vendredi 2 avril 2010

hmk for the 17th/04

With the end of the story, complete the commentaries of the extracts by answering the following questions:
Chapter 4: extract about zoos part 3
III and highlights how inhuman Pi’s sufferings were
a) Type “pick up and go” on google and guess its meaning from the site where you land.
b) Find one vocabulary mistake made by the author ;-) (and many other English speakers): guess the meaning of “flaunt” line 25 from the context and type on google, go on grammar.about site and find the correct word
c) Compare Pi’s plight to the situations here: the wild and zoos. How did he survive?
d) Find two semantic fields from line 49 to the end. What are they reminiscent of considering the whole story? What is the tone?

Ch 5
What does it foreshadow about the end of Pi’s account of his life? What are the symbols of this name?

CH6
a) What does the metaphor of the wild sea refer to ?
b) What do the goat and the rhino hint at?

mercredi 31 mars 2010

hmk for 17th /04

Go on this blog
http://ahslifeofpi.blogspot.com/2006/07/question-7-chapters-90-91.html
read the answers of some American students (scroll down, garrison's answer is very interesting like the ones under him) and prepare your own answer in 50 words.
Scroll down the page and click on "post a comment" on the American blog.
type the different passwords and your mail address and post your comment. write your full name!
You will be assessed out of /10 for your answer