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Family and Friends 3 Swiss Family Robinson and My Grandma

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SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON: Who wrote the Swiss Family Robinson? Who are the characters?

The Swiss Family Robinson is a novel by Johann David Wyss. The characters are a mother and father and their four sons, Fritz, Ernest, Jack and Franz.

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SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON: How did the family get to the island?

The family decides to travel to a new country to live. They travel on a ship but it sinks when there is a big storm. The family swims to an island.

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SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON: What kind of important lessons does the family learn on the island?

They find out that the island has everything they need to survive.

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SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON: What does the family use to build a house?

They use wood from the trees to build a house in a tree. It's a tree house.

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SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON: What does the family do when the weather is cold and wet?

They move to a cave and make a home there.

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SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON: What does the family eat on the island?

They grow vegetables and fruit from seeds and they hunt animals for their meat.

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SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON: What does the family use the salt for?

They use the salt to keep their meat fresh for a long time, so they are never hungry.

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SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON: What does the family use plants for?

They eat vegetables and fruits. / They use plants to make paper and clothes too.

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SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON: What does the family do when they have chance to leave the island and go home to Switzerland?

They decide that the island is their home now. / They are happy with their new life and they don't want to leave.

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MY GRANDMA: What was grandma like when she was a girl?

Her eyes were bright and blue. / She had lovely, long, black hair. / Her face was pretty, too.

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MY GRANDMA: How old was grandma when she got married?

She was twenty-two years old.

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MY GRANDMA: What do we call the day when two people get married? What are the woman and the man called?

Two people get married on their WEDDING DAY. The woman is called BRIDE and the man is called GROOM.

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MY GRANDMA: How old is grandma now?

She is seventy years old.

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MY GRANDMA: What is grandma like?

She is very cheerfull all the time. / She is happy every day. / She's always nice and generous.

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MY GRANDMA: Can you tell me about your grandma? (So much as you can...)

FREE ANSWER

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SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON: Let's imagine that you are in an island alone. What do you do?

FREE ANSWER

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