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Chemical Secret Tim Vicary 1 Who said this in the story? John, Andrew, David Wilson, the doctor, Simon, Mary, Christine. a ‘When can you start?’ ............... b ‘I wouldn’t want anyone to drink those waste products.’ ............... c ‘You should leave too.’ ............... d ‘He thinks I’m still a little girl.’ ............... e ‘I’m too old.’ ............... f ‘I have to write an article every week about the environment.’ ............... g ‘Money doesn’t grow on trees.’ ............... h ‘Have you robbed a bank or something?’ ............... i ‘We can’t put those chemicals in the river.’ ............... j ‘Can we have a boat?’ ............... 20 marks 3 Fill in the gaps in the story using these words: floating, swimmer, life, heavy, swim, water, slowed, turn, floated, swim. Hurriedly, Simon began to ............... after her. He was a good ............... but the white clothes ............... him down. The ............... seemed heavy and held him back. For the rest of his ............... he would dream about that long, slow ............... towards a white body that ............... quickly away. As he reached her she was ............... with her face down, unconscious. He tried to ............... her over but it was so difficult because she was ............. . 20 marks

3. Use these words from the story to complete Jhon Duncan’s report. Before, born, chemicals, diluted, drinking, experiments, eyes, legs, less, machines, million, no, parts, per, produced, rats, results, safe, test, waste, were, without Several ……………………….. were done on rats to ………………………….the waste products which are ……………………….. by the factory. These chemicals are ……………… and on most days ……………………….than two parts per ……………go into the river. Two groups of mother rats were given drinking water which contained the waste products: the first group had five …………………..per million; the second group had two Oxford Bookworms Library Stage 3

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parts ……………………… million. When the baby rats were ……………………, in the first group some had no ……………………….., some had …………………….. ears, and some had six …………………………. In the second group some were born ………………………… legs. These ………………………………….. show that it is not ……………………………. to put these …………………………………….. in the river. The company must build ………………………… to clean up the waste products …………………………………. they leave the factory. 3. Describe physical appearance and mental characteristics of the following characters: a. John Duncan: b. Simon: c. David Wilson: What was their mutual relationship and attitude towards each other? 4. Answer the following questions. Provide as many details as possible: A. Why did John have to speak at the Enquiry? B. Why didn’t John know about Christine’s accident? C. Did the lawyer show John at the Enquiry? D. What were the consequences of John’s statement at the Enquiry? E. Why hadn’t John given the toys and clothes to Christine? F. Why was John afraid for Christine? 5. You’re John Duncan. Write a letter (150 words, in logical paragraphs) to Christine in which you will: - apologize for what you did - state clearly what you’re apologizing for (facts from the story) - explain why you did that (use only facts from the story, don’t make them up!) - propose a solution to their problematic relationship. Oxford Bookworms Library Stage 3

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Chemical Secret 1 a T b F c T d F e T 2 a David Wilson b The doctor c Mary d Christine e John f Simon g David Wilson h Christine i Mary j Andrew 3 swim, swimmer, slowed, water, life, swim, floated, floating, turn, heavy. 4 John and Mary 5 In the factory restaurant 6 a … in a small flat near the sea. b … baby clothes. c … she wouldn’t speak to him. d … if Christine was there. e … bought some flowers. f … the seals used to live. Oxford Bookworms Library Stage 3

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