Tom clenched his fists and stormed out of the room after an argument with his teammates, leaving them in stunned silence. Hannah was excitedly ripping open a present with glee. Fred, an old man, sadly thought of his late wife as he looked at her photo in his wallet while buying chocolate for a lonely night watching TV.

1. Inference detectives: Looking for clues
Read the excerpts and write your inferences in the box below.
Think about . . .
• Who the character might be (old, young, sporty, brainy etc) •
• What kind of person the character is (kind, thoughtful, nasty, selfish, etc) •
• How the character is feeling at that moment and why
• Where and when this action is taking place
•
1 Tom clenched his fists until the knuckles were white. He sighed deeply, stood up and
stormed toward the door without saying another word. He opened the door and slammed it behind
him. His ten team mates sat staring at each other in stunned silence.
This person might be nice but his team mates are bossing him around in the
changing rooms.
2 Hannah’s eyes grew as big as saucers and she began to clap her tiny hands together. As
soon as the present was within reach, she grabbed it and began ripping off the paper. She was
giggling and squealing with delight.
This person might be happy cause she got a present and she was at Mcdonalds
and she’s only young
3 Fred hobbled toward the counter. He reached into his pocket and with a shaking hand pulled
out his old leather wallet. As he got his money out, he noticed the picture of his wife Molly. All of a
sudden his eyes became sad and after paying for his chocolate he quickly put his wallet back into
his pocket. Thanking the shop assistant he left the shop and headed home for a lonely night in
front of the television.
He is old and he hobbles while walks then he takes his wallet out of pockets
then when opens it he sees a picture of his wife that past away before him.