163
- a tube of Smarties → a pencil experiment (Julie, at school)
- a TV series How the MInd Works
167
- Father cleans Christopher and they sit on the bed, quiet, for a long time
- Father then admits that he’s killed Wellington
- Christopher becomes really afraid of his father
- Christopher goes out and squeezes into a gap between a garden shed and a wall to think what to do next
173
- about the constellation ORION and other stars
179
- Christopher falls asleep
- Father comes out and calls Christopher a lot
- when he doesn’t find him, he starts an engine of his van and goes away
- Christopher decides to leave home and go to live with Mrs Shears → she’s not home
- after some thinking, Christopher decides to find his mother in London
- goes to Mrs Alexander to ask her to look after Toby, his rat → she asks too many questions, so he leaves
- packs a few things from home and leaves for London
- goes to school first to ask Siobhan how to get to the train station→ sees his father’s van → vomits again→ decides to ask sb the way ( a lady with 2 children) → finds the station
181
- “I notice everything.”
- This is very tiring for him (in a situation where ordinary people would notice approx. 5 things, he notices approx. 40.
End of part 5
Sunday, 11 February 2007
Sunday, 4 February 2007
3egc/4egcs - PART 4 - questions
PART IV. 105-144 (ch 131-157)
1. Why does Christopher hate yellow?
2. And brown?
3. Why do they go to the zoo the next day?
4. Why does Christopher believe that his father loves him?
5. Where does Christopher find his book?
6. What else does he find?
7. What is curious about the way Christopher’s name is written on the envelopes?
8. Who is the letter from and what is it about?
9. What’s Christopher’s second mystery he has to solve?
10. How does Christopher feel about mysteries generally?
11. Does he try to solve the letter mystery at once?
12. What happens at his school meanwhile?
13. How many letters does Christopher find addressed to him?
14. What are they about?
15. Describe the incident in the shop for Christmas.
16. Who’s more patient: Christopher’s mother or father?
17. How does mother react when Christopher refuses to eat for days?
18. And Christopher?
19. Find a few spelling mistakes in the letters from p.131 to 136.
20. Why doesn’t she say good-bye to Christopher before leaving?
21. Why does she move to London?
22. How often does she write him letters?
23. Has she ever sent him anything else?
24. Christopher’s experience with the dentist?
25. What does Christopher feel after reading all the letters and how does he react?
26. What does father say to Christopher when he finds out that he’s found and read the letters? 27. What’s unusual about Christopher’s behaviour when father changes his wet clothes and puts him in a bath, touching him?
1. Why does Christopher hate yellow?
2. And brown?
3. Why do they go to the zoo the next day?
4. Why does Christopher believe that his father loves him?
5. Where does Christopher find his book?
6. What else does he find?
7. What is curious about the way Christopher’s name is written on the envelopes?
8. Who is the letter from and what is it about?
9. What’s Christopher’s second mystery he has to solve?
10. How does Christopher feel about mysteries generally?
11. Does he try to solve the letter mystery at once?
12. What happens at his school meanwhile?
13. How many letters does Christopher find addressed to him?
14. What are they about?
15. Describe the incident in the shop for Christmas.
16. Who’s more patient: Christopher’s mother or father?
17. How does mother react when Christopher refuses to eat for days?
18. And Christopher?
19. Find a few spelling mistakes in the letters from p.131 to 136.
20. Why doesn’t she say good-bye to Christopher before leaving?
21. Why does she move to London?
22. How often does she write him letters?
23. Has she ever sent him anything else?
24. Christopher’s experience with the dentist?
25. What does Christopher feel after reading all the letters and how does he react?
26. What does father say to Christopher when he finds out that he’s found and read the letters? 27. What’s unusual about Christopher’s behaviour when father changes his wet clothes and puts him in a bath, touching him?
3egc/4egcs - PART 4 - timeline
131
- “The reasons why I hate yellow and brown.”
137
- an expdition to the ZOO
- Father apologizes to Christopher for yelling at him.
139
- about Sherlock Holmes and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- the case of fairies
149
- Siobhan at school asks Christopher questions about the fight
- after school when he gets home, he wants to take the book out of the dustbin but it isn’t there
- he searches the house for it
- finds letters from his mother & reads one
151
- about mysteries in general
- the number of frogs in the pond → a formula for a population of animals
157
- the Joseph Fleming and a toilet incident
- it rained very hard
- Father has an emergency call (a flooded cellar), Christopher has chance to see the other letters (43)
- reads 4 of them
- feels sick → a gap in his head → wakes up when it’s dark outside → sees that he has thrown up
- Father returns home, talks to Christopher, cleans him. Christopher is in shock → he doesn’t even react when his father touches him
End of part 4
- “The reasons why I hate yellow and brown.”
137
- an expdition to the ZOO
- Father apologizes to Christopher for yelling at him.
139
- about Sherlock Holmes and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- the case of fairies
149
- Siobhan at school asks Christopher questions about the fight
- after school when he gets home, he wants to take the book out of the dustbin but it isn’t there
- he searches the house for it
- finds letters from his mother & reads one
151
- about mysteries in general
- the number of frogs in the pond → a formula for a population of animals
157
- the Joseph Fleming and a toilet incident
- it rained very hard
- Father has an emergency call (a flooded cellar), Christopher has chance to see the other letters (43)
- reads 4 of them
- feels sick → a gap in his head → wakes up when it’s dark outside → sees that he has thrown up
- Father returns home, talks to Christopher, cleans him. Christopher is in shock → he doesn’t even react when his father touches him
End of part 4
Monday, 29 January 2007
3egc /4egcs - PART 3 - questions
PART III. 62-104 (ch 79-127)
1. Why don’t people say exactly what they mean to each other?
2. What is a “white lie”?
3. How does Christopher’s father think about his investigation of the murder case?
4. Can Christopher’s short book have a good ending now?
5. Who does he meet again on the next Super day?
6. Why does he ask her about Ms Shears?
7. What does the lady tell Christopher about Mr Shears?
8. Is Christopher upset about the news?
9. What does Siobhan suggest about describing characters or things in his book?
10. What is The Hound of the Baskervilles?
11. What doesn’t Christopher like about the dog in the story?
12. What do Christopher and Sherock Holmes have in common?
13. What’s Christopher’s memory like?
14. Describe 4 July 1992 at the seaside.
15. What do “See you later, alligator” and “You’ll catch your death in that” mean to him?
16. How does father realize that Christopher hasn’t given up researching Wellington’s murder?
17. What’s a rhetorical question?
18. How does Christopher react when father grabs him?
19. What does father do with the book?
1. Why don’t people say exactly what they mean to each other?
2. What is a “white lie”?
3. How does Christopher’s father think about his investigation of the murder case?
4. Can Christopher’s short book have a good ending now?
5. Who does he meet again on the next Super day?
6. Why does he ask her about Ms Shears?
7. What does the lady tell Christopher about Mr Shears?
8. Is Christopher upset about the news?
9. What does Siobhan suggest about describing characters or things in his book?
10. What is The Hound of the Baskervilles?
11. What doesn’t Christopher like about the dog in the story?
12. What do Christopher and Sherock Holmes have in common?
13. What’s Christopher’s memory like?
14. Describe 4 July 1992 at the seaside.
15. What do “See you later, alligator” and “You’ll catch your death in that” mean to him?
16. How does father realize that Christopher hasn’t given up researching Wellington’s murder?
17. What’s a rhetorical question?
18. How does Christopher react when father grabs him?
19. What does father do with the book?
3egc / 4egcs PART 3 - timeline
79
- Christopher returns home.
- Father is angry about the detective business ; Christopher promises he’ll stop investigating
83
- “I think I would make a very good astronaut.”
89
- Christopher talks to Siobhan about the book.
- Christopher sees 4 yellow cars in a row → a Black Day → he doesn’t eat anything, sits in the corner etc.
- Christopher sees 4 yellow cars in a row → a Black Day → he doesn’t eat anything, sits in the corner etc.
- He keeps his eyes closed on his way to school.
97
- Christopher sees 5 red cars in a row → Super Good Day
- Christopher meets Mrs Alexander in a shop and talks to her. She doesn’t seem to know that Christopher’s mother died.
101
- a goat or a car?
103
- Christopher returns home, Farher’s worker Rhodri is also there
- he includes a description of a garden (following Siobhan’s instruction for the book)
107
- The Hound of the Baskervilles = Christopher’s favourite book
109
- Christopher writes some more of his book
- Christopher talks to Siobhan about the book – she has read it.
113
- “My memory is like a film.”
- a day with his mother on the beach (Christopher was 9)
127
- comes from school
- leaves his book on the kitchen table and goes to the living room (Blue Planet videos)
- Father returns home
- Father comes to the living room after he has read the book – angry → the problem of rhetorical questions
- They have a fight.
- Father throws the book into the dustbin
End of part 3
- Christopher returns home.
- Father is angry about the detective business ; Christopher promises he’ll stop investigating
83
- “I think I would make a very good astronaut.”
89
- Christopher talks to Siobhan about the book.
- Christopher sees 4 yellow cars in a row → a Black Day → he doesn’t eat anything, sits in the corner etc.
- Christopher sees 4 yellow cars in a row → a Black Day → he doesn’t eat anything, sits in the corner etc.
- He keeps his eyes closed on his way to school.
97
- Christopher sees 5 red cars in a row → Super Good Day
- Christopher meets Mrs Alexander in a shop and talks to her. She doesn’t seem to know that Christopher’s mother died.
101
- a goat or a car?
103
- Christopher returns home, Farher’s worker Rhodri is also there
- he includes a description of a garden (following Siobhan’s instruction for the book)
107
- The Hound of the Baskervilles = Christopher’s favourite book
109
- Christopher writes some more of his book
- Christopher talks to Siobhan about the book – she has read it.
113
- “My memory is like a film.”
- a day with his mother on the beach (Christopher was 9)
127
- comes from school
- leaves his book on the kitchen table and goes to the living room (Blue Planet videos)
- Father returns home
- Father comes to the living room after he has read the book – angry → the problem of rhetorical questions
- They have a fight.
- Father throws the book into the dustbin
End of part 3
Sunday, 21 January 2007
3egc/4egcs - PART 2 - questions
Answer the following questions (p35-61):
1) What about Christopher’s mother?
2) The meaning of colours for Christopher.
3) Who’s Mr Jeavons?
4) Does Christopher believe in heaven and God?
5) How does Christopher investigate Wellington’s murder?
6) How do the neighbours treat him?
7) Who does Christopher suspect of the murder ? Why?
8) What’s the relationship between Mrs Shears and Christopher’s father?
9) What are the children in Christopher’s school called?
10) What does Christopher call them?
11) What exam is Christopher going to take as the first at his school and how does the principal feel about it?
12) Mention at least three of his “behavioural problems” that you find most interesting.
3egc/4egcs - PART 2 - timeline
53
- Mother dies of a heart-attack (at 38)
- a get-well card (9 red cars)
- Mrs Shears comes over and cooks supper for them
59
- Christopher decides he will find out about Wellington’s murder
- explains how he doesn’t always do what he’s told → confusing instructions
- Christopher goes to Mrs Shears’ house, asks her if she knows who killed Wellington
- secretly goes to the shed in her garden, finds the fork, Mrs S. sees him, urges him to go home
61
- Christopher explains his views on heaven and dying
- He says that he didn’t go to his mother’s funeral.
67
- Father watched a football match; Christopher did some more detection (talking to other people who lived in their street)
- he doesn’t like strangers – they are hard to understand
- meets old Mrs Alexander
- explains that Mrs Shears’ husband left her two years ago
71
- Christopher writes about school a bit – he wants to take an A – level in mathematics
- plans for future
73
- “my Behavioural Problems”
End of part 2
- Mother dies of a heart-attack (at 38)
- a get-well card (9 red cars)
- Mrs Shears comes over and cooks supper for them
59
- Christopher decides he will find out about Wellington’s murder
- explains how he doesn’t always do what he’s told → confusing instructions
- Christopher goes to Mrs Shears’ house, asks her if she knows who killed Wellington
- secretly goes to the shed in her garden, finds the fork, Mrs S. sees him, urges him to go home
61
- Christopher explains his views on heaven and dying
- He says that he didn’t go to his mother’s funeral.
67
- Father watched a football match; Christopher did some more detection (talking to other people who lived in their street)
- he doesn’t like strangers – they are hard to understand
- meets old Mrs Alexander
- explains that Mrs Shears’ husband left her two years ago
71
- Christopher writes about school a bit – he wants to take an A – level in mathematics
- plans for future
73
- “my Behavioural Problems”
End of part 2
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