The Girl with
Red Hair
Before Reading
1. Look at the front and back cover of the book and choose the
correct ending for these sentences.
1.This story is about…
a) work and friends.
b) love and work.
c )friends and children.
2. Mark sees the girl…
a) on TV.
b) in a house.
c) in a store.
2. Guess what happens. In the story … YES NO
1. Mark's friends talk to the girl. ______ ______
2 . Mark's friends help him. ______ ______
3. the girl does not speak to Mark. ______ ______
4. Mark meets the girl at a club. ______ ______
5.the girl has got a boyfriend. ______ ______
6 .the girl starts work in the store. ______ ______
While Reading
1 Read pages 1-4, then answer these questions.
1. Where does Mark work?
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2. Who knows most about hats?
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3. How does Mark talk to Shami?
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4. Who does Mark see on the screen?
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2 Read pages 5-8. Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?
T F
1. Mark wants to meet the girl with red hair. ______ ______
2. Shami wants to hit Leon. ______ ______
3. The girl and the baby have got blue eyes. ______ ______
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4. The girl comes to the store on Wednesdays.
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5. Leon knows the girl's name.
3 Read pages 9-12 and answer the questions.
Who…
1……….drops his hat?
2……….likes Wednesdays?
3 ………tells Mark about the plane?
4………..has got a red face?
5………… is watching the screens in the office?
4 Read pages 13-16. Now answer these questions.
1.Where is Mark on Wednesday morning?
2. What is the girl looking at?
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3.Who is the man in the black jacket?
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4.Who tells Mark, ‘It's a dream’?
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5 Read pages 17-19, then match the sentence halves to make
four complete sentences
1. Ocean Blue is a wonderful club... a) but he doesn't want to stay at home.
2. Mark doesn't want to go out… b) but then he sees two girls with red
3. Mark is feeling good... hair.
4. Mark wants to forget about c) because he likes the music and the
everything... people at the club.
d) and there are lots of nice girls there.
6. Guess what happens next in the story.
1 .The two girls are sisters. YES NO
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2. The girl is the baby's mother. ______ ______
3. The girl's sister is the baby's mother. ______ ______
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4. The man in the black jacket is the girl's husband. ______ ______
5. The girl hasn't got a husband. ______ ______
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6. Mark gives the girl some flowers.
After Reading
1 What do you know about Kate and Mark? Choose the right words for each person,
Work/ Mason’s store , red hair/ green eyes, twenty-two years old, sister Clare /
little boy Greg, work/Leon and Shami , like working security
look after Greg /Wednesdays
Write a description:
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2. Put these sentences in the correct order. Number them 1-10.
The girl leaves with the man and Greg.
The good-looking man (Claire's husband) arrives.
Leon says, 'Come with us to Ocean Blue.
Mark meets her sister Claire.
Mark tells his friends about the boyfriend.
At the club, Mark sees two girls with red hair.
Mark gets Kate a drink, and she smiles at him.
A good-looking man meets her and kisses her.
The girl with red hair tells Mark about her family
The girl is waiting by the door of the store.
3. Who says this? Who do they say it to?
‘you tow know ‘Look at the big
nothing about train’
hats’
1. ____________________to _______________________ 2. ____________________to _________________
‘Apple is a nice ‘Oh, I am sorry!’
name-’
3. ____________________to _______________________ 4. ____________________to _________________
‘’Sorry I am late.’ ‘Just one.’
5. ____________________to _______________________ 6. ____________________to _________________
4. Complete this summary of the story, Use these words:
Club door every feels good-looking husband kisses plane sorry stops
Mark sees a beautiful girl with red hair in Mason’s store. She comes to the
store___________ Wednesday with a little boy called Greg. One day Greg takes a
little __________ , and Mark ___________the girl and Greg near the door. Her face is
red and she is very____________ The next Wednesday a ___________man meets
her and Greg at the___________ of the store and ___________ them. Mark is not
happy. That night he goes to the Ocean Blue____________ There he meets the girl
with red hair, Kate, and her sister Claire. Greg is Claire’s baby, and the good-looking
man is her____________ Kate hasn’t got a boyfriend. Mark ___________very good.
