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Billy Elliot
Book key c angry
d ballet
1 a gloves e girls
b coal f rich
c proud g lose
d strike h Newcastle
e Ballet i purple dress
f argue j London
g hall 10–13  Open answers
h whispered 14 a Billy shows Mrs Wilkinson his mum’s letter.
i van b Tony is angry because Jackie is weak.
j club c Billy sees his mum in the kitchen.
2 Open answers d Tony attacks a police horse.
3 a Tony e Tony spends the night in the police station.
b Nan f Billy misses the audition in Newcastle.
c George g Jackie breaks up the piano to burn on the fire.
d Jackie h Billy dances in front of his father.
e Sarah 15 a Mrs Wilkinson is talking to Billy about his mother.
f Michael b Tony is talking to Jackie about the strike.
g Mrs Wilkinson c Billy is talking to Mrs Wilkinson about the
h Debbie audition for the Royal Ballet School.
4 a Billy lives with his father, brother and d Jackie is talking to Billy about Billy’s mother’s
grandmother. record.
b Billy’s mother died two years ago. e Mrs Wilkinson is talking to Jackie and Tony about
c She left a letter for Billy, for his eighteenth the audition for the ballet school.
birthday. f Billy is talking to Michael about his feelings.
d Billy’s father and brother are on strike. 16–19  Open answers
e Billy goes to the boxing club. 20 a  3  b  7  c  7  d  3  e  3  f  7  g  3  h  3
f The other boy wins the boxing match. 21 a Jackie wants to help his son. He knows that Billy
g The girls in the hall are doing ballet. is a good dancer. He has also ‘listened’ to his dead
h The police are protecting the scabs. wife.
i Billy wants to learn the spin. b The audition is in London. Jackie needs money for
5 a They are on strike. the bus journey and a hotel.
b Margaret Thatcher’s government wants to close the c The wedding ring helps Jackie to remember his
mines. dead wife. But he can sell it to help Billy.
c The miners hate the scabs. The scabs are breaking d He wants to earn money for the journey to
the strike and making it more difficult. London.
6–7  Open answers e Tony takes Jackie away from the mine. Then he
8 a Mrs Wilkinson helps to find the money for Billy’s audition.
b a scab f Billy doesn’t like London because it is very big and
c George strange.
d Nan g He doesn’t like the people at the audition. He
e Mrs Wilkinson thinks they are posh. He is also frightened.
f a dance h Billy is unhappy after dancing for the teachers
g women’s clothes in the audition. He thinks he danced badly. He
h ballet moves doesn’t want to talk to Simon, so he hits him.
9 a fourth i After the fight, Jackie and Billy go back to
b can Everington.

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Billy Elliot
22–23  Open answers Progress test key
24 a  1  b  5  c  3  d  7  e  4  f  6  g  8  h  2 1 a Jackie and Tony are interested in fighting, boxing
25 a … he wants to help Billy. and picket lines while Billy likes playing piano and
b … listen carefully. hates fighting.
c … look at the letter. b Billy has to box because both his grandfather and
d … he wants him to dance. father did so.
e … say goodbye to Billy’s mum. c He goes on strike because of his son Tony, but he is
f … kisses him. not sure whether pickets will change the situation
g … Billy is the main dancer there for the first time. in the mines.
h … jumps very high. d Jackie doesn’t like hurting scabs, because he knows
26–37  Open answers many of them.
e Billy’s grandmother and mother could dance.
Discussion activities key
2 1 a
1–18 Open answers 2 b
Activity worksheet key 3 b
1 a Nan to Billy, when she asks if the police are after 4 a
Tony and Jackie. 5 b
b Tony, when Jackie doesn’t go to the picket line with 3 a audition
him. b spin
c George, when he sees Billy trying to box. c pickets
d Miss Wilkinson, when she sees Billy dance. d hammer
e Billy, when he takes his dancing shoes home. 4 a 3
2 a go to prison: do something stupid b 3
b a lot of money: a bag full of food c 7
c Thursday: Friday d 3
d red: purple e 7
e Billy’s: Michael’s f 7
3 Possible answers g 3
a she was crying 5 a George
b of eating bread b Sarah’s wedding ring
c a silly old man c go back to the mine to work
d I was not trying d decided to help his father
4 a 1 e bought raffle tickets
b 5 f his father was travelling to London for the first
c 3 time.
d 4 g he did not want to dance at the audition.
e 2 6 a 3
5 a boss: friend from school b 7
b good money: scab money c 3
c such good dancers: posh people d 3
d laughing: crying 7 a 3
6 a 3 b 5
b 3 c 1
c 7 d 2
d 7 e 4
e 3
7– 8  Open answers

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