My Summary :
The story is about a sixteen year old boy , named Jason , who wanted to get his first experience of driving.His father asked him to drive him to a village and also take the car at a garage in order to be repaired.But he went to catch some movies so he wasn’t on time.He decided to lie to his father about why he was late.His father understood he was lying.So he didn’n get into the car . instead , he walked all the way to home on foot to learn his son not to lie.Jason considered this as one of his most painful lessons he ever learned in his life.
Answers of questions : (answers are in pink)
A. order the events.
Number the events in the story " A Long Walk Home" from the first (1) to last (10)
___6__He apologized to his father for being late
___3__He went to a movie theater
___2__He dropped the car off at the garage to be serviced
___8__He realized his father knew he was lying
___4__He realized it was six o'clock and his father was waiting for him
___10__He followed his father the whole 18 miles home
___5__He picked up the car at the garage and then went pick up his father
___7__He told his father a lie
__1__Jason drove his father into town and dropped him off
___9__He tried to persuade his father to get into the the car
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B. Consider the issues.
work with your partner to answer the questions blow
1- What do you think Jason said when he apologized to his father?
He probably said he was worry about his(the father)reaction and also he was afraid that his father wouldn’t give him the car anymore.But he understood that he shouldn’t lie and he wouldn’t do it again !
2- What is your opinion of the way Jason's father responded to his son's late?
I personally believe that his reaction was approximately good but a little extreme !
3-Jason said that he learned something from this experience. Beside learning not to lie, What do you think he learned?
He might also learn to focus more on his responsibilities.
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C.
نقل قول:
Using Context
When you read, you can use context( the surrounding words and ideas) to guess the meaning of many unfamiliar words
In the sentences blow use context to guess the meaning of the highlighted words.choose the letter your answer
1- On the condition that I take the car in to be serviced at nearby garage
a. building b.restaurant c.repair shop
>>>>>> C
2-Having just learned to drive, and hardly ever having the opportunity to use the car, I readily accepted
a.quickly b.quietly c.sadly
>>>>>> a
3- Because I had few hours to spare, I decided to catch a couple of movies at a theater near the garage
a.find b.watch c.ignore
>>>>>>b
4- my protests, my apologies and the rest of my utterances were useless
a.friends b.clothes c.words
>>>>>>I think the bold word should be utterances , not useless.
If so , the answer will be “C”
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Useful Words and Structures :
Community /kə'mjuːnətɪ/
اجتماع
the people who live in the same area, town etc:
Þ The new arts centre will serve the whole community.
Þ community education programmes
On the condition that
تحت این شرایط
Þ He was released on bail on condition that he did not go within half a mile of his mother's address.
Readily /'redɪlɪ/
به سرعت و مشتاقانه
quickly, willingly, and without complaining:
Þ Jack readily agreed to help.
Drop somebody/something ↔ off
to take someone or something to a place by car and leave them there on your way to another place:
Þ I'll drop you off on my way home.
Spare time/moment/hour etc /sper/
time when you are not working:
Þ What do you do in your spare time?
Þ Eric spent every spare moment he had in the library.
Catch / kætʃ /
spoken especially American English - to go somewhere in order to do or see something:
Þ We could catch a movie (=go to a movie).
Keep/Lose track of somebody/something to pay attention to someone or something, so that you know where they are or what is happening to them, or to fail to do this:
Þ It's difficult to keep track of all the new discoveries in genetics.
Þ I just lost all track of time.
Patient / 'peɪʃənt /
able to wait calmly for a long time or to accept difficulties, people's annoying behaviour etc without becoming angry [≠ impatient]:
Þ You'll just have to be patient and wait till I'm off the phone.
patient with
Þ Louise was very patient with me.
—patiently adverb:
Þ He waited patiently for Katherine to speak.
Give somebody a look
an expression that you make with your eyes or face
Þ Mike gave him such a severe look he didn't dare argue.
Þ Why has Jake been giving me dirty looks (=unfriendly looks) all morning?
A rush of guilt ran through me
احساس گناه زیادی به من هجوم آورد
Feeble adj / 'fɪːbəl/
ضغيف، كم زور، ناتوان، عاجز، سست
extremely weak
Þ His voice sounded feeble and far away.
Þ She was too feeble to leave her room.
Feebly adv
Tardy adj / 'tɑrdɪ/
داراي تاخير، دير
Formal - arriving or done late:
Þ Do please forgive this tardy reply.
Þ He's been tardy three times this semester.
Tardiness adv
Intent adj / ɪn'tent /
توجه و دقت کامل
giving careful attention to something so that you think about nothing else:
Þ his intent gaze
intent on/upon
Þ Intent upon her work, she didn't notice the cold.
—intently adverb:
Þ Jake listened intently.
Angry with/at
Þ 'Please don't be angry with me,' she said.
angry about/over
Þ Kate's still so angry about the whole thing.
angry (that)
Þ The workers are angry that they haven't been paid for the week.
angry with/at yourself
feeling strongly that you wish you had done something or had not done something:
Þ David was angry with himself for letting the others see his true feelings.
Bring up
پرورش دادن، رشد دادن
Þ His mother had brought him up.
Contemplate /'kɑːntempleɪt/
تفكر كردن، درنظر داشتن، انديشيدن
1 [transitive] to think about something that you might do in the future [= consider]:
Þ He had even contemplated suicide.
contemplate doing something
Þ Did you ever contemplate resigning?
2 [intransitive and transitive] to think about something seriously for a period of time [= consider]:
Þ Jack went on vacation to contemplate his future.
contemplate what/whether/how etc
Þ She sat down and contemplated what she had done.
Utterance / 'ʌtərəns /
سخن، نطق، گفتن
formal
1 [countable] something you say:
Þ Politicians are judged by their public utterances.
2 [uncountable] the action of saying something
Let somebody/something ↔ down phrasal verb
to not do something that someone trusts or expects you to do:
Þ She had been let down badly in the past.
Þ The worst feeling is having let our fans down.
let the side down (British English) (=disappoint a group of people that you belong to)
Be about to do something
if someone is about to do something, or if something is about to happen, they will do it or it will happen very soon:
Þ We were just about to leave when Jerry arrived.
Þ Work was about to start on a new factory building.
Relent /rɪ'lent/
نرم شدن، رحم بدل اوردن، پشيمان شدن
[intransitive] formal
to change your attitude and become less strict or cruel towards someone [= give in]:
Þ At last her father relented and came to visit her.
Plead / plɪːd /
[intransitive and transitive] to ask for something that you want very much, in a sincere and emotional way [= beg]:
Þ 'Don't go!' Robert pleaded.
plead for
Þ Civil rights groups pleaded for government help.
plead with somebody (to do something)
Þ Moira pleaded with him to stay.
Distressing adj /dɪ'stresɪŋ/
ناراحت کننده
Also : Distressful /dɪ'stresfəl/
making you feel very upset:
Þ a distressing experience
—distressingly adverb
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