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Round the World in Eighty Days

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1 Open answers 2 Open answers 3 a To arrest a criminal, a policeman needs a warrant. b An acrobat may walk across a tightrope high above the ground. c A carriage transports people across the land and a steamer transports them across the sea. d If you experience problems in another country, contact the consul. e A canal is a man-made waterway used for transport and for moving goods. f In the past a telegram was used to send an urgent message. 4 Phileas Fogg believes that he can go round the world in (1) eighty days. He makes a (2) bet with members of the (3) Reform Club in London that he can do it. If he succeeds, he will win (4) twenty thousand pounds. The journey begins when he and (5) Passepartout get on the train for Dover that leaves at (6) 8.45 on the evening of Wednesday, 2nd October. 5 a 3, b 6, c 1, d 8, e 2, f 5, g 4, h 7 68 Open answers 9 a boiler b cannon c bay d bail e roar f cabin (a room on a ship), deck (the outside top level of a ship that you acn walk on), mast (the tall pole on which the sails of a ship are hung) 10 a Mr Fix is talking to himself about Phileas Fogg. b Passepartout is speaking to Mr Fix. He is surprised to find him on the ship. He thought that Fix was still in Bombay. c Passepartout is speaking to Mr Fix about his plan to delay Phileas Fogg in Hong Kong. d Phileas Fogg is speaking to a sailor about hiring a boat to take them to Yokohama. e The captain, John Bunsby is speaking to Phileas Fogg about the storm. 11 a He offers to pay bail. b Passepartout gets drunk with Mr Fix and doesnt tell Fogg that the boat is leaving earlier than planned. c The Tankadere meets the boat at the entrance to Shanghai harbour and signals for it to stop to pick up Fogg. 12 Open answers 13 a - chicken. A chicken is a bird, the others are mammals. b - addition. The others are shapes c - wound. The others are weapons. 14 a Two Chinese men find him. He wakes up and manages to find his way to the port where he goes on board the ship. b He sells his clothes. c He becomes an acrobat. d Because he is part of a human pyramid where the acrobats stand on the long noses. e Because his watch was correct again. He has travelled half way round the world so it is, in fact, 12 hours slow. f The train crosses the bridge at full speed. The bridge collapses as soon as the train has gone over it. g The train was attacked by Indians. h Because that was the reward Fogg offered to the soldiers to save the passengers captured by the Indians. 15 Open answers 16 Possible answers: A Sledge with Sails - A sledge Mr Fogg Tries to Find a Ship - To England Mr Fogg Buys The Henrietta - The Henrietta is a ship Mr Fogg is in Prison - Mr Fix arrests him in England A Mistake in the Day - Fogg has arrived in England a day early because by travelling around the world from west to east, he has gained a day. 17 a True b False. It is the title for a clergyman. c True d False. It has runners. 18 a To win the crew over to his side and against ther captain. b So that he can burn the wood on board to drive the engines. c So that he can get a train to Dublin and then a fast boat to Liverpool, which would be faster than going on in the Henrietta. d Because Fix has arrested him and made him lose the bet. e To arrange his marriage to Aouda. 19 Phileas Fogg because he has won the bet and is in love. Passepartout because Mr Fogg won the bet. The captain of the Henrietta because he has made a lot of money and still has his ship. Aouda because she is in love with Fogg. 2027 Open answers.

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3 (a) That Fogg left London in a hurry and that he has a lot of money on him. (b) He went to the Consul to have his passport signed. (c) Because you can now cross India by train. 4 Open answers CHAPTERS 35 1 (a) Because he does not take his shoes off. (b) Because the railway line is not yet complete. (c) Because he will inherit the prince s fortune if she dies. (d) Because the girl in the temple cries out and men are sent to guard the back of thge temple. 2 Open answers 3 Open answers CHAPTERS 610 Chapters 68 1 He has bought an elephant, he has paid the Indian guide, he has paid the bail necessary to get himself and Passepartout out of prison. 2 Open answers 3 (a) The members of the Reform Club. (b) He offers him half of the reward for capturing Fogg. (c) Because he believes that Fogg is a good and brave man. Fogg is also his master. 4 Open answers Chapter 9 & 10 1 There are eight people on board: John Bunsby, four sailors, Phileas Fogg, Aouda and Mr Fix. 2 793 miles. They were three miles from Shanghai. 3 He has taken 42 days so far. He has 38 days left. CHAPTERS 1115 Chapters 11 & 12 1 (a) Japan (b) A troupe of acrobats. (c) He is not worried because, although he is only half way round the world in a straight line, he has covered nearly two thirds of the distance required and the remainder of the journey in almost in a straight line. (d) 12 hours. Passepartouts watch is 12 hours ahead. (e) Because he now wants to get Phileas Fogg on to British territory so that he can arrest him. 2 Open answers 3 Open answers CHAPTERS 1315 1 (a) (b) (c) (d) 2 (i) election Englishmen buffaloes carriage They can drive the train across at full speed. (ii) They can get off the train and walk fifteen miles to a safe river crossing. (iii)They can get off the train and walk across the bridge. 3 Open answers

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s Communicative activities Open answers s Students activities Activities before reading the book 1 The buildings are: The Eiffel Tower in Paris, The Taj Mahal in India, The Kremlin in Moscow, The Houses of Parliament in London, The Statue of the Crucifixion in Rio de Janeiro, The Colosseum in Rome, The White House in Washington, The Leaning Tower of Pisa, The Sydney Opera House, The Euratom structure in Brussels, The Pyramida at Giza, The Statue of Liberty in New York, The Arc de Triomphe in Paris, The Eternal City in Beijing, 2 (a) He tried to run away to sea. (b) The hot air balloon. (c) Because of a bet. Activities while reading the book CHAPTERS 15 Chapters 1 & 2 1 Open answers 2 (a) Going to his club (b) Having lunch. (c) Reading The Times newspaper. (d) Reading the Standard newspaper. (e) Talking to other members in the club.

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Penguin Readers Answer Key

Round the World in Eighty Days
CHAPTERS 1620 Chapters 1618 1 Possible answer: Because he is sure that he will find a ship to take them to England. 2 They arrived in New York at 11.15 p.m. on 11th December. They left New York at 9 p.m. on 12th December. They arrived in Queenstown on 21st December. They arrived in Liverpool at 11.40 on 21st December. 3 Open answers Chapters 19 & 20 1 Open answers 2 London to Bombay train and Mongolia steamer Bombay to Calcutta train and elephant Calcutta to Hong Kong Rangoon steamer Hong Kong to Shanghai Tankadere sailing boat Shanghai to San Francisco fast ship, General Grant steamer San Francisco to New York train and sledge with sails New York to Liverpool Henrietta steamer and train Liverpool to London express train 3 Open answers Activities after reading the book Open answers

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