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Curriculum extra • Language and literature:
The Elephant Man
I can read and understand an extract from a classic work of literature.
Nelson
Mandela
1 Check the meaning of the words in the box and
complete the text with seven of the words.
screamed ugly strange sound
good-looking dropped strong
smell enormous tear
The Elephant Man
We gave Merrick two rooms at the back of the
hospital. One room was a bathroom, so he could have
a bath every day. Soon his skin was much better, and
there was no horrible 1 .
The second room had a bed, table and chairs. I visited
him every day and talked to him. He loved reading and
talking about books.
But sometimes it was difficult for him. At first, one or
two people in the hospital laughed at Merrick because
he was 2 . Sometimes they brought their
friends to look at him. One day a new nurse came to
the hospital, and nobody told her about Merrick. She
took his food to his room and opened the door. Then
she saw him. She 3 , 4 the
food on the floor, and ran out of the room.
‘People don’t like looking at me. I know that,
Dr Treves,’ he said. ‘They usually laugh or scream.’
‘Well, I don’t want nurses to laugh at you, Joseph,’ I
said angrily. ‘I want them to help you.’
‘Thank you, doctor,’ he said, in his 5 ,
slow voice. ‘But it’s not important. Everyone laughs
at me. I understand that.’
I looked at him sadly. In his one good hand, his left
hand, he had the little picture of his mother.
He looked at the picture for a minute, and
then put it by a flower on the table. A
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ran out of his eye and down
the skin of his 7 , ugly face.
A
C
3 Read the text again and match sentences 1–5 with
people A–E. Who are the people in the pictures?
1 He loved reading and talking about books.
2 She screamed when she saw Merrick the first
time.
3 He went to see Merrick every day.
4 They laughed at Merrick and brought their
friends to look at him.
5 Her son had a little picture of her in his room.
B
D
E
2 3.25 Read and listen to the text.
Check your answers in exercise 1.
Then answer the questions.
1 Where did Merrick live?
2 Why did his skin get better?
3 Why was it sometimes difficult
for him in the hospital?
4 What did the new nurse do when she saw
Merrick?
5 Why was Dr Treves angry?
6 Why do you think Merrick was sad when he
looked at his mother’s picture?
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4 USE IT! Work in pairs. One of you is Dr
Treves and the other is the nurse in the text.
Complete the dialogue.
Dr Treves: Why did you scream when you saw Merrick?
Nurse: I …
Extract from Oxford Bookworms Library: The Elephant Man by Tim Vicary
Забрањено је репродуковање, умножавање, дистрибуција, објављивање, прерада и друга употреба овог ауторског дела или његових делова у било ком обиму и поступку, укључујући
фотокопирање, штампање, чување у електронском облику, односно чињење дела доступним јавности жичним или бежичним путем на начин који омогућује појединцу индивидуални приступ делу
са места и у време које он одабере, без писмене сагласности издавача. Свако неовлашћено коришћење овог ауторског дела представља кршење Закона о ауторском и сродним правима.