Pre-Reading Activities

1) Before we start our short story I want to ask a question

Have you ever had a case of theft

We have a character named john about the short story theft which we will tell and this
character has a bank robbery incident .

If you were a bank employee , how would you feel if an armed thief came to the bank ? What
are your thoughts ?

2) Stimulating student interest in the story

- Consider a condition in which a families are going through a crisis or conflict . Maybe this
is something that occured in your family . Probably that is something that has ocured in a
family you are familiar with

- Considers yourself to be a member of the family . Where have you göne ? What types of
sounds do you hear in the background ? What different types of sounds and smells are
you aware of ? Are you looking at anything specific

- Now try writing two or three paragraphs about your thoughts on . Try to be as ‘’vivid ‘’ as
possible in your description . When you have finished , read your description aloud to the
other students . Maket hem guess what situation is being described .

3) Pre Teaching Vocalbulary

A) Walk into To take back or away protection

B) Withdraw To take something away from by force

C) Security Enter

D) Robber Belongings

E) Peculiar Having extremly large size

F) Giant Criminal

G) Guilty Protection

Hazal Oğuz