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ffiffi Worl<in pairs. Can you thinl<of anyfitms orW
shows in which the two main characters are close friends but
very different? Why is it an appealing kind of story? Curley stepped over to Lennie like a terrier. 'What the hell you
laughin at?'
Complete the text with the words below.
Lennie looked blankly at him. 'Huh?'
as enduring particularly peacefully previously Then Curley's rage exploded. 'Come on, ya big bastard. Get
temporary white whotty up on your feet. No big son-of-a-bitch is gonna laugh at me. I'11
show ya whot yeila.'
Lennie looked helplessly at George, and then he got up and
At the beginning ofthe 1930s, the United States entered
a long period of economic depression, 1- did most tried to retreat.
other countries in the devetoped wortd. Economic output Curley was balanced and poised. He slashed at Lennie with his
declined sharply, ' unemptoyment soared. There was left, and then smashed down his nose with a right. Lennie gave
widespread poverty, 3- in areas which depended on a cry of terror. Biood welled from his nose. 'Georgei he cried.
heavy industry, construction and farming. The people who 'Make 'um let me alone, George.' He backed until he was against
had a- been employed as farm labourers, builders the wall, and Curley followed, slugging him in the face. Lennie's
and factory workers now found themselves without jobs, hands remained at his sides; he was too frightened to defend
without money, without homes - and often without hope. himseif.
Against this background, the Nobel Prize-winning novelist George was on his feet yelling, 'Get him, Lennie. Dont let him
John Steinbecl< created some of his most powerful and do it.'
5- fiction. Of Mice and Men is a novella which tetts Lennie covered his face with his huge paws and bleated with
the tragic story of two migrant workers struggting to make a terror. He cried, 'Make 'um stop, George.' Then Curley attacked
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tiving by wandering from farm to farm in search of his stomach and cut offhis wind.
emptoyment. The two men coutd hardty be more different: Siim jumped up. 'The dirty little
George Milton is a survivor, smatI and quick-witted, white myselfi
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Lennie Small is mentatty disabted, dependent on
George put out his hand and grabbed Slim.'Wait a minutej he
his friend and yet immensely strong physicatly. The two shouted. He cupped his hands around his mouth and yelled, 'Get
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friends share a dream of one day living on a smatl
'im, Lenniel'
farm of their own, where Lennie, who loves pets, can look
Lennie took his hands away from his face and looked about for
after the rabbits. But Lennie's habit of getting into trouble
George, and Curley slashed at his eyes. The big face was covered
means that the dream is destined never to come true.
with blood. George yelled again, 'I said get him.'
Curley's fist was slvinging when Lennie reached for it. The
Read the extract from Of Mice ond Men. What does it tettyou next minute Curley was flopping like a fish on a 1ine, and his
about Lennie's physicaI and mentaI qualities? Justify your closed fist was lost in Lennie's big hand. George ran down the
answer with words and phrases from the text. room. 'Leggo of him, Lennie. Let goi
But Lennie watched in terror the flopping little man whom he
4 Find the following words in the text. How do you write the
held. Blood ran down Lennie's face, one of his eyes was cut and
words correctty? Why are they written this way here? ciosed. George slapped him in the face again and again, and still
7 ya 3 yetta 5 'im 7 lol' t han' Lennie held on to the closed fist. Curley was white and shrunken
2 gonna 4 'um 6 leggo 8 ever' by now and his struggling had become weak. He stood crying,
his fist lost in Lenniei paw.
$ fnCn Listen to an extract from nearthe end ofthe novel.
George shouted over and over.'Leggo his hand, Lennie. Leggo.
Lennie has run away after accidentally l<itting a young woman,
but George has caught up with him. Why do you thinl< SIim, come help me while the guy got any hand left.'
George: Suddenly Lennie let go his hold. He crouched cowering
against the wa11.
1 tells Lennie to tal<e his hat off?
'You tol' me to, Georgei he said miserably.
2 tatks about the rabbits one more time?
Curley sat down on the floor, looking in wonder at his crushed
3 pauses several times while he's talking to Lennie?
hand. Slim and Carlson bent over him. Then Slim straightened
4 wants Lennie to lool<s straight ahead, across the river?
5 insists he isn't, and has never been, angry with Lennie? up and regarded Lennie with horror. 'We got to get him in to a
doctor, he said. Looks to me like ever'bone in his han is bustl
6 ffi ln pairs, discuss why George shoots Lennie. Do
you thinl< he is right to do it? What does it te[[you about their
relationship?

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