STUDENT’S NAME: Francisco Romero García.

A1 Mª JOSÉ RAMÍREZ

TASK (TAREA EVALUABLE)

READING A BOOK. CHAPTER 1

(READING, LISTENING, WRITING AND MEDIATION)

1. Read and listen to chapter 1 of the story in the video (A terrible secret) and answer the
following questions:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qUFd9aMx-A (min 8.07)

a. Did Mark take drugs or drink beer?

No, he didn’t.

b. How many brothers or sisters did Mark have?

He had a brother.

c. What was Mark’s house like?

His house was a trailer in a trailer park in Memphis.

d. Why did Mark’s mother leave her husband?

Because her husband was always drunk and often violent.

e. How old was Mark at the time?

Mark was eleven years old.

f. How old was Mark when he first started smoking?

Mark was nine years old when he first started smoking.

g. What was the man doing in the car?

The man was trying to kill himself.

h. What did he do? What was his job?

He did nothing. His client killed a senator and his client hid it in his garage. He’s a lawyer.

i. Who is Barry the Blade and what does he want to do?

Barry the Blade is a member of the mafia in New Orleans and he wants to kill the lawyer
because he knows about the body.

j. What did Mark do when he got home at the end of the chapter?

Mark called 911 for the police and he said: ‘There’s a body on the old road behind Tucker
Trailer Park on Highway 17`.

k. Would you like to read chapter two? Why?

Yes, I would like to read chapter 2 and every the book, because I am intrigued and would like to
know the end of the book.
2. Write an email to your teacher: say hello, tell her that you read the

book, summarize the story and say if you liked it or not. (80-120 words)

FROM: Francisco Romero García.

TO: Mª José Ramírez.

SUBJECT: Reading the book: Treasure island.

Hello, my teacher. I hope you are fine.

Today, I’m going to tell you about a book I read.

The book spoke of a young man. His name was Jim Hawkins.

That young lived with his parents and he helped at his father's inn, Admiral Benbow,
Bristol in England.

A day a pirate came to the inn and told him about a treasure map.

When his father dies, Jim and his mother leave with the map.

Jim goes in search of the treasure to the island of the map and after many vicissitudes
he obtains the treasure and returns to England.

I liked it because it is a story about pirates and treasures, I also chose the book "the
adventures of Tom Sawyer" to read.

Would you like to read the book?

I think you will like this book.

See you soon! Take care.

Fran.
3. Extra work (voluntary) : Read the entire story and make a summary for

your teacher.

Pending to send.