Mr know all

Mr. know all

Setting:

When - after world war 1 (1914-1918)

Where – on an ocean liner (a very large ship)

The writer of the story grew up in the UK

Accommodation – somewhere you can sleep in

Dislike – לא לאהוב

Passenger – נוסע

To put up with – להשלים

Abroad – בחו"ל

Tactless – חסר טקט

The narrator – the person who is telling the story

The narrator:

A British passenger on a ship

Prejudice – מישהו בעל דעות קדומות

Not social

He doesn’t like Mr. Kelada

Luggage – כבודה

A broad – in or to a foreign country

Accommodation – a room and board, lodging

Companion – a person employed to assist, live or travel with another

Dislike – not like someone or something

Luggage – suitcases and bags

On board – on a ship, train, plane

Passenger – a person traveling in a car, train, ship

Mr. Kelada:

He has a British passport

He doesn’t have a British name

A passenger on the ocean liner

Shares a room with the narrator

He has a lot of belongings

He is short and sturdy

He is dark skinned

He has a big hooked nose and large eyes

He has alcohol (in the prohibition)

He is chatty

He is annoying

Work page

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After world war 1 when there was the prohibition

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On an ocean liner traveling from US to japan

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A A passenger on the ocean liner

B He dislikes him

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Someone who has a British passport

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A USA

B japan

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Those are British names

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He saw Mr. Kelada's luggage and he didn’t like that

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It tells us that the narrator is searching for reasons not to like Mr. Kelada

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That he wasn’t really British, that he is chatty, not formal, annoying and too familier

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Because he was dark skinned, short and had a big nose

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Britany is known for that there is always clouds in there so by bluer sky he means that he wasn’t really born in England

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A Because it wasn’t legal selling and drinking alcohol

B the time when it wasn’t legal selling and drinking alcohol

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A He didn’t like he's luggage

B He didn’t called him mister

C He showed him three card tricks

Vocabulary

(It) never occured (to him) – לא עלה בדעתו

Suspicion - חשד

To run – to manage - לנהל

A compliment - מחמאה

Intolerable – בלתי נסבל

Argumentative – מתווכח המון

Indifferent - אדיש

Distinction – ייחודי

Mr. Kelada = Mr. Know all

The people in the dining table:

The doctor – lazy

The narrator – indifferent

Mr. Ramsay

Mrs. Ramsay

Mr. Kelada

Mr. Ramsay:

Not rich

Dogmatic – someone who is sure he is always right

A big heavy man

He worked for an American office in Japan

Mrs. Ramsay:

A pretty woman

Has a sense of humor

Has pleasant manners

Has a quiet distinction

She dressed nicely

Work page

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He knows everyone and he argue until the other person thinks that he is right

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A the doctor, Mr. Ramsay, Mrs. Ramsay, Mr. Kelada

B There are always arguments

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Because both of them are dogmatic

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It was in the news papers

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The bet is about if the pearls are real and it was on 100 dollars

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A She hid the neckless

B She said that she was unable to get the neckless of her

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She didn’t want her husband to find out the truth

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Because it is what his job all about

Part 3

The people around the dining table start talking about pearls.

Mr. Kelada and Mr. Ramsay start arguing.

Mr. Kelada knows a lot about pearls – that is his business

Mr. Kelada was traveling to Japan to look at the artificial pearls.

There was a heated argument:

Mr. Kelada was sure that the pearls was real

Mr. Ramsay believed that the pearls were an imitation

They both have a bet

Mrs. Ramsay tries to prevent the bet.

Mr. Kelada sees that Mrs. Ramsay is terrified that her husband would find out the truth.

Mr. Kelada lies and admits to be mistaken.

The main theme of the story/the moral of the story

"Don’t judge a book by it's cover"

Don’t judge people according to their appearance, belongings, name or according to first impression.

At the end of the story the narrator realizes that Mr. Kelada is a nice person