Pig heart boy, by Malorie Blackman

October 18th

• Vocabulary review

Allumer la lumière
How scared were you?
Eteindre la lumière
To switch on the light
A quelle vitesse va le train?
How fast does the train go?
Tu as faim? Tu as faim comment?
To switch off the light
Avais-tu vraiment peur? à quel point avais-tu peur ?
The temperatures reached 100° this summer.
Les températures ont atteint les 40° cet été.
How hungry are you?

• Put the following senteces in the right order.

His father has found a doctor who does heart transplants with pigs.

He has a serious medical problem: his heart is not strong enough for him to live long.

His mother does not like to idea.

Sam is a 13 year-old boy who loves to swim and play with his friends.

Sam wants to try it.

The family have met the doctor and visited the lab.

Sam is now meeting Trudy.

• Read Pig Heart Boy p 76 and explain what is happening

Who is in this scene?

Who is Trudy?

Wht is Sam thinking?

Why does he say yes?

• Vocabulary

pig-headed Ex: Jack is a great friend, but sometimes we argue and he can be very pig-headed. He
won’t change his mind or accept defeat.

a heart of gold Ex: Jack is a great friend. He is sometimes a bit stubborn, a bit pig-headed but he has a
heart of gold and will do anything for his friends.

to go ahead Ex: We hesitated for a long time then we decided there was no more waiting: we had to
go ahead and cross the river now!

to hug Ex: My mother hugs every night before I go to sleep.

History

What happened in France between 1914 and 1918?

What happened in Germany between 1939 and 1945?

What happened in America in 1492?

How many years are there in three decades?

Science

Do you measure the depth of a swimming pool or its weight?

Do you measure the length of a bottle or its volume?

Do you measure the height of a car or its speed?

How fast can a car go?

How wide can a table be?

What is colder, 20°C or 20°F ?

What is longer, 1ft or 10cm?