Pig heart boy, by Malorie Blackman

• Vocabulary review

to switch on to beat someone to blame to clench their fists

How angry does the man in the red t-shirt look? ………………………

How fast did the girl run? ………………………

How dark was it before the light went on? ………………………

-> Now you write a sentence with noisy and far.

• Verbs! Rewrite this story in the past.

Everyday I swim for half an hour. I eat a big breakfast, usually 5 pancakes with peanut butter and I drink 2
big glasses of fresh orange juice. After swimming, I run for 20 minutes around the track. Then I take the bus
back. I like to sit in the back and read a book, a manga or something. I do this for six months because I need
to be in good shape for the football season. My friends do the same thing, but I believe I run the fastest !

• Re-read Pig Heart Boy p 23 and explain what is happening

How does the mother feel?

How does the father feel?

• Read pp 25 & 26, then pp 32 & 33

New vocabulary
- there is a lack of donors
- to try
- animal rights

• Read the doctor’s explanation

World geography
Do you like to travel?
If you had a magic airplane, where would you go?
If you could meet a famous person for 15 minutes, who would you like to meet?
Numbers & dates

In this memorable large numbers game, students guess the exact population of a country by asking Are
there more/less than questions. In groups, students take it in turns to pick up a card and tell the group
the name of the country on the card, e.g. Brunei. The group members then take turns asking a question
to the student to determine the exact population of the country. They do this by asking Are
there questions with more than and less than, e.g. 'Are there more than one million people living in
Brunei?' The student with the card answers Yes, there are or No, there aren't, according to the number
written on the card. If a group member receives a 'yes' answer, they ask another question. If the answer
is 'no', play passes to the next student. This continues until a group member has established the exact
population on their turn. When this happens, the student asks an Are there question about the exact
population size, e.g. 'Are there 422,500 people living in Brunei?' That student wins the round and
keeps the card. The student with the most cards at the end of the game wins.

When is summer? What is the longest day? The shortest?

If there are 52 weeks in one year and you play football 3 hours per week, how many hours do you play per
year?

If there are 28 students in a class, how many feet are there? How many fingers?

If a baby was born in January 27th this year, how old is he today? What year will he be 10?

How much is 12 x 3? 25 x 2? 25 x 4? 100 x 10?