THE PHONE CALL (Episode 6)

Before reading!! Answer these questions 1) What makes you feel stressed? What makes your parents feel stressed?2) Do you ever shoutat other people? Look at the pictures and answer these questions 1. What are they looking at in picture 1?2. How's Megan feeling in pictures 2 and 3?3. Who is she talking to in picture 4? Read the text on page 108 in your book and answer these questions 1. Why is Megan's father stressed?2. Who phones Megan while she's in the park? What do you think happens next in the story? Write down your ideas. Before going on, check this out BACKGROUND INFORMATIONHalf-term is a school holiday in Britain in each term (autumn, winter, spring). It is not connected to any special days in the calendar, it is simply a week off school in the middle of each term. Now watch the video. Were you ideas correct? Watch again and answer these questions 1. What happened to Megan's mother?2. When will her mother go home?3. What is the problem for Megan's father?4. Why can Megan help without going to school?5. What does Megan say to the others is 'the good thing'?6. What does Luke mean when he says: 'It's all ups and downs'? Watch the video again and complete the sentences Megan is worried when she arrives at the hospital Dad doesn't ask Megan to help at home Megan is thinking about her parents when she offers to look after her mum Dad is relieved because he can go on his business trip Megan is sure that she can help because she won't be at school Megan and her Dad are happy because they have spoken about their problems Megan and her friends understand that their parents have problems too sometimes Answer these questions 1. Megan is going to look after her mum while her dad is on a business trip. What things do you think she is going to do with her mum to look after her? What activities can Megan and her mum do to have fun?2. When did you look after someone in your family? Was it an adult or a child? Why did you need to look after them? What did you do with them?