Maxi's Adventure

ELT A1

Jane Cadwallader Stage 2 A1

Stage 2 A1

Rumbledumble’s greatest loves are: Anna and the other children, his garden and his little dog Maxi. When Maxi gets lost, Rumbledumble and the children search everywhere for him. But Maxi is far away in another, very different, world. Will Maxi get back? Will Rumbledumble find him?

This is a story about the loyalty between a man and his dog, about determination and about how help is not all one way; sometimes children can help adults too! It’s also about being kind to a stranger… Even when that stranger is a little dog!

Jane Cadwallader Maxi’s Adventure

Jane Cadwallader Maxi’s Adventure

Maxi’s Adventure Illustrated by Gustavo Mazali

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- Games and language activities - A picture dictionary

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2 CHAPTER 1: Maxi gets lost

Rumbledumble is a happy giant! He loves his garden and he loves Maxi, his little white dog.

He loves Anna and the other children too. They come to his house every day to see him and Maxi.

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They play together.

They help in the garden.

They watch TV in the evening.

They all love TV!

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3 One day, a ball bounces

out of the garden.

Maxi is running to get the ball when he sees a bed.

It’s inside a lorry but it’s a lovely bed. Maxi is tired so he decides to have a nap.

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Suddenly the doors close and the lorry goes down the road! Maxi is inside the lorry! He barks but the driver doesn’t hear him because he is listening to music on his radio.

Maxi looks out of the window, but the children don’t see him. They’re picking apples in the garden with Rumbledumble and they’re all very busy.

Oh No! Where’s Maxi going?

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4 CHAPTER 2:

Rumbledumble and the children look for Maxi Some of the children are carrying the apples to the house. Some are looking around the garden for Maxi. They look behind the trees and under the bushes and inside the flower pots, but they can’t find him! The children are calling him.

Rumbledumble is calling him too.

Maxi!

Maxi!

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MAXI! WHERE ARE YOU?

Where are you?

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5 Rumbledumble and the children go to

town. They look everywhere: in the school playground, in the shop, in the park, in the café and even in the cinema… but they can’t find Maxi.

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Oh, where? Oh, where can Maxi be?

Oh, where? Oh, where can he be?

He’s not in the cinema Or in the park.

Oh, where? Oh, where is he?

Oh, where? Oh, where can Maxi be?

Oh, where? Oh, where can he be?

He’s not at the bus stop or in the shop.

Oh, where? Oh, where is he?

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6 Rumbledumble and the children go to the

countryside, but they can’t find Maxi.

Oh, where? Oh, where can Maxi be?

Oh, where? Oh, where can he be?

He’s not by the river Or in the wood.

MAXI! WHERE Oh, where?

ARE YOU? Oh, where is he?

Maxi!

Maxi!

Where are you?

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Rumbledumble is watching TV. He is thinking about Maxi. He’s very very sad.

Oh, where? Oh, where can Maxi be?

Oh, where? Oh, where can he be?

With his little black nose And curly white hair.

Oh, where?

Oh, where is he?

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7 CHAPTER 3: Maxi’s journey

And where is Maxi? Well, the lorry goes down lots of roads. Maxi barks at the people in the cars and on the motorbikes and even on a train but no-one sees him. The lorry driver is still listening to music on his radio so he doesn’t hear him.

Poor Maxi! What can he do?

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Activity Pages 1 Correct the mistakes.

Anna and the other children are Maxi 1 ________ helping Maxi 2 ________ to pick apples in the house 3 ________. Anna 4 ________ sees a sofa 5 ________ and has a nap. The sofa 6 ________ is in a train 7 ________ and the train 8 ________ begins to move! Anna 9 ________ is lost!

2 Fill in the vowels and complete the lines of the song. c_n_m_ w_ _d a i e sh _ p r_v_r o u p _ rk

Oh, where? Oh, where can Maxi be?

He’s not at the 1 _____________ Or the 2 _____________ He’s not at the 3 _____________ Or the 4 _____________ He’s not at the 5 _____________ Or the 6 _____________ Oh, where? Oh, where is he?

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3 Find the page. Match the sentences with the pictures.

There are some people making a film.

He’s at a circus.

The boat goes over the sea.

Some have funny bicycles.

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4 Order the sentences and match one to the picture.

1 Rumbledumble / Maxi / TV / sees / on ___________________________ ___________________________

2 find / Maxi / children / and / the / Rumbledumble ___________________________ ___________________________

3 acrobats / They / the / watch ___________________________ ___________________________

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5 Look at the code and circle the words in the corresponding colour. Write them in the empty circles and add other words that you know.

transport = sport and leisure =

places =

lorry • computer • boat • cinema • train • film bus stop • TV • school • story • café • motorbike

6 Choose words from Activity 5 to fill the gaps in the sentences.

1 A _____________, a _____________ and a _____________ go on roads. A ____________ goes on the sea.

2 You go to a _____________ to watch a film.

You go to a ____________ to have breakfast.

3 After school sometimes I read a ___________ and sometimes I watch _____________.

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7 Write he

or they

1 _______ pick apples.

2 _______ goes in a lorry.

3 _______ go in a car.

4 _______ has a nap.

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5 _______ feel sad.

6 _______ feels sad.

7 _______ go to the circus.

8 _______ goes to the circus.

8 Who thinks this? Write the sentences in the correct thought bubbles.

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I want to help Rumbledumble!

I don’t want to be lost again!

I can find the circus on the computer!

Poor little dog! He’s lost! ____________ ____________ ______________ ______

____________ ______________ ______

______________ ______

____________ ______________ ______

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9 Draw an acrobat and all the things he or she has got (for example: a hula hoop).

Invent some more and write the names of the objects.

My acrobat has got ________________________ __________________________________________ 10 Do you like the story? Draw your face.

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= I love the story!

= I like the story.

= I quite like the story.

= I don’t like the story.