The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Reading: a book excerpt a) Read the following excerpt from the novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon. b) Fill in the missing information below. Then compare yourself with Christopher. What Christopher knows Do you know that too? What makes Christopher happy? What makes you happy? all the countries of the world and … Speaking: Being different Discuss the book excerpt and what you found out with a neighbour. Talk about the following points: • Is Christopher different from you? If he is, describe the difference. • Do you know anybody like Christopher? What do you like about him or her? Christopher is different from me because he knows all the countries of the world and their capital cities, whereas I only know all the countries of Europe. 2395g7 4 My name is Christopher John Francis Boone. I know all the countries of the world and their capital cities and every prime number up to 7,057. Eight years ago, when I first met Siobhan, she showed me this picture and I knew that it meant ‘sad,’ which is what I felt when I found the dead dog. Then she showed me this picture and I knew that it meant ‘happy’, like when I’m reading about the Apollo space missions, or when I am still awake at 3 am or 4 am in the morning and I can walk up and down the street and pretend that I am the only person in the whole world. (chapter 3) 5 5 122 15 Unit Being different one hundred and twenty-two Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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