10201 stone soup

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.”
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A. According to the text, mark the following statements TRUE or
FALSE and correct the FALSE ones.
SENTENCES

1. The friar was very angry.

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2. The woman was a nice lady.
3. She gave him lots of food.
4. He put a magic stone in the saucepan.
5. He put salt but no pepper in it.
6. He only put vegetables.
7. He also put potatoes, beans and a big cucumber.
8. He put sausages into the soup.
9. 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.
1. Where did the friar go?
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2. How did he feel?
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3. What did he ask for?
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4. Did the woman receive him well? Why (not)?
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5. What was the soup made of?

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C. Ask the questions:
1. ___________________________________________________________?
No, the old lady didn’t want to give him food.
2. ___________________________________________________________?
Yes, the friar was very sad and hungry.
3. ___________________________________________________________?
He put the stone into the saucepan.
4. ___________________________________________________________?
The lady was old and mean.
5. __________________________________________________________?
The old lady tasted the soup.

GOOD WORK !