Nora leaves the café without her umbrella.
The idea
Follow her journey and the choices she makes when it rains.
Read the text
Nora left her umbrella on the café chair. She walked toward the station. Soon rain began to fall.
Nora waited under a shop roof. Then she returned to the café. The waiter gave her the umbrella.
Examples
- Nora left her umbrella on the café chair.
- She walked toward the station.
- Soon rain began to fall.
- Nora waited under a shop roof.
- Then she returned to the café.
- The waiter gave her the umbrella.
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She waits at a shop first; she does not find the umbrella there.
Try it yourself
Where did Nora leave the umbrella?
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on the café chair / on the chair
on the café chair / on the chair: She left it behind at the café.
Where did Nora wait when it rained?
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under a shop roof / under the shop roof
under a shop roof / under the shop roof: The roof keeps her out of the rain.
Who gave Nora the umbrella?
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the waiter / waiter
the waiter / waiter: This person returns it to her.
Practice round
Answer questions and rebuild English sentences to practise. Your score is shown.
Where did Nora leave the umbrella?
on the café chair / on the chair
Where did Nora wait when it rained?
under a shop roof / under the shop roof
Who gave Nora the umbrella?
the waiter / waiter
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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