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The MouseA Polish Story by

Sara Owczarczak-Garstecka

Lesson Aims:To understand the nature of fears and preconceptions

Lesson Objectives:Answer questions using the textWrite a personal account of a time spent with someone important

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Beautiful

Amazingcreatures

Fun to play in - watersports

It’s a source of renewable energy

I’m really scared of

the sea!

Cold and dark

Deep

Weird creatures – jellyfish

You could drown

And… my dad won’t let me go near it – it must be scary!

But what about…

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Comprehension task

Read the story and answer the questions on the sheet

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Writing a personal account

Think of a time that you spent with someone close to you

Family Grandparents Best friend

Think about: Where were you? What time of year was it? What were you doing?

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Challenging what we think

The little girl in the story was afraid of mice because she learnt to be afraid by watching her brother.

Why is it easy for this to happen?

Think about something you dislike - Why do you dislike it? Is it a real reason?