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BEFORE YOUR STUDENTS READ |
A. |
THIS STORY INVOLVES BETTING AND
THE ACTION TAKES PLACE ON BOARD A SHIP: |
1. |
What do you think the passengers bet on? |
B. |
CHECK THE MEANING OF THESE WORDS IN
YOUR DICTIONARY:
auction - deck - purser -
rail |
1. |
Which word refers to something not
usually found on a ship? |
2. |
What is the purser on a ship
responsible for? |
3. |
What is the purpose of a rail on a
ship? |
4. |
What would people do on sundeck?
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AFTER YOUR STUDENTS READ |
C. |
FINISH THESE SENTENCES: |
1. |
Every day the captain of the ship guesses
... |
2. |
Mr. Botibol thinks the captain's guess is
likely to be too ... today because ... |
3. |
The winner of the competition will
receive about ... |
4. |
If Mr. Botibol wins, he plans to ...
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5. |
Mr. Botibol thinks he can slow the ship
down by ... |
6. |
He is careful to check that the old woman
can ... and ... |
D. |
ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS: |
1. |
What does Mr. Botibol bet on exactly? How much does he pay? |
2. |
What did he wait for before he went to bed? |
3. |
Why is he alarmed the next morning? |
4. |
Who does he see on the deck?
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5. |
What reason might the person on deck have for not sounding the alarm? |
6. |
What does Mr. Botibol tell her he does every morning? |
E. |
SUBJECTS FOR COMPOSITION AND
DISCUSSION: |
1. |
Explain what goes wrong with Mr.
Botibol's plan. |
2. |
Do you think Mr. Botibol survived?
Discuss how he might live. |
3. |
Ask students if they have ever been to an auction. If so, did they buy anything?
How did they feel during the bidding? |
4. |
Put students into small groups. Ask them to think of two other ways in which
Mr. Botibol could have won his bet. The groups discuss their suggestions and
decide on the best one. |