Unit 16
1 Where was Old Turtle’s home? 2 Why can’t Anansi go in the river?
3 Do you think what Anansi did was fair? Why? 4 Do you think what Old Turtle did was fair? Why?
Speaking and listening 1 Pupil A, pretend you are Old Turtle. Tell pupil B what Anansi did and how you feel about it. 2 Pupil B, pretend you are Anansi. Tell pupil B what Old Turtle did and how you feel about it. Language: joining word ‘but’
But is a joining word. I am old. I am not stupid. (two sentences) I am old but I am not stupid. (one sentence)
1 Find but three times in the story on pages 103–104.
• The comprehension questions are on a different page from the story so you may wish to write them on the board. • Ask pupils what sort of character Old Turtle is. Help pupils to work out character traits in stories from the way the characters behave. Old Turtle says, “I am not stupid.” Do pupils agree with him? • Speaking and listening: Demonstrate role play by pretending you are one of the characters and speaking in role. CR Discuss with the class whether it would be appropriate for the characters to talk in Creole or Standard English. Allow them to choose.
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