vocabulary
what do you call a typical English "bistrot"'
a pub ( a publican house)
who is Zsolt? (make complete sentences)
He is the bar owner. he gives a job to Andrea.
how can you see in the book that John's mental health is affected?
he sleeps badly, he drinks, he argues with his wife, he becomes distant
do you think that John dreams a lot because he is obsessed or mad or because the dreams have meanings?
maybe he dreams because he doesn't know the truth
maybe the dreams are a warning, the dopplegänger wants to say something
maybe he is going mad.
what is a pint of bitter?
a big glass (0,5 l) of strong beer
what bad news hit the family?
Andrea loses her job.
bad dreams, nightmares. can you tell a bad dream you have recently had to your speaking partner
remember to use the past: i DREAMt...I WAS....I SAW... I DIDn't....
do you think John is mad, inventing, hallucinating or do you think that the dopplegänger wants to say something?
develop your own opinion. what's your argument?
what does "on your own" mean?
tout seul
in your opinion was the Christmas holiday a success?
at the beginning yes because they could see the family and the grandparents took care of Kati while John and Andrea were shopping.
But John started to become distant, obsessed with the dopplegänger, and Andrea was angry.
trust= confiance. Can you show that in the book the couple have a problem of TRUST?
John doesn't tell the truth to his wife and has bad dreams
Andrea thinks that his obsession is stupid and gets angry a lot. She doesn't trust his intuition.
John keeps secrets because she doesn't believe him
in your opinion this story is
a ghost story?
a science fiction story?
a thriller (crimes and detective stories)
explain WHY?
in my opinion it's closer to a ghost story, if the dopplegänger is a dead person....IF
what does "perhaps" mean?
it means MAYBE
Who is Kati?
she is Andrea and John's daughter
PARANORMAL: talk about what is NOT normal, not logical and real in the story
there were no footprints on the snow
the man disappeared in a bar where nobody saw him.
what is a diary?
it's a kind of journal in which you write what happens
Can you say 4 things about Paul Harris?
he was one of John's school friends
his wife left him
they had a drink together at the village pub
he confirms that a dopplegänger is a sort of ghost that comes to warn you
have you ever experienced anything paranormal? or have you hear d a story about that? explain to your partner.
ghost
to haunt
spirits
to be haunted
strange noises...