“Diary” - reading comprehension

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Task 1

Answer the questions:




1. Ellie is an English teacher and Lucretia is a … ?




2. Why do you think Lucretia was chopping up toads and frogs?




3. What is a crystal ball?




4. Explain the meaning of the following phrasal verbs: look up, chop up, pick up.

Excerpt

You know what the great thing about teaching is? You meet so many interesting people. Just last week I met a lady called Lucretia. She’s really old and wears a long black dress and a pointed black hat. And she lives in a cave.
A cave can get quite cold, especially in the evening, so Lucretia keeps a fire burning all the time. The fire is also useful for heating up a big metal pot called a cauldron.

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Keywords: diary, elementary, future, phrasal verbs, questions, reading