What a Disaster
School Journal Level 2
August 2012 Pg. 12
Learning Intention.
WALT answer inference questions
INFERENCE QUESTIONS - There are questions which are asked about the text, but the answers are not necessarily in the text.
How do we then answer those questions?
Use your prior knowledge (knowledge that you already know.)
Look for clues in the text that may help you.
Why does the author say “that’s very dangerous for the seals and the seabirds”
Because they could eat the oil then get poisoned then die.
Why were the children looking forward to spending time with their grandparents?
Because they loved them and hadn’t seen them for a While.
What do you think made the container ship crash?
Astrolabe reef.
Why do you think the people on the beach looked angry?
Because they wanted to play on the beach but they could NOT play on the beach.
“It showed pictures of dead birds” How do you think the birds died?
It was the big black blobs of oil.
The signs warned the people to be careful. What do you think the people had to be careful of?
It was DANGER in there.
Why do you think the hamburger patties had begun to rot?
It smelled like a rubbish tip.
Why did the teams wear protective gear?
So they won’t get poisoned
Why did the soldiers pick up every tiny bit of oil they could find?
So other people won’t get poisoned
What made it possible that the children could play on the beach again?
They finished picking up all the oil and if they didn’t and the children went playing they would die.
Vocabulary and Spelling.
• Possible unfamiliar words and phrases, including:
“Container ship”, - A ship that carries containers from one place to the other place.
“toxic”, - poison oil.
“dangerous goods”, - oil, salt, soap.
“blobs”, - A big drop of thick liquid.
“tar”, - black sticky liquid that could cause a fire.
“specks”, - A tiny spot of a crumb.
“walkway”, - A pathway to walk on.
“crime scene”, - place where a place got robbed.
“sealed”, - closed up.
“patties”, - meat from a part of the burgers.
“protective gear”, - something that saves you.
“sifting”, - to make roses (anything) smooth through a sieve.
“debris” - scattered pieces of rubbish.
• Emotive (feelings) language, including -
“horrible smell”, - sniffing TOXIC G.A.S.
“Disaster”, - COVID 19 (caronavirus december 2019)
“disappointed”, - Sad,angry, and annoyed.
“annoyed”, - Angry At someone.
“sticky black mess”, - Black blobs of poison oil.
“very sad”, - the opposite of happy.
“smelt like rubbish tip’’. - smell like rotten stuff.
