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    1) Nim's mother is a marine biologist and her father Jack is an oceanographer. Nim is homeschooled on their private island home. 2) In a scene from Alexandra Rover's new book, the character Alex Rover is being held captive by 5 men in the desert, who are transporting him by camel to a pit of spiders where he will die. 3) In another scene, Nim finds Jack is planning a trip to Zander's Atoll, leaving Nim alone on the island for up to a week, though they can communicate by email. Nim is fascinated by ocean creatures like sea turtles whose eggs are hatching.

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    1) Nim's mother is a marine biologist and her father Jack is an oceanographer. Nim is homeschooled on their private island home. 2) In a scene from Alexandra Rover's new book, the character Alex Rover is being held captive by 5 men in the desert, who are transporting him by camel to a pit of spiders where he will die. 3) In another scene, Nim finds Jack is planning a trip to Zander's Atoll, leaving Nim alone on the island for up to a week, though they can communicate by email. Nim is fascinated by ocean creatures like sea turtles whose eggs are hatching.

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    Nim's Island

    Uploaded by

    Paula Olmos
    1) Nim's mother is a marine biologist and her father Jack is an oceanographer. Nim is homeschooled on their private island home. 2) In a scene from Alexandra Rover's new book, the character Alex Rover is being held captive by 5 men in the desert, who are transporting him by camel to a pit of spiders where he will die. 3) In another scene, Nim finds Jack is planning a trip to Zander's Atoll, leaving Nim alone on the island for up to a week, though they can communicate by email. Nim is fascinated by ocean creatures like sea turtles whose eggs are hatching.

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    Nims Island
    Scene 1: Watch the scene and then complete the sentences using the given words. sail out sea lion marine biologist swallowed pelican vegetables supply ship oceanographer great blue whale home schooled lizard - mealworms a- Nims mum was a fantastic _____________________________. b- One day she went out to the ocean to find the _______________________________. But a ship sacred the mammal and Nims mum was _____________________ by the big whale. c- Nims dad, Jack, is a world-famous ______________________. d- Nim doesnt go to school. Shes __________________________. e- Some of the animals from the island are Nims best friends: Fred is the _____________, Selkie is a ____________________ and Galileo is a _______________________. f- Nim is usually is charge of the dinner. She uses some fresh _______________ and ____________________. g- The ________________________ brings everything they need from the continent. h- Nim and Jack do not want strangers in the island, so they _______________ of the island to meet the ship when it arrives Vocabulary: Use some of the words in the exercise above and match them to these definitions. abcdA means of transport that bring things such as food, medicines, equipment, etc: _______________________ A scientist who studies living things in the sea: ___________________________________. A scientist who studies the sea: _______________________________________________. To make food or drink go from your mouth down through your throat and into your stomach: ____________________________________________. e- When a child is educated at home and not at school, he/she is ________________________________. Scene 2: Match the questions to their answers. 1- Whats the name of Nims favourite character? 2- Whats the name of the new book? 3- Wheres is Alex Rover? 4- How many men have Alex as a prisoner? 5- How are the men carrying their prisoner? 6- Wheres Alex going to die? a- They are 5. b- In a pit of spiders. c- By camel. d- Alex Rover. e- My Arabian Adventure. f- In the desert.

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    Nims Island
    Scene 3: Observation Game: Watch the scene where the woman is writing on the computer and ...
    Number these objects in order of appearance: ___a measuring tape / ___ a writer / ___ a book cover / ____ a globe / ____ a computer screen / ____ a keyboard / ___ some dices / ___ a hat / Name a continent which appears on screen: ______________________________________. Name a famous credit card which appears on screen: _______________________________. Name the colour of the telephone: ______________________________________________. Number of alcohol bottles: 8 9 10 Name of Alexandras editor: ___________________________________________________. Name on the telephone: _______________ House.

    Scene 4: True (T) or False (F)? Correct the false ones.


    a- Nim finds a beautiful shell on the beach. b- Nims father, Jack, is planning a trip to Zanders Atoll. c- Nim is fascinated about the trip. d- The turtles eggs are about to hatch. e- Jack doesnt want Nim to stay alone in the island. f- Nim and Jack can communicate through e mail. g- Its only eight hours until low tide. h- Nim usually stays alone for a night or two in the island. i- Jack will be back on Sunday.

    Vocabulary: Match the words to their definitions.


    1- An island in the form of a ring made of coral. 2- When a baby bird, fish, insect, etc comes out of the egg. tide 3- Plants that have no roots, or leaves and grow in water or wet places. 4- The way the level of the sea regularly rises and falls during the day. atoll hatch algae

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