firm strip: fast stribe (på strandbredden)
astonishment: overraskelse
wearisomeness: kedsommelighed /det trættend
an improvisation: noget, man ikke har planlagt / improvisatio
jeeringly: hånligt/ironisk
urgency: tvingende nødvendighed
declining: nedadgående
comprehension: forståelse
cardboard: pap
frayed: flossede
thighs: lår
convulsion: krampetrækning
decay: forfald
perpetually: evig og altid
flicking: flippe / vippe / svirpe
tangled: sammenfiltret
trot: traske /trave
lit: tændt / belyst
1) practise vocabulary
2) In groups: Using the PEE method, explain Ralph's change by "P" (making your point (how has he changed or developed?), "E" (giving an example in the form of a quote from the text below), and "E" (explaining how the quote illustrates your point). Present your work.