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| You have already read chapters one and two for homework, but now listen and read along again to the beginning of chapter two. Then answer the questions below to be sure that you understand the passage. You may need to listen again or reread in order to answer all of the questions. Clicking on the vocabulary words will bring you to the vocabulary page. |
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In the evenings, after he had finished his supper of watery cabbage soup, Charlie always went into the room of his four grandparents to listen to their stories, and then afterwards to say good night. |
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Every
one of these old people was over ninety. They were as shriveled
as prunes, and as bony as skeletons, and throughout the day, until
Charlie made his appearance, they lay huddled in their one bed, two at
either end, with nightcaps on to keep their heads
warm, dozing
the time
away with nothing to do. But as soon as they heard the door opening,
and heard Charlie's voice saying, "Good evening, Grandpa Joe and
Grandma Josephine, and Grandpa George and Grandma Georgina," then all
four of them would suddenly sit up, and their old wrinkled
faces would
light up with smiles of pleasure - and the talking would
begin. For
they loved this little boy. He was the only bright
thing in their
lives, and his evening visits were something that they looked forward
to all day long. Often, Charlie's mother and father would come in as
well, and stand by the door, listening to the stories that the old
people told; and thus, for perhaps half an hour every night, this room
would become a hapy place and the whole family would forget that it was
hungry and poor. |
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One
evening, when Charlie went in to see his grandparents, he said to them,
"Is it really
true that Wonka's Chocolate Factory is the biggest in the world?" |
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"True?" cried all
four of them at once. "Of course it's true! Good heavens, didn't you
know that?
It's about fifty
times as big as any other!" |
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"And is Mr. Willy Wonka really the cleverest chocolate maker in the world?" |
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"My dear boy," said
Grandpa Joe, raising himself us a little higher on his pillow, "Mr.
Willy Wonka is the most amazing,
the most fantastic,
the most extraordinary
chocolate maker the world has ever seen! I thought everybody knew
that!" |
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"I
knew he was famous, Grandpa Joe, and I knew he was clever..." |
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"Clever!" cried the
old man. "He's more than that! He's a magician
with chocolate! He can make anything
- anything he wants! Isn't that a fact, my dears?" |
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The
other three old poeple nodded their heads slowly up and down, and said,
"Absolutely true.
Just
as true as can be." |
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And
Grandpa Joe said, "You mean to say I've never told you about Mr.
Willy Wonka and his factory?" |
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"Never,"
answered little Charlie. |
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"Good
heavens above! I don't know what's the matter with me!" |
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"Will
you tell me now, Grandpa Joe, please?" |
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"I
certainly will. Sit down beside me on the bed, my dear, and listen
carefully." |
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