level 3 Answer keys Teacher Support Programme

Forrest Gump
Book key e is an idiot
1 a jungle  b banana  c boiler  d harmonica f the jungle
e helicopter  f net g working at the Temperer factory in Indianapolis
2 a The story of America from the 1960s to the 1990s. h arm-wrestling in a bar
b Winston Groom also grew up in Mobile, Alabama, i purposely
and fought in the Vietnam war. 16 –17  Open answers
3 a, c, f and g are right. 18 a ✗ – He wins.
4 a Coach Fellers, to the high school head teacher b ✗ – She shouts and screams.
b the police, to Forrest’s mother c ✓
c Forrest’s mother, to the police or Mrs Curran d ✓
d Curtis, to a friend e ✗ – He makes lots of money and employs four
e Bubba, to a friend people.
f Jenny, to a friend f ✓
5 Open answers g ✓
6 a Weasel makes a mistake and they lose the game. 19 a Forrest plays chess with Mr Tribble.
b Bubba puts Forrest on the bus to Mobile. b Forrest gets a part in a film.
c Forrest cooks for all the men at Fort Benning. c Forrest stops playing chess for money.
d Jenny pays Forrest to play the harmonica. d Bubba’s father helps Forrest to start his shrimp
e Coach Bryant has taught Forrest to catch the business.
football. 20 Open answers
f Forrest’s mother cries because Forrest joins the 21 a  Forrest to Sue  b  Jenny to Little Forrest
army. c  Forrest to Jenny  d  Little Forrest to Jenny
7 a Nobody. e  Mr Tribble to Forrest
b Because he isn’t clever enough at the lessons. 22 a  her son  b Forrest’s  c  likes Forrest
c Because he cooks it in the boiler. d  Jenny and little Forrest  e father
d Enemy soldiers try to blow them up. 23 Open answers
e Jenny. 24 Forrest has done: a, c, e, f, h, j and k.
8 Open answers 25 –34  Open answers
9 b, c, e, g, i and j happen.
Discussion activities key
10 –11  Open answers
1–3  Open answers
12 a to catch b  for helping c  don’t think
4 Possible answer:
d  are killing e invites f  pulls down
Yes, I would like to have Forrest as a friend because he
g  sings with h  out with
is very friendly and honest.
13 a He goes to a hospital in Danang because somebody
5 –10  Open answers
has shot him in the leg.
11 Possible answer:
b His plane home from Vietnam takes him to San
Forrest is in a jungle in Vietnam. He is running very fast
Francisco.
and carrying an injured man over his shoulder because
c He goes to Washington to meet the President of
he is trying to save the man from danger. He is feeling
the United States.
very scared because he is shouting and screaming as
d He goes to Boston to find Jenny.
loudly as he can.
14 Open answers
12 Students should figure out that Jenny wants Forrest
15 a doesn’t ask
to throw away his medal because it is a famous medal,
b isn’t / is
and by throwing it away, Forrest can make a strong
c wants to stop the war
statement against the Vietnam War.
d hits one of the President’s men
13 –18  Open answers

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level 3 Answer keys Teacher Support Programme

Forrest Gump
Activity worksheets key Progress test key
1 a 5 b 7 c 6 d 4 e 1 f 3 g 2 h 8 1 a cleverer  b inches  c football  d milk  e tall
2–3  Open answers f parties  g harmonica  h singer
4 a Because he uses the boiler to cook in. 2 a T  b NT  c T  d NT  e NT  f T  g NT
b For one year. h NT
c They are in a long hole in the ground for the men 3 a after  b after  c before  d before  e after
to stand in while somebody throws water over f before
them. 4 a 6  b 3  c 8  d 4  e 7  f 5  g 1  h 2
d Bubba. 5 a Moses  b Jenny  c Sue  d Forrest  e Mike
e Because his foot got too bad. f Felder  g Forrest  h  Honest Ivan
f She left school and went off with a group of 6 a days  b thousand  c sad  d Sue  e husband
people. f clever  g football  h thirty
5 – 6  Open answers
7 a he was very brave
b he doesn’t want the people to start throwing things
at him
c she is against the war / she hates men who were
brave in the war / Forrest looks big and strong like
an ape
d he is hungry and wants some breakfast
e he pulls his trousers down and shows the President
where he was shot
f he doesn’t want the newspapermen to take
photographs of Forrest with his trousers down
8 Open answers
9 a Forrest to the man behind the bar
b Jenny to Forrest
c Forrest to Jenny
d Forrest to Jenny
e Forrest to one of the two men
f one of the two men to Forrest
g Jenny to Forrest
h the doctors to Forrest
10 a  ✓  b  ✓  c  ✗  d  ✓  e  ✗  f  ✗  g  ✗
h  ✓  i  ✗  j  ✗
11 a factory  b  two hundred  c lose  d money
e loves  f bad  g Nashville  h shrimp  i chess
j famous
12 Open answers
13 a 1  b 4  c 3  d 2
14 –15  Open answers

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