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REAL ENGLISH 8

3. The writer was captured

a) at the border.
b) as he was driving.
c) as he was speaking to locals and missionaries.

d) at a trading store.
4. The writer’s captors did not tell others that
a) he had been armed.
b) he had resisted.

c) he was a spy.
d) he was a journalist.

5. The writer understood
a) Mozambican dialect. c) phrases of Portuguese.
b) Malawian dialect. d) chiNdau.

B3 Answer these questions.

1. ‘In a few minutes I had been elevated from hostage to honoured guest.’ How did that
miracle happen?

2. Why does the writer say that the photo is a testament to the permanence of good deeds?

C Think

C1 Think carefully and answer in detail.

1. What goes around comes around. Do you think this is always true? Discuss.
2. What do you think the commander’s thoughts and feelings were before and after he found
out that the captive was the son of the doctor who vaccinated him and his people?

D Language in Use

Vocabulary

Read the sentence.

My mother’s single biggest lifesaver was her vaccination programme, which was close to
her heart.

This means that her vaccination programme was of deep interest and concern to her.

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