HUNGER GAMES

Chapters 6-9
1. Comprehension Tasks
Task 1. Answer the following questions:

Chapter Six
1. From where does Katniss recognise the girl with red hair?
1) Katniss hunted with Gale, and she is see girl with man. They are will been
runners. Beaten and dirty. The girl was taken by the plane, guy was killed with a
spear
2. Why do Katniss and Peeta decide to talk on the roof?
2)Discuss how Katniss knows this girl. Katniss at dinner kept silent and Why.

Chapter Seven
1. What is Haymitch's training strategy for Katniss and Peeta?
1)Katniss should impress, Peeta shouldn't show his lifting weight
Haymitch’s say «In public, stick together and help each other in everything!»
2. What are "Career Tributes"?
2)game creators
3. How does Katniss make a unique impression on the Gamemakers?
3)Katniss missed with a tight bowstring, but in anger she put on a show and no one
paid attention to her. Everyone was busy with the roast pig, realizing that no one pays
attention to her, she shoots directly at the caretakers and impales the apple in the pig's
mouth. She is bows and go out.

Chapter Eight
1.What do the scores the Gamemakers give the Tributes mean?
2.1)Sponsored points when you can be helped if you have hunger games problems
2. What is Katniss' greatest fear after her private session with the Gamemakers?
2)That they would take her into custody and punish will unleash hungry animals on
her and will not give sponsorship points. Without sponsors the chances of survival
drop to almost zero.
3. Why are Katniss and Gale an effective hunting team?
3)Gale makes traps while Katniss squirrel hunt
they shared hunting knowledge
Chapter Nine
1. What advice does Cinna give Katniss for her interview?
1)Don't forget, Katniss: the audience must love you. Smile and to be nice
2. What does Rue say will be her greatest strength in the arena?
2) she say “I’m very difficult to catch,” “And if they cannot catch me, they cannot
kill me. So don't write me off ahead of time.
3. What secret does Peeta reveal at the end of his interview?
3) He say «there is one girl ... I love her as long as I can remember.» (She is Katniss)
Task 2. Choose the correct answer.
1. Where are the tribute housed until the Hunger Games begin?
a. their own homes
b. the Justice Building
c. a dorm at the arena
d. the Training Centre
2. How does the Capitol punish Avoxes?
a. they cut out their tongues.
b. they go to prison for a really long time.
c. they cut off the fingers on one hand.
d. they automatically become tributes.
3. How does Katniss react to Peeta telling Haymitch that she is really good with her
bow and arrow?
(a.) it makes her angry
b. it makes her happy.
c. it embarrasses her.
d. it makes her laugh.
4. What is Peeta skilled at that makes him good at camouflage?
a. painting cars
(b). decorating cakes
c. making his own clothes
d. he is a great actor
5. What is the name of the girl that shadow Katniss?
a. Thresh
b. Prim
(c.) Rue
d. Glimmer
6. How did Katniss’ private session go with the Gamemakers?
a. They instantly love her and given her a score of 12.
b. They hated her immediately and stopped paying attention until she left.
c. They laughed at her when she missed the target with her arrow.
(d.) They did not pay attention to her until she shot the apple out of the pig’s
mouth.
7. What is Katniss’ score?
a. 12
b. 8
(c.) 11
d. 4
8. How did Katniss meet Gale?
a. She met him when she visited her father at work.
b. She met him at the Hob.
(c.) She met him hunting in the woods.
d. She met him on the train to the Capitol.
9. Why is Katniss having so much trouble with the interview?
a. She knows Gale is watching and it makes her nervous.
b. She can’t stand wearing a dress.
+-(c.) She’s afraid she will be saying the wrong thing on television.
 (d.) She has a hard time pretending to be someone she’s not.
10. What bombshell does Peeta drop in his interview?
(a.) He is in love with Katniss
b. He got married to Katniss in secret.
c. He wants to kill Katniss first.
d. He will stop at nothing to win the Hunger Games.

II. Language Focus

Task 1. Match the nouns from the text (Col. A) with their definitions (Col. B):

Column A Column B
1) smolder F a) friendly, pleasant, likable
2) traitor K b) a long thin container for carrying arrows
3) mutilate G c) a threat or danger
4) emaciated N d) unable to bend, not flexible
5) deluge Q e) not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant
6) amiable A f) burn slowly without flame
7) intimidate M g) to injure or make imperfect by removing or
irreparably damaging parts
8) surly S h) of only average quality, not very good
9) quiver B i) not proud, modest
10) rigid D j) exchange remarks in a good-humoured teasing
way
11) leniency R k) a person who betrays another
12) arduous O l) a precious or semi-precious stone
13) menace C m) frighten someone, especially in order to make
him do what one wants
14) mediocre H n) thin, wasted, gaunt
15) aloof E o) difficult
16) sullen T p) hard to find or catch
17) humble I q) a drenching rain, downpour
18) gem L r) showing mercy or tolerance
19) elusive P s) rude or bad-tempered; unfriendly or hostile
20) banter J t) quiet and grumpy
Task 3. Render the following phrases into Ukrainian:

1. A dead ringer – ___дублікат схожий_______________________________;

2. To hold a candle to – ___бути хорошис_________________________;
3. To pull up short – __завмерти эмоційно
______________________________;
4. To give an edge (AE) – перевага ____________________________;
5. To jot down – записать щось дуже
швидко________________________________;
6. To consider someone beneath notice – ___не має значення до
уваги_____________;
7. To stumble back – ________зробити помилку ________________________;

Task 4. Translate the following word combinations into English

1. Вклонитись - ________to evade___to give a
bow_________________________;
2. Швидко вийти, вилетіти to stalk out
3. Слимак - _________to stalk out__________;
4. Соломинка, за яку хапаєшся - ___a straw to grasp at_________________;
5. Взятись за справу - ______get to work_______________________;
6. Загорнути в ковдру - _____o tuck in_______________________

Task 5. Discussion Questions.

1. Suppose you were selected for the Hunger Games, what skills would you
possess and what would you try to learn?
1) Ability to survive and learn to throw knives
2. Do you think it is merely coincidence that the red-headed Avox girl is serving
the district 12 tributes, the nearest district from where she was captured? Could
it be possible that the Capitol knows Katniss was in the woods that day? Why
or why not?
Task 6. Word Search. Find the words given below.

H N B M P Z K E Y N E Y A H I R A Z A H
F J Z H A H H F V G W I A E U T C M Q N
C X B E T O C N U I R Q C B P M I O T O
X K L G R C G L C E S N P R H A B J K M
X D A P O R E E T A A U O X B X I L W D
L I R S N D H S U G T V L L S U L L E N
V C R U I H Y D O S O A E E Y K Q T S V
P M O R Z H O R T C D E C C E N T R I C
N R C L I U R A A O M E R O S C H A W F
Y L E Y N A L T U U W V T B M U P I M U
Z R F S G K I P T S N Z E A P B F T E T
E L A F T V L I M L B O A H I J S O S Y
N S Q T E I L Y C N E I N E L C I R N R
T B M G I A G R U M I N A T E H A O E A
O X C O T L V I S U O U D R A Z C M T R
U P O E L L O R O M S I R A B R A B E T
R B R T G D K S W U L A N A B T V Y R I
A O D K M L E B C B S X K F K Z A D P B
G Z Q E N F Y R R A V V T W U B H X X R
E E R Y L Z K F D H I F I Q U N P O J A

AMIABLE ELUSIVE PROVOCATIVE+

ARBITRARY EMACIATED RUMINATE+
ARDUOUS ENTOURAGE SMOLDER+
ARROGANCE HUMBLE SOLITARY
BANAL+ HYSTERIA STALK+
BARBARISM+ LENIENCY SULLEN+
CATACOMBS MUTILATE SURLY+
CORRAL+ PATRONIZING TRAITOR+
DELUGE PRESTIGIOUS
ECCENTRIC PRETENSE+

Task 7. Letter Tiles Puzzle

Instructions. Reorganize the tiles to solve the secret message. Write your answer
in the boxes below.
Topics for essay writing
1. Explain the various methods used by the Capitol to keep its population in line.

2. The Hunger Games shows that television plays a very important role in society.
Discuss how the televised games were received in the Capitol as compared to
the Districts. How did people’s actions change because they were going to be
on TV? What connections can you draw to our own current “reality television”
craze?