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    Roald Dahl wrote a short story called "Genesis and Catastrophe" that describes a young woman named Klara giving birth to her daughter Ida in difficult circumstances. Klara is frightened during the delivery, while the doctor is dismissive of her fears. Unfortunately, Ida dies soon after birth. At the funeral, Klara's husband Alois is overbearing and aggressive, while Klara is distraught at the loss of her daughter. The title refers to Ida's birth (Genesis) and death (Catastrophe).

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    Work with vocabulary and questions on the short story Genesis and Catastrophe.

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    Roald Dahl wrote a short story called "Genesis and Catastrophe" that describes a young woman named Klara giving birth to her daughter Ida in difficult circumstances. Klara is frightened during the delivery, while the doctor is dismissive of her fears. Unfortunately, Ida dies soon after birth. At the funeral, Klara's husband Alois is overbearing and aggressive, while Klara is distraught at the loss of her daughter. The title refers to Ida's birth (Genesis) and death (Catastrophe).

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    Genesis and Catastrophe Reading Comprehension

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    juanmimo
    Roald Dahl wrote a short story called "Genesis and Catastrophe" that describes a young woman named Klara giving birth to her daughter Ida in difficult circumstances. Klara is frightened during the delivery, while the doctor is dismissive of her fears. Unfortunately, Ida dies soon after birth. At the funeral, Klara's husband Alois is overbearing and aggressive, while Klara is distraught at the loss of her daughter. The title refers to Ida's birth (Genesis) and death (Catastrophe).

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    GENESIS AND

    CATASTROPHE
    by Roald Dahl

    TABOO!!!
    Give definitions for your
    classmates to guess the
    word in capitals.

    To PRAY
    God
    Church
    Problem

    DELIVERY
    Baby
    Hospital
    Painful

    CUSTOMSHOUSE
    Import
    Border
    Tax

    CRADDLE
    Baby
    Sleep
    Bed

    OVERBEARING
    Give orders
    Aggressive
    Alois Hitler

    DRUNKARD
    Drink
    Alcohol
    Addiction

    SPECIMENS
    Creature
    Science
    Investigation

    To BAPTIZE
    Child
    Church
    Water

    WHISKERS
    Hair
    Mouth
    Men

    To SQUEEZE
    Press
    Hand
    Hurt

    MERCIFUL
    God
    Pray
    Problem

    To WEEP
    Cry
    Sad
    Red eyes

    ANSWER THE
    FOLLOWING
    QUESTIONS

    Why was Klara so frightened?

    What was the doctors attitude towards the


    scared mom?
    How does Klara describe Ida, her baby
    girl?
    What was Herr Hitlers attitude at Idas
    funeral?

    What was the weather like that day?

    What is the Genesis and what is the


    Catastrophe in the title?
    Imagine you can change the title of the
    story, what would you call it?
    He must live, Alois. He must, he must Do
    you think this line is ironic? How so?

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