Exercises · Goal 12 · Responsible Consumption
A Chicken Thigh: exercises
Two short exercises on the book. Do them on screen or print them.
Fill the gaps
Choose the missing word for each gap. The words are in the box.
Words to use
- Dorothy
- India
- London
- mahout
- Mehlmann
- pachyderm
- reserve
- River
On a summer trip to with her father, Abril rides an elephant through the forests of the Yamuna , holding tight to Vivaan, the who guides it with a small bamboo stick. Riding beside her is an elderly Swedish woman with untidy white hair like a lion's mane. Then the story travels back many years to Marilyn, a girl from who loves difficult things, big things and, above all, imagining. Marilyn is staying with Grandma , who lives on the edge of a tiny village with a vegetable garden and animals roaming the land, and around whom strange things always seem to happen. One lunchtime Marilyn leaves a bit of chicken thigh on her plate. It is so little, she protests; nothing will happen. Moments later the neighbour, Mr Collins, knocks at the door with a chicken that is not theirs, and the meadow behind the house begins to fill with animals that should not be there. What does a scrap of food have to do with it? The story is inspired by Marilyn .
Connect the dots
Join each word to its meaning. Tap a word, then tap its meaning.