Week 15; 11th-15th January 2021

CLASS 1 : - 12th January 

LITERATURE- ABOUT A BOY- NICK HORNBY 

Objective : reading comprehension 

Page 1 from :

https://www.pearson.ch/download/media/9780582779624_FS.pdf

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 . F

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

Page 106 

Listen to the excerpt and answer : 

How does Marcus feel about his relationship with his mum ? 

to reckon (ed) = a recunoaste pentru tine insati 

to have a clue = a avea un indiciu 

to put up with = a face fata / a avea de-a face cu ...

 CLASS 2 : - 13th January 

LITERATURE- ABOUT A BOY- NICK HORNBY 

Objective : reading comprehension 

Page 107 

 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 
• he and his mother are not walking home~ Marcus looked out of the bus window 
•  he thinks that both he and his mother have problems~ that neither of them were doing all right
• 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~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.

4.Match the highlighted words in the extract with the definitions.

• 
  
• 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

FUNCTIONS

Emphasising

• 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 is so soft on her children !
  • He’s a strict father... He's such a strict father!
  • Parents get it wrong sometimes...Parents do get it wrong sometimes! 

brash = nesabuit / grabit . bagaret 

patient = rabdator / pacient 

soft = ingaduitoare / bland