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CHAPTER 1
Task
read the chapter, when necessary look up a dictionary. Give your
answers to the following questions:
a) Can you recall all characters mentioned in the chapter? Whatever you can,
say a few words about each one.
b) How long has Bella been living in the Martins' house? Why?
c) How did they happen to find themselves in Phoenix?
d) What brought
to the Dude Ranch resort?
e) What did Roy Ranger use to do? What does he do now?
f) What is meant by baby-sitting? Who does baby-sitting in this chapter?
g) What was
plan like for the evening?
h) Did they end up eating out at the Mexican restaurant?
i) Is it all happening in the winter?
Task
try to explain the following expressions in your own words:
a) to struggle to do something;
b) to fail to do something;
c) to talk somebody into (out of
doing something;
d) to pick up some extra money;
Task
make up sentences with the above-mentioned expressions.
Task
retell the chapter in brief bringing up the main events of it.
CHAPTER 2
Task
read the whole chapter thoroughly.
Task
answer the following
a) What was the case with emergency vehicle about? (You can give a brief
answer or use fragments of information over the whole chapter.)
b) What can you say about the boy who answered to the nickname "Copter"?
(You can give a brief answer again or use fragments of information over
the whole chapter.)
c) Why had Copter been crying? What did Carly and Patch decide to do to
calm him down?
d) Do you think Carly and Patch were good at turning Copter's attention to
something else? Give your examples from the text.
e) When did Bella come back from hospital? What was she concerned about?
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