"Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience." /Paulo Coelho/
Read pages 3-11 of The Alchemist [from “The boy’s name was Santiago…” till “The old woman led the boy…”]
Listen to the text while reading
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmNzndNLPKg&feature=related
Short Essay Questions
What kind of education did Santiago get? What was his purpose in life? What did he like to do in his spare time?
Post your answers into Blog.
Listen to the text while reading
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmNzndNLPKg&feature=related
Short Essay Questions
What kind of education did Santiago get? What was his purpose in life? What did he like to do in his spare time?
Post your answers into Blog.
Bookmarks of the Day
Page 3. “an enormous sycamore had grown on the spot”
The Sycamore is a grand landscape tree
Page 5. “ eyes that vaguely recalled the Moorish conquerors.” The Moors were North African Muslims who ruled over the Iberian Peninsula from 711 to 1492. They called this territory Al-Andalus.
Page 7. “the best pastures in Andalusia”
Andalusia is the autonomous community in Spain.
Page 11. “he would reach Tarifa before midday ”
Tarifa is a small town in Andalusia, Spain.
The Sycamore is a grand landscape tree
Page 5. “ eyes that vaguely recalled the Moorish conquerors.” The Moors were North African Muslims who ruled over the Iberian Peninsula from 711 to 1492. They called this territory Al-Andalus.
Page 7. “the best pastures in Andalusia”
Andalusia is the autonomous community in Spain.
Page 11. “he would reach Tarifa before midday ”
Tarifa is a small town in Andalusia, Spain.