Stage 4

Young Adult ELI Readers B2

James Joyce
Dubliners

Pp 8-9
1 1 B published 2 A set 3 C like 4 A recognize 5 B type 6 D range 7 B experiment
2
noun verb adjective(s)
paralysis paralyse paralysed
corruption corrupt corrupt
death die dead
growth grow grown
life live alive

3a 1e 2g 3b 4d 5f 6a 7c

Pp 18-21
1 1A 2B 3C 4D 5A 6A
2a 1a) 2 a) 3 b) 4 a)
3 1 When 3 Later 4 next 6 During 7 in the past 2 one evening 5 That evening
5 1 shouldn’t have / should not have 2 should 3 should’ve / should have
4 shouldn’t / should not
6 1 trader Possible answer - because a trader is a person not a place
2 cheap Possible answer - because cheap is the opposite of the other words
3 buy Possible answer - because buy means the opposite of the other words
4 chemist’s Possible answer - because the other shops all sell food
5 till Possible answer - because the other things are all types of container for shopping
6 cash Possible answer – because it’s the only one which is real money
7 rip off Possible answer – because the others all save you money

Pp 30-33
1 1 F Possible answer - he doesn’t know her but admires her from a distance
2T
3 F Possible answer - she can’t go because she’s going away
4T
5T
6 F Possible answer - he comes home late
7T
8 F Possible answer - he thinks it’s very slow (‘it crept on’)
9T
10 T
2 1 dusty 2 rusty 3 damp 4 pitiless 5 bitter 6 gloomy 7 tedious 8 enchanted
3a 1 unimportant 2 indecisive 3 irrelevant 4 illogical 5 uncomfortable 6 inedible
7 irregular 8 illiterate 9 unlucky 10 impatient
3b 1 indecisive 2 inedible 3 impatient 4 irregular
4 1 If only my uncle had home earlier.
2 She asked him to bring her a present from Araby.
3 I won’t get there in time, unless my uncle comes home soon.
4 If my uncle had come home sooner, I could have gone to the bazaar.
 5 It was the first time he had ever been to a bazaar.
6 The journey took thirty minutes by train.
7 The boy refused to pay (the) full price.
8 The objects on the stall were so highly priced (that) not many things were sold.
6 1 F 2 T 3 T 4 F 5 T

Pp 42-45
1 1f 2b 3g 4a 5e 6d 7c 8h 9i
2 1 avenue 2 tired 3 passed 4 footsteps 5 pavement/path 6 bought 7 strong
8 grown up 9 angry 10 call out
3a 1 c) 2 a) 3 e) 4 b) 5 f) 6 d)
3b 1 meowed 2 ticking 3 screeching 4 popped 5 beeping 6 crunched
4 1 polished possible answer - it means the opposite of the other words
2 stay possible answer - it means the opposite of the other words
3 save possible answer - it means the opposite of the other words
4 permitted possible answer - it means the opposite of the other words
5 discuss possible answer - it means to talk about something in a reasonable way, the others all
suggest conflict
5 1 used to be 2 used to play 3 used to get angry 4 took 5 got angry 6 worked

Pp 54-57
11B 2B 3B 4C 5A 6A
3
train car train and car
carriage boot seat
compartment indicators driver
ticket steering wheel window
brakes

4 (1) nicest (2) inhabitants (3) attractive (4) regardless

(5) changeable (6) cultural (7) lovers (8) enthusiasts
5a 1 e) 2 f) 3 a) 4 b) 5 d) 6 c)

Pp 66-67
1 1 Mrs. Mooney’s husband used to be a butcher. T
Possible answer - because he was an employee of her father
2T
3 F Possible answer - a disreputable man kept coming to see her
4 F Possible answer - she wanted to wait until the moment was right
5T
6 F Possible answer - he was very anxious indeed
7T
8 F Possible answer - he knew they would think she wasn’t good enough for him / she wasn’t
educated enough for him
9T
10 T
2a Possible answers - 1 a 2 d 3 b 4 c 5 g 6 e 7 f 8 h
2b 1 to get a job, to be dismissed from your job
2 a boss, a worker
3 money you get every week, money you get every month/year
4 time off because you are pregnant, time off for your holidays
5 a business, a group
4 Clues Across
2 Mr. Doran’s family would think Polly was inelegant and vulgar.
6 A stern teacher is not very relaxed.
7 Polly and Mrs. Mooney felt awkward about their conversation. They were uncomfortable.
8 A serious person is not light-hearted or silly.
 Clues Down
1 A friendly person is always open and helpful to other people.
3 An honest person always tells the truth.
4 A determined person always sticks to their goals.
5 Another word for worried is anxious.
6 Shabby clothes are very old and in poor condition.
9 Another word for thin is slim.
1
F 3 4 5
2 V U L G A R H D A

6 I O E N
6 S T E R N T X
H N E E I 9
7 A W K W A R D 8 S E R I O U S
B L T M U L
B Y I S I
Y N M
E
D

6 1F 2T 3T 4F 5T 6F

Pp 78-81
1 1 Possible answer - His cheekbones gave his face a hard character
2 Possible answer - Yes. He tended to do things at the same time of day, every day.
3 Possible answer - At a concert / theatre / show
4 Possible answer - He thought James might want to marry his daughter
5 Possible answer - They became close
6 Possible answer - She tried to get too close to him
7 Possible answer - Shocked and disgusted
8 Possible answer - Alone
2a (1) was (be) (2) was killed (kill) (3) was knocked down (knock down) (4) was caused (cause)
(5) had been employed (employ) (6) stated (state) (7) ran (run) (8) was hit (hit) (9) fell
(fall)
3
noun verb adjective(s) adverb(s)
adventure N/A adventurous adventurously
silence silence silent silently
passion N//A passionate passionately
deception deceive deceptive deceptively
sorrow N/A sorrowful sorrowfully
weight weigh weighty weightily

1 weight 2 sorrow 3 deceived 4 passionately

5a a 4 b 6 c 5 d 2 e 1 f 3

Pp 90-93
1 1A 2D 3D 4B 5D 6A
2 Possible answers - (1) most (2) by (3) always/often/usually (4) it (5) which/that (6) well
(7) particular/March/summer (8) last (9) that/then
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F N E R V O U S P E L
X A T H E A P R O U D
C I S H A V A O R J F
P S C H I L L Y F X A
O E X C I T E D A E S
B R A V E O G A V L H
H I N O K A N H L D B
M O E K C E N A T E R
S U W R E L T G B R A
S S U N D T R A R L X
S E R O U P E L A Y E

1 proud 2 excited 3 pale 4 Elderly 5 nervous

6 brave 7 fashionable 8 chilly 9 serious 10 angry

Pp 102-105
1 1B 2A 3D 4D 5 D 6 A 7 C 8 C 9 A 10 C 11 B 12 A
2a and 2b 1 gAZE a) He stood quietly in a corner and WATCHED the dancers.
2 wATCH b) Miss Ivors GLARED at him. He thought she was angry.
3 gLANCE c) Gabriel STARED out of the window. He was amazed.
4 sTARE d) Aunt Kate GLANCED quickly at Freddy.
5 gLARE e) He GAZED at his wife in adoration.
3a 1 She ordered Julia to show the/their guests into the drawing room
2 She remembered that they had both gone/come to the party last/the previous year
3 Miss Ivors called him/Gabriel as West Briton
3b 4 She asked Gabriel if he would mind looking after Freddy
5 He asked where his aunt was
6 She asked if he/she was ashamed of himself/herself
5 1 A deal 2 A made B carried out 3 B several 4 D dating 5 A No-one 6 C significance
7 A go round
6a 1 of 2 of 3 on 4 to 5 by 6 in

Pp 116-117
1 Possible answers below
1 He wasn’t sure if it was his fault
2 Luxurious, rich etc.
3 The younger generation aren’t as kind as the older generation, everyone has sad memories
about the past, today/the dinner is a happy occasion.
4 He thinks she is very beautiful
5 He loves her and wants to be alone with her
6 It reminds her of her first love
7 He died of grief / love for Gretta
8 Because he made an ironic remark, only to find out that Michael Furey had died. His wife’s had
always had Michael Furey in her mind all these years of their marriage.
9 He realized how unimportant he had been in her life.

Pp 119
Task
Complete the form with the information about the author.
Name: James Joyce
Date of Birth: 2nd February 1882
Place of Birth: (a suburb of) Dublin
Degree: Modern Languages
Wife’s Name: Nora Barnacle
Year of Final Dublin Visit: 1912
Children: Two (Giorgio and Lucia)
Four Important Works: Dubliners, Ulysses, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man,
Finnegans Wake, Exiles
Place and Date of Death: Zurich, January 1941

Pp 126
TEST YOURSELF
1 Possible answers -
1 They are friends 2 It is a bazaar 3 Argentina / Buenos Aires 4 He is about to start a motor
car business 5 Because he attacked her 6 He read about it in the newspaper 7 Because
they didn’t sell enough tickets 8 She hears a song which reminds her of her first love
9 Because of his wife’s story about Michael Furey
2 1 to bargain 2 recognition 3 to cheer 4 to make up your mind 5 the outskirts
6 the stage