P1: BLOG 8: 1BACH. Sept. 28th.-Oct. 2nd.(2), 2020. Nasreddin the Ferry Man.

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P1: BLOG 8: 1BACH. Sept. 28th.-Oct. 2nd.(2), 2020. Nasreddin the Ferry Man. TOPIC: Reading: Nasreddin the Ferry Man. LANGUAGE SKILL: Reading, writing, grammar structure and CLIL. AIMS: To read the text and understand its main idea and details about the text. To increase new vocabulary and expressions dealing with the text. To make a list of new vocabulary and add their meaning. SKILL WITH PERFORMANCE CRITERIA: Read the text and answer by choosing the best answer. Check the new words and expressions. Make a list of them and add their meaning or definition either in English or Spanish. Choose the correct answers to complete the following short passage.Choose the correct answers to complete the short passage.

Nasreddin the Ferry Man Nasreddin once had an old boat, which he used to ferry people across the river. One day, he was taking a university professor to the other side. “What is the square root of 9?” asked the professor. “I don't know,” answered Nasreddin. “How do you spell elephant?”asked the professor. “I have no idea,” replied Nasreddin. “Didn't you study anything at school?” demanded the professor, surprised. “No,” said Nasreddin.  “Then you wasted half your life,” said the professor. Nasreddin was silent for a little while. Then he said:  Can you swim?” “No,” said the professor.  “Then you wasted ALL of your life,” said Nasreddin. “We are sinking.”
Read the story and answer the questions.
1.- What was Nasreddin's job?          1.      university professor          2.      ferry man          3.      judge	2.- What kind of question did the professor ask him first? 1.       a language question 2.       a history question 3.       a math question
3.- What kind of question did he ask second? 1.       a language question 2.       a history question 3.       a math question	4.- Why didn't Nasreddin know any of the answers? 1.       He was a history professor. 2.       He never studied at school. 3.       He couldn't swim.
5.- Which man was probably able to swim?            1.      Nasreddin            2.      the professor	6.- Who had the most useful knowledge? 1.       Nasreddin 2.       the professor

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