martes, 14 de julio de 2009

text interpretation 10

Level 10
English Teacher: J. Humberto Perdomo L.
Read the following history and then do the exercises which follow.
What a family.
Fernanda had been planning her garden party for weeks. It was going to be a grand affair because the ambassador of Kampurtala had been invited. She had been so busy sending invitations to her husband’s fiends and phoning all her relatives, that she had asked Joe and the children to help her to organize the party. She had even given them a list of things to do and had written one for herself.
The great day came. Fernanda was very happy . By one o’clock all the guests had arrived. But where was the food? And the Orchestra ? and the chairs? The windows were dirty! The dogs were barking everywhere! Fernanda suddenly realized they had forgotten to do many things.
Fernanda’s list

Bake cake
Order pizza
Write note for milkman.
Borrow Cds.
Tell Mary to bring fruit!

Mary’s list
Wash windows
Cook turkey
Set table
Prepare salad
Make sandwiches.


Peter’s list
Cut the grass
Lock the dogs in
Get ice
Clean swimming pool.

Say why the party was a disaster:
1. Make statements like this:
The party was a disaster because_
Fernanda had not baked the cake.
2. Ask and answer questions
Like these:
a. Why was the party a disaster?
b. What hadn’t Mary done?
c. Had Peter cut the grass?

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