The Christmas presents
Answer the following questions:
1) How much money did Della have to buy her husband's present?
2) What was special about Della's hair?
3) Why was James's Dillingham Young's watch so dear* for him?
4) What Christmas presents did husband and wife buy each other**?
5) Why couldn't either of them enjoy their presents?
*preciado, querido
**el uno al otro
Soapy's choice
Write the following events in the right chronological order:
1) Soapy disturbed* a woman in the street so that she would call the police for help.
2) He decided to go to prison because he needed some shelter** in winter.
3) He repented*** and decided to change his life for good.
4) Soapy stole someone else's umbrella.
5) He broke a shop window.
6) He wasn't allowed**** into a restaurant because of his worn***** out clothes.
7) He was sent to prison for three months.
* molestó
**refugio
***se arrepintió
****no le dejaron pasar
*****gastadas
A walk in Amnesia
Say whether the following statements are true or false:
1) Elwyn Belford turned amnesiac because he worked very hard.
2) When he woke up he was on a train to New York full of doctors.
3) As he couldn't remember his name, he decided to be called Doctor Volney.
4) He had a very good time in Manhattan.
5) In the end, he decided to remain* amnesiac.
*permanecer