9 Read the texts and match them with statements 1−5. There is one text which matches

two statements.

A Girl On the Move, by Sally Coldwell

Girl On the Move is an emotional novel about the life of Destiny Jones. Destiny and her

parents live in a mobile home, and they move around the country, looking for work. But many

people don’t want ‘travellers’ to move into their village or onto their farm. One day, Destiny

meets a boy, and for the first time, she begins to question her life on the road. What would it

be like if she could stay in one place? Soon, Destiny begins to dream of a better, more

ordinary life. But her parents and a local farmer have different ideas.

B Home Maker: All the Secrets, by Fiona and Scott Bradley

Following the highly-successful TV series Home Maker, husband and wife team Fiona and

Scott Bradley have found time to produce a great book. Just like the TV series, the book is full

of useful, easy-to-follow ideas, and simple building projects. Learn how to repair and decorate

old furniture, how to change your garage into the brightest, most comfortable room in your

house and many more great ideas. So if you would like a home to be proud of, this is the book

for you.

C The History of your Home, by Michael Fossepath

The History of your Home is full of interesting − and sometimes crazy − facts about houses in

Britain. Did you know that a thousand years ago, most houses in Britain had only one room?

People cooked, ate and slept in it. There was no privacy at all, and no bathroom either. If you

wanted to wash, you went to a bath house in the city − or jumped in the local river!

Fossepath’s amusing book also looks at how houses have changed the English language. For

example, we say ‘full board’ to talk about a hotel room with meals because the earliest dining

tables were actually ‘boards’ − pieces of wood to put on your knees.

D The House of Broken Lives, by Tamara Vale

When Josh and Katie Alder see a beautiful house for sale in Pacific Grove, they buy it

immediately. It might be a little dilapidated, but it would look much better if they painted it and

tidied the garden. And after all, it’s a big house with a great view, at a very good price. But

soon after buying the house, they learn the shocking truth about what happened there one hot

August night in 1992. They also begin to hear strange sounds upstairs. Someone − or

something − is living in their house. And it wishes they would leave.

In this book, you can read about

1 a terrible secret from the past. ⬜

2 a change in someone’s life. ⬜

3 where English people went to bath. ⬜

4 ways to reuse old things. ⬜

5 what homes were like in the past. ⬜

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