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The Woman in the Water · English A1
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A1 · en-GB 8 pages

The Woman in the Water

An A1 English story for adults: recovery, the sea, and an impossible secret.

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Daniel is thirty-three years old. He chooses to enter a near Cascais. check his health. A doctor checks him and says he is . say, ‘Do not leave yet.’ Daniel looks at the door.
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On the first morning, Daniel sits in a . The group takes and holds . They say, ‘This can help us.’ Daniel thinks this is . During the , he walks out through the door.
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Daniel reaches windy Guincho . A beautiful woman sits in cold water. He took his last he arrived at the centre. The . His body feels strange . He thinks, ‘She is not real.’
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The woman's name is Inês. She looks about thirty. She is in the sea . Daniel asks, ‘Are you ?’ Inês . ‘Not today,’ she .
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Daniel the next morning. His head is . But Inês is . He brings two coffees. Daniel says, ‘I am afraid. I cannot sleep. I made bad .’ He is with Inês and wants more time together.
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Daniel returns the . He says, ‘I took and for years. I cannot stop.’ Inês listens. She says, ‘I cannot you. I cannot . You must to go back.’
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On the day, Daniel returns again. The sky is dark. He the sea. Inês takes his hand. Something large and moves the water.
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A makes the sea rise. Each covers more of the beach. Then the water moves back very fast. Daniel sees Inês’s long silver . He understands that she is a .
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Act I complete

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