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Lamb to the slaughter

Lamb to the Slaughter
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This lesson contains 38 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 1 video.

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Lamb to the Slaughter
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What you are going to learn: 

To read/listen to a story (lezen/luisteren)
To think about justice and express your opinion in English.

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Cards
Green = agree
Red = disagree

Slide 3 - Slide

Do you agree (green) or disagree (red)?
1. Whenever there is a fight there are always 2 sides to the story.

Slide 4 - Slide

What do YOU think?
Use the cards to share:
Green: agree
Red: disagree

Slide 5 - Slide

Whenever there is a fight, there are always 2 sides to the story.
Green: Agree
Red: Disagree

Slide 6 - Poll

Sometimes committing a crime can be justified.
Green: Agree
Red: Disagree

Slide 7 - Poll

A murderer should always be punished.
Green: Agree
Red: Disagree

Slide 8 - Poll

Do you agree (green) or disagree (red)?
Sometimes committing a crime can be justice/can be fair.

Slide 9 - Slide

A murderer should always be punished
Agree
Disagree

Slide 10 - Poll

Do you agree (green) or disagree (red)?
3. A murderer should always be punished?

Slide 11 - Slide

We are going to read a story about a married couple...
by Roald Dahl
 
(handout)

Slide 12 - Slide

Lamb to the slaughter
by Roald Dahl


What do you think the title means?

Slide 13 - Slide

Like a lamb to the slaughter:
To do something in an unconcerned way, unaware of the coming disaster.

Slide 14 - Slide

Instructions
1. Listen to the story
2. Read along on the handout
3. Answer the questions on the handout

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Slide 16 - Video

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1. How would you describe their relationship so far? (5-10 words)

Slide 18 - Open question

2. Why do you think she starts to get frightened? (min 8 words)

Slide 19 - Open question

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2. What do you think Mr. Maloney told his wife?

Slide 21 - Open question

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3. Why is it important to this story that Mary Maloney is pregnant? (min. 8 words)

Slide 23 - Open question

Slide 24 - Slide

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5. What do you think of Mary Maloney’s behaviour after she killed her husband? (Min. 8 words)

Slide 26 - Open question

Slide 27 - Slide

6. What do the detectives mean with the sentence "Get the weapon, and you've got the man."?

Slide 28 - Open question

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7. Why do you think Mrs. Maloney started to giggle? (min 8 words)

Slide 30 - Open question

Slide 31 - Slide

The story - a summary

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8. Do you think Mary Maloney will get away with the murder? Why? (min. 10 words)

Slide 33 - Open question

Imagine you were the judge: what verdict would you pass and what punishment? 



On your handout,  fill in the activity on the last page.
timer
5:00

Slide 34 - Slide

Let's discuss
Red card: Who thinks she should be found guilty?
Green card: Who thinks she should be found not guilty?
Why?

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Are matters of justice always black or white? 
Does context matter?

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What you learnt today
1. to read and understand a longer text
2. to express your opinion on what is right and wrong in a certain context
3. new words related to crime and justice

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Have a good weekend!

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