What do most of Michael's clients have in common? They don't have a house of their own. / They don't have a bathroom. Discuss
It could be both, but if you don't have a house of your own, then you don't have a bathroom either. Homeless people share bathrooms.
When a man answered Claire's phone, Michael ............
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As if things weren't bad enough, the setting for this chapter is summer. Right?
No, it's winter.
How many clients with drug problems does Michael have?
Only one, Ruby. Then, there is a man who wants to get divorced from her wife bec' she is into drugs.
If you had to say something about Ruby in just 2 words, what would you say?
drug problems / no son / drugs addicted / homeless mother / troubled mother / poor thing
Who are the Rowlands? People from the army. / Adoptive parents. / A couple that wants to adopt Ruby's son.
A couple that wants to adopt Ruby's son
The words "Samaritan house" should give you the idea of: a house / a Christian-related house / good actions. Discuss and choose.
A Christian-related house in which people work and live. People who are careful, religious, honest, etc. should be found there.
Michael talks a long long time to ............
Megan, the woman in charge of Naomi's Women's Centre
According to Michael, what can Ruby do to get her son Terrence back?
Get sober with the help of Naomi's Women's Centre
Why are pay cheques important? What happens to homeless people's cheques?
Pay cheques are money (to pay rent). Homeless people don't have a setdirection. When they move, their cheques go to their old directions or somewhere else.
