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Assuming that we know that the person who talks is 'Marta' and you is 'Alex'.
‘That was my friend George from the house down the road. Somebody saw you at the window this morning. It was that woman from the post office. The police give her money, and she tells them all the secrets of the village.’

1. Who was George? Marta’s friend. / Her friend.
2. Where did George live? In the house down the road.
3. What was George’s reason to go to Marta’s house? To tell her that somebody saw Alex at the window that morning.
4. Who saw Alex at the window that morning? The woman from the post office.
5. What did the woman from the post office used to do? She used to tell the police all the secrets of the village.
6. Was that for free? No, it wasn’t. The police gave her money.

Thanks in advance.

KrisBlueNZ · Accepted Answer

Hi again TS :-)

I think Post Office and Police are always written with initial capitals.

5. What did the woman from the post office ~~used to do~~ do previously or do before she worked at the Post Office? She used to tell the police all the secrets of the village.
6. ~~Was that~~ Did she do this for free? No, ~~it wasn’t~~ she didn't. The police gave her money or paid her for the information or something similar that includes the words paid and for would be clearer.

The correction to question 5 is not definite. It's just that used to do usually follows a simple word like I or you; to me, used to do sounds a bit odd immediately after such a long compound noun.

Tenacious Learner · Answer

KrisBlueNZI think Post Office and Police are always written with initial capitals.

Hi KrisBlue,

Thank you very much for your reply and corrections.
Not in the story. It is 'The President's Murderer'.

KrisBlueNZThe correction to question 5 is not definite. It's just that used to do usually follows a simple word like I or you; to me, used to do sounds a bit odd immediately after such a long compound noun.

Thank you for this one. But the thing is that the woman from the post office was geeting the money while she was working in the post office. At least, that's how I understand it in the text.

TS

KrisBlueNZ · Answer

I see what you mean. Maybe you could say "What had the woman from the Post Office done in the past?"
It's just the used to do that seems out of place after such a long compond noun.

Tenacious Learner · Answer

Hi,
Thank you for that one.

TS

Tenacious Learner · Answer

Hi KrisBlue,
Sorry, besides yours, could this one be poosible too?
What did the woman from the post office do while working there?
She told the police all the secrets of the village.

TS

Surfer · Answer

Hello TS.

Thinking Spain3. What was George’s reason to go to Marta’s house? To tell her that somebody saw Alex at the window that morning.
Suggestion: Why did George go to Marta’s house?

5. What ~~did~~ was the woman from the post office used to do doing? She was used to telling the police all the secrets of the village.
Suggestion: What did the woman from the post office do for the police? She told them all the secrets of the village.

I would combine 5 and 6 into one question:
What did the woman from the post office do for the police? Was it for free?
She told them all the secrets of the village; it wasn't for free, the police gave her money for it.

Hello KrisBlueNZ.

KrisBlueNZ5. What did the woman from the post office used to do do previously or do before she worked at the Post Office? She used to tell the police all the secrets of the village.

If I may just ask, why did you assume that the woman hadn't worked at the post office yet, when she was at it with the police? Thank you.

KrisBlueNZ · Answer

That's OK but perhaps you could ask "What other work did the woman from the Post Office do?" If you don't use the word other, your students might think that you're asking them what she did as part of her job at the Post Office, and we don't know that.

KrisBlueNZ · Answer

Surfer, you're right, the story implies that she is still spying for the Police while she works at the Post Office. It was the words used to do in question 5 that made me think that she had been doing her spying as a separate job, before she joined the Post Office.

Tenacious Learner · Answer

Hi Surfer,
Thank you very much for your corrections and suggestions.

TS

Tenacious Learner · Answer

KrisBlueNZThat's OK but perhaps you could ask "What other work did the woman from the Post Office do?"

Hi,
Thanks a lot! The word 'other' reaally clrifies that meaning.

TS

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