Reading: Mr Nobody (WB, page 82)

Homeless

• without a home

• not awake because you have a head injury

• jobs you have to do

• shout out loudly

Chores

• without a home

• not awake because you have a head injury

• jobs you have to do

• shout out loudly

Unconscious

• without a home

• not awake because you have a head injury

• jobs you have to do

• shout out loudly

Scream

• withouth a home

• not awake because you have a head injury

• jobs you have to do

• shout out loudly

Read the following text and answer the questions.

Mr. Nobody

Early one morning on August 31st 2004, staff at a fast-food restaurant in Richmond Hill, Georgina, in the USA, started their shifts. They all went about their chores as usual, but when one of the female workers approached the roofless area at the back of the restaurant where the bins were kept, she screamed as she caught sight of a man's body lying motionless behind them.

The man was unconscious and was immediately taken to a nearby hospital. When he eventually regained consciousness, it soon became clear that he had no idea how he had ended up behind the bins, and he seemed to have almost no recollection of anything before that. He thought his date of birth might be August 29th 1948, his name could be Benjaman and he had vague memories of only two places: Denver and Indianapolis. Doctors also discovered that he had lost his sight.

After lots of questions, the unknown man made up a name and called himself Benjaman Kyle (the initials were the same as the fast-food restaurant where he had been found). Following an eye operation to restore his sight, which was paid for by a charity, Benjaman ended up in a local health centre. A nurse who worked there befriended him and started to help him try and find out about his past.

There are many theories about Benjaman Kyle: he was a homeless man who had ended up behind the bins accidentally and had invented the whole story, he had been attacked and left for dead or he hadd suffered from a particular type of memory loss related to a psychiatric illness. Even today, years later, his true identity has never been confirmed. He is still officially classified as a missing person despite the authorities knowing where he is.

1. Circle the correct answer.

3. 1. Benjaman Kyle was found by...

• a man who worked in a fast-food restaurant.

• a female police officer.

• a woman who worked in a fast-food restaurant.

Read the following text and answer the questions.

Mr. Nobody

Early one morning on August 31st 2004, staff at a fast-food restaurant in Richmond Hill, Georgina, in the USA, started their shifts. They all went about their chores as usual, but when one of the female workers approached the roofless area at the back of the restaurant where the bins were kept, she screamed as she caught sight of a man's body lying motionless behind them.

The man was unconscious and was immediately taken to a nearby hospital. When he eventually regained consciousness, it soon became clear that he had no idea how he had ended up behind the bins, and he seemed to have almost no recollection of anything before that. He thought his date of birth might be August 29th 1948, his name could be Benjaman and he had vague memories of only two places: Denver and Indianapolis. Doctors also discovered that he had lost his sight.

After lots of questions, the unknown man made up a name and called himself Benjaman Kyle (the initials were the same as the fast-food restaurant where he had been found). Following an eye operation to restore his sight, which was paid for by a charity, Benjaman ended up in a local health centre. A nurse who worked there befriended him and started to help him try and find out about his past.

There are many theories about Benjaman Kyle: he was a homeless man who had ended up behind the bins accidentally and had invented the whole story, he had been attacked and left for dead or he hadd suffered from a particular type of memory loss related to a psychiatric illness. Even today, years later, his true identity has never been confirmed. He is still officially classified as a missing person despite the authorities knowing where he is.

1. Circle the correct answer.

2. 2. Benjaman Kyle... before August 31st 2004

• only remembered a few details about things

• was unable to remember anything

• was certain he had visited Denver

Read the following text and answer the questions.

Mr. Nobody

Early one morning on August 31st 2004, staff at a fast-food restaurant in Richmond Hill, Georgina, in the USA, started their shifts. They all went about their chores as usual, but when one of the female workers approached the roofless area at the back of the restaurant where the bins were kept, she screamed as she caught sight of a man's body lying motionless behind them.

The man was unconscious and was immediately taken to a nearby hospital. When he eventually regained consciousness, it soon became clear that he had no idea how he had ended up behind the bins, and he seemed to have almost no recollection of anything before that. He thought his date of birth might be August 29th 1948, his name could be Benjaman and he had vague memories of only two places: Denver and Indianapolis. Doctors also discovered that he had lost his sight.

After lots of questions, the unknown man made up a name and called himself Benjaman Kyle (the initials were the same as the fast-food restaurant where he had been found). Following an eye operation to restore his sight, which was paid for by a charity, Benjaman ended up in a local health centre. A nurse who worked there befriended him and started to help him try and find out about his past.

There are many theories about Benjaman Kyle: he was a homeless man who had ended up behind the bins accidentally and had invented the whole story, he had been attacked and left for dead or he hadd suffered from a particular type of memory loss related to a psychiatric illness. Even today, years later, his true identity has never been confirmed. He is still officially classified as a missing person despite the authorities knowing where he is.

1. Circle the correct answer.

2. 3. Bejaman had to have an operation...

• to try and help him remember who he was

• so that he could see again

• to help a problem in one of his eyes

Read the following text and answer the questions.

Mr. Nobody

Early one morning on August 31st 2004, staff at a fast-food restaurant in Richmond Hill, Georgina, in the USA, started their shifts. They all went about their chores as usual, but when one of the female workers approached the roofless area at the back of the restaurant where the bins were kept, she screamed as she caught sight of a man's body lying motionless behind them.

The man was unconscious and was immediately taken to a nearby hospital. When he eventually regained consciousness, it soon became clear that he had no idea how he had ended up behind the bins, and he seemed to have almost no recollection of anything before that. He thought his date of birth might be August 29th 1948, his name could be Benjaman and he had vague memories of only two places: Denver and Indianapolis. Doctors also discovered that he had lost his sight.

After lots of questions, the unknown man made up a name and called himself Benjaman Kyle (the initials were the same as the fast-food restaurant where he had been found). Following an eye operation to restore his sight, which was paid for by a charity, Benjaman ended up in a local health centre. A nurse who worked there befriended him and started to help him try and find out about his past.

There are many theories about Benjaman Kyle: he was a homeless man who had ended up behind the bins accidentally and had invented the whole story, he had been attacked and left for dead or he hadd suffered from a particular type of memory loss related to a psychiatric illness. Even today, years later, his true identity has never been confirmed. He is still officially classified as a missing person despite the authorities knowing where he is.

1. Circle the correct answer.

2. 4. One theory about Benjaman's story is that...

• he has a common type of memory loss

• he lost his memory when he fell behind the bins

• he was ill and he pretended that he had lost his memory

Read the following text and answer the questions.

Mr. Nobody

Early one morning on August 31st 2004, staff at a fast-food restaurant in Richmond Hill, Georgina, in the USA, started their shifts. They all went about their chores as usual, but when one of the female workers approached the roofless area at the back of the restaurant where the bins were kept, she screamed as she caught sight of a man's body lying motionless behind them.

The man was unconscious and was immediately taken to a nearby hospital. When he eventually regained consciousness, it soon became clear that he had no idea how he had ended up behind the bins, and he seemed to have almost no recollection of anything before that. He thought his date of birth might be August 29th 1948, his name could be Benjaman and he had vague memories of only two places: Denver and Indianapolis. Doctors also discovered that he had lost his sight.

After lots of questions, the unknown man made up a name and called himself Benjaman Kyle (the initials were the same as the fast-food restaurant where he had been found). Following an eye operation to restore his sight, which was paid for by a charity, Benjaman ended up in a local health centre. A nurse who worked there befriended him and started to help him try and find out about his past.

There are many theories about Benjaman Kyle: he was a homeless man who had ended up behind the bins accidentally and had invented the whole story, he had been attacked and left for dead or he hadd suffered from a particular type of memory loss related to a psychiatric illness. Even today, years later, his true identity has never been confirmed. He is still officially classified as a missing person despite the authorities knowing where he is.

1. Circle the correct answer.

2. 5. Todaym Benjaman Kyle is...

• waiting to have his identity confirmed by the police

• hoping to regain his memory and meet his family

• still regarded as a missing person

What is your theory about the Benjaman Kyle story?