CORRIGE COMPREHENSION 1. a) buy art b) gallery (l.1); sculptures (l.11); a lovely place to work (l.12); buy a picture (l. 13); it’s art (l.28)... c) Gillon is (1) Sarah’s (2) granddaughter. She works in a (3) gallery. (4) Sarah has come to (5) find Gillon in order to (6) invite her for (7) dinner. 2. a) Gillon lives in Society Street. It is a « bohemian » neighbourhood. b) It is bohemian, it’s cheap, and she needs her independence. 3. a) She is single. b) « You won’t have a shred of independence, my girl, until you marry » (l.42). 4. Gillon is self-restrained: « Gillon bit her lip » (l.38) Gillon is affectionate: « Gillon came forward to kiss her cheek » (l.6) Gillon is meticulous: « I just waxed the floor. [...] Cleaned every picture » (l.7-10) 5. « She wore a powder blue linen two-piece and pearls » (l. 4-5) « where she stayed, firmly, at the Waldorf Astoria » (l.15) « Sarah put out a trimly manicured small hand » (l.25) « Miss Minda is making chicken enchiladas » (l.56) 6. Sarah’s values are traditional. 7. a) l. 17: « Tourists »; l.23: « Sculptures, Grandmama »; l. 37: « your present residence »/ « Society Street » b) Sarah is very conservative (she doesn’t like tourists, who are probably of a lower class than her; she doesn’t approve of ‘obscene’ art and she ...
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