The Magic Finger

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo k
• Leerjaar 2

Today

Read the magic finger 

Assignments

Review 

Mission

We will read The Magic Finger

You will do some assignments

You will use your imagination

You will write your own story

Imagine... 

... being a duck....

What would you like?

What would you hate? 

Think about it 

Rank the following

 - 

- Learn to fly in the air.

- Learn to build a nest.

- Carry sticks in mouths.

- Eat worms.

- Sleep in a nest through a storm.

- Risk being shot at.

Imagine... 

having a magic finger...?

What would you use it for? 

We are going to read

Assignment 1

Imagine being an animal

1. What animal would you be?

2. Describe a day in the life of your animal 

- 10 sentences In English, please

Answer the following questions:

Animals

elephant - unicorn - flamengo - 

swan - mouse - moose - 

deer - rat - cat - dog - horse - 

cow - tiger - lion - donkey - snake - 

aardvark - lizard - parrot - 

eagle - chicken - duck - bird - 

Tiger

I would love to be a tiger - tigers sleep a lot and are sometimes very active. 

They are also very dangerous, people respect the tiger. 

Tigercubs are very cute and tigermoms are very loving and caring and they teach their cubs all the tricks you need in life.

One problem - they kill for food, and I would not like that very much...

5 questions about your animal

1. What did you turn into? (Introduce yourself as an animal)

1a - Describe the animal

2. What is the main problem about being a... ?

3 How did you overcome this problem?

4. What is the best thing about being a... ?

5. What would you do differently

when you become human again? 

Assignment 2

Imagine having a Magic Finger

1. Describe a day in your life using your magic finger

2. Describe the day in 10 sentences - what would you use the magic finger for? 

Write the sentences 

in your notebook

Upload a picture 

in your own channel....

Describe the setting where the story begins.

1. City
2. Farm
3. School
4. Forest

How does the girl discover she has the magic finger?

1. She was born with it
2. It arises when she is angry
3. She feels a lot of energy

which phrase does the girl use when she is angry?

1. It made me see red
2. It made me furious
3. It made me cross

What is the reaction of the Gregg family to the magic finger's effects?

1. confusion
2. Fear
3. Anger

Mrs, Gregg is not affected by the magic of the magic finger

1. True
2. False

The main character feels regretful about having the magic finger.

1. True
2. False

write down some facts about the story