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“I made a hundred thousand francs and a Corot!”
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09/02/2021 6:54 pm
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Read the extract given below and answer the questions/complete the sentences that follow:
“I made a hundred thousand francs and a Corot!”
(a) Who is the speaker here? What question is he/she answering?
(b) ‘A Corot’ What does this expression mean in the conversation?
(c) What quality of the speaker’s character is revealed here?
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09/02/2021 6:55 pm

(a) The speaker is Gaston. He is talking about the profit he has made.
(b) A Corot refers to the painting of the great French painter.
(c) It shows that the speaker is shrewd and money-minded.
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