CHAPTER 1- JEAN’S EARLY LIFE

PAG LINES DEFINITION WORD

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1-10 Verb, governed, controlled
5 1-10 Noun, all the soldiers of a country
1-10 Noun, business of buying and selling
24-29 Verb, start
10-21 Noun, a way of writing fast by using a system of
signs
6 10-21 Noun, the way of organising things
22-30 Noun, head of a company, in charge of a meeting
22-30 Adverb, immediately, at once
1-10 Verb, possessed
7 10-15 Adjective, pleasing
15-20 Adjective, having good fortune

CHAPTER 2- JEAN LEAVES KUALA LUMPUR Match the words with the
definitions:

Pag. 8
defeat adj, opposite of thin
steep verb, win a victory over someone in a fight, war or competition
Thick adj, not gradual, with a sharp angle

Pag. 9
in a muddle verb, cover a surface with things in no particular
arrangements
scattered noun, sticky material used to cover a cut in the skin
mud noun, synonym of mess
plaster noun, wet and sticky earth

Pag 10.
tyres noun, thick rubber ring used in vehicles
worn out adj, sth that can no longer be used because it´s old or
damaged

Pag 11
sentries noun, raised and covered wooden area on the front or side of
building
load noun, a soldier or group of soldiers that usually guard a place
verandah verb, go unnoticed
slip past verb, put a lot of things into a vehicle or machine

CHAPTER 3. THE JOURNEY TO KUALA PANONG

PAG LINES DEFINITION WORD

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1-12 Noun, bags and cases used for travelling
12 1-12 Verb, to break open or apart suddenly
1-12 Noun, secondary round thick rubber for vehicles
1-12 Exp, not useful, helpful or possible
1-10 Noun, metal support of a wheel
14 15-25 Noun, free journey in another person’s vehicle
1-10 Noun, slight darkness
16 1-10 Noun, sewing tool
1-10 Noun, very thin fibre made for sewing
1-18 Noun, bag made from strong, rough cloth
 15-25 Noun, synonym of curve

CHAPTER 4. PRISONERS Complete the sentences with the words in the box:
Hand over sore swollen stiff ointment bucket fiercely
quinine in pain dysentery a great deal buried torn

1. The old beggar was wearing old ........................ clothes. He was poor and
unhappy.
2. After being stung by the wasp, my grandmother prepared
an .......................... and she put it on the sting in order to cure it.
3. She fell down and she cried ......................... She had broken her ankle.
4. The prisoners were so angry that he looked at the
sergeant ...........................
5. When the women were arrested, they had to ........................... all their
belongings.
6. Children had nothing to eat, so they suffered from ............................ Jane
couldn´t sleep while she heard them crying ................................
7. The first woman died and, all through their sorrow, they .......................... her
8. Japs soldiers were sometimes kind to them and they brought them
a ............................. full of soup.
9. They have walked a hundred miles and their bodies were ..................
and .................... Her feet were .....................,so they put them into cold
water.

CHAPTER 5- THE ROAD TO KUALA LUMPUR

Define the following words in English. Don´t forget to mention the type of word:
• Dawn:
• Swell:
• kick off:
• headman:
• grave:
CHAPTER 6 THE JOURNEY TO KLANG Use the definitions and the information in
the chapter to unjumble the words

PAG DEFINITION JUMBLE WORD

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28 Noun, not wearing any shoes or socks ofrebota
Noun, objects positioned one of top of another ilpe
Noun, building designed to give protection from weather, tseelhr
29 danger...
Noun, small simple building with a single room thu
Noun, a small device with a sharp blade for removing hair zrroa
Noun, long narrow piece of cloth tied around an injury sanbaegds
Noun, two long poles covered with soft material for chterret
31 carrying people
Noun, synonym of sickness seadies

CHAPTER 7. THE MARCH TO THE EAST COAST

PAG LINE DEFINITION
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32 1-10 Noun, a person of low rank in army or air forse
10-20 Noun, a small piece of jewellery to fasten in woman’s clothes
33 1-10 Adj, not moving
1-10 Noun, a person who follows the religion of Islam
1-10 Verb, synonym of cry
10-20 Noun, long walk
34 20-30 Adj, being very hungry
35 25-35 Noun, a part of an object designed for holding or carrying
1-10 Noun, wet, soft and sandy area
37 1-10 Noun, synonym of fog
10-20 Noun, thick layer that covers the trunk of trees
20-30 Verb, to move forward firmly
CHAPTER 8. THE AUSTRALIAN LORRY DRIVER Complete the sentences with
the words in the box:
Plank plait astonishment caught fire mend axle dripping
suspicious bargaining ditch powder ringer cattle soap

1. I was cooking the dinner when the oil in the pan ..............................., and the
whole room burned.
2. The Australian drivers were in charge of delivering wooden .................... in
the centre of the country.
3. My car has broken down and I have left it in the garage for the mechanic
to............. it
4. They looked at the officer in ...................... when they told him they couldn´t
stay longer in the village.
5. Jane was dressed like malay women and she had her hair tied in
a .........................
6. They had run out of ........................ , so they exchange it for work.
7. ........................ is the Australian old-fashioned word for someone who looks
after ................... on a station.
8. The guards were ......................... They couldn´t understand how the
back....................... of the lorry was off and ................... oil
9. Apart from quinine for treating malaria, they bought some
medicine .................. for dysentery.
10. He hid in the ........................... the petrol cans he used for ..........................
for more supplies.

Define the following words in English: plait, mend, suspicious, drip, ditch and
cattle.

CHAPTER 9. SOME SOAP AND A PIG Match the words with their definitions
Pag. 44
homesick noun, a unit for measuring liquid
loosen verb, to escape from a hole or crack in a
container
nut adj, unhappy because of being away from home
leak verb, to make something less tight
gallons noun,a small metal object with a hole to be
screwed into

Pag. 46
pipe verb, to keep things in a special place for use in the
future
parcel noun, a small wooden building for storing things
shed noun, a tube in which gas or liquid flows
store noun, package wrapped in paper that can be sent by
post

Pag. 48 and 49
trick exp, start to feel happier
sunset noun, way of cheating
cheer up! noun, the time in the evening the sun disappears

CHAPTER 10. FIVE BLACK CHICKENS Use the definitions and the information
in the chapter to unjumble the words:

PAGE DEFINITION JUMBL WORD

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50 verb, to let something fall ropd
51 adj, with no doubt inaerct
verb, to move your head up and down don
52 noun, an adult female chicken sehn
adj, feeling pleasure or satisfaction ropud
54 verb, to put a foot down on the ground to show tapmon
anger (2w) s
noun, someone who behaves in a silly way lofo
55 noun, small thin piece hit with a hammer to join lina
something
verb, to put something fixly together stanef
CHAPTER 11. PRISONERS WITHOUT A GUARD Define the following words in
English:

• Collect :
• Mattress :
• Cheek :
CHAPTER 12. KUALA TELANG and CHAPTER 13. AFTER THE WAR
Match the word with its definition

Pag. 61 customs noun, official statements of a person to choose the heirs

Pag. 62 swampy noun, a deep hole in the ground from which you get
water
Pag. 66 leather noun, belief that has been established long ago
will noun, money earned from works or investments
income adj, describes a soft and very wet area
Pag. 67 well noun, manufactured skin to make clothes and
complements

CHAPTER 14 THE WELL Define the following words in English:

• Decree:
• Well-diggers:

• Skilfully:

• Torture:
CHAPTER 15. AUSTRALIA Complete the sentences with the words in the box:
Draw up cabin stick dull dusty landlady relation
disappointment

1. Jane was the first to ............................ water from the well. It was a happy
day for the villagers.
2. Joe Hartman was tortured in Malaya but, after all, he only had to use
a ..................... to help him walking.
3. Number of visitors have quickly increased so, try to book early to
avoid ..............................
 4. My mother organised a journey to Argentina to meet a
beloved ................................
5. In Ireland I met the ................................ of a Bed&Breakfast and she was so
kind to me that I visited her the year after.
6. The wind from the dessert turns El Cairo into a ........................... city.
7. My brother is fond of planes. Everytime he flies he asks to meet the pilot in
the .....................
8. She wrote a nice newspaper about that ...................... city. She behaved well.

Define in English the words: dull, dusty and landlady

CHAPTER 16. JOE HARMAN Use the definitions and the information in the
chapter to unjumble the words:

PAG DEFINITION JUMBLE WORD

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noun, number of things that are held together dunble
78 noun, place where products are manufactured ksoohwpr
noun, person who represents another person tagen
adv, not relaxed or too formal flytfis
79 noun, part in the airport where passengers get on ateg
or off the plane
noun, something you ask for esquter
81 Verb, to put something or someone down (2w) doliwfnt