MY COLLEAGUE ROSA AND I.

 My Colleague Rosa                      and I 

The short story posted below is a real one:  it took place in Sweden, while on a European Programme whose partners were all ready to attend the meeting to be held in Karlstad, Sweden.

Stockholm. 2013

This cloze test is aimed at intermediate & upper-intermediate learners of English, that is to say, CEFR B1/B2, both as an online activity or a classroom one.

Once the blanks have been filled in, the students in small groups could write questions to be asked to the other groups in the class. 

 Then, a description of Rosa's feelings and thoughts could also be focused either orally or in writing.

Finally, an exercise on vocabulary: find synonyms for the underlined words, phrases, and sentences.  

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1. Choose the right option and fill in the gaps.

2. Write/ask questions about the text.

3. Describe Rosa's feelings and thoughts.

4. Find synonyms for the underlined words, phrases, and sentences.  

My colleague Rosa is one of those teachers who are keen (1) ......... learning English and devote a lot of time (2) .......... it.

 It all happened (3) .......... Stockholm airport. Rosa and I went (4) .......... the taxis' office since the ones we had booked (5) .......... Valencia would not turn (6) ...........

We both came (7) .......... to the counter where a blonde-haired  Swedish girl was about to have her lunch. As soon as she listened (8) .......... us, she readily put her lunch tray aside and got hold (9) .......... the phone: she was going to find (10) .......... where our taxis were.

After a few minutes, I saw Rosa (11) .......... strain. The colour fell (12) .......... her face.

'What's (13) .........., Rosa?' I asked her, 'What's wrong?'

Rosa, keeping her eyes (14) .......... the Swedish girl, said, 'You see, I can't get a single word of what she's saying'.

Stockholm. February 2013.

1.            on                    to                    in

2.           for                   to                    in 

3.           on                    in                    at 

4.            in                    into                to 

5.           on                   from               for 

6.            up                   down               in  

7.            on                   up                    towards  

8.            ---                  to                     at

9.            on                  to                     of 

10.           in                   out                  on

11.           under            in                     with

12.          on                  onto                from 

13.          on                   up                    in 

14.          at                    by                   on    

 

I hope you find it interesting and useful

Maribel Miró

June 7th, 2021

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