## Alice in Wonderland; Lesson 2

Today we will continue exploring Wonderland by reading the next two chapters of 'Alice in Wonderland'. Read the questions before you start reading the text - this helps you focus on what is most important. Good luck and have fun!

'We all want to get warm. So let's have a race — a Caucus race.'

Chapter 3 - A Race Alice and the birds and animals felt cold and wet. The largest bird spoke to Alice. 'Good afternoon,' it said loudly.' I am the Dodo.' 'What is a Dodo?' thought Alice, but she smiled politely. ' Hello, Dodo. I'm Alice,' she said. ' I have an idea,' said the Dodo.' We all want to get warm. So let's have a race — a Caucus race.' 'What is a Caucus race?'Alice asked. 'I can tell you,' said the Dodo,'but I won't. I'll show you! That will be easier.' He put the animals and birds in different places in the room. In a race, somebody usually says,' One, two, three, go!' But the Dodo didn't do that. Everybody started to run at different times and stopped at different times too. After half an hour, the Dodo cried,' Everybody stop!' All the birds and animals stopped. Then they all came to the Dodo and stood round it. 'Who was first? Who was first?' they shouted. The Dodo had to think about it. He sat for a long time with his finger in his mouth. Then he said, 'Everybody was first. So everybody can have a chocolate.' ' But who will give us the chocolates ?' the Mouse asked. ' She will,' the Dodo said and looked at Alice. The birds and animals came and stood round Alice. ' Chocolates, chocolates!' they cried. ' What am I going to do ?' thought Alice.' I haven't got any chocolates.' But then she saw a box of chocolates near her feet. ' Here we are,' she said, and opened the box. There was one chocolate for each bird and animal. ' But Alice has to have something, you know,' said the Mouse. ' Of course,' the Dodo answered. He turned to Alice.' What can you have ?' he asked. ' I can have the box,' said Alice sadly. ' Give it to me,' said the Dodo and Alice gave it to him. They all stood round Alice again, and the Dodo gave her the box. ' Please take this beautiful box,' he said. ' This is very stupid,' thought Alice and she wanted to laugh. But she didn't. She took the box and smiled politely. ♦ The animals and birds ate their chocolates noisily. Some of them cried. The big animals and birds wanted more. But the chocolates were too big for the small birds, and they had to eat them very slowly. When they finished their chocolates, they sat and looked at Alice. ' Oh, where is Dinah ?' said Alice.' I want her with me.' 'And who is Dinah?' the Dodo asked. Alice loved to talk about her cat.' Dinah's our cat. She's very nice. And very clever and fast. She can catch a mouse in the morning for her breakfast and a little bird in the evening for her dinner - Oh! I'm sorry!' It was too late. The birds and animals started leaving. One old bird said, 'I really have to go home. It gets so cold at night!' Another bird called to her children,' Come away, my dears! It's time for bed!' They all spoke politely to Alice and left the room. 'Oh, why did I talk about Dinah?' cried Alice.' Nobody likes Dinah down here, but she's the best cat in the world. Perhaps I'll never see her again!' She sat down and started to cry again. After a time, she heard the sound of small feet and looked up. 'Perhaps it's the Mouse,' she thought.

Task 1 - Questions about Chapter 3
Beantwoord de onderstaande vragen in volle zinnen - als de vraag in het Nederlands is, antwoord je in het Nederlands. Als de vraag in het Engels is, antwoord je in het Engels.

1. Als Alice, de vogels en de dieren uit het water komen zijn ze koud en nat. Welk plan heeft de Dodo om weer op te warmen? Citeer het gedeelte uit de tekst waaruit je antwoord blijkt.

2. Wat houd de Caucus Race in? Geef je omschrijving in het Nederlands.

3. Welke hoofdprijs ontvangt de winnaar/ontvangen de winnaars? Beantwoord deze vraag in het Nederlands.

4. Stelling - 'Het voelt een beetje alsof Alice een troostprijs heeft gekregen'. Leg uit of je het met deze stelling eens of oneens bent. Gebruik de informatie uit het verhaal om je mening te onderbouwen.

5. True or False: 'The animals enjoyed their chocolates in peace and quiet.' Explain your answer.

6. Alice is dol op haar kat Dinah. Op een gegeven moment vertelt ze over haar aan de Dodo. Aan de hand van welke kwaliteiten omschrijft Alice haar kat Dinah?

7. Welke emotie(s) ervaart Alice aan het einde van het verhaal? Waarom voelt zij zich zo? Geef antwoord in volle Nederlandse zinnen.

Task 2 - Could have, Would have, Should have
In het Engels gebruiken we de hulpwerkwoorden Could have, Would have en Should have om aan te geven dat we iets hadden kunnen doen, hadden willen doen of hadden moeten doen. Door deze hulpwerkwoorden te gebruiken krijgt een zin met dezelfde zinsdelen toch een andere betekenis.

1. Wat betekenen de volgende zinnen? Vertaal ze zo volledig mogelijk naar het Nederlands.
a) Alice could have listened to the Dodo when she got out of the water, but she was afraid.
b) Alice would have listened to the Dodo when she got out of the water, but she was afraid.
c) Alice should have listened to the Dodo when she got out of the water, but she was afraid.

2. Wat betekenen de volgende zinnen? Vertaal ze zo volledig mogelijk naar het Engels.
a) De dieren hadden de chocolaatjes met elkaar moeten delen, maar aten ze zelf op.
b) De dieren hadden de chocolaatjes met elkaar kunnen delen, maar ze hadden teveel honger.
c) De dieren hadden de chocolaatjes met elkaar willen delen, maar er waren er niet genoeg.

3. Now it's your turn! Write three different sentences in which you describe something that you could have done, would have done, and should have done (but didn't). Keep in mind that these sentences should be true in your situation - that means you write your own sentences and don't work together with a classmate for this part of the exercise. Zorg dat could have, would have en should have allemaal één keer gebruikt worden.

4. Mix it up! Voor deze opdracht ga je hetzelfde doen als bij opdracht 4, maar bedenk je één zin die in jouw geval onjuist is. Maak dus drie zinnen waarin je could have, would have en should have gebruikt waarvan er 2 juist en 1 onjuist is. Zorg dat could have, would have en should have allemaal één keer gebruikt worden.

5. Work together with a classmate and tell them the 3 sentences you wrote down in exercise 4. Your classmate is going to guess which two sentences are true and wich one is false. Finished? Switch roles.

Tip: vind je het nog lastig om de hulpwerkwoorden could have, would have en should have uit elkaar te houden? Bekijk dan deze uitlegvideo waarin het nogmaals rustig wordt uitgelegd. Je mag hiervoor de Engelse of Nederlandse ondertiteling aanzetten.

Chapter 4 - The White Rabbit's House It was not the Mouse. It was the White Rabbit. He came slowly into the room. 'Oh, my ears and nose!' he said quietly.' The Duchess! The Duchess! She'll be angry! They'll cut off my head, I know! Oh, where is it ? Where did it fall ?' 'He's looking for his hat,' thought Alice. She wanted to help him, but she couldn't see the hat anywhere. She looked round. Everything was different now. She wasn't in the long room any more, and there was no table or water. She was outside again, in the country. The White Rabbit saw her. 'What are you doing out here, Mary Ann ?' he asked angrily.' Run home this minute and bring me a hat. Quick, now!' ♦ Alice didn't say,' I'm not Mary Ann.' She felt too afraid. She ran fast and after a short time, she came to a pretty little house. Above the door were the words 'w. RABBIT'. She went in and ran up the stairs. ' This is very strange,' she thought.' I hope I don't meet Mary Ann. Why am I bringing a rabbit his hat ? Perhaps when I get home, I'll do things for Dinah. Perhaps I'll watch mouse-holes for her!' She went into a small room. There, on a table, was a hat and a little bottle. Alice took the hat and looked at the bottle. It didn't have the words' DRINK ME' on it, but she drank from it. 'I know something interesting will happen,' she thought. 'When I eat or drink something here, it always does. I hope I get bigger this time. I don't like being small.' She drank half the bottle. 'Oh, I'm getting much taller!' she cried.' Oh!' Her head hit the top of the house and she put the bottle down quickly. ' Oh no!' she thought.' I hope I don't get taller!' She sat down. But after a very short time she was too big for the room. She had to put one arm out of the window and one foot in the fireplace. ' I can't do any more,' she thought.' What will happen to me ?' She waited for some time, but she didn't get bigger. 'Well, that's good,' she thought. But then she tried to move and couldn't. She didn't feel well and she was very unhappy. ' I'm never going to get out of here,' she thought.' It was much nicer at home. First I get larger, then I get smaller, then larger ... Oh, why did I go down the rabbit-hole? But it is interesting here. Perhaps somebody will write a book about this place — and about me! Perhaps I will, when I'm bigger.' Then she remembered.' But I'm bigger now!' She heard somebody outside.' Mary Ann, Mary Ann! Where are you ? Bring me my hat!' The words came from the garden, outside the window. It was the White Rabbit. ♦ He came inside and ran up the stairs to the room. He tried to open the door. But he couldn't because Alice's back was next to it. 'I'll climb in through the window,' the Rabbit said. 'Oh no, you won't,' thought Alice. She waited and listened. One of her arms was outside the window. When she could hear the Rabbit outside the window, she moved her arm up and down. There was a little cry. 'Pat, Pat, where are you ? Come here!' shouted the Rabbit. 'Coming, sir,' somebody — or something — answered. 'What's that in the window ?' asked the Rabbit. 'It's an arm, sir,' Pat answered. 'Don't be stupid! How can it be an arm? It's too big!' 'It is very big, but it is an arm, sir.' 'Well, what's it doing up there ? Take it away!' said the Rabbit angrily. Alice moved her arm again. Now there were two little cries. Everything was quiet for a short time, then something hard hit her arm. 'That hurt!' said Alice. Something came through the window and fell on the floor. Alice looked down. It was a little cake. 'A cake ? Why did they throw a cake ?' she wondered. Then she thought,' I'll eat it and perhaps I'll get smaller again. I can't get bigger!' So she ate the cake and two or three minutes later she was small again. She ran out of the house as quickly as she could. The White Rabbit saw her. He ran after her but Alice ran too fast for him. After some time, she came to a wood. She was tired because she was very small now. 'I have to get bigger again,' said Alice.' But how ? I have to eat or drink something, but the question is — what ?' That was the question. She looked all round her, but she couldn't see anything with 'eat me' or 'drink me' on it. There were some mushrooms near her. Some were white and some were brown. 'I eat mushrooms for dinner,' she thought. 'I'll eat some mushroom and perhaps I'll get bigger again.' One white mushroom was as big as Alice. She stood up tall and looked over the top. There, on top of the mushroom, was a large green caterpillar.

Task 3 - Questions about Chapter 4
Beantwoord de onderstaande vragen in volle zinnen - als de vraag in het Nederlands is, antwoord je in het Nederlands. Als de vraag in het Engels is, antwoord je in het Engels.

1. The White Rabbit has lost his hat somewhere. What does he think the Duchess's reaction will be once she finds out? Answer in a full English sentence.

2. With whom does the White Rabbit confuse Alice? Answer in a full English sentence.

3. At one point we read the following: 'The White Rabbit saw her. 'What are you doing out here, Mary Ann ?' he asked angrily.' Run home this minute and bring me a hat. Quick, now!''. Who is Mary Ann in this case?

4. How does Alice know in which house she needs to look for the White Rabbit's hat?

5. Apart from the hat Alice also finds something else. What does she find alongside the hat?

6. Something very strange happens upon finding the item laying next to the hat. Describe the following events in your own words. Use full sentences!

7. How does Alice shrink to her smaller size again? Answer in a full English sentence.

8. Why does Alice want to find something that says 'drink me' or 'eat me' on it?

9. What does Alice find on top of the massive, white mushroom?

Task 4 - Adjectives and Adverbs

In het Engels gebruiken we Adjectives (=bijvoeglijk naamwoorden) en Adverbs (=bijwoorden) om zinnen aan te kleden.

We gebruiken Adjectives om iets te zeggen over het zelfstandig naamwoord (The yellow leaves on the tree. -> wat voor bladeren aan de boom? Gele; gele is dus het bijvoeglijk naamwoord).

We gebruiken Adverbs om iets te zeggen over een zin, een werkwoord of een bijvoeglijk naamwoord. (The girl sang beautifully. -> Hoe zong het meisje? Prachtig; prachtig is dus het bijwoord).

Gebruik de wat en de hoe vraag om een bijvoeglijk naamwoord of een bijwoord te vinden.

1. Zijn de onderstreepte woorden uit onderstaande zinnen een bijvoeglijk naamwoord (wat-woord) of een bijwoord (hoe-woord)?
a) She is such a kind person - she does so much for her peers.
b) They often talk about their future together.
c) I think English is an easy language.
d) Shanique could have easily done the homework herself, but she chose to copy it from Cal.
e) Dogs can smell really well with their noses.
f) It is always a good idea to ask for help when you're in doubt.

2. Bekijk de uitlegvideo over het maken van een bijwoord. In short maak je een bijwoord door -ly achter het bijvoeglijk naamwoord te plakken. Soms zijn er echter uitzonderingen - deze woorden hebben een eigen vorm.

Bijvoeglijk naamwoord | Bijwoord
deep | deep (of deeply)
fast | fast
fair (eerlijk) | fair (of fairly)
low | low
hard | hard
high | high (of highly)
late | late
long | long
loud | loud (of loudly)
right | right (of rightly)
straight | straight
wrong | wrong (of wrongly)

a) Create 5 sentences in which you use the following words as an adverb (bijwoord): beautiful/fast/quiet/happy/angry.

b) Create 5 sentences in which you use the same words as an adjective (bijvoeglijk naamwoord): beautiful/fast/quiet/happy/angry.

c) Now create 2 sentences with adverbs of your own choice.

d) Now create 2 sentences with adjectives of your own choice.

Task 5 - Words
Dit jaar oefenen we met woordenschat door veel met elkaar te lezen - we zullen minder snel woordjes leren vanaf een bestaande woordenlijst.

Inmiddels heb je twee hoofdstukken van het het verhaal van Alice gelezen. Waarschijnlijk kende je al veel woorden, maar misschien bevatten de hoofdstukken ook woorden die je nog niet (helemaal) kent. Noteer uit de twee hoofdstukken minimaal 7 woorden die je nog niet kent of die je moeilijk vindt (om te schrijven). Kopieer en plak de zin waarin het woord staat en zoek vervolgens naar de vertaling. Je kan hiervoor Google Translate en/of Vertalen.nu gebruiken. Een papieren woordenboek mag uiteraard ook.

Tip: Vind je het lastig om 'moeilijke' woorden te vinden omdat je al een grote woordenschat hebt? Kies dan 7 woorden uit waarvan je denkt dat iemand uit leerjaar 2 ze niet kent.

Gebruik voor deze opdracht het onderstaande schema:

Which word did you find? | What is de the sentence the word is in? | Translation (=vertaling)?
Example: politely | 'What is a Dodo?' thought Alice, but she smiled politely.' | beleefd- netjes
... | ... | ...
... | ... | ...