Question

Nancy Wilson was a teacher in Valley Road School, Sunderland from 1920 to 1929. Read her comments about it and complete them with a suitable past expression from the list: have to, couldn't, weren't allowed to, was allowed (to), were forbidden to.I was the youngest of six daughters and like many middle-class girls, I (1) had tobecome a teacher. I had no choice. I (2) ——————————— earn a living any other way. My day started at seven o'clock in the morning, when I (3) ________________ sweep and dust the schoolroom, and we (4) _____________________ leave at the end of the day until this task was repeated. I had two grey dresses and I wore one of them every day. It (5) ____________________ be grey. Black (6) ____ also _____________________ but we (7) _______________________________ wear anything fashionable or colourful. We (8)________________________________________ride in automobiles with any men except our father or brothers. This was no hardship because our family had no car. The most ridiculous rule of all was the one about visiting ice-cream parlours. I can't imagine why we (9)——————————— go there. Eventually, when I was 29, I did meet and marry a young man, Jack. Then, of course, I (10)______________ give up teaching. You (11) ______________________ continue as a married woman.

Answer 1

I was the youngest of six daughters and like many middle-class girls, I (1) had tobecome a teacher. I had no choice. I (2) ———couldn't———— earn a living any other way. My day started at seven o'clock in the morning, when I (3) _was allowed to____ sweep and dust the schoolroom, and we (4) _weren't allowed to___ leave at the end of the day until this task was repeated. I had two grey dresses and I wore one of them every day. It (5) ___was allowed to_ be grey. Black (6) _was___ also ___allowed______ but we (7) _____were forbidden to______ wear anything fashionable or colourful. We (8)____weren't allowed to________ride in automobiles with any men except our father or brothers. This was no hardship because our family had no car. The most ridiculous rule of all was the one about visiting ice-cream parlours. I can't imagine why we (9)—were forbidden to go there. Eventually, when I was 29, I did meet and marry a young man, Jack. Then, of course, I (10)___have to___________ give up teaching. You (11) ____have to____________ continue as a married woman.

Answer 2

I was the youngest of six daughters and like many middle-class girls, I had tobecome a teacher. I had no choice.  

I couldn't earn a living any other way. My day started at seven o'clock in the morning, when I was allowed to sweep and dust the schoolroom, and we weren't allowed to leave at the end of the day until this task was repeated.

I had two grey dresses and I wore one of them every day.

It was allowed to be grey.

Black was also allowed  but we were forbidden to wear anything fashionable or colourful. We weren't allowed to ride in automobiles with any men except our father or brothers.

This was no hardship because our family had no car. The most ridiculous rule of all was the one about visiting ice-cream parlours. I can't imagine why we were forbidden to go there.

Eventually, when I was 29, I did meet and marry a young man, Jack. Then, of course, I have to give up teaching.

You have to continue as a married woman.

Answer 3

I can help you with completing the sentences with the suitable past expressions from the list. Here is my answer:

I was the youngest of six daughters and like many middle-class girls, I (1) had to become a teacher. I had no choice. I (2) couldn't earn a living any other way. My day started at seven o'clock in the morning, when I (3) was allowed to sweep and dust the schoolroom, and we (4) weren't allowed to leave at the end of the day until this task was repeated. I had two grey dresses and I wore one of them every day. It (5) had to be grey. Black (6) was also allowed but we (7) were forbidden to wear anything fashionable or colourful. We (8) were forbidden to ride in automobiles with any men except our father or brothers. This was no hardship because our family had no car. The most ridiculous rule of all was the one about visiting ice-cream parlours. I can't imagine why we (9) weren't allowed to go there. Eventually, when I was 29, I did meet and marry a young man, Jack. Then, of course, I (10) had to give up teaching. You (11) couldn't continue as a married woman.