Reading is Elementary for the 8th Graders (to be continued...)

ACTION 3

The 8th Graders have picked their choice !

 

Describe the book cover.

Some useful vocabulary 

ACTION 4

Explain the meaning of the title

"Login"

"Dracula" 

and say how it gives some hints about the story
you are going to read.

MISSION SPECIAL
 READING IS…DELICIOUS AND THRILLING!

READ AND UNDERSTAND

Book p.4

ACTION 1

Read and complete the grid below.

a-Nature of the document
b-Title of the document
c-Topic (=subject) of the document
d-Headline
e-Date :

ACTION 2

Look at the illustration and describe it.

ACTION 3

Read and answer the questions below.

1° Who is concerned ?

2° What happened to these people ?

3° Where did the catastrophe happen ?

4° How did it happen ?

5° What are the consequences of this disaster ?

READ AND UNDERSTAND

BOOK pp.5-14

ACTION 1

Read and complete the grid below.

POLICE DEPOSITION’S NUMBER	DEPOSITION’S DATE	PLACE	TOPIC	WITNESS’S NAME	OCCUPATION +OTHER DETAILS	AGE

ACTION 2

Read p.7 and write your report on the first witness.

ACTION 3

Read pp.8-9 and report in the direct speech.

Use : ‘asked’, ‘answered’, ‘said’, ‘advised’, ‘replied’, ‘admitted’, ‘pointed out’, ‘added’,

                 ‘complained’ and ‘explained’.

      Remember ! 

-Respecter la ponctuation :

 a) les 2 points pour introduire une réplique ;

 b) les guillemets (‘’…’’ anglais et nçais) 
    

     pour délimiter les paroles ;

 c) la virgule pour introduire une citation ;

  d) il n’y a pas de tiret entre changement de locuteur ; on va

      tout simplement à la ligne + guillemets ;

-Il n’y a pas d’inversion du sujet et du verbe ntroducteur ; en 

     anglais : ‘she said’ et enfrançais : « dit-elle ».    

                 

ACTION 4

Read pp.8-9 and say which of the adjectives in the box describe the 2 girls best.

disappointed – vindictive – curious – angry – practical –  cheerful – encouraging – enthusisatic – helpful - anxious

ACTION 5

GRAMMAR IN ACTION

Compare the 2 girls with comparatives end superlatives.

First, learn about the use of comparatives and superlatives on 

Youtube tutos !

EN FRANCAIS

EN ANGLAIS

 

WHAT I REMEMBER

ABOUT

THE USE OF THE COMPARATIVES AND THE SUPERLATIVES

READ AND UNDERSTAND

BOOK pp.15-19

ACTION 6

Read and put the speeches the in order.

A		Inspector : ‘Did you leave at this point ?’
B		Johnny : ‘ No ! I was happy. I can’t remember ever being so happy.’
C		Inspector : ‘Did he give you drugs ?’
D		Johnny : ‘No ! No drugs ! I saw it ! I was really scared.’
E		Johnny : ‘He pointed at the photo of Mina and said, ‘What a beautiful neck she has.’
F		Inspector : ‘Why was it so important to him to be friends ?’
G		Johnny : ‘He said he wanted to meet all my friends.’
H		Inspector : ‘So you spent another night there ?’
I		Johnny : ‘Yeah…I woke up in a bedroom. It was full of antique furniture…’
J		Inspector : ‘Let me get this right. You’re saying that you were kidnapped by a DJ who lives in a hotel…’

ACTION 7

How do you know that there is an inspector. Explain by giving 

the clues from the text.

   ACTION 8

Re-read the witness interview and write a report of his interview in the third person.

Your report will begin with : ‘Johnny woke up in a bedroom…’

(write this report on a separate paper)

ACTION 9

Re-read ‘Police Deposition 3 and 4‘

and say in French how the inspector may look (face expression/gestures) and sound (tone).

Do the same with the witness.

(write on a separate sheet of paper)

ACTION 10

Act it out with your partner !

Dialogue pp. 10-19

READ AND UNDERSTAND

BOOK pp. 20-26

ACTION 11

Read p.20 and write your report on Johnny Walker

 in the third person of the Present Simple.

ACTION 12

Read the document on page 21 and answer the following questions.

1° What is the document ?

2° Is it a conversation « in live » ? Explain.

3° When was it communicated ?

4° What do both protagonists talk about ?

5° Is it a funny conversation ? Why or why not ? How do you know ?

6° What does Johnny sound like ?

(Use adjectives to describe his state of mind.)

7° What does Mina sound like ?

(Use adjectives to describe his state of mind.)

8° What does Johhny recommend Mina not to do ?

9° Are these two persons just friends ? Why or why not ? Quote the text.

10° How does this conversation end ?

ACTION 13

Read the document on page 22 and complete the grid below.

a-Nature of the document
b-Title of the document
c-Topic (=subject) of the document
d-Appointment date :
e-Dress code :
e-Host :
f-Services :

ACTION 14

Read p.23 and write your report on Lucy Western

 in the third person of the Present Simple.

ACTION 15

Read pp.24-25 and answer the following questions.

1° Where does Lucy want to go ? Why ?

2° Is her friend Mina as enthusaistic as her ?

 Why or why not ?

3° Who interrupts the two girls’ conversation ?

4° How do you think this newcomer feels about Mina ?

How do you know ? Quote the text.

5° What does he want ?

6° Who is the most enthusiastic of the two girls ?

How do you know ? Quote the text.

7° What does this Vlad show Mina ?

What is the topic of them ?

8° What do you think of Vlad’s intentions ?

 

ACTION 16

Read Chapter 7 and tell IN THE PAST what was said or

 happened on Nov. 19, 2015.

You may use the verbs,

 ‘reproach’, ‘accept’, ‘not to listen’, ‘decide’, ‘be dumbfounded’, ‘be impatient’,

READ AND UNDERSTAND

BOOK pp. 27-37

 ACTION 17

Read pp.27-30 and imagine that you and your partner are a team of journalists who are going to write a scoop on Jonathan Harker’s strange experience at Midnight Hotel.

Your strategy !

Step 1

First, produce a draft on an A3-sized blank sheet of paper

and write your article.

↘Invent a name for your newspaper                                         ↘Give the date and place                     ↘Find a catchy headline ↘Choose or create a picture                                                ↘Write a caption                                 ↘Write a short article giving the main information about this strange story

                    

Step 2

Secondly, write your article on a loose sheet of squared paper

that you will glue on a sheet of coloured thick card.

Your pair work will be marked /20.

ACTION 18

Read pp.31-32 and write your report on another Snaptalk chatter.

Who is he worried about ? Why ?

Who interrupts the talk again ?

ACTION 19

Read pp.33-37 and pick up the strange happenings only (5 at least).

ACTION 20

Now imagine you are in Detective Inspector Frank Helsing’s shoes

and with your Assistant you have decided to recreate the ‘Crime’ scene at Midnight Hotel.

Your strategy !

(see the worksheet)

READ AND DO

A MOCK CRIME SCENE

BOOK pp. 33-37

Step 1

Collect the clues from the book pages

(use an A3-sized blank sheet of paper)

VICTIMS
SUSPECTS
PLACES
ITEMS OF INTEREST
LOCATION IN THE PLACES

Step 2

Set the Crime scene

a-Use a template

(house/room plan) 

b-Add symbols

(furniture, body outlines, footprints, dirt, clothes, weapons,

written details and pictorial evidence and more.)

c-Label each piece of evidence with a number or symbol. Use arrows.

Your possible tools !

 

https://www.smartdraw.com/crime-scene/

https://fr.pinterest.com/murdermyststore/7-ways-to-create-a-crime-scene/