CHAPTERS 5-6 Chapter 5 1 Draw lines to match the descriptions and the names.
looks like a bus driver
enthusiastic
an excellent dancer
Gaz good-looking
very good-looking
Lomper thin and pale
a good dancer
Dave not very
doesn’t dance
Gerald attractive
old
Horse middle-aged
fat
Guy not a bad dancer
unable to keep in time
very attractive
2 Dave is having a bad time. What two things upset him
in this part of the story?
Chapter 6 Answer these questions.
(a) In what way does Gaz feel differently about Gerald?
(b) Where does Lomper practise his dancing?
(c) How does Gerald’s life change?
(d) As well as dancing, what do the men do together?
(e) Gaz says they need a meeting at Gerald’s house to
discuss their plans in private. What is his real reason?
(f) Who frightens the men from the hire purchase
company away?
(g) What are they going to wear to do their show?
CHAPTERS 7-8 Chapter 7 Answer these questions.
1 Where does Gaz get his £100 from?
2 What does Gaz say to Sheryl and Louise to persuade
them to come to the show?
3 What happens in the queue at the unemployment
office?
4 Why is Gaz happier at the end of the chapter?
Chapter 8 Dave changes his mind about doing the show for lots of
reasons.
1 he wants a real job, earning money
2 he thinks everyone at Asda will laugh at him
3 he thinks Jean will laugh at him
4 he’s ashamed of his body
Which do you think is the most important reason for
Dave? Put the reasons in order of importance, starting
with the most important.
CHAPTERS 9-11 Chapter 9 Who ...
(a) is watching the final practice?
(b) turns up the music very loud?
(c) hears the music outside the factory?
(d) escape through a back door?
(e) is called Barrington Mitchell?
(f) watches the security video at the police station?
(g) is always ‘ahead of the others’?
(h) tells Gaz to look at himself?
(i) never liked gnomes?
