Skimming

1. Skimming • 1. What is the writing style of the text? • 2. How does the story develop? • 3. What is the purpose of the text?

2. Scanning • 1. What was Lala worried about? • 2. What were her wishes? And why? • 3. What was the custom of family groups?

3. 4. What does the word “arrested” mean? • 5. What is the meaning of the word “pronounced”? • 6. How did Dahu sharpen the scrapers? • 7. Why did Lala’s spirits rise?

4. LANGUAGE • 1. It filled the air __________ her and her senses became dizzy _____ hunger. She could see her mother and aunts _________ the deer and pig meat ______ the fire. • 2. They were ____ a pile _____ other sharp arrowheads and axe-heads. • 3. She smiled _____ herself and went out of the cave to _________ her friends and neighbours. surrounding with preparing over with in to welcome

5. 1. Worried about the preparations for her feast, Lala quickly turned for home with her collection of nuts and fruit. • 2. Lala accelerated her walk up the path to the caves fearing that there might be wild animals lying in wait of her. • 3. Abruptly she sat down, only to be scooped up by her laughing, shouting sister, Luna. Lala smiled with relief. It was good to have her family around her. • 4. He chose one large stone and began to hit one of the scrapers hard on the edge that needed sharpening. • 5. He stopped when he felt the scrapers were sharp enough to cut up the meat and to scrape the fish. • ( END)