Chemical Secret - After Reading

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 2

Complete the newspaper story (on the next slide) about Christine's accident. You can use as many words as you like. Upload a screenshot of your article here

Do you think John Duncan was a good father or not?

Make a list of the good and the bad things that he did 

for his children.

He was a good father because ......

He was a bad father because ......

On the next slide there is a conversation between David Wilson and Mary Carter. The conversation is in the wrong order.

Number the sentences to show the correct order.

____ 'The seals do. And look at their babies.'

____ 'Yes, they are. Look at those baby rats!'

____ 'I've come to tell you that I'm leaving, David.'

____ 'Ok, so you care. But what can I do about it?'

____ 'You know why; because of the waste products that are going into the river.'

__1_ 'Hello Mary, what can I do for you?'

____ 'Oh, them! Mary, I've told you, those chemicals aren't dangerous!'

____ 'Seals! Who cares about a few seals?'

____ 'But they're rats, Mary, not people. And nobody drinks water from the river mouth. You know that!'

____ 'You can buy machines to take out the chemicals before the waste products go into the river.'

____'So the seals have to die because you can't afford the machines?'

____ 'Leaving? But why?'

____ 'No, I can't Mary. The company can't afford them.'

____ 'Well you don't have to worry about my job anymore, David. I'm leaving tomorrow. Goodbye.'

____ 'I care. I care about everything in the river.'

____'Yes. People come first, Mary. Four hundred people work here. That's what I worry about - their jobs'

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Here is Davind Wilson's letter to the newspaper. Use the linking words below to complete it.

although

and

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because

but

if

since

so

that

where

which

why

Who is right in this story - David Wilson or Greenworld?

Choose if you agree or disagree with the ideas on the 

next slides

Greenworld is right, because .......

all rivers should be free from dangerous chemicals

1. agree
2. disagree

Greenworld is right, because .......

there is always a chance that people will drink the water by accident

1. agree
2. disagree

Greenworld is right, because .......

animals need clean water as well as people

1. agree
2. disagree

David Wilson is right, because .......

no chemicals go into the town's drinking water

1. agree
2. disagree

David Wilson is right, because .......

jobs for people are more important than seals dying

1. agree
2. disagree

David Wilson is right, because .......

the river water is already dirty because of the sewage

1. agree
2. disagree

What was John Duncan thinking at these moments in his life?

Complete the sentences in your own words

If I get this job at the paint factory, .....

If Mary likes my children perhaps, .....

If the baby rats are born healthy, .....

If Wilson agrees to build the machines, .....

If I leave this job, .....

If I stay here and say nothing, .....

It was a terrible mistake to, .....

What happens next

Choose some of these ideas and write a new ending for the story (at least 100 words)

- Christine's baby is born healthy / dead / without legs

- Christine is pleased to see her father again / is angry with him for a while / never    

   speaks to him again

- Christine and Simon stay in the town / go to another country / have (no) more    

   children

- The factory cleans up the river / does nothing

- John Duncan gets a new job / never works again / joins Greenworld

Write your new ending here