1. I was prepared to dislike Max Kelada even before I knew him.

2. I felt pretty sure that a closer inspection of the British passport would have betrayed the fact that Mr. Kelada was born under a bluer sky than is generally seen in England.

3. One evening at dinner the conversation by chance drifted to the subject of pearls.

4. "Well, I ought to know what I'm talking about. I'm going to Japan just to look into this Japanese pearl business. ...You take my word for it, Mrs. Ramsay, that chain you're wearing will never be worth a cent less than it is now."

5. I had a sudden suspicion that something unfortunate was about to occur, but I could think of nothing to say.

Instruction page for groups:
Group work page

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1. You are going to begin working on this story by inventing your own story , based on the boxed passages below. Before reading any further, cover all of the boxed passages with a piece of paper. You are going to read these extracts from the story, one at a time. At each stage of reading ask yourself the following questions as a guide to making the links between the separate paragraphs.
   
2. Begin by moving your sheet of paper to the end of the first box and reading the first segment. Then ask yourselves the questions below, using your imaginations to answer them. Move your sheet of paper down to the next paragraph, and ask yourselves the same question - each time another person from your group must write the information- but TOGETHER decide on the answers. Do this until you have completed the activity.
   
3. After you finish connecting all of the segments, write an ending to the story.
   
   
   

Segment 1

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Continuation of story: (At least 5 sentences)