8th GWtW B1 U1 reading

Read the article. What happened first?

A Stan received thousands of messages. ____________

B Stan’s wife died. ____________

C Lily put a photo onto the Internet. ____________

D Stan talked to Lily about his life. ____________

E Stan put a message in his window. ____________

F Lily knocked on Stan’s door. ____________

AN ACT OF KINDNESS

Two weeks ago, schoolgirl Lily Mason was taking her dog for a walk down the back streets of Salford, Manchester, when she passed a small house with a hand-written note in the window. She walked past, but something made her stop and go back. She read the note: ‘My name is Stan Baker and I am 72. My wife died last year, and I am all alone. I have no friends and family. Please help if you can.’

As soon as she saw the note, Lily wanted to help. She took a photo of the note and knocked on the door.

Stan says he was surprised – even shocked – when he opened the door to find Lily standing there with her dog. ‘Life’s very different when you’re old,’ says Stan. ‘Don’t get me wrong now, I’m not complaining. People are always polite to me, you know, they chat about the weather, they’re nice like that. But they don’t really want to know you, they don’t want to be friends.’

But Lily was different. She wanted to hear the old man’s story.

He is an only child and his father was in the army, so the family moved to different countries every few years. He went to lots of different schools, so never really had a place to call home. As an adult, he worked abroad, like his father, and then retired to England with his wife Polly. She was the love of his life, and they did everything together. When he lost her, he had nobody.

Lily saw that he had an old laptop and could use the Internet, so she posted the note from his window on social media. ‘It was amazing,’ says Lily. ‘In the next few days, it was seen by more than 11 million people and we had 240,000 likes. Stan got messages of support from all over the world, hundreds of emails, letters from children, photos of pets and people offering to phone for a chat or call for a visit. Of course, things will get quieter in a few weeks, but I’m sure he will stay friends with some of these new people, and he will always have someone to talk to.’

Read the article. What happened second?

A Stan received thousands of messages. ____________

B Stan’s wife died. ____________

C Lily put a photo onto the Internet. ____________

D Stan talked to Lily about his life. ____________

E Stan put a message in his window. ____________

F Lily knocked on Stan’s door. ____________

AN ACT OF KINDNESS

Two weeks ago, schoolgirl Lily Mason was taking her dog for a walk down the back streets of Salford, Manchester, when she passed a small house with a hand-written note in the window. She walked past, but something made her stop and go back. She read the note: ‘My name is Stan Baker and I am 72. My wife died last year, and I am all alone. I have no friends and family. Please help if you can.’

As soon as she saw the note, Lily wanted to help. She took a photo of the note and knocked on the door.

Stan says he was surprised – even shocked – when he opened the door to find Lily standing there with her dog. ‘Life’s very different when you’re old,’ says Stan. ‘Don’t get me wrong now, I’m not complaining. People are always polite to me, you know, they chat about the weather, they’re nice like that. But they don’t really want to know you, they don’t want to be friends.’

But Lily was different. She wanted to hear the old man’s story.

He is an only child and his father was in the army, so the family moved to different countries every few years. He went to lots of different schools, so never really had a place to call home. As an adult, he worked abroad, like his father, and then retired to England with his wife Polly. She was the love of his life, and they did everything together. When he lost her, he had nobody.

Lily saw that he had an old laptop and could use the Internet, so she posted the note from his window on social media. ‘It was amazing,’ says Lily. ‘In the next few days, it was seen by more than 11 million people and we had 240,000 likes. Stan got messages of support from all over the world, hundreds of emails, letters from children, photos of pets and people offering to phone for a chat or call for a visit. Of course, things will get quieter in a few weeks, but I’m sure he will stay friends with some of these new people, and he will always have someone to talk to.’

Read the article. What happened third?

A Stan received thousands of messages. ____________

B Stan’s wife died. ____________

C Lily put a photo onto the Internet. ____________

D Stan talked to Lily about his life. ____________

E Stan put a message in his window. ____________

F Lily knocked on Stan’s door. ____________

AN ACT OF KINDNESS

Two weeks ago, schoolgirl Lily Mason was taking her dog for a walk down the back streets of Salford, Manchester, when she passed a small house with a hand-written note in the window. She walked past, but something made her stop and go back. She read the note: ‘My name is Stan Baker and I am 72. My wife died last year, and I am all alone. I have no friends and family. Please help if you can.’

As soon as she saw the note, Lily wanted to help. She took a photo of the note and knocked on the door.

Stan says he was surprised – even shocked – when he opened the door to find Lily standing there with her dog. ‘Life’s very different when you’re old,’ says Stan. ‘Don’t get me wrong now, I’m not complaining. People are always polite to me, you know, they chat about the weather, they’re nice like that. But they don’t really want to know you, they don’t want to be friends.’

But Lily was different. She wanted to hear the old man’s story.

He is an only child and his father was in the army, so the family moved to different countries every few years. He went to lots of different schools, so never really had a place to call home. As an adult, he worked abroad, like his father, and then retired to England with his wife Polly. She was the love of his life, and they did everything together. When he lost her, he had nobody.

Lily saw that he had an old laptop and could use the Internet, so she posted the note from his window on social media. ‘It was amazing,’ says Lily. ‘In the next few days, it was seen by more than 11 million people and we had 240,000 likes. Stan got messages of support from all over the world, hundreds of emails, letters from children, photos of pets and people offering to phone for a chat or call for a visit. Of course, things will get quieter in a few weeks, but I’m sure he will stay friends with some of these new people, and he will always have someone to talk to.’

Read the article. What happened fourth?

A Stan received thousands of messages. ____________

B Stan’s wife died. ____________

C Lily put a photo onto the Internet. ____________

D Stan talked to Lily about his life. ____________

E Stan put a message in his window. ____________

F Lily knocked on Stan’s door. ____________

AN ACT OF KINDNESS

Two weeks ago, schoolgirl Lily Mason was taking her dog for a walk down the back streets of Salford, Manchester, when she passed a small house with a hand-written note in the window. She walked past, but something made her stop and go back. She read the note: ‘My name is Stan Baker and I am 72. My wife died last year, and I am all alone. I have no friends and family. Please help if you can.’

As soon as she saw the note, Lily wanted to help. She took a photo of the note and knocked on the door.

Stan says he was surprised – even shocked – when he opened the door to find Lily standing there with her dog. ‘Life’s very different when you’re old,’ says Stan. ‘Don’t get me wrong now, I’m not complaining. People are always polite to me, you know, they chat about the weather, they’re nice like that. But they don’t really want to know you, they don’t want to be friends.’

But Lily was different. She wanted to hear the old man’s story.

He is an only child and his father was in the army, so the family moved to different countries every few years. He went to lots of different schools, so never really had a place to call home. As an adult, he worked abroad, like his father, and then retired to England with his wife Polly. She was the love of his life, and they did everything together. When he lost her, he had nobody.

Lily saw that he had an old laptop and could use the Internet, so she posted the note from his window on social media. ‘It was amazing,’ says Lily. ‘In the next few days, it was seen by more than 11 million people and we had 240,000 likes. Stan got messages of support from all over the world, hundreds of emails, letters from children, photos of pets and people offering to phone for a chat or call for a visit. Of course, things will get quieter in a few weeks, but I’m sure he will stay friends with some of these new people, and he will always have someone to talk to.’

Read the article. What happened fifth?

A Stan received thousands of messages. ____________

B Stan’s wife died. ____________

C Lily put a photo onto the Internet. ____________

D Stan talked to Lily about his life. ____________

E Stan put a message in his window. ____________

F Lily knocked on Stan’s door. ____________

AN ACT OF KINDNESS

Two weeks ago, schoolgirl Lily Mason was taking her dog for a walk down the back streets of Salford, Manchester, when she passed a small house with a hand-written note in the window. She walked past, but something made her stop and go back. She read the note: ‘My name is Stan Baker and I am 72. My wife died last year, and I am all alone. I have no friends and family. Please help if you can.’

As soon as she saw the note, Lily wanted to help. She took a photo of the note and knocked on the door.

Stan says he was surprised – even shocked – when he opened the door to find Lily standing there with her dog. ‘Life’s very different when you’re old,’ says Stan. ‘Don’t get me wrong now, I’m not complaining. People are always polite to me, you know, they chat about the weather, they’re nice like that. But they don’t really want to know you, they don’t want to be friends.’

But Lily was different. She wanted to hear the old man’s story.

He is an only child and his father was in the army, so the family moved to different countries every few years. He went to lots of different schools, so never really had a place to call home. As an adult, he worked abroad, like his father, and then retired to England with his wife Polly. She was the love of his life, and they did everything together. When he lost her, he had nobody.

Lily saw that he had an old laptop and could use the Internet, so she posted the note from his window on social media. ‘It was amazing,’ says Lily. ‘In the next few days, it was seen by more than 11 million people and we had 240,000 likes. Stan got messages of support from all over the world, hundreds of emails, letters from children, photos of pets and people offering to phone for a chat or call for a visit. Of course, things will get quieter in a few weeks, but I’m sure he will stay friends with some of these new people, and he will always have someone to talk to.’

Read the article. What happened sixth?

A Stan received thousands of messages. ____________

B Stan’s wife died. ____________

C Lily put a photo onto the Internet. ____________

D Stan talked to Lily about his life. ____________

E Stan put a message in his window. ____________

F Lily knocked on Stan’s door. ____________

AN ACT OF KINDNESS

Two weeks ago, schoolgirl Lily Mason was taking her dog for a walk down the back streets of Salford, Manchester, when she passed a small house with a hand-written note in the window. She walked past, but something made her stop and go back. She read the note: ‘My name is Stan Baker and I am 72. My wife died last year, and I am all alone. I have no friends and family. Please help if you can.’

As soon as she saw the note, Lily wanted to help. She took a photo of the note and knocked on the door.

Stan says he was surprised – even shocked – when he opened the door to find Lily standing there with her dog. ‘Life’s very different when you’re old,’ says Stan. ‘Don’t get me wrong now, I’m not complaining. People are always polite to me, you know, they chat about the weather, they’re nice like that. But they don’t really want to know you, they don’t want to be friends.’

But Lily was different. She wanted to hear the old man’s story.

He is an only child and his father was in the army, so the family moved to different countries every few years. He went to lots of different schools, so never really had a place to call home. As an adult, he worked abroad, like his father, and then retired to England with his wife Polly. She was the love of his life, and they did everything together. When he lost her, he had nobody.

Lily saw that he had an old laptop and could use the Internet, so she posted the note from his window on social media. ‘It was amazing,’ says Lily. ‘In the next few days, it was seen by more than 11 million people and we had 240,000 likes. Stan got messages of support from all over the world, hundreds of emails, letters from children, photos of pets and people offering to phone for a chat or call for a visit. Of course, things will get quieter in a few weeks, but I’m sure he will stay friends with some of these new people, and he will always have someone to talk to.’

Read the article again. Correct the following sentences. Write complete sentences.

Lily noticed Stan’s message on the door.

AN ACT OF KINDNESS

Two weeks ago, schoolgirl Lily Mason was taking her dog for a walk down the back streets of Salford, Manchester, when she passed a small house with a hand-written note in the window. She walked past, but something made her stop and go back. She read the note: ‘My name is Stan Baker and I am 72. My wife died last year, and I am all alone. I have no friends and family. Please help if you can.’

As soon as she saw the note, Lily wanted to help. She took a photo of the note and knocked on the door.

Stan says he was surprised – even shocked – when he opened the door to find Lily standing there with her dog. ‘Life’s very different when you’re old,’ says Stan. ‘Don’t get me wrong now, I’m not complaining. People are always polite to me, you know, they chat about the weather, they’re nice like that. But they don’t really want to know you, they don’t want to be friends.’

But Lily was different. She wanted to hear the old man’s story.

He is an only child and his father was in the army, so the family moved to different countries every few years. He went to lots of different schools, so never really had a place to call home. As an adult, he worked abroad, like his father, and then retired to England with his wife Polly. She was the love of his life, and they did everything together. When he lost her, he had nobody.

Lily saw that he had an old laptop and could use the Internet, so she posted the note from his window on social media. ‘It was amazing,’ says Lily. ‘In the next few days, it was seen by more than 11 million people and we had 240,000 likes. Stan got messages of support from all over the world, hundreds of emails, letters from children, photos of pets and people offering to phone for a chat or call for a visit. Of course, things will get quieter in a few weeks, but I’m sure he will stay friends with some of these new people, and he will always have someone to talk to.’

Read the article again. Correct the following sentences. Write complete sentences.

Stan says people like getting to know old people.

AN ACT OF KINDNESS

Two weeks ago, schoolgirl Lily Mason was taking her dog for a walk down the back streets of Salford, Manchester, when she passed a small house with a hand-written note in the window. She walked past, but something made her stop and go back. She read the note: ‘My name is Stan Baker and I am 72. My wife died last year, and I am all alone. I have no friends and family. Please help if you can.’

As soon as she saw the note, Lily wanted to help. She took a photo of the note and knocked on the door.

Stan says he was surprised – even shocked – when he opened the door to find Lily standing there with her dog. ‘Life’s very different when you’re old,’ says Stan. ‘Don’t get me wrong now, I’m not complaining. People are always polite to me, you know, they chat about the weather, they’re nice like that. But they don’t really want to know you, they don’t want to be friends.’

But Lily was different. She wanted to hear the old man’s story.

He is an only child and his father was in the army, so the family moved to different countries every few years. He went to lots of different schools, so never really had a place to call home. As an adult, he worked abroad, like his father, and then retired to England with his wife Polly. She was the love of his life, and they did everything together. When he lost her, he had nobody.

Lily saw that he had an old laptop and could use the Internet, so she posted the note from his window on social media. ‘It was amazing,’ says Lily. ‘In the next few days, it was seen by more than 11 million people and we had 240,000 likes. Stan got messages of support from all over the world, hundreds of emails, letters from children, photos of pets and people offering to phone for a chat or call for a visit. Of course, things will get quieter in a few weeks, but I’m sure he will stay friends with some of these new people, and he will always have someone to talk to.’

Read the article again. Correct the following sentences. Write complete sentences.

Stan has brothers and sisters.

AN ACT OF KINDNESS

Two weeks ago, schoolgirl Lily Mason was taking her dog for a walk down the back streets of Salford, Manchester, when she passed a small house with a hand-written note in the window. She walked past, but something made her stop and go back. She read the note: ‘My name is Stan Baker and I am 72. My wife died last year, and I am all alone. I have no friends and family. Please help if you can.’

As soon as she saw the note, Lily wanted to help. She took a photo of the note and knocked on the door.

Stan says he was surprised – even shocked – when he opened the door to find Lily standing there with her dog. ‘Life’s very different when you’re old,’ says Stan. ‘Don’t get me wrong now, I’m not complaining. People are always polite to me, you know, they chat about the weather, they’re nice like that. But they don’t really want to know you, they don’t want to be friends.’

But Lily was different. She wanted to hear the old man’s story.

He is an only child and his father was in the army, so the family moved to different countries every few years. He went to lots of different schools, so never really had a place to call home. As an adult, he worked abroad, like his father, and then retired to England with his wife Polly. She was the love of his life, and they did everything together. When he lost her, he had nobody.

Lily saw that he had an old laptop and could use the Internet, so she posted the note from his window on social media. ‘It was amazing,’ says Lily. ‘In the next few days, it was seen by more than 11 million people and we had 240,000 likes. Stan got messages of support from all over the world, hundreds of emails, letters from children, photos of pets and people offering to phone for a chat or call for a visit. Of course, things will get quieter in a few weeks, but I’m sure he will stay friends with some of these new people, and he will always have someone to talk to.’

Read the article again. Correct the following sentences. Write complete sentences.

Stan worked in England most of his life.

AN ACT OF KINDNESS

Two weeks ago, schoolgirl Lily Mason was taking her dog for a walk down the back streets of Salford, Manchester, when she passed a small house with a hand-written note in the window. She walked past, but something made her stop and go back. She read the note: ‘My name is Stan Baker and I am 72. My wife died last year, and I am all alone. I have no friends and family. Please help if you can.’

As soon as she saw the note, Lily wanted to help. She took a photo of the note and knocked on the door.

Stan says he was surprised – even shocked – when he opened the door to find Lily standing there with her dog. ‘Life’s very different when you’re old,’ says Stan. ‘Don’t get me wrong now, I’m not complaining. People are always polite to me, you know, they chat about the weather, they’re nice like that. But they don’t really want to know you, they don’t want to be friends.’

But Lily was different. She wanted to hear the old man’s story.

He is an only child and his father was in the army, so the family moved to different countries every few years. He went to lots of different schools, so never really had a place to call home. As an adult, he worked abroad, like his father, and then retired to England with his wife Polly. She was the love of his life, and they did everything together. When he lost her, he had nobody.

Lily saw that he had an old laptop and could use the Internet, so she posted the note from his window on social media. ‘It was amazing,’ says Lily. ‘In the next few days, it was seen by more than 11 million people and we had 240,000 likes. Stan got messages of support from all over the world, hundreds of emails, letters from children, photos of pets and people offering to phone for a chat or call for a visit. Of course, things will get quieter in a few weeks, but I’m sure he will stay friends with some of these new people, and he will always have someone to talk to.’

Read the article again. Correct the following sentences. Write complete sentences.

Stan doesn’t know about the Internet.

AN ACT OF KINDNESS

Two weeks ago, schoolgirl Lily Mason was taking her dog for a walk down the back streets of Salford, Manchester, when she passed a small house with a hand-written note in the window. She walked past, but something made her stop and go back. She read the note: ‘My name is Stan Baker and I am 72. My wife died last year, and I am all alone. I have no friends and family. Please help if you can.’

As soon as she saw the note, Lily wanted to help. She took a photo of the note and knocked on the door.

Stan says he was surprised – even shocked – when he opened the door to find Lily standing there with her dog. ‘Life’s very different when you’re old,’ says Stan. ‘Don’t get me wrong now, I’m not complaining. People are always polite to me, you know, they chat about the weather, they’re nice like that. But they don’t really want to know you, they don’t want to be friends.’

But Lily was different. She wanted to hear the old man’s story.

He is an only child and his father was in the army, so the family moved to different countries every few years. He went to lots of different schools, so never really had a place to call home. As an adult, he worked abroad, like his father, and then retired to England with his wife Polly. She was the love of his life, and they did everything together. When he lost her, he had nobody.

Lily saw that he had an old laptop and could use the Internet, so she posted the note from his window on social media. ‘It was amazing,’ says Lily. ‘In the next few days, it was seen by more than 11 million people and we had 240,000 likes. Stan got messages of support from all over the world, hundreds of emails, letters from children, photos of pets and people offering to phone for a chat or call for a visit. Of course, things will get quieter in a few weeks, but I’m sure he will stay friends with some of these new people, and he will always have someone to talk to.’

Read the article again. Correct the following sentences. Write complete sentences.

There are now only a few people Stan can chat with.

AN ACT OF KINDNESS

Two weeks ago, schoolgirl Lily Mason was taking her dog for a walk down the back streets of Salford, Manchester, when she passed a small house with a hand-written note in the window. She walked past, but something made her stop and go back. She read the note: ‘My name is Stan Baker and I am 72. My wife died last year, and I am all alone. I have no friends and family. Please help if you can.’

As soon as she saw the note, Lily wanted to help. She took a photo of the note and knocked on the door.

Stan says he was surprised – even shocked – when he opened the door to find Lily standing there with her dog. ‘Life’s very different when you’re old,’ says Stan. ‘Don’t get me wrong now, I’m not complaining. People are always polite to me, you know, they chat about the weather, they’re nice like that. But they don’t really want to know you, they don’t want to be friends.’

But Lily was different. She wanted to hear the old man’s story.

He is an only child and his father was in the army, so the family moved to different countries every few years. He went to lots of different schools, so never really had a place to call home. As an adult, he worked abroad, like his father, and then retired to England with his wife Polly. She was the love of his life, and they did everything together. When he lost her, he had nobody.

Lily saw that he had an old laptop and could use the Internet, so she posted the note from his window on social media. ‘It was amazing,’ says Lily. ‘In the next few days, it was seen by more than 11 million people and we had 240,000 likes. Stan got messages of support from all over the world, hundreds of emails, letters from children, photos of pets and people offering to phone for a chat or call for a visit. Of course, things will get quieter in a few weeks, but I’m sure he will stay friends with some of these new people, and he will always have someone to talk to.’