Tears of the Giraffe

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Book key

1 Openanswers
2 a ant,game,giraffe,snake

b client,fosterchild,gametracker,graduate,lawyer,

maid,orphan

c agency,charity,commune,embassy

3–4 Openanswers

(4a Kalahari b Gaborone c theroadjoining
Gaborone,MahalapyeandFrancistowninBotswana,
andBulawayoinZimbabwe)

5 a Burkhardt b MrJLBMatekoni c Michael

d MmaMakutsi e Florence f MmaRamotswe

g MrsCurtin

6 a 6 b 8 c 4 d 5 e 3 f 1 g 2 h 7
7–8 Openanswers
9 a 7 b 3 c 7 d 3 e 7 f 3 g 3 h 7

i 3

10 a careless b sweets c pump d polite e noisy

f water g ring h information i photograph

11–12 Openanswers
13 a MmaRamotswe

b MmaPotokwane

c awomanandherbabyboy

d hissister

e twomonths

f anurseatthehospital

14 a MmaMakutsi

b astudentinMmaMakutsi’scollegeclass

c MmaRamotswe

d MmaMakutsi

e MmaRamotswe

15–18 Openanswers
19 a Yes b No c Yes d No e Yes f No

g Yes h Yes i Yes j No k Yes

20 a ThemaidstoMmaMakutsi

b MmaMakutsitoMmaRamotswe

c MrBaduletoMmaRamotswe

d ThegirltoMrJLBMatekoni

e MmaMakutsitoheruncle

f MrJLBMatekonitothechildren

+Openanswers

21–23 Openanswers
24 a Philemon(Leannye) b prison

c MmaRamotswe d white e Paul(Monosopati)

f house g police

25 a 7 b 3 c 7 d 7 e 7 f 3
26–27 Openanswers

28 a tellMrBadulethetruth

b adetective

c thepolice

d Thegirl

29 a OswaldRantaisaladies’man.

b TheInformationwomanisleavingthejob.

c Angelisafraidtocomplain.

d Pusolikestodraw.

e Motholelienjoysmechanicalwork.

30–32 Openanswers
33 a university b Burkhardt c Carla d DrRanta

e hut f ditch g neck h anthill i nothing

j baby/child

34 a farm→hotel

b money→ajob/work

c MmaRamotswe→DrRanta

d grandson→son

e MmaRamotswe→MrsCurtin

f tree→giraffe’stears

35–45 Openanswers

Discussion activities key

1 Possibleanswers:Shedoesnotgetangrywiththe

maid,despiteheraggressivebehaviour.Sheiscareful
abouthowtotellMrJLBMatekonithattheywould
liveinherhouse.Sheisattheofficeatopeningtime
becauseshethinksitisimportanttokeeppromises.
Shekeepsasecretaryeventhoughshedoesn’treally
needher.Sheisverykindandunderstandingtothe
Americanwoman,andwilltrytohelpher.

2 Openanswers
3 Shegoestotheplacewherethecommunehadstarted,

nearMolepolole.

4 Openanswers
5 AnHIV/AIDSepidemicstartedinAfricainthe

1970s.Ithasalreadykilled17millionpeople,among
them3.3millionchildren.12millionchildrenhave
becomeorphansand8.8%oftheadultAfrican
populationisinfectedwithHIV/AIDS.Botswana
hasahighrateofadultinfection,36%,and66,000
childrenhavebecomeorphansbecauseofthedisease.

6–21 Openanswers
22 Possibleanswer:Apartheidmeans‘separation’in

Afrikaans.Itreferstoasystemofsegregationofblacks
andwhitesthatwasimposedinSouthAfricabythe
NationalPartytoensureeconomic,socialandpolitical
control.Segregationwasregulatedbylawsthat
classifiedpeopleaswhite,blackandcoloured,andthat
ruledwhattheycouldandcouldnotdo.Blackpeople
weredeprivedofmostoftheirrights.

23–24 Openanswers

Tears of the Giraffe

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Activity worksheets key

1 a Intheafternoon,becauseMmaRamotsweandJLB

Maketoniwenttohishouseafterlunchandheard
herarrive.

b No,becausehesuggestedtheyshouldlookatit

someothertime.

c 30yearsold.Hewas18yearsold12yearsbefore.

d Yes,shewasthehappiestinherlifewhenshefound

acountrywerepeoplehadawonderfulfeelingfor
othersandconsideredeachotherasbrothersor
sisters.

2 a 3 b 7 c 7 d 7
3 a lunch>tea

b when>fouryearsafter

c T

d didn’thavea>hadasmall

e ditcheswerethevegetablesweregrown>the

woodenfences.

4 Openanswers

a JLBMatekoni

b JLBMatekoni

c MmaTsabugo

d MmaPotsane

5 a Twofosterchildrenfromtheorphanfarm

b Lookingafterachildinawheelchair

c Makeadifferenceinpeople’slives

d Whenamotherwhowasbreastfeedingababy

died,thebabywasburiedbecausetheydidnothave
enoughfoodtofeedhim/her.

e Whenwediewedonotleavetheplacewherewe

wereliving;apartofusnevergoesaway.

6 a foster b damaged c graduates d lawyer

e promotion f uncomplaining

7 a case;truth

b charity

c cleaner;judge

d shooting

8 a Thathisfostersonwouldbeinterestedin

mechanicsandeventuallyrunhisshop

b newclothes

c cream,sweet-smellingsoapandthesethingsgirls

like;somethingbetterthancarbolicsoap

d aphotographofthemselves

e pityandlove

f hesawMmaRamotsweandwasprobablyafraidof

herreaction

9 a PhilemonLeannye

b FlorencePeko

c PaulMonosopati

d MmaPotokwane

e ObedRamotswe

10 a 5 b 3 c 6 d 1 e 2 f 4
11

12 a F–hehiredalawyerforherandvisitedher.

b T–shethinksthatDrRantashouldemploya

gardener.

c F–Michaelwasburiedinananthillthatwasthen

coveredwithleavesandstones.

d T–inthepasttherewerefewerpeoplewithout

jobs;peoplehadaplaceandland;theybelongedto
avillageandafamily.

13 a 3 b 7 c 3 d 3
14 a makingmoney

b bothhavetolookforthings

c wecanallgivesomethinganditstearsisallagiraffe

hastogive.

Progress test key

1 a 1 commune 2 gametracker
 b 1 detectiveagency 2 client
2 a work b pump c yellowing
3 a 1 b 1 c 2 d 1 e 2 f 2
4 a employees>clients
 b stronger>weaker
 c public>private
 d policeman>photographer
5 a prison b stealing c worse d gun e house
 f police g lazy h dishonest
6 a (d)4 b (c)3 c (a)4 d (b)1 e (e)2
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