Never Let Me Go - Chapter 5

1) Learn the following vocab: Never Let Me Go - Vocab List 2

2) Read Chapter 5
While you are reading underline and annotate anything interesting about the following topics:

i) Ruth´s character
ii) Kathy´s character and her narrative - what are her particular interests
iii) Ruth and Kathy´s friendship
iv) the Hailsham pupils´ attitude towards material possessions

Homework Questions on Chapter 5 - Hand in on Tuesday 10th February

Answer in as much detail as possible - try to use some of the vocab from the NLMG Vocab 2 list.

1)What do we learn about Ruth´s character in chapter 5? Use and analyse at least one quote

2)What do we learn about Kathy´s character through her narrative? Is she an unbiased narrator? Use

and analyse at least one quote

3)What do we learn about Ruth and Kathy´s friendship in chapter 5? Use and analyse one quote

4)What type of attitude do the Hailsham pupils have towards material possessions? Use and analyse

one quote.

5)What happens at the end of Chapter 5 and what does it reveal about Kathy and Ruth?

Term 2 Grammar - The Passive Voice

Please can you look at all these lists and practise. These verbs and tenses are very important in terms of getting the passive voice right. The most important list is the last one.

We will have a test on a variety of these from all 4 lists on Tuesday 3rd February.

32 Irregular Past Tenses 1

48 Irregular Past Tenses 2

30 irregular Past Tenses 3

82 Irregular Past Participles

Never Let Me Go - Chapter 3 - Questions - Homework for Tuesday 27th January

1)Analyse the scene/ conversation between Tommy and Kathy – in what ways is this a crucial

scene? What do we find out from this scene? Use quotes to support your ideas and ensure that

you analyse them.

2)What are first impressions of Miss Lucy? Use quotes to support your ideas. Analyse in detail.

3)Why do you think Madame comes and takes away their best pictures? (mentioned on p.30)

4)What do you think of Madame? Find and analyse 3 important quotes.

Also, read chapter 4 for Tuesday. Be ready for a comprehension test that will check you´ve

actually read it.

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Never Let Me Go: Chapters 1 and 2

Chapter 1

1) Explain in detail the meaning of the following words in the context of Never Let Me Go:
a) to complete
b) a carer
c) a donor
d) recovery centre

What is the effect of this type of language? What does it suggest about the world created in the novel?

2)Consider the words used to describe various states of the donors – ‘agitated’ and ‘calm’. What do these suggest about the donor process?

3) Kathy H says that Hailsham often gets people´s backs up, and that the pupils from Hailsham are ´priveleged´. What does this suggest about Hailsham?

4) What impression do you get about the following characters: Kathy K, Tommy and Ruth? Write a minimum of 80 words on each character using at least one quote to support your ideas.

5) What sort of narration does Ishiguro use in the novel? Do you find it effective?


Chapter 2

Read p. 13 - p.18

Never Let Me Go

Never Let Me Go - List 1