Reading Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy.

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2. Bathsheba takes care of Gabriel’s wife while she is sick. False.

3. Fanny is buried with her baby in an unmarked grave. True.

4. Boldwood shoots Troy and avoids prison because he is a rich man. False.

5. Pennyways, Bathsheba’s farm manager, is fired as he is caught stealing wheat. False.

6. Fanny arrives late to the church where she is going to marry Troy. True

7. Troy tells Bathsheba that he doesn’t love her. True.

8. Boldwood and Bathsheba decide to get married during the Christmas party. True

9. Gabriel helps some farmer to save some animals from fire. True.

10. Troy opens his watch where there is a lock of Bathsheba’s hair. False.

Use of English

A. Write definitions using your own words for the following words:

1. Rick (e.g. of hay)

2. To ride away: hop on (car, animal) something and go far.

3. Annoyed: when you get angry

4. Proposal: proposition offered to someone

5. Shepherd: person that caregiver and guides cattle.

6. Inn: It was formerly budget hotel for travelers.

7. Gamble: when two people compete and the winner a reward takes.

8. To find out: know something that is of interest.

9. To embarrass: when you want to feel pleace.

10. To stare: look towards something.

11. To court: wound made by an object.

12. Clover: small plant with four leaves

13. To groan: noise that makes a person when you have pain or sexual pleasure.

14. Jealousy: feeling you get when others want to have ours and envy by someone.

15. Blade: a weapon sharp.

16. To drown: when not breathe that occurs death.

B. Write sentences with the words from the previous exercise to retell the plot of the book. Modify the word accordingly if necessary.

1. Bathsheba was to ride away with his horse and found Gabriel.

2. Boldwood makes a proposition from marriage to Bathsheba after she will send a very bold letter.

3. The troy soldier showed his skills with his blade Bathsheba.

4. Bathsheba was annoyed when Gabriel told him what he thought about the action he had committed with Boldwood and she dismissal.

5. Gabriel was a very good shepherd because save the death sheeps

6 .Troy didn't want that Bathsheba find out who was his wife before.

7. Bathsheba was upset when Gabriel told him what he thought about the action he had committed with Boldwood and she dismissal.

8. Bathsheba felt jealous when she knew that Troy loved to Fanny.

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C. Use the Comparative and Superlative of the following adjectives and match them to the sentences to make meaningful sentences:

pretty

Jealous.

enjoyable

young

Good.

Far.

Happy.

Interested.

brave

- Bathsheba finds Gabriel’s company enjovable than Boldwood’s.

- Fanny is very happy girl in the world when she finds Troy and he accepts to marry her.

- Troy thinks about travelling far after being rescued by the sailors.

- After seeing the lock of hair in Troy’s watch, Bathsheba is jealous and she thinks that hair is younger than hers.

- Bathsheba’s farmers think of Gabriel Oak as highly good farmer in the town.

- Liddy, Bathsheba’s maid is pretty as Fanny.

- Gabriel is more jealous of Troy than of Boldwood.

- Bathsheba is interested in having money than in marrying Gabriel.

- To Bathsheba, Troy is brave Soldier in the world.

Writing

Choose one of the options to write a composition (75- 100 words). Use your own words.

- Option A: Write the story of what happened between Bathsheba and Gabriel after their marriage.

- Option B: Write the love story between Fanny and Troy before we know them in the book.

Bathsheba and Gabriel wanted to work two long years and collect money to go on a trip together they wanted go traveling the world, Bathsheba wanted to travel to Spain and Italy but Gabriel liked America. The farm remained in very good condition so They began their journey to America first came to New York and spent two days later traveled to Philadelphia. They decided to sell the farm and buy a other in a small village called Wynmoord. after a year Bathsheba had twins. They could not be happier because everything was great