Subhi (Form 1)

INSTRUCTIONS: Fill in the missing words as they are read to you by your partner and 'dictate' to your partner the words that are printed on your paper. Do not spell. Do not look at your partner's paper.

Two years ago I had a job as a bartender _________________ _________________ _________________ MONTREAL'S

_________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ . The first day I was there I met SUBHI,

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I spoke to him for a few seconds. _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________

_________________ . Around nine-thirty I went to the kitchen to pick up my supper _________________ SUBHI _________________

_________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ . He was a very proud

person. _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________

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MONTREAL _________________ _________________ . He also said that he was very rich _________________

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_________________ . I wondered what a rich man like Subhi was doing there, _________________ _________________

_________________ _________________ . Before I could ask him that question, he said, “_________________

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_________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ , cooking in a

restaurant. _________________ , _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________

_________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ and I like talking to people like you.”

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_________________ _________________ , I travelled with another employee _________________ _________________

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_________________ . I asked him about SUBHI _________________ _________________ _________________

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_________________ _________________ who liked to impress people with lots of lies. _________________

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_________________ . Now, two years later, _________________ _________________ _________________ SUBHI

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_________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ and he’s still telling new employees about

his money and his apartments.

- based on a story by ESL student, Mahmoud Saddho (about 1985)