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Polar Express: Watching Activities Guide

The document summarizes parts of the story The Polar Express. It includes pre-watching discussion questions about traditions of Father Frost, a watching guide with vocabulary words and character identification, and post-watching comprehension questions about key events in the story. The pre-watching questions ask about childhood beliefs in Father Frost and catching parents putting out presents. The watching guide has vocabulary to match with definitions and identify speakers. The post-watching questions sequence major plot points and ask about sounds the boy wanted to hear, why the year was crucial, how the boy wanted to help the girl, and what would happen without a ticket.

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Polar Express: Watching Activities Guide

The document summarizes parts of the story The Polar Express. It includes pre-watching discussion questions about traditions of Father Frost, a watching guide with vocabulary words and character identification, and post-watching comprehension questions about key events in the story. The pre-watching questions ask about childhood beliefs in Father Frost and catching parents putting out presents. The watching guide has vocabulary to match with definitions and identify speakers. The post-watching questions sequence major plot points and ask about sounds the boy wanted to hear, why the year was crucial, how the boy wanted to help the girl, and what would happen without a ticket.

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The Polar Express.

(part1)
I. PRE-WATCHING
1. How do you call the Russian Santa Claus?
2. Till what age did you use to believe in Farther Frost?
3. How did you learn that he’s an imaginary hero?
4. Did you catch your parents putting Christmas presents for you? What did you
feel?
5. Should parents support their children’s belief in Farther Frost? Why?

II. WHILE-WATCHING TASK


1. Put the words into the sent-s:
refreshment, to be aware, cozy, aboard, slowly, year, pocket, tight, hands, to keep, pickup,
genuine, suit, brake
1. Breathe … and silently.
2. All …!
3. You seem to have a crucial … .
4. I’ve got a schedule to keep.
5. Suit yourself.
6. It’s so Christmassy and … and beautiful.
7. Try your ….
8. It’s just another … .
9. Pull the emergency … .
[Link] in case you … not …, tonight is Christmas Eve.
[Link] me remind you we are on a very … schedule.
[Link] the wind blew it out of my … .
[Link] is an authentic, official, … ticket.
[Link] hot … .

2. Who said that?


3. Find the word for each definition:
1) extremely important
2)to test something to discover if there is something
3) if you do it, the flame stops burning
4)without any sound
5)to stick to something (ex. limits, rules)
6) a stop
7) real
8) small amounts of food and drinks
9) comfortable
10) to move something towards yourself
11) during the night of the present day
12) = timetable
13) to make someone to think about something they have forgotten

III. POST-WATCHING TASK:


1. Bring into the right order:
… The boy saw Santa Claus’ hat in his father’s jeans.
…The conductor punched the boy’s ticket.
… He searched the information about Santa Claus.
… He doubted if he should get on the train.
… The boy pulled the brake.
… The boy laid down on his bed.
… The Polar Express arrived.
… The boy climbed the roof of the carriage.
… He jumped onto the train.

2. Answer the questions:


1. What sound did the boy want to hear? 2. Why did the conductor say the boy had a
crucial year? 3. How did the boy wanted to help the girl? 4. Did the girl drink her hot
chocolate? Why? 5. According to the fair boy what was going to happen to the girl
without a ticket? 6. Why did the man on the roof laugh at the boy? 7. Did the man
believe in Santa Claus? Why? 8. According to the man what did the boy have to do
before they hit Flat Top Tunnel?

The Polar Express. (part1) I. PRE-WATCHING 1. How do you call the Russian Santa Claus? 2. Till what age did you use to be
11) during the night of the present day 12) = timetable 13) to make someone to think about something they have forgotten

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