Girl Missing, Quiz and happy text

Hi everyone!
I hope you had a good day in Stockholm yesterday and that the play/musical was a positive experience. Not only young people... even many adults spend too much time on their screens and this affects us in different ways
Here is an article from "The Local"

Ok, let's get down to today's lesson.

1. Girl Missing
Fanny should lead the seminar today. If she is sick then we will have her seminar next Monday.
Here are the questions for her chapters:

Girl Missing

Chapter 25 - String

1) Having read the chapter, what do you think the title represents?

2) Why did Lauren have to go to the counsellor?

3) What did Jam promise to do?

4) Do you think that Lauren is in prison? Explain your answer.

5) Why is Lauren worried about her relationship with Jam?

6) Who does Lauren find it easier to talk to- Carla (Jam’s mother) or her own mother?

Why do you think this is?

7) Jam calms Lauren down about the situation for her UK parents. What is the best scenario? What does Lauren fear can happen to them?

8) By the end of this chapter is Lauren still sure that she has done the right thing? What things have affected the way she sees things now?

Chapter 26 – Ribbon

1) What does the yellow ribbon represent?

2) Imagine that you are Annie. What thoughts might be going through her mind at this time?

3) A very nervous start to Lauren’s new life. What words show this? Find at least THREE words to show this was not an easy meeting

4) Name some differences between Lauren’s UK and US parents.

5.What would be Lauren’s worst nightmare at this stage?

6. At the end of this chapter Lauren says that things were about to get a lot worse. What do you imagine is going to happen?

After the seminar we will do quiz number 7. It is from things that have happened at the beginning of April and the end of March.

Happy Text

Those of you who were not here on Monday will have the chance to get working on your happy text  (see Monday's blog entry). Those of you who have begun can get ready your exercises to give the others on Monday.

See my example:

On Monday we will do some of these exercises if we have time.

Finally.....  Here are the questions for Conor's seminar next Wednesday

Chapter 27

1) What age was Shelby when Lauren disappeared?

2) What had Madison imagined? Why do you think she had thought this?

3) Madison says she likes imagining being other people. What does this suggest to us?

4) What news did MJ have?

5) Who does MJ believe?

Chapter 28

1) What have Lauren’s adoptive parents been charged with?

2) Why does Lauren push the cake away?

3) What does Shelby say her parents want?

4) Why do you think she is being so cruel?

5) Describe Lauren’s room.

6) How often does Lauren have contact with MJ? Why is this?

7) This chapter ends up in a very sad way? Explain in what way.