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SUMMARY

Oliver is sent to work in a coffin shop. He works for Mr Sowerberry. The first night Oliver slept in a room full of coffins. He was afraid and all alone in a strange place. He had no friends.

The next day he met a boy called Noah, who became his enemy. Mr Sowerberry gave Oliver a special black hat and dark jacket. Oliver became a mourner at many funerals.

One day he hit Noah and Noah told everyone that he tried to kill him. Mr Sowerberry was very angry and put Oliver in a dark room. Oliver wasn’t afraid when Mr Bumble came. Mr Bumble told them to stop giving him meat. That night Oliver fell to the floor and cried all night.

Early the next morning he put a few clothes in a handkerchief and he quietly left Mr Sowerberry’s shop.

VOCABULARY

Adjectives: alone (sol), jealous (gelós), afraid (espantat), dark (fosc), courageous (coratjós), furious (molt enfadat), hit (colpejar).

Nouns: meat (carn), mourner (ploraner), handkerchief (mocador), tears ( llàgrimes), clothes (roba), anger (ràbia).

Verbs: hear (sentir), pull ( estirar), beat (pegar), cry ( plorar), lock ( tancar amb clau), call (cridar), become (convertir-se en).

good work everybody!

These are my favourite ones this time!

Write 10 sentences about yourself and your feelings. Include 5 images or drawings referring to some of your sentences.

You can use the following expressions:

I like it when people…

I hate it when ….

I love it when….

I don’t mind when…

I find it boring when…

I find it interesting when…

I am worried when…

I am sad when…

I am furious when…

What did we do?

1. Read and listen the text on your students’ book (unit 1)

2. Check vocabulary problems

3. Read the text in pairs

4. Dictation

contents

pronouns and possessive adjectives

verb to be (is,are am)

present simple

frequency adverbs

question words

oliver twist (dictation and/or translation)

REVISION EXERCISES

http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses/present_simple.htm

http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses/present_simple.htm

Our first portfolio activity is called MY DAILY ROUTINE. You wrote 10 sentences about your every day actions and added some pictures. Your sentences were in present and they all included a frequency adverb (always, sometimes, often, never…)

Most of you did a good project, here you have two of the best ones, by Gianina and by Raul. Excellent work!

Summary of the chapter:

Oliver Twist is an orphan, his mother died when he was born. He lives in an orphanage until he is nine years old, when he goes to a workhouse.

In the workhouse, Oliver works long hours for very little food. One day, he is so hungry that he asks for a second bowl of porridge to the master. The master gets furious and calls Mr Bumble, the officer, who puts Oliver in a cold, dark room for one week and they beat him every day. Oliver cries and cries.

One day, Mr Bumble takes Oliver to Mr Sowerberry’s house. Mr Sowerberry accepts Oliver in his house to work in his shop. He made coffins for dead people. Oliver feels very scared and sad.

Vocabulary:

poor (pobre), ill (malalt), cold (fred), hungry (afamat), unhappy (infeliç), afraid (espantat), dark (fosc)

mother (mare), orphan (orfe), workhouse (taller), food (aliments), bowl (bol), porridge (farinetes de cereal), onion (ceba), bread (pa), room (habitació), friend (amic), coffin (taüt), shop (botiga)

die (morir), live (viure), work (treballar), eat (menjar), ask for (demanar), leave (marxar), beat (colpejar)

What will we do?

1. Think of interesting and original questions to ask to other pupils in the class and write a short questionnaire.

2. Stand up and talk to your peers, they will ask you questions and you will also get their information.

3. Talk about one of the students you have spoken to and let the rest of the class guess who s/he is.

classroom document: guess who? instructions and table

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Per començar, aquí trobareu els criteris d’avaluació de la matèria i les normes de funcionament durant aquest curs. Només heu de clicar aquí:pautes funcionament 3r ESO