Lesson4Lesson4UnderstandingUnderstandingExercise1Whichofthesethingshelpyoutounderstandthings?1.beingrelaxedandhappy2.havingtimetothinkaboutwhatyouarelearning.3.beinginterestedinthetopic4.discussingtopicswithfriends5.memorisingthings6.havingaclearvisualexplanationExercise2ReadtheextractsfromSophie’sWorldbyJosteinGaarder.WhichstrategyfromExercise1doesthephilosopherusetohelpSophieunderstandwhatphilosophyisabout?Answers:strategies6ReadingStrategies:Usinglinkingandreferencewords•Focusonlinkingwordstohelpyouunderstandthetext.•Referencewordscanalsohelpyouworkoutmeaning.Exercise3Whichoftheunderlinedlinkingwordsinthetextmeanthesameasthese?afterwards,however,infact,since,sotheycan,therefore,tostartwith,when,whileafterwards:laterhowever:butinfact:actuallysince:becausesotheycan:inordertotherefore:sotostartwith:atfirstwhen:aswhile:asWhatdothesewordsinitalicsreferto?1….whoasksherquestions.(line2)2.thefirsttwolettersincludethese…(line3)3.Turningitover…(line10)4.Wecannotunderstandhowitisdone.(line20)5.Init,he(orshe!)tellsSophiemoreabout…(line44)6.Theygetreallycomfortable…(line50)2.these:thesequestions3.it:theenvelope4.it:themagictrick5.it:theletter6.they:manypeopleExercise4Readthetextagain.Answerthesequestions:1.DoesSophieenjoyreadingtheletters?Howdoyouknow?2.Whatimagedoesthephilosopherusetoexplainthemysteryoftheuniverse?3.WhatwasSophie’sreactiontowhatshehadread?4.Whatdidshedowhenhermothergothome?5.Howdidhermotherreact?1.Yes,becauseshehopedtofindaletterfromhiminthemailbox.2.animageofarabbitcomingoutofamagician’shat.3.Shethoughtalotaboutwhathehadsaid.4.Shestartedtoaskherquestions.5.Hermotherwassurprisedandthoughtherquestionswerestrange.Exercise5Matchtheimagesfromthephilosopher’sletterwiththingsfromtherealworld.1.thewhiterabbit2.peopletryingtolookintothemagician’seyes3.peopledeepintherabbit’sfur4.peopleattheendoftherabbit’shaira)philosophersb)youngpeoplec)theuniversed)manyadults1.thewhiterabbit2.peopletryingtolookintothemagician’seyes3.peopledeepintherabbit’sfur4.peopleattheendoftherabbit’shaira)philosophersb)youngpeoplec)theuniversed)manyadultsExercise6Findtheseadverbsinthetext.very,seriously,fast,naturally,always,later,really,hard,usuallyNowputthemingroupsthat:1.describethewaysomethingisdone2.describewhenorhowoftensomethingisdone3.weusewithadjectivesorotheradverbs1.seriously/fast/naturallyhard2.always/later/usually3.very/reallyExercise7Completethesentenceswiththeadverbsinbracketsinthecorrectplace.1.I’minterestedinreading.(very)2.IthinkbeforeIchooseanewbook.(carefully)3.Ireadabouttwobooksamonth.(usually)4.PeoplesayIread.(fast)5.ThelastoneIreadwasgood.(really)6.IreadbeforeIgotosleep.(always)1.I’mveryinterestedinreading2.IthinkcarefullybeforeIchooseanewbook.3.Iusuallyreadabouttwobooksamonth.4.PeoplesayIreadfast5.ThelastoneIreadwasreallygood.6.IalwaysreadbeforeIgotosleep.HomeworkExercise2onpage84