Page 80 - English Expedition Class 4

Listening

Read the ques ons given below. Then listen to the story of Lyudmila Pavlichenko,

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the famous Soviet female sniper . A er listening, answer the following ques ons.
You may listen to the audio for a second me if needed.

1. What was Lyudmila Pavlichenko called?
2. What did Pavlichenko study at the University of Kiev?

3. Why did Pavlichenko decide to be a sniper?

4. What did the recruiter ask her to be instead?

5. How did Pavlichenko finally manage to become a sniper?

6. Why did Pavlichenko find the job difficult in the
beginning?

7. What tragic event made Pavlichenko become fiercer at the battlefield?

8. How many enemies had she killed by the time she was removed from the
battlefield?

Speaking

Darlene had great diffi culty in convincing her mother about joining the army. Form
small groups of fi ve students each and prepare a dialogue in which Darlene speaks
about joining the army and her mother trying to convince her to take up some

other profession. Then, two students from each group can act the scene in front
of the class.

Writing

You are away from home for two weeks for a summer camp. Write an email to your
parents telling them about the summer camp and the things you experienced at

the camp.

* sniper: a person skilful at shooting at long range from a hiding place
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