Task 3. Lost and Found

Exercise 3

Read Saroo's full story. Are these statements true or false? Correct the false ones.

1. Saroo and his brother both had jobs cleaning the trains.

2. Saroo fell asleep at the station in Calcutta.

3. He lived on the streets and continued to work on the trains.

4. He was given food and shelter by a man.

5. He was adopted from an orphanage by an Australian family.

6. He had a happy childhood in Tasmania.

7. When he found his hometown his mother was still living in the family home.

8. He moved back to live with his birth family.

Exercise 4 (Vocabulary work)

Find the highlighted words or phrases in the text. Work out the meanings from the context.