Literature | Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Lesson 34 _LEVEL 9_
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Chapter V (part III)
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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incessantly [ɪnˈsɛsntli] (adverb) – without interruption; constantly
You need not talk incessantly, mind you.
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somersault [ˈsʌməsɒlt] (noun) – an acrobatic movement in which a person turns head over heels
in the air or on the ground and lands or finishes on their feet
Did you see the acrobat performing a somersault?
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limb [lɪm] (noun) – an arm or leg of a person or four-legged animal, or a bird's wing
I feel a pain in my limbs after running.
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ointment [ˈɔɪntm(ə)nt] (noun) – a smooth oily substance that is rubbed on the skin for medicinal
purposes or as a cosmetic
The women were buying ointments and perfumes.
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shilling [ˈʃɪlɪŋ] (noun) - a unit of currency formerly used in the United Kingdom and other British
Commonwealth countries
In 19 th century, the shilling was widely used in England.
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Literature | Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Lesson 34 _LEVEL 9_
Activity 2 | Article
Directions: Read the book passage aloud with your teacher.
Advice from a Caterpillar (Part III)
`Can't remember what things?' said the Caterpillar.
`Well, I've tried to say "How Doth the Little Busy Bee," but it all came different!' Alice replied
in a very melancholy voice.
`Repeat, "You are Old, Father William,"' said the Caterpillar. Alice folded her hands, and
began:-`You are old, Father William,' the young man said,
`And your hair has become very white;
And yet you incessantly stand on your head-Do you think, at your age, it is right?'
`In my youth,' Father William replied to his son,
`I feared it might injure the brain;
But, now that I'm perfectly sure I have none,
Why, I do it again and again.'
Father William standing on head
`You are old,' said the youth, `as I mentioned before,
And have grown most uncommonly fat;
Yet you turned a back-somersault in at the door-Pray, what is the reason of that?'
`In my youth,' said the sage, as he shook his grey locks,
`I kept all my limbs very supple
By the use of this ointment--one shilling the box-Allow me to sell you a couple?'(...)
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Literature | Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Lesson 34 _LEVEL 9_
Activity 3 | Questions and Answers
Directions: Answer these questions about the book passage.
1. What song did Alice mention?
2. What did the Caterpillar say to Alice?
3. What is the second song about?
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Literature | Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Lesson 34 _LEVEL 9_
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 34 _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. What did you like to study when you were a child?
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