Learning with pleasure
STEP 2
20.01.17-10.02.17
"The Marsh King's Daughter"
Task 1(discussion)
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Did you like the book? What characters did you like best? Why?
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What do you think of Helga? What kind of person was she at the beginning? What made her change? Was it magic or love?
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What are other examples of love in this book?
"The Incredible Journey"
Task 1(discussion)
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Do you agree that the animals' journey is "incredible"? Why (not)?
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Which animal of the story do you like best?
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Why did the writer decide that the animals shouldn't speak, like human beings? Was she right do you think?
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The animals show their love for each other in different ways. What do each of them do to
show their love? How do your pets show you that they love you?
"The Adventures of Oliver Twist"
Task 1 (What do you think?)
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Do you think it is a good idea to teach a child a trade at the age of nine?
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Why do you think Oliver showed so little emotion when the gentlemen told him he would go as apprentice to a coffin-maker's?
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Why did Fagin call Oliver a clever boy?
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Why did Oliver ask Sikes to let him run away and die in the fields?
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Do you think that the book has a happy end? Why?