Midnight Memories

or arrive without some other essential part of his dress; and there is a sly tradition in the Titbottom family that, having been invited to a ball in honor of the new governor of the island, my grandfather Titbottom sauntered into the hall towards midnight, wrapped in the gorgeous flowers of his dressing-gown, and with his hands buried in the pockets, as usual. There was great excitement, and immense deprecation of gubernatorial ire. But it happened that the governor and my grandfather were old friends

in the text or whose possible presence is possible, who are the characters only mentioned? d) Structure of the passage Choose the best title for the two parts which make up the extract. 1. From the beginning to line 13 Objects keep our memories. „ Memories are a call for murder „ 2. From line 14 to the end Total remembrance „ Partial remembrance „ e) Give a summary of the text in 50 words. ...................................................................................................

to stir (■ indicates a wrong answer, but we have given you an explanation) Calculate your score, giving yourself 1 point for each correct answer. (Example : Question 2 ➝ 3 correct answers = 3 points.) 1. What time of day do witches prefer? ˛ b. midnight 2. What special powers do witches possess? ˛ a. premonition ˛ b. spell making ˛ c. mind reading Corrigés des activités Séquence 5 – AN11 63 © Cned – Académie en ligne 3. What do witches do in cauldrons? ˛ a. potions ˛ b. spells 4. What

having sex with Edith, but after four or five years the passion seemed to run its course, and from then on I became less than a perfect husband. To hear Rachel tell it, I wasn't much in the parent department either. I wouldn't want to contradict her memories, but the truth is that I cared for them both in my own way, and if I sometimes found myself in the arms of other women, I never took any of those affairs seriously. The divorce wasn't my idea. In spite of everything, I was planning to stay with Edith

for a fancy and in twenty-four hours would gladly take it all back. Sit down here and let us talk a little." They sat in that dingy room lit only by one candle, which they forgot to snuff, and discussed the expediency of their marriage until after midnight, speaking very low, lest they should disturb the children, who were asleep with weir heads on the same pillow. And Gervaise pointed them out to Coupeau. That was an odd sort of dowry to carry a man, surely! How could she venture to go to him with

souvenir (déjeuner au soleil avec ses camarades). Enregistrement informatif et explicatif. Transcription du document audio : hi tiffany || hi || where are you from || im from australia | im from a small town just near melbourne || i have a lot of great memories from high school | i think it was a really great time for me || one of the things that stands out most is | all of the school ate lunch | at the same time | so between twelve thirty and one thirty | every day | and because of the climate in

with myself I inquired few things from her and called her husband in, wrote an amulet for them and bade them good-bye. When they left, it occurred to me that this game of love would certainly have some effects on the other side as well. So after midnight I left the mosque and stayed in a place some twenty miles away from there. Next day, she also came there accompanied by her husband, wearing a weary expression on her face, totally tired and exhausted. On approaching me she implored me to come with

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recently. And though she is in the most ceaseless strife with our landlady, still she wished to feel proud before someone at least and to tell of the happy days gone by. And I do not judge, I do not judge, for this is the last thing left to her in her memories, and the rest has all gone to ruin! Yes, yes, she is a hot, proud, and unbending lady. She washes the floors herself and eats black bread, but disrespect for herself she will not tolerate. That is why she would not let Mr. Lebezyatnikov get away

were the only kid in your class to do this well." She nods. Then she has to tell me everything. I let her go on, and half an hour later, she's barely able to keep her eyes open. I carry her up to her bed. But tired as I am, I can't sleep. It's past midnight now. I sit in the kitchen, brooding and picking at dinner. My kid is getting A's in the second grade while I'm flunking out in business. Maybe I should just give up, use what time I've got to try to land another job. According to what Selwin said