Staying Together

staying together
chapter 1
1) Ikuko or Hiroshi? Match the description to the person.
a) Tall ... young, with rather untidy hair. Hiroshi
b) A pale serious face with long straighthair and a pointed chin. Ikuko

2) Ikuko thinks ‘Why did the idea of marrying him seem like a door closing on the future?’ (page 7). What does Ikuko want to do before getting married?
She wantto see things for herself and to grow up little move.
chapter 2
1) Ikuko first wrote in her diary: ‘Today I arrived in England. It’s very exciting.’ (page 13). Later she decides to write thetruth. What five reasons does she give for feeling unhappy?
The five reasons that she gives for feelings unhappy are her suitcase is lost, the journey was suite difficult, she’s disappointed that shecan’t understand English people better, she feel so lonely and she misses Hiroshi.
chapter 3
1) Who or what do the words in italics refers to?
a) ‘Well ... it’s sort of grey’. Birminghamb) ‘Will I have anything in common with these people?’ Students at the hostel
c) ... she’s very lively, and kind, too. Lucretia
d) She thought of her camera lying unused on the desk inher room. Ikuko
e) ‘I’m the one who started the club.’ Mike
f) ‘Thanks. It’s something I really enjoy doing’. Photography

chapter 4
1) Tick (√) the things Ikuko and Bernard talkedabout.
a) Work and study √
b) English people √
c) Food x
d) Family √
e) Hiroshi x
f) The future x

2) What do you know about Birmingham now?
I knowit was a little cathedral, award gallery, and new shops and restaurants bult where the old factors had once stood.
chapter 5
1) Put the events in the right order.
a) At the hostel, Bernardwalked with Ikuko to her room. 5
b) It began to snow. 3
c) On the way home, a van crashed into the minibus. 4
d) Bernard took a photo of Ikuko in a church. 2
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