Mother Teresa

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1 a Openanswers
 b ThecountriesareIndia,Albania,SerbiaandIreland.
2 Openanswers
3 a 8
 b 4
 c 8
 d 4
4 a Calcutta
 b never
 c slums
5 a TheBBC(BritishBroadcastingCorporation)makes

radioandTVprogrammesinBritain.

 b Openanswer
 c ThecountriesareGreatBritain(inEurope),

Tanzania(inAfrica),theUS(inNorthAmerica)and
Venezuela(inSouthAmerica).NewYorkisinthe
USandRomeisinItaly.

6 a 1948
 b 1952
 c 1965
 d 1969
 e 1979
 f  1997
7 a Shewasalone.Shehadnohelpersandnomoney.
 b Shetalkedtoher.Shewashedherandstayedwith

her.

 c Shestartedtobeworld-famousin1969.Peoplein

manycountrieswatchedaTVprogrammeabouther.

8–11 Openanswers

Discussion activities key

1–3 Openanswers
4

5–7  Openanswers

Activity worksheet key

1  a 3
 b 7
 c 3
 d 7
 e 7
 f 3
 g 7
 h 7
2–3  Openanswers
4  Skopje–Ireland–Spain–TheMediterranean–Suez

(Egypt)–RedSea–ArabianSea–SriLanka–Calcutta
–Darjeeling

5 a 2
 b 1
 c 3
 d 5
 e 4
6  1930HerEnglishwasnowgood.
 1918Herfatherdied.
 1946ShetookatraintoDarjeeling.
 1910Shewasborn.
 1944Shebecametheheadteacher.
 1928ShewenttoDublin.
 1948TheHeadoftheCatholicChurchinCalcutta

sentheraletter.

7 Women

sari

 Nun

help

 Doctor

hospital

 Children’shome

foodandbed

 Hospital

ill

 Government

bigbuilding

8  a 3
 b 7–shewasalone
 c 3
 d 3
 e 7–shediedin1997
9  a MotherTeresadressed in a poor white and blue

sari.

 b In1952,Mother Teresa started a home for dying 

peopleinCalcutta.

 c In1965,theMissionariesofCharitystartedworking

inVenezuela.

 d ManylettersarrivedforMotherTeresaafteraBBC

TVprogrammeaboutherworkin1969.

 e In1979,MotherTeresagottheNobelPeace Prize.
10–13  Openanswers

Name

AgnesGonxha

Familyname

Bohaxju

Family

1brother1sister

Birthdate

August10th,1910

Birthplace

Skopje(Serbia)

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1  a was
 b weren’t
 c had
 d didn’twork
 e loved
 f didn’tbuy
 g loved
 h prayed
 i worked
 j were
2 a Church
 b died
 c God
 d helped
 e hospital
 f nun
 g prayed
 h missionaries
 i slums
 j world
3 a 7
 b 5
 c 8
 d 1
 e 4
 f 2
 g 10
 h 6
 i 9
 j 3

4  a 2 b 3 c 1 d 6 e 7 f 9 g 8 h 5
 i 10 j 4
5  a church
 b died
 c sari
 d prize
 e government
 f hospital
 g slum
6  a 7
 b 7
 c 3
 d 7
 e 7
 f 7
 g 3
 h 7
 i 7
 j 3
 k 7
 l 3
 m 3
 n 7
 o 7