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THEME 6 ENGLISH 11
OPEN YOUR HEART ACTIVITY SHEETS

COMPETENCES • Students will be able to draw conclusions for the past events in a text.

1 Read the stories and write true (T) false (F) or not stated (NS).

MARK DIANA SANDY
Mark was an uptight and Diana loved dancing since her Sandy was an incredibly disciplined
determined businessman. He was childhood. She never missed a mother who wanted everything in
one of the people who thought the chance to dance whenever she her children’s lives to be under her
only aim of a person in life was to heard music. She attended various control. One day, one of her
succeed. The happiest times in his dance classes during her school life. daughters, Judy, said she wanted to
life were when his stocks rose on One day, a well- known adopt a dog. Sandy strongly
the stock market or whenever he choreographer offered her a role in opposed this idea. She told her
bought an expensive property. He an outstanding musical comedy daughter that it was so hard to take
spent his entire life working. He show. Diana was thrilled and asked care of a pet at home that their
was alone, but he never cared. The for a few days to think about it. house would be dirty and messy.
more he worked, the wealthier he After thinking carefully, she refused Judy cried a lot, insisted a lot, but
became. Years passed by so fast. the offer, saying that she did not never convinced her mother. She
Mark was not the young and strong have enough experience for this spent all her youth with the
man he used to be. He was role and could not be self- sadness of not owning a dog. After
diagnosed with cancer. Mark’s confident. She did not feel ready for years, Judy married and had
doctor said that he should be given such a significant change. After children. She adopted three dogs
intensive care. However, he had no that, her living conditions took her and a cat from the animal shelter.
one to take care of him except to different places. Dancing Her children lived happily with a lot
nurses. Mark ended up in the remained as a sweet memory of of animals around them. Seeing
hospital room, all alone, as he youth in her life. Whenever she how happy her grandchildren grew
chose to work over having a family. remembered that offer, she thought up with animals, Sandy regretted
she’d made the biggest mistake by not letting Judy adopt a dog when
not accepting it. she was a child.

1. According to Mark, the only aim of a person in life is to have strong relationships.
2. Being alone was never a problem for Mark.
3. The choreographer was so disappointed when Diana refused the offer.
4. Sandy was a mother who cared about her children’s wishes.
5. Unlike her mother, Judy raised her children with animals.

2 Read the stories again and write who should have said the sentences below.

1. ___________ “I should not have spent all my life working. Money comes and goes, but family remains.”
2. ___________ “I should have let my daughter own a pet. She could have had a happier childhood.”
3. ___________ “I might have followed my passion. I shouldn’t be defeated by my fears.”
4. ___________ “I might have had a lovely wife and children.”
5. ___________ “I could have been the greatest dancer of all times.”
6. ___________ “I might have been more emphathetic towards my children.”

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