The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Francis Scott Fitzgerald

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Because babies clothes didnt fit, he said his son was six years old.
PART 1
He decided to buy a tracksuit.
Underline the wrong word and put the right one.
Finally, Mr. Button was quite happy about his sons clothes.
Page 1 Benjamin looked fine and well-shaved (bien ras).
Mr. and Mrs. Button wanted their baby to be born in a house.
Benjamin Button was born in Connecticut. Page 6
Benjamin had shiny eyes and white teeth. (2 mistakes).
He was born at Maryland Public Hospital.

He was born in the winter of 1860.
The first idea Mr. Button had was to call his son Benjamin.
Mr. Roger Button was a student at Oxford College.
Benjamins parents colored his hair black.
The doctor seemed strangely excited when he talked to Mr. Button.
Benjamin had a baby nurse who stayed and looked after him.

He enjoyed drinking warm milk.

Page 2 He was very interested in toys.
Mr. Button felt very angry after he talked to the doctor.
When Mr. Button asked the nurse to see his child, she had a calm look on her Page 7
Mr. Button brought home some books for Benjamin.
face.
Nobody in Baltimore knew about Benjamins case.
Page 3 His parents didnt care about what people said.
Benjamin looked about sixty years old when he was born. Benjamin wanted to do more amusing activities.
Mr. Button and the nurse were both very happy and Benjamin spoke quite
calmly. Page 8
When Benjamin broke a window with a stone, his parents were very angry.
Benjamin wanted to go home because he couldnt stand all the shouting in the

hospital.
Benjamin and his grandfather never managed to get on well.
Page 4 Benjamin also found that playing football was very amusing.
Benjamin only had nappies (des couches) on. He was sent to kindergarten at the age of six.
Mr. Buttons son wanted his father to buy him a coat. He enjoyed doing activities there.
Mr. Button shut the door quietly when he left the hospital.
At the clothes store, Mr. Button said his son was 6 months old, so he was Page 9
Benjamins hair turned from white to brown.
shown babies clothes.
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Benjamin was allowed to wear short pants.
He stopped coloring his hair.
Benjamins father didnt want his son to wear his suit in the street.
At the age of eighteen, he looked forty.
His hair was light grey.
Benjamin failed the tests to enter Yale College.
Mr. Hart thought Benjamin came to discuss the times of his classes.
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Mr. Hart believed Benjamin was eighteen.
Mr. Hart spoke calmly to him.
Other students congratulated Benjamin.
They all thought he was a very interesting man.
Benjamin promised he would go to Yale College one day.
Order the events. Write the numbers 1-11
Roger Button buys Benjamin his first long pants.
Mr. Button cuts off Benjamins beard.
Benjamin is only wearing a blanket.
Benjamin is smoking in his bedroom.
Benjamin goes to kindergarten.
Mr. Button buys a fancy dress suit for his son.
Mr. Hart sends Benjamin away from Yale.
Benjamin breaks a kitchen window with a stone.
Benjamin becomes a freshman at Yale College.
Mr. Button chooses a name for Benjamin.
Benjamin and his grandfather become very good friends.
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Benjamin was allowed to wear short pants.
He stopped coloring his hair.
Benjamins father didnt want his son to wear his suit in the street.
At the age of eighteen, he looked forty.
His hair was light grey.
Benjamin failed the tests to enter Yale College.
Mr. Hart thought Benjamin came to discuss the times of his classes.
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Mr. Hart believed Benjamin was eighteen.
Mr. Hart spoke calmly to him.
Other students congratulated Benjamin.
They all thought he was a very interesting man.
Benjamin promised he would go to Yale College one day.
Order the events. Write the numbers 1-11
Roger Button buys Benjamin his first long pants.
Mr. Button cuts off Benjamins beard.
Benjamin is only wearing a blanket.
Benjamin is smoking in his bedroom.
Benjamin goes to kindergarten.
Mr. Button buys a fancy dress suit for his son.
Mr. Hart sends Benjamin away from Yale.
Benjamin breaks a kitchen window with a stone.
Benjamin becomes a freshman at Yale College.
Mr. Button chooses a name for Benjamin.
Benjamin and his grandfather become very good friends.