B Working with language

1 Use these words to join the two sentences together.

because while so although after

1 Jenny worked as a teacher. Oliver studied at law school.

2 Oliver and Jenny didn't have much money. They were very happy.

3 Oliver and Jenny didn't go out to restaurants. They were too expensive.

4 Their lives changed. Oliver passed his law exams.

5 Oliver and Jenny had no health insurance. Oliver borrowed money from his father.

2 Put these sentences in the right order. Then check your order with

Chapters 3 and 4.

1 Afterwards, she told him that she was going to study music in Paris.

2 Then they told their parents.

3 One evening Oliver went to hear Jenny play the piano with the Music

Group .

4 When he told Oliver this, Oliver got angry and walked out of his father's life.

5 Jenny's father was very happy about the news, but Oliver's father was not.

6 So he asked her to marry him, and she accepted.

7 He thought Oliver was too young to get married and he wanted him to finish law school first.

8 Oliver did not want Jenny to leave him.

C Activities

1 You are a friend of Jennifer's and have just heard that she is going to marry Oliver. You think she should continue with her music and go to Paris to study. Write a letter to her, explaining your reasons.

2 Imagine the conversation between Mr and Mrs Oliver Barrett the Third after Oliver's visit with Jenny.

3 Jenny thought that Oliver was unkind to his father. Do you agree with her? What were the problems between Oliver and his father? Write a short paragraph, describing the father and son.

4 'Love means you never have to say you're sorry.' Do you agree? Why?

/ Why not?

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Glossary

Glossary

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damn/dammitword s used t o sho w tha t you ar e angry, disapproving , etc. disagreement whe n peopl e don' t agree wit h each othe r

dormitory (dorm)a buildin g wher e American university student s sleep

examination (exam)a test, usually writte n in a shor t time , to sho w ho w muc h you kno w abou t somethin g

expect t o think tha t somethin g will happe n

Go d the 'person ' wh o mad e th e worl d an d control s all thing s graduate(v) to finish university successfully an d pass you r exam s hurtto mak e somebod y feel unhapp y

ice hockeya spor t played on ice, using long sticks to hit a puc k

insuranc e money pai d each year to a company , which the n pays you r hospital bills, etc. if you ar e ill

kiss {v) to touc h someon e wit h you r lips in a loving way

lawth e rules of a country , which all th e peopl e mus t obey