LOTF chapter 11-12

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Today's plan

1. Quick Irregular Verbs check (for test week)
2. Lord of the Flies (test = next week Wednesday)
3. The Real Lord of the Flies
4. Start working on Reading Exam Texts

Irregular Verbs check

Answer by heart.

Difficult? Study the booklet at home!

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When to use which form? Past Simple/Present Perfect.

Ralph, Piggy and Samneric go to Jack's part of the island.
What is their main reason for going?

1. they want the fire back
2. they want to join the group
3. they want to steal the pig's meat
4. they want ask which boys want to be in Ralph's group again

"Your only hope is keeping a signal fire going as long as their is light to see. Then maybe a ship'll notice the smoke and come and rescue us and take us home."

Jack refers to his group as
his ...

1. team
2. gang
3. troupe
4. tribe

What happens to Samneric?

How is Piggy trying to break up the fight between Ralph and Jack?

At the end of chapter 11, which 2 important things happen?

Piggy + conch

"The rock struck Piggy a glancing blow from chin to knee; the conch exploded into a thousand white fragments and ceased to exist."

Roger

Kills Piggy by letting a big rock fall down.

"Samneric lay looking up in quiet terror. Roger advanced upon them as one wielding a nameless authority."

"You got to go because it is not safe -"

"They made us. They hurt us - "

"Who? Jack?"

"Oh no -" 

Hiding in the forest

Ralph is the last 'civilised' character.

Jack wants hunt down Ralph as if Ralph were a pig.

Samneric have told Ralph what's going to happen 

so he can hide.

The boys get rescued by a naval officer. How did the officer know they were on the island?

The naval officer asks who's the boss. Which boy says that he is?

1. Roger
2. Jack
3. Ralph
4. Samneric

irony

Different types: verbal, dramatic, situational

Situational irony consists of a situation in which the outcome is very different from what was expected. 

fire and rescue

Fire to smoke Ralph out of the forest.

In the end, the most chaotic fire  saves the boys.

What do you think it means when 'Ralph wept for the end of innocence and the darkness of man's heart.'?

Did you enjoy The Lord of the Flies?

😒🙁😐🙂😃

If a group of boys would really be stranded on an island how likely do you think this is what will happen?

very unlikely

unlikely

neutral

likely

very likely

Which do you think is more likely?
Children fighting each other or trying to survive in peace?

Reading exam in Testweek

What can you do 

before/in/after the Christmas break 

to practise?

How to prepare for reading test?

Study the exam words (booklet).

Read a book.

Watch the news & film /series in English.

Listen to podcasts.

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Try old exams: 

For example this one: H 2021-III.