19 Find the answers to the following questions in the text. Take notes, then discuss them in class. 1 What does each of the five characters think about eating an animal that wants to be eaten? 2 Does creating an animal like that “cut through the whole tangled problem”? Why?/Why not? 3 If you had a chance to meet the meat, what would you ask it? Expand your vocabulary: Expressive writing Using a range of powerful vocabulary is important in any narrative text to make it more interesting and gripping. Write down how the author expresses the following ideas. They are in the order they come up in the text. Example: a very friendly expression – an ingratiating smile. 29 LANGUAGE 30 a “Me?” said Ford, with a glazed look in his eyes, “I don’t mean anything.” “That’s absolutely horrible,” exclaimed Arthur, “the most revolting thing I’ve ever heard.” “What’s the problem, Earthman?” said Zaphod, now transferring his attention to the animal’s enormous rump. “I just don’t want to eat an animal that’s standing there inviting me to,” said Arthur, “it’s heartless.” “Better than eating an animal that doesn’t want to be eaten,” said Zaphod. “That’s not the point,” Arthur protested. Then he thought about it for a moment. “Alright,” he said, “maybe it is the point. I don’t care, I’m not going to think about it now. I’ll just … er […]. I think I’ll just have a green salad,” he muttered. “May I urge you to consider my liver?” asked the animal, “it must be very rich and tender by now, I’ve been force-feeding myself for months.” “A green salad,” said Arthur emphatically. “A green salad?” said the animal, rolling his eyes disapprovingly at Arthur. “Are you going to tell me,” said Arthur, “that I shouldn’t have green salad?” “Well,” said the animal, “I know many vegetables that are very clear on that point. Which is why it was eventually decided to cut through the whole tangled problem and breed an animal that actually wanted to be eaten and was capable of saying so clearly and distinctly. And here I am.” It managed a very slight bow. “Glass of water please,” said Arthur. “Look,” said Zaphod, “we want to eat, we don’t want to make a meal of the issues. Four rare steaks, please, and hurry. We haven’t eaten in five hundred and seventy-six thousand million years.” The animal staggered to its feet. It gave a mellow gurgle. “A very wise choice, sir, if I may say so. Very good,” it said, “I’ll just nip off and shoot myself.” He turned and gave a friendly wink to Arthur. “Don’t worry, sir,” he said, “I’ll be very humane.” It waddled unhurriedly off to the kitchen. 1 a face showing great surprise 2 a movement expressing you don’t care 3 a very strong wish or desire 4 saying something quietly and in shock 5 a warm and friendly sound 6 a look showing you don’t care 7 speaking quietly, in a worried or complaining way 8 moving your eyes to show you’re annoyed 9 moving uncertainly and with difficulty 10 moving slowly, like a duck Write sentences using five of the expressions in a context that makes their meaning clear. Beings from all of time and space can meet at the Restaurant at the End of the Universe. Write a short story about two of your favourite (fictional/historical) characters meeting there. Try to use some expressive vocabulary and write at least 200 words. b WRITING 31 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eige tum des Verlags öbv
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