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Joy English · Level B1 · Short storiesjoy-english.com

The Last Leaf

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Follow past narration about illness and hope.

Listen to each sentence and write what you hear.

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Words to know

examine
To look at someone carefully to find a problem.
temperature
How hot or cold something is.
vine
A plant that climbs up walls or trees.

Answer key

  1. Many artists lived in the Greenwich Village area of New York.Greenwich Village is an area of New York known for its artists.
  2. One morning, a doctor examined Johnsy and took her temperature.“Took her temperature” means measured how hot her body was.
  3. Johnsy lay with her face toward the window.“Lay” is the past of “lie”, to rest flat.
  4. Sue heard a low sound, several times repeated.“Several times repeated” means it happened again and again.
  5. When the last one falls I must go, too.“When” with the present talks about the future. “Must” shows a strong belief.

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