Cottingley+Fairies

The Cottingley Fairies

=Text Level Work= = = =Comprehension:= =A. 1 Elsie Wright was 16 years old and France Griffiths was 10 years old.= =2 They lived together in Cottingley, on the outskirts of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.= =3 A Theosophist meeting in Bradford.= =4 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes.= =5 'Princess Mary's Gift book'= = = =B 1 They think that its finally time to tell the truth and its all just a hoax.= =2 ' The Coming of The Fairies'= =3 It didn't seem realistic enough for Geoffrey Crawley and he didn't really believe in that kind of superstitious stuffs.,= =4 In an article in the 'Times' of London for March 18,1983.= = = =C 1 a) Elsie was tired of her father's dismissive attitude to her and Frances, so she tried her best to convince her father. Then when they got older they told the truth in their later explanations.= = = =b) That time when they told the truth, they were already old...so they kind of forgot who took which photographs.= = = =2 There is evidence for people to believe, some people aren't interested. "The girls showed the pictures to their friends, but no particular interest was ever raised by them...at least, not until two years had passed. Elsie's mother had developed an interest in things supernatural, and took the pictures to share with a Theosophist meeting in Bradford one evening."= = = = = =GRAMMAR= =1) The girls showed the pictures to their friends, BUT no particular interest was ever raised by them. = =2) Elsie Wright Hill at first refused to comment, BUT a second article on April 4 she confirmed the hoax. = =3) The girls were tired of being teased, SO they photographed the fairies. = = 4) They often played together, WHILE this is when they saw the fairies. = =5) Elsie's parents were flabbergasted, THOUGH her father wasn't convinced. =