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Les Misérables While reading Chapters 1–3 1 Who … a  slept sleptnineteen nineteenyearsonapi yearsonapieceofwood eceofwood? ? ……………… b wastheBi wastheBishopof shopofDigne Digne’’sservant sservant? ? ……………… c was wasafr afraid aidofa ofastra strange ngerinh rinherto ertown? wn? ……………… d  wasrob wasrobbedofhiss bedofhissilver? ilver?……………… ……………… e was wasachi achimney mneyswe sweep?… ep?…………… …………… … f  had hadtwol twolitt ittleg legirl irlsan sandman dmanage agedani daninn? nn? ……………… g  hadtolea hadtoleaveherdaugh veherdaughtertofind tertofindajob? ajob? ……………… 2 Nu Number mberthesese thesesentenc ntencesinth esinthecorr ecorrector ectorder der. . a  Valjea aljeandecided ndecidedtospendthe tospendthenightatthe nightatthe church. c b TheBis TheBishopofDig hopofDignegavetwo negavetwosilver silver candle-stickstoValjeanasapresent. c c Valj aljeanf eanfelt eltvery verysad sadand andcrie cried. d. c c d  Valjea aljeantriedtogiv ntriedtogivemoneytoapr emoneytoapriest. iest. e Valjea aljeanrobbedapo nrobbedapoorboyof orboyoftheonly theonly c coinhehad. f  Jea JeanV nValjean aljeanranintothecoun ranintothecountryside tryside. . c g  Theinnke TheinnkeeperofD eperofDigneref ignerefusedtoal usedtoallow low Valjeantostayathisinn. c Chapterss 4– Chapter 4–6 3 Pu Putthes ttheseeven eeventsinCh tsinChapter apter4therig 4therightor htorder der.. a  Abigmanwith Abigmanwithwhitehairca whitehaircarriesCo rriesCosette sette’’s c bucket. b Coset Cosettestar testaresatabeau esatabeautifuldo tifuldollonone llonone c ofthestalls. c Mme MmeThénar Thénardierdema dierdemandsthebre ndsthebreadand adand c thenthecoin. d  Mme MmeThénar Thénardiergiv diergivesCose esCosetteacointo tteacointo buybread. c e Cos Cosett etterun erunsdo sdownth wnthehil ehillin lintoth tothe e frighteningdarkness. c c f  The Thecoin coindro dropsi psinto ntothes thestre tream. am. g  Thestra Thestrangerpret ngerpretendstofi endstofindthecoinon ndthecoinon c thefloor. 4 Writeth ritethesente esentencefro ncefromthete mthetexttha xtthatpro tproves ves thesesentencesarefalse. a  WhenCos WhenCosettewok ettewokeupatV eupatValjea aljean n’splacesh splaceshe e knewwhereshewas.

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Photocopiable b WhenValjea WhenValjeandisco ndiscovered veredthatJav thatJavertknew ertknew  wherehelivedhedecidednottoleavehis home. c WhenCos WhenCosetteandV etteandValjea aljeanescape nescapedtheywere dtheywere notfollowedbyanybody. 5 Ma Match tchand andcom comple pletet tethes hesent entenc ences. es. a  Whe WhenM.G nM.Gill illenor enormand mandfou foundo ndoutwh utwhat at Mariuswasdoing… b Mari Mariushadpro ushadpromisedhis misedhisfather… father… c Ma Mariu riusli sliked kedwalk walkinga ingarou round… nd… d  Enjol Enjolrascall rascalledV edValjean aljeanM.Leblan M.Leblanc… c… e Someti SometimesM.Lebl mesM.Leblanctook anctookhisdaughte hisdaughterto rto anotherbench… f  Theh Thehandk andkerc erchief hiefthat thatCos Cosette ettehad had  dropped… i …heo …heorde rdered redhimt himtole oleave avehis hishous house. e. ii …toseeifM …toseeifMariuswou ariuswouldfoll ldfollowthem. owthem. iii…hadtheinitials‘U.F.’writtenonit. iv  …theLuxem …theLuxembourgGar bourgGardens. dens.  v  …tha …thathew thewoul ouldfi dfindt ndthema hemanwho nwhosav saved ed hislifeandhelphim.  vi …because …becauseofhiswhite ofhiswhitehair hair.. Chapters 7–8 6 Un Underli derlinethem nethemista istakesin kesinthesent thesentences encesand and correctthem. a  Thesixte Thesixteen-ye en-year-oldgi ar-oldgirlwhovisi rlwhovisitedMa tedMarius rius broughthimsomefood. b WhenMa WhenMariussaw riussawatriangul atriangularholeonthe arholeonthe  wallofhishouse,hecoveredit. c Whilethe WhiletheJondr Jondrettes etteswaitedfor waitedfortheoldman theoldman tocometotheirhome,they tocometothe irhome,theyputoutthefi putoutthefire re andcleanedthehouse. d  WhenMa WhenMariussaw riussawtheoldmanand theoldmanandtheyoung theyoung ladyentertheJondretteshome,herealized theywerestrangers. 7 Coset Cosettewri tewritesinhe tesinherdiary rdiarywhatha whathashapp shappened ened tohereversinceshemetMarius.Finishthe sentences. a  Whe WhenIsa nIsawthe wthelar larges gestone toneint inthega hegarde rden, n, IpickeditupandIsaw  ……………………………………………… b Aft AfterI erIrea readthe dthepoe poemsI msIthou thoughto ghtof  f  ……………………………………………… c Iwa Iwasco scomfo mfortab rtablys lysitt itting ingonth onthebe ebenchw nchwhen hen Isuddenlylookedroundand ……………………………………………… d  AfterItol AfterItoldhimthatIlo dhimthatIlovedhimwe vedhimwe ……………………………………………… Les Misérables

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Les Misérables e Ihaven Ihaveneve everbee rbeenas nasunha unhappy ppyast astoda odaywhe ywhen n IhadtotellMariusthat ……………………………………………… f  Ibe Ibelie lieveM veMari ariusw uswill illbehe beheret retheda hedayaf yafter ter tomorrowbecausehe ……………………………………………… Chapters 9–12 8 Gue Guess:W ss:Whosay hosaysthese sthesething things,who s,whoareth arethey ey talkingto,andwhataretheytalkingabout? a  ‘Y ‘Youar ouareaf eafool ool.’ .’ b ‘W ‘Wellthen, ellthen,Iimaginethe Iimaginetheluckygirl luckygirlmusthave musthave money.’ c ‘Ishal ‘Ishallasknomor lasknomorefavour efavoursofyou, sofyou,Monsi Monsieur eur. . Goodbye.’ d  ‘Y ‘Yourfrien ourfriendsarewai dsarewaitingforyo tingforyouatthe uatthe barricadeintheruetheChanvrerie.’ e ‘Y ‘You ou’llbesh ’llbeshotintwominut otintwominutesbefor esbeforethe ethe barricadesfall.’ f  ‘Aso Asoldi ldierwa erwasgo sgoingt ingtosh oshoot ootyou you.’ .’ g  ‘She ‘She’’sgoingtole sgoingtoleaveme.’ aveme.’ 9 Ar Areth ethese esetru true(T e(T)or )orfal false( se(F)? F)? a  WhenV WhenValjean aljeanreadMa readMarius rius’’sletterto sletterto  Cosettehefelthappyatfirstbutthenhe decidedtohelptheyoungman. c b Atthebarr Atthebarricades icades,itwasdeci ,itwasdecidedthat dedthat marriedmenshouldleave. c c Whe Whenthe nthesol soldie dierss rsstart tarteds edshoot hooting ingthe the rebelsatthebarricades,Javertwasnot c tiedtothepostanylonger. d  Valjea aljeanpretend npretendedtowantto edtowanttokill kill c InspectorValjeaninordertosavehim. e Jav Javertwashap ertwashappythatV pythatValjea aljeandidnotkil ndidnotkill l c him. f  Whe WhenMa nMariu riusan sandEn dEnjol jolras raswer werefi efighti ghting ng offthesoldiers,Mariuswasshotinthe leg. c g  Whentheso Whenthesoldiers ldiersentered enteredthewine-s thewine-shop, hop, theykilledeveryonebutEnjolras. c 10 Mat Matchand chandcompl completethe etethesenten sentences. ces. a  Inthesp Inthespringof1832 ringof1832,thepeopl ,thepeopleofP eofParis… aris… b Genera GeneralLamar lLamarquehadbeen quehadbeenpopular popularwiththe withthe peoplebecauseof… c The Thereb rebels elsbro brought ughtthin thingswi gswithth ththemsu emsuch ch as… d  Whenthere Whentherebelsfou belsfoundthatJ ndthatJavertwas avertwasa a policeinspector… e WhenMa WhenMariussa riussawthesoldi wthesoldierattack erattacking ing Enjolras… c Pearson Education Limited 2008

Photocopiable f  Thesold Thesoldier ierswe swerea reatthe tthetop topoft oftheba hebarri rricad cade e buttheycouldnotadvance… i …because …becausetherebels therebelswerefigh werefightingbrav tingbravely ely.. ii …het …hetook ookhis hisguna gunandk ndkill illedh edhim. im. iii…werereadyforarevolution. iv  …hislov …hisloveforNa eforNapoleo poleon. n.  v  …the …theyti ytiedhi edhimtoa mtoapos post. t.  vi …gunpow …gunpowderandwea derandweaponstofi ponstofightthe ghtthe soldiers. Chapters 13 –15 Chapters 11 Fin Finishth ishthesenten esentences. ces. a  Valjea aljeansearche nsearchedMariu dMarius’ s’spocke spocketsand tsand found… b AfterI AfterInspect nspectorJav orJavertsawMa ertsawMariusand riusand  Valjean… c WhenM.Gi WhenM.Gillenor llenormandfirs mandfirstsawMar tsawMarius, ius, hethoughtthat… d  Thedocto Thedoctorsaidthat rsaidthatMarius Marius’’swoundtohis body… e AsM AsMari ariusl uslayd aydyin ying… g… i …aletterwit …aletterwithhisgrandf hhisgrandfather ather’’saddre saddress. ss. ii …herepeat …herepeatedthename‘C edthename‘Cosette osette’. ’. iii… …wasnotse wasnotseriousbut riousbutthecutswer thecutsweredeep. edeep. iv  …hew …hewasd asdead ead..  v  …hehelpedthe …hehelpedthemgettoMari mgettoMarius’ us’sold sold home. 12 Underli Underlinethemistakesinthesentencesand nethemistakesinthesentencesand correctthem. a  WhenMa WhenMariustol riustoldhisgrand dhisgrandfathertha fatherthathe the  wantedtomarryCosette,M.Gillenormand againdidnotallowhimtodoso. b WhenCos WhenCosetteandM etteandMariuswe ariuswereleftal releftaloneshe oneshe startedcrying. c ThemoneyV ThemoneyValjea aljeangavetoCos ngavetoCosettebelo ettebelonged nged toastranger. d  WhatMa WhatMariushad riushadfoundoutab foundoutabout out M.ThénardierwasthatMmeThénardier haddiedandthatM.Thénardierhadescaped  withhistwodaughters. e ThedayM ThedayMariusan ariusandCosett dCosettegotmarrie egotmarried, d, M.Gillenormandleftearly. After reading 13 Chan Changetheen getheending ding.. Doyo Do youl ulik iket ethe heen endi ding? ng?Wh What atch chan anges geswo woul uld d yousuggest?Writeanewparagraphtoputan endtothestory.

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Les Misérables Chapters 1–3 1 Correctthemis Correctthemistakesin takesinthesesent thesesentences ences. . a  Jean JeanV Valjea aljeanwas nwasnever neverhelped helpedbya byanybod nybodybec ybecause ause hehadspentalongtimeinprison. b Theb Thebishopt ishoptoldV oldValjea aljeantha nthatheh thehadbou adboughth ghthissoul issoul fromthedevilandkeptit. c The TheThéna Thénardier rdiersagr sagreedto eedtolookaf lookafterCo terCosette sette  withoutaskingforanythingfromFantine. d  Cosett Cosettehad ehadthe theThén Thénardie ardierdaug rdaughters htersforhe forher r companions. e Jav Javertdid ertdidnott nottakeF akeFantin antinetopr etoprisonb isonbecaus ecauseshe eshe beggedhimnotto.

Chapter Chap terss 4– 4–6 2 Wri rite te true  true ((3), false   false ( ( 7)or )orit it does not say (?) (?) a  Cos Cosett ettew ewas asama amazed zedby byad adoll oll. . c b Valjeancouldnotstayatthe aljeancouldnotstayattheThénardier’ Thénardier’sinn sinn becausehedidnothaveenoughmoney. c c Thank ThankstoC stoCosette, osette,V Valjea aljeandisc ndiscover overedlov edlove. e. c d  Valjea aljeanthou nthoughtth ghtthatth atthebegg ebeggarlook arlookedlike edlike InspectorJavert. c e George GeorgeP Pontmer ontmercy’ cy’swifedied swifediedofpne ofpneumoni umonia. a. c 3 Cho Choose osethe therigh rightse tsente ntence nce.. a  WhenM WhenMariu ariuswent swentback backtothe totheLux Luxembou embourg rg Gardensaftersixmonths… i hewa hewasamaz samazedby edbyhow howbeaut beautiful ifulCoset Cosettehad tehad become. ii hedid hedidnotr notrealiz ealizethat ethatCoset Cosettewa tewasthes sthesamegi amegirl rl  whousedtogotothepark. b WhenC WhenCosette osettegazed gazedatM atMarius arius… … i he hef fel elt tst stra rang nge. e. ii hetr hetremble embledfrom dfromhead headtofoot tofoot. . c WhenM WhenMariu ariusfoun sfoundthe dthehandke handkerchi rchiefwi efwiththe ththe initials‘U.F.’… i he hetho though ughth ther ernam namew ewas asUll Ulla. a. ii heth hethought oughtherna hernamewas mewasUr Ursula. sula.

Chapters 7–8 4 Choose Choosethe therigh rightwo tword rds. s. a  WhenM WhenMariu ariusreal srealized izedthatt thatthegir hegirlsha lshaddropp ddropped ed thepackagehe picked  picked it up and later on opened it  /   /  he gave it to the police. b Mariu Marius’ s’snei sneighbour ghbourwant wantedtosh edtoshowhi owhimhow mhowshe she couldwriteandshewrote‘leave couldwriteandshewrote ‘leave the room now’ / ‘be  careful the police are coming’. coming’. c Jav Javertgav ertgaveMar eMariustw iustwoguns ogunsandt andtoldhi oldhimthat mthat  ifanythingwentwronghe ifanythingwentwrong he should shoot one of the   guns / he should shoot both of them.

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Photocopiable d  Mariusdidn Mariusdidnotwan otwanttogi ttogiveevi veevidence denceagain againstthe stthe Thénardierssoheleft Thénardierssohe left his home to live with Enjolras /  lied to Inspector Javert.

Chapterss 9 –12 Chapter 5 Compl Completewiththec etewiththecorrec orrectword. tword. bar arri riccad ades es ari rist stoc ocra racy cy bl blot ot ca cann nnon onss coff co ffin in st stro rong ngho hold ld a  CharlesXwa CharlesXwasnotv snotverypopu erypopularbe larbecause causehefa hefavoure voured d the………………. b WhenM WhenMarius ariusreac reachedth hedthe…………… e………………the …the soldierswerealreadyclimbingthe………………. c Thesol Thesoldiers dierswante wantedtode dtodefeat featthere therebelss belssothey othey startedfiringtheir………………. d  Cosett Cosetteforg eforgottor ottoremov emovethe ethepagesh pageshehadu ehadusedto sedto ………………thelettershehadwritten. e WhenG WhenGenera eneralLama lLamarque rquedied,t died,thesol hesoldiers diers accompaniedhis………………. 6 Wri rite te true ( (3)or false   false ( ( 7). a  M.Gi M.Gillenor llenormandw mandwashap ashappyto pytoseehi seehisson sson aftersolong. c b Mariu Mariushate shatedhisg dhisgrandf randfather atherfori forinsult nsultinghi inghis s fatherandhisfuturewife. c c WhenM WhenMarius ariusrece receivedC ivedCosette osette’’slett sletterhe erhe decidedtorunafterher. c d  Mariu Mariuswrot swroteale ealetterf tterforCos orCosettea etteandgav ndgaveitt eitto o ayoungboytodelivertoher. c e Valjea aljeanwas nwasveryj veryjealou ealousofth softheyou eyoungma ngmanin nin theLuxembourgGardensbuthedecidedto helphimanyway. c f  Jean JeanV Valjea aljeandisg ndisguised uisedhimsel himselfasa fasarebe rebelin lin ordertohelpMarius. c

Chapterss 13 –15 Chapter 7 Wri rite te right ( (3)or )orwrong  wrong ( ( 7). a  WhenM WhenMarius ariuswass wasshot, hot,V Valjea aljeanhelp nhelpedhim edhim. . c b Valjea aljeanand nandMari Mariusesc usescapedt apedthroug hroughthe hthePa Paris ris sewers. c c Mariu Mariuswas swasoutof outofdange dangerbut rbutheco hecouldno uldnot t rememberwhohadsavedhimfromdeath. c d  Mariu Mariuswas swastoldth toldthatth attheoldm eoldmanwh anwhovisi ovisited ted himeverydaywasValjean. c e Inor Inorderto dertohelpC helpCosette, osette,V Valjea aljeantold ntoldeveryb everybody ody thathewasherfather. c

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