CLASS 1 : - 12th January
LITERATURE- ABOUT A BOY- NICK HORNBY
Objective : reading comprehension
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commitment = angajament/ responsabilitate
otherwise = pe de alta parte
shallow = superficial
to attempt suicide = a incerca sa se sinucida
to commit suicide = a se sinucide
T/ F ?
Will is a responsible adult . F
Marcus is a popular child . F
The film made after the book is a close replica of the book . DK
If you have nobody to take care of , you feel as being worthless. T
Marcus has to get into the culture of his own age group . T
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Listen to the excerpt and answer :
How does Marcus feel about his relationship with his mum ?
CLASS 2 : - 13th January
LITERATURE- ABOUT A BOY- NICK HORNBY
Objective : reading comprehension
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3 .Read the extract again. Find the part of the text which tells us that Marcus ...
- is 12 years old~ I've been your mum for twelve years
- and his mother are not walking home~Marcus looked out of the bus window
- thinks that both he and his mother have problems~ that neither of them were doing all right, whichever way you looked at it.
- begins to see his mother differently~ Marcus had never thought of his mother in that way before
- doesn’t think very highly of some of the kids at his school~loads of kids at school, he reckoned, kids who stole and swore too much and bullied other kids,
- is happy that he has met Will ~ Marcus thought he was lucky to have found him.
- up-to-date with modern fashion =trendy
- do it in a really bad way= mess it up
- knows nothing at all= doesn’t know the first thing
- simple; not complicated = straightforward,
- give advice for free= I can tell you that for nothing
- used bad words (words that people think are rude) = swore
- crazy= off her head
- no matter how= whichever way
- Add so, such, do or did to the sentences to make them more emphatic and make any other necessary changes.
- He’s a good father. He is such a good father !
- She gets on well with children. She gets on so well with children !
- She’s patient. She's so patient !
- My dad tried his best. My dad did try his best !
- My parents made some mistakes. My parents did make some mistakes!
- She’s soft on her children. She's so soft with her children !
- He’s a strict father. He's such a strict father !
- Parents get it wrong sometimes. Parents do get it wrong sometimes!
So/ such
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