The Boy in the Dress -- Chapter 18 to the end

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The Boy in the Dress

Chapters 18 to the end

Welcome to the 'The Boy in the Dress' LessonUp!

In this lesson, you will see slides with a different colour:

• Red: A small section of the book
• Green: A question about the book
• Blue: Information slides
• Orange: Other slides

Please answer the open questions in full sentences!

  

Important:

You will get a test about this book. The test will be on the 17th of November.

The questions in this test will be the same kind of questions as you will make in this LessonUp.

Questions with a yellow dot at the bottom are advanced questions. These will not appear in the test!

You will also get a vocabulary question, so study the blue vocabulary slides!

Enjoy!

You have read chapters 18 to the end. Give a summary of these chapters in 10 full sentences.

Vocabulary

Gown - A chique dress

To bellow - To talk or laugh very loudly

Smug - Self-satisfied, thinking you're better than others

To blackmail - Asking a favour in return for not telling                                  someone's secret, chanteren (NL),

Sari - Traditional Indian dress

To demand - To ask something very sternly

Laughing stock - Something everybody laughs and                                           makes jokes about

Chapter 18

The boys traded their football uniform for something else. What was that?

Why is Dennis's dad angry?

How does Dennis's dad feel after the match?

Chapter 19

Everybody is happy, until someone ruins the fun. Who was that? What did he/she do?

Chapter 20

Why do Dennis and Lisa go to Raj's shop so early on a Sunday?

Look up and explain the verb "to blackmail". How do Lisa and Dennis blackmail Mr Hawtrey?

page 215-216

"... But you need to swear that you will never mention this to anyone," added Mr Hawtrey sternly.

"I swear," said Dennis.

Mr Hawtrey looked at Lisa. She was silent for a moment, enjoying the power she still had over him. She smiled wider than a grand piano.

How can someone smile like a piano? Try to explain it in your own words.

Chapter 21

How had Dennis's dad changed from chapter 1 to now?

How does Dennis explain why he liked putting on the dress?

What do John and Dennis see when they walk into Raj's shop?

Chapter 22

Why is this chapter called 'One Thing Left to Do'?

"Now that I can't wait to see!" says John. What is he talking about?

The very last sentence of the book is: 'The world felt different'. What has changed?

This was the last question for these chapters. Do you have any other questions, or words you did not understand?

This was the last LessonUp! Next lesson, the 10th of November, we will discuss the entire book and you will have the chance to ask questions.

The End

Well done!