Ejercicios lectura obligatoria \"Mr. Bixby\" PDF

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Lengua Inglesa I 2020/2021 “Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel’s Coat”, by Roald Dahl Post-reading exercises A. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: 1. “America is the land of opportunities for women”, thus reads the opening line of the story. Comment on the way women are portrayed at the beginning of the text and explain how this portrayal relates to the whole story. 2. How is the actual story of “Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel’s Coat” introduced? 3. Why did Mrs. Bixby use to go to Baltimore? Why didn’t Mr. Bixby complain about his wife’s journeys to Baltimore? 4. As we are told, at one point, Mrs. Bixby received a package from the Colonel. What did the package contain? 5. What did the Colonel tell Mrs. Bixby in his letter? 6. Explain the ending of the story. What did Mrs. Bixby get from his husband? Who had the real mink? 7. Is the ending unexpected? Do you consider that the story has a moral lesson? Which one? Account for your answer.

B. FIND EVIDENCE IN THE TEXT TO SHOW THAT THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS ARE FALSE: 1. Mrs. Bixby goes to Baltimore twice a month. 2. Mrs. Bixby’s aunt – Aunt Maude – is really well-off. 3. Pawnbrokers tend to give people the full value of the goods they exchange. 4. Mrs. Bixby wanted to go to the pawnbroker with her husband. 5. Mrs. Bixby really liked the way her husband dressed.

C. EXPLAIN THE FOLLOWING PHRASES AND SENTENCES FROM THE TEXT. USE YOUR OWN WORDS: 1. “They have at least two ex-wives on the payroll” (p. 86). 2. “She’s invariably up to some sort of jiggery-pokery with the dirty dog” (p.86-87). 3. “The husband completely turns the tables” (p. 87). 4. “‘Good gracious me!’ she cried, all of a flutter” (p. 88) 4. “What you lose on the swings you get back on the roundabouts” (p. 90) 5. “Right out of the blue” (p. 90) 6. “I’m not broke, if that’s what you mean. I simply lost my purse” (p. 93) 6. “‘Go on. Take a peek.’” (p. 101)

Lengua Inglesa I 2020/2021 D. USE AN ONLINE DICTIONARY TO CHECK THE PRONUNCIATION OF THE FOLLOWING WORDS: 1. Succeed

7. Suspect (verb.)

13. Torture

2. Success

8. Alibi

14. Pawnbroker

3. Climb

9. Scurrying

15. Brows

4. Heart

10. Fur

16. Spectacles

5. Comfort

11. Purpose

17. Comfortable

6. Swallow

12. Since

18. Business

F. HOW ARE THE PAST/ PAST PARTICIPLE FORMS OF THE FOLLOWING VERBS PRONOUNCED? /t/, /d/ or /ɪd/. 1. Accustomed

6. Ignored

2. Defeated

7. Cried

3. Stupefied

8. Seemed

4. Answered

9. Changed

5. Ended

10. Snapped...