English : Comprehension

Unit 22 - Loll's first day
This unit was read aloud by the students initially.
We went through the passage a second time picking out vocabulary
thrust
rabble
rodeo
smouldrring
veteran
ruthless
The story hinges on a pun.- a play on words.
The word in the text that has two meanings is 'present'
We explored the two meanings of present and how the confusion had
arisen.
We discussed puns in general and gave many more examples before the students completed the formal comprehension