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The Firm Photocopiable c Pearson Education Limited 2008 The Firm - Activity worksheets of 2 Activity worksheets LEVEL 5 PENGUIN READERS Teacher Support Programme While reading Chapters 1–5 1 Match the people with the descriptions. a Abby ….. b Bendini ….. c Lambert and Locke ….. d Lamar Quin ….. e DeVasher ….. f Kozinski and Hodge ….. g Tarrance ….. h Ray ….. 1) An associate who has been with the firm for seven years 2) An FBI agent involved in watching the firm 3) Mitch’s wife 4) Mitch’s brother 5) The man who started the firm 6) The bosses of the firm 7) Two members of the firm whom the security chief is worried about 8) The head of the firm’s security 2 Work in pairs and discuss these questions. Who do you think Lazarov is? Why do you think this? Who are ‘they’ in Chicago – the people DeVasher and Lambert talk about in Chapter 3? Chapters 6–10 3 Write Abby, Avery, Locke, Mitch, Ray or Tarrance in the sentences. a ………… has a happy marriage and thinks that his wife is beautiful. b ………… starts work at 6 a.m. every day. c ………… is the partner with whom Mitch is working at the firm. d ………… doesn’t have a happy marriage and looks at other women. e ………… has cold, knowing, evil eyes. f ………… isn’t happy about the number of hours that Mitch spends at the firm. g ………… finds Mitch while he is having lunch at a small restaurant. h ………… has been in prison for four years. 4 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)? a Tarrance knows Mitch’s name. c b Tarrance tells Mitch that the FBI are watching the firm. c c Tarrance tells Mitch that he can trust people in the firm. c d Tarrance tells Mitch that his home and office are bugged. c e Tarrance tells Mitch that Hodge’s and Kozinski’s deaths were definitely accidental. c 5 Work in pairs and discuss these questions. What do you think Tarrance means when he says that ‘money doesn’t grow on trees’?Why do you think he says this? 6 Work in pairs and discuss these questions. Who is Eddie Lomax? What does he do for a living? Why does Mitch want to talk to him? What does Mitch ask him to do? Do you think that Lomax will agree to do it? Why or why not? 7 Match the questions with the answers. a Why does DeVasher pay someone to take photographs of Mitch and the girl on the beach? ….. b Why does Lomax feel that Mitch is ‘swimming in dangerous waters’? ….. c Why don’t Abby and Mitch get Lomax to check their house for bugs? ….. d How does the firm keep its lawyers even after it tells them the truth? ….. e Why doesn’t Mitch want to acceptVoyles’ offer? ….. 1) Because if he breaks one, the firm will know that the McDeeres know about the bugs. 2) It threatens to kill them or their wives or children. 3) Because he has discovered that the three lawyers all died in mysterious circumstances. 4) Because he wants to blackmail him. 5) Because he doesn’t think the FBI will always be able to protect him. Chapters 11–15 8 Match the two parts of the sentences. a Tarrance suddenly stops talking to Mitch in the shoe shop because ….. b Mitch tells Lambert and Locke about meeting Tarrance because ….. c DeVasher thinks that Mitch is lying because ….. d Lambert thinks that DeVasher might be wrong because …..
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While readingChapters 151 Matchthepeoplewiththedescriptions. a Abby.. b Bendini.. c LambertandLocke.. d LamarQuin.. e DeVasher.. f KozinskiandHodge.. g Tarrance.. h Ray.. 1) Anassociatewhohasbeenwiththefirm
forsevenyears 2) AnFBIagentinvolvedinwatchingthe
firm 3) Mitchswife 4) Mitchsbrother 5) Themanwhostartedthefirm 6) Thebossesofthefirm 7) Twomembersofthefirmwhomthe
securitychiefisworriedabout 8) Theheadofthefirmssecurity2 Workinpairsanddiscussthesequestions. WhodoyouthinkLazarovis?Whydoyouthink
this?WhoaretheyinChicagothepeopleDeVasherandLamberttalkaboutinChapter3?
Chapters 6103 WriteAbby,Avery,Locke,Mitch,Rayor
Tarranceinthesentences. a hasahappymarriageandthinks
thathiswifeisbeautiful. b startsworkat6a.m.everyday. c isthepartnerwithwhomMitchis
workingatthefirm. d doesnthaveahappymarriageand
looksatotherwomen. e hascold,knowing,evileyes. f isnthappyaboutthenumberof
hoursthatMitchspendsatthefirm. g findsMitchwhileheishaving
lunchatasmallrestaurant. h hasbeeninprisonforfouryears.4 Arethesesentencestrue(T)orfalse(F)? a TarranceknowsMitchsname. c b TarrancetellsMitchthattheFBIare
watchingthefirm. c c TarrancetellsMitchthathecantrust
peopleinthefirm. c
d TarrancetellsMitchthathishomeandofficearebugged. c
e TarrancetellsMitchthatHodgesandKozinskisdeathsweredefinitelyaccidental. c
5 Workinpairsanddiscussthesequestions. WhatdoyouthinkTarrancemeanswhenhesays
thatmoneydoesntgrowontrees?Whydoyouthinkhesaysthis?
6 Workinpairsanddiscussthesequestions. WhoisEddieLomax?Whatdoeshedofora
living?WhydoesMitchwanttotalktohim?WhatdoesMitchaskhimtodo?DoyouthinkthatLomaxwillagreetodoit?Whyorwhynot?
7 Matchthequestionswiththeanswers. a WhydoesDeVasherpaysomeonetotake
photographsofMitchandthegirlonthebeach?..
b WhydoesLomaxfeelthatMitchisswimmingindangerouswaters?..
c WhydontAbbyandMitchgetLomaxtochecktheirhouseforbugs?..
d Howdoesthefirmkeepitslawyersevenafterittellsthemthetruth?..
e WhydoesntMitchwanttoacceptVoylesoffer?..
1) Becauseifhebreaksone,thefirmwillknowthattheMcDeeresknowaboutthebugs.
2) Itthreatenstokillthemortheirwivesorchildren.
3) Becausehehasdiscoveredthatthethreelawyersalldiedinmysteriouscircumstances.
4) Becausehewantstoblackmailhim. 5) BecausehedoesntthinktheFBIwill
alwaysbeabletoprotecthim.
Chapters 11158 Matchthetwopartsofthesentences. a TarrancesuddenlystopstalkingtoMitchin
theshoeshopbecause.. b MitchtellsLambertandLockeaboutmeeting
Tarrancebecause.. c DeVasherthinksthatMitchislyingbecause
.. d LambertthinksthatDeVashermightbe
wrongbecause..
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e LazarovisgoingtogetsomeoneintheFBItotalksothat..
f DeVashershowsMitchthepicturesofhimandthegirlsothat..
1) hethinksthattheymightknowaboutthemeetinganyway,andhedoesntwantthemtothinkthathewantstomeetTarrance.
2) hewonttalktotheFBI. 3) theydontknowofanyothermeetings
betweenMitchandTarranceapartfromthefirstonethathetoldthemabout.
4) hecanfindoutifMitchishelpingtheFBI.
5) heseesthattheyarebeingwatched. 6) hismansawthemeetingbetweenMitch
andTarrancedifferently.9 Puttheseeventsintherightorder.Writethe
numbers110. a c AbbyfliestotheCaymanIslands. b c DeVasherhearsthatAbbyisleaving
Mitch. c c MitchmeetsTarranceagain,asksfor
$2millionandtalksaboutRay. d c TammyandAbbyphotocopythefiles
fromthefirmsbeachhouse. e c Tammyrentsasmallphotocopieranda
largeoffice. f c AbbyseesMitchinhisofficeandtells
himthatsheisgoingtogoawayforawhile.
g c Mitchstartstotakedocumentsoutofthefirmforphotocopying.
h c DeVashertellsLambertandLockethatMitchtalkedtoAbanks.
i c TammygetsAverydrunkintheCaymanIslandsandthendrugshim.
j c MitchhaslunchwiththepartnersandiswarnedtostayawayfromAbanks.
Chapters 162010 Whosaysthesesentences? a says:Bythetimewefinishwell
havetenthousanddirtyfilesforyou. b says:Didyoueverhearofthe
BendinifirminMemphis? c says:Abouttendaysago,someone
madealotofunusualcopiesonthefourthfloor.
d says:AverysgotsomeunfinishedbusinessintheCaymans.Iwantyoutogodowntheretomorrow
e says:Yourfacewillbealloverthepaperstomorrow,buttonightyoucandowhatyouwant.
f says:HesdeliveredonelotofBendinidocumentsandsayshehastenthousandmore.
g says:Youdisgustme.Icantbelieveitsyou.
h says:ForsomefunnyreasonIdonttrustyouatthemoment.
Chapters 212511 Matchthepeoplewiththedescriptions. a KarenAdair.. b MrLaycook.. c JoeyMorolto.. d AndyPatrick.. 1) TheleaderoftheMafiafamilyfrom
Chicago 2) AclerkattheBlueTideHotel 3) AwomanwhofollowsAbbytothe
PerdidoHiltonHotel 4) AbankerintheSoutheasternBank
Building12 Matchthequestionswiththeanswers. a WhatdoestheDoctordo?.. b WhyisMitchabletotransfer$10million
fromthebankinGrandCayman?.. c WhyisthevanthatMitchrentedempty
whenthepolicefindit?.. d WhydoesAndyPatrickwanttohelpMitch?
.. e WhydoesDeVasherorderRimmerandhis
mentosaythattheyhadseenMitch,AbbyandRayheadingsouth?..
f WhobringstheboattohelpMitch,AbbyandRayescape?..
1) BarryAbanks. 2) BecausehewantstheFBIagentstoleave
PanamaCityBeach. 3) BecauseMitchhasalreadytakenthe
documentsoutofit. 4) BecauseheknowsalltherightBendini,
Lambert&Lockedatesandnumbers. 5) Hemakesfalsedocumentsandpassports. 6) Becausehehatesthepolice,andMitchis
goingtopayhimalotofmoney.
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Chapters 151 Matchthetwopartsofthesentences.
a Mitchisabouttograduateinthetopfivefrom..b Mitchiswhite,handsome,talland..c Onhisfirstday,LamartakesMitchonatour..d Therearenolawofficesonthefifthfloor..e WhenMitchandAbbymovetoMemphis,
they..f Mitchisdeterminedtobecomeapartner.. 1) staywiththeQuins. 2) oftheBendiniBuilding. 3) HarvardLawSchool. 4) oftheoffice. 5) physicallyfit. 6) inlesstimethananyoneelsehasbefore.
Chapters 6102 Matchthepeoplewiththedescriptions.
a Mitch..b DeVasher..c Lamm..d Mickel..e Ray..f Tammy.. 1) diedwhilehewashuntingin1970. 2) shothimselfin1984. 3) isblonde,aboutfortyyearsold,butstillsexy. 4) enjoyslearningnewlanguages. 5) hasneverneededasmuchsleepaseveryone
else. 6) listenstotheMcDeeresastheymakelove.
Chapters 11153 Writesoorbecauseinthesentences.
a EddiegoestoahotelinsouthMemphishewastemptedwithanofferofgenerouspayment.
b TammydoesntwanttotalktoMitchinthebarneartheairporttheydrivearoundinTammyscar.
c MitchimmediatelyreportshismeetingwithTarranceheseemslikealoyalmemberofthefirm.
d MitchisfrozenwithfearVoylestellshimthatthefirmisownedbytheMafia.
e TheFBIhasonlybeenwatchingthefirmforsevenyearstheydontknoweverything.
f DeVashertellsMitchtothinkabouthimandhiscolleaguestheywillbewatchinghim.
g Mitchholdsthebriefcaseinhisrighthandthatisthesignal.
Chapters 16204 Completethesentenceswithwordsfromthebox.
bikini dirty later lies parents prisonterrible two
a DeVashertellsLambertandLockethatheknowsthatMitch.
b AbbytellsMitchthatshehastogoandseeher.
c WhenTammymeetsAvery,sheiswearingathathardlycoversherbody.
d Averyfinallywakesupatafewminutesafternineandfeels.
e WhileAveryisatwork,AbbyandTammyfinishthelastcupboardsoffiles.
f AbbytellsTarrancethattheywillhavetenthousandfilesfortheFBI.
g Withnowifetogohometo,Mitchworksthaneveryoneelse.
h Twelvehoursafterwalkingoutof,RayisinMobile,Alabama.
Chapters 21255 Matchthequestionswiththeanswers.
a WheredoesMitchflytofromCincinnati?..b Whydoestheclerktellthewomanwhatroom
RachelJamesisin?..c WhyisntMitchasleepwhenthephoneringsat
1a.m.?..d Howmanytripsdoesittakefromtheapartmentto
thevanwithalltheboxes?..e HowmanymendoesJoeyMoroltoflytoPanama
CityBeachwith?..f HowmanyFBIagentsaresearchingforthecar?
..g WhatdoMitch,AbbyandRaygetfromthe
Doctor?..h WhatdoesRayusetokillRimmer?.. 1) Forty. 2) Sixty. 3) Newdocumentsandpassports. 4) Apieceofrope. 5) Nashville. 6) Becauseshegiveshimfortydollars. 7) Seventeen. 8) Becauseheisstudyingdocuments.
