AFTER-READING ACTIVITIES

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7. Answer the following questions.

· Do you think it was Sara's fear of ‘crashing rapids' that made her so depressed or something else? What was it exactly?

· Did Sara's family sympathize with her worries? Can you give any relevant examples on the matter from the text?

· If you had almost drowned the first day of your camping trip, would you ever try to kayak once again? Why? Why not?

· If not the need to rescue her brother, would Sara overcome her fears? What could possibly help her, in your opinion?

· Was Sara aware of the risk while saving Mick or were her actions totally impulsive?

· Does one need challenging situations like the one Sara experienced to regain the former strength and courage?

· How would you describe Sara's state and mood after the rescue?

· How does ‘Sara's Rapid' sound to you? What other names would you give to the rapid kayaked that day?

8.What do you know about the sport the characters of the story went in for? Is it possible to practice it in Belarus? With your desk partner make a list of terms related to this kind of sport. Is it hard to guess their meaning?

9.Let us describe the characters of the story with the help of their remarks. Find out whom this remark belongs to and make a brief description of their character.

· “Hey, Sara… That last rapid was great!”

· “Just ‘cause that wave knocked you over on the first day is no reason to wimp out totally”.

· “… Go back!”

· “Great job, Sara!”

· “I think we call it Sara's Rapid. She's probably the first person who ever kayaked it”.

· "That's enough," "Sara doesn't have to kayak if she doesn't want to."

· "I was hoping it had a really neat name like Devil's Hole or something."

10.Study the psychological portraits of ‘Sara before' and ‘Sara after' the rescue. In what way are they different? Prove your point of view with the examples from the text.

11.Let us focus on style. Read the definition of a stylistic device and find its examples in the story.

Humour is a device used in fiction and intended to cause laughter. The object of humour may be a funny incident or an odd feature of human character. The essence of humour is generally warmth, sympathy, fellow feeling.

12.Imagine you are Sara 20 years after the accident telling the story to her children. In what way would you retell it? Write down your version of the events (20 sentences).