Mrs Wilding's Potatoes

 MOANA: T2,W7    Mrs Wilding’s Potatoes  SJ P2,N2,2001

VOCABULARY: Using prior knowledge and contextual clues to clarify meanings

Word	My meaning	Meaning
autograph	Signature	a person's own signature:
massive	huge	huge
spuds	potatoes	a potato.
occasionally	sometimes	at times; from time to time; now and then.
muttered	rumble	to utter words indistinctly or in a low tone, often as if talking to oneself; murmur.

Questions:

1.What is Mrs Wilding’s problem?s She needs help with the potatoes                 

2.What is her relationship with the boys? Liam,who lived next door,was always happy to lend a hand

3. What does she mean “they’re always here when i need them”?to work for her

4.What does “no sweat” mean?no problem

Fill in the table on each of the boy’s attitude and how they felt about helping.

Name of boy	Attitude	Evidence
Corban	Hates working for her	H e said ,"no problem"
Jordan	Hates working for her	He was not happy
Liam	helpful	He helped dig out the potatoes