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10:51 PM HI :D this is the suggested answer scheme for the Pavlo passage!

SUGGESTED ANSWER SCHEME

a) curious (line 1): peculiar, strange, odd, puzzling, bewildering
b) intensity (line 11): force, magnitude, a large scale, strength, power
c) in profusion (line 16): excessively, abundantly
d) bundled (line 25): wrapped, stuffed
e) imitate (line 36): replicate, simulate
f) blissfully (line 52): happily, contentedly, peacefully
g) crack (line 54): gap, tiny space
h) ferocious (line 62): vicious, frightening, formidable

SUMMARY QUESTION (Information from lines 35 to 75)
(No. Point: paraphrased point.)

It was important for Pavlo to be warm and so …
1. We turned up the central heating in the house to its highest temperature, trying to imitate the jungles of South America: the internal environment was adjusted and heated for his comfort.

2. We massaged his small body with warm olive oil…: Warm olive oil was applied on diminutive frame.

3. He [was]… wrapped in cotton wool for warmth,…: Swathing / Covering Pavlo in cotton wool kept him at a comfortable temperature.

4. So our neighbours could see us carrying our invalid round the garden everytime the sun shone, carefully placing his cushion in every patch of sunlight that appeared.: The family made concerted efforts to expose Pavlo to sunshine.

5. …[W]e gave him a bottle filled with hot water in his bed at night during the cold winter. We gave him a drawer in a cabinet in my room to be his warm bed.: A hot water bottle was placed in the drawer compartment which functioned as Pavlo’s room.

6. First an old towel had to be spread in the drawer and the hot-water bottle wrapped in it so that he did not burn himself.: There were many layers of old cloths to keep Pavlo adequately warm.

7. Then came Pavlo’s blanket – a piece of fur on which he would curl up and close his eyes blissfully.: Pavlo used a woolly blanket to keep himself warm.

8. We had to push the drawer closed for extra warmth,…: The drawer-bed was nearly shut to trap heat.

9. He… climbed into my bed, burrowing under the pillow for extra heat. …[H]e dashed into my brother’s room and crawled into his bed. Here he remained, stretched luxuriously until my brother got up. Sometimes in his efforts to keep warm he joined my sister for a quick snooze before breakfast.: Pavlo enjoyed seeking the warmth of the writer’s and his sibling’s beds in order to maintain his comfort.

10. My sister even bought a baby blanket, and Pavlo liked to be wrapped in this when he went to her room in the morning.: Pavlo enjoyed the protection of the baby blanket which was purchased by the writer’s sister.

11. Downstairs he had plenty of heating. There was an electric lamp in the sitting room and he liked to crawl inside the shade and sit next to the bulb, basking in the heat.: In the lower confines of home, Pavlo favoured the heat of the lamp as the light effectively kept him warm.

12. He also had a cushion by the fire, but he preferred the lamp and it was kept on all day for his benefit,…: A small pillow by the fire contributed to the warm atmosphere.

13. …[H]is meals [were] always washed down with warm milk.: After eating, Pavlo often comsumed warm milk to help him keep warm.

14. In winter we had to be careful to ensure that the windows were closed to prevent Pavlo from being caught in a cold draught.: The windows were shut so that Pavlo would not catch a chill.

15. In the first warm days of spring, Pavlo like to lie under [a cluster of glossy green plants] to keep warm,…: When spring came, he lay beneath a bunch of plants for extra warmth.

Anyway, your summaries (marked) are in class! sorry i didn't manage to give you all your summaries because almost all of you left by the time i received the summaries ._.
and sorry for the messy suggested answer scheme too! ><
ohyeah mrs leslie says she doesn't agree with the last point so yeah.

Thanks anyway! (:
esther.