Reading Tasks

1. Read the short story Scarlett. Do the interactive exercises ( Preparation and Tasks 1 and 2). USE YOUR GOOGLE DOC to answer the questions below.


Scarlett – Created with Haiku Deck, presentation software that inspires;

2. Answer the following questions in this blog COMMENT AREA:

a. Does Scarlett really speak five languages? Why does she say that?

b. Do you know anyone who speaks several languages? In your opinion, is it important to learn foreign languages? Why (not)?

3. Read the first diary entries (7th, 8th and 9th September) of Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Diário de um Banana) by Jeff Kinney and answer the following questions in the Google Doc you’ve shared with me:

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

7th Sep.

1. Who decided that Greg should have a diary?

2. Why did he accept it?

3. In which grade is Greg?

4. What happened on the 7th of September?

5. What was the teacher busy doing on the first school day?

6. Why do you have to be careful about where you sit on your first school day?

8th Sep.

Does Greg get along with his older brother Rodrick? Why (not)?

9th Sep.

Why was Greg lucky on Thursday?

What does he say about his younger brother Manny?

 

 

22 thoughts on “Reading Tasks

  1. a. No, She doesn’t speak five
    languages because she said that in the sense of expression and she said that because she had many relatives from different countries.
    a.Yes, I know my cousin Lucas he speaks Spanish, English and Portuguese and I think it’s really important to know other languages to speak to other people.

  2. No, she doesn’t speak five languages. She says that because of the nationalities of her family and her own.
    Not. I don’t know anyone. My stepfather speaks Spanish, French and English. My mother speaks English, Spanish and understands Italian.
    Yes it is very important to learn some languages because we gain more culture and if we need to travel, we are prepared.

  3. Scarlett doesn’t speak five languages. She says that she has five languages in her body because she has family from Scotland, Laos, Germany and Poland, and she is from England.

    I know someone who speaks some languages. My brother speaks Portuguese, English, some Romanian and a little bit of German and French. In my opinion, it is important to speak more languages because it becomes easier to speak with other people form other countries.

  4. Scarlett doesn’t speak five languages. She says that because her family members lived in different countries and spoke different languages.
    My mother and my father speak 3 languages: French, Spanish and English. In my opinion it is important because we can communicate with other people at a professional level and when we travel around the world.

  5. No, Scarlet doesn’t really speak 5 languages, she says that because her family is from different places so they can speak 5 languages it’s in her blood, in her body.
    Yes I do know someone that speaks 5 different languages. My aunt Sónia speaks Italian, Spanish, Franch, English and Portuguese. It’s important to learn several languages because if we go to some other country we can communicate with different people.

  6. No, Scarlett doesn’t speak five languages. She has five languages in her heart.

    My mom speaks several languages for example Portuguese, English, French and Spanish. In my opinion is it important to learn foreign languages. If you travel to other countries, you need to communicate with other people,and you need information about them.

  7. Scarlett dosen’t speak five languages, she says that because she has family members from 5 different nationalities.
    I think it is important to learn new languages because learning is fun and so if you are traveling you have no problem speaking the languages.

  8. She doesn’t speak five languages. She says this because she has got other family members from other countries.
    I don’t know anyone who speaks several languages but I think it is
    knowledge and we can also travel, meet lots of people and find jobs more easily.

  9. She doesn’t speak five languages, but she says that because she has another members of her family from other countries, so is “in her body” the five languages.
    In my opinion it’s important to know extra languages because if I go to another countries it’s important to know how to speak with another person.

  10. Scarlett doesn’t speak five languages.She says that because her family are from different countries.
    it is important to learn different languages because with that we can get new Job opportunities, travel and make new friends around the world, read and watch movies and TV series with original audio sound and it boosts your creativity.

  11. Scarlett says this because her family were from different nationalities and spoke several languages.

    Yes I know, it is very important to learn several languages because we can communicate and interact with different nationalities.

  12. Scarlett doesn’t speak 5 languages, she says that because her parents and grandparents have 4 different nationalities and hers 5.

    In my opinion it is important to learn new languages because when we go to other countries we can communicate.

  13. Scarlett doesn’t speak five languages, because she is a descendant of family members of five different nationalities

    Yes, do and it is important, because if we go to a country and we want to communicate with people we have to learn that language or to trade with other countries.

  14. She doesn’t speak five languages. She says that because she has family members who speak those languages.
    My aunt speaks 3 languages:Portuguese,English and French. In my opinion it is important to learn different languages,because it improves our communication with people from other countries.

    1. The other reasons to learn different other languages can be to exercise the brain, help with our career, 7th art(cinema,television,etc…), to help use social media.

  15. She doesn’t but she says that because her ancestors were from different nations.

    In my opinion I think it’s important to learn foreign languages because if I want to travel to a foreign country and I know that language it will be easier for me to get guidelines.

  16. No, Scarlett says that because she has several members of the family from other nations, that’s why she says she has 5 languages ​​”in her body”.
    Yes, my cousin. She knows 4 languages: Portuguese, French (because she lives in Switzerland), Spanish, English and German. I think it is important to learn several languages because in this way we can express ourselves and we can communicate with the rest of the world.

  17. Scarlett says she speaks five languages because she has family members who speak several languages.
    In my opinion it is important to know how to speak other languages because if I visit another country I know how to speak and understand what people say.

  18. Scarlett says that because her family speaks several languages.

    It is important to learn foreign languages ​​because if we want to go to another country we have to know how to speak their language.

  19. 2-
    Scarlett doesn’t speak five languages, she says that because, according to her family’s stories, she has family outside her country and she considers their languages hers too. Those languages are part of her cultural background.
    I know people who speak several languages, and I think it is important to know several languages ​​because we can travel at any time, and it is always good to be able to communicate with others to ask for help or even talk and make friends with these foreign person.

  20. Scarlett doesn’t speak five languages, she says that because her family lived in different places.
    I think it is important to learn several languages ​​because it is good to have more knowledge of the world languages.

  21. She says that because her ancestors were from different nationalities.
    It’s interesting to know some extra languages.

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