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lunes, 3 de mayo de 2010

Reader Chapters 9, 10 & 11

Chapter 9
1. Explain this statement: Life at Out With went on with its customary routine.
2. Who is Herr Liszt?
3. What is The Fatherland?
4. What do you think Her Liszt means when he says this to Bruno: the great wrongs that have been done to you?
5. What has Bruno enjoyed since he was a child?
6. What does he start to wonder about?
7. What is the meaning of: stern(adj.), wonder (vb.), wander (vb.)

Chapter 10

1. Write the meaning of : blob (n.), forlorn (adj.), skinny (adj.)
2. Write a short description of Smuel.
3. Find the meaning of these verbs: a. hesitate, b.wander, c. wonder
4. Why is Bruno surprised?
5. Why does Bruno think Shmuel is lucky?
6. Was Bruno's intention to be unkind when he said Germany is superior to Poland? Why?
7. Which boy knows more geography? Justify your answer.

Chapter 11

1. Do you think Bruno's father called Hitler "The Fury"? Explain your answer.
2. A special guest for dinner Write a paragraph narrating this event.
3. Describe Adolf Hitler and his companion.
4. What impression does Bruno get of "The Fury"?

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  1. CHAPTER 9
    ANSWER 1:Life at Out With went on with its customary routine means that life of Bruno and his family went with same routine that all the days the soliders came to his father's office,he gets up and do nothing,his sister always taliking with Kotler standing in the drive way,servants coming and going and doing their work and their was nothing new or change in their daily routine.

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  2. Herr Liszt was the tutor of the Bruno and Gretal he was appointed by Bruno's father to teach the children history.

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  3. The Father Land is refered to where you and your father or even grandfather was born.As in the book the writer refers to where Bruno an his father or even his grandfather was born.

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  4. 4.I think that Her Liszt means that great wrongs had teach Bruno to doesn`t repeat it and continue his behaviour without them, to became in what it´s now.

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  5. The answer to question 3 is not correct, Saad. The others are right.

    Igor your answer to question 4 is also wrong, sorry. Try again!

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  6. CHAPTER 10:
    question 1
    blob (n.):Particle of any liquid of spheroidal form.
    forlorn (adj.):Separated or dislocated.
    skinny (adj.):person of few meat.

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  7. 5. He has enjoyed exploring since he was a child.

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  8. 6. Bruno starts to wonder what the people in the stripped pyjamas do and about the differences between these people and the people wearing uniforms.

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  9. 5. Why does Bruno think Shmuel is lucky?
    because he think that in the place wera are samuel can do what he want and that there samuel had a lot of friends, can play wen he want with his friends...etc

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  10. Chapter 10, question 3:
    a)hesitate: pause in uncertainty.
    b)wander: lose clarity or turn aside from the main subject of attention.
    c)wonder: have a wish or desire to know something.

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  11. Adrian your answer is correct but remember the 3rd person "s" E.g.: He thinks. Also notice :The place WHERE Shmuel is.
    Marta "skinny" means very thin (it's not meat, it's FLESH)

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  12. chapter 9 question 3
    The Fatherland refers to the family heritage the percentage of land that Bruno´s father own (that was the one they have in Berlin) .

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  13. Chapte 10 question 2
    Shmuel was smaller than Bruno,his skin was almost the colour of grey,he had very large eyes that were of the colour of caramel sweets( clear brown )his yes were also white as milk and with a sad expresion.Refering to his prsonality he seems a friendly,shy and a very good person.

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  14. Chapter 11 question 4
    Bruno thought it was a horrible man because when he enter the house he directly goes to the dining room and when they finished he directly goes to the car without giving mother the thanks for the dinner as his companion Eva have done.

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  15. More information about chapter 10 question 2
    Shmuel was also very skinny because he doesn´t eat at all.

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  16. 5. Why does Bruno think Shmuel is lucky?

    Becouse in his part of the fence are many boys so Bruno thinks that they are playing and having fun, instead he is alone and there aren't any boy in his part of the fence.

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  17. Chapter 11;question 7.
    I think Bruno obiously knows more about geography,because he has been studied at school and then with the teacher who comes at his home,while Smuel couldn´t studied anything because he has been working at the camp since he was very small.

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  18. 2.Herr Liszt was the History teacher of Bruno and Gretel. Herr Liszt was appointed by fathers Bruno to teach them like in the school. He was friendly with Bruno and he never raise the hand to him .

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  19. Igor your answer is correct but be careful with your English. Notice the right form:
    Bruno's father

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  20. 1. Do you think Bruno's father called Hitler "The Fury"? Explain your answer
    Yes because in one coment in the book Gretel said that the Fury control the nation and also because his father were very impacient whit the arrive of the Fury.

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  21. 4. What impression does Bruno get of "The Fury"?
    I think that I can resume this question in one sentence of Bruno in the Book:"What a horrible man"

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  22. No, Bruno's father did not call Hitler "The Fury", he called him The Fhürer
    Your answer to question 4 is correct.

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  23. Chapter 9 Question 2. Who is Herr Liszt? Herr Liszt is the personal teacher of Bruno and Gretel.

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  24. Chapter 10 Question 6. Was Bruno's intention to be unkind when he said Germany is superior to Poland? Why? No, as Schmuel is his only friend in auswitchz he doesn't want to be unkind with him.

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  25. Chapter 11 Question 4. What impression does Bruno get of "The Fury"? That he is a very unkind man, a terrible person. He doesnt have modals at all, and treat Eva very bad.

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  27. chapter 9 , 10 , 11

    7. What is the meaning of:
    - stern(adj.) : adj. severo, adusto, austero, duro, estricto, rígido, riguroso

    - wonder (vb.) :v. preguntarse, admirarse, cuestionarse, extrañarse, interrogarse, maravillarse

    - wander (vb.) : vagar

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