The Vege Car: Reading activities for Week 8, Term 2, 2014

SCHOOL JOURNAL PART 3 NUMBER 1, 2007, PAGES 8 - 15

The Vege Car by Peter Stevens

WALT: Use inferencing strategy to find answers to questions based on the text.

Success Criteria: I know I have used the inferencing strategy when I have done the following to look for an answer:

*look for clues around the text,

*re-read the text,

* sound out the question and look for key words in the question, *discuss with a buddy.

* form a picture of the question and then try and answer it.

* read on while looking for the correct answer.

Activity 1 - Reading Response

Read this article and then answer the questions based on the text.

1. Why did James Nui decide to build a car that didn’t use petrol?

James nui decided to build a car that didn’t use petrol because he wanted to protest against the war in Iraq and to save money.

2. What are some of the dangers caused by the nasty gases that come out of the

cars that use petrol?

Some of the dangers caused by the nasty gases that come out of the cars that use petrol is that it emits nasty chemicals into the earth that could cause illnesses.

3. How did James Nui prove that his Vege car was as good as any other car?

James nui proved that his Vege car was as good as any car by driving from one end of the country to the other.

4. If you decided to get more information on the Vege car, what would you do?

If I got more information on the vege car, I might buy one.

5. Where were James Nui and James iti when they got a speeding ticket?

James Nui and James Iti were somewhere in between Christchurch and Blenheim.

Activity 2 - Vocabulary

Write down the meanings of these words and then make sentences with these words.

1. working  - the action of doing work.

2. surprised - something unexpected.

3. opinion - a view or judgement formed about something.

4. important - of great significance or value.

5. grumbling - complain or protest about something in a bad tempered but typically muted way.

6. vegetable - a plant or part of a plant used as food, that is healthy.

7. natural - existing in or caused by nature, not made or caused by mankind.

8. reliable - consistently good in quality or performance and is able to be trusted.

9. interested - showing curiosity or concern about something or someone.

10. different - not the as another or each other.

Activity 3 - Article Review

Write an article review for this article and take a screenshot of a picture from the article and put it up on your Blog after it has been checked by your teacher.

Article Review:

This article is about a man named James Nui. He made his car environment friendly by changing his oil from toxic gases to vegetable oil, and it was also recyclable. He also did that to protest against the war in Iraq. Then him and his eldest son, James Iti proved people that the car that went on vegetable oil could actually work by driving from one end of the country to another. They even stopped at the Parliament house in Wellington.