Nothing but the truth; George Kershaw

NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH
SUMMARY
The story plays in Bankok, a city of Thailand. Hu is a student at internacional school. Hu has a problem with
her teacher english becouse he want stay with her all along. Hu do a exam and her teacher say that this exam
is bad and he suggest her that Hu has do a extra classes. She don't pay this classes and decide sell her ring.
One day the teacher propose Hu of go his home but she don't like.
One day Hu and her friends go to a park where they lose. They was lose very time and finally a lorry driver
find them.
John is a frind of Hu and he help her with her problem by Mr Stayer, her teacher english. John notify the
porter of school because he take with Hu about the prblem with Mr Stayer, and he so do. Her parents get to
know that Hu sold her ring for pay the extra classes, and the problem with the teacher. More later her parents
go to take with her teacher, porter of school, director, etc, and finally give the reason to Hu and mother's Hu
dparon her.
BEFORE READING
1−Look at the front cover. Wht city is this? Check opn page 6 and 6. what do you know about this city and
countr?
I think that this city is Hong−kong, Tokio, Pekin... one city that satay in Asia continent.
I guess that the city stay in Asia but no is it any city designate previously.
2−What problem do you think Hu has?
I think that Hu has a problem because her teacher accuse her sexually, and she don't want explain her problem
anybody.
3−Mach the chapter titles and sentences from each chapter.
Chapter 1: Hu could hear the growing noise of the early morning traffic. It was not yet six o'clock.
Chapter 2: Welcome !Welcome !Happy new year! And welcome to a new year at the Bangkok international
Academy
Chapter 3: Hu made John and Mary promise not to tell anybody else, and then she explained her problems to
them.
Chapter 4: You can have the part of Dorothy, said Mrs Patel when it was Hu's turn.
Chapter 5: How could she pay for her extra Englsih lessons? She didn't get a lot of pocket money.
CHECK YOUR READING
1− True or False
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a) Bangkok is very quiet early in the morning. True
b) Hu is not looking forward to going back to school. False
c) Mr Stayer thinks Hu's English isn't good enough. False
−He would stay all along time with Hu, his schoolchild.
d) Hu misses living in China. True
e) Hu is worried about her father. True
EVENTS THE CHAPTERS
Chapter 1
This chapter present the characters and relate their hobbies and studies. Hu go to Bangkok because her father
go here for work in his company.
Chapter 2
Hu become her English lessons and she meet new friends of the school as John Truman.
Chapter 3
Hu's father want that she have English lessons but she don't know well. Her teacher English, propose to Hu
have extra lessons, but she don't have money for pay this lessons
Chapter 4
Hu is select for have an actuation on a theatre, where she sing. For this, this one chapter say to be a star.
Chapter 5: Events
−Hu is worried because don't know how pay the extra English lessons. Her father say her taht she have save
money.
−She live in floor in the middle of Bangkok, because her father is a importat businessman.
− Hu intend search work but she don't find.
−Marwa bring books in Hu's house.
Chapter 6: Events
− Hu search the manner of get money and think that if her father pay a travel in china so as to see her family,
their help her economically.
Chapter 7:Events
− Hu has stolen a ring and while she stay have class two agents of police take Hu, but all was a dream.
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−Hu was sold a ring that giver her aunt. Seize is as Hu got money for pay her extra lessons.
Chapter 8:Events
−Stayer suggest Hu go to his floor, but she don't want.
−Hu's father want pay a travel because she go to study biology.
Chapter 9:Events
− Hu and her friend stay in a park.
− Sean, one friend, do a joke to his friends, he say that break her neck and have a snake aside his.
Chapter 10:Events
−The group lose in the forest.
−They search one road that carry come back to his home.
Chapter 11:Events
−They become search road for leave the forest and finally they find a way and a driver of lorry help their.
Chapter 12:Events
John notify to porter of school because take with Hu about her problem with Teacher English.
Chapter 13:Events
Hu's parents get to know that Hu sell her ring for pay her extra English lessons, and her mother get angry with
her.
Chapter 14 and 15:Events
Hu and her parents go to take with Mr Stayer and more teachers and the principal of academy. In the
beginning all of them say that the fault is from Hu, but finally see that is Mr Stayer that want maintain relation
sexual with Hu.
Vocabulary
Narrow: estrecho. Silly: bobo.
Plenty: suficiente. Stole: robar
Tiny: diminuto such: tal.
Loud: en voz alta. Glad: contento.
Dirty: sucio. Path: camino
Crow: cuervo stream: arroyo
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Hand: pasar boss: amo
Dear: amado yard: patio.
Wiped: pasar un paño sobre tears: lágrimas
Edge: borde
Should: deber
Suitcase maleta
Rucksack mochila
Holdall bolsa de viaje
Pack fardo,bulto
To pack hacer las maletas
Fare tarifa,billete
To reserve reservar un asiento o plaza
To book. Hacer una reserva
Booking reserva
Customs officer oficial de aduanas
Customs aduanas
Declare declarar
Goods to declare articulos para declarar
Duty−free libres de impuestos
Visa visado
Boarding pass tarjeta de embarque
Single ticket billete de ida (one way ticket)
Return ticket billete de ida y vuelta
Check−in desk mostrador de facturacion
Departure lounge sala de embarque
Carriage vagon
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Compartment compartimiento
Railway via
Platform anden
Porter mozo de maletas
Guard jefe de tren
Ticket collector revisor
Signalman guardavia
Truck camion
Van furgoneta
Wagon carro
Moped vespino
Scater patinete
Rest descansar
Leave permiso
Put one's feet up sentarse a descansar
Until: hasta que
Alone: a solas.
Essay: ensaño.
Tray: bandeja
Too much: demasiado
Hall: vestibulo.
Mean: término.
Travel :viajar
Traveller:viajero
Travel agent:agente de viajes
Tourism.turismo
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Tourist:turista
Hich−hike:autostop
Hich−hiked:autostopista
Commute :viajar diariamente al lugar de trabajo.
Commuter:persona que viaja diariamente
Passenger :pasajero
Passenger seat asiento para pasajeros
Journey viajar
Explore explorar
Exploration exploracion
Excursion trayecto corto normalmente por placer
Trip trayecto corto por placer o trabajo
Tour viaje organizado por diferentes sitios
Way ruta
Direct indicar
Mileage kilometraje
Map mapa
Foreing extranjero
Abroad en el extranjero
Overseas ,oversaeas clients clientes extranjeros
Guest house casa de huespedes
Motel motel
Bed and breakfast pension
Resort,touristic resort centro turistico
Luggage equipaje
Luggage rack rejilla para el equipaje
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