Language Tree SB 1

Unit 7

1 Was the dog in the river real or not real? 2 Why did Brother Dog bark? 3 How did Brother Dog feel at the end of the story? 4 What would you tell Brother Dog to do next time he has a bone? a) Don’t look in the river. b) Be happy with what you have. c) Try to get more bones.

Speaking and listening Pupil A, pretend you are Brother Dog’s friend. Pupil B, pretend you are Brother Dog.

1 Pupil A, ask questions: 1 What happened to your bone? 2 How did you feel? 2 Pupil B, answer the questions. 3 Swap roles.

• Speaking and listening: Role play helps pupils to better understand what they have read. • Demonstrate role play by having a pupil ask you the two questions. Respond in role as Brother Dog. CR Ask pupils if the characters would talk in Creole or in Standard English. Allow them to role play in either. • Invite some pupils to perform their role play for the class. • If the role play is in Creole, pick out a few phrases and ask, ‘How would you say that in Standard English?’

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