The 6th chapter

Obligatory
1. Before you read the 6th chapter: Predict what Alex tells Tom when he meets him for the first time after 16 years?
2. After you read the 6th chapter: What did Alex say? Where you right? Give evidence from the text. (quote!)
Optional
1.Write an own stanza (Strophe) for “Jumpy” or “Earthquake”.

Obligatory
1. In my opinion Alex will, at the beginning, talk really normal, although he will be very nervous, about things he did since he been in Australia. Later it could be more serious.

2. First Alex talk like I regarded. Tom make jokes to make Alex feel better ("Tom was obviously trying hard to make his son feel comfortable,..." P.31 l.18-19) but later Alex couldn't hold it out and beginn to ask loudly, why Tom did like Alex never exist.
Later he recognize that it was too much, so they begin to talk seriously about it.
And Tom invites Alex to drive with him to Queensland.

Optional

1. Earthquake

You move me like an earthquake
earthquake, earthquake
You make me wonder
everytime I'm with you
you move me like an earthquake
erthquake, earthquake

The 5th Chapter

1. What is the first problem of the band when they left to arrive at Sydney ? What is your opinion about the behavior from terry and the other ?

2. How did you feel when you read the part when they hit the cow ?

3. Is it ok to let always Terry go alone to bringe help ? What would you think about it when your friends would always let you make everything ?

4. How was the first reaction of Alex when he saw his father ? How would you react ?

The 4th Chapter

Dani and Alex have their first disagreement. Why? What is it about? What is your opinion about it?

Their first disagreement is about penguins wich are watched of many tourists. Dani think that their cute and like to be in the spotlight. Alex' opinion is for me the right, he thinks that they look lost and afraid by being under the lights and cameraflashes. It isn't their natural environment.

The 3rd Chapter

1. Describe what happens on top of St. Mary's Peak.
2. Why does Alex think "Let him see how he likes it"? Who is he? What will he like or not?

1.In this chapter Alex is by the brother of Mary, which have a son named Kavin in the age of Alex.With him he make a trip to Kangaroo Island and have a lot of fun there.
They also visit and climb St. Mary's Peak, a big mountain in the south of Australia.When they arrive at the top Alex and Kevin begin to talk about Tom.When Kavin said that he and Tom already were here before and talked about things like family and that Tom don't wanted to settle down Alex became sad and crie almost.He was disappointed that he was just something like a mistake for Tom.

2.Alex thought about the things wich were happend on the mountain and how Tom would like it when Alex is already in London when he arrive in oz.

The 2nd Chapter

Alex' first 66 hours in Australia were great, I think.

The "new" family of Tom is really friendly (especially Mary), because everybody of them was like Alex was always a part of them.
I think Alex' gonna have a lot of fun with Dani too, not just because of her beauty. ;-)

The behavior of Tom was really ignorant, Alex hadn't seen his father since 16 years.
I could understand that Alex was disappointed.
I hope he'll see his father as soon as it's possible.

The idea of writing a diary is very good so Alex never forget the time in Australia.

Ziinep

The 1st Chapter

My opinion of the 1st chapter is that the mother of Alex had made a really good deal with Alex.
In this way Alex always had a firm goal, for what he could work for. It's also a really really good price for passing the exams.
The book is understandable and a big help is also the dictonary.
The script is also clear,which it makes easier to read.

Ziinep