Read the following text attentively: One day a friar came to an old woman’s house “Excuse me”, said the friar “I’m very hungry Can you give me something to eat?” But the old woman was very mean “Go away”, she said “I haven’t got any food.” “Oh”, said the friar “That’s a pity I’ve got a magic stone I can make soup with it But I need some water.” “Well, I’ve got a lot of water”, said the mean, old woman “A magic stone, eh?” She fetched a big saucepan of water The friar put the stone into it After a while he tasted the soup “Mmm It’s very good”, he said “It just needs a bit of salt and pepper Mmm That’s better”, he said “ It really needs a few vegetables It’s a pity you haven’t got any vegetables.” “Oh, I can find some vegetables”, said the old woman She ran into the garden and brought back some potatoes, carrots, beans and a big onion The friar put the vegetables into the saucepan “Is it ready now?”, asked the woman “Almost”, said the friar “It really needs a bit of meat It’s a pity you haven’t got any meat” “ Oh, I can find some meat”, said the old woman She ran into the kitchen and came back with some ham and some sausages The friar put them into the saucepan The old woman tasted the soup “Mmm This soup is delicious, and you made it with just that magic stone.” When the friar left, he said, “Here is the magic stone You can keep it.” “Oh, thank you”, said the old woman “ But remember”, said the friar “For the best stone soup, you need a bit of meat, a few vegetables and a bit of salt and pepper, too.” I A According to the text, mark the following statements TRUE or FALSE and correct the FALSE ones SENTENCES The friar was very angry T F The woman was a nice lady She gave him lots of food He put a magic stone in the saucepan He put salt but no pepper in it He only put vegetables He also put potatoes, beans and a big cucumber He put sausages into the soup The woman believed the friar made the soup with the stone 10 The friar was very intelligent B Answer the following questions about the text, writing complete sentences Where did the friar go? How did he feel? What did he ask for? Did the woman receive him well? Why (not)? What was the soup made of? C Ask the questions: _? No, the old lady didn’t want to give him food _? Yes, the friar was very sad and hungry _? He put the stone into the saucepan _? The lady was old and mean ? The old lady tasted the soup GOOD WORK !