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8. ‘Every day is more beautiful than the previous one!’ Roshan said joyfully.
9. ‘Almighty, please help us get our puppy back,’ the grieving children said.
10. ‘Aren’t the fl owers beautiful!’ the children exclaimed.

Listening

Listen to the audio clip about the true story of a mysteriously abandoned ship. After listening,
choose the correct answer to the questions below.

1. What cargo was the Mary Celeste carrying?
a. wood b. alcohol c. gunpowder
2. When was the last entry in the ship’s logbook?

a. six days before it was found
b. twenty days before it was found
c. ten days before it was found

3. Where was the ship going?
a. New York to Genoa

b. Genoa to New York
c. New York to Azores
4. Which one of these is not a theory regarding the ship’s abandonment?

a. It was attacked by aliens.
b. It was aff ected by violent storms.

c. It was aff ected by an earthquake.
5. Where has a monument to the Mary Celeste been erected?
a. where it was constructed

b. where it was abandoned
c. where it was found
6. What was the strangest thing about the abandonment of the Mary Celeste?

a. It was found far off course.
b. The ship and all the things in it were intact.
c. The ship was undamaged even after a long time.

Speaking

Prospero was a powerful magician who commanded spirits. Imagine that you are a spirit under
his spell. What kind of spirit would you like to be? What powers would you have? Would you,
like Ariel, wish to be free and live on the island or would you like to accompany Prospero to
Milan? Write ten lines and read them aloud in class.
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