Read the following text attentively:

One day a tramp came to an old woman’s house. “Excuse me”, said the
tramp. “I’m very hungry. Can you give me something to eat?” But the old
woman was very mean. “Go away”, she said. “I haven’t got any food.” “Oh”,
said the tramp. “That’s a pity. I’ve got a magic stone. I can make soup with it.
But I need some water.” “Well, I’ve got a lot of water”, said the mean, old
woman. “A magic stone, eh?”
She fetched a big saucepan of water. The tramp put the stone into it.
After a while he tasted the soup. “Mmm. It’s very good”, he said. “It just needs
a bit of salt and pepper. Mmm. That’s better”, he said. “ It really needs a few
vegetables. It’s a pity you haven’t got any vegetables.” “Oh, I can find some
vegetables”, said the old woman. She ran into the garden and brought back
some potatoes, carrots, beans and a big onion. The tramp put the vegetables
into the saucepan.
“Is it ready now?”, asked the woman. “Almost”, said the tramp. “It really
needs a bit of meat. It’s a pity you haven’t got any meat”. “ Oh, I can find some
meat”, said the old woman. She ran into the kitchen and came back with some
ham and some sausages. The tramp put them into the saucepan.
The old woman tasted the soup. “Mmm. This soup is delicious, and you
made it with just that magic stone.”
When the tramp left, he said, “Here is the magic stone. You can keep it.”
“Oh, thank you”, said the old woman. “ But remember”, said the tramp. “For
the best stone soup, you need a bit of meat, a few vegetables and a bit of salt
and pepper, too.”
Source “PROJECT 2 “ OUP
 I

A. According to the text, mark the following statements TRUE or

FALSE and correct the FALSE ones.

SENTENCES T F
1. The man was very angry.

2. The woman was a nice lady.

3. She gave him lots of food.

4. He put a magic stone in the saucepan.

5. He put salt but no pepper in it.

6. He only put vegetables.

7. He also put potatoes, beans and a big cucumber.

8. He put sausages into the soup.

9. The woman believed the man made the soup with the stone.

10. The man was very intelligent.

B. Answer the following questions about the text, writing

complete sentences.

1. Where did the man go?

______________________________________________________________
2. How did he feel?
______________________________________________________________
3. What did he ask for?
______________________________________________________________

4. Did the woman receive him well? Why?

______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
5. What was the soup made of?
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________

GOOD WORK !