The Stranger 1

answers to listening exercises

1. It seems as though he knows the person but is shocked/afraid to see them.
2. Mondays make him afraid
3. A newspaper
4. No he is infamous/notorious
5. It seems he made some kind of mistake and then deliberately (made sure) covered it up.
6. He had a visitor who made him afraid and brought back memories

Gapfiller exercise

That hasn’t happened to me for a long time now. When I walk down the street, even dead fixed texters manage to look up just in time and veer away from me. I’ve tried bumping into people, but they’re too aware of me now. I’ve even turned my back on occasion and pretended to be looking for someone or something, not noticing the group of lads coming towards me, but they invariably part around me before merging on the other side and continuing on their way. It’s not that I’m trying to cause trouble or get hurt, but I’d like to blend in again, go unnoticed, be just another blip on society’s radar.

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