The Room
“Fool!,” the man Said to himself. “That’s exactly what they want. They want you to be white with fear. They expect you to run out of this room before the night is over. Make sure no one is playing a trick on you. Check the whole place.”
First he checked the windows to see whether they were really closed. He tapped on the walls, the floor and the ceiling to make sure that there were no secret chambers. He looked into the cupboards, on top of the wardrobe, under the bed – not a trace of anything suspicious anywhere.
He felt much safer after that, but as a final precaution he locked the door from the inside, stuffed the keyhole with paper, and pushed the heavy dressing table against the door.
Once he was in bed he surveyed the haunted room. All was well; it was Just na ordinary room. He put the key under the pillow, turned off the bedlamp and pulled the bedclothes around him. He was now in the darkness, exhausted but happy.
“Good”, whispered a voice at his ear. “We don’t want them to disturb us, do we?”
Questions
1- Why was the man in that room?
2- How had he reacted to his friends’ superstitions?
3- How did he feel at midnight?
4- What did his friends expect him to do before the night was over?
5- What did he decide to check first?
6- Why did he tap on the walls, the floor and the ceiling?
7- Was there anything suspicious anywhere in the room?
8- What did he push against the door?
9- How did the man feel when He was in the darkness?
10- What surprise did he have in the end?
Soluções para a tarefa
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O QUARTO
“Tolo!” Disse o homem para si mesmo. “Isso é exatamente o que eles querem. Eles querem que você fique branco de medo. Eles esperam que você saia correndo deste quarto antes que a noite acabe. Certifique-se de que ninguém está pregando uma peça em você. Verifique todo o lugar. ”
Primeiro, ele verificou as janelas para ver se estavam realmente fechadas. Ele bateu nas paredes, no chão e no teto para se certificar de que não havia câmaras secretas. Ele olhou para os armários, em cima do guarda-roupa, embaixo da cama - nenhum vestígio de algo suspeito em qualquer lugar.
Ele se sentiu muito mais seguro depois disso, mas, como precaução final, trancou a porta por dentro, encheu o buraco da fechadura com papel e empurrou a pesada penteadeira contra a porta.
Uma vez que ele estava na cama, ele examinou o quarto mal-assombrado. Tudo foi bem; era apenas uma sala comum. Ele colocou a chave debaixo do travesseiro, desligou a lamparina e puxou a roupa de cama ao redor do corpo. Ele estava agora na escuridão, exausto, mas feliz.
“Bom”, sussurrou uma voz em seu ouvido. “Não queremos que eles nos perturbem, queremos?”
QUESTIONARIO RESPOSTAS
1 it was probably a prank
2 scared
3 more relieved after having locked all the doors and windows
4 run away from fear
5 the Windows
6 to make sure there were no secret cameras
7 no
8 a heavy dressing table
9 relieved
10 a mysterious voice that whispers in your ear
não sei se está certo mas, espero ter ajudado