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Jules Verne
intended to write a novel to vaunt the merits of Esperanto,
but did not manage to do this before his death. He died
in 1905 and several of his books were only published after
his death. The last to be published, Paris in the Twentieth
Century came out in 1994. Jules Verne is today considered
to be a father of science fiction, along with the English
writer, H. G. Wells.
His works are extraordinarily popular and have been
translated into dozens of languages, and he is in fact
one of the top five most translated authors in the world
– along with Agatha Christie, Vladimir Lenin and
William Shakespeare. His books have been the basis of
innumerable film adaptations.
About the author
Jules Verne was born in 1828 in Nantes, France. He
studied law, but was far more interested in theatre. When
he was only 22, his first play was shown in a theatre in
Paris. He decided to give up law, and spent much time in
the national library studying scientific discoveries of the
time. He soon had published a series of plays and short
stories, with modest success. His novel Five Weeks in a
Balloon, published when he was thirty-five, was immensely
successful and he became well known. He was to publish
several dozen novels and novellas, the most famous of
them being no doubt Journey to the Centre of the Earth,
From the Earth to the Moon, and Twenty Thousand Leagues
Under the Sea. His novels were often based on explorations
or discoveries of the time. Journey to the Centre of the
Earth was based on an expedition into a volcano by a
French geographer. The newly invented steam submarine
provided ideas for Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea,
his next novel. He also wrote literary criticism (a book on
Edgar Allan Poe for example).
In 1873, Verne published what was to become his most
popular and best-known work, Round the World in Eighty
Days (also translated as Around the World in Eighty Days).
The story appeared in weekly magazine instalments, and
his readers could hardly wait for the next episode.
Towards the end of Verne’s life, his novels became darker
and less optimistic. He explored the bad side of scientific
invention, where new ideas were exploited by humans for
evil.
Jules Verne was interested in politics, and was an elected
town councillor in his home town for many years. He
was also a keen supporter of the (then) newly invented
proposed international language of Esperanto. He
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Summary
Chapter 1 A mysterious English gentleman, Mr Phileas
Fogg, makes a bet with other members of the Reform
Club that he can go right round the world in eighty days.
He sets off, with his newly engaged French manservant,
Passepartout.
Chapter 2 A detective, Mr Fix, is convinced that Mr Fogg
is in fact a bank robber. He catches up with Fogg in Suez,
but does not have an arrest warrant. He determines to
follow Fogg. Meanwhile, Passepartout refuses to alter his
watch to match the new time zone.
Chapter 3 In Bombay, Passepartout is beaten for breaking
temple rules. Fogg and Passepartout leave on the train
for Calcutta. Fix waits in Bombay – he has a new plan.
The train stops at a village, since the railway has not been
completed. The group continue by elephant; on the way
they come across a strange procession.
Chapter 4 An Indian girl is about to be burned alive with
her dead husband. Mr Fogg has some time spare and
decides to save her.
Chapter 5 Passepartout carries out a brilliant plan and
saves the woman, who is then taken with them.
Chapter 6 The party arrives in Calcutta with a few hours
to spare, but they are taken into custody by the police.
Passepartout is accused of unseemly behaviour in the
temple. This accusation has been organized by Fix, hoping
to keep Fogg in town until an arrest warrant arrives. They
are sentenced to several days in prison, but are allowed to
leave after paying £2000 bail.
Chapter 7 They leave on a ship to Hong Kong, with Fix
still following. Passepartout assumes Fix has been sent by
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the Reform Club and decides to play some tricks on Fix.
The ship arrives a day late in Hong Kong, but fortunately
the steamer to Japan has been delayed and has not yet left.
Chapter 16 Passepartout is found safely, but they have
missed the train. They continue on a wind-propelled
sledge.
Chapter 8 A last minute change means that the steamer
is to leave a few hours earlier than announced. Fix asks
Passepartout to help him to keep Fogg in Hong Kong for
a few days. He explains about the robbery. Passepartout
refuses to help, but drinks so much he passes out, thus
being unable to warn Fogg of the change in the departure
time.
Chapter 17 The company miss the New York to
Liverpool steamship by forty-five minutes. Fogg cannot
hire or buy a ship for Liverpool, so he hires space on a
boat heading for Bordeaux. Once at sea he bribes the crew
and locks up the captain, then setting sail for Liverpool.
Chapter 10 A storm hits when they are well on the way,
but Fogg insists they must continue to Shanghai.
Chapter 18 Since they are running out of coal, Fogg
buys the ship and orders that all wooden parts of the ship
be burned for fuel. They are nevertheless running out
of time. By landing in Ireland and taking fast trains and
steamers they are in time when they arrive in Liverpool.
But on their arrival, Fix arrests Fogg for the bank robbery
in London.
Chapter 11 Passepartout, in a drunken stupor, has
managed to get the steamer in Hong Kong. He awakes
to find that Fogg and Aouda are not on board. When he
arrives in Yokohama, he has no money. He manages to
find a job with a company of Japanese acrobats, before
accidentally coming across Mr Fogg.
Chapter 19 After wasting several hours in prison, the
affair is cleared up and Fogg is released. He hires a special
train but arrives in London five minutes after the deadline
time. Fogg mopes at home all day. Aouda asks if he will
marry her, and he agrees. They decide to get married the
very next day. Passepartout is sent out to find a vicar.
Chapter 12 They head for America on a ship called the
General Grant. Fix is on the same ship. He has received a
warrant for the arrest of Fogg but cannot use it since they
are no longer inside the British Empire and within the
reach of English law. Passepartout attacks Fix in revenge
for the trick played on him. Fix tells Passepartout the truth
about his plans, but explains that both of them now want
Fogg to finish his journey and go back to England.
Chapter 20 In the Reform Club, the group are confident
that Fogg has lost his bet. Yet at the very last moment
Fogg walks in. It turns out that Fogg has made a mistake
about what day it is. Having gone round the world in
an easterly direction, his watch was an hour out with
each time zone he passed through, and by the time he
returned to England, he had ‘gained’ an entire day. Thus,
in extremis, he wins his bet. Fogg and Aouda are married
and, we presume, live happily ever after.
Chapter 9 Mr Fogg misses the boat, but manages to hire a
much smaller boat. He heads for Shanghai in the company
of Mr Fix, but without Passepartout.
Chapter 13 Our heroes get swept up in a fight in an
electoral rally, with a rude American called Proctor. Fogg
promises to deal with Proctor at a later date. They then
take the train for New York. Proctor is on the same train,
and Fix and Passepartout do all they can to keep Fogg
from meeting him.
Chapter 14 The train is unable to cross an unsafe bridge,
but the train driver decides to cross at full speed and they
get across. Fogg meets Proctor. They decide to fight a duel.
Chapter 15 Just before the duel can begin, the train is
attacked by Indians. The passengers, including Aouda,
fight back determinedly, but the train must be stopped
if they are to be safe. Passepartout carries out a daring
plan to stop the train, but when they stop, Passepartout
is missing. Fogg turns back to look for Passepartout.
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Background and themes
Science: Jules Verne lived at a time when science seemed
to offer endless possibilities for progress to the human
race. Man’s view of the universe was being re-examined
during Verne’s lifetime, particularly after the publication
in 1859 of Darwin’s The Origin of Species. Verne’s popular
tales of adventure were written in a spirit of optimism.
They became classics because of his incredible ability to
predict future scientific achievements. His story about
reaching the moon in a rocket was remarkably similar to
what actually happened in 1969, nearly 100 years later,
when men first reached the moon.
Travelling: The idea for Round the World in Eighty Days
came from an actual journey Round the world made in
eighty days in 1870 by a very rich American, appropriately
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called George Francis Train. Another American, William
Perry Fogg, made and wrote about a similar journey in
1872, and Verne gave his name to his fictional hero.
Similar journeys: After Jules Verne’s story was published,
several people took up the challenge to get Round the
world in eighty days. The quickest time before the arrival
of the aeroplane was 54 days. It is an idea that still appeals
today, and in 1999 was made into a very popular British
television series in which Michael Palin attempted to
follow in Phileas Fogg’s footsteps. Palin took the same
route as Fogg and the same deadline, and found the
deadline as challenging as Fogg had done.
The British Empire: Phileas Fogg represents a
stereotypical English gentleman of the Victorian age. Fogg
lived when England was beginning to build up a huge
geographical empire, with colonies as far afield as Hong
Kong and Singapore. In the story, Mr Fix’s warrant for the
arrest of the ‘thief ’, Phileas Fogg, is valid on the other side
of the world, in Hong Kong.
Wealth and generosity: Mr Fogg is able to succeed in his
journey largely because of his money which can buy him
nearly everything he needs. However, he is generous at
the same time and one cannot dislike him for his rather
arrogant use of his wealth.
Discussion activities
Before reading
1 Discuss: Seeing the world
Put the students into pairs. Ask each pair to think
of the six places they would most like to see in the
world. When they have agreed on a list of six, they
should work in groups of four and discuss together to
come up with a list of just four priorities. Then the
whole class should share their ideas to find the two
most important places to see in the world.
2 Research and discuss: The seven wonders of the
modern world
Ask students to find out at home what are said to
be the seven wonders of the modern world. Do they
agree with the list? They should then work in pairs
to think of other possible candidates for the list, and
decide which ones on the list should be dropped to
make way for the new candidates. Finally some of the
pairs report back to the class.
3 Discuss: Ask your students, in groups, to discuss
Fogg’s trip Round the world. Guide them with the
following questions.
What forms of transport existed in the 1870s? What
forms of transport did not yet exist, which we have today?
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What forms of communication existed already? What
forms of communication which we have today did not
yet exist?
Chapters 1–2
After reading
4 Role play: The Reform Club
Ask students in small groups to role play the scene
where the bet is placed. One student in each group
is Fogg, confident and unemotional. The others are
sceptical but gentlemanly. The scene ends with the
agreement on the bet.
5 Research and discuss: Clubs in England
Phileas Fogg is a member of the Reform Club. Pubs
and clubs have often been important in British
cultural history. Ask your students to research on the
internet something about the following types of clubs,
and to present what they have found to the rest of the
class.
– Liberal Clubs
– Working Men’s Clubs
– Conservative Clubs
– the pub
6 Discuss: Betting
Put your students into groups to discuss the bet made
by Phileas Fogg. Guide them with the following
questions. Why do you think Mr Fogg makes this bet?
Why do the other members of the Reform Club agree to
bet? Do you yourself like betting? What is the most
interesting bet you have ever heard of ?
7 Write: Ask your students to imagine they are
Passepartout. They should write a letter to a friend
they have not seen for some time, explaining how
they got a new job and the new life they are having
with their new employer. Get them to begin like this
‘Dear Marie, My new employment has turned out to be
rather strange …’
8 Map work: Draw or find an empty map of the world.
Put London, Calais, Brindisi and Suez on it. Draw a
line showing Fogg and Passepartout’s journey, including
their methods of transport. Put the date on which they
arrive in Suez. Keep this map and add to it later.
Chapters 3–4
9 Role play: Fix in the police station
In Bombay, Mr Fix tries to enlist the help of the local
police to arrest Phileas Fogg. Put your students in
pairs. One of them prepares and then plays the role of
Fix; the other prepares then plays the role of the head
of the police in Bombay. Fix explains the situation
and asks for the warrant from London, or a local
authorization to arrest Fogg. The police chief explains
why he cannot help Fix in this matter.
10 Role play: Buying an elephant
Get your students to role play the negotiation
between the elephant’s owner and Mr Fogg. They
should discuss the price of the elephant and
eventually reach a conclusion.
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11 Write a telegram: In Verne’s time, the telegram was
frequently used for communication. Explain to your
students how telegrams are written, what parts of
speech are usually omitted. Then ask your students,
in pairs, to write a telegram from Fix to his
Headquarters in London explaining who he thinks
Phileas Fogg is, asking for an arrest warrant, and
saying where it should be sent. They should
remember that the cost of the telegram depends on
the number of words!
12 Map work: Update your map of the journey. Put
Bombay, Kholby and Allahabad on it. Write notes about
what happens to the travellers on this journey. Put the
dates of their arrival in Bombay and Allahabad.
Chapters 5 –7
13 Role play: Ask your students to re-read the first part
of Chapter 6. Then in pairs, one of them should play
Aouda and the other Sir Francis. Aouda has come
round from her drugged stupor and explains the last
things she remembers. Sir Francis explains in detail
how she was saved, and tries to comfort her and calm
her down.
14 Research and write: Travel advice
Ask students to imagine that today they are making a
similar journey. They are like Passepartout, and they
like to see the sights wherever they go. They have just
one day in Calcutta and one day in Hong Kong. Split
the class into two groups. One group will research on
the internet at home what can be done as a tourist in
Calcutta in one day; the other will do the same for
Hong Kong. In the next class ask them to write a
guide ‘How best to spend a day in the city’ and
explain to the class why they chose the places and
activities they chose.
Chapters 8 –9
15 Role play: Ask your students, in pairs, to play the
roles of Fix and Passepartout in the conversation in
Chapter 8 where Fix asks the Frenchman for help.
Then ask some of the pairs to act the scene out in
front of the whole class.
16 Write: Passepartout’s diary
Ask students to remember what they know about
Passepartout’s personality – his emotiveness and his
curiosity about the world. Ask them to re-read
Chapters 8 and 9 and write an entry in Passepartout’s
personal diary recounting how he experienced these
events.
17 Map work: Update your map. Add Benares, Calcutta,
Singapore and Hong Kong. Write the dates on which the
travellers arrive in Calcutta and Hong Kong. Make notes
on what happens in each place.
Chapters 10 –11
18 Role play: The British consul
In Chapter 11 Phileas Fogg pays a visit to the British
consul in the hope of getting help in his attempt to
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locate Passepartout. Put your students into pairs, and
ask them to prepare then act out the conversation
between Fogg and the consul. Fogg explains how they
came to lose Passepartout. The British consul, who
does not know what has happened to Passepartout,
makes suggestions as to where Fogg might look for his
servant (hospitals, police stations, etc.).
19 Write a newspaper article: Phileas Fogg is now
almost half way through his journey. Ask your
students to imagine they have been asked to write a
short newspaper article to try to interest readers in
Fogg’s fate. Their article should summarize the bet,
and give out an atmosphere of suspense concerning
the outcome of the trip.
20 Write: On arriving in Yokohama, Fix writes a report
to Head Office in London. He summarizes what has
happened to Fogg, the difficulties with the warrant,
and his own speculations about Fogg’s intentions. He
then explains his own plans. Ask your students to
write the report.
21 Map work: Update your map. Mark Shanghai and
Yokohama and the date of Fogg’s arrival and departure.
How many days has Fogg taken to get this far? How
many days has he got left?
Chapters 12–15
22 Role play: The scene at the bridge
Divide your students into groups of four. Ask them to
read Chapter 14 again, and then to act out the scene.
The driver announces the problem with the bridge,
passengers complain, and finally discuss the new
suggestion of crossing the bridge at full speed, before
getting back into the train.
23 Write: A letter of complaint
Ask your students to imagine they are one of the
other passengers in the train which stops because the
track runs out. They were not informed that the rail
track did not go all the way to Allahabad. Get them
to write a letter of complaint to the railway company,
explaining the situation and asking for compensation.
The letter should be indignant but formal. They
should begin like this: ‘Dear Sir, I’m writing to you
to complain about the train service run by your
company between Bombay and Calcutta …’
24 Write a letter: During her travels with Fogg, Aouda
has been writing letters to her cousin Tehmina, the
daughter of her uncle in Holland. When she is in
New York, she writes to tell her cousin what has
happened to them in the United States. She explains
what an emotional time she has had and her changing
feelings towards Fogg. Ask your students to write this
letter. They should begin as follows: ‘Dear Tehmina,
You remember I told you I was on a voyage round
the world with the two gentlemen who saved me in
India? Well, when we arrived in America I was sure
the adventure would calm down. Not in the least …’
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25 Map work: Mark on your map San Francisco, Reno,
the Rocky Mountains, Plum Creek Station and Fort
Kearney Station. When do Fogg and his friends arrive
and leave San Francisco? Make notes on what happens
on this part of the journey.
Chapters 16 –18
26 Role play: Passepartout and Aouda are waiting in the
hotel room, when Fogg arrives in a great hurry, having
found space for them on the Henrietta. Ask your
students to divide into groups of three and to act
out the scene. Passepartout and Aouda discuss the
situation, when Fogg arrives and announces what
they are to do next, in a great hurry.
27 Map work: Mark on your map Omaha, Chicago, New
York, Queenstown, Dublin and Liverpool. Make notes
on this part of the journey. When did the travellers arrive
in and leave New York, and arrive in Queenstown and
Liverpool? How much time has Fogg got left?
Chapters 19 –20
Before reading
28 Discuss: Ask your students to discuss in small groups.
Guide them with the following questions.
– How long do you think one needed at this time to
travel from Liverpool to London?
– Do you think Phileas Fogg will win his bet?
– What other things can still go wrong?
– What do you think Aouda will do, so far from her
home?
After reading
29 Role play: The police station in Liverpool
Ask your students to play in small groups the roles
of Fix, Fogg and the head of the police station in
Liverpool. The two men arrive, Fix explains the arrest,
and the police chief interrogates Fogg, asking all the
details about his justification for his rather strange
trip.
30 Role play: Passepartout goes to the Reverend Wilson’s
house to arrange for the celebration of Fogg’s wedding
the following day. Ask your students, in pairs, to role
play the conversation. Passepartout explains what is
required. The Reverend explains the problem of
which day it is, and Passepartout leaves in a hurry.
31 Write and speak: Passepartout is to be best man at
the wedding of Fogg and Aouda. There will be many
guests who know little of how Fogg met her and how
they courted. Ask students to write a short speech
which Passepartout will give as best man at the
wedding meal. Students could first of all discuss what
kind of speech one gives at weddings.
32 Role play: A TV presenter’s speech
Ask your students to imagine that the adventure is
taking place today. Ten minutes before the deadline,
in front of the Reform club, a TV presenter is
explaining live to viewers the situation. Ask students
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to write the presenter’s speech, as he or she takes the
audience through the suspense of the situation, the
expectation that Fogg will not make it, and the lastminute surprise when he does. They should then act
out the speech to the class, being especially careful
with intonation and the expression of emotion.
33 Write a formal letter: Ask students to imagine they
are members of the Reform Club who have lost the
bet. One of the signatures in Fogg’s passport is
difficult to read. Ask them to write a formal letter to
the Consul in Calcutta to request confirmation that
Phileas Fogg really did go through Calcutta on his
journey.
After reading
34 Write: Ask your students to imagine that Fogg and
Aouda have now been married five years. Split them
into two groups. They will all write a letter from
Aouda to an old friend back in India. One half should
write a very positive letter – marriage has changed
Fogg and he is easier to live with. The other half
should write a rather negative letter – living with
Fogg, who is so precise and unemotional, is a
nightmare.
35 Write a cinema trailer: Explain to students how a
typical cinema trailer is made – several very short
dramatic excerpts from the story, and a melodramatic
commentary. Ask them to work in groups of four to
write and then act out or record on audio tape a
cinema trailer. Ask them to pay particular attention
to intonation and the expression of emotion.
36 Write an advertisement: A few years after Phileas
Fogg’s adventure, he has become quite famous. A
travel agency in London is now offering to its clients a
special tour ‘Follow in the footsteps of Phileas Fogg’.
Ask your students to write a short advertising
brochure trying to persuade clients to buy a place on
this round-the-world tour.
37 Research and present: Jules Verne is famous for
several other books: From the Earth to the Moon,
Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea, Journey to the
Centre of the Earth, and Five Weeks in a Balloon, to
name but four. Ask your students in pairs to do
research at home about one of these books, or another
book by Jules Verne. They should then present the
book to the whole class. The class can vote on which
work they find the most interesting.
38 Artwork: Design a book cover. Ask the students to
choose a book by Verne, apart from Round the World
in Eighty Days, which they find the most intriguing.
They should design a book cover for this work. They
may either draw paint or make a collage.
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Chapters 1–2
1 Answer the questions.
Before he begins his adventure, Phileas Fogg
leads a very exact life as a London gentleman.
What is he always doing at these times?
a 11.35 in the morning
b 12.27 in the afternoon
c 2.03 in the afternoon
d 3.46 in the afternoon
e 6.36 in the evening
2 Choose the correct answer, 1, 2 or 3.
a What does Mr Fix learn from his conversation
with Passepartout that makes him feel sure
that Phileas Fogg is the bank robber? …
1 That Fogg refused to go to the consulate.
2 That Fogg left in a great hurry.
3 That Passepartout is acting suspiciously.
b Why do they not have to go around India and
Ceylon by sea? …
1 Because the Suez canal had recently been
completed.
2 Because passports can be signed in
Bombay.
3 Because a new rail route had been
constructed.
c Passepartout shows that he …
1 loves sightseeing and tourism in general.
2 frequently gets ill at sea.
3 hopes to be useful to the detective.
Chapters 3 –5
3 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?
a Passepartout gets beaten for breaking religious rules.
b Fix stays close to Fogg on the train to
Calcutta. c Passepartout reacts calmly to the fact that the train must stop. d Fogg used a cheque to buy an animal. e The people are planning to kill a young
widow. f Aouda’s brother-in-law does not want to save her.
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4 Who says these words and why?
a ‘You are giving me a fortune.’
b ‘Oh, it’s not worth talking about.’
c ‘I hope that you reach London in time to win
your bet.’
d ‘And in proof … here are the shoes.’
e ‘You have the right to do so.’
5 Write the correct word from the box.
more worried faster worse
more curious better
a The Mongolia wasn’t any …………… than
the Rangoon.
b Aouda gets to know Fogg ……………
c Passepartout soon became
…………………………… about the
detective.
d The weather became …………… after
leaving Singapore.
e Fix appears to be …………………… than
Fogg.
Chapters 9–10
6 Choose the correct answer.
a Phileas Fogg went shopping …
1 because ladies and gentlemen follow
different social rules.
2 to buy food for a special dinner.
3 to buy a new suit of clothes for himself.
b Passepartout is missing; …
1 he must have missed the boat.
2 he has been imprisoned by the detective.
3 he may be on the Carnatic.
c They decide to sail to Shanghai …
1 to be in the extreme South.
2 so as to avoid the open sea as much as
possible.
3 so as to put their lives in danger.
d Fix, the detective, …
1 has decided to continue following Phileas
Fogg, even in America.
2 wants Passepartout to be back with his
master soon.
3 is delighted to be going to America.
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7 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?
a Fogg was astonished that his manservant did not return to the hotel. c
b The next ship was to leave four days later. c
c Aouda is not sure she can trust Fogg. c
d Fogg pays the master part of the money in advance. c
e Fix was unwilling to mix socially with Mr Fogg. c
Chapters 11–12
8 Choose the correct answer.
a The sailors on the Carnatic …
1 were amazed to see the Frenchman drunk
and unconscious.
2 treated the situation, on the contrary, as a
matter of routine.
3 felt obliged to call the police.
b Passepartout …
1 decided to tell his story to the French
officials.
2 was unwilling to talk to the authorities.
3 preferred to contact the local police.
c Passepartout …
1 was delighted to know of the good
reputation of French clowns.
2 was somewhat offended at the image Mr
Batalcar had of his fellow countrymen.
3 thought that American clowns were the
best.
d Aouda …
1 was gradually falling in love with Phileas
Fogg.
2 feels very attracted to the younger man,
Passepartout.
3 is not sure about Fogg’s honesty.
Chapters 13 –14
9 Who says the following and why?
a ‘Would it not be wise to buy a few revolvers?’
b ‘They cannot hurt us, we are English.’
c ‘They must not meet each other.’
d ‘They are sold on all American trains.’
e ‘It can hardly get here in less than six hours.’
f ‘Perhaps there is another game that I know
better.’
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10 Choose the correct word.
a The young Indian woman fought / hid when
the Sioux attacked.
b Passepartout climbed along under / on top of
the carriages.
c Aouda was moved / shocked by Fogg’s decision
to stop to look for his servant.
d Fix reluctantly / happily agreed to take care of
Aouda.
e They reached Chicago in the afternoon / the
morning.
Chapters 17–18
11 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?
a Passepartout felt guilty that he had made his master late.
b Most of the boats available were unsuitable.
c Phileas Fogg was not very good at sailing. d Fix did not really know what to think. e Passepartout managed to keep a secret from Fix. f Passepartout was shocked by the amount of money his master was spending. c
c
c
c
c
c
Chapters 19–20
12 Choose the correct answer.
a Passepartout …
1 was careful to respect the law in every way.
2 wanted to attack Fix when the arrest was
taking place.
3 held the policemen back.
b Aouda waited outside …
1 because it was cold inside.
2 even though she was cold.
3 in case she saw Fogg.
c The following day …
1 Fogg shut himself in at home.
2 Fogg counted his money carefully.
3 Fogg proposed to Aouda.
d Aouda …
1 was afraid that Fogg might commit suicide.
2 watched Passepartout carefully.
3 had breakfast with Mr Fogg.
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Chapters 1–2
Chapters 10–12
1 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?
a Phileas Fogg is a keen gambler. b Phileas Fogg was a rather miserly man. c Phileas Fogg is very strict with his servants. d The press believes the robber is a man of some
schooling. 5 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?
a The captain chose the route that would make him the most money.
b Fix was determined to follow Fogg all around
America if necessary. c The steamer for Yokohama left before they arrived in Shanghai. d Passepartout was afraid he would have nothing to eat when he arrived in Japan. c
c
c
c
Chapters 3 – 4
2 Choose the correct answer, 1, 2 or 3.
a Phileas Fogg …
1 severely reprimands his manservant for almost
missing the train.
2 does not seem to notice that Passepartout is
almost late.
3 shows mild displeasure at the incident.
b The men stop at Kholby …
1 in order to buy an elephant.
2 because there are no more tracks.
3 so that Passepartout may fight.
c The majority of the people on the train …
1 knew about the problem with the railway line.
2 were extremely angry when the train stopped.
3 preferred horses to elephants.
c
c
c
c
Chapters 13–16
6 Correct the mistakes in this summary.
They arrived in San Francisco a day late. Fogg made a
new friend called Mr Proctor. Meanwhile Passepartout
had hired some firearms for protection. The train left
and Aouda suggested they should make sure Fogg
moved round the train. Fogg and Proctor decided on a boxing match when suddenly Indians attacked, but
Passepartout managed to get the train moving again.
Proctor was captured by the Indians, and Passepartout
decided it would only be right to try to rescue him
after his heroic actions in saving the lives of the
passengers on the train.
Chapters 5 – 6
Chapters 17–18
3 Write the correct name from the box.
7 Choose the correct answer, 1, 2 or 3.
In New York
a the captain of the Henrietta …
1 would rather go to China.
2 cannot be won over by money.
3 agrees to rent his ship to Mr Fogg.
b Mr Fix …
1 did not believe Fogg was heading for England.
2 was delighted to be part of the adventure.
3 gave food to Mr Speedy.
Sir Francis Passepartout Aouda
a policeman the judge
a ……………………… is ready to give up on
saving Aouda.
b ……………………… keeps his plan to himself.
c ……………………… would only be safe if taken
abroad.
d ……………………… allowed Aouda to follow
the group.
e ……………………… asks them to pay four
hundred and fifty pounds.
Chapters 7–9
4 Correct the mistakes in this summary.
They boarded a ship which was heading for Hong
Kong via Japan. Aouda was hoping to join her
brother-in-law in Hong Kong. Passepartout was
gradually becoming jealous of Mr Fix. The weather
improved in the last part of the journey. Passepartout
was a little disappointed that Aouda was now going to
continue the journey with them.
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Chapters 19–20
8 Write the correct name from the box.
Andrew Stuart Fogg Aouda
Mr Fix Passepartout
In Liverpool
a ……………………… was just doing his duty.
b …………… was feeling guilty about his role.
In London
c …………… did not show his disappointment.
d ………………… suggested marriage.
e ………………… had checked the passenger lists
of the China.
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1–2 Open answers
3 a acrobat, companion, reverend, consul
b balloon, carriage, sledge, steamer
c cabin, deck, mast, rudder
4 a 8 b 4 c 9 d 5 e 2 f 10 g 7 h 1
i 3 j 6
5 a To eat and read the newspapers.
b He told his last servant to leave because the man
brought him hot water that was two degrees cooler
than he liked.
c To prove that it is possible and to win a bet.
d To prove to members of the Reform Club that he
has really travelled round the world.
e Because the railway line from Bombay to Calcutta
has not been completed.
f To save Princess Aouda.
g He does not take off his shoes when he enters the
great temple of Malabar Hill.
h Because Phileas wants to save the princess.
i He thinks that Phileas is a bank robber and he
wants to arrest him.
j The arrest warrant from London has not reached
Bombay.
6 The following words describe Phileas:
punctual: He always does exactly the same things in
exactly the same way every day. For example, he always
goes to sleep at exactly midnight; he has his meals at
exactly the same times; he goes to his club at exactly
half past eleven. He notices that Passepartout’s watch
is four minutes slow.
patient: Despite the annoying delays on his journey
and Passepartout’s trouble in the great temple, he is
always calm and patient.
polite: He never shows anger or annoyance with
officials when things go wrong. He offers to take
Sir Francis Cromarty with him on the elephant to
Allahabad.
peculiar: Fix says that he seems a strange man, and
Passepartout completely agrees.
The following words do not describe Phileas:
popular: He seems to be without friends.
pessimistic: He never loses hope, even when the
situation seems hopeless.
practical: He spends too much money; when the train
stops in India, it is Passepartout’s suggestion to hire an
elephant. Phileas is prepared to walk the fifty miles to
Allahabad.
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7– 8 Open answers
9 a 3 b 7 c 7 d 7 e 3 f 7 g 3 h 7
i 3 j 3
10 a Phileas thinks that he has been arrested for saving
Aouda, but he is in court because Passepartout did
not take off his shoes in the great temple.
b Fix thinks that Phileas is a bank robber; Phileas
knows nothing about Fix’s existence.
c Passepartout thinks that Fix is working for the
gentlemen at the Reform Club; Fix thinks that
Passepartout is a bank robber.
11 a He feels anxious, because Phileas does not arrive for
twenty-four hours.
b He feels happy, because there will be time for the
arrest warrant from London to arrive.
c He feels annoyed but not anxious, because he is
sure that Phileas will not want to lose two thousand
pounds.
d He feels disappointed, because Phileas has lost two
thousand pounds, which means that his reward for
arresting Phileas will be smaller.
e He feels disappointed, because he was hoping that
Aouda would give him the chance to create fresh
trouble for Phileas in Hong Kong.
f He feels worried, because he thinks that
Passepartout has guessed who he is.
g He feels pleased, because if Phileas misses the
steamer for Yokohama, he will have to stay a few
days longer in Hong Kong.
h He feels angry, because Phileas’s boat to Yokohama
has been delayed and Phileas has not missed it.
i He feels annoyed, because the warrant hasn’t
arrived.
j He feels happy, because Passepartout won’t be able
to tell Phileas about the earlier sailing time of the
Carnatic.
12–13 Open answers
14 a calm b Shanghai c Eight d seventy
e Carnatic f singer g does not know
h does not tell i easier j is outside British law
15 a He takes Phileas and his companions to Shanghai
in his boat.
b John Bunsby sends a signal with it to the steamer
for San Francisco as it is leaving Shanghai.
c Passepartout works as an acrobat to make money in
Yokohama. Phileas goes to see their show, and this
is how he finds Passepartout.
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d While Phileas is on ‘British soil’ (in places
controlled by the British – Aden, India, Singapore,
Hong Kong), he can be arrested by the British
police and sent back to England. However, when he
boards an American steamer for Japan, he is outside
British law.
16 a Phileas to Fix when they meet for the first time in
Hong Kong.
b Phileas to Aouda about sailing to Yokohama in a
small boat.
c John Bunsby to Phileas about the American steamer
for San Francisco (the General Grant). Phileas
thinks that it leaves from Yokohama, but Bunsby
informs him that it really leaves from Shanghai,
which is nearer and a safer journey for a small boat
like the Tankrede.
d Phileas to Fix when he refuses to accept his offer
of payment for the journey to Shanghai in the
Tankrede.
e Phileas to John Bunsby when he sees the American
steamer already leaving Shanghai.
f Mr Batulcar to Passepartout about his Japanese
clothes.
g Fix to Passepartout about now wanting to help
Phileas reach England quickly.
h Passepartout to Fix about helping Phileas.
17 a 10 b 3 c 9 d 5 e 1 f 8 g 4 h 6
i 7 j 2
18 –19 Open answers
20 a revolvers b election c seven d buffaloes
e bridge f gunshots / shooting g Passepartout
h Passepartout i Aouda j Omaha
21 In San Francisco, Fix is hit by a big man with red
hair. Later, after buying new clothes, Phileas and
his companions get on the train for New York. Fix
suggests playing cards to stop Phileas seeing Stamp
W. Proctor, his enemy. However, after they cross an
unsafe bridge, Phileas sees Proctor and agrees to have
a fight with him. They are interrupted when the train
is attacked by Indians. Passepartout is taken prisoner
but Phileas rescues him while Aouda waits for them
with Fix at Fort Kearney Station. Finally they travel
to Omaha by sledge because the train has left without
them.
22 a It is the station that they leave from in San
Francisco.
b She sees Stamp W. Proctor on the train first.
c There is an unsafe bridge there.
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d He is the train driver.
e Proctor wants to fight Phileas there.
f There are soldiers there who can fight the Indians.
Fix and Aouda wait there for Phileas to return with
Passepartout.
g He takes Phileas and his companions to Omaha on
his sledge.
h They take the train to Chicago from there.
i They take the train for New York from there.
23 –24 Open answers
25 a a ship
b Passepartout
c Andrew Speedy
d the Henrietta
e wood from the Henrietta
f Dublin
g Fix
h kill himself
i Reverend Samuel Wilson
j marrying Phileas
26 a Yes, because he has found a wife and won his bet.
b Yes, because he has the place of honour at Phileas’s
wedding.
c Yes, because Phileas has paid him well for the
Henrietta.
d No, because they have lost their bet with Phileas.
e Yes, because she has married Phileas.
f Yes, because he is forgiven and is given five hundred
pounds by Phileas.
27 a Phileas hires and later buys his boat for the journey
across the Atlantic.
b They help Phileas take control of the Henrietta.
c It takes him from Queenstown to Dublin.
d It takes him from Dublin to Liverpool.
e Phileas orders one for his journey from Liverpool to
London.
f She asks Phileas to marry her, which leads to the
happy discovery that he has arrived in London a
day earlier than he thought.
g He realizes first that they have arrived in London a
day earlier than expected.
h Phileas has gained a day on the journey because he
travelled eastwards.
28 –38 Open answers
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2
3
4
1 a F b F c T d T
2 a 3 b 2 c 1
3 a Sir Francis
b Passepartout
c Aouda
d A policeman
e The judge
4 They boarded a ship which was heading for Hong Kong
via Singapore. Aouda was hoping to join her uncle
in Hong Kong. Passepartout was gradually becoming
suspicious of Mr Fix. The weather got worse in the last
part of the journey. Passepartout was very pleased that
Aouda was now going to continue the journey with
them.
5 a F b T c T d T
6 They arrived in San Francisco exactly on time. Fogg
made a new enemy called Mr Proctor. Meanwhile
Passepartout had bought some firearms for protection.
The train left and Aouda suggested they should
make sure Fogg stayed in his cabin. Fogg and Proctor
decided on a duel when suddenly Indians attacked,
but Passepartout managed to get the train to stop.
Passepartout was captured by the Indians, and Fogg
decided it would only be right to try to rescue him after
his heroic actions in saving the lives of the passengers
on the train.
7 a 2
b 1
8 a Mr Fix
b Passepartout
c Fogg
d Aouda
e Andrew Stuart
a Going to his club.
b Having lunch.
c Reading The Times newspaper.
d Reading the Standard newspaper.
e Talking to other members in the club.
a 2 b 3 c 1
a T b F c F d F e T f T
a The young Indian receiving the gift of the elephant.
b Passepartout, talking of his heroic acts.
c Sir Francis Cromerty, because he is leaving them.
d The court official, because he is presenting evidence
against Passepartout.
e The judge, accepting Fogg’s offer of bail.
5 a faster b better c more curious
d worse e more worried
6 a 1 b 3 c 2 d 1
7 a F b F c F d T e T
8 a 2 b 2 c 2 d 1
9 a Passepartout says this on discovering they will be
crossing Indian country.
b Fogg says this when they are caught up in the
election meeting riot.
c Aouda says this on finding out that Proctor and
Fogg are on the same train.
d Fix says this of playing cards when they have
decided to play cards.
e The train guard says this, when he has ordered a
replacement train.
f Fogg says this when proposing to fight Proctor in a
duel.
10 a fought
b under
c moved
d reluctantly
e the afternoon
11 a T b T c F d T e F f T
12 a 2 b 2 c 1 d 1
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