2012年4月25日 星期三

Up a Tree

1. pre-reading
vocabulary: quizlet





2. comprehension questions
  • Did the author like the new environment? / What did he/she think about the new school? / What was his/her consolation in addition to books? (lines 1-17)
  • Who was Rhonda? / What was her invitation? (lines 18-33)
  • Where were Rhonda and the author headed for? / How was the journey? / Where did they go in the end? / What did Rhonda want to do out there? (lines 33-54)
  • How was the tree climbing? Did the author follow Rhonda all the way to where Rhonda was headed for? (lines 55-70)
  • What happened to Rhonda when she got over the white birch? (lines 71-83)
  • Was Rhonda OK? (lines 84-91)



3. phrases
  • the property we live on (12)
  • along with (12)
  • go horseback riding (23)
  • slide off (35)
  • hit me in the face (35)
  • gallop at full speed (39)
  • alert to the forest (42)
  • round a corner (44)
  • pull out some gum (46)
  • sit in the shade (51)
  • break the silence (53)
  • layers of branches (61)
  • swing herself into the tree (63)
  • take hold of a branch (64)
  • work her way (71)
  • wave at me (75)
  • connected to (78)
  • separate from (78)
  • grab at it (79)
  • hang on (79)
  • a tangle of branches (81)
  • let go of the branch (85)
  • a sharp intake of breath (86)
  • a sigh of relief (87)
  • in disbelief (87)
  • roll over onto her side (88)


4. usage and grammar
  • These country people ... were very different from my beach friends ... (7-9)
  • I spent all my free time reading library books ... (9-10)
  • She ... and asked if I wanted to ... (22-23)
  • I had the feeling that her mother had forced her ... (23-24) / I got Gunther ... where she had suggested ... (26) / I was beginning to wish I had stayed home ... (36) / ... she said she had taken her sister's horse ... (47) / The gum I had been chewing fell straight down ... (84)
  • ... looked as scary as she did. (28)
  • Looking up at her, I suggested she lead the way. (28)
  • ... emerged from the cool showy road into bright hot sunlight (44)
  • Then pushing her hair ..., she eased her foot ..., carefully shifting her weight ... (72-73)
  • Barely connected to the trunk ..., it slowly separated from the tree. (78)
  • She was laughing too hard to speak. (90)



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