Cottingley+Fairies+(Rix)

= Comprehension = = A. = = 1) Elsie was 16, while Frances was 10. = = 2) They lived in Cottingley, England = = 3) She showed a photograph in a Theosophist meeting in Bradford. = = 4) Sir Arthur Conan Doyle = = 5) Princess Mary's Gift book. = = B. = = 1) They carried out the hoax, because they are tired of being accused = = 2) The Coming of the Fairies = = 3) He didn't really believe it. = = 4) Frances admitted in a Times of London article. Elsie admitted it at the second interview. = = C. = = 1) a) They both tried their best to show the truth to the father. = = b) Having been a long time, they forgot who took what photographs. = = 2) Some believed in it and some didn't. A book of fairies was published. Some didn't take any interest in it. = = Grammar = = 1. The girls showed the pictures to their friends __**however**__ no particular interest was ever raised by them. = = 2. Elsie Wright Hill at first refused to comment, __**but**__ in a second article on April 4 she confirmed the hoax. = = 3. The girls were tired of being teased __**so**__ photographed the fairies. = = 4. They often played together __**and**__ saw the fairies. = = 5. Elsie's parents were flabbergasted __**though**__ her father wasn't convinced =