Vocabulary
What's the opposite of float?
sink
How did Jacques first fall in love with water?
When he had to clean the lake as punishment for not riding a horse with the other kids at camp
Why did Jacques join the French navy? (Give 2 answers)
To defend his country during World War Two
To keep diving, swimming and working on the water
Because his father worked for an American
Find SVO and talk about the time and tense in this:
"Bones were broken in multiple places."
Bones were broken in multiple places.
The subject is bones and the verb is were broken. It's in the passive and the x-word were shows that it's about the past. The rest is the object.
What do you call it when someone starts shaking and having convulsions due to electrical trouble in the brain?
a seizure
How did Jacques' car crash lead, indirectly, to meeting his future wife?
While he was in Paris trying to heal, he met Simone at a party.
Where in Europe did World War Two begin?
Germany / Poland when Germany invaded
Who were the original Sea Musketeers?
Jacques, Didi and Tailliez
How do you spell the past of tug?
t - u - g - g - e - d
when you feel sad thinking about the loss of someone who died
mourn
mourning
How did Jacques share his love of water with Simone? (2 answers)
Simone went diving with the Sea Musketeers
Simone dove to the capsules underwater to cook dinner (Ch 9)
How did Jacques and others help France during the war? Give 2 answers.
They untangled cables from a French ship.
Jacques spied on people from the opposite side.
Does the book ever mention Jacques and Simone taking their kids to the ocean or another body of water? Support your answer with evidence.
Explain what's wrong with this question and correct it:
"Where Jacques studied diving?"
The time is past, so you need "did" for the question. The verb needs to be in base form.
Where did Jacques study diving?
the remains of a ship that sank in the water
shipwreck
Why did Jacques want to take pictures and video of ocean life and share it with other people?
To encourage people to keep the ocean clean and conserve resources
To prove that humans could dive deep with the right equipment
To help other scientists with oceanographic research
Explain the word "allies" in the context of war and name 2 countries that were not allies of Jacques homeland.
An ally is a supporter, a country on the same side.
Germany (under Hitler) and Italy (under Mussolini) were against France.
Who helped Jacques write his first book, and what was it called?
Didi. It had the same title as his film: The Silent World.
Explain the grammar in this sentence:
"This was a requirement of the French Navy - and an exiting one at that!"
The subject is this and the verb is was, so it's in the past. The object is a requirement of the French Navy. The dash starts the extra information: - and an exiting one at that
an edible sea creature with sharp edges
mussels
What made Jacques a better student and what stopped him from becoming a pilot? Give 2 answers.
Strict rules and consequences in boarding school
His arm became twisted after the car crash on a mountain road when he was in his early twenties.
Which sea is in the Indian Ocean near African and Saudi Arabia, and which one is near Africa and Europe?
The Red Sea and the Mediterranean
What role did friends and family play in Cousteau's effort to take high-quality color pictures and video underwater?
Analyze and explain the grammar in this sentence:
"On their way to the Red Sea, the crew played cards, sunbathed on the deck, and enjoyed long dinners filled with conversation and many bottles of wine" (Medina 71).
Time/place: On their way to the Red Sea
Subject: the crew
Verb + object 1: played cards,
Verb + object 2: sunbathed on the deck,
FANBOY: and
Verb + object 3: enjoyed long dinners filled with conversation and many bottles of wine" (Medina 71).