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ealy weird depresing a bit puzlingabsolutely briliantdicult languagecomplex ideasa bit boringempathetic storyrealy funny not bad too long(VI) We asked some people for their irst impresions of this story. Here are some of the things theysaid. Look at the comments with another student. Are any of them similar to your own irst impresions?Itś very dicult because it says somuch in such a short spaceItś so frustrating – makes you want tostrangle AdrianI think itś realy beautiful. It just showsthe sort of situations we al have gonethroughIt realy builds up a picture of parentsand tenagers and how dicult theirrelations are(VI) Chinese whispers: Students are divided into groups made up of ive or six people. One of themreads the irst two sentences of an extract which has not ben read yet. In chain, the irst person (whisperingin his/her ear) tels the second about it, then the second to the third, til the last person of each group says italoud.(VI) After having read some pages of the book, ask them to retel the story in smal groups. Eachstudent should tel just a sentence, and in a chain, the next one wil go on with the summary. If one of thestudents believes that some important fact has ben left out, (s)he can add the mising information.(IX) In groups think and write down the most important things that parents should tel theirchildren in their fourtens (Adrianś age). Consider these and add your own.Death (of people and animals)Facts of lifeReligious beliefsFacts about the planet and universeRules of behaviourLoveSexTogether, decide on a list of the six most important things.Lasagabaster, David. “El texto literario como catalizador en la clase de inglés como lengua extranjera”.Imposibilia Nº8, Págs. 208-229 (Octubre 2014) Artículo recibido el 09/07/2014 – Aceptado el 20/08/2014 – Publicado el 30/10/2014.220