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Cinderella Man Photocopiable LEVEL 4 Activity worksheets Teacher Support Programme Cinderella Man Photocopiable Chapter 1 c After the electricity and heat is turned off, EASYSTARTS While reading Howard begins to cough / cry. 1 Are these sentences are true (T) or false (F)? d Mae sends Rosy to live with her father / sister. a Tuffy Griffiths is a fighter from New York e Jim’s dreams seemed to end after his fight City. c with Tommy Loughran / Tuffy Griffiths. LEVEL 2 b Jim Braddock won a lot of fights before f After Jim goes to the Madison Square Garden his fight with Tuffy Griffiths. c boxing club, he feels ashamed / hopeful. c Jimmy Johnston did not want Jim LEVEL 3 Chapters 6–7 Braddock to win the fight. c While reading Joe Gould is always very careful about d 6 Look at these sentences from Chapters 6 and the things he says. c 7. Say who is talking and who the person is LEVEL 4 Jim waited to marry Mae because he e talking to. Say why the person says the didn’t have enough money. c sentence. Mae loves to watch Jim fight. c f a “It was better when we had our own cake.” LEVEL 5 Chapters 2–3 b “You’re always trying to fix the world.” While reading c “Maybe he just needed a little time.” 2 Complete these sentences in your own words. d “You have a better jab than I did!” LEVEL 6 a Jim’s wedding photograph makes him think e “You’re meat, Jimmy.” about ……………………… . f “It’s not for me. It’s for my dad.” b Jim tells his wife that if he wins the fight with g “Am I seeing a ghost?” Abe Feldman, he ……………………… . h “I can’t believe it!” Although he has not eaten, Jim gives c 7 Answer these questions. ……………………… . a After Jim fights Corn Griffin, he watches d After the stock market crash, the Braddock another fight. Who are the fighters? family lost ……………………… . b What happens in that fight? It is more and more difficult for Joe Gould to e c What is “so terrible” that Jim cannot watch it? ……………………… . f Ben points a gun at the foreman’s heart Chapters 8–9 because ……………………… . While reading 8 Number these events in the right order, from 3 Why does Jay steal the meat? What does Jim 1 to 10. do about it? If you were Jim, what would you a Jimmy Johnston agrees to give Jim a fight with do? ………………………… . John Henry Lewis. c Chapters 4–5 b Mike tells Jim he’s put some money on While reading him for the fight. c 4 Discuss these questions. c Mae pretends to be a radio announcer. c a Why was Joe Jeanette a hero to Jim? d Jim wins his fight against Art Lasky c b Why didn’t Jeanette ever fight for the title? e Jim starts training with Joe Jeanette. c c How does Jeanette feel about Jim? f Joe Gould visits Jim’s apartment. c d Why does Joe Gould shake his head at g Jim wins his fight against John Henry Jeanette? Lewis. c Mae visits Joe’s apartment. c 5 Underline the correct word(s). h Jimmy Johnston announces he will a Jim got another fight / job to make more i money. organize fights among the top heavyweight boxers. c b The policemen decide not to lock the family out of their home because they respect Jim / j Jim tells Mae he has a chance for more fights. c Mike. pearsonenglishreaders.com © Pearson Education Limited 2016 Cinderella Man - Activity worksheets 1 of 2 LEVEL 4 Activity worksheets Teacher Support Programme Cinderella Man Photocopiable 9 Complete these sentences in your own words. c In the second round, Baer threw a lot of EASYSTARTS a When Jim says “It was just the one fight,” Mae punches at Jims’ arms because he knew they feels ………………………………….. were weak. b Mae stops being angry when she enters Joe d In the third round, Baer gave a big right-hand Gould’s apartment because ………………… punch to Jim’s head. LEVEL 2 c Because Jim has been working at the docks, e The crowd booed at Jim during the fourth he has gotten a strong …………………….. round. d When Jim steps out of his apartment house, f In the fifth round, Jim’s manager warned Baer LEVEL 3 he finds that his neighbors ………………… . that he had thrown an illegal punch. e Compared to Lewis, Lasky was slower but he g Jim threw a strong punch to Baer’s chest that was ………………………………………… . made him step back. LEVEL 4 h In round seven, everyone is surprised that Chapters 10–11 neither Jim nor Baer are still fighting. While reading 10 Choose the correct answer. Chapter 14 LEVEL 5 a Jim used some of his prize money to pay While reading back … 13 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)? 1 Joe Gould. a Jim hits Baer below the belt in the twelfth LEVEL 6 2 the butcher. round. c 3 the relief office. b Baer isn’t hitting as hard as he usually b After the Crash of 1929, many people in does. c New York became … c Mae doesn’t listen to the fight on the 1 homeless. radio. c 2 ill. d Baer wanted to end the fight with a 3 employed. knockout, but he couldn’t do it. c c Jim found Mike in a pool of blood under a … e After becoming heavyweight champion 1 trash can. of the world, Jim never fought again. c wagon. 2 After reading subway train. 3 14 Discuss these questions with another student 11 Choose one or more of the words from the and write your answer. box for each person. a At the end of the fight with Max Baer, the angry brave careful cruel honest judges decided that Jim Braddock was the rich scared thankful violent winner. Why? Make a list of possible reasons. b On the back of the book you will find a a Jim Braddock: …………………… “blurb”—a short description of the story. A b Mae Braddock: …………………… good blurb should make people want to read c Joe Gould: …………………… the book to find out more. Write your own d Jimmy Johnston: …………………… blurb for Cinderella Man. Don’t look at the e Sporty Lewis: …………………… back cover! f Max Baer: …………………… c What have you learned about the sport of Chapters 12–13 boxing from this book? Has it changed the While reading way you feel about the sport in any way? 12 Underline and correct the mistakes in these d Jim Braddock has two great loves in his life: sentences about the first part of the big fight. boxing and his family. Which is most a When Jim walked to the ring, the crowd was important to him, do you think? Give reasons silent. for your answers. b Jim won the first round on punches, but Baer was not worried. pearsonenglishreaders.com © Pearson Education Limited 2016 Cinderella Man - Activity worksheets 2 of 2 LEVEL 4 Progress test Teacher Support Programme Cinderella Man Photocopiable Chapter 1 a When Mae pretends to be a radio announcer, her EASYSTARTS 1 Complete the sentences with a word from the box. children are … b Jim’s fight makes the men at the docks feel … fights gym heavyweight house prize c When Mae visits Joe and his wife, they are … a Jim Braddock and Tuffy Griffin fight for the light d When Joe tells Jim he has a fight with John Henry LEVEL 2 ……………… championship. Lewis, Jim feels … b Jim met Joe Gould in a ……………… . e When Mae tells Jim she will always support him, c Joe doesn’t like to talk to Mae Braddock about she is … LEVEL 3 ……………… money. 1 worried. d Jim waited to marry Mae until he could buy a 2 friendly. ……………… . 3 hopeful. LEVEL 4 e Mae hated to watch Jim’s ……………… . 4 amused. Chapters 2–3 5 excited. 2 Underline the correct words. Chapters 10–11 LEVEL 5 a In 1933, Jim and his family live in a small house / 6 Match the speakers with the words. apartment. a “Did you win?” 1 Sara Wilson b The Braddock family keep the money they save in a b “She’s scared for Max 2 Jimmy Johnston LEVEL 6 bank / jar. Baer.” c May / Rosie tells Jim that Jay stole something. c “He’ll see it or there’ll 3 Max Baer d Joe does one thing / two things that are illegal before be no fight.” Jim’s fight against Feldman. d “Something’s wrong. 4 Jim Braddock Chapters 4–5 I know it is.” 3 Write right (✓) or wrong (✗) or it does not say (?) e “Look, it’s the Cinderella 5 Mike Wilson a Mae helps Jim to hide his cast. c Man!” b Mae takes a free bowl of soup and some bread Chapters 12–13 home after waiting in line. c 7 What happened first? Put the sentences in order c Jim asked a young black boxer to buy his and number them, 1–8. shoes for one dollar. c a Mae tells Jim she supports him. c d The electricity man is sorry to cut off the b Baer throws Jim onto the ropes. c Braddocks’ electricity. c c The children listen to the radio and Mae’s sister e Mike supports President Roosevelt. c joins them. c f Jimmy Johnston is the only person at the d Baer learns that Jim has weak ribs. c boxing club who doesn’t give Jim money.
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