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1 a Open answers
b The countries are India, Albania, Serbia and Ireland.
2 Open answers
3 a 8
b 4
c 8
d 4
4 a Calcutta
b never
c slums
5 a The BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) makes
radio and TV programmes in Britain.
b Open answer
c The countries are Great Britain (in Europe),
Tanzania (in Africa), the US (in North America) and
Venezuela (in South America). New York is in the
US and Rome is in Italy.
6 a 1948
b 1952
c 1965
d 1969
e 1979
f 1997
7 a She was alone. She had no helpers and no money.
b She talked to her. She washed her and stayed with
her.
c She started to be world-famous in 1969. People in
many countries watched a TV programme about her.
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Discussion activities key

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4 Name
Family name
Family
Birth date
Birth place

Agnes Gonxha
Bohaxju
1 brother 1 sister
August 10th, 1910
Skopje (Serbia)

57 Open answers

c Pearson Education Limited 2008

1 a 3
b 7
c 3
d 7
e 7
f 3
g 7
h 7
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4 Skopje Ireland Spain The Mediterranean Suez
(Egypt) Red Sea Arabian Sea Sri Lanka Calcutta
Darjeeling
5 a 2
b 1
c 3
d 5
e 4
6 1930 Her English was now good.
1918 Her father died.
1946 She took a train to Darjeeling.
1910 She was born.
1944 She became the head teacher.
1928 She went to Dublin.
1948 The Head of the Catholic Church in Calcutta
sent her a letter.
7 Women
sari
Nun
help
Doctor
hospital
Childrens home
food and bed
Hospital
ill
Government
big building
8 a 3
b 7 she was alone
c 3
d 3
e 7 she died in 1997
9 a Mother Teresa dressed in a poor white and blue
sari.
b In 1952, Mother Teresa started a home for dying
people in Calcutta.
c In 1965, the Missionaries of Charity started working
in Venezuela.
d Many letters arrived for Mother Teresa after a BBC
TV programme about her work in 1969.
e In 1979, Mother Teresa got the Nobel Peace Prize.
10 13 Open answers

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LEVEL 1

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Mother Teresa
Progress test key
1 a was
b werent
c had
d didnt work
e loved
f didnt buy
g loved
h prayed
i worked
j were
2 a Church
b died
c God
d helped
e hospital
f nun
g prayed
h missionaries
i slums
j world
3 a 7
b 5
c 8
d 1
e 4
f 2
g 10
h 6
i 9
j 3

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4 a 2 b 3 c 1 d 6 e 7 f 9 g 8 h 5
i 10 j 4
5 a church
b died
c sari
d prize
e government
f hospital
g slum
6 a 7
b 7
c 3
d 7
e 7
f 7
g 3
h 7
i 7
j 3
k 7
l 3
m 3
n 7
o 7

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