.

b. They built this hospital two years ago.

c. My mother was preparing breakfast when I called her.

d. The bus had already left the station.

e. We went to the cinema last night.

f. My mother had written many books.

g. Columbus discovered America on August 3, 1492.

 

C. Choose the correct verb forms to complete the sentences.

a. My father ---------- (published/was publishing/had published) this book last year.

b. She ---------- (was washing/washed/had washed) her clothes when I called her.

c. I ---------- (had already finished/was already finishing/ already finished) my work when my friends came to meet me.

d. I saw her sister while I ---------- (was going/went/had gone) to school.

e. We ---------- (heard/were hearing/had heard) a strange noise, didn’t we?

f. He ---------- (was doing/did/had done) homework when I went to meet him at his house.

g. Her husband ---------- (came/was coming/had come) home last night.

h. I ---------- (did not see/had not seen/was not seeing) you yesterday. Where were you?

i. They---------- (went/was going/had gone) home after they had finished their work.

j. The music suddenly stopped while he ---------- (danced/ was dancing/had danced).

Answer:

a. published

b. was washing

c. had already finished

d. was going

e. heard

f. was doing

g. came

h. did not see

i. went

j. was dancing

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