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In each sentence, underline the dependent clause. Double underline the

independent clause.

1. Shirin wanted to tell the little girl that it was not a big cloth.

2. Shirin wanted to take her chador off because she did not like being stared at in
such a way.

3. Shirin wanted to ask her aunty why she did not wear a chador.

4. When the day arrived for Shirin to go to her new school, she was very nervous.

5. As she was sitting in the corner of the playground planning her big escape back to
Tehran, a young boy approached little Shirin.

6. Shirin laughed because Stephen had a lovely smile.

7. They always laugh at me because they say I am poor.

8. Stephen pulled his blazer up over his head so that he too was wearing a

kind of chador.

9. It rained every day for the first week and Shirin did not think much of British
summertime at all.

10. The young girl was very disappointed in her new home and she missed her
mother and father and her friends.

Let’s learn to listen

You will hear to five speakers talk about why they feel that being different is a good

thing. As you listen, write which speaker expressed each opinion. There is one
extra opinion given.*

Opinions Speaker no.

1. You attract friends who truly like you.

2. You have freedom to express yourself creatively.

3. You will be respected for your honesty.

4. You will always have an advantage.

5. You are able to be completely yourself.

6. You can appreciate the beauty of difference in others.

* for listening text, turn to page 171
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