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B. Pair work. Swap your story with a friend. Answer these questions.

1. Who are the characters of the story?

2. What do you think about those characters?

3. What can you tell about the settings?

4. What do you think about the ending of your friend’s adventure story?

5. Do you think the story is interesting? Why or why not?

6. Will you recommend your friend’s story to the others to read? Why or why not?

READING

Activity 1 I can read it this far.

Speed Test. Choose one of these stories, and then read it. Pay attention to the rules given by your
teacher before you read. Then answer the questions in Part C.

A. Story 1

THE FOUR CLEVER BROTHERS

By the Grimm Brothers

’Dear children,’ said a shoulders, and after the gate together. When
poor man to his four bidding their father they had got on some way
sons, ’I have nothing to goodbye, went all out at they came to four
give you; you must crossways, each
go out into the wide leading to a different
world and try your country. Then the
luck. Begin by eldest said, ’Here we
learning some craft must part; but this
or another, and see day four years we will
how you can get on.’ come back to this
So the four brothers spot, and in the
took their walking- meantime each must
sticks in their hands, try what he can do
and their little for himself.’
bundles on their So each brother

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