Thandi Ngwira Gatignol

The Departure Lounge, an English Short Story with Reading Comprehension and Vocabulary Worksheets Thandi Ngwira Gatignol

An intermediate to advanced short story about courage and compassion.




Grace is a quiet student from Malawi. She is at the airport, on her way back to Paris after spending her holidays in the village.




While waiting for the plane, she knits to pass time in the airport's stale and poorly-furnished departure lounge.




A flail and surly-looking guard who wants his weaning authority to be felt by everyone soon breaks this monotony.




How will Grace react?




Level B1-B2