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PENGUIN ACTIVE READING Teacher Support Programme
How Green Was My Valley While reading Chapters 1–2 1 Underline the wrong word and put the right one. a When the boys went into town, their mother gave them some sandwiches. ……………… b Bronwen’s father owned a hotel. ……………… c Mrs Jenkins’s husband was deaf. ……………… d Owen spent a lot of time sleeping in the shed. ……………… e There was a lot of dirty waste from the houses in the river. ……………… f Angharad thought Mrs Beynon shouted too much. ……………… g Angharad thought the men would get nothing through fighting. ……………… 2 Write the names next to the person who says or thinks this. Mrs Jenkins Huw’s father Huw Mervyn Ellis Ivor Davy Huw’s mother a ‘I know I am too young to love her, but I do.’ …………………… b ‘Ianto makes friends with the wrong sort of people.’ …………………… c ‘I want every man to belong to a union and fight the owners.’ …………………… d ‘I am so worried about my poor, hurt husband.’ …………………… e ‘I don’t think my father is right, but also I don’t want to fight.’ …………………… f ‘I don’t want to go back. I want to see what’s happening.’ …………………… g ‘Come on, let’s go for a walk on the mountain.’ …………………… Chapters 3 – 4 3 What’s first? Number the sentences 1– 6. a c Huw falls onto the rocks in the river. b c Ianto arrives home from London. c c Beth Morgan talks to the men on the mountain. d c A war starts about some Christmas turkeys. e c Huw sees a woman having a baby in a shed. f c Mr Gruffydd takes Huw outside on his shoulders. c Pearson Education Limited 2011
Activity worksheets
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Photocopiable 4 Put a word or words on the left with a word or words on the right. notice a proud hold the police feel society form a change talk a meeting take rubbish fetch right thing do the action Chapters 5–6 5 Find the right words in Chapters 5–6. a The money people get from working. (p. 31) ………………… b To hit somebody with a closed hand. (p. 32) ………………… c A part of the body. It is part of your face. (p. 32) ………………… d It has four legs and you use it when you are writing. (p. 33) ………………… e It is similar to unhappy. (p. 35) ………………… f It’s a bad feeling similar to embarrassed but much stronger. (p. 36) ………………… g Very, very surprised. Usually in a bad way. (p. 41) ………………… 6 Circle the wrong word in the sentences. a Everybody in the house was talking talked about the unions. b Mr Evans paid a few pennies more that than the other owners. c Everybody started to singing sing on their way to chapel. d The boys pulled Huw down around onto the ground. e Mr Motshill wanted Huw to work hard hardly and go to university. f The other boys laughed at the difference between among Huw and Mervyn. g When Huw came back to the village, there was anybody nobody on the streets. Chapters 7–8 7 Put the words in the right place to make a sentence. a parents page Ianto the showed front his …………………………………………….. .
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PENGUIN ACTIVE READING Teacher Support Programme
How Green Was My Valley
b Angharad’s put his Iestyn waist arms around …………………………………………….. . c her girl neck the around had board a …………………………………………….. . d cage box the was wooden a black …………………………………………….. . e Mrs Nicholas smile face an her unpleasant had on …………………………………………….. . f miners Huw tunnel a the out helped of …………………………………………….. . g desire Huw Bron want another didn’t to man …………………………………………….. . 8 Are the sentences right (3) or wrong (7)? a Mr Evans spoke to Huw just before he died. c b Bron wanted Iestyn to marry Angharad. c c Huw’s father was pleased about the information in the newspaper. c d Iestyn sold his mine and the new owners employed more miners. c e Huw’s mother didn’t mind if Huw wanted to work in the mine. c f Huw enjoyed his first day working in the mine. c g Angharad cried because her husband had gone to South Africa. c Chapters 9–10 9 Answer the questions. a Where did Ianto work when he couldn’t get a job in the mine? ……………………………………………… b Who did Mrs Nicholas’s gossip to about Angharad? ……………………………………………… c What did the members of the chapel vote to do with Mr Gruffydd? ……………………………………………… d Who did Mr Gruffydd promise his furniture to? ……………………………………………… e Why was Huw surprised that Dai wanted to fight Old Shoni? ……………………………………………… f How many men did Huw have working for him? ……………………………………………… c Pearson Education Limited 2011
Activity worksheets
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Photocopiable 10 Put the underlined letters in the right place to make a word. a Mrs Nicholas was Angharad’s krosupeehee ……………… . b Huw thought that a woman’s arvbery ……………… couldn’t be compared to a man’s. c Evan John’s chin was covered by a ngabdea ……………… . d Huw’s father read the uilergosi ……………… lessons in the shed. e At the fight, the air was full of the smell of sdwhuena ……………… bodies. f Everybody thought Dai’s nsnsledib ……………… was punishment. g Huw and Bron didn’t talk about difficult jtebsscu ……………… . Chapters 11–12 11 Finish the sentences with the right words. business complaint prison underground witness ponies a Davy wrote a letter of ……………… to the manager. b Many men went into the ……………… box and said Davy’s work was bad. c Huw’s father was worried his sons would go to ……………… . d Because of the strike ……………… was bad at the Three Bells pub. e Some of the men didn’t care about the ……………… in the mine. f Huw’s father went ……………… to inspect the conditions of the mines. 12 Write questions for these answers. a What ……………………………………….? His best black suit. b How ………………………………………..? Since he was twelve. c Where ………………………………………? To Germany. d What ……………………………………….? Rats and floodwater. e Why ………………………………………..? Because the water had washed away the supports. f Where ………………………………………? On his knee. How Green Was My Valley - Activity worksheets 2 of 2
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How Green Was My Valley 1 Are these sentences right (3) or wrong (7)? a Huw’s father was older than his mother. c b Huw’s father worked below ground as a miner when he was older. c c Huw’s mother had an accident in her house. c d Mr Elias, the shopkeeper, gave the Morgan family their turkeys back. c e Huw had a good time in his first days at school. c f Dai Bando attacked Mr Jonas and threw him into a coal box. c g Angharad didn’t agree to marry Iestyn the first time he asked her. c h The mine owners agreed on a minimum wage and later they made it lower. c i Huw had a fight with a boy in the mine. c j A judge told the courtroom that Davy was a bad worker. c 2 What’s first? Number the sentences 1–10. a c Mr Gruffydd visits Huw every day after his accident. b c Huw tells Mr Gruffydd about the gossip in the village. c c Angharad and Iestyn have arguments everyday before their wedding. d c Huw’s father dies in his arms. e c Huw has a fight with another boy at his new school. f c Dai Bando finds his friend Cyfartha in the mine. g c Dai goes blind after he fights Old Shoni. h c Huw’s brother Ivor marries Bronwen. i c Huw goes to live with Bronwen after her husband dies. j c There is an argument and some of Huw’s brothers leave the house. 3 Finish the sentences with the right names. Ianto Davy Huw Angharad Huw’s mother Mr Elias Bronwen Mr Gruffydd Mr Jonas Iestyn a ……………… climbed out of his window and went to the mountain with his friend. b ……………… said she would kill anybody who harmed her husband. c ……………… criticized the Morgan family because they were drinking. d ……………… went to London where his wife and baby died. e ……………… was a very cruel school teacher who hurt boys. f ……………… was a preacher and also made furniture. c Pearson Education Limited 2011
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Photocopiable g ……………… was in love with an older man but married a younger man. h ……………… sold a mine before he went to South Africa. i ……………… thought that somebody reminded her of her dead husband. j ……………… won a court case against the mine owners. 4 Circle the right word or words. a When Huw was a boy he was always shy / cheerful when he saw Bronwen. b Davy was the least interesting / most intelligent of the brothers. c The older / younger men wanted to join the unions. d Ianto went to work in London / America. e Some / None of the teachers were kind to Huw at school. f The school teacher, Mr Jonas, was attacked twice / three times. g Mr Gruffydd felt he was worse / better than the other men. h Angharad was sick in her body / heart. i The new chapel in the shed was a success / failed. j Davy went to court because the owners dismissed him / didn’t pay him enough. 5 Answer these questions. a Where did Bronwen’s father get drunk? …………………………………………………… b Where did the family always go on Sunday? …………………………………………………… c Where did Huw’s mother speak to the group of miners? …………………………………………………… d Where did Huw see Mrs Beynon having a baby? …………………………………………………… e Where did Huw have fights with the other school children? …………………………………………………… f Where did Huw’s father want him to go when he finished school? …………………………………………………… g Where did Iestyn want to get married? …………………………………………………… h Where did Angharad live when she was in the valley? …………………………………………………… i Where did Huw help to make furniture? …………………………………………………… j Where did the men rescue the ponies from? ……………………………………………………
