AFTER-READING ACTIVITIES. Answer the following questions.

Answer the following questions.

1. Why was Dave so eager to get home?

2. What things aggravated the young man’s strain and irritation?

3. Were Brian and Kenny deliberately disturbing the passengers or just having fun?

4. Why was Dave trying not to pay attention to the boys` jokes?

5. What can the readers guess about the boys` probable background?

6. How can the boys` disbelief concerning Dave profession be explained?

7. What was the boys` attitude to their teachers and school?

8. What lay behind Dave’s anger and disillusionment?

9. What was the reason for his professional failure?

10. Why was it hard for Dave to say something to the boys when they were getting off the bus?

8. Find all the words with the help of which the author describes Dave’s state of mind. Pay special attention to the character’s inner speech and ponder over the role it plays.

Let us describe the characters of the story with the help of their remarks.

1. “Boys, you are a hard bunch”.

2. “Your mother makes a slippery sandwich”.

3. “I could teach her a few things”.

4. “Tell me now what would you boys do if you had me for a teacher?”

5. “Every one of the teachers at our school are crabs, except maybe for Mrs. Lewis”.

6. “But he wasn’t tough on you, you should have given him a chance”.

7. “Sorry, we didn’t mean it that way”.

10. Study Kenny and Brian’s behavior, speech and gestures. In what ways are they typical kids?

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