Literature | Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Lesson 23 _LEVEL 9_
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Chapter IV (part I)
Hi! Welcome to the Book Passage Discussion lesson!
Today’s topic is about “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland ”
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Activity 1 | Vocabulary and Expressions
Directions: Listen and repeat.
Vocabulary
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ferret [ˈferɪt] (noun) – a domesticated polecat used chiefly for catching rabbits
Do you think ferrets are cute?
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good-naturedly [ɡʊd ˈneɪtʃərdli] (adverb) – in a good-natured manner, pleasantly, warmly
She took care of the children good-naturedly.
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vanish [ˈvænɪʃ] (verb) – to disappear
My glasses seem to have vanished.
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hunt [hʌnt] (verb) – to search determinedly for someone or something
I heard he desperately hunts for a new job.
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neat [niːt] (adjective) – tidy, clean
Keep your room neat, please.
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brass [bræs] (noun) - a bright yellow metal made by mixing copper and zinc
A brass plate on the door shows our last name.
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engrave [ɪnˈɡreɪv] (verb) - cut or carve (a text or design) on the surface of a hard object
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Literature | Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Lesson 23 _LEVEL 9_
The wedding date is engraved on the ring.
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lest [lɛst] (conjunction) - used to show that someone is afraid or worried that a particular thing
might happen
She worried lest he should tell someone what had happened.
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Literature | Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Lesson 23 _LEVEL 9_
Activity 2 | Article
Directions: Read the book passage aloud with your teacher.
The Rabbit Sends in a Little Bill (Part I)
It was the White Rabbit, trotting slowly back again, and looking anxiously about as it went,
as if it had lost something; and she heard it muttering to itself `The Duchess! The Duchess!
Oh my dear paws! Oh my fur and whiskers! She'll get me executed, as sure as ferrets are
ferrets! Where can I have dropped them, I wonder?' Alice guessed in a moment that it was
looking for the fan and the pair of white kid gloves, and she very good-naturedly began
hunting about for them, but they were nowhere to be seen--everything seemed to have
changed since her swim in the pool, and the great hall, with the glass table and the little door,
had vanished completely.
Very soon the Rabbit noticed Alice, as she went hunting about, and called out to her in an
angry tone, `Why, Mary Ann, what are you doing out here? Run home this moment, and
fetch me a pair of gloves and a fan! Quick, now!' And Alice was so much frightened that she
ran off at once in the direction it pointed to, without trying to explain the mistake it had made.
`He took me for his housemaid,' she said to herself as she ran. `How surprised he'll be when he
finds out who I am! But I'd better take him his fan and gloves--that is, if I can find them.' As she
said this, she came upon a neat little house, on the door of which was a bright brass plate with
the name `W. RABBIT' engraved upon it. She went in without knocking, and hurried upstairs,
in great fear lest she should meet the real Mary Ann, and be turned out of the house before she
had found the fan and gloves.
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Activity 3 | Questions and Answers
Directions: Answer these questions about the book passage.
1. Who was the Rabbit afraid of?
2. What was the Rabbit looking for?
3. With whom has the Rabbit mistaken Alice?
4. Where did Alice go in?
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Activity 4 | Summary
Directions: Make a summary of this book passage, focusing on the parts that are the most interesting for
you, and, please explain why you consider those parts interesting.
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Literature | Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Lesson 23 _LEVEL 9_
Activity 5 | Free Conversation
Directions: Answer these questions related to this book passage. Have a free conversation about it with
your teacher.
1. How did you like reading this passage? Did you find it difficult?
2. Which words/expressions did you find interesting in this passage?
3. How would you feel if you were Alice?
4. What do you think will happen next?
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