THE DETECTIVES - TEACHER’S GUIDE - Unit 3PART 8: Extra Reading (pages 117-118)1. Let’s Read! (Track 36A) (page 117)Alex Anderson Collects a CatBefore ReadingHave the students look at the title.Ask:What do you think the story is about? (Accept alllogical answers)How do you think someone collects a cat?(Accept all logical answers.)Curriculum:ALC: Students will be familiar withage-appropriate literary texts.ALC: Students will describe maincharacters, settings and events inliterary texts.ALC: Students will communicate apersonal response, verbally and / orvisually, to a literary text.2. Let’s Answer! (page 118)Have the students read Paragraphs 1 and 2.Have the students answer the questions in their notebooks.They may work in pairs.When they have finished, go over the answers with them.Answer Key:1. He is a famous art collector.2. a3. c3. Let’s Write! (HOTS – Compare and Contrast) (page 118)Say and ask: Before you do exercise 3, let’s read the rest of the story. Read paragraphs three and four.1. Why did Alex want the bowl? (for his collection)2. Why didn’t he want to say that the bowl was special? (He didn’t want to pay a lot forit.)3. What reason does he give the story owner for wanting to buy the cat? (to catchmice)Say and ask; Now, read paragraphs five and six:4. How much does he pay for the cat? (20 Euros. Tell the students that the Euro isEuropean money and it represents all those countries who are members of theEuropean Union).)5. Why doesn’t the store owner give Alex the bowl? (It’s his lucky bowl / He uses it tosell cats.)6. What’s funny about this story? (Accept all logical answers that show theyunderstood.)138
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