Ingsowell.

MygrandmotherhadaverysoftvoicethatIremembersingingustosleepwhenwewerelittle.Shewouldwaitwithusuntilwefelldeepasleepandinthemorningshewouldwakeuswiththesmellofhotfreshlycookedbreakfastonthetable.Evenaswegot

oldershealwaystriedtobabyuswhenwewerearoundher.Mygrandmotherwasthekind,gentle,loving,caringgrandmothereverychilddreamsabout.

Mygrandmotherpassedawaytwoyearsagoandithasbeenaveryroughtwoyearstryingtocopewithsuchabigloss.Af-tershediedImovedoutofherhousebecauseIwassoover-whelmedbythethoughtsofhernotbeingthere.Itwasalmostlikeherghoststillmovedaboutinsidethehouse.ShealwayssaidthatwhenshediedshewouldalwaysbearoundtowatchoverusandtotakecareofusandIthinkthatisexactlywhathappened.

Ifinditverydifficulttogotomygrandmother’shousenowthatshehaspassed,butfromtimetotimeIwillstopby.Eventoday,whenIwalkintothehouseIcanstillsmelltheVirginiaSlimcigarettesshesmokedandsometimesIswearIcanhearhertalking.WhenIwalkintoherkitchenIexpecttoseehersittingatthetabledrinkinghercoffeeandsmoking,butsheisneverthere.

Mygrandmotherwasaverybiginfluenceonmylife.ShealwaysinstilledthefinestqualitiesinmeandalwaysinsistedthatIbethebestthatIcanbe.Shehadaspecialknackforev-erythingshedid.ShewasalwaysfullofjoyandtriedtospreadherhappinesstoeveryonearoundherandIthinkthatiswhatImissmostofallnowthatsheisgone.

b)Discussthequestionsanddothetasksinpairs.

1. WhydidthefamilycallthehousetheGrandCentralSta-tion?WhatisGrandCentralStationlike?Describewhatonefeelswithall5sensesthere.

2. Guesswhattheotherwordsinboldmeanusingthecontext.

Discussthemeaninginpairs.

3. Pickoutwordsfromthetextwhichconveythehappinessthattheauthorfeels.Pickoutwordsfromthetextwhichconveythesenseoflossthattheauthorfeels.

4. Whathappenedtothehouseafterthegrandmotherpassedaway?

3. Readtheexcerptagain,thenworkinpairs.Findallthewordsandphrasesthatrefertothefivesensesinthetext.

4. Discussthequestionsbelowinpairs.

1. Whyis“grandmother’shouse”aspecialplaceformanyofus?

2. Doesyourgrandmother’shousehaveaspecialplaceinyourheart?

3. Howwouldyoudescribeyourgrandmother’shouseusingthefivesenses?

5.Preparetowriteaboutyourgrandma’shouseorthatofanotherspecialfriend.Useeachofyour5sensesinadescriptiveessaytomakethereadersfeellikethey’realongfortheride.Planitoutfirst.

LESSON9:SPEAKINGCORNER

Communicativearea:givingopinion

1. a)Workinpairs.Discussthequestionsbelow.

• Doyoulikeboardgames?Why/whynot?

• Whatboardgamesdoyouplaywithyourfamilyorfriends?

• What’syourfavouriteboardgame?

b)Readaboutafamilytradition.Doyoulikeit?Why/whynot?

Familygamenightisapopulartraditioninwhichfamilymembersgatherweeklytospendtimetogetherplayinggames.Somefamilieschoosetoenjoyboardgames,whileothersincor-

poratecard,acting,danceorvideogamesintotheirtimeto-gether.Selectagamestylethatbestsuitsyourfamily’sprefer-encesoraddvarietybyplayingdifferenttypesofgamesto-gether.Gamenightisabondingexperienceforfamilymembersofallagesandisatherapeuticwaytorelaxthroughfriendlycompetitionandsharedexperiences.