dahl_going

A SITE FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS OF ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE AT “ESCUELAS OFICIALES DE IDIOMAS”

Using Literature & New Technologies as a Teaching Aid

`Reading is Fun``Going Solo``, the Second Part of Roald Dahl's Autobiography`
What can HOT POTATOES offer me?
It contributes to autonomous learning. It can offer you enjoyable interactive exercises that you will be able to check and correct without your teacher's help. It offers you hints and tips. It uses JavaScript, which gives the exercises an attractive look.
What kind of exercises will I be working on?
JQUIZ Quizzes to review vocabulary and plot. JCROSS Fun crossword about Going Solo. JCLOZE Fill in the gaps and read the whole text. JMATCH The two columns that you will see are not in order. You will only have to match the second column with the first one. JMIX These sentences from the book are in a mess. Do you think you can put them in order?
Can I do the exercises if I haven't read the whole book?
Sure you can! But you will need to reach p. 77 first because that's the end of the first section. The book has been divided in three sections and you will be working on each one of them separately.
*Which sections does the book Going Solo* have?**
I. The Shell Man
Chapters: “The Voyage Out”-“Mdisho of the Mwanumwezi”, p. 1-77.
II. The Bird Soldier
Chapters: “Flying Training”-“Survival”, p. 78-121.
III. Greece and back Home
Chapters: “First Encounter with a Bandit”-“Home”, p. 122-210.