Day 7

Part 1

Translate the following words:

potty trained

dump

scrape

hatch a plan

muff up

deserve

expectations

step in

Part 2

Answer the questions:

1. What is unusual about the way Manny has his breakfast?

2. What's the worst about this habit?

3. What's Greg's plan about reading groups? Name TWO things

4. What's the difference between the groups? Name TWO things.

5. How long is the end-of-the year essay?

6. What did Greg write about?

7. Why did his plan not work?

8. What did Greg learn from Rodrick?

9. Why was Greg happy his plan didn't work?

Part 3

1. What do you think the book "Bink Says Boo." Is about?

2. Do you believe it is a good idea to set people's expectations low? Explain your point of view.

Part 4

Do your parents think you don't "apply" yourself? Why?

http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/kids/weird-wacky-kids/guinness-world-records/guinness-spider-boy-kids.html

Diary Day Six

Day Six

Part One

Translate the following words and expressions:

church –

junior –

carpool –

head start –

fate –

survive -

ended up -

run into-

definitely-

figure a way out-

Part Two

Answer the following questions:

How many kids does Mr. Swann have?

What is similar between the Hefley boys and Swann boys? Name two things.

Why doesn’t Greg want to be transferred to Bishop Garrigan?

Why doesn’t Roderick have to worry about transferring to Bishop Garrigan?

What is the difference between bishop Garigan and Crosland High School?

Part Three

Explain the idea of "making men out of boys".

Part Four

Write a paragraph about something that your parents made you do against your will. (70 – 120 words)

Phrasal Verbs

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/148_phrasalverbs/page3.shtml

http://www.esl-lab.com/phone/phonerd1.htm

http://www.englishmedialab.com/grammar.html

http://www.englishforum.com/00/interactive/ex07.html

Past Tenses

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs3.htm

Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Day 5
Part 1
Translate the following words and expressions:
can't stand
considerate
get along
ship off
stir up
gripe
on top of that
conspiracy
tick somebody off
avoid
seal the deal
get away
squeal

Part 2
Answer the following questions:

What's Greg's problem on Saturday mornings?
Does Greg usually have problems with his Dad? Does Rodrick?
Why doesn't Greg's Dad favor Lenwood Heath?
What are Greg's other complains about Saturday morning?
Who is Rowley?
Why hasn't Greg mentioned him earlier?
Give Greg's definitions of "macho guys", "wimps", and "nerds".
Who's Ben?
What's good about Rowley?
What's the cartoon with "a hand" an example of?

Part 3
Answer the following questions:

Why do you think Dad gets along with Greg better than with Rodrick?
What do you think Greg would like to do on the weekend? Prove your answer by giving examples from the book.
Explain what is going on in the cartoon with "thermos". Imagine that you are explaining it to someone who hasn't read the book.

Part 4
Write a paragraph to describe what you usually do on Saturdays.

Days 3,4
Part One
Translate the following words and expressions:
Score pretty big
The way the things fell out
End up
Give somebody a hard time
Step forward
To take credit for something
Cash in on something
Figure
Totem pole
Pick on
Hoop

Part Two
Answer the questions:

How did Greg end up sitting with Alex Aruda?
What is Greg's name theory?
Who was the only exception to this rule?
Why did this kid give up the Smartest Kid title?
Who's Manny?
What were Greg's expectations about Manny?
Why was he disappointed?
What is the only good thing about having a little brother?
What's "Bubby"?
What are the rules of the Cheese Touch?

Part Three
1. What's Cooties?
2. What does a smart person look like (in your opinion)?
3. Why are parents often overprotective of the youngest child in the family?

Part Four

1. Describe any silly game that you used to play in school.

Day Two

Day Two
Part One
Translate the words:

Pull a trick
Fall for a trick
Blinds
Fix breakfast
Opportunity
Basement
To be up to something
Suspicious
Put it a certain way
Take the heat
Come up
Satisfying

Part Two
What trick did Rodrick pull on Greg?
Why did Greg fall for it? Give three reasons.
What happened when Greg was eating his "breakfast"?
Why did Greg's father throw up his hands?

Part Three
What would you do if you were Greg?
What would your parents do if you woke them up in the middle of a night?

Part Four
Describe a trick you pulled on somebody or they pulled on you. (70 words)