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C r o s s - c u r r i c u l a r r e a d i n g s t r a t e g i e s w i t h i n t h e s c h o o l l i b r a r y
1. WIDOW
2. ONLY SON
3. PETER
4. KLEPEC
5. INCH
6. ROGACHKA (ROGAČKA)
7. WEAK
8. SHEPHERD
9. BREAD
10. SHEEP
11. DISH
12. PRECIPICE
13. WATER
14. STONES
15. SHADOW
16. HERD
17. MOUNTAIN FAIRY
18. WATERFALL
19. STRENGTH
20. BIRCH
21. ROCK
22. BINDLE
23. MILL
24. FIELD
25. GRAIN
26. CART
b) Pupils make a Slovenian/English or Slovenian/Italian dictionary from
the words found in the crossword
The purpose of making the trilingual dictionary is to clarify the meanings of the words from
the text in all three languages of the participating pupils.
Lesson 4
a) Pupils look for less known words or word families from the crossword
and try to interpret them by finding synonyms or writing sentences that
express meanings similar to those of the given words. Some examples:
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Those who possess strength must not use it only for themselves.
She was so poor that she had not even a foot of land.
He loved his mother and heeded her every word.
Although Peter Klepec was weak and tiny, he devoured bread something
fierce.
You will have to earn your daily bread by yourself!
Peter did not make a peep.
Every morning, Peter drove the herd high into the mountains.
Pupils explain the meaning of phrases from the short story Peter Klepec that they did
not understand:
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