III. Answer the questions
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II. Finish each of the following sentences with the words and word-combinations from me text.
I.Are these sentences true or false?
Comprehension check
A Melting Story
1) When a country shopkeeper was about to clean his shop a man in the shop hid a pound of fresh butter in his hat.
2) The shopkeeper decided to punish the man for stealing.
3) The shopkeeper offered to walk on a cold night
4) Seth refused to go for a walk and sat close to the stove.
5) The shopkeeper opened the stove door and put some sticks inside.
6) Seth felt the butter melting.
7) The butter came pouring from under his hat down into his face.
8) The shopkeeper stopped putting sticks into the stove.
9) Seth was hot and he wanted to take his hat and coat off
10) The shopkeeper was heartily satisfied. Seth was punished.
1) The shopkeeper went out to shut the windows and through the glass he saw...
2) I'll have lots of fun," the shopkeeper said to himself as he thought of a way to punish ...
3) Seth wanted to get out of the shop at once, but the shopkeeper...
4) Seth didn't know what to do. The butter began to...
5) A country shopkeeper shut the windows from ....
6) He was ready to leave the shop as quickly as ....
7) Seth wanted to get out of the shop ....
8) He put some ... inside.
9) He was in a perfect... of oil.
10) Seth made his ... to the door.
1) When did the action take place?
2) What did the shopkeeper noticed through the glass?
3) Why did Seth want to get out of the shop at once?
4) Why did the shopkeeper make Seth sit close to the stove?
5) What did the shopkeeper say to the man?
6) What did the butter do?
7) Why was Seth in a perfect bath of oil?
8) How much did the butter cost?
9) Who had fun?
10) Was the punishment fair?
What do you think of the problem?
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